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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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... Kelly Says Rees Will Start for Notre Dame in 2013 Tommy Rees is Notre Dame's starting quarterback again. South Koreaa shares trim gains as Samsung Elec misses estimates * Samsung Elec extends fall after forecast missing Q2 estimates Army Ousts Egypts President; Morsi Is Taken Into Military Custody Egypts military ousted Mohamed Morsi, the nations first freely elected president, suspending the Constitution, installing an interim government and insisting it was representing the will of the people. Douglas Engelbart, father of the mouse, dies at 88 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Douglas C. Engelbart, a technologist who conceived of the computer mouse and laid out a vision of an Internet decades before others brought those ideas to the mass market, died on Tuesday night. He was 88. Andretti Poverty drove me on Don Riddell talks with car racing legend Mario Andretti about his career and his operatic talents. Dance Review Sara Mearns in Diverse Roles for A Dancers Dream The New York Philharmonics Dancers Dream had two Stravinsky scores behind diverse dances, employing different sides of the New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns. Google captures street view from Burj Khalifa This week, Google launched a new project capturing a 360-degree view of the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai -- a building so enormous it is sometimes referred to as the "vertical city." Haas Keeps His Winning Streak Alive Bill Haas keeps winning the right tournaments to position himself on the periphery of the elite in golf. Pirates' Cole Takes 1st Loss, 6-4 Against Phillies Gerrit Cole's frustration of no longer being perfect was still evident nearly a half-hour after the game ended. UK checkout worker touches nerve with mobile phone rebellion LONDON (Reuters) - A British supermarket checkout worker's refusal to serve a customer who was talking on her mobile phone has prompted a lively debate about modern etiquette that reached the highest... At Anchor Off Lithuania, Its Own Energy Supply With a high-tech ship anchored offshore, the country is hoping to end its dependence on Gazprom for its energy needs. For Womens Coaches, Time No Longer Freezes in Summer A new rule allows coaches to work out with players for eight hours a week in the summer, including two hours on the court. NBA's Wade in China to Promote Sneakers, but Supply Is Short The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade visited China on Wednesday for the first time since signing a multi-million dollar contract with Chinese sportswear company Li Ning last year, but the sneakers that bear his name are in short supply. GlaxoSmithKline Is Investigated in China The British pharmaceutical company said the inquiry focused on whether senior managers working for the company in China were involved in economic crimes. What to know when visiting Brazil Brazil might be the biggest country most of the world doesn't know a whole heckuva a lot about. That's changing Right in time Lady Liberty reopens The Statue of Liberty reopened her doors to the huddled masses Thursday, a bright spot for an Independence Day dampened by soaking rains and canceled fireworks celebrations. China's high-speed ambitions With less than half an hour to spare, Chen Zhu calmly emerged from the subway station connected to the massive Beijing West Railway Station with a small, wheeled bag. Actor Pierce Brosnan's daughter dies of ovarian cancer LONDON (Reuters) - Irish actor Pierce Brosnan said on Tuesday that his 41-year-old daughter Charlotte had died after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, the same disease that killed his first wife more than 20 years ago. UPDATE 2-U.S. FCC approves Sprint/Clearwire/SoftBank deal -sources WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday collected the final vote to approve the merger of Sprint Nextel Corp and SoftBank Corp, sources familiar with the situation said, clearing... Penguin and Random House Merge, Saying Change Will Come Slowly The new company, Penguin Random House, will control more than 25 percent of the trade book market in the United States. ArtsBeat Actors and Directors for Readings of August Wilson Cycle Are Veterans of Playwrights Work Leslie Uggams is among those returning to roles they played on stage. DealBook Talk of Mergers Stirs Cable TVs Big Players John C. Malone is weighing a deal for Time Warner Cable, using Charter Communications as the merger partner, people briefed on the matter said. China Big Four banks' loan growth negative in final week of June-paper SHANGHAI, July 5 (Reuters) - China's Big Four banks saw negative loan growth of 23 billion yuan ($3.75 billion) in the final week of June despite a 1.5 trillion yuan jump in deposits during the... 10 African tech startups you need to know An Africa tech expert picks 10 exciting African tech startups building 'amazing products that can compete on the international stage.' Donald Bevan, 93, Sardis Artist and Stalag 17 Writer, Dies Mr. Bevan, who was a longtime caricaturist for the Broadway bistro, and Edmund Trzcinski were inspired by their incarceration in a Nazi camp to write a play about the search for a spy. Art Review Bill Traylor Finally Gets a Spotlight in New York Two exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum give the marvelous self-taught artist Bill Traylor his due. Overthrow has 'international impact' The varying response to Egypt's uprising across the Middle East largely reflects different views on the role of the Muslim Brotherhood; while Turkey has condemned the coup, an assortment of voices from Israel to the Gulf to the Syrian government have all been cheering this sudden blow to the Islamists who seemed to be in the ascendance across the region just a few months ago. Regional governments who feared the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood are broadly pleased to see the army return as the key power-broker, as they believe it will restore order, stability and predictability. UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec estimates Q2 record profit, misses forecast * Solid recovery in chips mitigates weakener mobile growth (Gulp!) ... 'Jaws' defends title Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas of Alexandria, Virginia, successfully defended her women's division title at the 2013 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York. Currents | Open Sleep Studio Opens in SoHo A new store offers everything needed to dress a bed. DealBook William Heinecke, an Early Entrepreneur in Asia, Is Still Finding Success The billionaire chairman of Minor International has expanded from Thailand into the Middle East, Africa, Australia and emerging markets across Asia. Norris Scores on Passed Ball in A's 1-0 Win Derek Norris scored on a passed ball with two outs in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Thursday. EBX restructuring to leave $1.7 bln debt, $2 bln in assets -source RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Reuters) - The restructuring of Brazil's EBX industrial conglomerate will likely leave its controlling shareholder Eike Batista with about $1.7 billion of debt and up to $2... Ivory Coast forest clearances threaten cocoa exports, human rights BALEKO-NIEGRE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - The Ivory Coast is clearing tens of thousands of cocoa farmers from protected forests, threatening exports from the world's top grower and leading to complaints about human rights abuses. Watch Friday's Show! In our last show of the school year, we look at some of today's headlines before looking back at major events and global elections from the past year. Nikkei may open steady, investors await U.S. jobs data for Fed clues TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is likely to open steady on Friday, supported by strong commitments to dovish policies by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England,... Researchers project the future of smart phones June 30 - Researchers at the University of Tokyo are developing indoor projection technology that incorporates a sense of touch for interactive devices of the future. The system emits ultrasonic waves to generate pressure a user can feel and could one day render keyboards, smartphones, and even pens obsolete. Ben Gruber has more. Fed"s Powell sees easy monetary policy likely needed for some time NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's easy monetary policy will likely be warranted for "quite some time" as the U.S. central bank drives down high unemployment while nudging low inflation back... A Push to Invigorate Womens Basketball After a six-month study, Val Ackerman, a former president of USA Basketball and the W.N.B.A., recommended significant changes to rules and to the N.C.A.A. tournament.

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