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T Magazine On View | Los Angeles Architecture, As It Might Have Been
A new exhibition surveys a century of unrealized building projects and urban planning schemes for the city. Here are five of the most amazing.


Soriano Appears Headed Back to Yankees in a Trade
Nine years after he was traded for Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano is on the verge of rejoining the Yankees, who desperately need his right-handed bat.


Victor Froome 'overwhelmed'
2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome talks to CNN about his win and facing questions about banned substances.


Four girls gang raped in eastern India
July 16 - Police confirm a group of around 15 armed men kidnapped and raped four teen girls in India's Jharkhand Province. Jessica Gray reports.


Nonpartisan Fact-Checking Comes to South Africa
A fledging Web site seeks to offer South Africa the kind of journalistic fact-checking that is a fixture in America with sites like FactCheck.org.


Start Austins Silicon Hills Builds on Its Infrastructure
Austin has plenty of incubators, interest from venture capital and a low cost of living, making it easy for start-ups to set up shop. But can it live up to its hype?


Egypt's 'revolution of the mind'
The uprising that banished Hosni Mubarak two years ago unleashed a passion in Egypt that shows no sign of diminishing. It also changed the way many Egyptians view their government, says CNN's Ben Wedeman.


Egypt's Mursi charged
July 26 - Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi is officially charged with conspiring with Hamas and killing soldiers as Cairo braces for rival mass rallies. Jessica Gray reports.


Mexico's Pemex posts increased crude production, exports in June
MEXICO CITY, July 26 (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex said on Friday it produced 2.52 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude in June, while exporting an average of 1.09 million bpd.


History with wings
It may be the most historic plane in the world Special Air Mission 26000, SAM for short. Not familiar? Maybe you know its nickname. Back in its heyday the sleek, blue and white airliner was called Air Force One.


Legacy on Line in Fierce Drive on Health Law
With the health care rollout on Oct. 1, an Obama administration team of political operators and data-crunching technocrats is working to sell the law to Americans.


A Chilly Respite From War
The Fort Bragg Patriots are primarily made up of active-duty combat veterans who play to bond with one another and reconnect with the game they love.


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the past 24 hours.


Safran raises full-year profit goal
PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - French aerospace group Safran raised its full-year profit forecast on Friday thanks to improved currency hedging and lucrative aftermarket maintenance contracts.


Wildlife's worst enemy? Us
Mona Rutger got the call in October A bald eagle was flopping around on an airport runway after it had been clipped by a private jet. Unfortunately, it's something she sees all too often.


North Carolina governor to sign abortion, voter ID bills
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will sign a controversial restrictive abortion bill and a voter identification bill into law, he said Friday.


China wealth fund CIC in talks with Alibaba official media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) is in unspecified talks with Alibaba Group, the official People's Daily reported on Friday, citing deputy director of...


Science Lowers Shattering Risk at Home Plate
In an unusual partnership with Major League Baseball, Forest Service scientists looked deep into maples core to find why it was so brittle, and how it could be made less so.


Crowdsourcing ideas in Mideast
Things are looking up for entrepreneurs in the Middle East as a new breed of crowdfunding is emerging to help bring life to innovative ideas from the region.


UPDATE 2-U.S. FAA seeks $2.75M quality control penalty for Boeing unit
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it proposed penalizing Boeing's commercial airplane unit $2.75 million for taking nearly two years to fix a...


94 migrants crammed into truck
Mexican authorities say they've rescued 94 migrants who were crammed into the back of a hauling truck in "subhuman conditions."


UPDATE 1-Boeing changes chief 787 engineer in management shuffle
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it was rotating five executives in its commercial airplanes division, including Mike Sinnett, the chief engineer on the company's 787 Dreamliner, which was banned from flight earlier this year after its battery system showed a risk of catching fire.


PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 26
July 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Well Medical Procedures May Be Useless, or Worse
Many new techniques and medicines are either no more effective than the old ones, or worse, and many doctors persist in using practices that have been shown to be useless or harmful, a new analysis shows.


Spanish media identify train crash driver
July 26 - Spanish newspapers identify the driver of a high-speed train that crashed on Wednesday evening, killing at least 78 people. Jessica Gray reports.


High-speed rail questions
A train crash in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, that killed at least 80 people and injured 178 more Wednesday poses many questions for investigators, who are homing in on what role the train's speed may have played in the crash.


Art in Review Mind Is Outer Space
One of the summers better gallery group shows is this presentation of some two dozen works in various mediums by 17 artists.


U.S. Assures Russia Snowden Won't Be Executed or Tortured
The U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. wrote in a letter to his Russian counterpart this week that Edward J. Snowden would have all the protections of the U.S. civilian court system if he were sent home.


Dennis Farina, Detective in Life and TV, Dies at 69
Mr. Farina spent 20 years as a police officer in Chicago before he starred as a detective on the television shows Law Order and Crime Story.


Citi Fields Neighbors to Protest Evictions Before All-Star Game
A group of business owners unhappy at being displaced in Willets Point, Queens, are expected to air their frustrations near the stadium.


Homesick Serena back to form
World No.1 Serena Williams put her Wimbledon loss behind her with a solid win in the Swedish Open.


Bits Blog Pinterest Allows Users to Opt-Out of Being Tracked
On Friday, Pinterest, a kind of virtual pinboard, announced that it would enable Do Not Track functionality to let users opt out tracking their behavior on site.


Pope, in Brazil, asks young to change unfair, corrupt world
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged young people on Friday to change a world where food is discarded while millions go hungry, where racism and violence still affront human dignity and...


Monty Python lose 'Spamalot' court battle
LONDON (Reuters) - The surviving members of the British comedy troupe Monty Python lost a High Court battle on Friday over tens of thousands of pounds in royalties from their hit Broadway musical "Spamalot".


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the past 24 hours.


Karlberg Takes 2-Shot Lead at Russian Open
Rikard Karlberg of Sweden took a two-stroke lead over four others after the second round of the Russian Open, shooting a 4-under 68 Friday to move to 9 under overall.


PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 26
July 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


PGA ends putter ban opposition
The PGA Tour decides to adopt the ban on the use of controversial anchored putters from 2016.


U.S. Week Ahead GDP, Jobs and D-Day for Dell
July 26 - Economists expecting meager growth when second quarter GDP is released, but factory jobs are improving. Michael Dell tries one more time to convince shareholders to approve his buyout plan.


Unilever to ditch PwC after 26 years to comply with new UK auditor rule
LONDON (Reuters) - Unilever is looking for a new auditor, after 26 years with PwC, to comply with a new rule, prompted by questions over why accountants gave banks a clean bill of health just weeks before they were rescued by taxpayers in the 2008 financial crisis.


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