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News Feed Latest worldwide news Pogue's Posts Two Tips for Facebook Users Two features, the Other folder and privacy settings, may be hard to find but are handy to know about. Sports Briefing | Football Cowboys Players Could Be Witnesses in Brents Trial Six current or former Dallas Cowboys players have been listed by prosecutors as potential witnesses for the intoxication manslaughter trial of the former lineman Josh Brent. Bombings in northwest Pakistan kill 41, official says Twenty-five people were killed and 100 others injured in two bombings Friday in a tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, an official said. U.S. Drone Strike Kills at Least 6 in Pakistan An intelligence official said that a senior commander in a Pakistan Taliban faction was among those killed in the attack. The Agenda Could Employers Use Immigrants to Avoid the Health Mandate? It has been reported that the new health insurance law combined with the immigration law passed by the Senate would reward employers for hiring illegal immigrants. But would it? Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies a week before hacking convention BOSTON (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. Bo Xilai indicted For more than a year, Bo Xilai has been the elephant in the room in Chinese politics -- the central figure in one of the messiest political scandals to hit the ruling Communist Party in years. Lindy Boggs, congresswoman and civil rights crusader, dies at 97 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lindy Boggs, who took over her husband's congressional seat to become a crusader for women's equality and civil rights, died Saturday at 97. Her death was confirmed by ABC News, where Boggs' daughter, Cokie Roberts, is a journalist. Miller Says He's Returning to Grizzlies Mike Miller is going back to a former home, agreeing to a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. In Transit Blog A QE2 Hotel May Ply the Waters QE2 Holdings announced plans to convert the Queen Elizabeth 2, one of the worlds most storied ocean liners, into a floating hotel, most likely in Hong Kong or Singapore. Crowd burns car after voting ends in Cambodia An angry crowd sets fire to a car outside a polling station house after voting ended Cambodia's general election. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Wedeman What I saw in Egypt CNN Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman talks about his experiences covering the Egyptian crisis. The top films at the North American box office July 28 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 26, led by "The Wolverine," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) The Wolverine .........................$ 55.0 million 2 (1) The Conjuring .........................$ 22.1 million 3 (2) Despicable Me 2........................$ 16.0 million 4 (3) Turbo..................................$ 13.3 million 5 (4) Grown Ups 2 ...........................$ Developing countries to vastly outpace OECD in carbon emissions EIA WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from developing countries will be 127 percent higher than in the world's most developed economies by 2040, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Agios Pharma shares soar in market debut (Reuters) - Shares of Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc rose as much as 69 percent in their market debut on Wednesday, valuing the company at about $895.80 million. Altana agrees to buy Rockwood Holdings' global rheology business July 28 (Reuters) - German specialty chemicals group Altana said on Sunday it had agreed to buy the global rheology business of U.S. chemicals maker Rockwood Holdings Inc. for $635 million to expand its additives portfolio. Bits Blog Online Marketer Settles Privacy Charges PulsePoint agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that the company had circumvented certain users privacy settings that blocked some targeted ads. RPT-INSIGHT-The poison pill in India's search for cheap food MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - Nearly a decade ago, the Indian government ruled out a ban on the production and use of monocrotophos, the highly toxic pesticide that killed 23 children this month in a village school providing free lunches under a government-sponsored programme. EU mergers and takeovers (July 26) BRUSSELS, July 26 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process Well Tomatoes Plain and Simple Martha Rose Shulman turns to tomatoes for her annual Recipes for Health tomato week. TIMELINE-Mali holds first vote since coup, French intervention July 28 (Reuters) - Here is a look at the last 16 months in Mali which is holding a presidential election on Sunday. The vote follows a French-led military intervention from January that expelled Islamist militants who, with Tuareg separatists, had seized the north of the country after a March 2012 coup. T Magazine Collected | Snapshots from Spoleto, the Ultimate Arts Festival Priscilla Morgan, the associate director of the pioneering Italian extravagnaza, shares her photos of the luminaries she worked with, including Isamu Noguchi, Ezra Pound and Willem de Kooning. Should Reddit Be Blamed for the Spreading of a Smear? When the Sunil Tripathi rumor went viral after the Boston Marathon bombing, it laid bare the dysfunctional codependence between new and old media. Well Low Vitamin D Tied to Aging Problems A new study has found that low vitamin D levels in people over 55 are associated with an inability to perform ordinary tasks of daily life. 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. DealBook JPMorgan Executive May Escape Penalty While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and JPMorgan are negotiating a settlement, Blythe Masters, a top bank executive, is not expected to face a separate action. NEWSMAKER Liberia will reform land ownership law, education Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the audit of her country's government has not dampened growth momentum, and feels further reforms will be implemented in land laws and in education On Location | Sagaponack, N.Y. Ross Bleckner Wipes the Canvas Clean The painter removes every trace of his beach houses previous owner. Truman Who? China curbs building excesses Some state-run enterprises in China have opulent headquarters more suited to the court of Louis XIV of France, while other local government-owned buildings even replicate the home of the President of the United States. News Analysis The Hype Over Hospital Rankings What does the annual-hospital-rankings exercise mean for patients? And what does it say about American health care? Art Review Robert Irwins Light-and-Space Work Returns to the Whitney Robert Irwins eye-filling yet barely-there mirage at the Whitney Museum makes the other art spectacles of summer seem overwrought. Popes Trip to Brazil Seen as Strong Start in Revitalizing Church A visit to the nation with more Catholics than any other shows how the Vatican aims to stem the loss of worshipers. Doubts Start on Day 1 for Holmes and for Jets Jets receiver Santonio Holmes said he was unsure of when he would return or if he would come back this season because of a foot injury. Reliance, ONGC to work out sharing infrastructure in India's KG basin MUMBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Indian energy major Reliance Industries Ltd and state-run exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp have signed an initial agreement to consider sharing Reliance's offshore infrastructure at the KG basin, off India's east coast. Sharapova hires Jimmy Connors as new coach After three good years with Thomas Hogstedt, Maria Sharapova has a new coach in former great Jimmy Connors. Ex-Tiffany exec pleads guilty to $2.1 million jewelry theft NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former executive at jeweler Tiffany Co pleaded guilty Friday to stealing more than $2 million worth of jewelry from her one-time employer. Will 5 Power Conferences Break Away From FBS? The five power conferences are trying to redefine what it takes to operate a Division I college athletic program, with their commissioners calling out the NCAA at media days around the country. Asia tours boost Premier League Business is booming for English Premier League clubs touring Asia, but is it the best way for their players to prepare for the new season? With Gibbs' Return, Creighton Star Likely Walk-On The NCAA awarded Creighton's Grant Gibbs a sixth season of eligibility on Tuesday a decision that could end up costing coach Greg McDermott tens of thousands of dollars. Siemens CEO to leave following profit warning MUNICH (Reuters) - Siemens Chief Executive Peter Loescher is to leave the company, four years before the end of his contract, after the German engineering group this week issued its second profit warning this year.

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