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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • George Zimmerman Prosecution May Use TV Interview as Evidence
    Zimmerman TV interview a double-edged sword? ABC News - 15 hrs ago

    George Zimmerman's television interview in which he said had few regrets about the night he killed teenager Trayvon Martin has been entered as possible evidence in his upcoming murder trial. More »Zimmerman TV interview a double-edged sword?

    George Zimmerman Prosecution May Use TV Interview as Evidence

    George Zimmerman's television interview in which he said had few regrets about the night he killed teenager Trayvon Martin has been entered as possible evidence in his upcoming murder trial.

  • President Obama Stumping For Votes In Florida
    Obama: Romney's Medicare plan hurts seniors ABC OTUS News - 11 hrs ago

    President Obama slammed Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan Thursday, telling seniors in the battleground state of Florida that his rival’s proposal would force them to fend for themselves and hurt them financially. More »Obama: Romney's Medicare plan hurts seniors

    President Obama Stumping For Votes In Florida

    President Obama slammed Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan Thursday, telling seniors in the battleground state of Florida that his rival’s proposal would force them to fend for themselves and hurt them financially.

  • Outrage over Pentagon cutting size of reports to Congress
    House approves $600B in defense spending Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    The House approved on Thursday $606 billion in defense spending for next year after two days of debate that saw lawmakers from both parties line up to condemn the war in Afghanistan as a waste of lives and money. More »House approves $600B in defense spending

    Outrage over Pentagon cutting size of reports to Congress

    The House approved on Thursday $606 billion in defense spending for next year after two days of debate that saw lawmakers from both parties line up to condemn the war in Afghanistan as a waste of lives and money.

  • FILE - In this file photo taken July 13, 2012, Penn State University board of trustee member Steve Garban take a tour before a meeting at the school's Worthington Scranton campus in Dunmore, Pa. The former chairman of the board has resigned, the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The board said Garban announced his resignation Thursday, July 19. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
    Ex-chairman of Penn State board of trustees quits AP - 10 hrs ago

    A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees resigned on Thursday, becoming the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. More »Ex-chairman of Penn State board of trustees quits

    FILE - In this file photo taken July 13, 2012, Penn State University board of trustee member Steve Garban take a tour before a meeting at the school's Worthington Scranton campus in Dunmore, Pa. The former chairman of the board has resigned, the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The board said Garban announced his resignation Thursday, July 19. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

    A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees resigned on Thursday, becoming the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

  • Sylvia Woods, famed Harlem restaurant owner, dies AP - 8 hrs ago
    FILE- In this Jan. 17, 1996 file photo, the Self-described "Queen of Soul Food" Sylvia Woods, right, greets patron Carrie Haynes-Madsen at her restaurant, “Sylvia's,” in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. Wood died in Mount Vernon, N.Y. on Thursday, July 19, 2012. She was 86. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

    Sylvia Woods, founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that carries her name and is a must-stop for locals, tourists and politicians, has died. She was 86.

  • Ron Paul: I 'have not' decided if I'll vote for Romney ABC OTUS News - 14 hrs ago
    FILE - In this April 5, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron†Paul, R-Texas, gestures while speaking at the University of California at Berkeley, Calif. Paul supporters are unhappy that Republican National Convention organizers aren't letting them throw a festival honoring the Texas congressman and presidential candidate the weekend before the gathering. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

    Ron Paul, who is still technically running for the Republican nomination, says he has not decided whether or not he’ll vote for Mitt Romney. “I have not made a decision,” Paul told the Fox Business Network.

  • 3 LA-area homeless people found stabbed with notes AP - 7 hrs ago

    Police have linked three July stabbings of homeless people in the Los Angeles area to one suspect who left typewritten "death warrant" notes at each crime scene.

  • Al Franken's 'SNL' partner, Tom Davis, dies in NY AP - 9 hrs ago
    HOLD FOR OBIT STORY - FILE - This 1978 file photo from NBC shows "Saturday Night Live" writer/performers Al Franken, left, and Tom Davis in New York. Davis, a writer and performer who with Franken developed some of the most popular skits in the early years of “Saturday Night Live," died Thursday, July 19, 2012. He was 59. (AP Photo/NBC-TV, File)

    Tom Davis, a writer who with Al Franken helped develop some of the most popular skits in the early years of "Saturday Night Live," died Thursday at age 59.

