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T Magazine The Making Of | Amare Stoudemires Custom Lanvin Wedding Suit
The chic red number the Knicks star wore to his wedding reception last weekend was the result of a year-long collaboration.


RPT-Fearing contamination, Chinese pay more for imported infant goods
SHANGHAI, July 7 (Reuters) - Sophie the Giraffe is a teething toy taking over the world one baby mouth at a time. The toy, handmade in France from Malaysian rubber sap, is the rage for parents of toddlers the world over, including China.


Two more die in Saudi Arabia from MERS coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) - Two more people have died of the SARS-like coronavirus MERS, Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry said, bringing to 38 the number of deaths from the disease inside the country shortly before Islam's Ramadan fast when many pilgrims visit.


PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 8
July 8 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Peru's central bank sells $100 million, sol slips about 0.25 pct
LIMA, July 5 (Reuters) - Peru's central bank sold $100 million in the local spot market on Friday and the sol currency finished about 0.25 percent weaker at 2.790/2.791 per U.S. dollar.


Mets 2, Brewers 1 Sharp Hefner Continues a Monthlong Turnaround
Jeremy Hefner allowed two hits and struck out eight batters, tying his career high, in seven innings as the Mets beat the Brewers.


Zanotti Leads 2nd Round of French Open by 1 Shot
Fabrizio Zanotti of Paraguay shot a 3-under 68 Friday to lead by one stroke after the second round of the French Open.


Airport landing system off when plane crashed in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A navigation system that helps pilots make safe descents was turned off at San Francisco airport on Saturday when a South Korean airliner crashed and burned after undershooting the runway, officials said.


City Room Big Ticket | 14 Rooms on Park Avenue for $23 Million
An elegant 14-room co-op apartment with five bedrooms, six baths, three fireplaces and 80 feet of Park Avenue frontage.


Service sector growth slows to three-year low in June ISM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of growth in the services sector slowed in June to its weakest level in over three years as new orders nearly stalled, though a jump in employment provided an...


Off The Shelf In New Books, Paths to Investing and Spending
One new personal-finance book provides advice for unearthing undervalued stocks. Another offers a method for spending your money smartly.


Solar plane lands at Washington on journey across U.S.
(Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun landed in Washington on Sunday after a flight from St. Louis, the next-to-last leg of a journey across the United States intended to boost support for clean energy technologies.


Daly Withdraws at Greenbrier, Says Surgery Coming
John Daly withdrew from The Greenbrier Classic golf tournament in West Virginia and tweeted later that he needed elbow surgery and would be away from golf for up to four months.


Slap Shot Slap Shots Content Is On the Move
Thank you for visiting Slap Shot. This blogs regular features, including live game analysis, reader discussion, news and notes from Jeff Z. Klein and others, can now be found on the Hockey section front.


Prototype In Cargo Delivery, the Three-Wheelers That Could
A small freight company in Portland, Ore., makes its deliveries not with semitrailers but with electric-assisted trikes.


Breakingviews Three-pronged assault on safe havens
July 3 - The dollar, the euro zone and the global assault are conspiring against an early safe-haven recovery, says Breakingviews. They will keep risky assets volatile too.


Pinhole camera lights the way for traditionalists
June 11 - A Slovenian designer has developed a durable and user-friendly wooden pinhole camera in an attempt to remind amateur photographers of the lost art of picture taking. Jim Drury has more.


Dining Review | New Jersey A Review of Porta, in Asbury Park
Porta serves authentic Neapolitan pizzas and notable pastas in a space that becomes a dance floor at a certain hour.


Interpreter Accused of Torturing and Killing Afghan Civilians Is Arrested
Afghan officials have accused the suspect, Zakaria Kandahari, of torturing and killing civilians while working for an American Special Forces unit.


Indonesia's new c.bank gov tries bold moves to battle inflation
JAKARTA, July 8 (Reuters) - Indonesian vegetable seller Ade is feeling the pinch from the surging inflation rate in Southeast Asia's largest economy. He pays twice as much for his supplies, while his customers at a local market in the capital are buying less.


