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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • Popular Bumbo infant floor seat recalled AP - 42 mins ago

    About 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled after nearly two dozen reports of infant skull fractures. More »Popular Bumbo infant floor seat recalled

    About 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled after nearly two dozen reports of infant skull fractures.

  • Gates Pushing Effort to Redesign Toilet
    Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet The Sideshow - 14 hrs ago

    Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, is on a mission to build a toilet that meets the needs of billions of people around the world without access to modern sanitation. More »Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet

    Gates Pushing Effort to Redesign Toilet

    Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, is on a mission to build a toilet that meets the needs of billions of people around the world without access to modern sanitation.

  • Flames surround a house Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. Wildland firefighters on-site advised that the house survived the fire. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
    Wildfires rage in West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state Reuters - 9 hrs ago

    Firefighters battled wildfires across the West on Tuesday, including an out-of-control blaze that has destroyed at least 60 homes and burned more than 28,000 acres between two national forests in Washington state. More »Wildfires rage in West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state

    Flames surround a house Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. Wildland firefighters on-site advised that the house survived the fire. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

    Firefighters battled wildfires across the West on Tuesday, including an out-of-control blaze that has destroyed at least 60 homes and burned more than 28,000 acres between two national forests in Washington state.

  • U.S. President Obama prepares to speak at campaign event at B.R. Miller Middle School in Marshalltown
    Obama camp dismisses ‘unhinged’ Romney attack The Ticket - 11 hrs ago

    President Obama's campaign dismissed Mitt Romney's "unhinged" criticisms of the incumbent's re-election tactics as the rhetorical war between the Democrat and his Republican challenger escalated yet again. More »Obama camp dismisses ‘unhinged’ Romney attack

    U.S. President Obama prepares to speak at campaign event at B.R. Miller Middle School in Marshalltown

    President Obama's campaign dismissed Mitt Romney's "unhinged" criticisms of the incumbent's re-election tactics as the rhetorical war between the Democrat and his Republican challenger escalated yet again.

  • India poised to launch its own Mars explorer The Atlantic Wire - 44 mins ago
    India Wants in on the Mars Craze

    The Curiosity rover has barely settled into its new home, but may be getting some company soon as India now says it want to get into the Mars exploration business. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today that the country is planning to send an unmanned probe into orbit around the red planet with a launch scheduled …

  • A view of Capitol Hill in Washington

    Just 10 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday, tying the lowest mark in the 38 years the poll has been conducted.

  • Mutant Butterflies Linked to Japan's Nuclear Disaster

    Researchers find that at least one species of butterfly from the area surrounding Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has suffered major damage stemming from radiation exposure following last year's earthquake and tsunami.

  • Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde greets supporters at a GOP campaign office on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Fitchburg, Wis. Hovde, a political newcomer, is in a four-person race for the Republican nomination against former Gov. Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, and state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald.  (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

    Veteran Rep. John Mica turned back a challenge from tea party freshman Rep. Sandy Adams in their Florida GOP primary Tuesday, but another longtime GOP congressman, Cliff Stearns, was trailing his tea party challenger.

  • Members of Russian female punk group Pussy Riot who are still at large speak to Reuters journalists during an interview in Moscow

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Security guards scuffled with masked protesters who demonstrated outside Moscow's main cathedral on Wednesday in support of three members of the Pussy Riot punk band who are on trial for staging an irreverent protest at the same church. Witnesses said 18 demonstrators in colorful balaclavas like those …

  • A Syrian fireman is seen after a bomb exploded at a military site near a hotel used by United Nations monitors in Damascus

    ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in central Damascus on Wednesday near several military buildings and a hotel housing U.N. observers, wounding three people and sending a pillar of black smoke into the sky above the Syrian capital. No U.N. staff were hurt in the blast, which occurred exactly four weeks after a bomb …

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • Balram Chainrai's company says its efforts to save Portsmouth 'have hit a wall of rejection'
    Chainrai pulls out of Pompey bid AFP - 1 hr 37 mins ago

    Cash-strapped Portsmouth, FA Cup winners in 2008, could yet go out of business after Hong Kong-based businessman Balram Chainrai withdrew from buying the club for a second time. More »Chainrai pulls out of Pompey bid

    Balram Chainrai's company says its efforts to save Portsmouth 'have hit a wall of rejection'

    Cash-strapped Portsmouth, FA Cup winners in 2008, could yet go out of business after Hong Kong-based businessman Balram Chainrai withdrew from buying the club for a second time.