  • Syrian forces stretched, intelligence chief dies Reuters - 1 hr 53 mins ago
    Residents, who have fled their homes, gather in the center of Damascus

    Rebels seized control of sections of Syria's international borders and torched the main police headquarters in the heart of old Damascus, advancing relentlessly after the assassination of President Bashar al-Assad's closest lieutenants. The battle for parts of the capital raged into the early hours of Friday, with corpses …

  • Microsoft posts first quarterly loss as a public company @ Yahoo! Finance - 13 hrs ago
    FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. said on Monday, July 2, 2012, that it will take $6.2 billion charge for the declining value of online ad division. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

    Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company on Thursday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value of its ailing online unit, but held up better than expected in the face of stagnant computer sales.

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • Brandt Snedeker of the United States plays a shot off the 18th tee at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
    Snedeker, Donald charging; others erratic at Open AP - 37 mins ago

    Heads up! Despite another day that seemed custom-made for going low, they were spraying shots all over the place at a water-logged British Open. More »Snedeker, Donald charging; others erratic at Open

    Brandt Snedeker of the United States plays a shot off the 18th tee at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)

    Heads up! Despite another day that seemed custom-made for going low, they were spraying shots all over the place at a water-logged British Open.

  • Brandt Snedeker plays from the rough on the 15th hole during his first round at the Open on Thursday
    US golfer Snedeker takes lead at British Open AFP - 50 mins ago

    Brandt Snedeker took sole possession of the lead in the second round of the British Open at Royal Lytham on Friday, birdieing the par-five seventh to get to seven under for the tournament. More »US golfer Snedeker takes lead at British Open

    Brandt Snedeker plays from the rough on the 15th hole during his first round at the Open on Thursday

    Brandt Snedeker took sole possession of the lead in the second round of the British Open at Royal Lytham on Friday, birdieing the par-five seventh to get to seven under for the tournament.

  • The 8,000-mile relay culminates in the capital after snaking around Britain and visiting the Republic of Ireland
    Olympic flame set for London arrival AFP - 1 hr 16 mins ago

    The Olympic flame will make a dramatic arrival in London on Friday to tour the capital before it plays a starring role in the opening ceremony in one week's time. More »Olympic flame set for London arrival

    The 8,000-mile relay culminates in the capital after snaking around Britain and visiting the Republic of Ireland

    The Olympic flame will make a dramatic arrival in London on Friday to tour the capital before it plays a starring role in the opening ceremony in one week's time.

  • McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain completes a lap during first practice for the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone
    Button fastest in rain-hit first practice Reuters - 1 hr 43 mins ago

    HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Jenson Button was fastest and his team mate Lewis Hamilton second as McLaren dominated a rain-hit opening practice for the German Grand Prix on Friday. Intermittent showers … More »Button fastest in rain-hit first practice

    McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain completes a lap during first practice for the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone

    HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Jenson Button was fastest and his team mate Lewis Hamilton second as McLaren dominated a rain-hit opening practice for the German Grand Prix on Friday. Intermittent showers made conditions tricky for the drivers although the rain was nothing on the scale which caused chaos at the British …

  • Mechanics push British driver Jenson Button's McLaren Mercedes' car in the pits in Hockenheim
    Button fastest in opening German GP practice AFP - 1 hr 47 mins ago

    Jenson Button topped the times for McLaren during Friday morning's rain-hit opening practice for Sunday's German Grand Prix. More »Button fastest in opening German GP practice

    Mechanics push British driver Jenson Button's McLaren Mercedes' car in the pits in Hockenheim

    Jenson Button topped the times for McLaren during Friday morning's rain-hit opening practice for Sunday's German Grand Prix.

  • Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland chips onto the third green from the fourth tee box at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, Friday, July 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
    After overnight rains, sun shines on Day 2 at Open AP - 1 hr 55 mins ago

    Heads up! Despite another morning that was custom-made for going low, they were spraying shots all over the place at a water-logged British Open. More »After overnight rains, sun shines on Day 2 at Open

    Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland chips onto the third green from the fourth tee box at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, Friday, July 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)

    Heads up! Despite another morning that was custom-made for going low, they were spraying shots all over the place at a water-logged British Open.

