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| Medium chance of cyclone North of Puerto Rico NHC | | | (Reuters) - Remnants of tropical storm Dorian, located a couple of hundred miles north of Puerto Rico, have a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. |
| Fashion and glamor at Ascot | | | Winning Post's Francesca Cumani talks to fashion designer, Fitriani Hay about the glamor on display at Royal Ascot. |
| 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. |
| Weinstein and Disney, Together Again | | | Putting aside past acrimony, Harvey Weinstein, the prominent producer, will team with Disney to make a movie adaptation of the book series Artemis Fowl.' |
| Can horn sales save the rhino? | | | South Africa wants to sell some of its $1 billion of stockpiled rhino horns. But will it end poaching, or just encourage the slaughter? |
| Landmine detecting bees create a buzz | | | July 23 - Croatian scientists train colonies of mine clearing bees in an effort to speed up the removal of landmines left over from the 1991-95 war. |
| TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks | | | TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Wednesday. Japanese Stocks BUY 16.8 million shares SELL 14.2 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ BUY 2.6 million shares |
| Insight Science for hire - Trial over plastic exposes disclosure deficit | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children's sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA's similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, es |
| RPT-Congress eyes change to US biofuels mandate, EPA targets loom | | | (Repeats to additional subscribers, no change in text) * US House committee to consider mandate during Aug recess * Repeal of the mandate is not an option - lawmakers * Analyst says opposing groups signal compromise is possible * EPA's 2013 biofuel targets expected soon By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Change may be looming for the U.S. biofuel mandate as a powerful Congressional panel sets its sights on the program and pressure mounts for the Obama admin |
| Manning Is Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy | | | Pfc. Bradley Manning was convicted of multiple counts of violating the Espionage Act for leaking documents to the antisecrecy group WikiLeaks, but was found not guilty of the more serious charge of aiding the enemy. |
| "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. |
| How to tackle hate tweets? | | | Social media sites are wrestling with how to police hateful speech after yet another woman is threatened online. |
| WPP hoping for clients on Publicis-Omnicom merger | | | WPP, the world's largest advertising company, is hoping to lure away disgruntled clients from rivals Publicis and Omnicom after the two companies announced a $35 billion (23 billion) merger at the weekend. |
| Boeing requests aircraft checks | | | As part of Boeing's ongoing efforts to resolve Dreamliner problems, the passenger jet maker has put out a request that airlines inspect an emergency beacon used to find aircraft in the event of a crash. |
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