  • Thousands of temporary jobs were created as a result of the London Olympics that ended on Sunday
    Unemployment rate drops to 8.0% AFP - 2 hrs 15 mins ago

    Britain's unemployment rate fell to 8.0 percent in the quarter to June from 8.1 percent in the three months to May thanks to an Olympics jobs boost, official data showed Wednesday. More »Unemployment rate drops to 8.0%

    Thousands of temporary jobs were created as a result of the London Olympics that ended on Sunday

    Britain's unemployment rate fell to 8.0 percent in the quarter to June from 8.1 percent in the three months to May thanks to an Olympics jobs boost, official data showed Wednesday.

  • Philippe Croizon lost his arms and legs seven years ago after suffering a 20,000-volt electric shock
    Quadruple amputee prepares for Bering Strait swim AFP - 2 hrs 27 mins ago

    Two silhouettes cut through the water a few hundred yards (metres) from a rainy, windswept beach bordering the flat grasslands near the small Inuit community of Wales, in the far west of Alaska. More »Quadruple amputee prepares for Bering Strait swim

    Philippe Croizon lost his arms and legs seven years ago after suffering a 20,000-volt electric shock

    Two silhouettes cut through the water a few hundred yards (metres) from a rainy, windswept beach bordering the flat grasslands near the small Inuit community of Wales, in the far west of Alaska.

  • Conquering the Champions League is the main objective for Madrid in the coming season
    Real Madrid aim for Champions and La Liga success AFP - 2 hrs 49 mins ago

    What next for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho? Last season he became the first coach to win Spanish, Italian and English titles leading him to suggest a change to the nickname given to him in Britain -- … More »Real Madrid aim for Champions and La Liga success

    Conquering the Champions League is the main objective for Madrid in the coming season

    What next for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho? Last season he became the first coach to win Spanish, Italian and English titles leading him to suggest a change to the nickname given to him in Britain -- "the special one".

  • FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012 file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures as he crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
    A Pick 6 of NFL teams that could use Usain Bolt AP - 3 hrs ago

    Now that the Olympics are over, there's one very fast young man looking at one very long layoff before resurfacing in Rio in four years. More »A Pick 6 of NFL teams that could use Usain Bolt

    FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012 file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures as he crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

    Now that the Olympics are over, there's one very fast young man looking at one very long layoff before resurfacing in Rio in four years.

  • Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will be the only competitors in an 18-hole event in Zhengzhou
    McIlroy and Woods to face off in China AFP - 4 hrs ago

    World number one Rory McIlroy will take on 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods in the one-day Duel at Jinsha Lake matchplay contest in China in October, organisers said on Wednesday. More »McIlroy and Woods to face off in China

    Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will be the only competitors in an 18-hole event in Zhengzhou

    World number one Rory McIlroy will take on 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods in the one-day Duel at Jinsha Lake matchplay contest in China in October, organisers said on Wednesday.

  • Hernandez of Argentina's Los Pumas scores against France's Stade Francais during a friendly rugby match in Buenos Aires
    Three become four as Pumas step up to big stage Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's much ignored national rugby team finally get their wish this weekend after the best part of a decade of lobbying, pleading and negotiating to join the sport's elite in regular … More »Three become four as Pumas step up to big stage

    Hernandez of Argentina's Los Pumas scores against France's Stade Francais during a friendly rugby match in Buenos Aires

    LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's much ignored national rugby team finally get their wish this weekend after the best part of a decade of lobbying, pleading and negotiating to join the sport's elite in regular competition. The Pumas join the southern hemisphere's expanded Tri-Nations with South Africa, Australia and New Zealand …

  • Australian Olympians disembark from a Qantas 747-400 plane inside a hangar at Sydney airport
    Aussie athletes arrive home to praise AFP - 5 hrs ago

    Australia's Olympic athletes were welcomed home by a big crowd at Sydney airport on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard defending their achievements despite a poor medal haul. More »Aussie athletes arrive home to praise

    Australian Olympians disembark from a Qantas 747-400 plane inside a hangar at Sydney airport

    Australia's Olympic athletes were welcomed home by a big crowd at Sydney airport on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard defending their achievements despite a poor medal haul.

