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News Feed Latest worldwide news T Magazine About Last Night | An Art Soiree Starring Lady Gaga The twentieth annual Watermill Center summer benefit was both a fundraiser and a bacchanalian spectacle. 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. Well Tomatoes Plain and Simple Martha Rose Shulman turns to tomatoes for her annual Recipes for Health tomato week. Fierce fighting in Damascus July 30 - Amateur video captures fierce fighting in Damascus as the war rages on in Syria. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. BP says well-prepared for lengthy spill-related legal battle LONDON (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc's chief executive on Tuesday sought to reassure investors that the company was well prepared for the long legal battle fighting litigation linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Consumer Concerns About Dementia Screening A push for early detection and treatment, even in the absence of cognitive symptoms, of the amyloid plaques that indicate a risk for Alzheimers and other dementias has some researchers worried. Paris winners get replica trophy CNN visits the Paris jewelry store that crafts the replica trophies taken home by winners French Open winners. Art in Review Ecce Homo Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt and the Art of Rebellion Mr. Lanigan-Schmidts career retrospective at MoMA PS1 last year was a plenitudinous affair, and now theres more of him at Pavel Zoubok, and thats great. Sea this Inside $200M yacht hotel With land at a premium, an increasing number of developers are turning to floating hotels. Take a look at Gibraltar's new $200m five-star yacht hotel. A fair World Cup deal for Brazil? After some of the world's biggest corporations such as Apple and Google have come under pressure over aggressive tax avoidance strategies, now its FIFA's turn to defend its lucrative financial arrangements with 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil. Parker Scores Record 23 to Lead West in W.N.B.A. All-Star Game The Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker earned the games most valuable player honors in her All-Star debut. WRAPUP 1-U.S. deepens scrutiny of banks' roles in commodities WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street banks face the prospect of increased scrutiny of their commodity businesses as U.S. regulators and lawmakers on Tuesday pressed for a closer look at their roles in owning warehouses and in trading everything from oil to metals Egypt allows EU envoy to see deposed president CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt allowed Europe's top diplomat to meet deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Monday, flying her after dark to Mursi's secret detention facility but ruling out any role for him in ending the turmoil convulsing the country. FBI arrests 150 over three days for child prostitution July 29 - The FBI recovers 105 children and arrests 150 people during a nationwide prostitution sting. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Kings Sign Captain Brown to Eight-Year Extension Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown has signed an eight-year contract extension, joining a number of key players committed to the club long-term, the National Hockey League team said on Thursday. Fierce fighting in Damascus July 30 - Amateur video captures fierce fighting in Damascus as the war rages on in Syria. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Benghazi, Boston State of jihad Every July in the lush, green mountains of Aspen, Colorado, many of the top present and former U.S. national security officials and other experts gather to discuss how the war against al Qaeda and its allies is going. Synta Pharma shares soar after co says to expand breast cancer study (Reuters) - Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp shares soared as much as 47 percent in heavy trading after the company said preliminary results from a mid-stage study of its drug ganetespib in breast cancer... Fierce fighting in Damascus July 30 - Amateur video captures fierce fighting in Damascus as the war rages on in Syria. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Relief well planned to help plug ruptured gas well in U.S. Gulf HOUSTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Crews expect to start drilling on Thursday a relief well to help permanently plug a ruptured shallow-water natural gas well off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, a U.S. regulator said on Tuesday. Personal Health Understanding Eczema to Treat It New discoveries shed light on a skin condition that afflicts 15 million Americans. Two Ad Giants Chasing Google in Merger Deal The merger of Omnicom and Publicis signals that advertising is now firmly in the business of collecting and selling the personal information of millions of consumers. Sports Briefing | Tennis Sloane Stephens Loses Opener at Citi Open Sloane Stephens, the No. 2 seed, playing her first match since Wimbledon, fell to unseeded Olga Puchkova in the first round of the Citi Open in Washington. 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 Siberia. The Learning Network Blog Word of the Day | tortuous This word has appeared in 56 New York Times articles in the past year. World hit by travel tragedies Sad news all around The weekend brought one tragic story after another about people dying in travel accidents. Hawaii braces for flooding as Tropical Storm Flossie approaches (Reuters) - A tropical storm with the potential to trigger serious flooding and mudslides was bearing down on Hawaii on Monday and authorities there cautioned residents and tourists to stay inside and off the roads. Nikkei set to fall ahead of Fed outcome, key earnings TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is set to drop on Wednesday, with investors cautious ahead of key domestic earnings and as they await the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting... SpaceX wins bid to launch Canadian radar satellites July 30 (Reuters) - Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies was selected to launch a trio of Canadian radar satellites aboard a single Falcon 9 rocket, the company announced on Tuesday. AP Source Tide Froze Football Staffer's Contract Alabama has penalized director of football operations Joe Pannunzio for his role in the Miami scandal while a member of the Hurricanes' staff, according to a person familiar with the situation. Obama's corporate tax revamp plan seen as unlikely to go far WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's bid to slash corporate taxes on its face might seem to be a concession to win Republican and business support, but it landed with a thud among... Gadgetwise A Waterproof Phone With Battery Stamina The Sony Xperia Z has near-field communication capability, Bravia TV and a lasting battery but its screen is not better than some of its competitors. Egypt's new national hero? For many Egyptians armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero, despite allegations about his past. Suns Trade Scola to Pacers in Three-Player Deal The Pacers bolstered their front-line depth with the acquisition of Luis Scola from the Suns. Indiana traded away Gerald Green, Miles Plumlee and a draft pick. 5 Things to Know About the WNBA All-Star Game Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne were poised to make history as the first pair of rookies from the same class to start the WNBA All-Star game. Lunch at the White House, and Friendship Is Served Hillary Rodham Clinton was back at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for a private lunch with President Obama, a meeting that the White House said was closed to the press. CORRECTED-BRIEF-Post Properties sees FY 2013 EPS at $1.32-$1.45 (Corrects fifth bullet to say 2013 FFO guidance was $2.93-$3.03 per share, not $1.58-$1.61 per share) Dubai offers gold to fight obesity epidemic DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's government will pay residents in gold for losing those extra pounds as part of a government campaign to fight growing obesity in the Gulf Arab emirate. United States 3, Honduras 1 Its Donovans Day as U.S. Advances to Gold Cup Final Landon Donovan scored two goals and set up another as the United States beat Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals. Germany braces for heat wave July 26 - German officials are warning locals to limit their time outside ahead of a heatwave this weekend which is forecast to bring record high temperatures. Deborah Gembara reports.

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