  • Phyllis Broadbent, the Pearly Queen of Islington, kisses her Pearly King, Jim Broadbent, Pearly King of Islington, outside the Carpenters Arms pub in east London
    Jellied eels and slang, let the Cockney Games begin Reuters - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Stray a short distance from London's sanitised Olympic Park and a very different face of the capital emerges. The gleaming, space-age venues and manicured walkways give way to densely-packed … More »Jellied eels and slang, let the Cockney Games begin

    Phyllis Broadbent, the Pearly Queen of Islington, kisses her Pearly King, Jim Broadbent, Pearly King of Islington, outside the Carpenters Arms pub in east London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Stray a short distance from London's sanitised Olympic Park and a very different face of the capital emerges. The gleaming, space-age venues and manicured walkways give way to densely-packed Victorian housing, a labyrinth of railway arches, textile workshops and, if you are lucky, the working-class royalty …

  • The 8,000-mile relay culminates in the capital after snaking around Britain and visiting the Republic of Ireland
    Olympic flame to make dramatic London entrance AFP - 2 hrs 13 mins ago

    The Olympic flame makes a dramatic arrival in London on Friday to tour the capital before it plays a starring role in the opening ceremony in one week's time. More »Olympic flame to make dramatic London entrance

    The 8,000-mile relay culminates in the capital after snaking around Britain and visiting the Republic of Ireland

    The Olympic flame makes a dramatic arrival in London on Friday to tour the capital before it plays a starring role in the opening ceremony in one week's time.

  • Cook made 114 not out on the first day at The Oval
    Cook equals Gooch to give England the edge AFP - 2 hrs 48 mins ago

    Alastair Cook drew level with his mentor Graham Gooch by hitting his 20th Test century, giving England the edge on the first day of the first Test match against South Africa at The Oval. More »Cook equals Gooch to give England the edge

    Cook made 114 not out on the first day at The Oval

    Alastair Cook drew level with his mentor Graham Gooch by hitting his 20th Test century, giving England the edge on the first day of the first Test match against South Africa at The Oval.

  • Bin Hammam was the president of the Asian Football Confederation when he was banned by FIFA
    Truth has prevailed, Bin Hammam tells AFP AFP - 3 hrs ago

    Mohamed Bin Hammam exclusively told AFP that "the truth has been established" after the life-long ban handed to him by FIFA was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday. More »Truth has prevailed, Bin Hammam tells AFP

    Bin Hammam was the president of the Asian Football Confederation when he was banned by FIFA

    Mohamed Bin Hammam exclusively told AFP that "the truth has been established" after the life-long ban handed to him by FIFA was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday.

  • The Australian Opals, captained by WNBA three-time Most Valuable Player Lauren Jackson
    Outcry as Aussie women's basket team fly economy AFP - 3 hrs ago

    Australian basketball officials on Friday said they would review travel policies after stinging criticism that the men's team travelled to the London Olympics in business class but the women in econom … More »Outcry as Aussie women's basket team fly economy

    The Australian Opals, captained by WNBA three-time Most Valuable Player Lauren Jackson

    Australian basketball officials on Friday said they would review travel policies after stinging criticism that the men's team travelled to the London Olympics in business class but the women in economy.

  • Bradley Wiggins, celebrates on the podium
    'Maybe I've won the Tour today', says Wiggins AFP - 4 hrs ago

    Bradley Wiggins struggled to keep his emotions in check on the final big climb of the Tour de France on Thursday as his historic yellow jersey success moved a step closer. More »'Maybe I've won the Tour today', says Wiggins

    Bradley Wiggins, celebrates on the podium

    Bradley Wiggins struggled to keep his emotions in check on the final big climb of the Tour de France on Thursday as his historic yellow jersey success moved a step closer.

  • CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME TO JUKES NOT JUKER - John Scott, the Pearly King of Mile End, left, Jimmy Jukes, the Pearly King of Camberwell and Bermondsey, center, and Shaun Austin, the Pearly King of Tower Hamlets talk outside a pub in London's Tower Hamlets Borough Thursday, July 19, 2012. The Pearly Kings were at the pub for an event to promote the Cockney language and culture in London's East End as the city prepares for the 2012 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    London's Cockneys compete for Olympic attention AP - 4 hrs ago

    It's a safe bet that most of the 200 or so countries competing in the London Olympics are already represented in the British capital, one of the world's most multicultural cities. More »London's Cockneys compete for Olympic attention

    CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME TO JUKES NOT JUKER - John Scott, the Pearly King of Mile End, left, Jimmy Jukes, the Pearly King of Camberwell and Bermondsey, center, and Shaun Austin, the Pearly King of Tower Hamlets talk outside a pub in London's Tower Hamlets Borough Thursday, July 19, 2012. The Pearly Kings were at the pub for an event to promote the Cockney language and culture in London's East End as the city prepares for the 2012 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

    It's a safe bet that most of the 200 or so countries competing in the London Olympics are already represented in the British capital, one of the world's most multicultural cities.

  • FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2012, file photo, New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin drives to the basket during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game New Jersey Nets at Madison Square Garden in New York. Linsanity could be put to rest in New York when the clock strikes midnight. That's the deadline the Knicks face to match the daunting offer the Houston Rockets have made to Lin, the Harvard point guard who dazzled all of basketball for a brief stretch last season. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
    Jeremy Lin lands in Houston AP - 5 hrs ago

    Jeremy Lin and his new Rockets teammate Chandler Parsons went out to dinner the night before Lin's introductory news conference in Houston. More »Jeremy Lin lands in Houston

    FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2012, file photo, New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin drives to the basket during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game New Jersey Nets at Madison Square Garden in New York. Linsanity could be put to rest in New York when the clock strikes midnight. That's the deadline the Knicks face to match the daunting offer the Houston Rockets have made to Lin, the Harvard point guard who dazzled all of basketball for a brief stretch last season. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

    Jeremy Lin and his new Rockets teammate Chandler Parsons went out to dinner the night before Lin's introductory news conference in Houston.

  • Jeremy Lin, 23, was introduced on Thursday at the team's practice facility as the newest member of the Houston Rockets
    'Linsanity' arrives in Lone Star state, Texas AFP - 5 hrs ago

    Jeremy Lin, who signed a $25 million deal with Houston this week, says he first realized his days in New York were numbered when the Knicks made a surprise move to get guard Raymond Felton. More »'Linsanity' arrives in Lone Star state, Texas

    Jeremy Lin, 23, was introduced on Thursday at the team's practice facility as the newest member of the Houston Rockets

    Jeremy Lin, who signed a $25 million deal with Houston this week, says he first realized his days in New York were numbered when the Knicks made a surprise move to get guard Raymond Felton.

  • FILE - In this file photo taken July 13, 2012, Penn State University board of trustee member Steve Garban take a tour before a meeting at the school's Worthington Scranton campus in Dunmore, Pa. The former chairman of the board has resigned, the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The board said Garban announced his resignation Thursday, July 19. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
    Former chairman of Penn State trustees board quits AP - 5 hrs ago

    A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees has resigned, saying his presence on the board had become "a distraction and an impediment" to the university's efforts to move forward … More »Former chairman of Penn State trustees board quits

    FILE - In this file photo taken July 13, 2012, Penn State University board of trustee member Steve Garban take a tour before a meeting at the school's Worthington Scranton campus in Dunmore, Pa. The former chairman of the board has resigned, the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The board said Garban announced his resignation Thursday, July 19. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

    A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees has resigned, saying his presence on the board had become "a distraction and an impediment" to the university's efforts to move forward following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

  • Japan's women are drawn in Group F at the Olympics with Canada, Sweden and South Africa
    Women's World football champs Japan defeated AFP - 5 hrs ago

    World Cup winners Japan slumped to a 2-0 defeat to France in an Olympic Games warm-up match, the team's second defeat in their last four outings. More »Women's World football champs Japan defeated

    Japan's women are drawn in Group F at the Olympics with Canada, Sweden and South Africa

    World Cup winners Japan slumped to a 2-0 defeat to France in an Olympic Games warm-up match, the team's second defeat in their last four outings.

  • Renault-Samsung Motors in the southern port of Busan is to produce an annual 80,000 units of Nissan's crossover Rogue
    Renault-Nissan to invest $160 mn in Korea unit AFP - 6 hrs ago

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance said Friday it will invest $160 million to roll out Nissan models at its South Korean unit, with analysts saying it would gain from a weak won and recent free trade deals. More »Renault-Nissan to invest $160 mn in Korea unit

    Renault-Samsung Motors in the southern port of Busan is to produce an annual 80,000 units of Nissan's crossover Rogue

    The Renault-Nissan Alliance said Friday it will invest $160 million to roll out Nissan models at its South Korean unit, with analysts saying it would gain from a weak won and recent free trade deals.

