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Walter Energy shares drop 10 percent after slashing dividend
(Reuters) - Shares of Walter Energy Inc fell over 10 percent on Wednesday after the coal miner slashed its dividend to 1 cent a share, from 12.5 cents a share, citing the tough market for...


Alabama executes killer despite claims of mental illness
(Reuters) - Alabama has executed Andrew Reid Lackey, 29, by lethal injection at Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama, a prison official said. He was pronounced dead at 625 p.m. CDT (2325 GMT).


Britains Recovery Picks Up
Gross domestic product grew 0.6 percent in the three months that ended in June, an uptick amid signs of improvement elsewhere in Europe.


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.


Russian women form giant free falling flower
July 15 - 101 Russian female skydivers set a new world record. Elly Park reports.


Glenn Britt to Retire as Time Warner Cable Chief
Mr. Britt, 64, will be succeeded by Robert Marcus, who at 48 represents generational change both for the company and the industry.


Media Decoder Weinstein Company Loses Appeal to Use Movie Title The Butler
The company can, however, use a variation on the title by adding the name of the director.


The 30-Minute Interview Khashy Eyn
Mr. Eyn is the chief executive of Platinum Properties, a boutique brokerage firm that specializes in the downtown residential market of Manhattan, and now Miami.


Arming rebels Debate in progress
While the United States draws closer to providing some form of lethal assistance to the Syrian opposition, the debate over how extensive the package should be and the possible outcome are likely to follow any decision.


Detroit bankruptcy case judge proposes mediator for toughest disputes
(Reuters) - The bankruptcy judge overseeing Detroit's historic bankruptcy filing has proposed appointing a federal judge as mediator to hash out the most difficult disputes as the city struggles to...


Panel Convenes in Washington to Discuss Aliens
A group of former lawmakers and government officials gathered this week in the capital to discuss what they said was secrecy surrounding aliens and unidentified flying objects.


Sauers Leads Senior British Open After 1st Round
Gene Sauers mastered a stiff breeze to shoot a 3-under 67 Thursday for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior British Open.


Mickelson savors 'greatest day'
They were tears of pride as Phil Mickelson conquers the greatest test in the game of golf by winning the British Open at Muirfield.


Man wrestles shark
A man in Massachusetts wrestled a shark after trying to reel him in with a fishing rod for over an hour.


UPDATE 5-U.S. charges SAC Capital with insider trading crimes
* "Systematic insider trading" - criminal case by prosecutors


US STOCKS-Nasdaq likes Facebook's surge, but earnings curb Dow, SP
* Caterpillar, the Dow's biggest drag, falls for second day


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.


This is Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 handset
Research In Motion is no more! BlackBerry is the new company name and the Z10 is the first BlackBerry 10 handset. Here's a quick overview of the new phone.


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.


Scientists smell success with durian wine
July 21 - Scientists in Singapore are turning their hands to wine-making, using the pungent-smelling durian as a replacement for grapes. They're still a long way from commercializing durian wine, but the researchers are confident that the so-called "King of Fruits" has potential for producing a wine that people will want to drink. Tara Cleary reports.


Who is SAC Capital's Steve Cohen?
Steve Cohen's SAC Capital was charged by the U.S. government this week. Felicia Taylor sheds light on the man behind SAC.


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.


Inside SAC's Dell trade
The federal indictment charging "substantial" insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors details how information allegedly leaked by a Dell insider found its way to SAC's portfolio managers, who allegedly profited from it. Here's how the Department of Justice says it worked.


Well The Kitchen as a Pollution Hazard
Cooking is a major source of indoor pollution, promoting a need for better ventilation standards.


Labor Leaders Seek Government Aid for Detroit
Top leaders of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. on Thursday called on President Obama and the Congress to offer an immediate financial infusion to Detroit, filed for bankruptcy last week.


Pogue's Posts In the Universe of Printers, One Worth Talking About
A home laser printer from Hewlett-Packard has a weird name. But dont let that fool you.


Bo Xilai indicted for corruption, abuse of power
For more than a year, Bo Xilai has been the elephant in the room in Chinese politics -- the central figure in one of the messiest political scandals to hit the ruling Communist Party in years.


On Soccer Dealing With Cancer Amid Elite Soccers Pressure Cooker
Tito Vilanova stepped down as Barcelonas coach after a reoccurrence of throat cancer. In the meantime, his predecessor, Pep Guardiola, has grown distant from him.


Dance The Movement of Time
Mark Dendy likes bringing people together in celebration young people, old people, little people, big people, people of all kinds.


UPDATE 3-Boston Scientific signals new growth, shares up 11 pct
* Revenue from stents, implantable defibrillators stabilizes (Adds analyst comments, company comments, financial details, updates stock price)


Team rebuilding world's first website
Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days.


Gadgetwise Braven Speakers Let You Party for Hours
A Braven 850 plays 20 hours of music with its 20-watt amplifier. But it weighs three pounds, so you may not want to tote it to the beach.


Death toll at 77 in Spanish train derailment
July 25 - Recovery crews remove debris from the site of a massive train derailment in Spain in which at least 77 people were killed. Julie Noce reports.


Xerox profit beats estimates on restructuring
(Reuters) - Xerox Corp reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday on growth in its services division and reiterated its full-year targets as its restructuring efforts showed signs of paying off.


Festival Style Looking Hip in the Chicago Heat
Clothing at this weekends Pitchfork music festival demonstrated as much variety as the acts.


Study forecasts deadly consequences of global warming in New York
July 15 - Higher temperatures caused by climate change could cause a spike in heat-related deaths in New York City, according to researchers at Columbia University. They say that if current trends continue, the number of fatalities attribituble to hot weather could double over the next seventy years. Sharon Reich reports.


Straight Sets Video A TimesTalks Conversation With John McEnroe
With the United States Open on the horizon, the eight-time Open champion John McEnroe (four singles titles, four doubles) joins Jason Stallman, The New York Timess sports editor, for a chat about tennis and more.


ArtsBeat Mr. Selfridge to Return for Second Season on PBS
The show, starring Jeremy Piven as Harry Gordon Selfridge, the American founder of Selfridges department store in London, will return in 2014.


All flights to and from Tunisia cancelled on Friday
TUNIS, July 26 (Reuters) - All flights to and from Tunisia will be cancelled on Friday after a general strike was called by the main labour organisation in protest at the killing of a prominent opposition figure, the civil aviation office said.


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.


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