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News Feed Latest worldwide news US STOCKS-Wall St wipes out losses late to end with slim gain NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks erased losses late in Friday's session to close slightly higher on investors' optimism about the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its easy money policy in play a while longer. Alice Lin, Clarence Tong The bride is on the campaign staff of congressman from Virginia; the groom is a congressional liaison for the Energy Department. Hezbollah slams EU's blacklisting of its military arm Hezbollah denounced the European Union's decision to list its military wing as a terrorist organization, calling the move "aggressive and imbalanced." Next Stop Action Off the Mountains in Salt Lake City Thanks to a recent surge of places to eat, shop and explore, downtown Salt Lake City is offering new reasons to visit, even outside ski season. World Briefing | Europe Turkey 72 Journalists Forced Out for Covering Protests, Union Says The main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of cowing local news media into self-censorship. Obama's U.N. nominee calls world body's inaction on Syria a 'disgrace' July 17 - Samantha Power, President Obama's nominee as U.N. ambassador, calls Security Council response to Syria, a "disgrace." Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Spanish Train Inquiry Focuses on Driver With a Taste for Speed The driver of a high-speed passenger train involved in one of Europes worst rail accidents in recent years had openly relished the idea of racing past the authorities. Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn to be tried for pimping PARIS (Reuters) - Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be tried in France on pimping charges, prosecutors said on Friday, after a long inquiry into sex parties attended by the man whose presidential hopes were dashed by a separate 2011 U.S. sex scandal. Summer of the mega flop July 26 - Hollywood is delivering mega-budget flops this summer- and may need to be rethinking its box office strategy Bobbi Rebell reports. Roundup Harpers First Game-Ending Homer Lifts Nationals Over Pirates Bryce Harper scored three runs and had three hits, including the game-winning home run, to send Washington to a 9-7 victory over Pittsburgh. Landing gear maker says hasn't been asked to join Southwest probe July 26 (Reuters) - The United Technologies unit that makes landing gear said on Friday it had not been asked to participate in a U.S. investigation into Monday's crash of a Southwest Airlines jet at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Inside China's 'falcon' village In Jilin province, a small village keeps alive Manchu tradition of falcon training. Amazon Reports Small Loss as It Focuses on Investments While Amazons razor-thin profits turned to razor-thin losses, the companys revenue increased 22 percent. Abe, Than Reach US Girls' Junior Final Lakareber Abe moved into position to become the first black female player to win a U.S. Golf Association individual championship, winning two matches Friday to advance to the 36-hole final in the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. UPDATE 2-U.S. FDA proposes food companies verify safety of imports (Adds comment from food groups, lawmaker, FDA comment period) By Carey Gillam July 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Friday that would require food companies to verify that the products they import meet certain safety standards. The rules are the latest in a series proposed under the Food Safety Modernization Act, which was signed in 2011 and represents the most sweeping food safety reform in more than 70 years. More than 3,000 people in the U 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. BMW's i3 hatchback is mark of electric car confidence * World's top luxury carmaker to launch first electric model Dog and crow play ball An unlikely pair enjoy a game of ping pong. Preparations under way to plug burning Gulf of Mexico well HOUSTON (Reuters) - The owner of a ruptured shallow-water natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico is ready to drill a relief well to plug it once it obtains a permit, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Friday. Snowden a month in an airport Fugitive Edward Snowden remains in the transit lounge of Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport -- here's how he might be killing time CANADA FX DEBT-C$ eases as market braces for Fed meeting, data * C$ at C$1.0273 vs US$ or 97.34 U.S. cents * Fed policy debate, next week's jobs data in focus * Oil prices fall on China, U.S. output worries * Bond prices higher across curve By Solarina Ho... Dance Performance Art Without Longueurs For their series TAB, Stephanie Browne, a visual artist, and Kay Ottinger, a dancer, focus on a facet of a show that some producers of performance art ignore the audience. Can cruising regain public trust? Richard Quest speaks with Alan Buckelew, CEO of Princess Cruises, who says the industry cannot afford more accidents. Merrick Ties Course Record, Grabs Early Second Round Lead American John Merrick shot a sizzling 10-under 62 that tied the Glen Abbey Golf Club course record and vaulted him into the second round clubhouse lead at the Canadian Open on Friday. Vodka maker eyes export markets CNN's Isa Soares visits a family-run distillery in the UK that is shipping its potato vodka overseas. Death Penalty Sought in Case of Killing of Texas Prosecutors Prosecutors in Kaufman County announced Friday they would seek the death penalty against Eric L. Williams, the former justice of the peace accused of murdering two prosecutors as revenge. Chromecast Google TV game-changer? Google rolled out a new Nexus 7 tablet on Wednesday. But a much smaller, much cheaper new gadget may be the one that makes a seismic impact in the consumer technology world. 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. Second Opposition Leader Assassinated in Tunisia The killing of Mohamed Brahmi, leader of the Peoples Party, incited protests blaming the moderate Islamic party that leads the government in Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring. Larry Kramer and David Webster Mr. Kramer is a founder of the Gay Mens Health Crisis and the protest group Act Up; Mr. Webster is the owner of an architectural design firm. Aid to Egypt Can Keep Flowing, Despite Overthrow, White House Decides Administration officials have decided they are not legally required to determine whether the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt was a coup. Movie Review The Time Being Stars Wes Bentley and Lovely Views The Time Being, with Frank Langella as a dying eccentric, doesnt really go anywhere, but provides pretty pictures along the way. Annual swan upping counts royal babies July 16 - The Queen's Swan Marker begins the annual census of swans and their young on the River Thames, monitoring royal babies of a very different kind. Elly Park reports. 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. Mahan in control at Canadian Open with two-shot lead OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - American John Merrick set the early pace with a course-record-equaling 10-under 62 but compatriot Hunter Mahan fired a 64 to grab a two-shot lead after the second round of the Canadian Open on Friday. Pro-Mursi vigils to be brought to an end Egypt interior minister CAIRO (Reuters) - Sit-in protests in Cairo by supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president will be "brought to an end soon and in a legal manner," interim Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim was quoted as saying by state-run news website al Ahram. MOVES-KPMG International July 26 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointment was announced on Friday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. UPDATE 1-Father of fracking George P. Mitchell dies at 94 HOUSTON, July 26 (Reuters) - George Phydias Mitchell, a petroleum engineer who transformed the natural gas industry by using hydraulic fracturing to pull the fuel out of shale formations, died of natural causes at the age of 94 on Friday. Fognini, Klizan at Croatia Open Quarterfinals Third-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy and sixth-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovenia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open on Wednesday. Noted Reddits Wide Audience Drives the Interview The audience conducts and consumes the interview for Reddits Ask Me Anything series.

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