  • Sky Procycling rider and leader's yellow jersey Wiggins of Britain cycles during the 16th stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Pau and Bagneres-de-Luchon
    Wiggins closes in on maiden title Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    PEYRAGUDES, France (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins closed in on a maiden Tour de France title on Thursday but had to deal with controversial behaviour from team mate Chris Froome which some saw as patronising … More »Wiggins closes in on maiden title

    Sky Procycling rider and leader's yellow jersey Wiggins of Britain cycles during the 16th stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Pau and Bagneres-de-Luchon

    PEYRAGUDES, France (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins closed in on a maiden Tour de France title on Thursday but had to deal with controversial behaviour from team mate Chris Froome which some saw as patronising on the final mountain stage. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde won the 17th stage, with Froome coming home second 19 seconds …

  • File photograph shows England's manager Fabio Capello listening during a news conference at Wembley stadium in London
    Capello has agreed Russia job, says Russian FA Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former England manager Fabio Capello has agreed to become Russia's new coach, the Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Thursday. "Though Capello has not signed a contract yet, a principal … More »Capello has agreed Russia job, says Russian FA

    File photograph shows England's manager Fabio Capello listening during a news conference at Wembley stadium in London

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former England manager Fabio Capello has agreed to become Russia's new coach, the Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Thursday. "Though Capello has not signed a contract yet, a principal agreement with the Italian had been reached and de-facto he has become Russia coach," the RFU said in a short statement …

  • Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits from the rough during the first round of the British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes
    Scott, Woods among late starters in second round Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - British Open leader Adam Scott will have all morning to bask in the glory of his opening 64 before teeing off in the second round at 1343 local time (1243 GMT) on Friday. … More »Scott, Woods among late starters in second round

    Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits from the rough during the first round of the British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes

    LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - British Open leader Adam Scott will have all morning to bask in the glory of his opening 64 before teeing off in the second round at 1343 local time (1243 GMT) on Friday. The Australian was among the early starters as he fired eight birdies in benign conditions at Lytham on Thursday …

  • Kenya's David Rudisha runs during the men's 800m event during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at the Stade de France Stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris
    Irish missionary at heart of Kenya's running Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    ITEN, Kenya (Reuters) - Brother Colm O'Connell, an Irish missionary who started the first athletics training camp in the Kenyan highlands, never imagined a small village in the Great Rift Valley would … More »Irish missionary at heart of Kenya's running

    Kenya's David Rudisha runs during the men's 800m event during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at the Stade de France Stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris

    ITEN, Kenya (Reuters) - Brother Colm O'Connell, an Irish missionary who started the first athletics training camp in the Kenyan highlands, never imagined a small village in the Great Rift Valley would become a production line of running talent. O'Connell, coach to 800m world record holder David Rudisha, has trained 25 world …

  • New York Yankees' Freddy Garcia, right, speaks with catcher Chris Stewart in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
    Griffin shuts down Yankees as A's win 4-3 AP - 7 hrs ago

    A.J. Griffin glanced into the visiting dugout and saw Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira among others. Oakland's rookie right-hander felt some nerves all right. More »Griffin shuts down Yankees as A's win 4-3

    New York Yankees' Freddy Garcia, right, speaks with catcher Chris Stewart in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

    A.J. Griffin glanced into the visiting dugout and saw Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira among others. Oakland's rookie right-hander felt some nerves all right.

  • Injured Marion Bartoli (pictured) will need to recover fitness when she plays American Christina McHale next
    Bartoli hopes for speedy recovery at WTA Carlsbad AFP - 7 hrs ago

    Injured French star Marion Bartoli will need to recover quickly before she faces Christina McHale, who punched her ticket to the quarter-finals with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Misaki Doi. More »Bartoli hopes for speedy recovery at WTA Carlsbad

    Injured Marion Bartoli (pictured) will need to recover fitness when she plays American Christina McHale next

    Injured French star Marion Bartoli will need to recover quickly before she faces Christina McHale, who punched her ticket to the quarter-finals with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Misaki Doi.

