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News Feed Latest worldwide news Stem-cell therapy wipes out HIV in two patients LONDON (Reuters) - Two men with HIV have been off AIDS drugs for several months after receiving stem-cell transplants for cancer that appear to have cleared the virus from their bodies, researchers reported on Wednesday. Want killer meme? Use this font There's something about a photo of Grumpy Cat complemented by forceful sans-serif font that -- to borrow from Steve Jobs, who most assuredly was not talking about the subject -- just works. But why? Samsung estimates Q2 record profit, misses forecast SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd missed quarterly earnings forecasts on Friday as it reported a 47 percent rise in April-June operating profit to a record 9.5 trillion won ($8.3 billion), reviving concerns for growth in its smartphone business. Iraq's freerunners find their feet Leaping from rooftops and doing backflips off walls is when Prince Haydar feels the most free. Diner's Journal Andrew Carmellini on Pie Dont try to make a pie too fancy. Thats really the most important thing, says the celebrated chef. UPDATE 1-RCS investor Della Valle ready to increase stake MILAN, July 4 (Reuters) - RCS Mediagroup investor Diego Della Valle is ready to increase his stake in the Italian publisher via a rights issue that could put him on a collision course with Fiat. The Boss Still Minding the Mill Bob Moore, founder and chief executive of Bobx2019;s Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukie, Ore. European Central Bank Commits to Low Rate Mario Draghi, the banks president, said on Thursday that interest rates will stay low for an extended period of time. UK checkout worker touches nerve with mobile phone rebellion LONDON, July 4 (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 level of the British government on Thursday. News Analysis Obama Puts Legacy at Stake With Clean-Air Act President Obama is taking a big risk with his stated goal to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by stretching the intent of a law decades old. Choo's Single in 11th Lifts Reds Over Giants 3-2 Shin-Soo Choo's two-out single in the 11th inning drove in Todd Frazier from second base, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. 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. India Ink Ahead of Elections, Indias Cabinet Approves Food Security Program The executive order establishes a legal right to food and will create what may be the worlds largest food subsidy system for the poor. Square Feet As Coney Island Stirs, One Mans Vision Is Unbuilt Horace Bullard had big plans for redeveloping the Coney Island of his youth, but he died with his properties still on the market. World Bank chief says hopes to continue Egypt programs SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The World Bank hopes to continue its programs in Egypt following the military ousting of the country's first democratically elected leader, bank president Jim Yong Kim told reporters on Thursday during a visit to Chile. Sports Briefing | College Football Mississippi State Penalties Accepted The N.C.A.A. largely accepted Mississippi States self-imposed penalties on its football program for recruiting violations. Iraqi Airways reaches for the skies Even during difficult times, Iraqi Airways is aiming high. Well Think Like a Doctor A Mysterious Fever Solved! Readers solve the case of a 37-year-old woman who had a persistent fever despite being treated with antibiotics. Flash flood rescue in India June 28 - Rescue workers save 11 people trapped on a small island after flash flooding hits Kashmir's Kathua district in northern India. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Hounded from office, Mursi finds he and Egypt 'don't mix' CAIRO (Reuters) - In the end, the army sided with the protesters and the cruel joke was on the president whether it was tragedy or comedy, placards reading "Egypt and Mursi don't mix" got the biggest laugh on Tahrir Square. Irans Next Leader Advocates a Less Intrusive State Irans president-elect, Hassan Rowhani, said the government should not meddle in peoples lives, effectively rebuking President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the hard-liners who used to support him. Who greeted Obama in S. Africa? CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks to South Africa's foreign minister, who welcomed President Obama to the country. Vanderbilt Ousts 4 Football Players Vanderbilt has dismissed four football players from the team and kicked them off campus while the Nashville police investigate whether a sex crime occurred in a campus dormitory. 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. Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Hearing Abortion Case A law that restricted the use of abortion-inducing drugs was ruled an unwanted curb on medical practice and the right to abortion. Palestinian wins 'Arab Idol' A young Palestinian man has won the Arab Idol singing competition. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom tells us about it. Bits Blog The Mouse Inventors Vision of Computing Douglas C. Engelbarts views on how a networked, interactive computing system can allow information to be shared rapidly among collaborators offered a prescient perspective on how we interact with technology. Robot rock band debuts in Tokyo June 24 - Robot rock band Z-Machines perform their debut gig live in front of an audience in Tokyo. Elly Park reports. World Briefing | Europe France Political Guillotine Flashes, and Party Discipline Is Served Moving to enforce cabinet discipline, President Franois Hollande on Tuesday fired Delphine Batho, the environment minister. Driver rescued from giant sinkhole that swallowed car in Ohio July 4 - A Toledo driver is safe after her car fell into a giant sinkhole believed to be caused by a water main break. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). 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. The Pragmatist Ergonomic Tools That Prune Away Gardening Pains New tools that promise to keep you toiling in the sun. Knicks and Nets Plans Complicated by Suddenly Expensive Wing Players An overheated market for free-agent shooting guards and small forwards means the Knicks and the Nets might not get the players they had been hoping to sign. Lawmakers hover as more homeowners rent rooms to visitors LONDON (Reuters) - For British student Carly Connor a trip to London for a city break would be impossible if she had to pay for a hotel so instead she rents a room in a Londoner's home. Global Soccer Brazil vs. Spain Best in World Meets Best in History The Confederations Cup has been a tough tournament. And Brazil has made sure its most feared opponent took the longest and most tortuous road to the final. Germany's Merkel hopes for U.S. answers on spying BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a phone call with Barack Obama on Wednesday night that she believed the U.S. president took Germany's concern over reported U.S. spying very seriously, and she hoped coming talks would bring answers. Witness Jackson was paranoid in last days Michael Jackson appeared paranoid, repeating himself and shivering from chills in his final days, his longtime makeup artist testified Thursday. Sports Briefing | College Football Alabama Fan Who Poisoned Auburns Tree Released From Jail A University of Alabama fan is free from jail after serving time for poisoning Auburn Universitys landmark oaks at Toomers Corner. Andy North Selected as US Ryder Cup Vice Captain Andy North needed as much time as it takes for a tap-in putt to accept an invitation to be a vice captain for U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson at next year's matches. In Transit Blog Air Canada Enters the Leisure Market Air Canada Rouge, a new leisure service, began flights on Monday and will compete with Sunwing and WestJet.

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