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


U.S. PGA Tour Agrees to Anchored Putting Ban
The U.S. PGA Tour avoided a potentially damaging split over golf's rules by falling in line with the Royal Ancient and United States Golf Association (USGA) agreeing to a ban on anchored putting on Monday.


Gadgetwise Blog An Innovative Design for Nabbing Dust Bunnies
The AirRam from Gtech combines the simplicity of a cordless vacuum with the power of an electrical vacuum.


Dell shares fall as investors bet against higher buyout bid
(Reuters) - Shares of Dell Inc fell more than 3 percent on Friday, as investors grew skeptical that founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners will raise their $24.4 billion buyout bid in order to overcome growing opposition.


Life on the road with Martin Kaymer
Shane O'Donoghue spends time with Martin Kaymer for an insight into life on the road as a Tour pro.


Maduro rejects U.S. extradition request for Snowden
July 4 - If Edward Snowden winds up in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro says he would reject a U.S. request to have the former intelligence analyst extradited. Deborah Gembara reports.


Police No Suspect in Burglary at Stoops' Home
Police said Thursday they have no suspects in a burglary at the home of Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops.


F.C.C. Is Told Verizon Underpaid Data Refunds
A lawyer told the Federal Communications Commission that Verizon might have collected more than $240 million from false charges, more than four times the amount it agreed to refund.


Dueling mothers vouch for sons at Zimmerman murder trial
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The mothers of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman told jurors in a Florida courtroom on Friday that they both recognized the screams for help heard moments before Zimmerman shot and killed Martin as coming from their respective sons.


ACC Stakes a Claim to NYC With Pinstripe Bowl
The Atlantic Coast Conference is staking a claim to New York City by adding the Pinstripe Bowl to its postseason lineup.


CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakest since Oct. 2011 as US$ rallies on jobs
* C$ at C$1.0567 vs US$, or 94.63 U.S. cents * Touches C$1.0609, or 94.26 U.S. cents, weakest since Oct. 2011 * Canada sheds 400 jobs, U.S. adds 195,000 new jobs * 10-year bond yields highest in...


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.


Dance Review The Sleeping Beauty Returns to Lincoln Center
American Ballet Theaters production of The Sleeping Beauty is closing the companys season at the Metropolitan Opera House.


Yahoo acquires email management app Xobni
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc acquired email and address book management app Xobni, the Internet company's third acquisition in as many days as it seeks to revamp its online products and boost its Web traffic.


Hong Kong tycoon's lover found guilty of forging multi-billion dollar will
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong jury found the lover of the late billionaire tycoon Nina Wang guilty on Thursday of forging a will naming him the sole beneficiary of her estimated $4 billion estate.


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


Editors Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.


Yankees 9, Twins 5 Yankees Thrash Twins to Complete 4-Game Sweep
Ichiro Suzuki and Travis Hafner each had three hits, and David Phelps pitched well enough to get the win as the Yankees moved to 13-3, counting the postseason, at Target Field.


EU threatens to suspend data-sharing with US over spying reports
BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - The European Union is threatening to suspend two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington shows it is respecting EU rules on data privacy, EU officials said on Friday.


Viktor Rolf Conceptual Couture
Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren celebrate 20 years of introducing their conceptual ideas to the fashion world.


How to pretend you're Canadian
Flag-jacking isn't enough. Here's some advice on how Americans can fake being Canadian.


Mandela family feud
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has a few choice words for the feuding family of Nelson Mandela Resolve your differences, and stop tainting the former president's name.


UPDATE 1-Grupo Rede Energia creditors OK Energisa bid, court to decide
SAO PAULO, July 5 (Reuters) - Creditors of Brazil's Grupo Rede Energia SA, a power distributor seeking to exit bankruptcy protection, approved on Friday a takeover plan by rival Energisa SA that...


Massa cleared over Monaco crash
Ferrari have absolved driver Felipe Massa from any blame after he crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix, saying the collision was caused by car failure.


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.


White House no comment on Venezuela's asylum offer to Snowden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday declined comment on an offer of asylum for former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, referring questions on the matter to the U.S. Justice Department.


Sports Briefing | Football Krafts Super Bowl Ring Said to Be a Gift to Putin
A spokesman for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said the New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, meant for a diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring to be a gift to Mr. Putin eight years ago.


Steely Djokovic subdues Del Potro in epic semi-final
LONDON (Reuters) - In the end, an exhausted, sweat-soaked Novak Djokovic could not stop himself from joining 15,000 hollering fans in giving Argentine warrior Juan Martin Del Potro a standing ovation after an epic display of courage and endurance at Wimbledon on Friday.


A cruel, cruel summer for U.S. credit funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's shaping up to be a brutal summer for bond investors as the bloodbath in the U.S. credit market shows no signs of letting up, even as nearly $80 billion has already been wiped from funds.


Panasonic to buy stake in Slovenia's Gorenje
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics firm Panasonic Corp will buy up to 13 percent of Gorenje, one of the biggest household appliance makers in Eastern Europe, as it aims to tap...


10 smartphone habits to avoid
How annoying and rude and antisocial have we all become with our smartphones? We're embarrassing ourselves all over the place. Please stop.


FDA warns on Daiichi Sankyo blood pressure drugs
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators warned on Wednesday that Daiichi Sankyo Inc's blood pressure drugs Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor and Tribenzor can cause severe, chronic diarrhea and substantial weight loss, sometimes requiring hospitalization.


Could this table save lives?
Two Israeli inventors have built a revolutionary earthquake-proof table -- an invention that could save the lives of school children around the world, especially those who live near geological fault lines or in developing countries


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Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.


This was not a coup Egypt's foreign minister
July 5 - Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr reassures the U.S. that Mohamed Mursi's overthrow was not a coup. Julie Noce reports.


US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Futures add to gains after payroll report
NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures added to their gains on Friday after the June payroll report showed more jobs added in the month than had been expected.


Merion's rich history
CNN's Shane O'Donoghue explores the venue for the 2013 U.S. Open.


Blasting heat keeps hold on Western states
(Reuters) - A heat wave scorching the Western United States fueled lightning-sparked fires in several states and pushed temperatures well above normal on Monday in typically cooler regions such as Seattle and parts of the Rocky Mountains.


Street kids go behind the camera
A young boy in a photograph holds a cigarette while sitting cross-legged on a dirt road. We don't know his name, but it's clear by his face his life is full of pain and struggle.


Tens of thousands rally for Mursi, and condemn 'military coup'
July 5 - Tens of thousands of pro-Mursi protesters rally in support of the ousted President and condemning the 'military coup'. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


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