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Farm Bill Defeat Shows Agricultures Waning Power
Although a number of factors contributed to the defeat of the bill, analysts said the vote also illustrated the shift in the American population and political power to more urban areas.


Patriots Home Searched After Discovery of Body in Park
Police officers visited tight end Aaron Hernandezs house in Massachusetts on Tuesday after a body was found Monday in an industrial park about a mile away.


Floating Schools Bring Classrooms to Stranded Students
In Bangladesh, where floods regularly disrupt education, a nonprofit group has found a way of using wooden boats to deliver classes and books to rural communities.


T Magazine The Scene | Paris Mens Fashion Week Lanvin
Scenes from the mens fashion week photo diary of Kevin Tachman.


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.


Some forms of IVF linked to risk of autism, mental disability
LONDON (Reuters) - Couples who have certain types of fertility treatment have a higher chance of having a child with autism or learning difficulties - although the overall risk is still extremely small, scientists said on Tuesday.


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.


Chinese astronauts land safely after "perfect" space mission
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday, touching down in north China's Inner Mongolia after a successful 15-day mission in which they docked with an experimental manned space laboratory.


Well-timed options bets on Onyx Pharmaceuticals deliver pay-off
(Reuters) - Some options traders appeared to have scored a win with well-timed bullish bets on Onyx Pharmaceuticals before a rival made an unsolicited bid for the cancer drug maker.


T Magazine The Scene | Paris Mens Fashion Week Dior Homme
Scenes from the mens fashion week diary of Kevin Tachman.


U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement
A Postal Service program created after anthrax attacks gathers photos of the exterior of every piece of paper mail processed in the nation about 160 billion pieces last year.


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.


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.


Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
Inside Africa explores the logistics of climbing Africa's tallest mountain and meets tourists about to do so.


Time Warner Intends to Move to Planned Skyscraper at Hudson Yards
The company has a tentative deal to relocate its headquarters from Columbus Circle to a skyscraper to be built in the Hudson Yards project.


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.


Italy's Letta calls coalition meeting to smooth tensions
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta meets members of his uneasy left-right coalition on Thursday, aiming to ease tensions that have slowed reforms and hampered efforts to keep public finances under control.


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."


Whats On Saturday
Television highlights.


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."


Sports Briefing | Golf Golf Groups Back Anchored-Stroke Ban
The PGA Tour and the P.G.A. of America announced that they would apply the anchored-stroke ban announced last month by the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient.


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.


Swiss banks tout stability and secrecy to lure rich
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland's banking industry is relying on its stability and expertise to ensure it has a bright future as a leading center for managing the assets of the rich, despite a...


Political Turmoil in Egypt Is Replay for White House
American officials are speaking often to officials in Egypt, but it is not clear that they can do much to influence events there.


Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture; shares surge
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia shares surged on Monday after it announced plans to buy out Siemens AG's share of their network equipment joint venture, betting on the technology to run 4G networks as it...


Township thanks Mandela
At sunset, the smell of food simmering in dozens of pots starts to fill the air on 15th Avenue.


DealBook Mitsubishi UFJ to Buy Majority Stake in Thai Bank for $5.6 Billion
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, one of Japans largest banks, plans to buy up to 75 percent of the Thai lender Bank of Ayudhya for around $5.6 billion.


MOVES-BNY Mellon, JPMorgan, Lloyds Bank, Crdit Agricole CIB
July 3 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.


UPDATE 2-BBC to shrink as it shares in UK spending cuts
* 2,000 jobs to be axed, senior manager roles to be cut


Pennsylvania lawmakers pass budget but not pension reform
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania- (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed a nearly $28.4 billion budget for fiscal 2014, which starts on Monday, but lawmakers declined to take action Sunday on a...


T Magazine Letter From London | A Walking Tour of One of Londons Finest Market Streets
There are few better places to shop for the home in all of England than on Golborne Road in Notting HIll.


'Lady and Tramp' animator John Wilson dies at 93
LONDON (Reuters) - British-born animator and producer John David Wilson, famed for the "Grease" and "Lady and the Tramp" films, has died at the age of 93, his wife told Reuters on Wednesday.


Egypt travel advisories stepped up
Egypt's tourism industry has suffered another blow with the resignation of the country's tourism minister, Hisham Zazour.


European Markets Slump on Political Crises
Global stocks fell and oil rose above $100 a barrel as concern about Egypt and Portugal added to traders growing grab-bag of anxieties.


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.


Laura Schaffer, Brian Alward
The couple met at Cornell and were married in Victor, Idaho.


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