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News Feed Latest worldwide news Prosecutor orders Muslim Brotherhood arrests Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the head of Egypt's military, called for mass demonstrations this Friday to support the country's armed forces. The Learning Network Blog Summer Reading Contest | What Interested You Most in The Times This Week? The sixth week of our Summer Reading Contest will be judged by editors at Edutopia. Turning Addiction Into a Sideshow The actress and author Kristen Johnston takes issue with how addicts are portrayed on television shows, in news reports and on social media. Andretti Poverty drove me on Don Riddell talks with car racing legend Mario Andretti about his career and his operatic talents. Taiwan's Chinatrust bank to buy Japan lender Tokyo Star-Nikkei TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Chinatrust Commercial Bank Co Ltd has agreed to buy Japanese lender Tokyo Star Bank for 52 billion yen ($519 million) from U.S. investment fund Lone Star and other... Well The Kitchen as a Pollution Hazard Cooking is a major source of indoor pollution, promoting a need for better ventilation standards. Home sales take a breather, but prices hit five-year high WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home resales unexpectedly fell in June after two straight months of hefty increases, but a surge in prices to a five-year high suggested the housing market recovery... Global climate deal a must despite Copenhagen trauma - Kim June 19 - A pledge by President Obama and Xi to fight climate change is a good first step but its still imperative to broker a global deal, argues World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. China's city of sinkholes Four months after he built a new, two-story brick house in his village in northern China's Shandong Province, Xiao Guoqiang was alarmed to find a huge crack on the living room wall. City Room When New York Teetered on the Brink of Bankruptcy In October 1975, Mayor Abraham D. Beame signed a formal petition attesting to municipal default, but at the last minute, the city dodged the financial fate that Detroit suffered last week. Theater Review The Civil War, From Theatreworks USA, at Lucille Lortel Theatreworks USAs production of The Civil War is a musical that gives personal faces to some of the hundreds of thousands of casualties in Americas bloodiest war. No excuses from Federer over new racquet The saying goes that a bad workman blames his tools but Roger Federer refused to pin a shock defeat in Hamburg on his new racquet. Zynga folds on U.S. gambling bet, shares plummet SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc will largely abandon its long-running efforts to build a real-money gaming business in the United States, a prospect investors once believed to be the struggling company's sole lifeline. The Haggler So You Thought You Canceled the Contract A customer of a security-alarm company says she thought she had ended her contract but then the bills kept coming. Gordon Brown praises Malala The Taliban is now on the defensive after admitting that their attempt to assassinate Malala Yousafzai has been counterproductive. Legg Mason says sold Private Capital Management unit July 25 (Reuters) - Legg Mason Inc Chief Executive Joseph Sullivan said the Baltimore asset manager has sold its Private Capital Management equity investment unit to its management team. Last of HK's outdoor food stalls Decades of urban transformation have decimated Hong Kong's throngs of dai pai dong, supplanting them with glitzy malls and big name eateries. Farm bill on hold while House tries again on food stamp cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House will try to cut billions of dollars from the food stamp program before negotiating an overall farm bill with the Senate, the House majority leader said on Thursday two months before the current farm law expires. The Greening of Canadian Campuses Sustainability has become more than a fashionable buzzword at Canadian universities; it has become enshrined in both official policy and student life. U.S. charges SAC Capital with insider trading crimes By Emily Flitter, Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Jonathan Stempel Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows. US STOCKS-Nasdaq likes Facebook's surge, but earnings curb Dow, SP * Caterpillar, the Dow's biggest drag, falls for second day Markets Slip Despite Positive Data Wall Street was mostly lower as surprisingly strong economic figures out of Europe and upbeat earnings from Apple could not outweigh earlier concerns over China. Tipsarevic's clay master class Pat Cash caught up with world number 10, Janko Tipsarevic at the Tecnifibre clay court training camp in Nice, France. Pat Cash on Murray triumph CNN's Open Court presenter Pat Cash reacts to Andy Murray's Wimbledon win. Income inequality 'morally wrong'? It's getting harder to shock people with stats about income inequality. Tuvan throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar dies at 51 (Reuters) - Kongar-ol Ondar, a Tuvan throat singer credited with popularizing the centuries-old musical tradition of his homeland to Western audiences, died on Thursday after emergency surgery to treat a brain hemorrhage, friends said. He was 51. Recreating golf's most iconic photo Shane O'Donoghue attempts to recreate the most iconic photo in golf, Hy Peskin's pic of Ben Hogan's 1-iron shot. The Tile House The home of George T. McDonald, Republican candidate in the New York City mayoral race, was built by Rafael Guastavino Jr., whose tiled vaulting system was used in Grand Central Terminal. Tunisian opposition leader killed outside home A Tunisian opposition leader was fatally shot outside his home Thursday, setting off protests in a nation still raw from the February assassination of a different politician who opposed the Islamist-led governing party. Pakistan pulls 'immoral' condom commercial off air ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has pulled a condom commercial off the air following more than 1,000 complaints that its broadcast was immoral during the fasting month of Ramadan. Smithfield's China deal spurs heparin heart drug safety concerns WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are concerned a Chinese company's planned $4.7 billion acquisition of pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc could affect the safety and availability of... 2 Editors Promoted at New York Times Matt Purdy, the investigations editor, was named an assistant managing editor, and Marc Lacey, a deputy foreign editor, became an associate managing editor. T Magazine In Store | Out with F.S.C. Barber, in with Fellow Barber The mens grooming mini-empire F.S.C. Barber is transforming into Fellow Barber, with a new SoHo store, a sleeker look and a fresh slate of products and services. International Real Estate House Hunting in ... Majorca A Mediterranean island with an ancient history and restricted development has weathered Spains housing crisis relatively well. Driver in custody after 80 killed in Spain train crash SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - Police took the driver of a Spanish train into custody in hospital on Thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed. Island nations at risk Kieren Keke remembers growing up on the Pacific island of Nauru, the world's smallest independent republic. UPDATE 1-EADS to reorganize in 3 units, combine defence assets * Broad new defence/space unit to include Airbus military branch T Magazine Feeling For | Wireless Portable Speakers That Will Dress Up Any Room The new line Grain Audio encases its audio products in solid walnut, infusing technology with an appealing dose of design. Bits Blog Paltalk Tries to Take Advantage of Its Prism Notoriety Paltalk, a video chat service, was the least-known company in the governments Internet spying program. Now it is trying to tap into the surge of interest to introduce its new tablet apps and revamped service.

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