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T Magazine Feeling For | A Face Serum With Some Serious Kick
This British skincare product will rouse you from even the worst summer doldrums.


After Detroit, muni bonds are safe, but no slam dunk
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Despite the Detroit bankruptcy and record sell-off of municipal bonds this year, most top-quality "munis" are safe to hold.


MAC Remains Stable Amid Realignment Drama
The Mid-American Conference will have a hard time topping the last 12 months, when Northern Illinois made it to the Orange Bowl and Central Michigan's Eric Fisher was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.


Six Decades Later, a Second Rescue Attempt
Harsh weather in North Korea prevented a Navy pilot from retrieving the remains of a fellow airman killed 62 years ago in one of the fiercest battles of the Korean War.


Whats On Friday
Television highlights.


China launches 24/7 live panda broadcast
Internet users love animal videos. So why not watch pandas -- anywhere, anytime?


Kevin Tway Wins Boise Open
Kevin Tway won the Boise Open on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, beating Spencer Levin with a 6-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.


Footballer dies aged 27
Ecuador international Christian Benitez, the top scorer in the Mexican league last season, has died suddenly at the age of 27. The forward's death comes a day after he made his club debut in Qatar.


Books Patricia S. Churchlands The Self as Brain and Brainwashed, by Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld
Patricia S. Churchland, a philosopher, probes for the organs moral center, while Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld write to debunk pop neuroscience.


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...


Treated like a criminal?
Leading tennis player Victor Troicki believes he has been "treated like a criminal" after being hit with an 18-month ban for flouting doping regulations and plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


FCC nominee Wheeler clears Senate Commerce panel vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Federal Communications Commission, moved a step closer to confirmation on Tuesday after receiving the approval of the Senate Commerce Committee.


Water "the teeth" of climate change - World Bank
June 19 - Growing pressure over water remains the most worrying symptom of climate change, argues the World Bank President, while a projected 2C rise in temperature by 2030 could submerge Bangkok.


Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy
A military court has found Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of the largest leak of classified information in U.S. history, not guilty of aiding the enemy.


Syrian Government Blamed for Ballistic Missile Attack
At least 29 people were killed in a missile attack by government forces on Aleppo, Syria, monitors there said Saturday.


Is 'Chinese dream' a fantasy?
What is the president's "Chinese Dream"? And is it what the people want? Kristie Lu Stout asks around.


2 Men Found Guilty Under Cameroon's Anti-Gay Law
A court in Cameroon found two men guilty under the country's harsh law banning gay sex on Tuesday, a lawyer said, continuing a string of recent convictions that has drawn international condemnation.


Art in Review Luis Molina-Pantin Modus Operandi
Mr. Molina-Pantins photographs of Disney-esque drug-baron mansions in Colombia are standouts at the International Center of Photographys 2013 triennial.


ArtsBeat Jane Austen Bank Note Earns Huzzahs and Nitpicking
Austen is to become only the third woman other than Queen Elizabeth II to appear on an English bank note.


City Room New York Today Live Music, Live Voters
What you need to know for Tuesday Political candidates at summer concerts, perfect weather, and a new name for a piglet.


How sensors make your phone "Star Trek smart"
Can your current smartphone be any smarter? Sure it can, if the device knows how to better understand its surroundings with the help of internal sensors. Qualcomm's Project Gimbal does just that for app developers. Here's a peek at how Paramount is using the technology.


Phys Ed Can You Get Too Much Exercise?
The Vasaloppet ski marathon provides a convenient venue for studying the impacts of intense, prolonged aerobic exertion on the human body.


Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate as Part of Jobs Deal
The president would agree to a reduced rate of 28 percent, down from 35 percent, in return for a commitment from Republicans to invest in middle-class jobs.


Well Whooping Cough Vaccine Lags in Efficacy
An analysis of more than 32,000 Californians older than 11 found the acellular pertussis vaccine to be 53 to 64 percent effective.


Manning smiles after verdict
CNN's Chris Lawrence describes scene inside the courtroom where Bradley Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy.


UPDATE 1-Telus challenges Ottawa's wireless policy in court
* Telus takes government to court in addition to PR campaign


Gadgetwise Disney Encourages Readers to Create Their Own Stories
Several digital initiatives promote reading and storytelling for children from preschool age to young adult.


Time Warner Temporarily Removes CBS in Major Cities
A high-stakes battle between the cable company and CBS over fees caused the networks programming to be blacked out in some cities for a half-hour.


Street Style Office Wear
The best of readers photos from the week of July 29.


Dinosaur Skeletons Headed to Auction, Not Museum
Two skeletons found in Montana by commercial fossil hunters are to be auctioned in New York, where they could bring an estimated $7 million to $9 million.


Sweltering in Shanghai
July 30 - Residents try to beat the heat as Shanghai records one of its hottest summers in 140 years. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Wiebe Wins Senior British Open
Mark Wiebe beat Bernhard Langer on the fifth playoff hole to win the Senior British Open, for his first senior major title.


1,200 inmates break out of Benghazi prison after riot
Libyan authorities are trying to round up a sea of inmates who escaped from a Benghazi prison.


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...


Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height
Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows.


Pakistani Lawmakers Choose Next President
The legislators picked Mamnoon Hussain, a Karachi industrialist and the candidate of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs party, for the largely ceremonial post.


Economix Blog The Complex Story of Race and Upward Mobility
Metropolitan areas with large African-American populations tend to have lower rates of upward mobility. But lower-income whites in those regions also face longer odds of moving up economically.


Robin Thicke, a Romantic, Has a Naughty Hit
After 20 years of writing romantic RB songs, Blurred Lines has put him at No. 1 on pop radio.


Who wants to win a baby?
Abandoned babies are being given out as prizes on a game show.


A City Invokes Seizure Laws to Save Homes
With recent gains in home prices doing little for some blighted neighborhoods, Richmond, Calif., is about to become the first city in the nation to try a novel way to stop foreclosures.


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