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Facebook to pull ads from pages with sex, violence | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it will no longer allow ads to appear on pages with sexual or violent content, as the online social network moves to appease marketers being associated with objectionable material. |
Del Potro Beats Seppi to Reach Wimbledon Quarters | | Playing with his left knee heavily taped following a scary fall in the previous round, Juan Martin del Potro didn't let it slow him down as he beat Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals Monday. |
Activist investors target UK oil and gas companies | | LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - UK-listed oil and gas companies that have lost favour with mainstream shareholders are attracting investors who want to push bosses out, access their cash and force asset sales. |
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. |
N.C.A.A Punishes Oregon and Former Coach | | The team was placed on probation and Chip Kelly, its former coach, was penalized after an inquiry that centered on Oregons ties to a recruiting service provider. |
Breaking the Seal on Drug Research | | More researchers are insisting on seeing all the data behind all clinical trials for drugs, not just the rosy reports that companies choose to release. |
Hyundai hit with $14 mln verdict in U.S. airbag trial | | NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury found South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co should pay $14 million to a Virginia man who suffered traumatic brain damage in a car accident after the side air bags in his 2008 Hyundai Tiburon failed to deploy. |
FDA rejects Merck's insomnia drug | | (Reuters) - Merck Co Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the company's experimental insomnia drug, citing safety issues. |
Iggy Pop My life as a transformer -- and a monkey | | In a room which once served as the residence of the painter Monet at London's Savoy Hotel, one of rock's most engaging and enduring entertainers is having a little trouble recovering his hearing. Visibly though, Iggy Pop shows no after-effects from last night's gig at the city's Festival Hall. At 66 he looks in great shape -- yet a glance at his hell-raising musical resume tells you it's a wonder he's here at all. |
Well Bike Sharing Can Mean Safer Biking | | Growing experience from bike-sharing programs in many cities makes clear that bicycling can be a safe mode of transportation, and the mere presence of a bike-sharing program is a boon to the safety of all bicyclists. |
Warnings against travel to Egypt | | The U.S. State Department and UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office have urged citizens to cancel travel plans to or within Egypt, amid ongoing protests and renewed violence in the country. |
Design Garden of Eden Amid Rubble | | The Biospheric Project has found an unlikely home in Salford, an industrial city near Manchester in northwest England, and has made beauty from blight. |
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