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Strong iPhone sales buoy Apple's third quarter, shares climb
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sales of Apple Inc's iPhone trumped Wall Street estimates after U.S. shipments soared 51 percent in the third quarter, lifting its stock 5 percent even as profit fell.


Bombings and shootings kill 28 across Iraq
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed in bombings and shootings across Iraq on Thursday, police said.


Russian web search firm Yandex's co-founder falls into coma
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The co-founder and chief technology officer of Russia's market-leading internet search engine company Yandex has fallen into a coma after treatment for cancer, the Nasdaq-listed company said on Thursday.


ArtsBeat Presenting an Infant, and an Image
The announcement and introduction of the royal baby has been an artful display of salesmanship.


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.


Suspension Tests Friendship Between Packers Rodgers and Brewers Braun
Aaron Rodgers and Ryan Braun are two California natives who found sporting success and friendship in Wisconsin. Until now.


EADS to reorganize in 3 units, combine defence assets - sources
PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - European aerospace group EADS is studying plans to reorganize into three divisions under the Airbus brand as part of a strategic shake-up that could be unveiled as early as...


Skin Deep For Men, a Gluteus More Maximus
Some men are taking action so that they are attractive when viewed from behind.


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.


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.


Can Sharapova retain title?
Maria Sharapova reflects on her chances of repeating last year's French Open success.


'Despicable Me' minions top Sandler's 'Grown Ups 2' at box office
July 14 (Reuters) - The mighty minions of "Despicable Me 2" fought off a challenge from Adam Sandler's new comedy sequel "Grown Ups 2" to top the weekend movie charts in the United States and Canada, according to studio estimates.


T Magazine By Design | Josef Alberss Interaction of Color Goes Interactive
Fifty years after its publication, the influential color theorists seminal text has been repackaged as an iPad app that lets anyone experiment with its principles.


Sports Briefing | Pro Football Broncos Punish Two Executives
The Denver Broncos suspended two executives who are facing drunken-driving charges.


Juneau Journal Alaska Looks for Answers in Glaciers Summer Flood Surges
Torrents of water shooting out from beneath the thinning Mendenhall Glacier have become a new element of Juneaus brief, high summer season, threatening property.


UPDATE 1-Raytheon CFO Too soon to mull financial consequences for failed missile test
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Raytheon Co's chief financial officer said on Thursday that it was too soon to discuss whether the company would have to take any charges for a failed U.S. missile-defense test this month, when its interceptor failed to separate from the rest of the rocket.


Royals 'waiting by telephone' for Kate's baby
LONDON (Reuters) - Members of Britain's royal family were "waiting by the telephone" for word of the imminent birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's first child, expected this week amid a heat wave in London and rising royal baby fever.


Taliban pens letter to Malala
A Taliban commander sent a letter of apology to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager whom the group tried to kill.


This Weeks Movies July 26, 2013
The New York Times movie critics on Blue Jasmine, The Wolverine and The To Do List.


U.S. film, TV actors to honor Rita Moreno with lifetime award
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild, which represents film, television and other performers in the United States, on Monday said Rita Moreno will receive its lifetime achievement award at its annual awards ceremony in January.


Logitech shares jump after unexpected move into profit
ZURICH, July 25 (Reuters) - Computer accessories firm Logitech swung to an unexpected first-quarter net profit, sending its shares over 10 percent higher and suggesting its shift to focus on...


Mideast peace Here we go again
The road to Middle East peace is filled with disappointments and bloodshed but must continue, reports CNN's Ben Wedeman.


World Briefing | Asia Chinese Rights Advocate Is Detained
Hu Jia, a human rights activist, was held for several hours by the police in the southern city of Shenzhen, along with his daughter and a lawyer.


Luxury cruise fails health inspection
A surprise inspection by the Centers for Disease Control has resulted in a failing grade for one of the plushest cruise ships afloat.


WHO had asked India to ban toxin that killed children
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) - The pesticide that killed 23 Indian schoolchildren last week is a nerve poison banned by many countries because of what the World Health Organisation (WHO) describes as its "high acute toxicity".


House Defeats Effort to Rein In N.S.A. Data Gathering
The 217-205 vote was far closer than expected and displayed the shifting allegiances and fierce lobbying on both sides of the issue.


ArtsBeat Met Opera Cancels Staten Island Performance
Thursday nights recital performance has been canceled because of expected bad weather and will not be rescheduled.


New-Home Sales and Factory Activity Rise
Sales of new homes reach a five-year high despite higher mortgage rates, and gains in new orders spur manufacturing activity.


Bad drop costs Woods
CNN's Patrick Snell and Shane O'Donoghue discuss the penalty officials gave Tiger Woods for a bad ball drop.


Pope Francis makes house call in Rio slum
July 25 - Pope Francis visits with a family in a Rio de Janeiro "favela" slum neighborhood during World Youth Day visit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Bucks Blog Thursday Reading How Faith Can Affect Therapy
How faith can affect mental health therapy, freshening up a kitchen for a home sale, creating your own personal weather station and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.


ArtsBeat Jay Zs Magna Carta Holds at No. 1
Magna Carta Holy Grail held to the top spot, even as album sales continued to slump over all.


Risk from MERS virus "very low" for haj pilgrims WHO
LONDON (Reuters) - The risk from a new Middle East respiratory virus for millions of Muslims planning to go to the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia is very low and there is no need for pilgrims to be screened, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.


Celebrating Yadnya Kasada Festival
Throw it, catch it Yadnya Kasada Festival


House Defeats Effort to Rein In N.S.A. Data Gathering
The 217-205 vote was far closer than expected and displayed the shifting allegiances and fierce lobbying on both sides of the issue.


Art in Review Ten Years
Representing 76 artists, this show almost strains at the seams with artworks and high spirits.


Turmoil hits Tunisia after secular politician shot dead
July 25 - Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi is shot dead Thursday in the second such assassination this year, setting off violent protests. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


CORRECTED-FDA puts hold on Vertex oral hepatitis drug trial and shares fall
(Corrects third paragraph to show hold on U.S. trial, not European study)


Silver Lake would not back Dell offer at $14 per share-source
NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Silver Lake, which is backing Michael's Dell's sweetened $24.6 billion bid for Dell Inc, does not support an increase of the buyout consortium's...


Advertising Welcoming a Royal Baby While Trying Not to Steal the Spotlight
Advertisers took to social media to send congratulatory messages to the royal family examples of how brands are increasingly trying to become part of news-driven cultural moments.


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