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Japan, Canada investors to buy U.S. power plant for $2 bln-Nikkei
TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - A consortium including Mitsubishi Corp and Japanese and Canadian pension funds will buy a U.S. gas-fired power plant in Michigan this month for nearly 200 billion yen ($2.01 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.


UPDATE 2-Intuit looks to bounce back with financial services sale
* To sell Intuit Financial Services to Thoma Bravo for $1.03 bln


BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank
June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London.


Art Review | Greenwich, Conn. A Review of Revised and Restored The Art of Kathleen Gilje, at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich
Kathleen Giljes show at the Bruce Museum recreates monuments of art history, changing just enough to produce novel artworks rather than forgeries.


Champagne and celebrities hit Masterpiece London luxury fair
LONDON (Reuters) - Millionaires and celebrities crammed into the launch of London luxury fair Masterpiece, an annual shopping extravaganza for the rarest art, jewellery and antiques.


US taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month-report
* Classes its biggest European ally as target like China -Spiegel


Movie Review The Heat Is a Buddy Movie Without Any Guys
The Heat, directed by Paul Feig, is a cop-buddy movie, but the buddies are women, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.


Essay 9 Points, 4 Goals and Looking Ahead
U.S. striker Jozy Altidore is in New York this week for a number of appearances after scoring goals for the national team in each of its last four games.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Blatter Calls Confederations Cup a Success Despite Protests
Outside the Confederations Cup final, police officers were using tear gas canisters and stun grenades. Still, FIFAs president, Sepp Blatter, declared the tournament a success.


Time Warner Intends to Move to Planned Skyscraper at Hudson Yards
The company has a tentative deal to relocate its headquarters from Columbus Circle to a skyscraper to be built in the Hudson Yards project.


Could drones be highways future?
Going off-road used to mean tearing up dirt tracks in a powerful four-by-four or gigantic monster truck.


Marc Rich, 'King of Oil', laid to rest in quiet Israel ceremony
KIBBUTZ EINAT, Israel (Reuters) - Billionaire Marc Rich, the pioneering oil trader who was also a fugitive from U.S. justice for tax evasion, racketeering and busting sanctions with Iran, was laid to rest in a quiet funeral outside Tel Aviv on Thursday.


Snowden at center of U.S. and Russian tensions
June 26 - Fugitive Edward Snowden is at the center of a political tug of war between Washington and Moscow as he awaits news of his future. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


Dot Earth Blog 19 Firefighters Fall on the Wildland-Urban Interface
The dangerous interface between humans and forests claims the lives of 19 firefighters.


The return of golf's 'Mechanic'
Pedro Pinto meets Miguel Angel Jimenez, the oldest ever winner on the European Tour who has recovered from an accident.


Blasting heat forecast for U.S. Western states
(Reuters) - Residents of western U.S. states awoke on Monday to more scorching heat that was expected to break record highs and grip the region through the early part of the holiday week, meteorologists said.


Joshua Kilmer-Purcell, Brent Ridge
The couple appeared on the reality show The Amazing Race and won.


Sprint Nextel must face NY suit over tax fraud - judge
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp must face a lawsuit brought by New York state accusing the company of deliberately not collecting or paying millions of dollars of taxes for its cell...


Sports Briefing | College Baseball Oregon State Stays Alive
Oregons State beat Indiana in the losers bracket of the College World Series, eliminating the Hoosiers.


Files Show Dolan Sought to Protect Church Assets
Newly released files reveal that Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, as the archbishop of Milwaukee, moved to protect $57 million in church assets from the victims of clergy sexual abuse.


SP 500 extends gains to year's second half on solid data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on the first day of the third quarter on Monday, supported by signs of strength in manufacturing and construction sectors. But the major stock indexes pulled back from their session highs late in the day as investors sold some shares to book profits.


Frequent Flier The Drama of Travel, Made Into Television
Elise Doganieri is a creator of The Amazing Race, and her travel, like the show, has an edge of the extreme.


A fair World Cup deal for Brazil?
After some of the world's biggest corporations such as Apple and Google have come under pressure over aggressive tax avoidance strategies, now its FIFA's turn to defend its lucrative financial arrangements with 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil.


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!


Sports Briefing | Soccer Red Bulls End Drought by Beating Houston
Fabian Espindola broke a scoreless tie in the 60th minute with his first goal since April 20 and Jonny Steele scored with two minutes left, giving the Red Bulls a victory over Houston.


When cooking can kill
For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore.


Slap Shot Devils Work a Trade So They Can Select Brodeurs Son
The Devils took Anthony Brodeur, an 18-year-old goalie, with the 208th pick of the 211-pick draft, sending their seventh-round pick in 2015 to the Kings in exchange for the chance to pick Brodeur.


Winklevoss twins plan IPO for Bitcoin-tracking stock
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Reuters) - The Winklevoss twins, who famously alleged that Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg stole their website idea, have revealed plans for an IPO that will give investors exposure to the value of digital currency Bitcoins.


Wildlife's worst enemy? Us
Mona Rutger got the call in October A bald eagle was flopping around on an airport runway after it had been clipped by a private jet. Unfortunately, it's something she sees all too often.


You're the Boss Blog The Dangers and Benefits of Taking a Partner
The partners at Prysm, a California company that makes large, flat-screen video displays, emphasize that its important to have a great business relationship, but they dont expect to be best friends.


Murray into quarters without dropping a set
The feat has not been achieved since 1936 but with every victory, the pressure on Andy Murray to deliver a first British winner of the men's singles at Wimbledon since Fred Perry grows.


Commodity investors race to adapt on fear of supercycle end
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who have plowed some $400 billion into raw materials markets over the past 10 years are accelerating efforts to change their strategies, if not their allocations, on the growing belief the commodities "supercycle" has come to an end.


The New Old Age Blog Two Web Sites to Visit
The government revamps a Web site devoted to long-term care, while another new site takes on end-of-life issues.


Pfizer says shareholders snap up remaining Zoetis shares
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Monday said it would complete the spinoff of its Zoetis Inc animal health business after investors offered to trade their Pfizer shares for the company's remaining majority...


The Week Ahead | Dance Compagnie Kfig Brings Moves From Brazil, by Way of France
Compagnie Kfig is a French-based troupe of Brazilian dancers thats bringing two productions for an all-male cast to the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival.


British Chambers of Commerce report highest confidence since 2007
* BCC Q2 survey shows broad rise in sales and orders * BCC now sees 0.6 pct economic growth in Q2 * Services export growth strongest since records 1989 By David Milliken LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - British business confidence is the highest since 2007, bolstered by fast-rising exports, a survey showed on Tuesday, in fresh evidence that Britain is slowly recovering from the financial crisis. The British Chambers of Commerce's quarterly economic survey - Britain's largest major


PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 1
July 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


5-Time Champ Williams Exits Wimbledon in 4th Round
For 34 matches over 4 months, on hard, clay or grass courts, Serena Williams was unbeaten and, in the minds of many, unbeatable.


After Beauty of Corsica, Brunt of Tour Awaits
With a technical ordeal awaiting them, and coastal headwinds slowing the riders, the 21 other Tour de France teams could not be bothered to try to take the lead from Jan Bakelants.


U.S. is not waging 'war on coal' Energy Secretary Moniz
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.S. government is not waging a "war on coal" but rather expects it to still play a significant role, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Sunday, rejecting criticism of President Barack Obama's climate change plan.


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