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Eagles Receiver Who Used Racial Slur Takes Leave
The team did not say when Riley Cooper would return, but indicated he would seek counseling to help him understand how his words have hurt so many.


'Toffs' in red trousers a turn-off for nearly half of Britons
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's class-conscious public have voiced their dislike of men in red trousers, associating them with elitism and garish buffoonery, according to a survey this week.


Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV
It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012)


Heat wave searing China
Record-breaking temperatures have been searing large swaths of China, resulting in dozens of heat-related deaths and prompting authorities to issue a national alert.


Living Golf meets Bubba Watson
A sneak preview of Living Golf's shoot with defending Masters champion Bubba Watson.


Book Talk Susan Choi returns to probe love, youthful selfishness
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Susan Choi in her latest book starts with a graduate student's fascination with a professor when she arrives at a prestigious university in 1992. But the initial...


Comedian Ellen DeGeneres picked to host 2014 Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres will make her second appearance as an Academy Awards host next year, organizers said on Friday, in a move widely seen as a less provocative choice for Hollywood's highest honors after a ribald performance by Seth MacFarlane.


Hutchison rises 3.5 pct after better-than-expected H1 earnings
HONG KONG, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd , owned by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, jumped as much as 3.5 percent on Friday to their highest in two years after it posted earnings...


Bits Blog U.S. Proposes Solutions for Apples E-Book Price-Fixing
After the United States government won an anti-trust suit against Apple, it now wants to discipline Apple in other markets where it does business, like movies and music.


Inside China's 'falcon' village
In Jilin province, a small village keeps alive Manchu tradition of falcon training.


Dot Earth Blog Googles Science Fellows Challenge the Companys Fund-Raising for Senator Inhofe
Scientists who were once invited to Google to discussion climate science communication now communicate their anger about the companys fund-raiser for Senator James Inhofe.


U.S. May Move Against Bank Over Jumbo Loan Securities
Regulators are investigating Bank of America and Merrill Lynch as both companies try to move past the problems of the financial crisis.


Art Review Alfonso Ossorio, Who Knew Both Pollock and Dubuffet
Angels, Demons, and Savages Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet pivots around the artist and collector Alfonso Ossorio, a go-between Jackson Pollock and Jean Dubuffet, who is fascinating in his own right.


U.S. lawmaker tightens screws on IRS with Treasury subpoena
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A senior Republican lawmaker on Friday issued a subpoena to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew seeking documents related to a nearly three-month old congressional probe of the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of conservative political groups.


Battle of the sexes -- on four legs
Horse racing is one of the only sports in the world where men and women compete against each other.


Mylan earnings rise, but dollar drags on revenue
(Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Mylan Inc reported a quarterly profit that edged past Wall Street expectations but said weakness of the Indian and Japanese currencies against the dollar would put 2013 revenue at the low end of its forecast range of $7 billion to $7.4 billion.


Childhood lost in Syria
In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I've been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure a water source, latrines, even schools.


Well Ask Well Does Cooking Strip Red Wines Benefits?
Are the health benefits of red wine still available if the wine is reduced by half through cooking and then consumed with the food? Anahad OConnor responds to a reader question.


The hot albums and festivals this summer
Summer is the best time for outdoor musical festivals and blasting music with all the windows open. We've done the legwork for you, and compiled what should be some of the best albums of the season, and the most tent-worthy festivals, organized by region.


Is Zimbabwe ready for elections?
Zimbabwe has known only one leader in its entire 33-year history as an independent nation, and President Robert Mugabe hopes that doesn't change any time soon.


Elephant makes a splash
Like a graceful swan, baby elephant Belle from the Fort Worth Zoo enjoys splashing around in her new pool.


T Magazine On View | Potholes as Art, Garbage as Great Books
A new show by Daniel Knorr at Kayne Griffin Corcoran gallery in Los Angeles elevates the banal byproducts of human existence into beautiful objects.


Bucks Lessons Learned From Well-Behaved Investors
Carl Richards discusses what individuals can learn from investors who manage to separate emotion from investing.


Benghazi
CNN's Arwa Damon speaks to a man who witnessed, and may have played a role in, the Benghazi embassy attack.


Zimbabwe economic recovery hangs in balance after Mugabe victory
HARARE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A disputed election victory by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF this week threatens a fragile economic recovery as the party warned it would speed up a drive to...


Peripheral junk supply tipped to swell as risk appetite grows
LONDON, Aug 2 (IFR) - Junk rated bond issuance from peripheral European companies has soared in recent weeks and bankers are battling for the next wave of mandates as investors get increasingly...


Thieving bear steals dumpsters
A bear in Colorado wants more than just the contents of the dumpster. It wants the whole dumpster.


Goodbyes and Grief in Real Time
Scott Simon, the journalist and NPR host, posted Twitter updates from his mothers deathbed, connecting with a vast and supportive audience.


The Dark Road and For a Song and a Hundred Songs
Two Chinese dissidents explore the endurance of the human spirit in the face of state-sanctioned cruelty.


Horses served at the drive-thru?
Watch what happens when horses go through a McDonalds' drive-thru. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the ruckus.


Kidnapper in Cleveland Is Sentenced by Judge and Condemned by Victim
Ariel Castro was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without possibility of parole, and 1,000 years.


5 stories missed during royal baby
While half of civilization busied itself trying to find out the name, weight, gender, hair color, taste in music and political disposition of the new heir to the British throne, it turns out there was a whole world of other news happening out there.


Forest fires blaze near Athens
Aug. 2 - A fire outside Athens burns forest and olive groves and comes dangerously close to homes. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


World's dog-friendliest hotels
12 places dog lovers can leave their pets without the guilt.


Marc Andreessen Why I hate going public - Felix TV
The Netscape co-founder and high-profile venture capitalist tells Reuters' Felix Salmon that he hates selling companies -- nearly as much as he hates taking them public. What will his investors say?


UPDATE 2-Aetna exits Obamacare exchange in Maryland over price
Aug 2 (Reuters) - Aetna Inc pulled out of Maryland's health insurance exchange being created under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law after the state pressed it to lower its proposed...


Zimbabwe vote 'farce,' says Tsvangirai
Vote counting was under way Thursday in Zimbabwe's hotly contested election as both President Robert Mugabe and his main rival Morgan Tsvangirai predicted victory.


Chinese Journalist Is Detained in Beijing
The journalist, Chen Min, who had pressed for the release of a prominent human rights activist, was called to a meeting with security officials in Beijing at around noon Friday.


CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Comedian Ellen DeGeneres picked to host 2014 Oscars
LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres will make her second appearance as an Academy Awards host next year, organizers said on Friday, in a move widely seen as a less provocative...


New view of drone death toll
Peter Bergen says a leaked report sheds new light on how many civilians are killed by U.S. drones in Pakistan


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