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Secrets of French Open champions | | CNN's Open Court talks to the past five French Open women's champions ahead of the start of the tennis season' second grand slam tournament. |
Oregon Put on Probation, but Faces No Bowl Ban | | The NCAA stripped Oregon of a scholarship in each of the next two seasons and placed the program on probation for three years, opting against stiffer penalties like a bowl ban despite issuing a show-cause order against former coach Chip Kelly, who apologized to the school, its fans and it players. |
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. |
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro | | Inside Africa explores the logistics of climbing Africa's tallest mountain and meets tourists about to do so. |
Empty plane seat mocks media | | Do I stay or do I go. Almost everyone has already boarded the plane, including dozens of journalists. The airport staff, including lots of security guards, are now glaring at me. |
Super freak to super stud? | | How will Frankel, widely considered the finest thoroughbred every produced, perform in his new career at stud? |
BRIEF-Perform Group buys sports data company Opta | | LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - PERFORM Group PLC * Perform Group PLC announces placing * Of up to 23.9 million new ordinary shares to fund acquisition of opta * To raise 120 million STG to fund the acquisition of opta and pipeline of |
Pharrell Williams sues will.i.am over 'i am' | | (Reuters) - Music producer Pharrell Williams filed a lawsuit Monday asking a U.S. court to rule he has not violated any trademark that Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am owns for the phrase "I AM." |
Adele in wax, Usher rings closing bell | | July 3 - The latest entertainment headlines including Adele immortalized in wax, Usher rings NYSE closing bell and Clooney and Bullock to open Venice. Lindsay Claiborn reports. |
'The Voice' winner talks triumph | | "The Voice" crowned Texas teen Danielle Bradbery its new winner on Tuesday, proving to the country singer that she could do what she'd thought to be impossible. |
'Fast Furious' rolls over Will Smith's 'After Earth' | | June 2 (Reuters) - Car chase sequel "Fast Furious 6" kept racing at U.S. and Canadian box offices, leading all movies for a second straight weekend and finishing far in front of Will Smith and son's new sci-fi film "After Earth." |
Empty plane seat mocks media | | Do I stay or do I go. Almost everyone has already boarded the plane, including dozens of journalists. The airport staff, including lots of security guards, are now glaring at me. |
Township thanks Mandela | | At sunset, the smell of food simmering in dozens of pots starts to fill the air on 15th Avenue. |
Longer-term El Nino warnings to help farmers adapt | | OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists have found a way to forecast El Nino weather events in the Pacific a year in advance, long enough to let farmers plant crops less vulnerable to global shifts in rainfall, a study showed on Monday. |
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