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Sony suffers second box office letdown as it eyes partial spinoff
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony, which is studying a partial spinoff of its studio at the urging of major shareholder Daniel Loeb, suffered its second box office misfire of the summer season when its action movie "White House Down" opened with ticket sales below industry forecasts.


Europe Day Ahead Inflation, Egypt-watch, day 2 for Carney
July 1 - Day 2 for new BoE boss Mark Carney. UK construction PMI hot on the heels of today's sizzling manufacturing report, plus Euro zone producer prices the main data points. And more Egypt protests likely.


Croatia Joins European Union
The Balkan country became the 28th member of the European Union on Monday as the trading bloc grapples with upheaval in the euro zone.


Well A Bowl of Cherries
The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers five new ways to make cherries a part of your meal.


Square's website for small businesses takes on e-commerce giants
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Since 2010, Square Inc's matchbox-sized card readers have steadily supplanted credit card machines in coffee shops and corner stores across the United States.


In pictures 19 new UNESCO sites
North Korea fortress, Japan's Mount Fuji among sites recognized for "outstanding universal value"


Mandela
People across South Africa pray for their dear former leader, whom they call Madiba.


Brazil's OGX falls 35 pct as it scraps offshore projects
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's OGX Petroleo e Gas SA said on Monday it will stop development of three offshore oil prospects, slashing capital spending as it tries to stave off financial...


W.H.O. Issues Guidelines for Earlier H.I.V. Treatment
The new guidelines mean that millions more people will be eligible for treatment in poor and middle-income nations that perform triage because of limited drug supplies.


UPDATE 1-'Fast Furious' leads 'Hangover' in big-budget movie battle
May 26 (Reuters) - The speed demons of "Fast Furious 6" raced ahead of the hard-partying "Hangover" gang in a battle between two male-oriented movie franchises, setting up the car chase sequel for a big holiday weekend win at U.S. and Canadian box offices.


Brotherhood's Cairo HQ ransacked in protest
July 1 - The Cairo headquarters of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood is overrun and ransacked following a night of violence that killed at least eight people. Sunita Rappai reports.


Opinionator An Orphan Jackpot
Combine ill-thought-out government incentives with a misguided corporate tax system and what do you get? A blockbuster drug.


Baby goes for a swim
Parents taught their 16-month old baby how to swim across their pool.


Celebrity chef Paula Deen loses more deals, but book sales soar
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. celebrity chef Paula Deen saw more lucrative deals evaporate on Thursday despite her renewed apologies for using a racial slur, as retailer Target Corp and drug company Novo Nordisk A/S joined the list of sponsors distancing themselves from the doyenne of Southern cooking.


Appeals Courts Ruling Helps Google in Book-Scanning Lawsuit
The court says that a federal judge was too quick to allow authors to sue Google as a class.


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


You're the Boss Blog How Crowdfunding Worked for One Timely Start-Up
Kara Gorski and Kristin Gembala turned to a crowdfunding platform to raise $10,000 to begin manufacturing a small run of their product reconstructed bras for reconstructed girls.


Gay marriages resume in California after five-year hiatus
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Same-sex couples - some in shorts and jeans, some in their work clothes - rushed to be wed in California on Friday after a court abruptly ended the state's five-year ban on gay marriage in the wake of landmark rulings at the Supreme Court.


REPEAT-Obamacare 1.0 States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - About 550,000 people in Oregon do not have health insurance, and Aaron Karjala is confident the state's new online insurance exchange will be able to accommodate them...


Well Why Smoking Rates Are at New Lows
The smoking rate among adults in the United States has dropped again, an encouraging trend that experts on smoking cessation attribute to public policies like smoke-free air laws and cigarette taxes.


Letters Fostering Use of Condoms (1 Letter)
A letter to the Editor.


Engineer Hunting rises as upbeat outlook defies sector woes
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - British engineer Hunting, which makes equipment for use in oil and gas wells, said it was benefiting from growing business in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. oil shale...


Elas Querejeta, 78, Producer of Major Spanish Films, Dies
Mr. Querejeta produced the essential works of many of his nations most challenging filmmakers, including The Hunt (1966), by Carlos Saura, which ushered in the so-called New Spanish Cinema.


BRIEF-Cupid says independent review finds no fake profile practice
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Cupid PLC * Conclusion of the independent review * No evidence of a company organised practice of staff enticing members to


FDA rejects Merck's insomnia drug
July 1 (Reuters) - Merck Co Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the company's experimental insomnia drug, citing safety issues.


Actress can make anything seem sexy
Actress Sasha Alexander shows Conan that she can make anything seem sexy.


Judge scrutinizes Facebook deal to end privacy lawsuit over ads
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Child rights advocates tried to convince a U.S. judge on Friday that a Facebook legal settlement did not go far enough to keep content created by minors out of the hands of advertisers.


Mortgages Making Green More Affordable
A Senate bill known as the SAVE Act could make energy-efficient features more affordable to home buyers by allowing them to qualify for a larger loan amount.


BP Challenges Settlements in Gulf Oil Spill
The oil company asserted that thousands of claims were either inflated or nonexistent in ads that are to appear in three major newspapers Wednesday.


Airline recruits women to save fuel
An Indian airline has hit on possibly the worthiest excuse yet for hiring slim women as cabin crew -- it saves fuel and therefore money.


Egypt in limbo, schools crumbling
As Egypt struggles to wade through its political problems, an entire generation is at risk of being lost.


Social classes unite in protests
During the past two weeks, millions of Brazilians have taken to the streets to protest years of dissatisfaction and discontent with their government. What started as a student mobilization transformed day by day to incorporate professionals, the middle class, and residents of the favelas, or slums.


Economix Blog Full Employment The Big Missing Piece
Despite signs of economic strength in several sectors, demand for labor remains sluggish, and thats an especially big problem for low- and middle-income workers, an economist writes.


Former Oklahoma St QB Lunt Joining Illinois
Former Oklahoma State starting quarterback Wes Lunt is transferring to Illinois, returning to his home state after giving the Illini little consideration out of high school.


He will be back 'Terminator' film franchise gets trilogy reboot
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The popular "Terminator" film franchise will be resurrected in a new stand-alone trilogy, with the first installment slated to open in theaters on June 26, 2015, Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures said on Thursday.


Syrian rebels threaten to target Shi'ite villages in Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday threatened to seize two Shi'ite Muslim villages that back President Bashar al-Assad unless they surrendered to the opposition.


A Warm Welcome for Obama in Tanzania
President Obama arrived in Tanzania on Monday, greeted by cheering throngs much larger and louder than those he saw in Senegal and South Africa.


Snowdens Fate Is Up to Russia, Ecuador Says
President Rafael Correa said it was up to Russia to decide what happens to Edward J. Snowden, the American intelligence leaker, but Russia maintains that Mr. Snowden is not its problem.


Sports Briefing | College Football Oklahoma State Quarterback Picks Illinois
Wes Lunt, the former Oklahoma State starting quarterback, is transferring to the University of Illinois in his home state.


T Magazine The Scene | Paris Mens Fashion Week Raf Simons
Scenes from the mens fashion week photo diary of Schohaja.


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