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News Feed Latest worldwide news Currents | QA Taking a Load Off, Together Francis Cape, a wood sculptor, on his Utopian Benches project. YOUR MONEY-Real-time sky shopping taxies to the runway NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Want to order a snack or drink on a plane without flagging down a flight attendant? Book dinner and theater tickets at your destination? Watch a catalog of TV shows on demand? Rivals see UBS holding on to clients after trading loss GENEVA (Reuters) - Rich clients of Swiss bank UBS have not yet moved their millions to other banks after its $2.3 billion trading scandal last month, rival private bankers said. UPDATE 4-Detroit manager scores first win over unions in bankruptcy bid * Federal judge puts lawsuits pending in state courts on hold George H.W. Bush shaves head in support of boy with leukemia DALLAS (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush shaved his salt and pepper comb-over locks in solidarity with a 2-year-old boy who lost his hair from leukemia treatments, his office said in a statement on Wednesday. U.S. Navy drops unarmed bombs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it was forced to drop four unarmed bombs on to Australia's fragile Great Barrier Reef during a military exercise last week but the bombs did not explode and did not pose a hazard to shipping or navigation. The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty - Felix TV Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice. (November 30, 2012) Sports Briefing | Pro Football Broncos Punish Two Executives The Denver Broncos suspended two executives who are facing drunken-driving charges. Bits Blog Mainframe Computers That Change With the Times I.B.M. is introducing machines that are sharply cheaper with each new model. What happened? Cheap servers and cloud computing. UPDATE 2-Licensing demand helps chip designer ARM beat expectations * Licensing for processors and graphics beat expectations Scientists warn of overwhelming costs of mental illness * Study puts annual cost to UK alone at 172 billion dollars You're the Boss Blog Do Business Owners Make Poor Investors? Owners take plenty of risk with their businesses. Should they be more conservative with their investments? The world's best airline is... Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards. Trucks, foreign sales rev up Ford's profit July 24 - Strong pickup sales and record results in Asia boost Ford's profit, and the automaker raised its outlook. Fred Katayama reports Silver Lake would not back Dell offer at $14 per share source NEW YORK (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 offer to $14 per share, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Earnings cool U.S. stocks, bonds sag on data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock prices fell on Wednesday, retreating further from their record highs on disappointing results from several top companies, while stronger-than-expected U.S. and European factory data spurred selling in safe-haven U.S. and German government debt, sending their yields higher. No Six-Figure Pay, but Making a Difference The Venture for America program offers jobs in start-up companies that arent the usual magnets for recent college graduates. Surge in iPhone sales rings well with Apple investors (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares opened about 5 percent higher on Wednesday after the technology company's third-quarter profit beat analysts' expectations due to stellar sales of its iPhones. Gulf rig on fire partially collapses-govt HOUSTON, July 24 (Reuters) - A shallow-water Gulf of Mexico drilling rig on fire because of a ruptured natural gas well has partially collapsed, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday. Breakingviews Yahoo's wronged investors July 22 - Antony Currie and Rob Cyran explain why the Internet firm's preferential treatment of activist Dan Loeb leaves other shareholders in the lurch. Syrian refugees face resentment in Lebanon The U.N. says more than 600,000 Syrians have fled to neighboring Lebanon. Aid workers warn resentment toward Syrian refugees is on the rise here. McConnell Campaign, Facing Woman as Challenger, Says It Wont Shy From Issues The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, will not only defend but also highlight his record to appeal to female voters in 2014, his team says. 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 U.S. House rejects NSA phone curbs The U.S. House on Wednesday narrowly defeated a proposal to sharply restrict the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program that was exposed by Edward Snowden. Meet the world's largest superyacht At 590-feet long, the Azzam is the world's largest super yacht. The hulking vessel is significantly longer than a football field and larger than the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class of destroyers. Facebook shares soar as users, mobile ads climb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc delivered strong evidence it can thrive on smartphones and tablets on Wednesday, reporting a much better-than-anticipated surge in mobile advertising revenue in the second quarter that ignited a 20 percent share rally. Senators balk at senior U.S. lawmakers' tax reform drive WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite talk about tax reform, U.S. senators are largely shrugging off a request that they present specific ideas for rewriting a tax code that has grown to more than 70,000... Stevens' Move Comes as Surprise to Bulldogs Hours after Brad Stevens told athletic director Barry Collier he was leaving Butler for Boston, he sat down to explain the decision to his players. As tallying goes on, top Florida Democrat cheers Obama's win MIAMI (Reuters) - The chairman of Florida's Democratic Party congratulated President Barack Obama on Thursday on winning the battleground state on Tuesday, while blasting the state's Republican governor for his handling of the election. Sports Briefing | Football Browns Sign Their Top Draft Pick, Mingo Cleveland signed linebacker Barkevious Mingo, the No. 6 overall pick in this years N.F.L. draft from Louisiana State, to a four-year contract. Searching for Meaningful Markers of Aging Biomarkers of age can help in the prediction and prevention of age-related diseases, drug discovery and forensics. Scientists find how 'obesity gene' makes people fat LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing global health problem. Advertising Duracell Offers Praise, and Power, for Everyday Heroes Duracell is introducing its premium Quantum brand with a promotion announcing the donation of batteries to firefighters and paramedics. Super freak to super stud? How will Frankel, widely considered the finest thoroughbred every produced, perform in his new career at stud? 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. Attacks Have Immigrants Worried Again in South Africa A wave of violence aimed at immigrants in poor black communities outside Cape Town has raised fears among residents, shopkeepers and advocates. World Briefing | Europe France Protest at Nuclear Plant Greenpeace activists occupied a French nuclear power plant site before dawn on Monday a media stunt that embarrassed the government. Airports on the Border Make Room for Canadian Fliers Millions of travelers from Canada, lured by expanding facilities and cheaper airfares, start their journeys with a car trip to an American airport. The 30-Minute Interview Joseph Simone Mr. Simone is the president of the Simone Development Companies, a real estate development and investment firm founded by his father, Pat Simone. McConnell Campaign, Facing Woman as Challenger, Says It Wont Shy From Issues The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, will not only defend but also highlight his record to appeal to female voters in 2014, his team says.

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