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News Feed Latest worldwide news Bucks Blog Another Chance on Student Loan Rates Some student loan rates doubled as of July 1, as required under current law. But theres still a chance they may be lowered retroactively. The Joker A Memoir, by Andrew Hudgins Early on, Andrew Hudgins found a comic way to explore taboos. You're the Boss Blog Why Some Companies Promote From Within It is much harder to evaluate people from outside the company than to have everyone start at the bottom and promote from within. High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam! While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out. Little Interest in Lone Ranger Is a Blow for Disney The big-budget film failed to hold its own against the animated feature Despicable Me 2. By the end of the weekend, according to estimates, Lone Ranger will take in less $50 million. Pension funds mull bids for Rio Tinto's Canada iron ore miner -WSJ July 5 (Reuters) - Canada's two biggest pension funds are separately looking for partners to potentially bid on Rio Tinto's stake in Iron Ore Company of Canada, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Well Gay Marriage Same, but Different Gay marriages tend to be more egalitarian with couples leaning on a network of friends and reporting being happier and have less conflict than straight couples. Student loans Exploiting America's young - Douglas Holtz-Eakin (Reuters) - Obamacare was paid for on the backs of students. Inside the List Its wedding season, and Elin Hilderbrands Beautiful Day, No. 7 on the hardcover fiction list, features a bunch of cynics at a Nantucket Island ceremony. City Room Big Ticket | 14 Rooms on Park Avenue for $23 Million An elegant 14-room co-op apartment with five bedrooms, six baths, three fireplaces and 80 feet of Park Avenue frontage. World suffered unprecedented climate extremes in past decade WMO (Reuters) - The world suffered unprecedented climate extremes in the decade to 2010, from heatwaves in Europe and droughts in Australia to floods in Pakistan, against a backdrop of global warming, a United Nations report said on Wednesday. Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions July 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday Bucks Blog Tuesday Reading A New Approach to Treating Depression TMS offers a new approach to depression, when tipping still requires cash, answers to your questions about pies and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. International Real Estate House Hunting in ... Belgium The residential market on the North Sea coast of Belgium is stronger than that of the country as a whole. As one agent put it, a second home at the coast is the best investment. China's latest 'sacred' manned space mission blasts off BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station. Charlie Coles, Who Led Miami (Ohio) on Improbable N.C.A.A. Run, Dies at 71 Mr. Coles coached Miami University in Ohio and Wally Szczerbiak to a memorable N.C.A.A. basketball tournament run in 1999. Dirty play required swamp soccer championship July 2 - The annual Swamp Soccer World Cup, one of the filthiest games of football on earth, takes place in Scotland. Elly Park reports. UPDATE 2-San Francisco regional rail service resumes, for now (Recasts, adds comments from commuter, station agent and union) Trayvon Martin's mother to take stand Prosecutors on Friday called Trayvon Martin's mother and brother to the stand in the trial of the man who fatally shot him. Filling up on petrol station offices (Reuters.com) - Seeking a place to work out of the office that is quieter than a bustling coffee shop and provides drinks, printers, Wi-Fi and even petrol? Driverless car steering course to road-readiness June 11 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are putting the finishing touches on their version of a driverless car that, they say, lays the groundwork for computers to replace humans in the driver seat within a decade. Ben Gruber went for a ride. The American dream in Mexico After awaiting reforms that may or may not come, thousands of young undocumented immigrants have abandoned their American Dream voluntarily or because they were deported. They still consider themselves DREAMers, but now they dream in Mexico. In Transit Blog A Celebration of Cheese in North Carolina The Western North Carolina Cheese Trail showcases artisanal and farmstead cheesemakers in the state. Bucks Blog Why Its Hard to Build Emergency Savings Some savings accounts charge inactivity fees, making it hard to use them for emergency funds. Bucks Blog Same-Sex Marriage and Personal Finances Further Reading A roundup of past coverage from the Bucks blog and elsewhere in The Times about the particular financial issues facing same-sex couples. The 30-Minute Interview James K. Moyle Mr. Moyle is the chief executive of RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosed residential properties and real estate data. World Briefing | Africa Zimbabwe Mugabe Vows to Fight President Robert Mugabe said Friday that his ZANU-PF party will have to fight hard to win elections scheduled for July 31. Ally's ResCap unit files bankruptcy plan July 5 (Reuters) - Residential Capital LLC, the mortgage lending unit of U.S. government-owned Ally Financial Inc , has filed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that calls for unsecured creditors to... The New Old Age On Becoming an Orphan When your only remaining parent dies, something profound shifts inside you. World Briefing | Europe Britain New Inquiry Over Missing Girl The British police said Thursday that they had begun their own investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished in Portugal six years ago at the age of 3. Five Egyptian police killed in attacks in Sinai town -sources CAIRO (Reuters) - Five Egyptian police officers were gunned down in separate incidents on Friday in the North Sinai town of El Arish, medical sources said, after Islamist gunmen killed a soldier in a separate attack in a nearby town overnight. Airport cinemas Who needs them? Travelers are resigned to the fact that airports must be endured rather than enjoyed, and a new report indicates seeing a good movie is top on their list of wants. But will they watch it? Telecom Italia Seeks to Spin Off Its Landline Grid Talks about a merger with 3, a mobile network operator owned by Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa, prompted Telecom Italia to consider putting its nationwide grid into a subsidiary. COLUMN-Pot and your power bill Kemp (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views are his own) America's top free attractions Enjoying what America has to offer can get expensive fast, but not all great attractions charge a fee. PGA ends putter ban opposition The PGA Tour decides to adopt the ban on the use of controversial anchored putters from 2016. Wall St Week Ahead For stocks, there's no need to fear good news NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street doesn't hate good news after all. Sports Briefing | College Football Rees to Start for Irish Coach Brian Kelly said Tommy Rees would be Notre Dames starting quarterback, reversing a statement that there would be a competition with Andrew Hendrix and Malik Zaire. U.S. weather forecaster sees neutral conditions into Northern winter NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. government weather forecaster said on Friday that neutral conditions will last longer than previously expected, reducing the chance that the La Nina or El Nino patterns that play havoc with global weather will materialize this year. Brazil data indicate increase in Amazon deforestation RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian government figures released on Friday indicated further rise in deforestation in the Amazon, a trend that could soon amount to a full year's reversal from recent progress in the battle against destruction of the world's largest rainforest.

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