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News Feed Latest worldwide news Fire at Gulf rig wanes, gas flow stops regulators HOUSTON (Reuters) - The flow of natural gas from a ruptured well at a shallow-water Gulf of Mexico drilling rig has stopped, and the fire on the rig off the coast of Louisiana has been reduced to a small flame, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. Analysis Bayer immune to pharma's breakup bug? FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors banking on Bayer to embrace a trend in the pharma sector to split off non-core units may be too far ahead of the curve. Theater Review Storyville Is Revived at the York Theater The musical Storyville is set in a saloon near the French Quarter in New Orleans in 1917. Hotels Add Libraries as Amenity to Keep Guests Inside Hotel chains are joining a trend started by boutiques in stocking books and newspapers in library-style locations for their guests. The 30-Minute Interview Samuel Schneider Mr. Schneider is a managing partner of Imperium Capital, a real estate development and investment company based in New York; its holdings include the Apple Store in SoHo. Ferrari rebuke Alonso on his birthday (Reuters) - Ferrari dealt Fernando Alonso a rare public rebuke on his birthday on Monday for critical comments after Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. Olivia Jordan-Higgins Wins Symetra Tour Event Jersey's Olivia Jordan-Higgins won the Credit Union Classic on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour victory, holding off Thailland's P.K. Kongkraphan by a stroke. U.S., Japanese stocks boosts Loeb's Third Point fund NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bets on U.S. and Japanese stocks helped Daniel Loeb's hedge fund, Third Point, gain 3.3 percent during the second quarter, even as equity and bond markets suffered rapid sell offs in June, the manager told his investors on Monday. Cambodian Opposition Rejects Election Results Leaders of the countrys newly energized opposition on Monday accused Prime Minister Hun Sens authoritarian government of large-scale cheating. In a Shift, Eminent Domain Saves 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. Yasiel Puig Homers in 11th, Dodgers Beat Reds 1-0 Yasiel Puig does everything with a touch of panache, including his game-ending home run trot. Summers U.S. economy best in 15 years May 16 - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he feels good about the economy after several rough patches. He also says theres a global shift on austerity. The 10 worst film and TV bosses Every so often I'll see a movie or a TV show where a boss is over-the-top bad, and it's supposed to be hilarious or terrifying. BRIEF-Publicis shares resume trading up 5 pct after Omnicom deal PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - PUBLICIS * Shares resume trading up 5 percent after Omnicom deal Ferrari rebuke Alonso on his birthday (Reuters) - Ferrari dealt Fernando Alonso a rare public rebuke on his birthday on Monday for critical comments after Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. Business booms for asylum middlemen in Afghan exodus KABUL (Reuters) - In a brightly lit travel agency in a gloomy Kabul mall, business is booming for Naser Gulzad. But all he can think about is shutting up shop and following his customers out of... Drone strike kills suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen Four suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in Saturday night when a U.S. drone struck their vehicle in southern Yemen, four Yemeni Defense Ministry officials said. Report Finds Gradual Fall in Female Genital Cutting in Africa An assessment by Unicef described the ancient practice as remarkably tenacious, but found declines in the procedure in more than half of the countries where it is concentrated. Now a Hall of Famer, Hingis Returns to Tour At 32, Martina Hingis is limiting her comeback to doubles for now, with Daniela Hantuchova. Will China's economy crash? Michael Pettis says China's GDP growth rate will likely decline in the coming years, but that's probably a good thing. Business Spending Lifts Orders for Durable Factory Goods The Commerce Department said that orders for durable goods increased 4.2 percent last month, suggesting American companies are more confident in the economy. In Paris, Underneath It All Hoops and padded socks tell the story at La Mcanique des Dessous (Behind the Seams An Indiscreet Look at the Mechanics of Fashion.) Environmental Damage in Bangladesh The garment and textile industries in Bangladesh have contributed heavily to what experts describe as a water pollution disaster. CANADA FX DEBT-C$ hits five-week high as market eyes Fed, data * C$ at C$1.0260 vs US$ or 97.47 U.S. cents * Fed policy debate in focus * U.S. jobs and North American GDP data due this week * Bond prices mixed By Solarina Ho TORONTO, July 29 (Reuters) - The... GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar under pressure as central bank meetings loom * Dollar under pressure at five-week low ahead of Federal Reserve * European shares boosted by MA activity * Nikkei plumbs four-week lows, other Asian markets also softer * Data, Fed, ECB, Bank of... After the Fact A Kennedy Babys Life and Death The battle to save Patrick Bouvier Kennedy would almost certainly have had a different outcome today. 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. Music Review The JACK Quartet Plays Bryant Park The JACK Quartets concert was part of a free music series at Bryant Park in Manhattan. Global Soccer It's Not More Science, but Magic, That Soccer Needs Coaches may try to come up with systems that will ensure success, but improvisation, coming from artful players like the young Romelu Lukaku, more often than not wins the day. A Trail of Masterpieces and a Web of Lies, Leading to Anguish Investigators are still struggling to penetrate the fog of claims and counterclaims about what happened to seven paintings that were stolen by a Romanian criminal gang from a Dutch museum. 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. KPN shares gain on possibility of America Movil bid BRUSSELS (Reuters) - KPN shares opened higher on Monday after the Dutch telecom group's main shareholder America Movil terminated an agreement not to raise its shareholding to 30 percent, a level... U.S. navy to recover bombs from Great Barrier Reef SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Friday it would lead the effort to recover four unarmed bombs it was forced to drop in Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef marine park. Verrazano Back in Conversation for Top 3-Year-Old After Record Haskell Win Verrazano won the $1 million Haskell Invitational by nine and three-quarter lengths, the largest margin of victory in 46 runnings of Monmouth Parks signature race. Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood The movie 2 Guns, adapted from the comic books from Boom Studios, opens this week. Thanks to Booms creator share model, both the publisher and comics writer reap benefits. Soccer Australian National Team Seeks Competition in Asia Since becoming a member of the Asian Football Confederation, Australia has seen a rise in its soccer fortunes as its players take on a more technical aspect. Texas Monthly Maybe Animals Just Need Quality Time With Friends At the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary near Fort Worth, a self-trained behaviorist is using a method known as emotional enrichment to improve the lives of animals in captivity. U.N. chief, Tzipi Livni meet at U.N. July 29 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Tzipi Livni at U.N. headquarters. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Samantha Armstrong, Grant Blosser The bride is a family nurse practitioner at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx; the groom is a vice president at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Manhattan. RPT-Fitch Expects to Rate MVW Owner Trust 2013-1 July 29 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)

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