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News Feed Latest worldwide news Preservation Hall Jazz Bands Goal Keep History and Make It On Tuesday the band releases Thats It!, an album that is its first record to be made up exclusively of new compositions. Secrets below tennis stars' feet CNN's Christina MacFarlane shows us how the French Open maintains its special surface. News From the Advertising Industry Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies. Think Like a Doctor A Mysterious Fever Can you figure out why a 37-year-old woman continues to have fevers, despite getting antibiotics? Solve a real medical case with Dr. Lisa Sanders. Rogers first openly gay MLS player Robbie Rogers was introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, making him the first openly gay male athlete to compete in Major League Soccer and in any American professional team sport and ending his brief retirement. Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. Houlihan hired to sell sparkling liqueur brand Nuvo - source LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has been hired to sell Nuvo, a sparkling liqueur brand that mixes French vodka, white wine and fruit flavours, in a deal that could fetch $50... Advertising A Wienermobile Road Rally, Mapped Out by Fans on Social Media Social media services like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are shifting how brands, like Oscar Mayer, Chevrolet and A.1., use events as promotions. World Briefing | Asia China Anti-Japan Violence Punished A court in China convicted and sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for battering the owner of a Japanese car during anti-Japanese protests that swept the country in September. Bucks Blog Monday Reading Beware Fees on Europes Budget Airlines Beware the fees on Europes budget airlines, how to make a perfect summer feast, skin cancer is on the rise in young women and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. Two bronze animal heads, stolen 153 years ago, returned to China BEIJING (Reuters) - The family of a French billionaire and art collector eased a sore point in history on Friday by returning two bronze animal heads, among Chinese treasures pillaged from a Beijing palace by French and British troops more than a century and a half ago. Op-Ed Columnist Liberals vs. Immigration Reform Did Senate Democrats sell out to big business? 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... Theodore Reed, Who Lifted National Zoos Profile, Dies at 90 Mr. Reed was the keeper of the celebrity pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, among other creatures, while he was the director of the National Zoo from 1958 to 1983. Cher Talks About (What Else?) Being Cher At 67, the veteran performer loves her audiences, her outfits and the freedom that comes with experience. GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares post gains, China worries linger * Concerns about Beijing's tough stance on credit undermines risk appetite Essay What Does Birth Cost? Hard to Tell Hospitals do not have to tell you their prices, and often they keep them secret until they send the bill. Greece happy with Eurogroup outcome, hoped for more money-official ATHENS, July 8 (Reuters) - Greece is satisfied with a decision by euro zone finance ministers to dole out 6.8 billion euros in bailout funds to the country but was hoping to get more money, a senior... Maine has no plans to halt oil rail shipments after Quebec tragedy HERMON, Maine (Reuters) - Maine has no plans to review shipments of crude through the state on rail lines after a deadly oil train derailment just across the border in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic over the weekend, the state Department of Transportation said. Advertising A Wienermobile Road Rally, Mapped Out by Fans on Social Media Social media services like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are shifting how brands, like Oscar Mayer, Chevrolet and A.1., use events as promotions. A Good Appetite A Minimalist Approach to Cooking on Vacation Cooking in a rental-house kitchen, with fewer gadgets and ingredients, has its own rhythm, helping distill a dish to its essence. Can Zimmerman win over jurors? Eugene O'Donnell says a defense resorting to humor and allowing self-serving statements at trial are fraught with risk. The defense must counter an appearance of callous indifference Mexico's navy flies over roaring volcano as it spews plumes of ash and smoke July 8 - Breathtaking images as Mexico's navy fly over the Popocatepetl volcano as plumes of smoke and ash spew out of its massive crater. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Euro zone grants multi-billion euro lifeline for Greece BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece secured a lifeline from the euro zone and the IMF on Monday but was told it must keep its promises on cutting public sector jobs and selling state assets to get all the cash. Grenoble Journal Disabled People Say They, Too, Want a Sex Life, and Seek Help in Attaining It Some legislators and advocacy groups in France are demanding the legalization of surrogates to help disabled people have sex, but critics see a kind of prostitution. Richer than Trump or Oprah Zhang Xin grew up in poverty and at the age of 14 began a laboring job in a factory. Today, she is richer than Donald Trump, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey. British shares bounce back, tracking late U.S. gains LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares rose early on Monday, playing catch-up with late Friday gains in the United States and underpinned by the promise of an ultra-loose monetary policy... Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Turbine Software Chinas biggest wind turbine company and two of its executives are accused of conspiring to steal an American firms software for controlling the flow of electricity. Bartoli talks first grand slam win Marion Bartoli, the new Wimbledon women's singles champion talks to CNN's Amanda Davies. Luxury layovers (yes, they exist) Not so long ago, having a layover between flights was like having skin graft surgery between root canals. Not anymore. ArtsBeat MTV Awards Will Feature a New Moonman, Made Just for Brooklyn This year, the MTV Video Music Awards will replace its traditional Moonman statuette, based on the image of Buzz Aldrin, with a cartoonishly extra-terrestrial figure designed by the Brooklyn artist KAWS. Doctors develop $260 test-tube baby system for poor world LONDON (Reuters) - Belgian doctors have developed a low-cost version of test-tube baby technology for use in developing countries, where sophisticated Western systems are unaffordable for most couples. Bike-Sharing Docks Also Serve as Gyms or Trash Cans New Yorkers have adapted the kiosks at the over 300 Citi Bike stations to function as seating, shoelace-tying stools and even singles bars. Former Standard Chartered chief eyeing Lloyds stake buy-Sky LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Former Standard Chartered chief executive Mervyn Davies is forming a consortium of sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions to buy as much as half of Britain's 20... Critics Notebook Something Wicked This Way Runs Kenneth Branagh returns to Shakespeare in a fast-paced Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival. Asiana air crash survivor says crew may have gunned engines before crash July 8 - An Asiana plane crash survivor says crew may have gunned engines before smashing into a San Francisco runway as airline CEO disputes claims pilot was in training. Jessica Gray reports. The return of golf's 'Mechanic' Pedro Pinto meets Miguel Angel Jimenez, the oldest ever winner on the European Tour who has recovered from an accident. Wall Street bounces back; Zynga cuts staff June 3 - Summary of business headlines Market recovers some of Friday's sell-off as data suggest Fed has economic cover to keep buying; Zynga to slash jobs in bid to save up to $80 million per year; Merck drug shows early promise, stock gains. Conway G. Gittens reports. RPT-UPDATE 1-US, EU start free-trade talks despite spying concerns * World's biggest trading partners aim for deal by end of 2014 U.S. judge denies Guantanamo inmate's request to end force-feeding WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied a Guantanamo prisoner's request to halt the force-feeding of hunger strikers and said that only President Barack Obama had the power to intervene.

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