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News Feed Latest worldwide news Dance Review Mark Dendys Ritual Cyclical, Ensembles Worshiping Hundreds of people gathered on Wednesday for Lincoln Center Out of Doors, which presented a premiere of Mark Dendys Ritual Cyclical. Henry to Captain MLS All-Stars Against AS Roma Former France striker Thierry Henry has been appointed captain of the Major Soccer League's All-Star team for Wednesday's clash with AS Roma in Kansas City. 'Boxing' Mugabe lays down the gloves on Zimbabwe election eve HARARE (Reuters) - Setting aside weeks of campaign trail acrimony, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe buried the hatchet with political rival Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday, the eve of a hotly contested election that remains too close to call. Sequenom shares plunge on weak results, downgrades (Reuters) - Shares of Sequenom Inc fell as much as 36 percent, a day after the life sciences company reported a jump in its second-quarter loss and prompted analysts to slash their ratings and price... Thailand hit by fourth largest oil spill in its history July 30 - Tourist resorts evacuated and clean up begins as oil slicks come ashore in Thailand. Tom Dinham reports. Corner Office Susan Docherty of G.M. What if You Were in My Shoes? Susan Docherty of General Motors says that by asking potential hires how they would perform her job, she gets an idea of how they think on their feet. Williamsburg Homes, With Neighborliness in Mind A Brooklyn town-house development has a 200-foot-long common space out front with benches and planters. 3D human brain map points way to future discovery July 16 - German and Canadian scientists have built a three dimensional map of the human brain to help guide researchers investigating the origins of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The "human brain map" shows the organ in unprecedented detail, as Rob Muir reports. The return of golf's 'Mechanic' Pedro Pinto meets Miguel Angel Jimenez, the oldest ever winner on the European Tour who has recovered from an accident. Five-time champion Griffith dies Former world-class boxer Emile Griffith, who won five titles during the 1960s, died Tuesday just east of New York City, the International Boxing Hall of Fame announced. Senate Approves College Student Loan Plan Tying Rates to Markets The plan would tie interest rates for student loans to the financial markets and brings Congress close to resolving a dispute that caused rates to double in July. Chef NZ denied me visa due to obesity A South African chef who has worked in New Zealand for six years claims his work visa was denied because of his obesity. 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. Former North Korean child beggar wins fame as TV chef SEOUL (Reuters) - With her flower-print dress and black hair dyed a fashionable light brown, Kim Ha-na does not seem like a former child beggar who risked her life three times trying to escape from... News Analysis Weak Finish From Europe on Chinese Solar Panels The European Commissions antidumping case against China started vigorously but foundered amid European political divisions; it may ultimately strengthen Chinas solar industry. Dollar erases losses vs yen after U.S. housing data NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - The dollar turned higher against the yen on Tuesday after data showed U.S. single-family home prices rose in May. Trading at Noon Facebook nears $38; Einhorn likes GM, Apple July 30 - Facebook's stock is nearing its IPO price of $38, as strong earnings from last week's report continue to boost shares; Greenlight's David Einhorn still likes Apple thinks GM's a strong growth stock. Well Medical Procedures May Be Useless, or Worse Many new techniques and medicines are either no more effective than the old ones, or worse, and many doctors persist in using practices that have been shown to be useless or harmful, a new analysis shows. Wolff drives females forward Susie Wolff says she will keep fighting to win a place on the Formula One grid -- but she won't rely on her sexuality to get there. Henry to captain MLS All-Stars against AS Roma NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former France striker Thierry Henry has been appointed captain of the Major Soccer League's All-Star team for Wednesday's clash with AS Roma in Kansas City. How should teens handle their summer-job money? NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anchorage, Alaska, teen Grace Bolt isn't spending her summer lolling at the pool or in front of a video game controller - she's juggling a variety of jobs and cashing a variety... India Ink Bihar School Deaths Highlight Indias Struggle With Pesticides India continues to widely use toxic pesticides banned in the United States. Solar plane heads for New York in final leg of U.S. journey NEW YORK (Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun embarked on the final leg of a journey across the United States on Saturday, taking off from Washington, D.C., for a roughly 21-hour flight to New York City. Business spending plans, durable goods orders rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of planned U.S. business spending rose more than expected in June and new orders for long-lasting manufactured goods surged, offering tentative signs of a pickup in... A Quiet Drink Music, Cocktails and Madeline at Bemelmans Bar Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle is a splurge but offers pleasures like its piano men, specialty cocktails and signature murals by Ludwig Bemelmans. ECB takes lending step to help small business FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank moved on Thursday to get more money to the euro zone's struggling small businesses, letting banks use more of the assets once blamed for triggering the... Louis Oosthuizen to Miss 2 Months With Injuries Louis Oosthuizen will take two months away from golf to let a series of injuries heal. N.H.L. Stars Are Invited to Camps for Olympics Patrick Kane, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are among the N.H.L. players whom the United States, Canada and Russia have asked to participate in orientation camps. The most dangerous hobby? Unpaid and overworked - why global motorsport relies on its marshals to keep its wheels turning. Friend Sexter 'idealized' Weiner The woman at the center of the Anthony Weiner scandal is a 23-year-old Indiana native who is passionate about politics and was a strong supporter of the New York politician even after he resigned from Congress amid similar circumstances two years ago, a friend said. Australia shares seen slipping on China growth worries MELBOURNE, July 31 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised to open a touch lower on Wednesday, with miners weighed down by worries that manufacturing in top metals consumer China contracted in July.... News Analysis Weak Finish From Europe on Chinese Solar Panels The European Commissions antidumping case against China started vigorously but foundered amid European political divisions; it may ultimately strengthen Chinas solar industry. Pentagon Is Buying 71 More F-35 Fighters, And Is Getting Them a Little Bit Cheaper The contract for the fifth and sixth batch of fighter jets calls for lower prices than the Defense Department paid in the past. Burj Khalifa get Google Street View Fancy a stroll around the observation deck of the tallest building in the world? Lonely Bipartisan Push to Overhaul Tax Code Finally Gets Noticed For months, the leaders of two Congressional tax-writing committees have struggled to gain traction on their efforts, but events are starting to catch up with them. Weinstein and Disney, Together Again Putting aside past acrimony, Harvey Weinstein, the prominent producer, will team with Disney to make a movie adaptation of the book series Artemis Fowl.' Show of support for soldier Bradley Manning July 30 - Protesters gather outside Fort Meade in support of U.S. soldier Bradley Manning ahead of the verdict in the WikiLeaks case. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry Music Review Oresteia Is Revived as Prelude to Bard Music Festival Oresteia, the 1895 adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy dealing with the aftermath of the Trojan War, is being revived at Bard College. Son of Fallen Chinese Official Enrolls at Columbia Law School It is unclear how Bo Guagua, the son of Bo Xilai, will pay for his three-year education at Columbia, which has one of the most expensive law schools in the United States.

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