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News Feed Latest worldwide news U.S. IRS proposes tax relief for some money fund investors WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday proposed new guidance to address some of the tax concerns the money market fund industry has raised about potential... The Female Factor Parenting From Earth's Orbit The contrast of today's space moms with the experience of the first woman in space is striking. World Briefing | Middle East United Arab Emirates Suspects in Coup Plot Given Prison Terms At least 69 suspects accused of plotting an Islamist coup in the United Arab Emirates received prison sentences of up to 15 years on Tuesday. Personal Health A Label Calls Attention to Obesity The American Medical Association has finally labeled obesity a disease, not just a risk factor for other disorders. After Marrow Transplants, 2 More Patients Appear H.I.V.-Free Without Drugs Two H.I.V.-infected patients who had bone-marrow transplants for blood cancers have apparently been virus-free since they stopped taking antiretroviral drugs. Kenya seizes 1.5 tonnes of ivory at port MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenyan officials seized 775 pieces of elephant ivory weighing 1.3 tonnes (1 tonne = 1.102 tons) in the port city of Mombasa hidden under fish for export and destined for Malaysia from Uganda, they said on Wednesday. Spinning statue stumps museum The museum officials were stumped. A statue is supposed to stand still, not rotate all by itself. Exports key to U.S. success Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says that the American consumer is no longer the driver of the global economy and that high-tech exports are the key to future growth of the U.S. economy. O Say, Can You Sing at the Ballpark? Its a Tough Song Baseball teams put a good deal of thought into who will sing The Star-Spangled Banner before their games. The Llama Is In These unlikely but affectionate pets turn out to be good listeners. And, their devoted owners say, you can tell they really care. RPT-UPDATE 1-Top Vivus holder proposes ex AstraZeneca exec as CEO NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - Vivus Inc's largest shareholder on Tuesday took the unusual step of naming the man it would install as the drugmaker's chief executive should it prevail in its battle to... Ecuador seeks London's help over embassy bugging QUITO/LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuador said on Wednesday it would seek the help of the British government to determine who put a hidden microphone in the South American nation's London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up. Books of The Times Liao Yiwus For a Song and a Hundred Songs In his memoir For a Song and a Hundred Songs, the poet Liao Yiwu describes torture and starvation in Chinas system of reform through labor. Paid Sick Leave Laws Generate Concern, but Not Much Pain In cities that have required employers to provide paid sick leave, some small-business owners say they overestimated the laws added expense. 9 classic U.S. dive bars What makes a classic dive bar? Everything from octogenarian bartenders to surly bouncers, ghosts and incontinent chickens. Could drones be highways future? Going off-road used to mean tearing up dirt tracks in a powerful four-by-four or gigantic monster truck. Restrictive drug laws censor science, researchers say LONDON (Reuters) - The outlawing of drugs such as cannabis, magic mushrooms and other psychoactive substances amounts to scientific censorship and is hampering research into potentially important medicinal uses, leading scientists argued on Wednesday. Breaking the Seal on Drug Research More researchers are insisting on seeing all the data behind all clinical trials for drugs, not just the rosy reports that companies choose to release. Cerberus CEO drops stalking horse bid for Freedom Group -source NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - Stephen Feinberg has scrapped a bid for the maker of the Bushmaster rifle, which his private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management LP, put up for a sale after one of... Gadgetwise Blog QA Reorganizing the Video Library in iTunes 11 If you do not like the way iTunes has sorted your media collection, you can refile items yourself. IRS proposes tax relief for some money fund investors WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday proposed new guidance to address some of the tax concerns the money market fund industry has raised about potential industry reforms. Stricter Rules for Abortion Clinics Are Approved by State Senate in North Carolina The measure, which would also prevent certain health plans from covering most abortions, advanced just one day after it was introduced during a meeting about an unrelated bill. Inspired to help Baby Noor One child mattered to Col. Kevin Brown, who helped make a delivery of donations possible for Iraq's Baby Noor. Sports Briefing | Golf Golf Groups Back Anchored-Stroke Ban The PGA Tour and the P.G.A. of America announced that they would apply the anchored-stroke ban announced last month by the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient. EU carbon fix squeaks through in lucky break for Greens LONDON (Reuters) - There's a century-old phrase often attributed to Otto von Bismarck on laws and sausages - you never want to see them made. 'Fried chicken' jibe 'hurts' Woods Golfer Tiger Woods has described a jibe aimed at him by Sergio Garcia as "wrong, hurtful and inappropriate." T Magazine By Design | Emerging Talent on Display in the South of France A festival and exhibition in the city of Hyres showcases Europes up-and-coming designers, alongside one established star. Firm Said to Be Reviewing Questions Raised About Ties to Long Island Utility A spokeswoman for the consulting company Navigant said the firm had been unaware of a New York State panels criticism of its relationship with the Long Island Power Authority. Student loans Exploiting America's young - Douglas Holtz-Eakin (Reuters) - Obamacare was paid for on the backs of students. June jobs report likely to keep Fed tapering on track WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers likely kept up a steady pace of hiring in June and the jobless rate probably dipped, which could keep the Federal Reserve on track to start curtailing its monetary... Brother of Senator Mark Udall missing in Wyoming DENVER (Reuters) - Aerial and ground crews searched the rugged mountains of western Wyoming for the younger brother of U.S. Senator Mark Udall who was overdue from a week-long back-country hike, authorities said on Monday. Orkney, by Amy Sackville A professor and his former student on their island honeymoon. U.S. FDA to propose allowing generic drugmakers to update drug labels July 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to issue a proposed rule that would allow generic drug companies to update prescribing information for their products to reflect new safety information. Brazil's OGX falls 35 pct as it scraps offshore projects RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's OGX Petroleo e Gas SA said on Monday it will stop development of three offshore oil prospects, slashing capital spending as it tries to stave off financial... Douglas Engelbart, father of the mouse, dies at 88 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Douglas C. Engelbart, a technologist who conceived of the computer mouse and laid out a vision of an Internet decades before others brought those ideas to the mass market, died on Tuesday night. He was 88. The TV Watch Cooking Up Redemption, With a Dollop of Denial On Today Paula Deen, the tarnished queen of Southern cooking, offered a contrite defense to charges that she has used racist epithets. Iran time for travelers to return? Iran scare you? You're missing out on a lot more than you might think. Self-Finance or Raise Money? A Quandary for Start-Ups The founders of GoodData and RJMetrics took different approaches to starting their data analysis businesses. Advertising A Spokesman Finds Fame Interviewing Tiny Experts Beck Bennett, 28, is a comedian and writer who poses deadpan questions to an array of adorable children in a near-omnipresent ATT ad campaign. In Tours Fifth Stage, a Focus on a Rider Who Is No Longer in the Race Mark Cavendish won Stage 5 of the Tour de France, but many remained focused on Ted King, who disputed his elimination from the race for being too slow in Stage 4.

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