  • An injured left ankle forced Mardy Fish to retire from his second round match in Atlanta on Thursday
    Fish stumbles out of ATP Atlanta event with injury AFP - 9 hrs ago

    Two-time defending champ Mardy Fish surrendered the Atlanta Open tennis crown when an injured left ankle forced him to retire from his second round match. More »Fish stumbles out of ATP Atlanta event with injury

    An injured left ankle forced Mardy Fish to retire from his second round match in Atlanta on Thursday

    Two-time defending champ Mardy Fish surrendered the Atlanta Open tennis crown when an injured left ankle forced him to retire from his second round match.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

  • Human Cyborg: McDonald’s Employees Assaulted Me For Wearing My Gear
    McDonald's: Digital specs prompt privacy fears AP - 21 hrs ago

    McDonald's workers in Paris who stopped a Canadian professor from wearing computerized eyeglasses feared he could be recording or photographing people in violation of … More »McDonald's: Digital specs prompt privacy fears

    Human Cyborg: McDonald’s Employees Assaulted Me For Wearing My Gear

    McDonald's workers in Paris who stopped a Canadian professor from wearing computerized eyeglasses feared he could be recording or photographing people in violation of their privacy, the company said Thursday.

  • American Airlines aircraft stand on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport
    The battle over $33 flights to Hong Kong AP - 22 hrs ago

    It was an airfare deal too good to be true: fly first class to Hong Kong for just 4 frequent flier miles and $33 in taxes. More »The battle over $33 flights to Hong Kong

    American Airlines aircraft stand on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport

    It was an airfare deal too good to be true: fly first class to Hong Kong for just 4 frequent flier miles and $33 in taxes.

  • Ford recalls 2013 Escapes; engines can catch fire AP - 15 hrs ago

    Ford Motor Co. is telling owners of one version of the brand-new Ford Escape not to drive the SUVs until dealers can fix fuel lines that can crack and spill gasoline, … More »Ford recalls 2013 Escapes; engines can catch fire

    Ford Motor Co. is telling owners of one version of the brand-new Ford Escape not to drive the SUVs until dealers can fix fuel lines that can crack and spill gasoline, causing engine fires.

  • In this Tuesday, July 17, 2012, file photo, business employment specialist Linda Reynolds, right, helps job searcher D'Andre Preston at WorkSource Oregon in Tualatin, Ore. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week, a figure that may have been skewed higher by seasonal factors. Applications for benefits increased to a seasonally adjusted 386,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, July 19, 2012. The gain followed a drop of 24,000 the previous week and was the biggest jump since April 2011. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
    US jobless claims rise to 386K on seasonal factors AP - 18 hrs ago

    The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week, a figure that may have been skewed higher by seasonal factors. More »US jobless claims rise to 386K on seasonal factors

    In this Tuesday, July 17, 2012, file photo, business employment specialist Linda Reynolds, right, helps job searcher D'Andre Preston at WorkSource Oregon in Tualatin, Ore. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week, a figure that may have been skewed higher by seasonal factors. Applications for benefits increased to a seasonally adjusted 386,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, July 19, 2012. The gain followed a drop of 24,000 the previous week and was the biggest jump since April 2011. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

    The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week, a figure that may have been skewed higher by seasonal factors.

  • FILE- In this Monday, June 18, 2012, file photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comments on the Windows 8 operating system before unveiling its new Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles. Microsoft Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
    Microsoft reports first loss as public company AP - 11 hrs ago

    Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company on Thursday as it declared a struggling online ad business a bust and prepared for one … More »Microsoft reports first loss as public company

    FILE- In this Monday, June 18, 2012, file photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comments on the Windows 8 operating system before unveiling its new Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles. Microsoft Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

    Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company on Thursday as it declared a struggling online ad business a bust and prepared for one of the biggest product updates in its history.

  • Travelers withdraw cash from ATM machines at Heathrow Airport Wednesday, July 18, 2012 as London prepares for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Tourists be warned: The Olympics crush has begun in London _ and so has the scramble for cold, hard cash in the pricey British capital. Lines are getting longer at ATMs, visitors are in sticker shock over British prices and some befuddled tourists are wondering what currency to use. Stores in the Olympic Park only accept certain credit cards and a British financial authority is even recommending that tourists make sure to bring British pounds with them. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Olympic tourists warned about London cash squeeze AP - 15 hrs ago

    Tourists be warned: The Olympics crush has begun in London — and so has the scramble for cold, hard cash in the pricey British capital. More »Olympic tourists warned about London cash squeeze

    Travelers withdraw cash from ATM machines at Heathrow Airport Wednesday, July 18, 2012 as London prepares for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Tourists be warned: The Olympics crush has begun in London _ and so has the scramble for cold, hard cash in the pricey British capital. Lines are getting longer at ATMs, visitors are in sticker shock over British prices and some befuddled tourists are wondering what currency to use. Stores in the Olympic Park only accept certain credit cards and a British financial authority is even recommending that tourists make sure to bring British pounds with them. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

    Tourists be warned: The Olympics crush has begun in London — and so has the scramble for cold, hard cash in the pricey British capital.

