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News Feed Latest worldwide news Advertising Air Force Asks Students to Solve Real-World Problems People will be challenged to develop technologies for search-and-rescue operations, create software code for an unmanned aerial vehicle and to help start the newest GPS satellite. Travel Blogging Today Its Complicated In an increasingly competitive field, bloggers need to do more than attract readers. They may also need to find sponsors. T Magazine By Design | Josef Alberss Interaction of Color Goes Interactive Fifty years after its publication, the influential color theorists seminal text has been repackaged as an iPad app that lets anyone experiment with its principles. 'The English Girl' debuts at top spot on U.S. best-sellers list NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daniel Silva's "The English Girl" leapt to the top of the U.S. best-sellers list on Thursday, while Dan Brown's "Inferno" slipped to third place. Singer Frank Ocean cancels Australian shows due to vocal injury LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American RB singer Frank Ocean has called off the remaining dates on his Australian tour because of a tear on one of his vocal cords, the tour's promoter said on Friday. Raytheon ordered to stop work on U.S. Navy jammer contract WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has told Raytheon Co to stop work on a next-generation electronic jamming system contract the company won on July 8, after BAE Systems Plc formally protested the contract award. Netanyahu Agrees to Free 104 Palestinians Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced on Saturday that he had agreed to release the prisoners to pave the way for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Washington. And the royal baby's name is... The newborn son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge "will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge," according to Clarence House. Whats On Friday Television highlights. First glimpse of the royal baby CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks about the first glimpse of the royal baby with CNN's Max Foster. Rapper uses wall as 'sketchbook' Mozambican rapper and graffiti painter Shot B's art crowns on an impressive 300 meter wall in downtown Maputo. Facebook shares jump 28 percent, Wall Street sees more ad growth (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares opened 28 percent higher on Thursday after the company reported a huge jump in mobile advertising revenue, and analysts pointed to further growth from new advertising... FEMA sends $2.75 million to schools damaged in Texas blast DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) - Schools damaged by a West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion will receive $2.75 million in federal funds for temporary classrooms and administrative buildings, the government said Friday. NEWSMAKER Liberia must become a manufacturing economy Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her country must move away from its reliance on commodity exports and won't be able to sustain job growth unless it focuses on manufacturing. Einhorn closed J.C. Penney short in Q2 -letter NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager David Einhorn closed a bet against ailing retailer J.C. Penney Co Inc in the second quarter and also closed a long position in software company Microsoft Corp, according to a quarterly note to investors in his Greenlight Capital. Table for Three At Lunch With Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric McCormack The actors Eric McCormack and Jesse Tyler Ferguson are known for their groundbreaking TV roles, but both agree that a subtle approach to getting out a message works best. Then Beats Abe to Win U.S. Girls Junior Gabriella Then won the United States Girls Junior, spoiling Lakareber Abes bid to become the first black female individual champion in United States Golf Association history. Rapper DMX arrested for drunken driving in South Carolina CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Rapper DMX was arrested on Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence and failing to have a valid driver's license, Greenville County jail officials told Reuters. 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. Overstock.com CEO mocks SAC Capital indictment in WSJ ad (Reuters) - Overstock.com Chief Executive Patrick Byrne appeared in an unusual full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal on Saturday "congratulating" Steven A. Cohen on the indictment of his SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund by federal prosecutors on insider trading charges. Thief Gets Away With Estimated $50 Million in Jewelry at a French Riviera Hotel The crime at the Carlton Intercontinental came days after a member of a gang of jewel thieves escaped from a Switzerland prison. Walter De Maria, Artist on Grand Scale, Dies at 77 Mr. De Maria, whose art helped give rise to earthworks, Conceptual Art and Minimal art, was best known for large-scale outdoor works, including The Lightning Field in New Mexico. Sunday Routine | Eric Helms Squeezing It All In, to an 80s Soundtrack Even on Sunday, theres little rest for Eric Helms, the founder of the Juice Generation chain, as he runs errands, checks in on his stores and experiments with new recipes for a book. Lew says stubborn Congress risks repeating U.S. fiscal wounds WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Sunday warned Congress against manufacturing a crisis over federal spending in the months ahead, as looming deadlines set the stage for a repeat of the political deadlock which two years ago triggered worldwide financial market turmoil. Pope Calls for Dialogue to Calm Brazil Pope Francis told dignitaries that constructive dialogue is essential for facing the present moment. Carter on doping suspicions Jamaican Sprinter Nesta Carter tells CNN's Pedro Pinto why he was suspected of using performance enhancing drugs. U.S. mum on Dubai rape story Nina Burleigh says the Norwegian woman put in a Dubai jail after she reported a rape can go home now, but how many Arab women are languishing in prison for going to the police? Can 'Carlos Danger' be mayor? Don't count Carlos Danger out of the New York mayoral race just yet. He's still a contender. Amateur video captures despair, confusion after Spain train crash July 25 - "My God, my God, how awful!" wails Isidoro Castano as he captures the aftermath of a train crash that killed at least 80 people in Spain. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Construction of world's tallest building in China grounded? The plan to raise what would be the world's tallest building in a dizzyingly fast time is in danger of not getting off the ground at all. Player Ratings U.S. (3) vs. Honduras (1) Player ratings from the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal between the United States and Honduras in Arlington, Tex. Pierre-Paul, Free of Back Pain, Is Taking a Cautious Approach Jason Pierre-Paul, who had surgery to repair a herniated disk in the off-season, said the continual pain he had felt was gone. His status for the season opener, however, remained uncertain. The Canyons Is Another Film of a Bret Easton Ellis Tale The Canyons, the latest film based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, has a screenplay by Mr. Ellis himself. Sports Briefing | College Sports Mulkey Suspended for Criticizing Referees Kim Mulkey, Baylors womens basketball coach, was suspended for her teams next N.C.A.A. tournament game for criticizing the officiating after a loss to Louisville last spring. Business Spending Lifts Orders for Durable Factory Goods The Commerce Department said that orders for durable goods increased 4.2 percent last month, suggesting American companies are more confident in the economy. Bits Im Still Waiting for My Phone to Become My Wallet Its long been predicted that consumers would be able to wave their cellphones to buy everything from clothes in a department store to beers in a bar. Why isnt it happening? Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies a week before hacking convention (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. North Korean Leader Supports Resumption of Nuclear Talks, State Media Say Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, met with a top-ranking Chinese official at a time when relations between the two allies are being tested by the Norths nuclear program. 'Wolverine' claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman as Marvel Comics' sharp-clawed superhero, slashed its way to $55 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office in a summer that hasn't been kind to some other big-budget action films. Ronaldinho leads Mineiro to Libertadores triumph Ronaldinho rounded on critics who said he was finished after he helped lead Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro to the Copa Libertadores title after a penalty shootout victory over Olimpia.

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