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News Feed Latest worldwide news State of the Art Leap Motion Controller, Great Hardware in Search of Great Software The controller promises to let you control your computer with hand motions, and the hardware does that, but its software is scattershot, inconsistent and frustrating. The Learning Network Blog Summer Reading Contest Winner | The Cover of Rolling Stone The New York Times Upfront chooses the winner and runner-up for our fifth week of this contest. Facebook stock almost hits IPO price, 14 months after rocky debut SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's stock on Tuesday came within a hair of reclaiming its $38 debut price for the first time since going public in 2012, a milestone in the social networking company's effort to wipe away Wall Street's skepticism of its business. Sports Briefing | Soccer Dortmund Beats Bayern to Win German Super Cup Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich to hand Pep Guardiola his first defeat while in charge of the European champions. Icahn opposes voting rule change proposed by Dell founder (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn urged Dell Inc's special committee to not change voting rules, as proposed by the company's founder Michael Dell, which would make it easier for a CEO-led group to take the personal computer maker private. Breakingviews The real hay in MA July 26 - Richard Beales and Antony Currie explain how Lazard's earnings highlight how rivals may be taking more of the limelight despite doing less of the work. Opinion Manning verdict 'unfair' Douglas Rushkoff says the case of Bradley Manning shows the U.S. government risks exposure in a digital age when it behaves inconsistently with the values we want to project Obama meets Israeli, Palestinian negotiators WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met privately on Tuesday with lead Israeli and Palestinian negotiators the day after they restarted long-stalled peace negotiations in Washington, a White House official said. US STOCKS-Dow, SP 500 end flat as tech gains; potash shares sink * Mosaic, Potash Corp sink after Russia quits top potash cartel 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. Measures set up as gas rig burns in Gulf of Mexico A fire that erupted at a natural gas rig in the Gulf of Mexico is prompting extra measures, including flyovers and preparations to drill a relief well. Fight over parking spot in Beijing leaves toddler dead A 2-year-old girl died after a confrontation in Beijing between her mother and a motorist that saw the toddler grabbed from her stroller and thrown to the ground, Chinese state media reported Saturday. G.O.P. Senators See an Upside in a Problematic Issue Abortion Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rob Portman are discussing how to advance a bill in the Senate to ban abortion at 20 weeks an issue that has invigorated the Republican base this year. Twitter faces new pressure to limit hate speech An advocate for honoring women on British currency was thanked for her efforts on Twitter with dozens of rape threats. A female writer who recently spoke out against rape jokes, almost predictably, got the same treatment. Sports Briefing | Football Redskins Griffin Passes Test but Wont Play Quarterback Robert Griffin III passed a perfunctory conditioning test on the eve of training camp but said he would not participate in 11-on-11 drills in the early days of camp. Lady Vols Approached UConn About Playing Again Tennessee coach Holly Warlick says she recently approached Connecticut about the possibility of playing each other again. Dispute Blocks Hollywoods Share of Chinese Box Office A disagreement has taken root over whether to apply a new tax in China to the share of movie ticket sales that is owed to American film studios. China fuels Philips profit jump Jim Boulden speaks with Philips CEO Frans Van Houten about how a focus on local needs has allowed his company to grow. 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. India recycles water for the gods Water for the gods that once went to waste is now being conserved by Indian Hindu temples. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports. Home Prices Jumped 12.2% in May Home values are rising as more people are bidding on a relatively tight supply of houses for sale. Rocket blasts off from Florida with military communications satellite CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday carrying a sophisticated communications satellite designed to provide voice and data services for U.S. military forces around the world. UPDATE 3-Deutsche Bank legal, regulatory costs weigh on earnings * Bank to cut assets to keep leverage ratio at 3 pct (Adds CFO comment) Apps That Know What You Want, Before You Do Technology companies are rushing into predictive search, developing apps like Google Now that process digital clues to anticipate what users want to know. On Pro Football Jets Ryan, Used to Having Last Word, Becomes Voice in the Mix Rex Ryan lapsed into survival mode a day after G.M. John Idzik refused to acknowledge that Ryan would have the final say in the Jets quarterback competition. Odd Fox News Interview Lifts Reza Aslans Biography on Jesus A Fox News interviewer awkwardly questioned the Muslim author on why he had written about Jesus, and sales of his book, Zealot, surged once the video caught fire online. India Ink Image of the Day July 30 A shopkeeper selling garlands made of Indian rupees, in New Delhi. UPDATE 1-Jones Lang LaSalle 2nd-quarter earnings miss estimates NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Global real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle Inc on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected earnings, as improved leasing in the Americas and global property sales were offset by lower activity in Brazil, Russia, India and China and Europe. After the Fact Fainting in Heat Heat syncope, or fainting, is a risk on hot summer days, and responding properly is necessary to avoid complications. SpaceX wins bid to launch Canadian radar satellites July 30 (Reuters) - Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies was selected to launch a trio of Canadian radar satellites aboard a single Falcon 9 rocket, the company announced on Tuesday. Advertising Merger as a Career Capstone for the Chief of Publicis The merger with Omnicom has been widely seen as a coup for Publicis and a career capstone for Maurice Lvy. Labor Rights Group Accuses iPhone Maker of Abuses China Labor Watch said it had found violations of the law and of Apples pledges about working conditions at factories operated by a Taiwanese company, Pegatron. U.S. bankruptcy court OKs $93 mln pact between Getty, Lukoil July 29 (Reuters) - A bankruptcy judge on Monday signed off on a deal for Russian oil giant Lukoil to pay $93 million to its former Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc unit to resolve a trial over Getty's... Student jailed without food, water reaches $4.1 million settlement with U.S. government SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A California university student who was left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly 5 days without food or water has reached a $4.1 million settlement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), his lawyers said on Tuesday. UPDATE 1-Cubist to pay up to $1.62 bln for Trius, Optimer Pharma July 30 (Reuters) - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc said it would buy Trius Therapeutics Inc and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc for up to $1.62 billion as it seeks to strengthen its antibiotics portfolio. Breakingviews Michael Dell's next trick July 24 - Antony Currie and Breakingviews columnists discuss how the computer company founder's bid to change voting rules may affect the outcome of the long-running buyout saga. UPDATE 1-EU regulator intensifies scrutiny of Google search results BRUSSELS, July 30 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators sharpened their scrutiny of how Google ranks its web search results, asking rivals whether their lower rankings affected the number of visitors to their sites, a European Commission questionnaire showed. Russians smell something fishy in Putin's latest stunt MOSCOW (Reuters) - There was a time when Vladimir Putin's macho antics inspired pride among Russians, but many are finding it hard to believe the president's latest stunt - catching a huge pike in Siberia. Eagles WR Maclin Tears ACL, Could Miss Season Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee during practice Saturday and could miss the season. Indyk tapped as Washington's Middle East peace envoy July 29 - Former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk is named as Washington's Middle East peace envoy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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