  • In this July 19, 2012, photo, fans watch a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. The official attendance was 37,676. Like most of the other sports leagues, Major League Baseball tracks attendance by the number of tickets sold. Though teams insist they are not trying to sugarcoat a smaller-than-anticipated crowd, fans in today's world of social media will often point out perceived inaccuracies in attendance figures, perhaps posting a photo on Twitter of vacant seats to back up their beef. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
    In this July 19, 2012, photo, fans watch a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. The official attendance was 37,676. Like most of the other sports leagues, Major League Baseball tracks attendance by the number of tickets sold. Though teams insist they are not trying to sugarcoat a smaller-than-anticipated crowd, fans in today's world of social media will often point out perceived inaccuracies in attendance figures, perhaps posting a photo on Twitter of vacant seats to back up their beef. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

    Sellouts in pro sports aren't always so.

  • New York Yankees' Suzuki, Granderson and Swisher celebrate after they beat Seattle Mariners in MLB game in New York
    Baseball: Mariners rally to sting Rays in ninth Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - The Seattle Mariners rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 and snap the visitors' seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. The Rays led 2-1 heading … More »Baseball: Mariners rally to sting Rays in ninth

    New York Yankees' Suzuki, Granderson and Swisher celebrate after they beat Seattle Mariners in MLB game in New York

    (Reuters) - The Seattle Mariners rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 and snap the visitors' seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. The Rays led 2-1 heading into the final inning and were on their way to yet another victory before a throwing error by Carlos Pena put two Seattle …

  • England midfielder Frank Lampard says the Premier League can learn from the Olympic athletes
    We can learn from the Olympics, admits Lampard AFP - 6 hrs ago

    England midfielder Frank Lampard admits the stars of the Premier League can learn something from the spirit which helped carry Britain's athletes to their best showing at an Olympic Games in over a ce … More »We can learn from the Olympics, admits Lampard

    England midfielder Frank Lampard says the Premier League can learn from the Olympic athletes

    England midfielder Frank Lampard admits the stars of the Premier League can learn something from the spirit which helped carry Britain's athletes to their best showing at an Olympic Games in over a century.

  • Wages for new Chrysler employees are half of what they would have been before bankruptcy restructuring
    Chrysler rises from ashes with production revolution AFP - 6 hrs ago

    Three years after its near collapse, US auto maker Chrysler has pulled back into market contention helped not just by snazzy new models but also a revolution on the factory floor. More »Chrysler rises from ashes with production revolution

    Wages for new Chrysler employees are half of what they would have been before bankruptcy restructuring

    Three years after its near collapse, US auto maker Chrysler has pulled back into market contention helped not just by snazzy new models but also a revolution on the factory floor.

  • Williams of the U.S. reacts after missing her shot against Kirilenko of Russia during their first round match in the 2012 Cincinnati Open tennis tournament in Cincinnati
    Venus shows growing strength to beat Kirilenko Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    MASON, Ohio (Reuters) - Venus Williams showed almost a year after her health scare that she has the stamina needed as she battled for two hours 23 minutes to beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-7 6-2 at … More »Venus shows growing strength to beat Kirilenko

    Williams of the U.S. reacts after missing her shot against Kirilenko of Russia during their first round match in the 2012 Cincinnati Open tennis tournament in Cincinnati

    MASON, Ohio (Reuters) - Venus Williams showed almost a year after her health scare that she has the stamina needed as she battled for two hours 23 minutes to beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-7 6-2 at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. Sister Serena, fresh from her Olympic gold medal success in London, ground out a 6-3 6-4 …

  • Maradona, coach of Al-Wasl, celebrates after his team scores against Al Khor during their GCC Champions League soccer match in Doha
    Maradona wants China job Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona has underlined his desire to coach in China after arriving in the country for an eight-day charity trip, local media reported. The 51-year-old, Argentina's … More »Maradona wants China job

    Maradona, coach of Al-Wasl, celebrates after his team scores against Al Khor during their GCC Champions League soccer match in Doha

    (Reuters) - Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona has underlined his desire to coach in China after arriving in the country for an eight-day charity trip, local media reported. The 51-year-old, Argentina's head coach at the 2010 World Cup, was sacked by United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl last month but appears keen on a …

  • South Africa Springboks' Pierre Spies runs with the ball during their Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Namibia at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland
    South Africa's Spies ruled out by finger injury Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Number eight Pierre Spies has been ruled out of South Africa's inaugural Rugby Championship match against Argentina on Saturday because of a finger injury that requires surgery. The … More »South Africa's Spies ruled out by finger injury

    South Africa Springboks' Pierre Spies runs with the ball during their Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Namibia at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland

