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News Feed Latest worldwide news Good business? A FIFA agent talks to Pedro Pinto about how football clubs spend millions. 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. Matter Monogamys Boost to Human Evolution Fossil records suggest that by sticking around and protecting and feeding their offspring, early men paved the way for the growth of the human brain. Recipes for Health Chipotle Gazpacho Chipotle contributes heat and smoke to this beautiful blender gazpacho. BlackRock launches first retail alternative funds NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc is launching its first alternative mutual funds for retail investors. Rogers trying to stop Verizon grabbing Canadian rivals - media Aug 2 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications, Canada's largest wireless phone company, has crafted a plan to grab control of two smaller rivals to try to stop U.S. giant Verizon Communications Inc entering Canada, the Globe and Mail reported. Senate Easily Approves Obamas U.N. Nominee Samantha Power received the Senates approval as the next ambassador to the United Nations without the partisan acrimony of other recent nominations. UPDATE 1-Colombia to cut auctioned TES by 1.5 tln pesos -sources BOGOTA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Colombia will cut the amount of local Treasury bonds it sells at auction this year by another 1.5 trillion pesos ($791 million), though it will maintain the overall amount... Berlusconi furious as sentence upheld Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has lashed out at a ruling by the country's high court that upheld a prison sentence for him in a tax fraud case. Cautious Redskins Force an Eager Griffin Into a Waiting Game The Washington Redskins have been trying to protect the right knee of Robert Griffin III, who said he was willing to take things slow to play in the season opener. City Room A Century in Their Shells If you see a box turtle in New York, dont pick it up and help it on its way; it probably already knows where its going. NATO says Afghans doing "good" job despite spike in civilian casualties Aug. 2 - Despite a U.N. report showing a spike in civilian casualties in first half of the year, NATO says Afghan security forces are doing a "good" job. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. One dead in Japan flooding July 29 - Japanese rescuers rush to help hundreds stranded by flooding in villages across western Japan after at least one person died. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Iran's Rouhani misquoted in remarks on Israel state TV DUBAI (Reuters) - Two days before his inauguration as Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that Israeli occupation of Palestinian land had inflicted a "wound" on the Muslim world, according to a segment of his remarks broadcast on Iran's state-run Press TV. With Moto X, Google Enters a Crowded Marketplace The search giant, which has stumbled in its forays into the hardware market, says its high-end Moto X smartphone has innovative voice controls. Sports Briefing | Soccer New Soccer Stadium Set for Washington D.C. United and city officials signed an agreement for a new $300 million stadium. The city and the team would split the cost of the stadium, tentatively scheduled to open in 2016. Mugabe Faces Test in Zimbabwe Vote President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe does not appear ready to give up power, but says he would go if he loses Wednesdays election. Former Louisiana Governor's Wife Gives Birth Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards' wife, Trina, has given birth to a baby boy. Low chance of cyclone east of Melbourne, Florida -NHC Aug 2 (Reuters) - A weak area of low pressure associated with the remnants of tropical storm Dorian, located just east of Melbourne, Florida, has a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Analysis Pope seeks to align Church hierarchy with the pews VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Some say his trip last week to Brazil, capped by a Mass for 3 million on Copacabana Beach, and the 80-minute, unfiltered news conference on the plane back to Rome, were the... State of the Art Chromecast, Simply and Cheaply, Flings Web Video to TVs Using Wi-Fi, the Google Chromecast makes Internet material watchable on a television for $35. Repeat, $35. Stills released of royal family baby July 24 - Britain's newest prince in photos just before he is whisked away to Kensington Palace where his parents are set to recuperate. Jessica Gray reports. 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. Factory, jobless data point to firming economy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Factory activity jumped to a two-year high in July and first-time applications for jobless benefits hit a 5-1/2-year low last week, bolstering views economic growth would... Koehler, Marlins Beat Harvey, Mets 3-0 Tom Koehler focused on the opposing hitters, rather than the other team's pitcher. No matter that it was NL All-Star starter Matt Harvey. Bank of England sold off Nazi gold The Bank of England knowingly helped to sell looted Nazi gold from occupied Czechoslovakia months before the outbreak of World War II, according to experts. The New Old Age Blog A Dark View of Assisted Living A new documentary airing on PBS explores the shortcomings of the assisted living industry. Who is Robert Mugabe? After more than three decades, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is not ready to give up power. Singer-songwriter JJ Cale dead at 74 after heart attack NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n' roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a heart attack, his official website said on Saturday. Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry Art Review The Impact of Winslow Homer, at the Clark Institute Winslow Homer Making Art, Making History, is really two narratives that of Homers artistry, and the story of two people who collected his art, Sterling and Francine Clark. The Lede Russian Bloggers Welcome Snowden With Jokes, Praise and Job Offers Russian bloggers, activists, entrepreneurs and journalists posted messages on social networks welcoming Edward J. Snowden to his new home. Baikonur Journal Russian Space Center in Kazakhstan Counts Down Its Days of Glory Baikonur, Kazakhstan, is set to be replaced as the Russian space launching center, and ethnic tensions and economic challenges are already creeping into the city. Art in Review Made in Space Everything on view in this show was made in and around Los Angeles, fairly recently and often by artists who are either young, unknown here or both. CANADA STOCKS-TSX makes modest gains on stronger banks; posts weekly loss * TSX rises 9.29 points, or 0.07 percent, at 12,603.25 * Six of 10 main index sectors decline * Index records 0.4 percent weekly drop * SNC Lavalin drops 6 percent after results * Turquoise Hill jumps nearly 9 percent By John Tilak TORONTO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose slightly on Friday as disappointment following a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report was offset by gains in the financial sector, but it ended the week lower. The market was also 'Credible' threat to embassies A "serious and credible" terror threat prompts U.S. State Dept to close several embassies and consulates on Sun. College guys don't all want to hook up Daniel Yellin says an article about casual sex among some women at UPenn unfairly depicts young men as taking advantage of drunk women. Many men there wouldn't dream of doing this, he says. U.S. issues travel alert over al Qaeda risk The U.S. issues a travel alert for its citizens about possible terrorist attacks in the Middle East and North Africa by al Qaeda and affiliated organizations. Nickelodeon On the Mend, Profit Soars At Viacom Better ratings at the childrens network raised revenue, as did streaming services like Amazon and Hulu. CVS Caremark set to pay $20 million to resolve SEC investigation (Reuters) - CVS Caremark Corp said on Friday that it plans to pay a $20 million civil penalty to resolve a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into 2009 comments and staff securities transactions and its accounting for an acquisition.

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