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Manning leaks caused diplomatic 'horror and disbelief' testimony
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats reacted with "horror and disbelief" when WikiLeaks began publishing classified information in 2010, a U.S. State Department official testified on Thursday at the court-martial sentencing hearing for Bradley Manning, the soldier convicted of the leaks.


Cleveland Kidnapping Victim Says Captors Hell Is Just Starting
Ariel Castro, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years, heard damning testimony from one victim but claimed that he was not a monster.


ArtsBeat Historians Defend Howard Zinn Against a Former Governors Critique
Scholars who have criticized the historian Howard Zinns work defended him against Mitch Daniels, the former governor of Indiana, who called Mr. Zinns work truly execrable.


Task Force Urges Scans for Smokers at High Risk
A shift to CT scans from chest X-rays has the potential to save 20,000 lives a year, experts say.


U.S. slips to 9th in Internet speed
Land of the free. Home of the brave. Bastion of mediocre Internet speeds.


'Space stations' in Saudi capital
Can car-loving Saudis be convinced to step out of their air-conditioned comfort and take public transport?


Escaping record heat in China
Scorching temperatures send people packing into swimming pools to take refuge.


Tidemark raises $13 million for cloud-based analytics
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Tidemark said Thursday it has raised $13 million in venture backing for its cloud-based analytics services, boosting the startup's efforts to challenge enterprise...


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.


LiLo leaves rehab
Lindsay Lohan is officially a free woman.


Possibilities Are Swirling as Rodriguez Confronts a Race Against Time
Alex Rodriguez, close to being able to rejoin the Yankees, is expected toreceive alengthy suspension, but Major League Baseballs tough posture may be modified as a result of current talks.


Tidemark raises $13 million for cloud-based analytics
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Tidemark said Thursday it has raised $13 million in venture backing for its cloud-based analytics services, boosting the startup's efforts to challenge enterprise...


Obama to Appear on Tonight Show
His topics, NBC said, will be job initiatives and the economy.


Currents | QA A Blacklist Delays Book on Iran
Iranian Living Room presents photos of people at home in Iran. But when the publisher tried to sell it on its Web site using PayPal, the orders were initially blocked.


'Space stations' to transform Riyadh
Can car-loving Saudis be convinced to step out of their air-conditioned comfort and take public transport?


Modern Love Breaking Free From the Nesting Doll
She could rescue him from a dead-end life. But was that a good reason to marry him?


ArtsBeat Robert Glasper Releasing Sequel to Grammy-Winning Black Radio
Unlike its predecessor, which was dominated by covers and won the Grammy for best RB album, the new album will consist almost entirely of originals.


With Gibbs' Return, Creighton Star Likely Walk-On
The NCAA awarded Creighton's Grant Gibbs a sixth season of eligibility on Tuesday a decision that could end up costing coach Greg McDermott tens of thousands of dollars.


TransCanada ramps up East Coast pipeline as Keystone stalls
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp announced plans on Thursday for Canada's largest pipeline, a 2,700-mile, $12 billion line to ship crude from the oil sands of Western Canada to the Atlantic, as its U.S.-bound Keystone XL project stalls in Washington.


Dot Earth Blog Polar Researchers Explain North Pole Lake
Scientists who spend weeks each year camped on North Pole sea ice clarify whats wrong with reports of a lake there.


Dot Earth Blog Two Climate Analysts Fault Gas Leaks, but Not as a Big Warming Threat
Two global warming researchers say natural gas leaks are a problem, but not a big part of the climate problem.


Citigroup to pay $10.75 million in arbitration
(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.


Official 40 recaptured after Pakistan prison break
Police have recaptured 40 to 45 of the roughly 200 inmates who escaped during a Taliban attack on a prison in a northern Pakistani province this week, a prison official said on condition of anonymity Wednesday.


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.


Recipes for Health Potato Salad and Tomatillo Tacos
The filling for these tacos can be served alone or inside a warm tortilla.


Spotify Losses Grow, Despite Successful Expansion
A quarter of the streaming services 24 million customers pay for their music, but that hasnt been enough for Spotify to turn a profit.


DealBook Icahn Sues Dell to Halt Changes to Buyout Vote
The billionaire Carl C. Icahn is seeking to prevent the company and its board from altering terms of a scheduled vote on a $24.4 billion takeover bid by the computer makers founder.


Recipes for Health Potato Salad and Tomatillo Tacos
The filling for these tacos can be served alone or inside a warm tortilla.


Rihanna wins Topshop T-shirt legal case
LONDON (Reuters) - Barbadian singer Rihanna on Wednesday won a legal case against British fashion chain Topshop over the use of her image on a T-shirt it sold without her approval.


Will China's economy crash?
After many years of euphoria over China's rapid growth and the country's apparently inevitable rise to global economic dominance, the China story has taken a serious turn for the worse.


Scorer of first league goal identified after 125 years
LONDON (Reuters) - A 125-year-old mystery surrounding the scorer of the world's first league goal has ended with the publication of a new book identifying James Kenyon "Kenny" Davenport of Bolton Wanderers as the man.


The Learning Network Blog Test Yourself | English, July 30, 2013
Can you choose the correct meaning of an idiom as it is used in the article?


Music Review Oscar, at Santa Fe Opera, With David Daniels, Countertenor
David Daniels is Oscar Wilde in Oscar, a new opera by Theodore Morrison that had its premiere at the Santa Fe Opera.


Michael Phelps' golf growing pains
As a swimmer, his countless hours of training paid off handsomely -- earning him a record 18 Olympic gold medals. As a golfer, Michael Phelps is wondering what he's got himself into.


A Rare Sight in Pittsburgh as the Pirates Enter August in First Place
With a sweep of a single-admission doubleheader over the visiting Cardinals on Tuesday, the Pirates reclaimed the N.L. Central lead from St. Louis.


Why this city is most expensive in world
For the second time in three years, the African city of Luanda has been declared the most expensive city in the world for expats.


ArtsBeat Bronx Bombers, a Yankees Play, Comes to Primary Stages
The company will mount Eric Simonsons play that features Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra and other Yankees stars as characters.


Defending Champ Haase Reaches Kitzbuehel Quarters
Defending champion Robin Haase stayed on course for a third straight title at the bet-at-home Cup by beating Daniel Brands of Germany 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday.


Florida welcomes two new resorts
Living Golf examines two developing golf resorts in the State, interviewing Donald Trump at his Doral project.


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