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News Feed Latest worldwide news NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. A Kazakh Spaceport Slowly Declines Baikonur, in remote southwestern Kazakhstan, was once the pride of the Soviet Union. Today, nomadic herders from the nearby steppe are moving into abandoned buildings. Pop The Many Sides of a Violist A common way to map the reach of the violist and composer Eyvind Kang is to enumerate his affiliations. Glastonbury hosts heaven, hell and haircuts alongside the music PILTON, England (Reuters) - Tomato fights, anarchic gymnasts and astrophysics drew festival-goers of all ages away from the mainstream music acts at Britain's Glastonbury festival this weekend. RLPC-Bankers prepare debt financing for Skrill sale LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Bankers are putting together around 300 million pounds ($456.16 million) of debt financing to back a potential sale of Bahrain-based Investcorp's UK online payments... Dot Earth Blog 19 Firefighters Fall on the Wildland-Urban Interface The dangerous interface between humans and forests claims the lives of 19 firefighters. Kelly Says Rees Will Start for Notre Dame in 2013 Tommy Rees is Notre Dame's starting quarterback again. The world's best airline is... Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards. Le Mans winner dedicates it to Simonsen Audi's Tom Kristensen records a record ninth victory in the Le Mans 24 hour race Sunday and dedicates it to fellow Dane Allan Simonsen, who died in a high speed crash the previous day. Philip Green's Hong Kong venture Arcadia Group owner Philip Green talks to CNN's Monita Rajpal about bringing British high street fashion to Hong Kong. Cirque du Soleil performer dies during Las Vegas show LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A performer died after an accident during a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, authorities and the company said on Sunday. UPDATE 3-San Francisco area rail strike causes traffic nightmare SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Reuters) - Commuter rail workers went on strike on Monday in the San Francisco area for the first time in more than 15 years, triggering gridlock on highways and headaches for thousands trying to get to work. Prisoner of War, Caricaturist and Playwright Donald Bevan, who spent two years in war camps, was the third of only four caricaturists that Sardis has employed since 1927. T Magazine On View | Where Arts and Crafts Are One An exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art highlights handmade techniques in contemporary art. Ex-Dow officer charged in insider trading case (Reuters) - A former officer of Dow Chemical Co has been charged by securities regulators in connection to an insider trading scheme based on Dow's 2008 acquisition of Rohm Haas Co. Movie Review Tannens Magic Camp Is the Subject of a New Documentary The documentary Magic Camp focuses on magic-obsessed adolescents who revel in a once-a-year chance to be themselves. First-quarter growth reading slashed in cautionary note on economy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government slashed its estimate for first-quarter economic growth on Wednesday, offering a cautionary note on the recovery as the Federal Reserve ponders curtailing... National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic Pennsylvania Transplant Recipient Gets Second Set of New Lungs A 10-year-old girl who had a double lung transplant amid a debate over organ allocation is taking some breaths on her own after a second transplant. Sports Briefing | Football Krafts Super Bowl Ring Said to Be a Gift to Putin A spokesman for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said the New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, meant for a diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring to be a gift to Mr. Putin eight years ago. Tribune to buy Local TV for $2.73 bln July 1 (Reuters) - Tribune Co said it would acquire Local TV Holdings LLC, which owns 19 television stations, for $2.73 billion in cash. '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. Northern California urged to conserve power as heat wave peaks (Reuters) - California's power grid operator on Monday issued a rare plea for customers in the north of the state to conserve energy over the next couple days as a heat wave blanketing the region is expected to peak just as the work week begins. REFILE-British shares boosted by data at start of new month * Index has risen on first day of 16 of past 18 months-BTIG Roundup Fueled by Past Failures, Haas Holds On to Win Bill Haas pulled away from a crowd of contenders with three straight birdies, two good pars and one good hop to win the ATT National. Snowden applies for asylum in Russia immigration source MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has applied for political asylum in Russia, a Russian immigration source close to the matter said on Monday. Kerry casts doubt on Taliban talks U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry cast doubt on the future of U.S. talks with the Taliban, saying Saturday he doesn't know whether it's possible to get them back on track. Top meditation stays worldwide Adventure travel isn't always about riding waves and ascending heights -- sometimes it's about heading inside, to explore the realm of our inner worlds. 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. Jim Hudson, Who Intercepted Pass to Help Jets Win Title, Dies at 70 Mr. Hudson, whose interception helped defeat the Baltimore Colts in the 1969 Super Bowl, requested that his brain and spine be given to researchers studying sports-related trauma. Australia shares fall 1.9 pct on weak China PMIs, election worries SYDNEY, July 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares closed the session 1.9 percent lower on Monday as soft manufacturing data from China reinforced recent worries about slowing growth in Asia's biggest... Snowden Revelations Will Continue, Assange Says Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, said more secrets from the documents that Edward J. Snowden smuggled from the United States would be published. Egyptian Protesters Storm Headquarters of Ruling Party After an outpouring of rage against Egypts president, Mohamed Morsi, protesters overran the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, and many others remained in Tahrir Square overnight. Nestle to help 20,000 young people find jobs in Europe VEVEY, Switzerland (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's biggest food company and a major employer in Europe, plans to recruit 20,000 young people as the continent grapples with a youth unemployment crisis... Lyndon Johnson is the Subject of Dueling Works Two plays about President Lyndon B. Johnson are considered possibilities for Broadway next season. The producer of one, taking a page from Johnsons playbook, is trying to muscle out the other show. The Buzz Today "Monsters University" tops the box office, Snoop Lion's return to reality TV, and Janelle Monae's new album! Preview Rested Red Bulls Back in Action It has been more than three weeks between league games for the Red Bulls a time in which the club moved into a new training center and was supplanted in first place. Higher cable, satellite prices boost Shaw's profit (Reuters) - Canada's Shaw Communications Inc reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and raised its cash-flow forecast, sending its shares up 3 percent in early trading. Cuba says 124 non-farm co-ops up and running, more approved HAVANA, July 1 (Reuters) - Communist-run Cuba ceded a bit more ground to private initiative and market forces on Monday, announcing the first non-farm cooperatives since the 1959 revolution were up and running. Europe tackles unemployment A grey day in Brussels provided an apt backdrop for addressing the bleak job prospects facing Europe's younger generations. Two government cooperators avoid jail in U.S. insider trading cases July 1 (Reuters) - A former manager at Advanced Micro Devices Inc and a former executive at Flextronics International Ltd avoided prison time on Monday after cooperating in a broad government...

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