    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Number eight Pierre Spies has been ruled out of South Africa's inaugural Rugby Championship match against Argentina on Saturday because of a finger injury that requires surgery. The experienced 27-year-old suffered the injury to his left hand last month while playing Super Rugby for the Bulls. Initial …

  • Ivory Coast's Kone tries to control the ball while under pressure from Mali's Kante in their African Nations Cup Group B soccer match in Accra
    Wigan sign Ivory Coast striker Kone from Levante Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    MADRID (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic have signed Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone from La Liga side Levante, the two clubs said on Tuesday. "The 28-year-old becomes (manager) Roberto Martinez's fourth signing … More »Wigan sign Ivory Coast striker Kone from Levante

    Ivory Coast's Kone tries to control the ball while under pressure from Mali's Kante in their African Nations Cup Group B soccer match in Accra

    MADRID (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic have signed Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone from La Liga side Levante, the two clubs said on Tuesday. "The 28-year-old becomes (manager) Roberto Martinez's fourth signing of the summer transfer window," Wigan said on their website (www.wiganlatics.co.uk). Neither the Premier League club …

  • Novak Djokovic last week won Canada's Masters event
    Djokovic in travel spin at Cincinnati Masters AFP - 7 hrs ago

    ATP Cincinnati Masters second seed Novak Djokovic says he has to remind himself which continent he is on as his fast-paced schedule spins swiftly with the Olympics done and the US Open near. More »Djokovic in travel spin at Cincinnati Masters

    Novak Djokovic last week won Canada's Masters event

    ATP Cincinnati Masters second seed Novak Djokovic says he has to remind himself which continent he is on as his fast-paced schedule spins swiftly with the Olympics done and the US Open near.

  • New York Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda pitches during the first inning of the baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at Yankee Stadium in New York.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Kuroda pitches 2-hitter, Yankees beat Rangers 3-0 AP - 9 hrs ago

    The New York Yankees are in need of a reliable ace right now. Hiroki Kuroda has been the man for the job. More »Kuroda pitches 2-hitter, Yankees beat Rangers 3-0

    New York Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda pitches during the first inning of the baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at Yankee Stadium in New York.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

    The New York Yankees are in need of a reliable ace right now. Hiroki Kuroda has been the man for the job.

  • New York jets quarterback Tim Tebow smiles as he walks off the field after practice at NFL football training camp in Cortland, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)
    Tebow balancing faith, fame and football with Jets AP - 10 hrs ago

    The most important call of Tim Tebow's day comes far away from the huddle. More »Tebow balancing faith, fame and football with Jets

    New York jets quarterback Tim Tebow smiles as he walks off the field after practice at NFL football training camp in Cortland, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

    The most important call of Tim Tebow's day comes far away from the huddle.

  • NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to reporters following collective bargaining talks with the NHL Players' Association, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
    NHLPA makes 1st proposal to owners AP - 10 hrs ago

    The National Hockey League Players' Association has made its first proposal in the latest round of collective bargaining talks with the NHL. More »NHLPA makes 1st proposal to owners

    NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to reporters following collective bargaining talks with the NHL Players' Association, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

    The National Hockey League Players' Association has made its first proposal in the latest round of collective bargaining talks with the NHL.

  • FILE - This March 7, 2011 file photo shows Evelyn Lozada posed at the Cosmopolitan Magazine's 'Fun Fearless Males of 2011' event in New York. As the Miami Dolphins took the field for practice Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, Chad Johnson was getting out of jail.  Hours later, he was out of work. The Dolphins terminated the six-time Pro Bowl receiver's contract about 24 hours after he was arrested in a domestic battery case involving his wife. The confrontation came barely a month after Johnson married Evelyn Lozada, who is on the reality TV show "Basketball Wives."   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
    Rep: Lozada files for divorce from Johnson AP - 10 hrs ago

    Evelyn Lozada is ending her 41-day-old marriage to Chad Johnson after the football star was arrested for allegedly head-butting her over the weekend. More »Rep: Lozada files for divorce from Johnson

    FILE - This March 7, 2011 file photo shows Evelyn Lozada posed at the Cosmopolitan Magazine's 'Fun Fearless Males of 2011' event in New York. As the Miami Dolphins took the field for practice Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, Chad Johnson was getting out of jail.  Hours later, he was out of work. The Dolphins terminated the six-time Pro Bowl receiver's contract about 24 hours after he was arrested in a domestic battery case involving his wife. The confrontation came barely a month after Johnson married Evelyn Lozada, who is on the reality TV show "Basketball Wives."   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

    Evelyn Lozada is ending her 41-day-old marriage to Chad Johnson after the football star was arrested for allegedly head-butting her over the weekend.