Police Cut Back, and Volunteers Try to Fill the Gap
As a result of budget cuts in the Sheriffs Department in Grants Pass, Ore., citizens are starting to patrol the streets themselves.


Strip mall owners struggle with lack of demand in second quarter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. strip mall owners struggled with a lack of demand in the second quarter, although limited construction of new space led to a modest improvement in vacancy rates and slightly...


'Education is the road out of poverty'
Eight-year-old Tineyi takes my hand and leads me into her mud-thatched hut in my home village of Matau in rural Zimbabwe. There, in a dark corner of the room, is a wooden bookshelf. Carefully crafted by her father, it protects her word-filled treasures from the smoky fire inside the small hut where her mother cooks. I smile, knowing that her father has recognized the value these books will bring to his little bookworm -- a life ahead of her with limitless opportunities.


Well How Aspirin Might Stem Cancer
The use of aspirin significantly reduces the risk for cancer, but no one knows why. Now researchers have found that aspirin and similar drugs slow the accumulation a type of DNA change that lead to uncontrolled cell growth.


ArtsBeat Extinct TV Shows from 1980s and 90s Find New Life in Comic Books
Some good news for those still mourning the end of Punky Brewster.


Jones' HR Off Rivera Lifts Orioles Over Yanks 2-1
Three straight one-run games in sweltering heat at Yankee Stadium, and the Baltimore Orioles had nothing to show for it.


UPDATE 1-Japan's Seibu and Cerberus meet, but no firm agreements
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Seibu Holdings Inc and top shareholder Cerberus Capital Management LP said they met on Friday as the two sought to end a highly public dispute over the Japanese railway and...


PETA Finds Itself on Receiving End of Others Anger
The high-profile group still euthanizes most of the animals at its shelter in Virginia, even as a no-kill movement that promotes adoption grows rapidly.


Ivanisevic's epic Wimbledon win an 'unsolved mystery'
A look back at the 2001 Wimbledon men's final when Goran Ivanisevic became the only wildcard to bag the men's title at noted postcode SW19 in one of the tournament's most dramatic matches.


Well How Aspirin Might Stem Cancer
The use of aspirin significantly reduces the risk for cancer, but no one knows why. Now researchers have found that aspirin and similar drugs slow the accumulation a type of DNA change that lead to uncontrolled cell growth.


Hong Kong shares to start weaker, China data looms
HONG KONG, July 8 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week weaker on Monday, with high dividend stocks coming under some pressure after U.S. Treasury bond yields ended last week at near two-year highs after positive U.S. jobs data.


New city offers vision for West Bank life
High in the hills between Ramallah and Nablus in the West Bank sits a huge construction site its developers hope will transform the lives of Palestinians for generations to come.


Manhattan Apartment Sales Increase Despite Reduced Inventory
Concern over the number of available units shrinking to a near record low was allayed by a robust level of transactions.


A Sports Agent With Hollywood in His Blood
His grandfather was a mighty Hollywood force, but Casey Wasserman has chosen the sports world for making his mark, with a rapidly growing management and marketing firm.


Blixt Wins Rain-Delayed Greenbrier Classic by 2
Jonas Blixt shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win the rain-delayed Greenbrier Classic by two strokes.


Rapper Wale knocks Kanye West from atop Billboard album chart
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper Wale grabbed the top spot on Wednesday on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for the first time with his record "The Gifted," while fellow rapper Kanye West's "Yeezus," last week's No. 1, fell to third place.


Storm forecasts cloud progress against deadly Arizona wildfire
PRESCOTT, Arizona (Reuters) - Firefighters labored on Wednesday to extend their grip on a smoldering but still potentially lethal blaze in Arizona that killed 19 members of an elite "hotshots" crew in the deadliest U.S. wildfire tragedy in eight decades.


PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 8
July 8 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Egyptians bury dead, brace for more protests
July 7 - Mourners bury several people killed in street clashes over the weekend as more demonstrations are in the offing. Andrew Raven reports.


TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Monday. Japanese Stocks BUY 17.8 million shares SELL 10.3 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ BUY 7.5 million shares


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