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F1 season off to a racing start
Ed Foster of Motor Sport Magazine previews the Formula One season with Amanda Davies.


U.S. taxable bond funds post biggest weekly inflows since May Lipper
(Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States put $4.57 billion into taxable bond funds in the latest week, the most since early May, on further reassurance that the Federal Reserve is...


Sports Briefing | Colleges Ohio State Coach Punishes Four Players
Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer has disciplined four of his players for legal problems, including suspending the Buckeyes leading scorer, Carlos Hyde, who is suspected of assaulting a woman.


BorgWarner net up on demand for fuel-efficient vehicles
(Reuters) - BorgWarner Inc , maker of automotive turbochargers and emission systems, posted higher-than-expected profit on Thursday as global demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles continued to rise...


Table for Three At Lunch With Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric McCormack
The actors Eric McCormack and Jesse Tyler Ferguson are known for their groundbreaking TV roles, but both agree that a subtle approach to getting out a message works best.


Obama aims to change topic, seize initiative in fiscal fights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told supporters on Monday that he plans to focus his agenda clearly on the economic challenges of the middle class, a theme he will lay out in a speech...


Omnicom CEO sees no major disposals in merger
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Omnicom Chief Executive John Wren said he did not expect the combined Publicis Omnicom Group to have to make major disposals as part of their merger.


Russia loses $200 million satellites as launch ends in flames
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites worth around $200 million crashed shortly after lift-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after its engines suddenly switched off.


A weekend of travel tragedies
Sad news all around The weekend brought one tragic story after another about people dying in travel accidents.


Paperback Row
Paperback books of particular interest.


Smaller-than-expected shipwreck losses prop Lancashire shares
(Reuters) - British insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd added $37.7 million to its losses from the 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck off the Italian coast, but its shares rose 4 percent as analysts had...


Milan star 'racially abused'
The new football season is still some weeks away, but already in Italy allegations of racial abuse towards AC Milan's Kevin Constant have marred a friendly.


Listening Post U.S. Pushes for Global Eye on South Sudan Conflict
Officials said they wanted to draw attention to what could become a humanitarian tragedy, but they are also working to preserve an Obama administration achievement.


Penn State Heading Into Year 2 Under O'Brien
Bill O'Brien thinks he can do a better job of managing the clock. He wants to improve his communication with his coaches in the press box. Then there are the adjustments for recruiting, practice and team meetings.


How Africa is fueling the world
From laptops to cars, the products you take for granted are made using minerals from Africa. Find out how the world depends on Africa's natural resources, and how those resources are powering African economies.


First glimpse of the royal baby
CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks about the first glimpse of the royal baby with CNN's Max Foster.


Britain losing battle against internet crime, lawmakers say
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Britain is losing the battle against cyber crime and needs a new crack crime unit to fight the growing problem in cooperation with its global partners, particularly the European Union, a panel of lawmakers said in a report on Tuesday.


ArtsBeat Asia Society to Present Modern Iranian Art
The new exhibition will showcase the work of 26 artists from the 1950s to the 1970s.


Murray wins Wimbledon
CNN's Pedro Pinto talks to Andy Murray who made history by becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936.


Disruptions Microsofts Struggle to Make Things Simple for Consumers
Microsoft has been trying to shed its reputation for highlighting features over simplicity, but old habits are proving hard to break.


Demonstrations Grow in Egypt
Friends and foes of Mohamed Morsi, the ousted president, turned out for rallies across the country.


AEP says costly U.S. greenhouse gas limits unnecessary
(Reuters) - American Electric Power Co, one of the biggest coal burners in the United States, said Thursday the power industry is already on track to meet the Obama administration's carbon reduction goals and does not need federal regulators to impose additional costly limits on greenhouse gas emissions.


Occupy Bakery
An immigrant fights to change working conditions at a Manhattan bakery cafe.


Economic growth gauge at highest since April 2011 ECRI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of future U.S. economic growth edged up last week to its highest level since April 2011, while the annualized growth rate held steady, a research group said on Friday.


Obama Says Hell Evaluate Pipeline Project Depending on Pollution
President Obama said that he would evaluate construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on the basis of whether or not it would add significant amounts of carbon to the atmosphere.


Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf oil spill evidence
(Reuters) - Halliburton Co has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and will pay the maximum possible statutory fine, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.


Experts predict long antitrust road for Omnicom, Publicis
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, July 29 (Reuters) - Publicis and Omnicom will most likely have to shed some assets in order for their mega deal to win approval from regulators in the United States, Europe and...


T Magazine One-Thing Shops | Where You Can Find the Most Beautiful Brushes in Germany
In the shadow of a famous German cathedral lies an inviting hole in the wall where a single family has been making brushes of all shapes and sizes for more than a century.


Leland Mitchell, Who Defied Racism on the Basketball Court, Dies at 72
A decision by Mitchell and his teammates to play in a N.C.A.A. tournament despite opposition was widely seen as the beginning of the end of segregation in college sports.


Gay marriage colors pope visit
Latin America's growing acceptance of gay marriage is a challenge for Pope Francis ahead of his visit.


Currents | Furniture New Uses for Rescued Timber
Furniture made in Nicaragua from local tempest-tossed wood.


The world's vanishing glaciers
The melting glacial ice in places like the Alps, Greenland and the Himalayas is a dramatic visual document of how our planet's climate is changing.


Theater Review | Long Island A Review of Tonight at 830, at the John Drew Theater
Three of the 10 one-act plays in a cycle collectively titled Tonight at 830, at the John Drew Theater, display Nol Cowards wry commentary on class and colonialism.


Exclusive Romanian expert believes three artworks from Dutch heist destroyed
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian experts believe that three out of seven paintings stolen last year from a Dutch museum, a haul that included works by Picasso and Monet, have been destroyed by fire, the team's head told Reuters on Monday.


Animal rights group sponsors alternative Tennessee horse show
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - An animal rights group fiercely opposed to what it calls cruel treatment of famed Tennessee Walking Horses is backing an alternative show that does not judge horses on the high-stepping gait they say is a result of an abusive practice.


Malls kill off HK's street 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.


Music Review Sinead OConnor in Gospel Sessions at Lincoln Center
Sinead OConnor made a foray into traditional religious music with Gospel Sessions at Alice Tully Hall as part of the Lincoln Center Festival.


Fangio car sells for nearly $30m
A Mercedes more than a half-century old and driven by one of Formula One's most famous racers, Juan Manuel Fangio, became the most expensive car ever sold at an auction, according to the auctioneer.


Scientists report newly discovered horned dinosaur unearthed in Utah
(Reuters) - A big-nosed dinosaur that may have used its impressive horns as a mate magnet and to ward off competitors has been unearthed in a fossil-rich deposit in southern Utah, scientists said on Wednesday.


Senate leader McConnell a big loser on Election Day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell set two top goals for the 2012 election a Republican takeover of the Senate and the defeat of President Barack Obama.


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