  • This undated photo provided by CBS Sports shows CBS executive vice president Mike Aresco. The Big East has hired Aresco to be commissioner of the conference now in rebuilding mode, a person familiar with the decision said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the conference was still working on an official announcement. (AP Photo/CBS Sports, John P. Filo) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES NORTH AMERICA USE ONLY NO ARCHIVE
    Big East picks CBS VP Aresco as commissioner AP - 13 hrs ago

    As the Big East prepares to negotiate a television contract that could make or break the conference, it has chosen a man who has been part of some of the biggest media rights deals in college sports to … More »Big East picks CBS VP Aresco as commissioner

    This undated photo provided by CBS Sports shows CBS executive vice president Mike Aresco. The Big East has hired Aresco to be commissioner of the conference now in rebuilding mode, a person familiar with the decision said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the conference was still working on an official announcement. (AP Photo/CBS Sports, John P. Filo) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES NORTH AMERICA USE ONLY NO ARCHIVE

    As the Big East prepares to negotiate a television contract that could make or break the conference, it has chosen a man who has been part of some of the biggest media rights deals in college sports to be its new commissioner.

  • Roddick of the U.S. hits a return to Chardy of France during their first round match in the 2012 Cincinnati Open tennis tournament in Cincinnati
    Roddick hurts back in first round exit at Cincinnati Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    MASON, Ohio (Reuters) - Andy Roddick's U.S. Open preparations took a turn for the worst on Tuesday when he suffered a back injury in a 7-6 6-3 first round defeat by France's Jeremy Chardy at the Cincinnati … More »Roddick hurts back in first round exit at Cincinnati

    Roddick of the U.S. hits a return to Chardy of France during their first round match in the 2012 Cincinnati Open tennis tournament in Cincinnati

    MASON, Ohio (Reuters) - Andy Roddick's U.S. Open preparations took a turn for the worst on Tuesday when he suffered a back injury in a 7-6 6-3 first round defeat by France's Jeremy Chardy at the Cincinnati Open. Chardy, who took his place in the first round as a 'luck loser', triumphed 7-4 in a first set tie-break but Roddick …

  • Donaldson during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island
    Britain's Donaldson considers playing PGA Tour in 2013 Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Invigorated by his first top-10 finish in a major at last week's PGA Championship, Britain's Jamie Donaldson says he is contemplating switching his focus from the European Tour to the U.S. … More »Britain's Donaldson considers playing PGA Tour in 2013

    Donaldson during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island

    (Reuters) - Invigorated by his first top-10 finish in a major at last week's PGA Championship, Britain's Jamie Donaldson says he is contemplating switching his focus from the European Tour to the U.S. circuit next year. The Welshman is competing in his fourth PGA Tour event on U.S. soil at this week's Wyndham Championship …

  • FILE - This dec. 3, 2011 file photo shows LSU head coach Les Miles speaking to LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu (7) after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against Georgia, in Atlanta. LSU won 42-10. LSU has dismissed Heisman Trophy finalist Mathieu from its football program for violating school and team rules. At a news conference Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, coach Les Miles would not specify the reason Mathieu was kicked off the team. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
    Miles unclear about Mathieu's future AP - 15 hrs ago

    LSU coach Les Miles on Tuesday declined to close the door completely on the possibility, however remote, of Tyrann Mathieu playing football for the Tigers in 2013. More »Miles unclear about Mathieu's future

    FILE - This dec. 3, 2011 file photo shows LSU head coach Les Miles speaking to LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu (7) after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against Georgia, in Atlanta. LSU won 42-10. LSU has dismissed Heisman Trophy finalist Mathieu from its football program for violating school and team rules. At a news conference Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, coach Les Miles would not specify the reason Mathieu was kicked off the team. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

    LSU coach Les Miles on Tuesday declined to close the door completely on the possibility, however remote, of Tyrann Mathieu playing football for the Tigers in 2013.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

  • Americans Fed Up With Canadians Taking Over Local Costco ABC News Blogs - Tue, Aug 14, 2012

    Residents of Bellingham, Wash., are fed up with Canadian shoppers who cross the border and buy up the goods at the local Costco. Canadian residents are driving less than … More »Americans Fed Up With Canadians Taking Over Local Costco

    Residents of Bellingham, Wash., are fed up with Canadian shoppers who cross the border and buy up the goods at the local Costco. Canadian residents are driving less than 30 miles across the U.S. border and taking full advantage of the favorable exchange rate when...

  • FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2012 file photo, acting Budget Director Jeffrey Zients testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. It's not just the Pentagon and defense contractors that face a funding crisis from broad government spending cuts in January. Domestic programs are on the chopping block too, in ways that could affect average Americans more. Fewer air traffic controllers, border guards, FBI agents and park rangers would be on the job as furloughs sweep across the government. Less meat might get inspected, and fewer people would get winter heating subsidies.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    Looming spending cuts hit more than defense AP - Tue, Aug 14, 2012

    It's not just the Pentagon and defense contractors that face a funding crisis from broad government spending cuts in January. Domestic programs are on the chopping block … More »Looming spending cuts hit more than defense

    FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2012 file photo, acting Budget Director Jeffrey Zients testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. It's not just the Pentagon and defense contractors that face a funding crisis from broad government spending cuts in January. Domestic programs are on the chopping block too, in ways that could affect average Americans more. Fewer air traffic controllers, border guards, FBI agents and park rangers would be on the job as furloughs sweep across the government. Less meat might get inspected, and fewer people would get winter heating subsidies.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

    It's not just the Pentagon and defense contractors that face a funding crisis from broad government spending cuts in January. Domestic programs are on the chopping block too, in ways that could affect average Americans more.

  • Bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340M AP - 12 hrs ago

    The state's financial regulator said Tuesday his agency has reached a $340 million settlement with Standard Chartered Bank to resolve an investigation into whether the … More »Bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340M

    The state's financial regulator said Tuesday his agency has reached a $340 million settlement with Standard Chartered Bank to resolve an investigation into whether the British bank schemed with the Iranian government to launder $250 billion from 2001 to 2007.

  • A man walks past containers at Lisbon port during a dock workers strike, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Portuguese dock workers went on strike against new labor laws that the Portuguese government wants to apply in the sector. The government has been enacting austerity economic measures linked to a euro 78 billion ($96 billion) bailout in 2011. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
    Europe on the edge of recession AP - 20 hrs ago

    Europe is edging closer to recession, dragged down by the crippling debt problems of the 17 countries that use the euro, official figures showed Tuesday. More »Europe on the edge of recession

    A man walks past containers at Lisbon port during a dock workers strike, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Portuguese dock workers went on strike against new labor laws that the Portuguese government wants to apply in the sector. The government has been enacting austerity economic measures linked to a euro 78 billion ($96 billion) bailout in 2011. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

    Europe is edging closer to recession, dragged down by the crippling debt problems of the 17 countries that use the euro, official figures showed Tuesday.

  • A vendor sleeps at a silk clothing store while waiting for customers at a summer consumer fair in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Facing a collapse in export growth and weak consumer spending, Beijing is avoiding an aggressive stimulus and sticking to a gradual strategy of small interest rate cuts and modest spending.(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
    China moves cautiously in face of worsening slump AP - 3 hrs ago

    Summer should be the busy season for Shen Lin's musical instrument workshop in the southwestern city of Kunming. But her monthly sales of traditional wooden flutes are … More »China moves cautiously in face of worsening slump

    A vendor sleeps at a silk clothing store while waiting for customers at a summer consumer fair in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Facing a collapse in export growth and weak consumer spending, Beijing is avoiding an aggressive stimulus and sticking to a gradual strategy of small interest rate cuts and modest spending.(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

    Summer should be the busy season for Shen Lin's musical instrument workshop in the southwestern city of Kunming. But her monthly sales of traditional wooden flutes are dwindling as China's economy slows, with no sign of a widely anticipated rebound in sight.

  • Oil falls to near $93 on US stockpile increase AP - 3 hrs ago

    Oil fell to near $93 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a rise in oil supplies offset U.S. retail sales data showing Americans spending more. More »Oil falls to near $93 on US stockpile increase

    Oil fell to near $93 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a rise in oil supplies offset U.S. retail sales data showing Americans spending more.

  • Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. talks to supporters during a campaign rally in Lakewood, Colo., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
    The other Paul Ryan plan: $800B in Medicaid cuts AP - 5 hrs ago

    Congressman Paul Ryan's plan for Medicare gets all the attention, but the GOP vice presidential candidate has proposed even bigger changes to medical care for the poor … More »The other Paul Ryan plan: $800B in Medicaid cuts

    Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. talks to supporters during a campaign rally in Lakewood, Colo., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

    Congressman Paul Ryan's plan for Medicare gets all the attention, but the GOP vice presidential candidate has proposed even bigger changes to medical care for the poor and disabled.

