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News Feed Latest worldwide news Gibraltar's $200m yacht hotel Imagine this in your hot little hands you hold a blueprint for a luxury hotel in one of the most idyllic -- and tiny -- locations in the world. UPDATE 1-New EPA chief takes on critics of U.S. agency's policies CAMBRIDGE, Mass./WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Delivering her first speech as the top U.S. environmental steward, Gina McCarthy on Tuesday pre-empted a frequent mantra of critics of the Environmental Protection Agency - that the agency's regulations disrupt the economy and cost jobs. Actors Evan Rachel Wood, Jamie Bell welcome first child, a boy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Evan Rachel Wood and British actor Jamie Bell welcomed their first child, a boy, Wood's spokeswoman said on Tuesday. SEC sues ex-Santander exec, ex-Spanish judge for insider trading NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a former Banco Santander SA executive and a former Spanish judge with insider trading over a proposed takeover of... Mets 6, Marlins 5 Comeback by Mets Puts Halt to 2 Streaks A seventh-inning rally helped the Mets beat the last-place Marlins in Miami. The comeback saved Jeremy Hefner from a third straight loss. 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. Abraaj sells 50 pct stake in Turkish insurer to Malaysia fund DUBAI, July 29 (Reuters) - Emerging markets private equity firm Abraaj Group has agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in Acibadem Sigorta to Malaysia's state-run investment fund Khazanah Nasional... OWN, Winfreys Cable Channel, Turns Around Financially After several grueling years, Oprah Winfreys cable channel OWN has turned around, her business partners at Discovery Communications said on Tuesday. China underwhelms with salvo to slim bloated industry SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuters) - China's edict to more than 1,900 companies to shut excess production capacity by September is the latest effort to slim down bloated industries, but in the key steel, aluminium and cement sectors the cuts are just a fraction of their surpluses. New EPA chief takes on critics of U.S. agency's policies CAMBRIDGE, Mass./WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Delivering her first speech as the top U.S. environmental steward, Gina McCarthy on Tuesday pre-empted a frequent mantra of the agency's critics - that the Environmental Protection Agency's regulations disrupt the economy and cost jobs. Man Utd signs new sponsor Manchester United may face a new challenge on the field next season without Alex Ferguson but the English Premier League giant appears to have no domestic equals commercially with its ever expanding list of global sponsors. Sports Briefing | Soccer New Soccer Stadium Set for Washington D.C. United and city officials signed an agreement for a new $300 million stadium. The city and the team would split the cost of the stadium, tentatively scheduled to open in 2016. Take that, dragon Siegfried blasts Fafner for Wagner's 200th BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - It was bound to happen in a staging of Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle someday, but few would have expected that in Wagner's own opera house in his bicentenary year his hero Siegfried would kill the fierce dragon Fafner with a machinegun instead of a magic sword. 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. Mickelson Still Pinching Himself After Open Win Phil Mickelson has no doubt what will be most remembered from his career. Well Alternatives for Back Pain Relief How do you solve back pain? Dont ask your doctor. 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. TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Wednesday. Japanese Stocks BUY 16.8 million shares SELL 14.2 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ BUY 2.6 million shares The Great Wall, Our Way A two-day hike along a remote stretch of Chinas Great Wall affords endless views without the distraction of crowds. ArtsBeat Dance Troupes to Tour Asia and South America DanceMotion USA, a cultural diplomacy program produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, will send the Mark Morris Dance Group, David Dorfman Dance and Contra-Tiempo to perform at destinations around the globe next year. 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. UPDATE 1-Telenet offers fewer cheap phones, cuts costs to boost profit * Keeps 2013 guidance (Adds details on guidance, Belgian mobile market) A son tweets his goodbyes Over the weekend Scott Simon has been, for lack of a better phrase, live-tweeting his mother's final days. City Room A Summer Internship at a Place Where Most People Stay for Good Woodlawn has enlisted four University of Pennsylvania graduate students to help clean and restore some of its 1,316 mausoleums and 150,000 monuments and gravestones. Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Iraq bombings BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-affiliated group said it orchestrated a wave of car bombings across Iraq that killed at least 60 people on Monday in revenge for the mistreatment of the country's Sunni community. A Collective Lets Small Coffee Shops Roast Their Own The Pulley Collective, a warehouse where the citys coffee shops can roast their own beans and brew new ideas. Explain Obamacare at last Dean Obeidallah says Obama's health care plan would attract broad support -- if only the public fully understood it At Home With George McDonald A Mayoral Candidate Reflects on the Mosaic of His Life Grand Central Terminal has been a touchstone of sorts throughout George McDonalds life. Now he has a house that matches it. Thief Gets Away With Estimated $50 Million in Jewelry at a French Riviera Hotel The crime at the Carlton Intercontinental came days after a member of a gang of jewel thieves escaped from a Switzerland prison. Vontobel sees client inflows at same pace as in H1 GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss bank Vontobel AG has seen private client inflows continuing at the same pace as in the first half of the year, private banking head Peter Fanconi said on Wednesday. Facebook shares jump 28 percent, Wall Street sees more ad growth (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares opened 28 percent higher on Thursday after the company reported a huge jump in mobile advertising revenue, and analysts pointed to further growth from new advertising... Court-ordered mental health treatment may save money NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - State-run programs that compel people with serious mental illness to get treatment may reduce costs, according to a new analysis of New York State's system known as Kendra's Law. COMMODITIES-Copper down on China worry; gold slips ahead of Fed NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Commodity prices mostly fell on Tuesday, with copper leading the losses on gloomy factory data expected from top buyer China, and oil settling lower after a recent rally in U.S. crude was deemed excessive. A Month in the Country, as Experienced at Age 20 The chief dance critic of The New York Times recalls being mesmerized by Lynn Seymour and Anthony Dowell in Frederick Ashtons ballet A Month in the Country, introduced in 1976. At Home With George McDonald A Mayoral Candidate Reflects on the Mosaic of His Life Grand Central Terminal has been a touchstone of sorts throughout George McDonalds life. Now he has a house that matches it. Weiner vows in video to stay in New York City mayoral race NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anthony Weiner, under fire after admitting that he sent lewd pictures to women online long after resigning from Congress over similar behavior, will not exit the New York City mayoral race because quitting "isn't the way we roll in New York City." German Magazine Accused Over Historical Views A Jewish groups complaint against the magazine Der Landser has added to the debate over the balance between free speech and efforts in Germany to eradicate the neo-Nazi movement. Eiffel Tower staff strike leaves tourists out of luck June 25 - Thousands of tourists left are stranded at ground level as Eiffel Tower staff go on strike to protest delays in repairs and working conditions. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). 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. George Mitchell, a Pioneer in Hydraulic Fracturing, Dies at 94 Mr. Mitchell, who on a hunch began drilling shale rock formations, is credited with creating an unexpected natural gas boom in the United States.

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