  • FILE- In this Monday, April 19, 2010 file photo, Google vice president of search products and user experience, Marissa Mayer, attends the 2010 Matrix Awards presented by the New York Women in Communications at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Yahoo announced Monday, July 16, 2012, that it is hiring longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer to be its next CEO, the fifth in five years as the company struggles to rebound from years of financial malaise and internal turmoil. Mayer, who starts at Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday, was one of Google’s earliest employees and was most recently responsible for its mapping, local and location services. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
    Yahoo CEO Mayer's pay package worth more than $59M AP - 10 hrs ago

    Yahoo is giving its new chief executive Marissa Mayer a compensation package worth more than $59 million over the next several years. More »Yahoo CEO Mayer's pay package worth more than $59M

    FILE- In this Monday, April 19, 2010 file photo, Google vice president of search products and user experience, Marissa Mayer, attends the 2010 Matrix Awards presented by the New York Women in Communications at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Yahoo announced Monday, July 16, 2012, that it is hiring longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer to be its next CEO, the fifth in five years as the company struggles to rebound from years of financial malaise and internal turmoil. Mayer, who starts at Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday, was one of Google’s earliest employees and was most recently responsible for its mapping, local and location services. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

    Yahoo is giving its new chief executive Marissa Mayer a compensation package worth more than $59 million over the next several years.

  • DirecTV, Viacom resolve fee dispute AP - 1 hr 52 mins ago

    DirecTV and Viacom Inc. say they have settled a dispute that will bring shows such as those featuring the cartoon character Sponge Bob and the comedian Jon Stewart back … More »DirecTV, Viacom resolve fee dispute

    DirecTV and Viacom Inc. say they have settled a dispute that will bring shows such as those featuring the cartoon character Sponge Bob and the comedian Jon Stewart back to DirecTV subscribers.

  • FILE- In this Tuesday, June 12, 2012, file photo, the Verizon logo is seen at Verizon store in Mountain View, Calif. Verizon Communications Inc., parent of the country’s largest cellphone carrier, on Thursday, July 19, 2012, said its net income rose 13 percent in the second quarter as its wireless arm pulled in record profits. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
    Verizon's wireless glows, broadband hits wall AP - 15 hrs ago

    Verizon Communications Inc., parent of the country's largest cellphone carrier, on Thursday said its net income rose 13 percent in the second quarter as its wireless … More »Verizon's wireless glows, broadband hits wall

    FILE- In this Tuesday, June 12, 2012, file photo, the Verizon logo is seen at Verizon store in Mountain View, Calif. Verizon Communications Inc., parent of the country’s largest cellphone carrier, on Thursday, July 19, 2012, said its net income rose 13 percent in the second quarter as its wireless arm pulled in record profits. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

    Verizon Communications Inc., parent of the country's largest cellphone carrier, on Thursday said its net income rose 13 percent in the second quarter as its wireless arm pulled in record profits.

  • SpongeBob coins among Peregrine assets seized by FBI Reuters - 12 hrs ago

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Silver SpongeBob SquarePants coins minted by a private company in New Zealand were among the assets seized by FBI agents from Peregrine Financial … More »SpongeBob coins among Peregrine assets seized by FBI

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Silver SpongeBob SquarePants coins minted by a private company in New Zealand were among the assets seized by FBI agents from Peregrine Financial Group after its chief confessed to nearly 20 years of fraud last week. Ira Bodenstein, the trustee in Peregrine's bankruptcy case in Chicago, said the coins …

  • Allen Stanford smiles as he waits to enter the Federal Courthouse where the jury is deliberating in his criminal trial in Houston
    Allen Stanford moved to high-security Florida prison Reuters - 20 hrs ago

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, convicted of leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is serving his 110-year sentence in a high-security federal prison in central Florida, … More »Allen Stanford moved to high-security Florida prison

    Allen Stanford smiles as he waits to enter the Federal Courthouse where the jury is deliberating in his criminal trial in Houston

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, convicted of leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is serving his 110-year sentence in a high-security federal prison in central Florida, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Stanford, 62, was moved to the Coleman II penitentiary on July 10 from the federal detention center in downtown …

