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| Nudged by hospitals, more U.S. moms are breastfeeding CDC | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More mothers in the United States are breastfeeding their babies, a practice that could potentially save billions in health care costs, the Centers for Disease Control said in a study released on Wednesday. |
| Was London 2012 worth $14B? | | | Over two-thirds of Britons believe the 9 billion ($13.8 billion) bill for the London Olympics was worth it, but economists and business leaders argue it could take years to see the economic benefits. |
| Clip Air brings air travel by train | | | June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. |
| Horse racing hero's double life | | | Player managers are a dying breed in sport. But in horse racing Johnny Murtagh is bucking the trend as both jockey and trainer. |
| 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. |
| A fair World Cup deal ? | | | After Apple and Google come under pressure over aggressive tax avoidance strategies, now its FIFA's turn to defend its lucrative financial arrangements with World Cup hosts Brazil. |
| Cheryl Boone Isaacs Chosen to Head Film Academy | | | Ms. Isaacs, a veteran film marketer, is the first woman to hold the presidency of the motion picture academy since 1983, and the first African-American in the role in the groups 86-year history. |
| Bruins Sign Gritty Bergeron to Eight-Year Extension | | | Patrice Bergeron, who led the Boston Bruins in post-season goals and played the Stanley Cup Finals with a punctured lung, was rewarded with an eight-year $52 million contract extension, the NHL team said on Friday. |
| Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in Florida were still waiting to cast their ballots more than six hours after polls closed on Election Day, registered voters in Ohio were told they were not on voter rolls and new voter ID laws in Pennsylvania led to confusion at voting places. |
| NASA pushing to keep 'space taxi' competition going | | | CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is pressing ahead with a program to fly its astronauts on commercial spaceships despite budget uncertainties that threaten to undermine a heated competition for its business. |
| Will 5 Power Conferences Break Away From FBS? | | | The five power conferences are trying to redefine what it takes to operate a Division I college athletic program, with their commissioners calling out the NCAA at media days around the country. |
| Why disc drives are an endangered species | | | Could the phrase "burn a disc" soon be interred in the computing graveyard, resting peacefully alongside 8-bit graphics and the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem? Some of the most influential computer makers in the world say yes. |
| Meyer, Ohio St Talk of the Big Ten on Season's Eve | | | Urban Meyer was hailed as a savior when he agreed to take over Ohio State in the wake of the tattoo scandal that sullied the program. That support became even more frenzied when he coached the Buckeyes to a 12-0 record in his first season. |
| Canada minister defiant in pursuing wireless competition | | | OTTAWA, July 31 (Reuters) - Industry Minister James Moore, under pressure from Canada's big phone companies to curb the ability of Verizon Communications Inc to set up a wireless operation in Canada, pledged on Wednesday to stay the course in pursuing competition in the industry. |
| Social classes unite in protests | | | During the past two weeks, millions of Brazilians have taken to the streets to protest years of dissatisfaction and discontent with their government. What started as a student mobilization transformed day by day to incorporate professionals, the middle class, and residents of the favelas, or slums. |
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