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News Feed Latest worldwide news What older Americans can do about big student loans NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the debate over growing student debt, there has always been one mitigating factor Borrowers tend to be fairly young and there is plenty of time to pay off what they owe. Red Bulls Rewind On to the Dog Days Connor Lade, the Red Bulls homegrown defender/midfielder, started his first game of the M.L.S. season on Sunday in the Red Bulls only victory in June. Perry Captures 1st Major Title at Senior Players Kenny Perry tried not to get ahead of himself Sunday on the 18th tee at the Senior Players Championship. He knew all too well how quickly fortunes can change on golf's biggest stages. Vodafone India offers $673 mln for licence renewal in 3 cities NEW DELHI, July 1 (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc's Indian unit, which is in a dispute with the government over the renewal of its licences in three key cities, is offering to pay 40 billion rupees ($673 million) for the extension of the permits, the company said in a letter dated June 18 to the telecoms ministry and seen by Reuters. Harper Homers in 1st At-Bat Off DL for Nationals Bryce Harper needed only two pitches to earn himself a curtain call. The Learning Network Blog Student Reading Contest Winner | Internet Surveillance Five young adult authors from Random House Kids choose a winner and four runners-up in the first week of our Summer Reading Contest. UPDATE 1-Private equity firm TPG interested in investing in Seibu-sources TOKYO, June 28 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm TPG is interested in investing in Japanese conglomerate Seibu Holdings by either buying a stake from top shareholder Cerberus Capital Management or... Illinois ends fiscal year 2013 with $6.1 billion bill backlog comptroller CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois ended fiscal 2013 with an estimated $6.1 billion in unpaid bills and other obligations, and that could swell to $7.5 billion by August and nearly $9 billion in November and December, State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said in a report on Monday. Dance Review Sara Mearns in Diverse Roles for A Dancers Dream The New York Philharmonics Dancers Dream had two Stravinsky scores behind diverse dances, employing different sides of the New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns. U.S. Companies Investing in Myanmar Must Show Steps to Respect Human Rights The reporting requirement represents a novel effort to shape business practices in an emerging economy that has embarked on tentative reform. UPDATE 4-OGX down 39 pct as Brazil oil company fights to survive * Three offshore oil prospects dumped * OGX to cancel ship orders, pay OSX compensation * Rival HRT also scales back Amazon natgas plans (Adds bond decline details, comment, rival HRT; updates... World Briefing | Middle East Iraq Attacks North of Baghdad Kill at Least 25 People Eight Sunni Muslim militiamen were snatched from their houses and killed, while two suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mosque and a cafe. Traders Book Days Gains, Blunting a Rally Set Off by Encouraging Economic Data Stocks rose on Monday because of data that showed an increase in manufacturing activity, but sales from investors late in the day reduced the sessions highs. Sports Briefing | Soccer Ethiopia Penalized in World Cup Qualifying for Ineligible Player Ethiopia was stripped of 3 points in World Cup qualifying for fielding an ineligible player, handing South Africa a lifeline for next years tournament in Brazil. 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. Film Regular Guys at Iwo Jima Sands of Iwo Jima is too formulaic and jingoistic to be considered great, but maybe its just right for Fourth of July week. Assad cousin Bashar has to go Ribal al-Assad, founder of Organization for Democracy Freedom in Syria, says cousin Bashar al-Assad must step down. State Agency Lax on Overseas Spending, Report Says The audit found that Empire State Development had spent $2.7 million on foreign offices, but it is not clear whether the spending was benefiting New York businesses. Outrage in Europe Grows Over Spying Disclosures Damage from the disclosures of United States spying on its allies spread, with President Franois Hollande of France suggesting that free trade negotiations be delayed. Gebrselassie I'll run until I die He's broken every record in the book and won a glut of Olympic and world titles, but even at the age of 40, Haile Gebrselassie -- the "smiling assassin" of running -- has no intention of resting on his laurels. Obama says managing Afghanistan exit is a priority PRETORIA (Reuters) - The United States' foremost foreign policy concern was managing the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday. Could force aid Syrian diplomacy? CNN's Becky Anderson interviews Lord David Owen about similarities between Syria and the Bosnian conflict. Golf Capsules Inbee Park won the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday to make history with titles in the year's first three majors. Johannesburg Center Is Helping to Preserve the Legacy of Mandela The Nelson Mandela Center of Memory in Johannesburg is ground zero in the effort to maintain a record of Mr. Mandelas life. Artist stirs privacy debate with portraits from DNA July 1 - DNA extracted from cigarette butts and bubble gum found on the streets of Brooklyn is being used by artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg to create realistic portraits of anonymous New Yorkers. The artist says her project is designed to spark debate about the use - or potential misuse - of DNA profiling in society. Ben Gruber reports. UPDATE 1-Private equity firm TPG interested in investing in Seibu-sources TOKYO, June 28 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm TPG is interested in investing in Japanese conglomerate Seibu Holdings by either buying a stake from top shareholder Cerberus Capital Management or... Advertising Mars Promotes Bite-Size Snickers, Following Hersheys Cue Mars will begin using advertising and social media this week to promote Snickers Bites, the first new Snickers product since 2011. Exclusive Somalia Central Bank a 'slush fund' for private payments - U.N. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Money at the Central Bank of Somalia is not used to run government institutions in the war-torn Horn of Africa country, with an average 80 percent of withdrawals made for private purposes, according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Monday. UPDATE 1-UK039;s RBS to decide on branch sale plan in July-sources * RBS preparing for flotation of business in next 2 years-sources UK grads' face grim outlook CNN's Isa Soares reports a newly-minted degree does not guarantee a job in the UK. UPDATE 1-Australia's Brambles to float $2 bln data management unit * Spin-off comes a year after scrapping the sale of Recall U.S. is not waging 'war on coal' Energy Secretary Moniz VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.S. government is not waging a "war on coal" but rather expects it to still play a significant role, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Sunday, rejecting criticism of President Barack Obama's climate change plan. Josephine Stevenson, Peter Weiss The couple work in Manhattan, the bride for a hedge fund and the groom for a real estate finance company. Warm welcome for Obama in Tanzania July 1 - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the Tanzania State House for talks with President Jakaya Kikwete. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Gadgetwise Blog QA Streaming Netflix Video on Multiple Devices The basic Netflix monthly plan allows video streaming to two devices at once, but an upgrade for a few dollars more allows streaming to four screens. CORRECTED-Washington law firm Dickstein loses energy group in latest departures (Clarifies not all of the defecting energy group are lawyers, corrects spelling to Jonathan Odell from O'Dell, corrects number of lawyers at Crowell) Meet an iPad-controlled $15 million yacht Could this space-age high-tech superyacht be the future of nautical design? Sailors can steer the $23 million vessel 50-meters away with an i-Pad. National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic Pennsylvania Transplant Recipient Gets Second Set of New Lungs A 10-year-old girl who had a double lung transplant amid a debate over organ allocation is taking some breaths on her own after a second transplant. Well How Carbs Can Trigger Food Cravings Sugary foods and drinks, white bread and other processed carbohydrates appear to stimulate parts of the brain involved in hunger, craving and reward. Egyptian Protesters Storm Headquarters of Ruling Party After an outpouring of rage against Egypts president, Mohamed Morsi, protesters overran the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, and many others remained in Tahrir Square overnight.

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