  • File photo of Marissa Mayer posing at Google's Mountain View, California headquarters
    Mayer gets $70 million pay package to lead Yahoo Reuters - 13 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - New Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's compensation package could total more than $70 million in salary, bonuses, restricted stock and stock options over … More »Mayer gets $70 million pay package to lead Yahoo

    File photo of Marissa Mayer posing at Google's Mountain View, California headquarters

    (Reuters) - New Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's compensation package could total more than $70 million in salary, bonuses, restricted stock and stock options over five years, according to a regulatory filing made by the company Thursday. Mayer's pay package is broken out into $1 million in annual salary, as much as …

  • Windows is the dominant platform for personal computers but has lost ground to Google and Apple in newer devices
    Online woes spark first ever loss for Microsoft AFP - 3 hrs ago

    Microsoft has posted its first ever loss, shedding $492 million in the fourth quarter due to a massive $6.2 billion write-down to reflect the slump in value of its online … More »Online woes spark first ever loss for Microsoft

    Windows is the dominant platform for personal computers but has lost ground to Google and Apple in newer devices

    Microsoft has posted its first ever loss, shedding $492 million in the fourth quarter due to a massive $6.2 billion write-down to reflect the slump in value of its online operations.

  • Oil near $92 as weak demand, Iran tensions weighed AP - 3 hrs ago

    Oil edged down to near $92 a barrel Friday in Asia, after a big jump the day before, as a weak demand picture was weighed against rising Middle East tensions. More »Oil near $92 as weak demand, Iran tensions weighed

    Oil edged down to near $92 a barrel Friday in Asia, after a big jump the day before, as a weak demand picture was weighed against rising Middle East tensions.

  • Gepner of WorkSource hands out job applications at 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles
    Factory, jobs data show economy mired in weakness Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The slowdown in the economy persisted early in the third quarter as factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted in July for a third … More »Factory, jobs data show economy mired in weakness

    Gepner of WorkSource hands out job applications at 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The slowdown in the economy persisted early in the third quarter as factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted in July for a third straight month and new claims for jobless aid surged last week. Other reports on Thursday showed home resales slumped to their lowest level in eight months …

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Technology earnings boost Wall Street Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday for a third straight day, with the S&P 500 at a 2-1/2 month high, as earnings from technology companies and expectations … More »Technology earnings boost Wall Street

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday for a third straight day, with the S&P 500 at a 2-1/2 month high, as earnings from technology companies and expectations for more monetary stimulus outweighed weak economic data. So far in this earnings season a majority of companies have beaten analysts' lowered expectations. …

  • UAW loses grievance with Ford over "equity of sacrifice" Reuters - 20 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - An arbitrator has sided with Ford Motor Co in a grievance brought by unionized workers who had sought compensation for pay and benefits that the United Auto … More »UAW loses grievance with Ford over "equity of sacrifice"

    (Reuters) - An arbitrator has sided with Ford Motor Co in a grievance brought by unionized workers who had sought compensation for pay and benefits that the United Auto Workers employees said non-union salaried workers received, according to the UAW's Ford Department. The unionized workers claimed that it was in their contract …

  • A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
    Microsoft posts quarterly loss but beats Wall Street Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company on Thursday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value … More »Microsoft posts quarterly loss but beats Wall Street

    A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company on Thursday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value of its ailing online unit, but held up better than expected in the face of stagnant computer sales. Excluding the multibillion-dollar write-down, which was …

  • Venture funding falls 12 percent in 2Q to $7B AP - 5 hrs ago

    Funding for startups fell 12 percent in the April-June period as venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier. But the number of companies … More »Venture funding falls 12 percent in 2Q to $7B

    Funding for startups fell 12 percent in the April-June period as venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier. But the number of companies getting funded in the earliest stages of development reached the highest level in more than a decade — a hopeful sign for the broader economy and an indication …

  • File photo of Google Inc's logo
    Google's Internet biz roars even as ad rates slide Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's revenue increased 21 percent as strength in its Internet advertising business offset a persisting drop in ad rates, stirring hopes … More »Google's Internet biz roars even as ad rates slide

    File photo of Google Inc's logo

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's revenue increased 21 percent as strength in its Internet advertising business offset a persisting drop in ad rates, stirring hopes among investors the Web search leader is close to slowing that decline. Shares of Google were up about 3 percent in after hours trade. Advertising rates, …

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