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News Feed Latest worldwide news Why this city is most expensive in world For the second time in three years, the African city of Luanda has been declared the most expensive city in the world for expats. Bucks Computer Snag Limits Insurance Penalties on Smokers A software glitch involving the new health care law may mean that some smokers wont bear the full brunt of tobacco-user penalties that could have made their premiums much higher, at least for the first year. Sports Briefing | Hockey Islanders and Bailey Agree to Five-Year Deal The Islanders agreed to terms with the restricted free agent forward Josh Bailey on a five-year, $16.5 million deal. 'The Spectacular Now' spotlights young love like it used to be LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a summer dominated by big budget, action-packed blockbusters geared toward young adults, the writers of "The Spectacular Now" wanted to harken back to the angst-ridden romance films of the 1980s and shine a spotlight on the complexity of young love. The Learning Network Blog 6 Qs About the News | Bradley Manning Found Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy What verdict did a military judge hand down in the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning? Egypt Says It May Shut Entrances to Camps As clashes between demonstrators and security forces continued in and near Cairo, the Egyptian government threatened to block entrances to a large protest camp. Egypt General Has Country Wondering About Aims Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi is riding a wave of muscular nationalism and pro-military sentiment, leaving questions of how quickly he intends to return the country to civilian rule. You're the Boss Blog Do Business Owners Make Poor Investors? Owners take plenty of risk with their businesses. Should they be more conservative with their investments? Conciliatory tones in Egypt as envoys seek to avert bloodbath CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed rulers and allies of its deposed Islamist president gave the first signs on Saturday of a readiness to compromise, pressed by Western envoys trying to head off more bloodshed. Burnett Goes Distance, Pirates Beat Rockies A.J. Burnett scattered eight hits and Russell Martin provided some rare run support for the right-hander with a three-run homer that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Sunday. Bits Blog Twitter Will Make It Easier to Report Abusive Posts Responding to an online petition campaign, the service said it would make it easier for users to report abusive posts and spam and to block offensive accounts. CANADA FX DEBT-C$ follows greenback lower after soft US job data * C$ at C$1.0390 vs US$, or 96.25 U.S. cents * U.S. economic weakness weighs on Canada * Canadian debt prices higher By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to a... Bucks Lessons Learned From Well-Behaved Investors Carl Richards discusses what individuals can learn from investors who manage to separate emotion from investing. Vodafone sues Telecom Italia for one billion euros MILAN (Reuters) - British telecoms provider Vodafone Group is suing Telecom Italia for abusing its dominant position in Italy, seeking damages of more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion). Bolt and Gebrselassie's protege? When Haile Gebrselassie speaks people listen. The Learning Network Blog Test Yourself | English, Aug. 1, 2013 Can you identify the simple subject of the sentence? Banks in line for $153 mln payday from Barclays share sale LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - The investment banks working on Barclays039; multi-billion pound share sale could split a total fee pot of close to 100 million pounds ($153.49 million). FEATURE-Tycoon's 10-year crusade to get a Big Mac in Vietnam HO CHI MINH CITY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Tycoon Henry Nguyen mopped floors, flipped burgers and even cleaned toilets over a 10-year campaign to convince McDonald's Corp to let him bring Big Macs and Happy... NSA revelations could hurt collaboration with 'betrayed' hackers LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The U.S. government's efforts to recruit talented hackers could suffer from the recent revelations about its vast domestic surveillance programs, as many private researchers express disillusionment with the National Security Agency. Sports Briefing | Football Rutgers to Retire LeGrands Jersey Rutgers announced Tuesday that Eric LeGrands No. 52 jersey would be the first retired by the program. LeGrand will be honored in a ceremony Sept. 14. Economic View For Obamacare to Work, Everyone Must Be In Because of the adverse-selection problem, a universal health insurance system must account for both healthy people and those with chronic or pre-existing conditions. Death Row inmate found hanged in cell days before execution Facing lethal injection in a matter of days, Ohio murderer Billy Slagle was found hanged in his prison cell early Sunday, state corrections officials said. Pfizer Settles a Drug Marketing Case for $491 Million The Justice Department announced that the drug maker would settle criminal and civil charges over illegal marketing of the kidney-transplant drug Rapamune. Man arrested after woman killed in Calif. boardwalk hit-and-run rampage LOS ANGELES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A California man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a driver plowed his car into pedestrians on the popular Venice Beach boardwalk, killing an Italian woman on her honeymoon and injuring 11 other people, police said on Sunday. Single-sex clubs? Not just in golf Men-only golf club Muirfield is the home to 2013 British Open this week. CNN visited an exclusive female London establishment to find out what's dividing the sexes. UPDATE 2-Lufthansa sees Asia as particular challenge, no recovery signs yet * Shares down 4.1 pct, hit lowest in more than three months (Adds comments from Menne, analysts) The Hipster Brewmeister of ... Beirut How a former investment banker and airline executive started 961 Beer, a rare Middle East microbrewery. Well Anemia Tied to Dementia Risk A large study finds further evidence that anemia a common condition in the elderly increases the risk for dementia. Carlyle's CommScope files for IPO of up to $750 mln Aug 2 (Reuters) - Telecommunications equipment maker CommScope Holding Co Inc, which is owned by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP, filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $750 million in an initial public offering. DealBook Hunting for Luxury, Retail Giant Buys Saks Hudsons Bay Company announced that it had agreed to buy Saks Inc., one of the oldest and most revered names in luxury retailing, for $2.4 billion in cash, uniting it with Lord Taylor. The Texas Tribune For Craft Brewers, New Law Opens Door to Competitive Market A new law is allowing small breweries to sell their beers directly to customers in their tasting rooms. From spin doctor to Dr Who BBC names new Time Lord * Scottish actor Peter Capaldi known for spin doctor role With 2 Hit Series Ending, a Transformed AMC Is at a Crossroads From a sleepy movie channel to an incubator of signature television, AMC is hoping to seize the moment and create new, profitable hits. RPT-Wall St Wk Ahead Market to shift into lower gear as earnings, data fade NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - With earnings season winding down and the employment report out of the way, the U.S. stock market is likely to shift into a lower gear this week. Kelly Clarkson purchase of Jane Austen ring hits snag The UK government is appealing for a buyer to ensure a rare piece of jewelery that once belonged to the author Jane Austen remains in Britain. CORRECTED-Police in California arrest over 200 at Chevron refinery protest RICHMOND, Calif., Aug 4 (Reuters) - Police arrested more than 200 demonstrators for trespassing at Chevron Corp in the California city of Richmond on Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of a massive refinery fire and to protest a proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Apparently This Matters Leftovers? Wanna trade? Got some leftover food? Maybe someone else does as well. Hence, Leftover Swap, a new app. Kuwait's Kout buys British roadside dining chain Little Chef LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Kuwait-based Kout Food Group has bought British roadside dining chain Little Chef for about 15 million pounds ($23 million). Brazil central bank sells 35,100 currency swaps at auction RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank on Friday sold 35,100 of the 40,000 traditional currency swaps offered at auction, but the move had little impact on the real's exchange rate. Soros Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here.

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