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News Feed Latest worldwide news TV film 'Sharknado' inches to cult status with midnight showings LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Three weeks after its premiere, "Sharknado" is still raining down great whites and hammerheads for the U.S. cable television network Syfy - and even splashing them across movie screens. China's city of sinkholes Four months after he built a new, two-story brick house in his village in northern China's Shandong Province, Xiao Guoqiang was alarmed to find a huge crack on the living room wall. World's best fireworks displays From Bastille Day and 4th July to Chinese New Year and Disney Land, your shots of the world's greatest fireworks. A Kazakh Spaceport Slowly Declines Baikonur, in remote southwestern Kazakhstan, was once the pride of the Soviet Union. Today, nomadic herders from the nearby steppe are moving into abandoned buildings. Football minds its language English Premier League grounds are noted for their passionate atmosphere and fans sometimes overstep the boundaries of public decency. Ronnie Cutrone, a Man of Another, Cooler City The artist died last month in upstate New York. Hed traveled a long way from his days as a Warhol assistant and downtown fixture. Lady Vols Approached UConn About Playing Again Tennessee coach Holly Warlick says she recently approached Connecticut about the possibility of playing each other again. How Chromecast could change TV Google rolled out a new Nexus 7 tablet on Wednesday. But a much smaller, much cheaper new gadget may be the one that makes a seismic impact in the consumer technology world. Is this Asia's artiest town? Modern art pops up in unexpected corners in Busan's Gamcheon Village. U.S. Trade Rep overturns ban on sales of certain Apple iPads and iPhones WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc may continue to import and sell certain older iPads and iPhones made to use on ATT's network, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said on Saturday in overturning a ban issued by a trade panel. Well The Limits of Cosmetic Surgery A new study, the first to try to quantify attractiveness after a face-lift, brow lift or eyelid surgery, found a tiny but insignificant increase in attractiveness. COMMODITIES-Oil down as U.S. jobs data disappoints; gold, crops up NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday after weak U.S. job numbers disappointed investors, but crude still posted a weekly gain, and copper closed the day up modestly and notched its first weekly gain in three weeks. Uruguay debates legalizing marijuana Uruguayan lawmakers are weighing a controversial marijuana legalization bill. Economix Blog A Job, at Last Long-term unemployment is getting better, slowly, and finally is at least lower than it was at the economic bottom in the early 1980s. Gay marriage colors pope visit Latin America's growing acceptance of gay marriage is a challenge for Pope Francis ahead of his visit. 50 percent chance of cyclone east of Melbourne, Florida NHC (Reuters) - An area of low pressure centered about 75 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, associated with the remains of tropical storm Dorian, has a 50 percent of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. Fatal Fall Highlights Risk of New York Balconies A Manhattan womans fatal plummet from her 17th-floor apartment on Thursday highlighted the risks that New Yorkers take when they venture on to their balconies. Murray's historic Wimbledon win Andy Murray won Wimbledon, breaking Britain's 77-year drought for a men's singles champion. Sony Hires Rothman to Head Revived TriStar Unit Tom Rothman, previously the chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment, will head a venture at Sony that expects to make four films a year. NRA opens Midwest museum showing nearly 1,000 firearms KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association has opened an elaborate museum in the American Midwest, displaying nearly 1,000 firearms, including those used by French Emperor Napoleon and Hollywood cowboy star John Wayne, along with subtle reminders of the campaign for the right to gun ownership. Scientists to cook world's first in-vitro beef burger LONDON (Reuters) - A corner of west London will see culinary and scientific history made on Monday when scientists cook and serve up the world's first lab-grown beef burger. NEWSMAKER Liberia will reform land ownership law, education Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the audit of her country's government has not dampened growth momentum, and feels further reforms will be implemented in land laws and in education New golf course at St. Andrews Living Golf goes behind the scenes as work starts on a new course at the home of golf. AEG tries to show star had secret addiction Michael Jackson "had a real monkey on his back" with a longtime drug addiction, his family kept it secret from the world and it led to his overdose death, a lawyer for AEG Live said. Tool Kit With Horns and Lasers, Fighting to Be Noticed Recent innovations for bike devices have safety in mind, including turning signals and brake lights for better visibility and louder horns. The Amazon's World Cup race For the World Cup in 2014, the 42,618-seater Arena Amazonia will be one of the event's most striking stadiums. If it is finished on time..... Malala's voice stronger, not silenced The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education. Most Wins in a Single PGA Tour Event Most wins in a single event on the PGA Tour, following the seven-shot victory by Tiger Woods in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio on Sunday Russians smell something fishy in Putin's latest stunt MOSCOW (Reuters) - There was a time when Vladimir Putin's macho antics inspired pride among Russians, but many are finding it hard to believe the president's latest stunt - catching a huge pike in Siberia. Brevan Howard trader linked to Libor probe leaves hedge fund ZURICH (Reuters) - A trader allegedly connected to a global rate-rigging scandal has left hedge fund Brevan Howard, the company said on Thursday. German Catholic seminarians expelled for Nazi jokes, salute PARIS (Reuters) - An investigation into rumors of neo-Nazi activity at a seminary in Bavaria has resulted in two student priests being expelled for imitating the Nazi salute and making jokes about... Roundup Tigers Scherzer Wins 16th; Dodgers Set Road Mark Max Scherzer pitched into the eighth inning, and Jose Iglesias, replacing Miguel Cabrera, homered for Detroit. The Dodgers set a franchise record with their 13th straight road win. 'Shrek' studio Dreamworks remakes itself with a flurry of deals LOS ANGELES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc , the studio that built one of Hollywood's largest film franchises on the back of a green ogre named Shrek, has suddenly become one of the entertainment industry's busiest dealmakers. Can horn sales save the rhino? South Africa wants to sell some of its $1 billion of stockpiled rhino horns. But will it end poaching, or just encourage the slaughter? Flip flop stocks land at new records Aug. 2 - Summary of business headlines U.S. hiring slows; Stocks comeback to close higher; Dell gets closer to a deal; Viacom profits jump; Weight Watchers stock sinks. Bobbi Rebell reports. U.S. Powerball jackpot rises to $400 million Aug 4 (Reuters) - The jackpot for the next Powerball drawing rose to an estimated $400 million dollars after no one picked all six winning numbers in Saturday night's drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association said on Sunday. DealBook Liquidator to Sell $29 Billion in Anglo Irish Loans The loan portfolio consists mostly of commercial real estate loans in Ireland and Britain but also includes residential mortgage loans in those countries as well as Irish corporate loans. Fed's Bullard says Detroit bankruptcy a 'tragedy' Aug 2 (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Friday that "it was a tragedy to see a great American city declare bankruptcy" when Detroit filed in July. T Magazine The Look | Karlie Kloss Stops Traffic in Neon During her television appearance on ABC, the model took over Midtown Manhattan in a bright dress by Calvin Klein. Child killed as water main bursts in Rio de Janeiro A 3-year-old girl was killed and at least a dozen people were injured Tuesday when a water line burst in western Rio de Janeiro, sending a powerful jet of water up into the air and flooding an entire neighborhood.

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