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You're the Boss Blog Do Business Owners Make Poor Investors?
Owners take plenty of risk with their businesses. Should they be more conservative with their investments?


Japanese utility, and the public, in dark about crippled nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two and a half years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant faces a daunting array of unknowns.


Tidemark raises $13 million for cloud-based analytics
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tidemark said Thursday it has raised $13 million in venture backing for its cloud-based analytics services, boosting the startup's efforts to challenge enterprise giants in...


Suarez Navarro Wins Opener in Carlsbad
Carla Suarez Navarro used a strong return game for a 6-4, 6-3 win over Sachie Ishizu in the first round of the Southern California Open on Tuesday.


History shows Snowden may face tough exile in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden seems assured of a warm welcome in Russia and may even achieve celebrity status in his new home, but history suggests he will no longer be master of his fate and a Moscow exile will bring some difficult challenges.


Nickelodeon On the Mend, Profit Soars At Viacom
Better ratings at the childrens network raised revenue, as did streaming services like Amazon and Hulu.


Martin Kaymer's iron game
2010 PGA Champion Martin Kaymer gives CNN a master class in consistency.


Well Think Like a Doctor Not Just the Flu, Solved!
Readers solve the case of a 59-year-old woman whod been sick for over a week with what she thought was just the flu but then suddenly became deathly ill.


Dane prepares for Masters
Living Golf meets Thorbjorn Olesen as the rising star of golf prepares for the most important tournaments of his career.


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.


Ellen to host Oscars, Cowell stays mum on fatherhood
Aug 02 - The latest celebrity news including Ellen DeGeneres to host the 2014 Oscars and Simon Cowell deflects paternity questions. Roselle Chen reports.


Giant King Kong storms the stage
He is a towering figure in the history of cinema, a colossus who has frightened and thrilled audiences in equal measure. Now King Kong, the famous silverback from the silver screen, is roaring and pounding his way onto the theatrical stage.


PRESS DIGEST - British Business - Aug 2
Aug 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


DealBook Liquidator to Sell $29 Billion in Anglo Irish Loans
The loan portfolio consists mostly of commercial real estate loans in Ireland and Britain but also includes residential mortgage loans in those countries as well as Irish corporate loans.


Desktop Caddy live British Open 2013
Relive the 2013 British Open with CNN's Desktop Caddy.


The Lede Reaction to the Manning Verdict
Pfc. Bradley Manning was an Army intelligence analyst who provided some 700,000 secret documents to WikiLeaks.


Phys Ed How Exercise Changes Fat and Muscle Cells
Several striking new studies provide some clarity by showing that exercise seems able to drastically alter how genes operate, perhaps altering the risk for problems like obesity and diabetes.


Fox Signals How Glee Will Handle Monteith Death
The network plans to address the death of Cory Monteith, one of its star actors, from a drug overdose, in the third episode this season.


Mind doctor on McIlroy woe
When golfers admit to feeling "brain dead" and "unconscious" -- as Rory McIlroy did at Muirfield on Thursday -- perhaps it's time to book an appointment with the doctor.


Battle of the sexes -- on four legs
Horse racing is one of the only sports in the world where men and women compete against each other.


48 hours in Rochester, New York
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - Synonymous with film photography, lilacs and classical music, Rochester offers an unusual array of attractions for a mid-sized U.S. city that brought industrial prowess to a scenic river gorge on Lake Ontario's southern shore.


Logistics behind 'floating city'
Isa Soares ventures below deck to see the operation behind the scenes at the Royal Princess cruise ship.


Risks and rewards in West Bank city
High in the hills between Ramallah and Nablus in the West Bank sits a huge construction site its developers hope will transform the lives of Palestinians for generations to come.


Terror Threat Prompts U.S. to Close Diplomatic Missions
Officials gave few details about what prompted the temporary closings but cited credible information that an Al Qaeda affiliate might be plotting an attack.


Theater Review Shida Is Jeannette Bayardelles Solo Showcase at Ars Nova
In Shida, Jeannette Bayardelle acts and sings in depicting a young womans passage to the edge of adulthood.


Motherlode Blog Its Easy to Be Happy on a Day Like This
How can parents find more to enjoy in their lives with their children?


Cleanup worker hits jackpot with art find
July 24 - In an unusual rags-to-riches story, cleanup worker Darryl Kelly finds artworks worth a small fortune while cleaning up a deceased photographer's New York City apartment. Tara Cleary reports.


A Burst of Violence in Cairo
The police and armed civilians opened fire Saturday on protesters against Egypts new military government, killing scores of people.


Behind Sesame Street's Muppets
Since the 1960s, Sesame Street's puppets have been running, singing and dancing their way across our TV screens as if possessed of a life of their own.


Chevron Q2 earnings drop on cheaper oil, maintenance
Aug 2 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp posted a decline in quarterly profit on Friday after maintenance work and a fall in oil prices knocked global oil and gas production. Second-quarter net income fell 26 percent to $5.37 billion, or $2.77 per share, from $7.21 billion, or $3.66 per share, a year earlier. Analysts, on average, expected $2.96 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.


T-Mobile Austria challenges spectrum auction terms
VIENNA (Reuters) - T-Mobile Austria has filed a challenge to the terms of an auction due to be held in September for frequencies that will enable operators to build fourth-generation (4G) networks, its lawyer said.


The top films at the North American box office
July 21 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 19, led by "The Conjuring," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) The Conjuring..........................$ 41.5 million 2 (1) Despicable Me 2........................$ 25.1 million 3 (*) Turbo..................................$ 21.5 million 4 (2) Grown Ups 2............................$ 20.0 million 5 (*) Red 2..................................$ 18.5 mill


PG appears back on track with CEO Lafley's return
(Reuters) - Procter Gamble Co forecast a slightly more upbeat 2014 than expected on Thursday as Chief Executive A.G. Lafley tries to get the world's largest household products maker back on track...


U.S. lawmakers want perjury probe for Corzine
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A group of Republican lawmakers called on Friday for a criminal investigation of Jon Corzine, the head of failed futures broker MF Global, saying he may have committed...


U.S. storm team slightly lowers 2013 hurricane forecast to eight
Aug 2 (Reuters) - The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will see above-average activity, but cooler ocean waters may make it harder for storms to form, a leading U.S. hurricane forecasting team said on Friday.


Passengers lack info on cruise ship crime
Vegas stole the slogan. But cruise ships can also lay claim Whatever happens on cruise ships, stays on cruise ships.


T Magazine Letter from Paris | Much Ado About the Legion of Honor
Frances award of merit is increasingly being given out like jujubes, causing some of the French to look down their noses at it. Americans, however, seem to love it.


Gadgetwise A Tablet Communicator for the Tech-Averse
Powered by a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, the Clarion Companion can help caregivers and relatives stay in touch with an older person.


T Magazine On View | Potholes as Art, Garbage as Great Books
A new show by Daniel Knorr at Kayne Griffin Corcoran gallery in Los Angeles elevates the banal byproducts of human existence into beautiful objects.


Bubba's $40K hovercraft
Bubba Watson's golf cart hovercraft will cost you $40,000.


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