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| Overfished and under-protected | | | As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface and you will enter a world where humans very rarely venture. |
| New planets might support life | | | Our everyday concerns -- what's for dinner, what to update on Facebook -- seem small when we consider that there's a whole universe out there where other life may exist. |
| Formula One in crisis mode after tire failures | | | SILVERSTONE (Reuters) - Formula One and tire supplier Pirelli faced a full-on crisis on Sunday after the British Grand Prix came close to being stopped for safety reasons due to a spate of explosive high-speed blowouts. |
| Rufus the Hawk clears Wimbledon as record crowds queue up | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Record crowds lined up for day one of the 2013 Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday as action got underway early on Center Court with pigeon-scarer, Rufus the hawk, clearing away pesky bird life and forecasts for a dry day. |
| Coyotes, Smith Agree to 6-Year Deal | | | The Phoenix Coyotes have agreed to a six-year contract with goalie Mike Smith that will average around $5.7 million per year, according to an NHL official familiar with the deal. |
| Turning market hits "trend-following" quant funds | | | LONDON (Reuters) - The global equity pullback over the last month hit "trend-following" quantitative funds the hardest, but the strategy could remain the most profitable in the longer run, delegates... |
| Well A Bowl of Cherries | | | The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers five new ways to make cherries a part of your meal. |
| Feud overshadows Foe legacy | | | The paint is peeling, puddles litter the inside of the building, putrid water lies in what was supposed to be a swimming pool and even the statue of the man who had the vision to build the sports complex is cracked -- a sad and inglorious tribute to Marc-Vivien Foe 10 years to the day after the Cameroonian's tragic death. |
| Serena exit leaves Wimbledon in twilight zone | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon entered the twilight zone on Monday as Serena Williams became the latest high-profile champion to fade into oblivion at a tournament where reputations and star status are counting for nothing. |
| Microsoft entertainment head may leave to be Zynga CEO report | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Struggling games publisher Zynga Inc could replace its chief executive Mark Pincus with Microsoft Corp executive Don Mattrick, possibly as early as Monday, according to a report by AllThingsD that sent Zynga shares more than 10 percent. |
| High court lets same-sex marriages in California continue | | | The U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday refused to stop California from issuing same-sex marriage licenses, turning aside an emergency request from supporters of Proposition 8, the voter-approved measure that had earlier been dismissed by the justices on narrow, jurisdictional grounds. It is the latest legal and political twist in an issue that has divided the state. |
| Tire chaos mars British GP | | | Earlier this month Formula One's governing body punished Pirelli and Mercedes for holding an unsanctioned tire test -- at the British Grand Prix it was Pirelli meting out punishment to the elite racing series. |
| Life, Interrupted Unkept Resolutions | | | When I learned I had cancer at the age of 22, my life and my resolution-making were interrupted. There was no time or space to stress over something as small as a three-day juice cleanse or a daily exercise program. Surviving my next cycle of chemotherapy became my singular concern. |
| Tensions easing in South China Sea? | | | China has agreed to hold formal talks with its southeast Asian neighbors about establishing a "code of conduct" to ease maritime tensions in the South China Sea, a major step forward in the long-running dispute. |
| Obama seeks to build Africa business ties on Tanzania stop | | | DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is seeking to build a new economic partnership with Africa as he visits Tanzania on Monday at the end of a tour of the fast-growing continent where Washington faces competition from China. |
| Obamacare 1.0 States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live | | | NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - About 550,000 people in Oregon do not have health insurance, and Aaron Karjala is confident the state's new online insurance exchange will be able to accommodate them when enrollment under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform begins on Oct. 1. |
| Europe demands answers about U.S. bugging claims | | | The European Commission will sweep its office for electronic listening devices and other security breaches following revelations of alleged U.S. surveillance programs targeting European leaders, a commission spokeswoman said Monday. |
| The power of friendship | | | World number 2 Andy Murray focuses on his friend, ATP doubles player Ross Hutchins, who is battling cancer. |
| In China, they built it ... and no one came | | | June 18 - A building boom tied to China's economic rise shows no signs of abating, despite slowing growth and excess capacity in some cities. Are commercial 'ghost towns' a sign of further trouble to come? |
| Darkness Forces Monday Playoff on Web.com Tour | | | Billy Hurley III, Joe Affrunti, Ashley Hall and Ben Martin were tied at 11 under after regulation Sunday when darkness suspended play in the Web.com Tour's United Leasing Championship. |
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