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News Feed Latest worldwide news The Lede Latest Updates on Egypts Political Crisis The Lede is following events in Egypt, where its military rulers ousted President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday and moved to devise an interim government. World Briefing | Europe England Herbal Stimulant Is Banned The British government said Wednesday that it was banning qat, an herbal stimulant, despite advice against such a step by an official advisory body. Tipsarevic's clay master class Pat Cash caught up with world number 10, Janko Tipsarevic at the Tecnifibre clay court training camp in Nice, France. 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. Asteroid-mining firm meets $1 million crowd-funding goal (Reuters) - A start-up asteroid mining firm that launched a crowd-funding campaign to gauge interest in a planned space telescope reached its $1 million goal, company officials said on Thursday. France, Too, Is Sweeping Up Data, Newspaper Reveals Days after President Franois Hollande sternly told the United States to stop spying on its allies, Le Monde on Thursday disclosed that France has its own surveillance program. Where could Snowden go? CNN's Tom Foreman looks at the possibilities for NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Manziel Tweet Sounds Ready to Leave AM Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel still has three years of eligibility left at Texas AM. Obama's Egypt Dilemma The Timess Mark Landler discusses how the protests gripping Cairo have put President Obama in a position both awkward and familiar. Montgomerie Fails to Qualify for British Open Former world number two Colin Montgomerie blew his chance of taking part in this month's British Open after a second-round 76 left him three over par in qualifying on Tuesday. Third of conifers under threat of extinction, study says OSLO (Reuters) - A third of the world's conifers, the biggest and longest-lived organisms on the planet, are at risk of extinction, with logging and disease the main threats, scientists said on Tuesday. Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4 (15 Innings) Mets Tie It Twice in Extra Innings Before Falling The Mets played another long game Thursday afternoon at Citi Field, only to lose to the Diamondbacks and have to pack up again to begin a 10-day trip. Global Health Spurious Tuberculosis Drugs Pose a Threat Substandard and fake drugs are worsening the TB problem in many poor nations, and a new study urges countries to adopt a W.H.O. regimen to ensure quality. All Currency Accepted in Soccer Transfers Loyalty and salary caps are not part of the conversation when European soccer clubs dive, bankrolls first, into the transfer market for players. Massive ocean swells pound Chile's coastline July 4 - A large swath of Chile's Pacific coast is on alert as massive swells pound the coastline due to strong weather, with high winds and tidal movements combining to create waves as big as seven meters, or 22 feet. Rough cut (no reporter narration). ArtsBeat Opponents Sue to Block New York Public Library Renovation Plan The New York Public Librarys plan to renovate its main building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan is being challenged in a lawsuit. Overfished and under-protected As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface and you will enter a world where humans very rarely venture. Djokovic and Murray Face Giant Challenges Wimbledon 2013 will be remembered as a tournament of shocks but unless giants Juan Martin del Potro and Jerzy Janowicz can chop Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray down to size, Sunday's men's final will be a showdown between the world's top two players. Observatory Angkors Urban Environs, Mapped From Above Using airborne laser-scanning technology, archaeologists have been able to map the highly engineered landscape now hidden under jungle and rice fields that surrounded the ancient temple complex. Park Wins US Women's Open for 3rd Straight Major Inbee Park understood the meaning of winning the U.S. Women's Open much better the second time around. Peru police fire tear gas on protesting students, civil servants LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police fired tear gas at hundreds of students and civil servants in Lima on Thursday as they marched towards Congress to protest reforms that would impose tougher standards on universities and bureaucrats. Trip Treats Africa as Land of Promise, Troubles Aside President Obama completed a visit that confounded critics by avoiding hot spots like Kenya and Nigeria in favor of nations demonstrating progress. Celebrations following Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage June 26 - Landmark decisions supporting gay marriage rights spark celebrations outside the Supreme Court and in New York City. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Douglas C. Engelbart, 1925-2013 Computer Visionary Who Invented the Mouse Dr. Engelbarts 1968 demonstration of interactive computing astounded scientists and the technology was later refined for Apple and Microsoft. Really? The Claim Children Tend to Gain Weight Over Summer Recess Studies suggest that youngsters may be most likely to pack on pounds when they are home for summer vacation. Jim Nayder, 59, Specialist in Annoying Music, Dies Mr. Nayders epiphany that people were attracted to train-wreck music led him to become the Chicago-based founder and host of The Annoying Music Show on NPR. EBX restructuring to leave $1.7 billion debt, $2 billion in assets source RIO DE JANEIRO (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 billion of assets, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Thursday. Poachers Are Elusive Catch in City Waters Despite strict limits on what fishermen may catch on Jamaica Bay, there are plenty who try to get around regulations and profit from an illicit catch. Theater Review Its Just Sex! Includes Three Couples and a Seventh Wheel Its Just Sex!, subtitled A New Comedy About Lust Trust, is a sweet but very lightweight comedy. I.M.F. and Pakistan Agree To a $5.3 Billion Bailout The two sides reached a provisional agreement on the rescue package, which aims to bolster Pakistans flagging economy. National Briefing | Midwest Illinois Former Governor Ryan Freed From Custody Former Gov. George Ryans ending more than five and a half years in federal custody for corruption offenses. BRIEF-Celesio shares post heavy losses after CEO sacked by owner Haniel FRANKFURT, July 4 (Reuters) - Celesio AG * Shares open down 4.3 percent after majority owner haniel sacks CEO Few Signs of a Taste for Diet Pills Qsymia, a weight-reduction drug, had sales of only $4 million in the first quarter. Its manufacturer is trying to jump-start acceptance of the drug. Art in Review Go-Slow Diaries of Personal and Collective Stagnation in Lagos In Go-Slow, 10 contemporary Nigerian photographers capture life in their country, where high energy and tension meet. Internet sites join July 4 protest against surveillance (Reuters) - The online community rallied on Thursday in support of live protests against the U.S. government's surveillance of internet activity, a practice recently exposed by a former contractor for the National Security Agency. World Briefing | Asia China Rocket Heads to Space Lab A Chinese spacecraft blasted off for a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab, in what was Chinas latest step toward the development of a space station. Advertising Executive From the Agency Grey New York Takes On a Larger Role Michael Houston becomes one of four regional chief executives at Grey and one of the few African-Americans in the executive suite of a large, mainstream Madison Avenue agency. Post-Mursi clashes bring deaths July 4 - Deadly clashes after Egypt's army deposes president Mohamed Mursi. Paul Chapman reports Bank of England Comments Send the Pound Lower In announcing that interest rates would stay at a record-low 0.5 percent, the central banks new governor, Mark J. Carney, said that rates would not rise soon because the economy remained fragile. Is it fate? Dog links 2 wounded vets Karen Shirk puts a lot of thought into matching people with the right service dog. But one recent story has her convinced that larger forces are sometimes at work.

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