| Latest worldwide news | Goodbyes and Grief in Real Time | | | Scott Simon, the journalist and NPR host, posted Twitter updates from his mothers deathbed, connecting with a vast and supportive audience. |
| Treasury extends suspension on issuing debt | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department on Friday extended the period during which it will suspend investments in a government pension fund through October 11, as it continues to rely on cash... |
| Canada's Harper insists Keystone XL is important for jobs | | | OTTAWA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper contradicted on Friday U.S. President Barack Obama's dismissal of the job-creation potential of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, saying the project is important both for jobs and for energy security. |
| Can humans beat machines in the workplace? | | | July 18 - Automation could destroy as much as 70 per cent of todays jobs by 2020, according to Wired magazine. Amy Gardner looks at some of the ways humans are trying to modify themselves to beat machines. She meets a cybernetics professor who turned himself into a cyborg, and looks at the pros and cons of a cognitive enhancing drug. |
| A Move for the Frugal Traveler | | | Starting this week, the Frugal Traveler column is changing its format 8212; though you8217;ll barely notice the difference. |
| How to modernize Maasai tribe | | | A Maasai activist is helping his people adapt to the 21st century, starting radio stations and encouraging women to set up in business. |
| Simon sidesteps fatherhood rumors | | | Aug 02 - Simon Cowell attends the X Factor panel in Los Angeles but deflects questions about his personal life. Alicia Powell reports. |
| Tunisian opposition leader shot dead outside his home | | | A Tunisian opposition leader was fatally shot outside his home Thursday, setting off protests in a nation still raw from the February assassination of a different politician who opposed the Islamist-led governing party. |
| China's city of sinkholes | | | Four months after he built a new, two-story brick house in his village in northern China's Shandong Province, Xiao Guoqiang was alarmed to find a huge crack on the living room wall. |
| Well The Limits of Cosmetic Surgery | | | A new study, the first to try to quantify attractiveness after a face-lift, brow lift or eyelid surgery, found a tiny but insignificant increase in attractiveness. |
| Bats The Bullpen Takes a Hit | | | Josh Edgin was placed on the disabled list, and Bobby Parnell will be held out of at least two games this weekend against the Royals. |
| UPDATE 1-U.S. says states' lawsuits vs SP belong in state courts | | | Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. government, which is pursuing a $5 billion lawsuit accusing Standard Poor's of misleading investors by inflating its credit ratings, on Friday asked a federal judge to move similar cases by 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia back to state courts. |
| Norris, Davis Lead Orioles to 6-3 Win Over Astros | | | One day after being acquired from the Houston Astros, Bud Norris dominated his former teammates over six innings in his Orioles debut, and Baltimore got a home run from Chris Davis in a 6-3 victory Thursday night. |
| Economix Blog Keep On Truckin | | | A research report finds a surprising correlation between the pace of truck sales and the ability of stocks to outperform bonds. |
| Notable diamond heists | | | It was just like a scene from the Alfred Hitchcock crime caper "To Catch a Thief." The same hotel. The sparkly jewels. The robbery. |
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