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News Feed Latest worldwide news Samsung sells 76 million smartphones in second quarter, boosting market share report SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd sold 76 million smartphones in the second quarter, expanding its market share to 33.1 percent, Strategy Analytics said on Friday. App City Cant Whistle? Try One of These to Hail a Taxi Hailo and Uber Taxi have similar pros and cons convenient in cab deserts but pointless in cab rivers. Spacewalkers leave space station for outside chores CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two astronauts left the International Space Station on Tuesday for a day of maintenance tasks, including installing a power cable needed for a new Russian laboratory due to be installed this year. JPMorgan to quit physical commodity trade amid scrutiny NEW YORK (Reuters) - JP Morgan Chase Co is exiting physical commodities trading, the bank said in a surprise statement on Friday, as Wall Street's role in the trading of raw materials comes under intense political and regulatory pressure. Martino the new man at Barcelona Barcelona has appointed Argentine coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino as its new manager following the departure of Tito Vilanova. SoftBank Forms a Fuel Cell Venture With a Silicon Valley Start-Up The technology investment company is joining with Bloom Energy to introduce its energy server technology to Japan. ECB takes lending step to help small business FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank moved on Thursday to get more money to the euro zone's struggling small businesses, letting banks use more of the assets once blamed for triggering the... Japanese Minister Proposes More Active Military Presence in Region Actions by China and North Korea are leading Japan to consider a more aggressive military posture after decades of postwar pacifism. Well Nightmares After the I.C.U. Patients who have prolonged stays, getting intubated and sedated, may experience severe hallucinations, putting them at risk of PTSD for years to come, studies show. Scientists Trace Memories of Things That Never Happened Scientists say they have created a false memory in a mouse, providing detailed clues to how such memories may form in human brains. Lottery Numbers Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Theater Review Handbook for an American Revolutionary Is a One-Man Show Matthew-Lee Erlbach portrays a dozen characters, from a migrant worker to a white supremacist, in his one-man show, Handbook for an American Revolutionary. Art in Review Ecce Homo Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt and the Art of Rebellion Mr. Lanigan-Schmidts career retrospective at MoMA PS1 last year was a plenitudinous affair, and now theres more of him at Pavel Zoubok, and thats great. Iraqi man marries woman more than four times his junior July 18 - A 92-year-old man marries a 22-year-old woman in an Iraqi village. Tara Cleary reports. Asiana crash probe closes at airport The National Transportation Safety Board has wrapped up its on-scene work as part of its investigation of the Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco airport, the agency said Monday. Gulf rig partially collapses in fire off Louisiana U.S. government HOUSTON (Reuters) - A shallow-water Gulf of Mexico drilling rig has partially collapsed off the coast of Louisiana after catching fire because of a ruptured natural gas well, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday. Motherlode Blog Secondary Infertility I Have One Child. Why Cant I Get Pregnant Again? My husband and I planned to have more than one child. Sometimes I wish we hadnt been so confident. At least we chose the single stroller. Plane flying too low, and too slow NTSB July 10 - Investigators release new information into the deadly Asiana plane crash in San Francisco. Julie Noce reports. Pet pig Nemo's lymphoma treatment makes research history WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When George Goldner went to feed his six pet pigs earlier this year, his 730-pound (331-kg) companion Nemo was acting strangely. Nemo had suddenly stopped eating and laid in... Lindy Boggs, Longtime Representative and Champion of Women, Is Dead at 97 Mrs. Boggs succeeded her husband in Congress after his plane crashed in Alaska and went on serve nine terms and to champion womens rights. An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq. Chinas Feud With West on Solar Leads to Tax The tariffs could exceed 50 percent on materials imported from the United States and South Korea used to build solar panels, a move seen as retaliation for an American trade lawsuit. Angry Libyans ransack Muslim Brotherhood offices The Muslim Brotherhood offices in Tripoli are ransacked in the wake of the killing of a prominent critic of the Brotherhood, who was shot dead on Friday. Tom Dinham reports. Facebook offers the dummy's guide to mobile advertising SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's mobile advertising success offers a ray of hope for Internet companies trying to make money within the confines of the smartphone's small screen. The new age of the airship? Once upon a time, the airship was hailed as the future of flight as glamorous, luxurious and fashionable as the Art Deco era which marked its heyday. Kristy Ojala, Marc Sger The bride works for a publisher; the groom is a translator. With dozens dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink' CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood. British Airways flight makes emergency landing May 24 - Heathrow airport closes a runway after a British Airways plane makes an emergency landing. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). UPDATE 4-Under siege, JPMorgan to quit physical commodities NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co is exiting physical commodities trading, the bank said in a surprise statement on Friday, as Wall Street's role in the trading of raw materials comes under unprecedented political and regulatory pressure. Well In a Culture of Disrespect, Patients Lose Out When doctors tolerate a culture of disrespect, we arent just being insensitive, or obtuse, or lazy, or enabling. Were in fact violating the first commandment of medicine. Syria's opposition presses for 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. Should Reddit Be Blamed for the Spreading of a Smear? When the Sunil Tripathi rumor went viral after the Boston Marathon bombing, it laid bare the dysfunctional codependence between new and old media. Number of Catfish Inspectors Drives a Debate on Spending The inspection of catfish is at the heart of a dispute as the House and Senate prepare to work out their differences on a new five-year farm bill. Study raises new concern about earthquakes and fracking fluids NEW YORK (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday, sometimes followed months later by quakes big enough to destroy buildings. Hopes raised for Mideast peace talks Could Israel be considering a momentous concession that would change the course of 46 years of history with the Palestinians? Carnival puts cruise fleet under microscope after ship fire MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Carnival Corp has launched a comprehensive review of its entire fleet after a fire crippled one of its ships last month, and will share its findings across the industry, Carnival Cruise Lines' chief executive told a conference on Tuesday. 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. Obama marks 'forgotten war' No veteran should be forgotten, President Barack Obama said Saturday while commemorating the end 60 years ago of the Korean conflict, sometimes described as the "forgotten war." Cibulkova Tops Cirstea, Advances to Stanford Final Dominika Cibulkova advanced to her second WTA Tour final this year, coasting past Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-0 on Saturday in the Bank of the West Classic. Dance Review Yoshiko Chuma Brings Her Exotic Blend to La MaMa Yoshiko Chuma presented a multidisciplinary work at La MaMa last weekend that incorporated dance, violin, electric guitar, trombone and the making of a daguerreotype.

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