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Ammunition explosion kills 40 in Syria
At least 40 people were killed in an explosion at an ammunition depot in the embattled Syrian city of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday.


Detroit art museum warns auction could be death knell
(Reuters) - A top officer at the Detroit Institute of Arts predicts near-certain closure for the museum if Detroit sells major pieces from the 60,000 works in the institute's art collection as a way to address the city's dire financial situation.


Sketch Guy Squeezing the Most Out of 401(k)s, for Now
There are clearly some issues with the current retirement system and while we need to think of a better one, there are ways to make the most of it.


Panel Convenes in Washington to Discuss Aliens
A group of former lawmakers and government officials gathered this week in the capital to discuss what they said was secrecy surrounding aliens and unidentified flying objects.


As tallying goes on, top Florida Democrat cheers Obama's win
MIAMI (Reuters) - The chairman of Florida's Democratic Party congratulated President Barack Obama on Thursday on winning the battleground state on Tuesday, while blasting the state's Republican governor for his handling of the election.


Economix Blog Handicapping the Feds Next Move
Its not clear how the latest employment report will influence the Federal Reserves monetary policy. But its been a big day for forecasts nonetheless.


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Kerry U.S. hopes Pakistan drone strikes will end 'soon'
The United States is seeking to end drone strikes in Pakistan, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday.


Selling Mandela T-shirts to TV shows
Nelson Mandela's name is being used to sell wine and clothes -- but is it harming his legacy?


Ricky Williams Eager to Mold Young Minds as Coach
Ricky Williams can't change the past and wouldn't want to even if he could.


Nadal's road to redemption
Rafael Nadal walked on to the clay court at the 2013 VTR Open in Chile not sure if this would be the beginning of a comeback or the end of a career. Rolando Santos was there for CNN with his camera to record what happened.


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.


ArtsBeat New York Musical Theater Festival Report Legacy Falls
James Burn and Ian Poitiers musical is set behind-the-scenes at a long-running television soap opera.


Keep calm and watch sport
Two World Wars have been fought, Empires lost, the atom split, the worldwide web invented and social media proliferated, but all the while a unique set of quintessential English sporting events have remained in their own self-regulated time warp, with only minor concessions to modernity.


French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on Aug 2
Below are company-related news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.


TV show gives away babies
Plumbing new depths in the battle for television ratings, abandoned babies are being given out as prizes on a controversial prime-time game show in Pakistan.


UPDATE 3-Berkshire profit rises 46 pct, helped by economy
Aug 2 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said second-quarter profit rose 46 percent, boosted by improved demand in such businesses as car insurance, energy and railroads, as well as gains from investments and derivatives.


Floridas Education Chief Quits Amid Report That He Changed a Schools Rating
Floridas commissioner of education resigned after news reports said he had changed the grade of an Indiana charter school whose founder donated to a campaign of his.


Theory on Pain Is Driving Rules for Abortions
Measures that ban abortion 20 weeks after conception, on the disputed idea that the fetus can feel pain at that point, have spread by tapping into public concern about late-stage abortions.


Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel
Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps!


Witness Testifies That Paterno Said Penn State Erred on Sandusky
Mike McQueary, a former Penn State assistant, said that the longtime football coach Joe Paterno told him the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.


MDxHealth signs U.S. marketing partnership for cancer test
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium-based cancer testing company MDxHealth said on Monday it had signed a partnership with Bostwick Laboratories Inc to market prostate cancer test ConfirmMDx in the United States.


Can Esther Duflo eradicate poverty?
Poverty and hunger are two plagues of human society that are usually synonymous with each other. Economist, Esther Duflo, is trying to change that old way of thinking about hunger. Foreign Policy magazine has ranked Duflo as one of its "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for "Poor Economics," a book she co-authored, which says that the impoverished may be suffering from hunger because of where they choose to spend their money.


BRIEF-Arseus CEO sees H2 profit margins above H1 levels
BRUSSELS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Arseus NV * CEO says believes profit margins in H2 may be even better than in H1


India Ink Image of the Day August 2
Muslims breaking their fast at Jama Masjid, a mosque in Old Delhi.


Art Review Alfonso Ossorio, Who Knew Both Pollock and Dubuffet
Angels, Demons, and Savages Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet pivots around the artist and collector Alfonso Ossorio, a go-between Jackson Pollock and Jean Dubuffet, who is fascinating in his own right.


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.


Earnings at Shell and Exxon Fall Sharply in 2nd Quarter
Shell said problems in Nigeria and North America weakened its second-quarter results, and Exxon was hurt by lower margins and reduced volumes at its refineries.


Odyssey puts TNT Crane Rigging on the block -sources
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners LLC is exploring a sale of TNT Crane Rigging Inc, one of the largest U.S. crane service providers, in a deal that could...


The transfer window explained
The sun is shining, barbecues are out, beaches are packed and the commute to work is slightly less crowded than normal. It can mean only one thing football's summer transfer window is upon us. Most managers hate it, fans are powerless to resist hourly updates on it; sports journalists worldwide are consumed by it. With a further month of fevered speculation, rumor, counter-rumor and downright subterfuge to come before it closes, CNN tries to work out what it all means.


UPDATE 1-Cox in talks about merger with Charter -report
Aug 2 (Reuters) - Cox Communications Inc has held talks about merging with cable provider and rival Charter Communications Inc, Bloomberg cited two people with knowledge of the matter as saying on Friday.


Square Feet Sublets Lure Manhattan Start-Ups
Many tech companies in their early stages rent modest spaces from bigger tech companies, and then rent out any leftover space in turn.


New record for daredevil skywalker
July 31 - Chinese acrobat sets new world record for fastest highwire walk. Sharon Reich reports.


Christine Mott, Amir Feder
A wedding at the couples country home.


TransCanada ramps up East Coast pipeline as Keystone stalls
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp announced plans on Thursday for Canada's largest pipeline, a 2,700-mile, $12 billion line to ship crude from the oil sands of Western Canada to the Atlantic, as its U.S.-bound Keystone XL project stalls in Washington.


Climate change 'may increase violence'
A new study in the journal Science shows that shifts in climate historically have been associated with violent conflicts, and that the risk of violence will rise with man-made climate change.


DOJ again balks at proposed $19.9 mln severance for AMR's Horton
Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is taking its third shot at nixing a proposed $19.9 million severance package for American Airlines Chief Executive Tom Horton, who will step down...


Far-Flung Students
Back to school? Students submitted photographs of themselves and where they come from.


Obamas Fall Moscow Trip Is Even More in Doubt
The dispute over Edward J. Snowden is less a singular sore point between the United States and Russia than a symptom of a relationship that has soured across the board.


Star says 'treated like a criminal' with doping ban
Viktor Troicki believes he has been "treated like a criminal" after being hit with an 18-month ban for flouting doping regulations and plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.


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