  • Thousands of China-made cars recalled in Australia AP - 3 hrs ago

    Around 23,000 Chinese-made cars are being recalled in Australia after asbestos was found inside engine and exhaust gaskets. More »Thousands of China-made cars recalled in Australia

    Around 23,000 Chinese-made cars are being recalled in Australia after asbestos was found inside engine and exhaust gaskets.

  • Correction: Cable vs DSL story AP - 16 hrs ago

    In an Aug. 13 story about broadband service, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the eight largest phone companies in the U.S. posted their first-ever loss … More »Correction: Cable vs DSL story

    In an Aug. 13 story about broadband service, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the eight largest phone companies in the U.S. posted their first-ever loss of broadband subscribers in the second quarter of this year. They have collectively lost subscribers once before, in the second quarter of 2010. The loss …

  • In this undated photo released by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, structural damage is shown after the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond, Calif. Structural engineers have deemed the site of a Chevron refinery fire in the San Francisco Bay area hazardous for human entry after looking at the failed pipe that leaked and sent a towering plume of black smoke into the sky. Federal and state investigators are discussing plans for how to make the Richmond site safe so the faulty pipe can be removed for testing. (AP Photo/U.S. Chemical Safety Board)
    Video shows vapor cloud before refinery fire AP - 7 hrs ago

    An internal Chevron Corp. surveillance video shows a towering vapor cloud engulfing an area of its refinery for two minutes before it ignited into a volatile blaze, … More »Video shows vapor cloud before refinery fire

    In this undated photo released by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, structural damage is shown after the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond, Calif. Structural engineers have deemed the site of a Chevron refinery fire in the San Francisco Bay area hazardous for human entry after looking at the failed pipe that leaked and sent a towering plume of black smoke into the sky. Federal and state investigators are discussing plans for how to make the Richmond site safe so the faulty pipe can be removed for testing. (AP Photo/U.S. Chemical Safety Board)

    An internal Chevron Corp. surveillance video shows a towering vapor cloud engulfing an area of its refinery for two minutes before it ignited into a volatile blaze, federal investigators said Tuesday.

  • Popular Bumbo infant floor seat recalled AP - 43 mins ago

    About 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled after nearly two dozen reports of infant skull fractures. More »Popular Bumbo infant floor seat recalled

    About 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled after nearly two dozen reports of infant skull fractures.

  • FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, Ricky Campos, 23, of Silver Spring, Md., left, Katye Hernandez, 22, both illegal immigrants originally from El Salvador, who live in Silver Spring, Md., hold signs saying "Thank You President Obama," along with Rachelle Robertello, 18, of Fairfax, Va., and others from the group Casa de Maryland, rally outside the White House in Washington, in support of the president's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Department of Immigration (USCIS) made the forms available online for applicants. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
    DHS launches new immigration program AP - 10 hrs ago

    The Obama administration on Tuesday directed young illegal immigrants to fill out new forms and pay $465 if they want to apply under a new program that would let them … More »DHS launches new immigration program

    FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, Ricky Campos, 23, of Silver Spring, Md., left, Katye Hernandez, 22, both illegal immigrants originally from El Salvador, who live in Silver Spring, Md., hold signs saying "Thank You President Obama," along with Rachelle Robertello, 18, of Fairfax, Va., and others from the group Casa de Maryland, rally outside the White House in Washington, in support of the president's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Department of Immigration (USCIS) made the forms available online for applicants. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

    The Obama administration on Tuesday directed young illegal immigrants to fill out new forms and pay $465 if they want to apply under a new program that would let them avoid deportation and obtain a U.S. work permit.

  • Samsung's logo is seen on a Galaxy smartphone displayed at the company's headquarters in Seoul
    At trial, it's Samsung's turn to say Apple copied Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A Samsung Electronics Co Ltd expert witness testified on Tuesday that Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad violate three of Samsung's patents, … More »At trial, it's Samsung's turn to say Apple copied

    Samsung's logo is seen on a Galaxy smartphone displayed at the company's headquarters in Seoul

    SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A Samsung Electronics Co Ltd expert witness testified on Tuesday that Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad violate three of Samsung's patents, as the South Korean electronics company went on offense in the third week of a high stakes trial. Dr. Woodward Yang, an electrical engineering professor at …

  • US warns of divisive diplomacy in South China Sea AP - 16 hrs ago

    China should not use bilateral talks to attempt to "divide and conquer" nations with competing territorial claims in the South China Sea, the United States said Tue … More »US warns of divisive diplomacy in South China Sea

    China should not use bilateral talks to attempt to "divide and conquer" nations with competing territorial claims in the South China Sea, the United States said Tuesday.

