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Kidnapper in Cleveland Is Sentenced by Judge and Condemned by Victim
Ariel Castro was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without possibility of parole, and 1,000 years.


Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel
Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps!


Mothballed NASA telescope may get new life as asteroid hunter
(Reuters) - NASA is considering re-activating a mothballed space telescope to help find asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth, according to a senior U.S. space agency official.


Report Says Spanish Train Driver Admits Reckless Speeding
A statement to prosecutors also quoted the driver as saying he would have to live with guilt for the rest of his life after the crash killed 79 people.


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Dane prepares for Masters
Living Golf meets Thorbjorn Olesen as the rising star of golf prepares for the most important tournaments of his career.


Airports on the Border Make Room for Canadian Fliers
Millions of travelers from Canada, lured by expanding facilities and cheaper airfares, start their journeys with a car trip to an American airport.


Smartphone wars get fierce
Google enters the smartphone wars. CNN's Christine Romans sat down with Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the move.


Square Feet Once Just a Punch Line, Buffalo Fights Back
Developers in Buffalo have announced several ambitious new projects, helping the Great Lakes city plot a course out of the doldrums.


T Magazine On Beauty | Drip Bars The Latest Craze for Wellness Fanatics
Jet-setters are turning to a new cure-all for everyday maladies emdash; intravenous injections of vitamins and electrolytes.


Getting in a spin over parking
July 31 - The difficulty of parallel parking will be a thing of the past, if the designers of a revolutionary new electric car have their way. The prototype vehicle, designed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and New Zealand engineers, has four separate electrically powered wheels, enabling effortless U-turns and sideways parking at the touch of a button. Jim Drury reports.


Optimism of Whites in US Lags Blacks by Big Margin
Americans' attitudes about their economic future are sharply divided by race, with whites significantly less likely than blacks or Hispanics to think they can improve their own standard of living. Indeed, optimism among minorities now outpaces that of whites by the widest margin since at least 1987, a new analysis shows.


Fish die as Alaska temperatures continue to break records
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Alaska's summer heat wave has been pleasant for humans but punitive for some of its fish.


Breakingviews RBS should ape HSBC, not Lloyds
Aug. 2 - Memo to new RBS boss Ross McEwen HSBC is your model, not Lloyds, says Reuters Breakingviews


Russia Olympics 'gayest ever'?
You don't have to be gay or even Russian to feel the wrath of the Russian government's homophobia. You could go to jail if you are "pro-gay," whatever that means. And that's under just one of a growing number of hate-infused bills becoming law at a time when, as it happens, Russia is preparing to host the world in the next Winter Olympics.


Player Ratings U.S. (3) vs. Honduras (1)
Player ratings from the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal between the United States and Honduras in Arlington, Tex.


World's 12 best water parks
Sometimes an ice cream only goes so far.


At War Blog Dog of War Pays Ultimate Sacrifice for Soldier
A Navy dog handler, after a blast that sent him flying into the air and left him wounded, finds that his canine partner bore the brunt of the explosion and protected him from more serious injury.


Wall Street bounces back; Zynga cuts staff
June 3 - Summary of business headlines Market recovers some of Friday's sell-off as data suggest Fed has economic cover to keep buying; Zynga to slash jobs in bid to save up to $80 million per year; Merck drug shows early promise, stock gains. Conway G. Gittens reports.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Late Goal Lifts Red Bulls Over Real Salt Lake
Dax McCarty scored on a header four minutes into extra time to lift the Red Bulls, who blew an early 2-0 lead before rallying.


Cameroon medical mercy mission
For years, Georges Bwelle watched his father decline in hospitals that couldn't cope. But now he brings aid to others.


Kerry, in Pakistan, Expresses Optimism on Ending Drone Strikes Soon
Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States had made significant headway in its drone campaign, which is hugely unpopular in Pakistan.


Ellen DeGeneres to Host Next Years Oscars
The shows producers chose a popular television star to follow Seth MacFarlane, who received some harsh reviews.


Boston mob boss 'Whitey' Bulger calls trial a sham, declines to testify
BOSTON (Reuters) - Former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger on Friday called his trial on murder and racketeering charges "a sham" and declined to take the witness stand, as his defense rested its case.


Doctor and Patient When the Patient Is Racist
Since Hippocrates, physicians have embraced the ideal of caring for all patients, regardless of who they might be. But what does the doctor do when the patient discriminates?


Monaco's F1 transformation
The most famous race in Formula One -- the Monaco Grand Prix -- brings a change of pace to Monaco's Mediterranean idyll.


National Briefing | Washington President Orders Review of Chemical Plant Safety
President Obama on Thursday ordered federal agencies to review safety rules at chemical facilities in response to the April explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 15 people.


Ghosts beat minions as 'Conjuring' horror flick leads box office
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - The low-budget horror flick "The Conjuring" outran the "Despicable Me" minions and a racing snail named "Turbo" to win the weekend box office contest at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


China reckons with record heat wave
Record-breaking temperatures have been searing large swaths of China, resulting in dozens of heat-related deaths and prompting authorities to issue a national alert.


UK's multitaskers take to Twitter to swap TV talk report
LONDON (Reuters) - Tweeting and texting while watching TV is supplanting the traditional water-cooler chat about the previous night's viewing among increasingly media-savvy Britons, the country's telecoms regulator has found.


Vintage tech 'firsts' for sale
In this era of ever-accelerating technological development, we all tend to be so fixated on the gizmos of the future that we rarely take the time to think about the glorious technology of the past.


Telecom Italia cuts 2013 core profit guidance
MILAN, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest phone group Telecom Italia cut on Friday its guidance on 2013 core profits citing the difficult economic situation, tough competition and adverse regulation.


Hagel Budget Cuts Could Harm Nation's Defense
Pentagon officials insist they are not crying wolf when they say proposed budget cuts could severely harm the military.


Bits Blog Apple Sued by Former Retail Workers for Unpaid Wages
Apple designs its retail stores to be a seamless shopping experience. But some of Apples former retail employees say working at the stores was less than smooth.


Advocates for Immigrants Up the Ante in a Capitol Sit-In That Brings Arrests
Supporters of an overhaul are stepping up their tactics as lawmakers begin an August recess.


FDA reviewers say Bayer hypertension drug works, question dosage
Aug 2 (Reuters) - Bayer AG's experimental blood pressure drug worked well in clinical trials and should be approved, but at lower doses, medical reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded.


UPDATE 2-U.S. Treasury to cut auction sizes as borrowing needs fall
WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - The United States plans to decrease the auction sizes of two- and three-year notes over the coming months because improving government finances have reduced the need for debt financing, the U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday.


Movie Review In The Spectacular Now, Growing Pains Precede Graduation
James Ponsoldts new film, The Spectacular Now, is a tale of a teenager and the speed bumps at the end of high school.


Would you have surgery by robot?
Every day, we happily entrust more of our lives to automated machines at home and in our cities. But you could be forgiven for blanching at the prospect of a four-armed robot bearing over you, scalpel glinting.


NSA taps all you do online
You've never heard of XKeyscore, but it definitely knows you. The National Security Agency's top-secret program essentially makes available everything you've ever done on the Internet browsing history, searches, content of your emails, online chats, even your metadata all at the tap of the keyboard.


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