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News Feed Latest worldwide news My Story The Joy of Triplets Graduation, One After Another, After Another For parents of triplets, the exhilaration of doing everything times three, and that includes college graduation, with exclamation points. ArtsBeat Jane Austen Bank Note Earns Huzzahs and Nitpicking Austen is to become only the third woman other than Queen Elizabeth II to appear on an English bank note. ABCs Evening News Bests NBC in Coveted Age Group Diane Sawyers newscast bested Brian Williamss for the first time in almost five years. Militants Attack Prison in Northwest Pakistan The concerted assault resulted in prisoners escaping, said a senior security official in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, where the prison is, but exact numbers are not known. T Magazine About Last Night | An Art Soiree Starring Lady Gaga The twentieth annual Watermill Center summer benefit was both a fundraiser and a bacchanalian spectacle. Well Whooping Cough Vaccine Lags in Efficacy An analysis of more than 32,000 Californians older than 11 found the acellular pertussis vaccine to be 53 to 64 percent effective. James Gordon, Who Paved Way for Lasers, Dies at 85 Mr. Gordon was a 25-year-old graduate student in physics when he helped develop the maser, which would lead to the building of the first laser. Program Compelling Outpatient Treatment for Mental Illness Is Working, Study Says An analysis showed that Kendras Law in New York has had positive results for some of the most difficult and expensive patients to care for. Choir singing harmonises hearts July 25 - A Swedish study shows that when people sing together, their pulse rates synchronise, suggesting health benefits for the heart. Brazilian football's spiritual home CNN's Pedro Pinto tours Brazil's Maracana Stadium after its costly and problematic redesign for the 2014 World Cup. BMW eases path to EV ownership to gain 'meaningful' sales LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - BMW aims to win a "meaningful" segment of the electric car market with its i-series battery-powered models by offering luxurious styling and packages designed to help owners overcome the traditional hurdles to electric car ownership. Pentagon Report Foresees Continued Support for Afghanistan The twice-yearly assessment notes progress but says outside help for Afghan forces will be required long after the NATO-led mission ends at the end of 2014. Immelt says GE can succeed in China independently Jan 19 - In an interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt touts the conglomerate's success with joint ventures in China, but says GE has succeeded on its own. DealBook Community Health Agrees to Buy H.M.A. for $3.6 Billion The deal for about $3.6 billion in cash and stock is a long-expected union of two for-profit hospital systems. DealBook Prosecutors Charge Technology Stock Analyst in SAC Case A former technology analyst at the research firm Collins Stewart was charged with leaking secret information to at least two different hedge funds, including SAC Capital Advisors. Recipes for Health Grated Squash, Corn and Tomatillo Tacos Tacos with a light filling make for a perfect summer meal. Stocks mixed ahead of Fed statement July 30 - Summary of business headlines Stocks close mostly higher ahead of FOMC statement; Pfizer beats forecasts; Major shakeup in Potash business weighs on key players; Home prices up. Bobbi Rebell reports. Hardcover Business Best Sellers Rankings are based on October figures. Ivanisevic's 'unsolved mystery' A look back at the 2001 Wimbledon men's final when Goran Ivanisevic became the only wildcard to bag the men's title at noted postcode SW19 in one of the tournament's most dramatic matches. GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. dollar off lows, shares rally as central banks meet * Dollar index gains, moves away from five-week low * U.S. stock indexes open higher though agricultural shares weigh * Aussie dollar skids after RBA chief hints at rate cut * Chinese central bank... UPDATE 1-Cubist to pay up to $1.62 bln for Trius, Optimer Pharma July 30 (Reuters) - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc said it would buy Trius Therapeutics Inc and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc for up to $1.62 billion as it seeks to strengthen its antibiotics portfolio. Why is this guy a top thinker? In the past, author and NYU professor, Clay Shirky's predictions haven't always come true, but it appears he was on the money in 2011. Foreign Policy Magazine named Shirky one of their "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for his musings on social media's impact on revolutions, which we saw come to full fruition in the Arab Spring. Apps That Know What You Want, Before You Do Technology companies are rushing into predictive search, developing apps like Google Now that process digital clues to anticipate what users want to know. Australia grapples with asylum Reinstalled Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently announced his Papua New Guinea or "PNG Solution" in an effort to halt the escalating number of unauthorized boat arrivals of asylum seekers to Australia shores. Court-ordered mental health treatment may save money NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - State-run programs that compel people with serious mental illness to get treatment may reduce costs, according to a new analysis of New York State's system known as Kendra's Law. Kevin Tway Wins Boise Open Kevin Tway won the Boise Open on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, beating Spencer Levin with a 6-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. Inside a $200m yacht hotel With land at a premium, an increasing number of developers are turning to floating hotels. Introducing Gibraltar's new $200m five-star yacht hotel. Female authors with male monikers Following this week's revelation that J.K. Rowling penned a crime thriller under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the "Harry Potter" creator has joined a long line of women who have written novels under a cloak of masculinity. United States 3, Honduras 1 Its Donovans Day as U.S. Advances to Gold Cup Final Landon Donovan scored two goals and set up another as the United States beat Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals. Italy's top court hears crucial Berlusconi appeal ROME (Reuters) - Italy's supreme court on Tuesday began hearing Silvio Berlusconi's last appeal against a jail sentence and ban from public office in a case which could endanger the country's shaky coalition government if the conviction is confirmed. Fiat wins partial victory in bid to own all of Chrysler (Reuters) - Fiat won a partial victory on Tuesday in its path to a full buyout of Chrysler after a U.S. judge accepted the Italian carmaker's legal positions in two pivotal disputes with an autoworkers' health-care trust that is a minority Chrysler shareholder. Kasparov Cracks in Putin's Russia Strange things happened in a small courtroom in the Russian city of Kirov last week. Moscow mayoral candidate, and my colleague in the Russian opposition, Alexei Navalny, was convicted July 18 on concocted embezzlement charges in the type of political show trial that Josef Stalin favored long before his spiritual successor President Vladimir Putin embraced them. UPDATE 2-Peugeot bailout gets EU green light PARIS/BRUSSELS, July 30 (Reuters) - PSA Peugeot Citroen won EU approval for a 7 billion euro ($9.28 billion) state-backed debt rescue, keeping the French automaker afloat as it struggles to rein in... Pop star Miley Cyrus says she's no "twerk queen" LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. pop singer and former Disney television child star Miley Cyrus brushed off any suggestions that dropping her squeaky clean image was a sign she was "going off the rails". Pro-Mursi women call for democracy July 30 - Thousands of women supporters of Mohamed Mursi march to demand ousted president's reinstatement and dismiss mediation efforts by the European Union. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. In Tug of War Over New Fed Leader, Some Gender Undertones The choice of who will succeed Ben S. Bernanke to lead the Federal Reserve is roiling Washington as it revives questions about the dearth of women in its top economic policy positions. Escape Best places to hide out Fleeing US law enforcement, the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden seems stuck for where to go next. CNN Travel's own top secret document reveals which countries should be on his list ... Judgment day for U.S. soldier Manning July 30 - Judgment day for U.S. soldier Bradley Manning as he awaits the verdict on whether he will face life in prison without parole in WikiLeaks case. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. UPDATE 2-3D Systems profit miss, slowing margin growth weigh on shares * Second-quarter adjusted earnings .20/share vs est .24

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