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News Feed Latest worldwide news Nadal on historic win World Sport's Amanda Davies chats with 2013 French Open champion Rafael Nadal. Driver in Fatal Spanish Train Was on Phone, Court Says Data from two black boxes show that the driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, was on the phone with a colleague and traveling at almost twice the speed limit. Obama to nominate Fed's Raskin as U.S. Treasury deputy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the U.S. Treasury Department's No. 2 official, the White House said on Wednesday. UPDATE 4-SEC wins as ex-Goldman executive Tourre found liable for fraud NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - A jury found former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president Fabrice Tourre liable for fraud for his role in a failed mortgage deal that cost investors $1 billion, in a big victory for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Advertising New Unit to Turn Brands Into Publishers Following its own move into automated buying, IPG Mediabrands announced a plan to help clients create content for online platforms. James McBride By the Book The author of The Color of Water and The Good Lord Bird says his favorite novelist is Toni Morrison. She plays off the horn, like Coltrane did. She busts through the form. Scientists Cast Doubt on the Closest Exoplanet A new analysis of what a team of astronomers said was evidence of an Earth-mass planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B raises existential questions. UPDATE 1-Citigroup to pay $10.75 mln in arbitration Aug 1 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc was ordered to pay $10.75 million to a former customer over losses from investments in Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, which was bailed out after the 2008 financial crash, a securities arbitration panel ruled. Well Making the Case for Eating Fruit Fresh fruit should not become a casualty in the sugar wars, many nutrition experts say. You're the Boss Blog E-Commerce Company Learns to Sell Directly on Facebook For one owner, the biggest challenge was figuring out how to accept payments. Pogue's Posts SmugMug Revamps Its Site, in a Challenge to Flickr SmugMugs upgrade, in the works for two years, offers a dizzying array of new features aiming at hard-core photographers. ArtsBeat In Search of Her Romeo, This Juliet Gains a Friar Laurence Finn Wittrock has dropped out of the Classic Stage Companys Romeo and Juliet, and William Hurt has signed on as Friar Laurence. Your Money Rules for Reverse Mortgages May Become More Restrictive The Federal Housing Administration wants to require borrowers to undergo a financial assessment, and it may also factor in their credit scores. The Week A New Shrew and Mice Memory Recent developments in health and science news. Also this week cheetahs body temperatures while hunting and the effect of pesticides on honeybees. Antiques For Fans of Sendak, the Artist Keeps Giving Maurice Sendaks work, inspired by many things, continues to draw interest from museums and collectors. Singer-songwriter JJ Cale dead at 74 after heart attack NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n' roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a heart attack, his official website said on Saturday. $4.1M for man 'forgotten' in jail A U.S. student left handcuffed and unmonitored in a cell for five days where he hallucinated and drank his own urine to survive has been awarded $4.1 million compensation. Worst airport for delays is... Need to get somewhere on time? UPDATE 1-'Despicable Me' minions top Sandler's 'Grown Ups 2' at box office NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Reuters) - The mighty minions of "Despicable Me 2" beat human comedy star Adam Sandler's new "Grown Ups 2" at the U.S. and Canadian movie box office this weekend. UPDATE 4-Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to foil buyout Aug 1 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by the computer maker's founder and CEO Michael Dell. Walter De Maria, Artist on Grand Scale, Dies at 77 Mr. De Maria, whose art helped give rise to earthworks, Conceptual Art and Minimal art, was best known for large-scale outdoor works, including The Lightning Field in New Mexico. Gadgetwise From Seagate, Your Media Library, to Go Seagates Wireless Plus mobile storage drive creates a Wi-Fi hot spot that can be used to stream content to mobile devices. CORRECTED-UPDATE 4-Nigeria troubles, shale charge blot Shell profits (Corrects paragraph seven. Van Beurden is head of downstream, not head of upstream) Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Is Upheld The ruling is the first to address the constitutionality of warrantless searches of historical location data stored by cellphone service providers. Escaping New Orleans' mean streets Nearly 30 years ago, Lisa Fitzpatrick was the target of a gang initiation. CORRECTED-Citigroup to pay $10.75 mln in arbitration (Corrects paragraphs 1-2 to show ruling made by FINRA arbitration panel, not FINRA; adds explanatory paragraph 3 to show arbitration set up; corrects paragraph 4 to ...recently retired from Morgan Stanley, not ....is currently employed with Morgan Stanley) The top films at the North American box office July 21 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 19, led by "The Conjuring," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) The Conjuring..........................$ 41.5 million 2 (1) Despicable Me 2........................$ 25.1 million 3 (*) Turbo..................................$ 21.5 million 4 (2) Grown Ups 2............................$ 20.0 million 5 (*) Red 2..................................$ 18.5 mill Singapore wealth fund GIC sees western banks healing, could invest more SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the single biggest shareholder of UBS, said it believes the western banking industry is healing and it has the capacity to invest... Malala's voice stronger, not silenced The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education. Recreating golf's most iconic photo Shane O'Donoghue attempts to recreate the most iconic photo in golf, Hy Peskin's pic of Ben Hogan's 1-iron shot. Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions (Adds Dell, Investcorp, Mediaset, EADS, Walter Energy and IVG) DealBook JPMorgan Looks to Pay to Settle U.S. Inquiries JPMorgan Chases payouts started Tuesday when the bank struck a $410 million settlement with a regulator over allegations that its traders manipulated electricity markets. Sports Briefing | Football 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. Shortcuts Those Wordy Contracts We All So Quickly Accept Consumers rarely read the standardized language for online terms and conditions, and experts disagree on their significance. News Analysis U.S. Balancing Act With Egypt Grows Trickier The Obama administration has prodded Egypts generals to restore a democratic government while trying not to jeopardize any future influence on the military or undermine security arrangements. 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. 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. Europe's factories grow, U.S. manufacturing at two-year high NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing grew in July at its fastest pace in two years while European factories snapped a two-year run of declining output, suggesting a prolonged euro zone recession may be near its end. Logistics behind 'floating city' Isa Soares ventures below deck to see the operation behind the scenes at the Royal Princess cruise ship. Pentagon warns of tough trade-offs in face of looming cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday pledged $40 billion in new Pentagon spending reductions over the next decade, but warned that additional cuts required by law posed stark choices that could bend or break the president's defense strategy.

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