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Well Rate of Early C-Sections Has Slowed, Study Finds
In a trend that public health officials call encouraging, fewer women are undergoing early-term Caesarean deliveries.


T Magazine The Making Of | A 19th-Century Victorian House in London, Built With Mirrors
In a commission for the Barbican Gallery, the Argentine artist has erected a stunning structure thats a total illusion.


Namibia Wildlife paradise
A good news story about African wildlife conservation that's great for travelers, too


David Rogers, Stage Adapter of Offbeat Material, Dies at 85
Among the works Mr. Rogers produced was the book for a musical based on Flowers for Algernon and plays based on Brave New World and The Sting.


Kelley LeVine, Max Hyman
The couple met at the University of Missouri.


Tevez community order?
Carlos Tevez may have escaped the clutches of the Premier League by joining Italian giant Juventus -- but the long arm of the law could yet bring the striker back to English shores.


African artifacts in Australia
Can a handful of ancient copper coins from a once-opulent but now abandoned corner of East Africa change what we know about Australian history?


Els magic ahead of Muirfield
Ernie Els gained the perfect confidence boost ahead of his defense of the British Open title by completing a wire to wire victory in the BMW International Open in Munich Sunday.


Brazilian banks BNDES, Caixa face biggest exposure to EBX woes, BofA says
SAO PAULO, July 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run lenders Caixa Econmica Federal and BNDES have the largest loan exposure to debt-laden Grupo EBX, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Monday, as markets assess risks stemming from years of hefty borrowing by billionaire Eike Batista's mining and energy conglomerate.


Shortfall in educated U.S. workers to worsen study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. workers with advanced skills in areas such as math, science and healthcare are growing more scarce, with a shortfall of 20 million adequately educated workers expected by...


Art Review Naga Peoples Made Beauty From the Ugly in Northeastern India
Fiercely Modern Art of the Naga Warrior is the Rubin Museums introduction to the diverse collection of peoples who speak similar languages and reside in northeastern India.


Firefox enters the smartphone fray
A new smartphone operating system is joining the fray.


Pakistan's commercial hub faces growing extortion menace
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - One afternoon a stranger called at Muhammad Faizanullah's stationery shop in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, and wordlessly handed the man behind the counter two items a piece of paper with a phone number scrawled on it, and a bullet.


National Briefing | Southwest Abortion Curbs Advance in Texas
The state took a major step toward enacting new abortion restrictions on Friday after a lawmaker cut short an attempt to stage a citizen filibuster.


Bed rest after IVF doesn't help
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bed rest immediately after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure, despite being common practice, did not help women ultimately have a baby in a new study.


T Magazine The Scene | Paris Mens Fashion Week Louis Vuitton
Scenes from the mens fashion week photo diary of Alfredo Piola.


Artist stirs privacy debate with portraits from DNA
July 1 - DNA extracted from cigarette butts and bubble gum found on the streets of Brooklyn is being used by artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg to create realistic portraits of anonymous New Yorkers. The artist says her project is designed to spark debate about the use - or potential misuse - of DNA profiling in society. Ben Gruber reports.


'Blast furnace' heat engulfs U.S. West into weekend
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An "atmospheric blast furnace" engulfed the sunbaked U.S. West in dangerous triple-digit temperatures on Friday, forecasters said, raising concerns for homeless people and others unable to escape near record temperatures expected over the weekend.


Eyes on Howard When NBA Free Agency Opens
Dwight Howard could leave, Chris Paul is expected to stay, and plenty more will happen beyond Los Angeles when the NBA's free agency period opens.


From Texas Statehouse to YouTube, a Filibuster Is a Hit
A live stream on YouTube provided by the nonprofit news organization The Texas Tribune went viral and gave the Texas state senator Wendy Davis a national platform.


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


Mexico June manufacturing growth dips to over 2-year low
MEXICO CITY, July 1 (Reuters) - Mexican manufacturing sector growth slowed in June to a 27 month-low on weakness in new orders and output, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting Latin America's no. 2...


Art Review Paul McCarthy WS Turns a Magic Mirror on Excess
Paul McCarthy WS, the artists scabrously graphic installation at the Park Avenue Armory, can be read as a gleeful critique of American excess.


Family Mandela health in God's hands
The former wife of Nelson Mandela visited him Sunday in the hospital where the ailing anti-apartheid icon is clinging to life, the South African Press Association reported.


Casey Masters Tricky Conditions to Win in Ireland
Former world number three Paul Casey mastered difficult conditions to hit a five-under par 67 to claim the Irish Open by three shots on Sunday, his first European Tour victory in over two years.


Brazilian banks BNDES, Caixa face biggest exposure to EBX woes, BofA says
SAO PAULO, July 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run lenders Caixa Econmica Federal and BNDES have the largest loan exposure to debt-laden Grupo EBX, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Monday, as markets assess risks stemming from years of hefty borrowing by billionaire Eike Batista's mining and energy conglomerate.


Vodafone India offers $673 mln for licence renewal in 3 cities
NEW DELHI, July 1 (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc's Indian unit, which is in a dispute with the government over the renewal of its licences in three key cities, is offering to pay 40 billion rupees ($673 million) for the extension of the permits, the company said in a letter dated June 18 to the telecoms ministry and seen by Reuters.


BRIEF-Tyco says got notices of deficiency from IRS
July 1 (Reuters) - July 1 (Reuters) - Tyco International Ltd * Got notices of deficiency from IRS asserting several of co's former U.S. units owe additional taxes of $883.3 million plus penalties...


World Briefing | Asia Hong Kong Protesters Press Beijing for Changes
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets on Monday, demanding the resignation of their Beijing-backed leader.


Basketball Player From Small Kansas School Comes Out
Jallen Messersmith, who plays for Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., is believed to be the first openly gay active player in mens college basketball in the United States.


Elisabeth Bernstein and Drew Moody
They were married in Colebrook, Conn.


Europe's politicians tackle unemployment
A grey day in Brussels provided an apt backdrop for addressing the bleak job prospects facing Europe's younger generations.


UPDATE 4-OGX down 39 pct as Brazil oil company fights to survive
* Three offshore oil prospects dumped * OGX to cancel ship orders, pay OSX compensation * Rival HRT also scales back Amazon natgas plans (Adds bond decline details, comment, rival HRT; updates...


Japan PM Abe hops and flips in voter-wooing game app
TOKYO (Reuters) - It's a bird, it's a plane ... It's a cartoon version of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, hopping and somersaulting his way through the sky in a smartphone game app his party hopes will lure young voters ahead of a July 21 election.


Clinton letters, Lewinsky clothing gifts up for auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A collection of items used in the investigation of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's sexual encounters with then U.S. President Bill Clinton is being auctioned online, Nate D. Sanders Auctions said on Monday.


Kansas Lands Transfer Tarik Black From Memphis
Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.


FiveThirtyEight Re-Election Is Likely for McConnell, but Not Guaranteed
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, will probably be the favorite against Alison Lundergan Grimes, who entered the race on Monday. But he is unlikely to sail to re-election.


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.


UNC Leading Scorer Hairston Facing Drug Charge
Durham police have charged North Carolina leading scorer P.J. Hairston with marijuana possession following a traffic stop.


Jim Pattison Group bids C$37 mln to take Sun-Rype Products private
June 28 (Reuters) - Juice and snacks maker Sun-Rype Products Ltd has received a proposal from Great Pacific Industries Inc to take the company private in a deal valued at about C$37 million.


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