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Player Ratings U.S. (1) vs. Panama (0)
Players ratings from the United States national teams 1-0 victory over Panama in the Concacaf Gold Cup final in Chicago.


Vanda shares jump as sleep disorder drug moves closer to market
(Reuters) - Shares of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc jumped nearly 42 percent on expectations that its sleep disorder drug could reach market earlier than expected after U.S. health regulators said it...


Corner Office The Limitedx2019;s Chief Re-Recruit Your Team Every Day
Linda Heasley of The Limited says she should always be able to show her workers why they should work for her and her company.


Music Review At 4x4 Baroque Music Festival, Five-Part Works Are the Stars
The five-part works were the focus of Concertos 5, the first of four one-hour, free concerts featuring well-known composers and worthy rarities at St. Peters Lutheran Church.


Recipes for Health Tacos With Green Beans, Chiles and Tomatillo Salsa
This filling works in tacos or on its own as a delicious summer salad.


U.S. Senate panel approves bill to bolster FHA finances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill aimed at bolstering the finances of the Federal Housing Administration, which may need to turn to taxpayers for a...


UPDATE 1-DreamWorks profit nearly doubles on 'The Croods' success
July 31 (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's quarterly profit nearly doubled due largely to the worldwide success of its animated hit "The Croods", sending its shares up 6 percent after the bell.


Is Rio ready for the World Cup?
CNN travels to Rio to discover whether the city is ready for the 2014 World Cup.


Egypt in crisis Reporter's view
CNN Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman talks about his experiences covering the Egyptian crisis.


Bill, Chelsea Clinton return to Africa for foundation work
Chelsea Clinton can trace her African awakening to February 11, 1990, when she sat on the kitchen counter of the governor's mansion in Arkansas and watched with her parents as Nelson Mandela walked out of prison in South Africa.


Wax Hugo Chavez for Cuban museum
July 30 - A self-taught family of wax figurine artists creates a life-size sculpture of Hugo Chavez to go on display at Cuba's wax museum. Tara Cleary reports.


BlackBerry plans security feature for Android, iPhone
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry will offer technology to separate and make secure both work and personal data on mobile devices powered by Google Inc's Android platform and by Apple Inc's iOS operating system, the company said on Thursday.


From slum town to arty village
Modern art pops up in unexpected corners in Busan's Gamcheon Village.


Brazil cenbank sells 15,300 currency swaps at 2nd auction
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 31 Reuters) - Brazil's central bank sold 15,300 of the 30,000 traditional currency swaps offered at a second auction on Wednesday, in a strategy to ease a dollar shortage that...


MLB Holds Its Breath Before Expected Doping Announcements
Major League Baseball teams and fans are bracing themselves for the verdicts in the long doping investigation that threatens to expose some of the game's biggest names as cheats.


Movie Review Smash and Grab Goes Inside the Pink Panthers
The documentary Smash and Grab has inside tales of the Pink Panthers, an international high-stakes crime ring.


Inside the homes of dictators
From Tito's nuclear bunker and Stalin's summer house, to Mussolini's villa and Gaddafi's cruise ship, autocrat hideouts have become tourist attractions.


Thai oil spill having "extreme" impact on tourism - minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) - An oil spill that has blackened beaches at a Thai holiday island was having an extreme impact on tourism and could spread to the coast of the mainland and affect the fishing industry, officials and an environmental group said on Tuesday.


Southern Co coal plant seen finished on time with another $450 mln
* Kemper construction costlier than nuclear on kilowatt basis


Bill, Chelsea Clinton return to Africa for foundation work
Chelsea Clinton can trace her African awakening to February 11, 1990, when she sat on the kitchen counter of the governor's mansion in Arkansas and watched with her parents as Nelson Mandela walked out of prison in South Africa.


Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height
Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows.


Water "the teeth" of climate change - World Bank
June 19 - Growing pressure over water remains the most worrying symptom of climate change, argues the World Bank President, while a projected 2C rise in temperature by 2030 could submerge Bangkok.


Fight Over Plan for Natural Gas Port Off Long Island
Supporters say the port would create jobs and lower energy costs, but opponents worry that it could be exploited as an export business.


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.


Fight Over Plan for Natural Gas Port Off Long Island
Supporters say the port would create jobs and lower energy costs, but opponents worry that it could be exploited as an export business.


Russians smell something fishy in Putin's latest stunt
MOSCOW (Reuters) - There was a time when Vladimir Putin's macho antics inspired pride among Russians, but many are finding it hard to believe the president's latest stunt - catching a huge pike in Siberia.


UK's multitaskers take to Twitter to swap TV talk-report
LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Tweeting and texting while watching TV is supplanting the traditional water-cooler chat about the previous night's viewing among increasingly media-savvy Britons, the country's telecoms regulator has found.


U.S. Set to Face Panama in Final, but Coach Is Barred for Outburst
Jurgen Klinsmann was suspended by Gold Cup organizers for showing dissent towards the referee in a semifinal victory.


Election blurring of church, state separation draws complaints
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election.


Well Australians Are Getting Fatter
Australia may be known for its rugged outdoor lifestyles but recent statistics suggest a different reality. Australia and its equally outdoorsy neighbor, New Zealand, are now two of the fattest countries in the developed world.


Plague-infected squirrel found in California
July 26 - A Los Angeles-area camping ground is closed after a squirrel is found carrying plague. Lily Grimes reports.


UPDATE 1-BHP faces $14 bln potash decision as price war looms
LONDON/WINNIPEG, Canada, July 31 (Reuters) - Miner BHP Billiton's new boss is facing his biggest test to date, weighing the fate of a $14 billion Canadian potash project just as the collapse of a dominant potash cartel puts more pressure on already weak prices.


QA Verifying Gmail on the Road
If you do not have access to your cellphone for Gmails verification process, there is an option to print out a set of codes.


Gadgetwise A Membrane That Mimics a Keyboard for the iPad
While the raised keys help orient fingers, these keys dont click like real ones; they just add a bit of feel.


Saudi blogger faces jail, 600 lashes for insulting Islam
A Saudi court has sentenced a activist to seven years in prison and 600 lashes for violating the nation's anti-cybercrime law, Human Rights Watch reported Wednesday.


Gallery filthy fun at mud festival
Millions get filthy in Boryeong, South Korea.


O.J. Simpson granted parole in Nevada on some charges but to remain in prison
(Reuters) - O.J. Simpson was granted parole on Wednesday on several charges related to his role in the robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel, but the former football star will remain in prison at least until 2017 on other charges.


Stephen Kings Family Business
With five novelists in the family, four of whom have books out this year, the King clan has become a dynasty of storytellers.


App Smart Apps for Arts and Crafts Projects for Families
Apps like Foldify and PaperChibi are jammed with arts and crafts ideas that let you and your children create real-life playthings.


Letters New World Fort
Letter to the editor.


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