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U.S. hero goes back for wingman
The last time Thomas Hudner was in North Korea, he was fighting for his life.


Nationals 14, Mets 1 Nationals Show No Mercy for Mets in Blowout
The Nationals crushed the Mets to end their series, 3-1. The Mets starter, Carlos Torres, gave up eight runs in three innings.


Nadal challenger makes a splash
Pat Cash faces off with Spain's Nicolas Almagro on the sidelines of the Madrid Open.


Brokerages cut down on novice hires, turn to experience
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As brokerages search for ways to grow in a tight economy, many firms are cutting back on new adviser training programs and instead investing in experience.


A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its DNA
Growers turned to genetics in hopes of building a tougher orange tree. But what intervention would the public accept?


Sports Briefing | Soccer New Soccer Stadium Set for Washington
D.C. United and city officials signed an agreement for a new $300 million stadium. The city and the team would split the cost of the stadium, tentatively scheduled to open in 2016.


Williamsburg Homes, With Neighborliness in Mind
A Brooklyn town-house development has a 200-foot-long common space out front with benches and planters.


Vivendi overhaul gathers pace with $8.2 billion Activision sale
PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi agreed to sell most of its stake in Activision Blizzard, the world's largest videogames publisher, for $8.2 billion on Friday, paving the way for a broader split of the...


Movie Review Stranded, Starring Christian Slater, Repeats a Common Plot
Stranded, about a lunar base invaded by nonhuman visitors, has decent acting but awfully familiar elements.


Scottie Scheffler Wins US Junior Amateur
Scottie Scheffler won the U.S. Junior Amateur on Saturday, beating Davis Riley 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final at Martis Camp Club.


Things I wish I'd known at 15
International day of the girl 'To my 15-year-old self'


ArtsBeat Public Theater Looking for New Home for Here Lies Love
The immersive musical about Imelda Marcos will close on Sunday, but the theater promises a plan for reopening soon.


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.


Millions at Brazil Mass hear pope ask youth to change world
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis left Brazil on Sunday with Rio still pulsating with excitement after a historic beachfront Mass for more than 3 million people in which he challenged young people to build a new world based on tolerance and love.


Dot Earth Blog Arctic Methane Credibility Bomb
An overheated scenario for an Arctic methane pulse masquerades as a climate and economic forecast.


In Transit Blog New Self-Guided Tours in France and Italy
Butterfield Robinson, a company known for luxury guided tours, is now offering self-guided walking and biking trips in Italy and France.


UPDATE 3-EU, China resolve solar dispute - their biggest trade row by far
* China allowed to provide almost half EU solar consumption


Sports Briefing | Soccer Dortmund Beats Bayern to Win German Super Cup
Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich to hand Pep Guardiola his first defeat while in charge of the European champions.


Angels' Pujols Goes on DL, Could Miss Rest of Year
Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols was put on the disabled list Sunday with a tear in his left foot that could end his season.


Drug Companies Promise More Data Transparency
The announcement signals a shift for the industry, which in the past has resisted calls to systematically share its data.


Renesas plans to close major chip plant in Japan sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp plans to close a system LSI chip plant in northern Japan that makes chips for Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii game consoles and other consumer electronics, after failing to find a buyer for the facility, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday.


Software experts attack cars, to release code as hackers meet
BOSTON, July 28 (Reuters) - Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer software hackers who got bored finding bugs in software from Microsoft and Apple.


Political Economy E.U. Market Needs to Be Opened Up More
A drive to open up markets would help the euro zone periphery and could keep Britain in the European Union.


TS Dorian weakens while moving rapidly westward -NHC
Tropical storm Dorian, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has become disorganized and is likely to weaken further over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said...


Detroit The city that 'used to be'
Heidi Ewing, filming her documentary about Detroit, found desperate people living on the margins, but also folks who are trying to make the city as vibrant as people say it used to be.


Return of long-absent bumblebee near Seattle stirs scientific buzz
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A North American bumblebee species that all but vanished from about half of its natural range has re-emerged in Washington state, delighting scientists who voiced optimism the insect might eventually make a recovery in the Pacific Northwest.


Polar Thaw Opens Shortcut for Russian Natural Gas
Less ice along the Northeast Passage means Russian energy companies have more places to drill and a clear shipping lane to reach customers in China.


Browns Sign First-Round Pick Mingo to Four-Year Contract
The Browns signed linebacker Barkevious Mingo, the No. 6 overall pick in this years N.F.L. draft, to a contract worth more than $16 million, with a team option in the fifth year.


Dot Earth Blog Jim Hansen Presses the Climate Case for Nuclear Energy
Jim Hansen, the longtime climate scientist and campaigner, explains his strong support for nuclear energy as a tool for blunting global warming.


Venezuela president meets Fidel Castro
Cuban-state media on Sunday published photos of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meeting with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana.


Snedeker Gifted Canadian Crown After Johnson Collapse
American Brandt Snedeker took advantage of a Dustin Johnson meltdown to claim a three-shot victory at the Canadian Open on Sunday.


Happy 70th birthday, Mick Jagger!
What a drag it is getting old.


Quakes Thought to Help Release Methane From Seabed
Seepage of methane, a greenhouse gas, in the Arabian Sea may be linked to a 1945 earthquake, a study suggests. The finding may affect global warming estimates.


Syrian opposition urges U.S. to provide weapons
Syria's opposition urged the United States to provide arms to rebel groups in a Thursday meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry in New York City.


At South Alabama, New to Big Time, Big Aspirations
Less than six years after deciding to add the sport, the Jaguars are hoping that joining the Football Bowl Subdivision Alabama will bring bowl berths and championships.


Ivanisevic's 'unsolved mystery'
A look back at the 2001 Wimbledon men's final when Goran Ivanisevic became the only wildcard to bag the men's title at noted postcode SW19 in one of the tournament's most dramatic matches.


Serious Investment and Savvy Marketing Revive Soccer in Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer has been rebranded and reborn, playing to capacity crowds at its new stadium.


Insight Science for hire - Trial over plastic exposes disclosure deficit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children's sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA's similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, es


Obama seeks second-term jolt with economic speech
GALESBURG, Illinois (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought to inject momentum into his economic and domestic policy agenda on Wednesday with a speech designed to clarify his vision for his...


Cities are safest
Large cities in the United States are significantly safer than rural areas. The risk of injury death which counts both violent crime and accidents is more than 20% higher in the countryside than it is in large urban areas.


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