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Djokovic Told to Tone Down His Pimpled Shoes
World number one Novak Djokovic has slipped up with his footwear at Wimbledon, being told to get rid of the pimples on the side of his shoes days before he faces Briton Andy Murray in the final on Sunday.


Why does a pope become a saint?
On Friday, Pope Francis announced the canonization of two of his predecessors Pope John Paul II (pope from 1978 to 2005) and Pope John XXIII (1958-1963). That John-Paul II, whose pontificate dominated the late 20th century, is on a fast-track to sainthood should not come as a surprise.


Candice Hong, David Freeman
The couple met at Dartmouth.


Guardiola's secret weapon?
In his bid to replicate Barcelona's unprecedented success at Bayern Munich, Josep Guardiola has a secret weapon -- a gold medal-winning water polo player.


Brightening jobs picture may draw Fed closer to tapering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Job growth was stronger than expected in June and the payroll gains for the prior two months were revised higher, cementing expectations for the Federal Reserve to start winding down its massive stimulus program as early as September.


UPDATE 5-Batista exit from MPX begins breakup of EBX empire
* Shares will be sold in $380 mln private placement instead


Celtics Hire Butler's Brad Stevens as Coach
The Green are getting greener.


Motorsport Hamilton pips Vettel
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's German Grand Prix from the front of the grid after a stunning lap at the end of qualifying on Saturday at the Nurburgring.


Possessed The Artist Dustin Yellin is on the Lookout for the Dark Side
Mr. Yellin doesnt bother drawing the line between art and artifact as he accumulates items that lean toward the morbid.


Patriots Store Takes Back Unwanted Hernandez Jerseys
Hundreds of Patriots fans lined up to exchange their Aaron Hernandez jerseys for jersey replicas featuring other players at the teams store in Foxborough, Mass.


Jobs Data Is Strong, but Not Too Strong, Easing Fed Fears
The economy added 195,000 jobs in June, a pace sufficient to please investors but muted enough to calm worries of an abrupt end to the Federal Reserves bond-buying program.


Square roots? Scientists say plants are good at math
LONDON (Reuters) - Plants do complex arithmetic calculations to make sure they have enough food to get them through the night, new research published in journal eLife shows.


Rose shares 'boyhood' dream' with late father
Justin Rose tells CNN World Sport it was his time to seize his boyhood dream and secure a first major championship at the U.S. Open, a success that he shared with his late father.


Strong ties bind spy agencies and Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley has tried to distance itself from the controversial U.S. surveillance programs exposed by Edward Snowden, but there is a long history of close cooperation between technology companies and the intelligence community.


UPDATE 1-Portugal's coalition partners strike deal to heal rift
LISBON, July 5 (Reuters) - Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has reached a deal with his junior coalition partner, the CDS-PP party, to end a rift that had threatened the country's...


UPDATE 1-Asiana plane carried 291 passengers, 16 crew - airline
SEOUL, July 7 (Reuters) - The Asiana Airlines plane that crash landed at San Francisco airport had 291 passengers and 16 crew members on board, the company said.


Dancing the Night Away
Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing celebrates its 25th anniversary season.


Report Kenya terror suspect linked to London bomber
A UK terror suspect whose trial on terror charges reconvenes Wednesday in Kenya served jail time with one of the men who carried out the 2005 London bomb attacks and may have been influence by him, a British intelligence report reveals.


BRIEF-Conergy shares fall 67 percent, to file for insolvency
FRANKFURT, July 5 (Reuters) - Conergy AG * Shares fall 67 percent after group says to file for insolvency


Elisabeth Bernstein and Drew Moody
They were married in Colebrook, Conn.


Poland's shale gas dreams fade as investors complain of red tape
WARSAW, July 5 (Reuters) - Hopes that Poland could lead a U.S.-style shale gas boom in Europe are fading fast as energy companies say red tape is delaying commercial output and Warsaw's draft proposals to cut bureaucracy do not go nearly far enough.


