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Perfect timing Murray's triumph | | Andy Murray tells CNN he was unable to sleep after his historic victory over Novak Djokovic to become Britain's first men's singles champion at Wimbledon since 1936. |
Then Beats Abe to Win U.S. Girls Junior | | Gabriella Then won the United States Girls Junior, spoiling Lakareber Abes bid to become the first black female individual champion in United States Golf Association history. |
NBA Summer of Reunions for Coaches, Players | | When Mike Brown first got into coaching in the early 1990s, veteran Bernie Bickerstaff would pull him aside for little chats on climbing the ladder in the NBA. One lesson stood out more than any other. |
'HIMYM' team previews final season | | Last season's finale of "How I Met Your Mother" finally answered the lingering question of who exactly is the mother of the TV series' title. |
Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors | | A group of volunteers met at the Smithsonian Institutions American Art Museum for a daylong edit-athon to expand and improve the Smithsonians Wikipedia entries. |
No more bling for Beijing? | | Some state-run enterprises in China have opulent headquarters more suited to the court of Louis XIV of France, while other local government-owned buildings even replicate the home of the President of the United States. |
Mandela on posters | | Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday is being marked by an exhibition of stunning new posters of South Africa's former president. |
Federer's slump continues | | Roger Federer's first appearance in Gstaad for nine years lasted just over an hour as the former World No.1 made an untimely exit to Germany's Daniel Brands. |
Mortgages Awaiting Foreclosure Relief | | Foreclosure prevention advocates are urging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to sign legislation that would prevent lenders lawyers from leaving homeowners facing foreclosure in a state of legal limbo. |
Murray wins Wimbledon | | CNN's Pedro Pinto talks to Andy Murray who made history by becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936. |
Ramadan 'Super Bowl for ads?' | | For those that live and work in the Middle East, Ramadan is a period of considerable downtime. In many countries, special laws require the working day is reduced to accommodate those fasting (observers are meant to abstain from food, water, cigarettes -- even gossip -- during the daylight hours of the month-long holiday). |
Can legalizing horns save rhinos? | | South Africa wants to sell some of its $1 billion of stockpiled rhino horns. But will it end poaching, or just encourage the slaughter? |
Family farming to cut poverty | | In just 12 years leading up to 2010, Vietnam cut the country's malnutrition rate in half by investing in small scale farming. |
Lew says stubborn Congress risks repeating U.S. fiscal wounds | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Sunday warned Congress against manufacturing a crisis over federal spending in the months ahead, as looming deadlines set the stage for a repeat of the political deadlock which two years ago triggered worldwide financial market turmoil. |
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