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News Feed Latest worldwide news SEC investigating IBM over cloud revenue NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are investigating how International Business Machines Corp reports revenue from its cloud computing business, the company said on Wednesday. GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, dollar gain on data; Fed statement ahead * Fed to release post-meeting statement at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT Facebook no longer just a fad-CNET Editor July 31 - We talk to Dan Ackerman, Senior Editor at CNET, about the strategies used by Facebook to climb back to its $38 IPO price. Bobbi Rebell reports. Florida governor orders review of election laws after voting snafus TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott ordered his top elections official on Wednesday to figure out what caused long lines at polling stations and delays in ballot counting in the battleground state on Election Day. Egypt plans to clear two pro-Morsy protests in Cairo A high-level African Union delegation working to ease tensions in Egypt met with deposed President Mohamed Morsy and the leaders who replaced his Muslim Brotherhood-backed administration after a July 3 military coup, the AU said Wednesday. Murray's historic Wimbledon win Andy Murray won Wimbledon, breaking Britain's 77-year drought for a men's singles champion. The Lede Reaction to the Manning Verdict Pfc. Bradley Manning was an Army intelligence analyst who provided some 700,000 secret documents to WikiLeaks. UPDATE 1-Despite Detroit, U.S. public finance ratings improve -SP WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Rating trends across the U.S. public finance sector were "decidedly positive" in the second quarter despite the default by Detroit, Standard Poor's Ratings Service... Ad groups plot to compete with new Publicis-Omnicom LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - A plan to merge Publicis and Omnicom into the world's biggest advertising group has rivals ready to poach their blue-chip clients that might leave the new agency as it faces... Inside Art Loss That Lingers, in Memory and Place Sophie Calles Last Seen series of photographs and texts, about the 1990 theft of 13 artworks from Bostons Gardner Museum, will be shown there this fall. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the past 24 hours. QA Verifying Gmail on the Road If you do not have access to your cellphone for Gmails verification process, there is an option to print out a set of codes. As Work Habits Change, Software Makers Rush to Innovate An increasing focus on office collaboration is creating opportunities for software giants like Microsoft and Google and start-ups like Quip. T Magazine Food Matters | Four Monks Walk Into a Bar A group of Buddhist holy men traveled yesterday to Whiskey Soda Lounge Ny, the soon-to-open companion bar to the restaurant Pok Pok Ny, for a house-blessing ceremony. U.S. intelligence official says no one fired over Snowden WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deputy director of the U.S. National Security Agency said on Wednesday that no one had been fired and no one had offered to resign over former security contractor Edward Snowden's ability to take large amounts of classified data from agency computers. Art Review A Visit to Thomas Hirschhorns Gramsci Monument Thomas Hirschhorn has built Gramsci Monument, a sprawling, participatory sculpture, on the grounds of the Forest Houses. Spotify Losses Grow, Despite Successful Expansion A quarter of the streaming services 24 million customers pay for their music, but that hasnt been enough for Spotify to turn a profit. Radio show personality Kidd Kraddick died of cardiac arrest coroner (Reuters) - Popular radio and TV host David "Kidd" Kraddick, the host of the syndicated show "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning", died of cardiac disease, according to the deputy coroner of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. UPDATE 1-Senators question U.S. energy market settlement with JPMorgan WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - Two Democratic Senators on Wednesday asked U.S. energy regulators for more details on how terms of a settlement were reached on alleged power market manipulation in California and the Midwest by a unit of JPMorgan Chase Co. Well Scientists Seek to Rein In Diagnoses of Cancer Some of the top scientists in cancer research are recommending sweeping changes in the approach to detection and treatment, including eliminating the word cancer entirely from some common diagnoses. BlackRock launches first retail alternative funds NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc is launching its first alternative mutual funds for retail investors. Soccer Australian National Team Seeks Competition in Asia Since becoming a member of the Asian Football Confederation, Australia has seen a rise in its soccer fortunes as its players take on a more technical aspect. World Briefing | Africa Nigeria Deadly Explosions Hit Christian Area in North Multiple explosions on Monday night rocked a Christian area in the northern city of Kano. Security forces ferried scores of wounded to hospitals. 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. CIT's clampdown only affects future shipments source (Reuters) - The tightened credit terms now being offered by CIT Group Inc to small vendors supplying J.C. Penney Co Inc only affects future shipments, a source familiar with the situation said on... Splashing the cash for a vintage Mercedes An unidentified buyer paid about $30 million at an auction for a car formerly used by Formula One great Juan Manuel Fangio. The selling price is a record, the auctioneer said. ArtsBeat The Consolations of a Schubert Sonata Surplus Pondering the happy results of listening to three performances of Schuberts final piano sonata, the B flat, in one week. TV show gives away babies Plumbing new depths in the battle for television ratings, abandoned babies are being given out as prizes on a controversial prime-time game show in Pakistan. Living With Cancer A Quilt of Poetry Taking inspiration from a number of cancer poets, Susan Gubar pieced together a quilt of poetry to convey the feeling of chaos so common among people with cancer. Sports Briefing | Football Witness Testifies That Paterno Said Penn State Erred on Sandusky Mike McQueary, a former Penn State assistant, said that the longtime football coach Joe Paterno told him the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. M.I.T. Cleared in Report After Suicide of Activist Arguments persist that M.I.T. could have done much more to end the prosecution of a young man whose promise was great and whose actions caused no damage to the universitys computer network. Tense for China test, after Fed settles nothing SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets got off to an indecisive start on Thursday after the Federal Reserve provided little clarity on the outlook for U.S. stimulus, leaving investors hostage to Chinese data later in the session. India Ink Congress Party Supports Creation of Telangana State Telangana will be the 29th state of India after it goes through the legislative process. 'Rosie the Riveter' World War Two bomber plant needs $8 million to live on as museum DETROIT (Reuters) - The factory where "Rosie the Riveter" helped build bombers during World War Two and became a symbol for women contributing to the war effort outside the home has been given a... Tennis baby takes Internet by storm The daughter of Bob Bryan, part of of tennis' greatest double act in history, has become a social media phenomenon. Private at U.S. Army base in Colorado base arrested on sex charge DENVER (Reuters) - A 19-year-old soldier stationed at a U.S. Army base in Colorado accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl he met on the Internet has been arrested amid an ongoing probe of sexual misconduct at the post, police said on Wednesday Ohio State RB Hyde Suspended For at Least 3 Games Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde was suspended Tuesday for at least three games and will be required to meet additional obligations before he plays again for the Buckeyes. Florida Gives Muschamp $250,000 Raise Annually Florida has given coach Will Muschamp a raise after an 11-win season. ArtsBeat Architecture Curator at MoMA to Return to Columbia as Department Chair After six years as a curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Barry Bergdoll announced Wednesday that he is returning to teach at Columbia University. Applebee's, IHOP parent DineEquity results beat; shares soar (Reuters) - DineEquity Inc , the owner of Applebee's and IHOP restaurants, reported second-quarter profit on Tuesday that handily beat Wall Street estimates on better-than-expected sales at...

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