Shares of Brazil's MPX Energia jump as share sale scrapped
SAO PAULO, July 4 (Reuters) - Shares of Brazilian power generator MPX Energia SA, part of embattled billionaire Eike Batista's Grupo EBX conglomerate of energy, mining and logistics firms, jumped...


ElBaradei Army coup is right
Becky Anderson interviews Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei about what needs to happen next in Egypt.


UPDATE 1-"Monsters University" scares zombies to lead box office
June 23 (Reuters) - "Monsters University," the prequel to Pixar's 2001 animated blockbuster "Monsters, Inc.," scared up $82 million in weekend ticket sales to easily outdistance the week's other new movie, the big-budget apocalyptic thriller "World War Z," which came in with an impressive haul of $66 million.


After a Stumble, Tech Lobby Refocuses on Immigration
After ads that drew criticism for promoting pet conservative causes, Fwd.us is trying to turn around its image as it prepares for the fight for immigration overhaul in the House.


Japan's DoCoMo holds out to iPhone mania, but at what cost?
TOKYO (Reuters) - NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest mobile provider and a pioneer of the mobile Internet, is one of just a few holdouts among the world's big mobile carriers not offering Apple Inc's iPhone to its 60 million customers.


Latos, Izturis Lead Reds Over Mariners 13-4
Cesar Izturis drove in three runs, matching his season total, and Mat Latos doubled home two more on Saturday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 13-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners.


Driverless car steering course to road-readiness
June 11 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are putting the finishing touches on their version of a driverless car that, they say, lays the groundwork for computers to replace humans in the driver seat within a decade. Ben Gruber went for a ride.


UPDATE 6-At least one dead in freight train explosion in Canadian town
* Transporting crude oil from North Dakota to eastern Canada


Misjudged GDF Suez hybrid fuels criticism
LONDON, July 3 (IFR) - French energy group GDF Suez received a lukewarm reception for its hybrid bond on Wednesday as volatility reared its head again, but critics said the disappointing outcome was more to do with the execution and structure of the deal.


Whos the Jets No. 1 Quarterback? Its a Tossup
After a three-day minicamp, neither Mark Sanchez nor Geno Smith has the edge as the Jets starter at quarterback.


Inbee Park sets sights on 'grand slam'
South Korea's Inbee Park says she will consider it a grand slam if she wins next month's British Open, despite there now being five majors in the calendar year.


Phys Ed How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety
Exercise leads to the creation of excitable brain cells, but it also creates neurons that can quiet parts of the brain and counter everyday stress, new research in mice shows.


REFILE-UK seeks fairer share for small firms from outsourcing "oligopoly"
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - When a modest IT firm in southern England won a 13-million pound local authority contract in 1988, it was a huge coup for a business that had annual revenue of just 4.3 million pounds.


Is Rio ready for the World Cup?
A year before the World Cup, Pedro Pinto finds out whether Brazil's transportation infrastructure is ready for the event.


Brazil's grupo Rede creditors approve Energisa takeover plan
SAO PAULO, July 5 (Reuters) - Creditors of Grupo Rede Energia SA, the Brazilian power distribution group seeking to emerge from bankruptcy protection, approved a recovery plan and a takeover bid by...


She Owns It Lessons Learned From a Difficult Succession
Because their father never made a succession plan, two sisters say they are now consumed with creating one We want to do everything our father didnt.


Poland's shale gas dreams fade as investors complain of red tape
WARSAW, July 5 (Reuters) - Hopes that Poland could lead a U.S.-style shale gas boom in Europe are fading fast as energy companies say red tape is delaying commercial output and Warsaw's draft proposals to cut bureaucracy do not go nearly far enough.


Arts, Briefly Brick Announces Lineup for Game Play Festival
The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has announced the lineup for its annual fusion of live theater and video games.


With Russian help, Europe prepares to search for life on Mars
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week.


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