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An open letter to texting-mad teenagers
Put your phone down for a second, teen texters -- there are some things you've got to hear.


Terror Threat Prompts U.S. to Close Diplomatic Missions
Officials gave few details about what prompted the temporary closings but cited credible information that an Al Qaeda affiliate might be plotting an attack.


"Most Wanted" app brings gamers into hunt for suspects
July 5 - Police in Warsaw have come up with an innovative way to enlist the public in their hunt for wanted criminal suspects, by incorporating a rogue's gallery of faces as part of a smartphone app which tests players' memory for faces. Jim Drury reports.


Streetscapes Ring Around the Collar at 535 Park Avenue
The Upper East Side building, completed in 1910, is whitening its soiled terra-cotta base.


Snowden dad no 'emotional tool'
The FBI planned to fly the Edward Snowden's father to Moscow to encourage the National Security Agency leaker to come home to the United States, his father told the Washington Post.


Chinese Journalist Is Detained in Beijing
The journalist, Chen Min, who had pressed for the release of a prominent human rights activist, was called to a meeting with security officials in Beijing at around noon Friday.


Why we love the transfer window
The sun is shining, barbecues are out, beaches are packed and the commute to work is slightly less crowded than normal. It can mean only one thing football's summer transfer window is upon us.


At Bayreuth, Boos and Dropped Jaws
A radical new production of Wagners Ring cycle by Frank Castorf, the avant-garde German director, is set amid a global quest for oil.


Battle of the sexes -- on four legs
Horse racing is one of the only sports in the world where men and women compete against each other.


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.


Pat Cash's Wimbledon tour
Open Court's Pat Cash takes viewers for a behind the scenes tour of Wimbledon.


Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Aug 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday


Childhood lost in Syria
In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I've been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure a water source, latrines, even schools.


Is the Acer W510 Windows 8 tablet better than Windows RT?
Can a Windows 8 tablet running on Intel's Atom be a good middle ground between Windows RT and more expensive devices? Take a look at Acer's W510 great battery life and full Windows 8.


Korea Hot Stocks-Samsung Engineering shares rally after CEO fired
SEOUL, Aug 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's main KOSPI share index was up 0.62 percent at 1,931.84 as of 0156 GMT. The index opened up 0.81 percent at 1,936.26.


Conservationists excited by tiger population rise in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The number of wild Royal Bengal tigers in Nepal has increased to 198, a 63.6 percent rise in five years, a government survey of the big cats showed.


Comcast and CBS Post Strong Results, Aided by Web
Comcast surpassed analysts earnings projections while CBS Corporation reported its highest quarterly profits ever.


Michael Paternitis Telling Room
Michael Paterniti seeks out a ruined cheesemaker in a remote Spanish village.


Senate confirms Furman as Obama chief economic adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jason Furman, who helped create the $800 billion economic stimulus package that dominated much of President Barack Obama's first year in office, won Senate confirmation on Thursday as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.


Ossie Schectman, N.B.A.s First Scorer, Dies at 94
The 6-foot Knicks guard and captain made history on a layup a minute or so into a game against the Toronto Huskies on Nov. 1, 1946.


Harlem Stage Prepares to Export Its Own Opera
Harlem Stage is banking on Makandal its first opera commission and an ambitious, contemporary work revolving around the leader of an 18th-century slave revolt in Haiti to raise its international profile.


Editors Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Currents | Outdoors An Outdoor Shower Inspired by P.S. 122
The shower manufactured by Oborain was named after the New York City school-turned-performance-space.


Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval
The annual Festival au Dsert, usually based in Mali, has been forced to go on tour this year because of political turmoil. It comes to Lincoln Center Out of Doors on Wednesday.


Iraq and Syria disintegrating
CNN's Hala Gorani, in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with Peter Galbraith about Iraq and Middle East sectarianism.


Woods Flirts With 59, but Settles for Big Lead
Tiger Woods shot a nine-under-par 61 in the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational, missing two short birdie putts down the stretch.


DOJ again balks at proposed $19.9 mln severance for AMR's Horton
Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is taking its third shot at nixing a proposed $19.9 million severance package for American Airlines Chief Executive Tom Horton, who will step down...


Treated like a criminal?
Leading tennis player Victor Troicki believes he has been "treated like a criminal" after being hit with an 18-month ban for flouting doping regulations and plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


Rocky Transition From Farm to Town in China
It is one of the largest peacetime population transfers in history the removal of 2.4 million farmers from mountain areas in central Chinas Shaanxi Province to low-lying towns.


ArtsBeat Naked, Afraid and Drawing More Viewers
The Discovery reality show Naked and Afraid took a big dip in viewership after its premiere, but it rebounded and the channel is ordering more episodes.


Trade Fight Over Solar Benefits a Bystander
A U.S. tariff ruling against China created a loophole that has benefited Taiwanese manufacturers.


'Best Season of My Life', Manassero Says of 2013
Italian golf sensation Matteo Manassero may have missed the cut in the first three majors of this season but the 20-year-old rates his 2013 campaign overall as the best of his burgeoning career.


Well The Limits of Cosmetic Surgery
A new study, the first to try to quantify attractiveness after a face-lift, brow lift or eyelid surgery, found a tiny but insignificant increase in attractiveness.


U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit vs United Airlines over wheelchair
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against United Continental Holdings Inc's United Airlines that was brought by a woman who claimed she was not promptly provided a wheelchair in an airport when she asked for one.


Gadgetwise Pairing Two Speakers to Get Stereo Sound
For true stereo sound from wireless speakers, HMDX Audio offers a less expensive option with the Jam Plus.


Well Summer Taco Nights
This week, the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers a refreshing take on the taco, beginning with two delicious summer salsas.


T Magazine Listen Up | The Strange Soul Circus of King Khan and the Shrines
Exclusive T hosts the premiere of the bizarro stop-motion music video for outr Berlin-based garage band.


Russian airport limbo ends for Snowden, new life begins
MOSCOW (Reuters) - After nearly six weeks in hiding at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Edward Snowden walked calmly out of the transit area, ducked into a car and was driven away unnoticed.


MDxHealth signs U.S. marketing partnership for cancer test
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium-based cancer testing company MDxHealth said on Monday it had signed a partnership with Bostwick Laboratories Inc to market prostate cancer test ConfirmMDx in the United States.


Wealth Matters That Bland Annuity Notice May Be Anything but Routine
Insurance companies that sold annuities before the downturn are sending letters to clients lowering the generous pre-crisis benefits.


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