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A Collective Lets Small Coffee Shops Roast Their Own Beans
The Pulley Collective, a warehouse where the citys coffee shops can roast their own beans and brew new ideas.


Morsy's power over Egypt's uncertain future
Many Egyptians still see Mohamed Morsy as the legitimate president. Until this is recognized, Ed Husain argues, many more lives will be lost in the violence.


Comcast and CBS Post Strong Results, Aided by Web
Comcast surpassed analysts earnings projections while CBS Corporation reported its highest quarterly profits ever.


Scandal in South Korea Over Nuclear Revelations
Revelations about bribery and faked safety tests for critical equipment are causing jitters in South Korea.


Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to foil buyout
(Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by the computer maker's founder and CEO Michael Dell.


In Transit Blog A New York Pier With Shops in a Box
Magic Carpet, on Pier 57 in Manhattan, features pop-up shops and restaurants in repurposed shipping containers.


Bruins Sign Gritty Bergeron to Eight-Year Extension
Patrice Bergeron, who led the Boston Bruins in post-season goals and played the Stanley Cup Finals with a punctured lung, was rewarded with an eight-year $52 million contract extension, the NHL team said on Friday.


Royal baby a retail giant
UK retailers are riding the wave of excitement over Prince William and Kate Middletons baby all the way to the bank. Spending, from collectibles to celebratory libations, is expected to exceed $300 million.


Fringe Festival's funniest females
Once a year, the largest arts festival in the world takes over Scotland's capital turning the city into a smorgasbord of comedy, theater, dance and more.


Obama says 'Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago'
July 19 - U.S. President Barack Obama says Trayvon Martin case demands 'soul searching' from Americans on issues of race, but also says 'things are getting better'. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


The Consumer Concerns About Dementia Screening
A push for early detection and treatment, even in the absence of cognitive symptoms, of the amyloid plaques that indicate a risk for Alzheimers and other dementias has some researchers worried.


'Brian dead' play costs McIlroy at Open
Unconscious. Brain dead. Rory McIlroy was in a brutally reflective mood in the words he chose to describe his opening round in the British Open


Modern Love Uh, Honey, Thats Not Your Line
A screenwriter tries and fails to make an actual human girlfriend fit into a tempting cinematic trope.


DealBook The Sweetness of Time Off
A growing body of evidence suggests that vacation time fuels greater productivity and more sustainable performance, the author writes. The key is to choose something truly renewing.


How Putin could help Snowden, U.S.
Andrew Kuchins says the Russian president likely wants Snowden to leave voluntarily and a return to the U.S. can't be ruled out


Mets Place Wright on Disabled List
David Wright, the Mets captain and star player, will be out of action for at least 15 days, and possibly longer, with a strained right hamstring.


Sports Briefing | Soccer New Soccer Stadium Set for Washington
D.C. United and city officials signed an agreement for a new $300 million stadium. The city and the team would split the cost of the stadium, tentatively scheduled to open in 2016.


Obama to Appear on Tonight Show
His topics, NBC said, will be job initiatives and the economy.


Milliner Ready to Join Jets Camp After Ending a Weeklong Holdout
Entering training camp, the rookie cornerback Dee Milliner is expected to compete for a starting spot alongside Antonio Cromartie.


T Magazine Listen Up | The Strange Soul Circus of King Khan and the Shrines
Exclusive T hosts the premiere of the bizarro stop-motion music video for outr Berlin-based garage band.


Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias?
Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry


President of Bayern Munich Is Charged With Tax Evasion
German prosecutors have charged Uli Hoeness, the president of Bayern Munich, with tax evasion after an investigation into his financial dealings with a bank account in Switzerland.


Recipe Lab Recipe Lab Video Chat on Jerusalem
The authors of Jerusalem A Cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, joined Julia Moskin and three home cooks for a live video chat to discuss a recipe for chicken with onions and rice.


Mortgages Awaiting Foreclosure Relief
Foreclosure prevention advocates are urging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to sign legislation that would prevent lenders lawyers from leaving homeowners facing foreclosure in a state of legal limbo.


T Magazine Feeling For | An Old-School Hotel in the Berkshires Thats Perfect for Just Staying Put
When what youre looking for in a weekend getaway is rustic comfort rather than stimulation and adventure, you cant do better than the Wheatleigh Hotel in Lenox, Mass.


Mugabe wins re-election; opponent to challenge
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament after Wednesday's election, Zimbabwe's electoral commission announced Saturday.


National Briefing | Midwest Michigan Another Hearing on the Detroit Bankruptcy
The City of Detroit expects to file a plan to adjust its debts by years end, a lawyer said Friday during a bankruptcy hearing.


Exclusive BlueCrest's BlueTrend hedge fund slumps 16.9 percent
LONDON (Reuters) - BlueCrest Capital Management's BlueTrend fund, one of the world's biggest computer-driven hedge funds, has suffered one of its worst ever peak-to-trough losses over the past six...


Prototype Helping Hollywood Players Hook Up
Slated, a free, members-only service, allows directors, producers, actors, sales agents and investors to communicate.


Florida lawmakers agree to hearings on 'Stand Your Ground' law
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers will hold hearings this fall on the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law, which has become a lightning rod for criticism following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.


Modern Love Breaking Free From the Nesting Doll
She could rescue him from a dead-end life. But was that a good reason to marry him?


Britain's FTSE 100 builds on two-month high
LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark equity index edged up on Friday, building on two-month high hit in the previous session on the back of signs of an improvement in the global economy...


Cars banned on Colosseum street by Rome's cycling mayor
ROME (Reuters) - A busy road that cuts through Rome's ancient forum to the Colosseum was blocked to private traffic on Saturday, in the first stage of a plan to pedestrianise the area that has...


Obama taps labor board member to be its top prosecutor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Richard Griffin to be the top prosecutor at the National Labor Relations Board in a move that could strain a recent accord in the U.S. Senate about taking action on many long-stalled White House nominations.


Stanford's Rodgers Tops Western Amateur Qualifying
Stanford's Patrick Rodgers topped the 16 match-play qualifiers Friday in the 111th Western Amateur, shooting a 3-under 69 at The Alotian Club for a record 18-under 270 total.


48 hours in Rochester, New York
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - Synonymous with film photography, lilacs and classical music, Rochester offers an unusual array of attractions for a mid-sized U.S. city that brought industrial prowess to a scenic river gorge on Lake Ontario's southern shore.


UPDATE 1-'Despicable Me' minions top Sandler's 'Grown Ups 2' at box office
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Reuters) - The mighty minions of "Despicable Me 2" beat human comedy star Adam Sandler's new "Grown Ups 2" at the U.S. and Canadian movie box office this weekend.


Movie Review Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer, a New York Portrait
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer pays tribute to a New York chronicler and his subjects, especially hip-hop artists of the 1980s.


Years Last Major Could Yield Triumphant Relief for Woods or McIlroy
Just 18 days after Phil Mickelsons name was engraved on the silver claret jug at Muirfield as the British Open champion, the first tee shot will be struck at Oak Hill for the P.G.A. Championship.


A Canal-Side Home in Amsterdam
A restored 17th-century house on the Prinsengracht, one of Amsterdams main canals, is priced at $3,652,592 million.


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