  • A Walmart store, that was destroyed by a tornado and later rebuilt, is seen in Joplin
    Lawmakers suspect money laundering issues at Wal-Mart Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. House Democrats investigating bribery allegations in Wal-Mart's Mexico affiliate said on Tuesday they have obtained new internal records … More »Lawmakers suspect money laundering issues at Wal-Mart

    A Walmart store, that was destroyed by a tornado and later rebuilt, is seen in Joplin

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. House Democrats investigating bribery allegations in Wal-Mart's Mexico affiliate said on Tuesday they have obtained new internal records that may point to evidence of tax evasion and money laundering. Reps. Elijah Cummings and Henry Waxman, who are the ranking members, respectively, of the …

  • Handout of the 1959 Cadillac Cyclone concept car
    Who needs a license? Self-driving cars coming our way Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    DETROIT (Reuters) - It's been more than half a century since some of the first concept cars boasting self-driving features were presented to the world and they're still … More »Who needs a license? Self-driving cars coming our way

    Handout of the 1959 Cadillac Cyclone concept car

    DETROIT (Reuters) - It's been more than half a century since some of the first concept cars boasting self-driving features were presented to the world and they're still not on the roads. But many auto executives say the industry is on the cusp of welcoming vehicles that make the idea of keeping both hands on the wheel an …

  • European rabbis rap Apple over anti-Semitic app AP - 16 hrs ago

    European rabbis said Tuesday that they were lobbying Apple Inc. to pull a mobile app version of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a notorious anti-Semitic forg … More »European rabbis rap Apple over anti-Semitic app

    European rabbis said Tuesday that they were lobbying Apple Inc. to pull a mobile app version of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a notorious anti-Semitic forgery.

  • Australia is still facing formal complaints at the WTO over its 'plain packaging' plan
    Tobacco firms lose Australia plain packet case AFP - 5 hrs ago

    Global tobacco firms lost a "watershed" court challenge to Australia's plain packaging laws for cigarettes on Wednesday in a closely-watched case health advocates said … More »Tobacco firms lose Australia plain packet case

    Australia is still facing formal complaints at the WTO over its 'plain packaging' plan

    Global tobacco firms lost a "watershed" court challenge to Australia's plain packaging laws for cigarettes on Wednesday in a closely-watched case health advocates said would have a worldwide impact.

  • FILE - In a July 31, 2012 file photo trader William McInerney, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  U.S. stocks fell Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 as evidence piled up that the global economic slowdown is dragging on Asia.  (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
    Markets stutter as Fed stimulus hopes fade AP - 3 hrs ago

    Markets struggled for direction in light trading volumes Wednesday though waning expectations of an imminent monetary stimulus in the U.S. gave traders an incentive … More »Markets stutter as Fed stimulus hopes fade

    FILE - In a July 31, 2012 file photo trader William McInerney, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  U.S. stocks fell Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 as evidence piled up that the global economic slowdown is dragging on Asia.  (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

    Markets struggled for direction in light trading volumes Wednesday though waning expectations of an imminent monetary stimulus in the U.S. gave traders an incentive to book some recent gains.

  • FILE - In this July 8, 2009 file photo, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Towns, a former Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime lender Countrywide, making it unlikely that House members and staff who received discounted mortgages would be identified. The procedure to keep the names secret was devised by Towns, In 2003, the 15-term congressman had two loans processed by Countrywideís VIP section that gave discounts to favored borrowers.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
    House members' VIP loans excluded from subpoena AP - 33 mins ago

    A Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude … More »House members' VIP loans excluded from subpoena

    FILE - In this July 8, 2009 file photo, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Towns, a former Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime lender Countrywide, making it unlikely that House members and staff who received discounted mortgages would be identified. The procedure to keep the names secret was devised by Towns, In 2003, the 15-term congressman had two loans processed by Countrywideís VIP section that gave discounts to favored borrowers.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

    A Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude records showing that he, other House members and congressional aides got VIP discounted loans from the company, documents show.

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