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Teen in jail for months over 'sarcastic' Facebook threat | | It was a sarcastic Facebook comment during an argument about a video game. And, according to the father of 19-year-old Justin Carter, it was enough to land his son behind bars for months, facing the possibility of years in prison. |
Breakingviews Drugged up on MA | | July 1 - Richard Beales talks to Rob Cyran about Onyxs search for a buyer and why the cancer drug maker was right to reject Amgens $10 bln hostile bid. |
Inbee Park makes history | | South Korea's Inbee Park entered the golfing record books Sunday as she wrapped up a four-shot victory in the U.S. Women's Open at Sebonack. |
PRESS DIGEST - British Business - July 2 | | July 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. |
Hardaways Name Is Familiar, but His Game Is Not | | Tim Hardaway Jr. said it was not fair, or correct, for people to compare him to his father. The younger Hardaway, who is taller, said he planned to make a name for himself with the Knicks. |
The Consumer New Approach to Depression | | Transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses magnetic pulses to stimulate parts of the brain connected to mood, has helped some patients with severe depression. |
Chinese lap up French vineyards | | The attack on Chinese students in Hostens, a small town in the South-west of France, allegedly by a group of French youngsters, followed by the largest international wine fair, Vinexpo, in Bordeaux, where Chinese investors were very much present -- and active -- have triggered much talk in France about Chinese investment in the country's vineyards and a backlash against it. |
The Consumer New Approach to Depression | | Transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses magnetic pulses to stimulate parts of the brain connected to mood, has helped some patients with severe depression. |
Jolie turns spotlight on Syria | | The world pays attention to every detail of Angelina Jolie's life. Now, she's is hoping to turn that spotlight onto Syria's refugee crisis. |
Harper Homers on Return to Spark Nationals Onslaught | | Bryce Harper made light of a month-long absence by belting a home run and Jordan Zimmermann grabbed his 12th win of the season as the Washington Nationals eased to a 10-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. |
Bahrain to study restrictions on VoIP services | | DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain is to study whether to restrict Internet-based telecom services, the communications minister of the restive Arab state told Reuters, although no final decision was imminent. |
TBR Inside the List | | Keith Richardsx2019;s autobiography, x201C;Life,x201D; hits the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1, unsurprisingly. |
Motorsport Rossi wins at Assen | | Valentino Rossi snapped a near three-year victory drought in MotoGP by claiming the Dutch round at Assen Saturday, but said the real "hero" had been his Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo who took a brave fifth with a broken collarbone. |
Can cruise industry rebound? | | Richard Quest speaks with Alan Buckelew, CEO of Princess Cruises, who says the industry cannot afford more accidents. |
Obama All nations collect intelligence | | President Barack Obama responded to outrage by European leaders over revelations of alleged U.S. spying on them by saying Monday that all nations, including those expressing the strongest protests, collect intelligence on each other. |
Hellman Friedman picks banks for Associated Materials IPO -sources | | NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - Buyout firm Hellman Friedman LLC has picked Goldman Sachs Group, Barclays and UBS AG to lead a planned initial public offering of Associated Materials, a maker of home-building products that it bought for $1.3 billion in 2010, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. |
B.E.T. Awards Red Carpet | | Looks from the red carpet at the B.E.T Awards, including Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monae and Pharrell Williams. |
James Bond watch with geiger counter sells for $160,000 | | LONDON (Reuters) - A watch adapted for the fictional British spy 007 in the James Bond movies sold for nearly 104,000 pounds ($160,000) at a pop culture auction on Wednesday after being bought, strapless, at car boot sale for 25 pounds. |
Doping past haunts Tour | | Kenyan-born Briton Chris Froome is hot favorite for the 100th edition of the Tour de France which starts in Corsica Saturday as the race is once again overshadowed by doping controversy. |
Pimco Total Return Fund posts record outflows of $9.6 billion | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pimco Total Return, the world's largest bond fund, suffered record large outflows in June, in a second straight month of withdrawals amid carnage in the bond market that have reduced the fund's assets by 8.5 percent, data from Morningstar showed on Tuesday. |
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