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Sports News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • Scientists to Hold Bake Sale for NASA Saturday
    Scientists to hold bake sale for NASA SPACE.com - 1 hr 29 mins ago

    While Congress is still deliberating over the federal budget, groups of scientists are planning a series of demonstrations — in the form of bake sales, car washes and other events — for Saturday to plead their case. More »Scientists to hold bake sale for NASA

    Scientists to Hold Bake Sale for NASA Saturday

    While Congress is still deliberating over the federal budget, groups of scientists are planning a series of demonstrations — in the form of bake sales, car washes and other events — for Saturday to plead their case.

  • Mega Millions Jackpot Brings Another Lawsuit From Disgruntled Baker
    Mega Millions jackpot brings lawsuit from disgruntled baker @ Good Morning America - 17 mins ago

    Another man in Chicago claims he is one of now five bakers owed dough--their fair share of $118 million in winnings from the Illinois State Lottery. More »Mega Millions jackpot brings lawsuit from disgruntled baker

    Mega Millions Jackpot Brings Another Lawsuit From Disgruntled Baker

    Another man in Chicago claims he is one of now five bakers owed dough--their fair share of $118 million in winnings from the Illinois State Lottery.

  • U.S. debt load falling at fastest pace since 1950s @ Yahoo! Finance - 37 mins ago

    Little by little, our economy is reducing its debt burden, slowly repairing the damage caused by 10, 20 or 30 years of excess. More »U.S. debt load falling at fastest pace since 1950s

    Little by little, our economy is reducing its debt burden, slowly repairing the damage caused by 10, 20 or 30 years of excess.

  • President Clinton sabotaging President Obama?
    The things Obama can't control ABC OTUS News - 16 hrs ago

    ABC's George Stephanopoulos narrows down the top potential campaign torpedoes that could sink his campaign. More »The things Obama can't control

    President Clinton sabotaging President Obama?

    ABC's George Stephanopoulos narrows down the top potential campaign torpedoes that could sink his campaign.

  • Etan Patz Disappearance: Police Search NJ Home of Suspect, Pedro Hernandez
    No word on findings in N.J. home search in Patz case AP - 13 hrs ago

    Police have spent hours searching the home of a man charged with murdering a 6-year-old New York City boy who went missing in 1979, but it's not yet clear whether investigators have found anything relevant. More »No word on findings in N.J. home search in Patz case

    Etan Patz Disappearance: Police Search NJ Home of Suspect, Pedro Hernandez

    Police have spent hours searching the home of a man charged with murdering a 6-year-old New York City boy who went missing in 1979, but it's not yet clear whether investigators have found anything relevant.

  • In this photo provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel investigate the site where a Pilatus PC-12, a single-engine turboprop passenger plane, crashed near Lake Weohyakapka, aka Lake Walk In the Water, in southeast Polk County, Fla. on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Ronald Bramlage, 45, of Junction City, Kan., who was piloting the plane, his wife Rebecca and their four children were killed in the crash. (AP Photo/Polk County Sheriff's Office)
    Kansas family killed in plane crash in Fla. swamp AP - 1 hr 13 mins ago

    A Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children died when their small plane crashed in central Florida. Word quickly spread to their hometown where the family was known for their charitable work. More »Kansas family killed in plane crash in Fla. swamp

    In this photo provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel investigate the site where a Pilatus PC-12, a single-engine turboprop passenger plane, crashed near Lake Weohyakapka, aka Lake Walk In the Water, in southeast Polk County, Fla. on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Ronald Bramlage, 45, of Junction City, Kan., who was piloting the plane, his wife Rebecca and their four children were killed in the crash. (AP Photo/Polk County Sheriff's Office)

    A Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children died when their small plane crashed in central Florida. Word quickly spread to their hometown where the family was known for their charitable work.

  • Meeting With Rand Paul, Mitt Romney Tries to Tame a Tempest
    Rand Paul endorses Romney, but dad ‘still my first pick’ The Ticket - 5 hrs ago

    Tea party favorite Rand Paul endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday night, but said his father, Texas congressman Ron Paul, "is still my first pick." More »Rand Paul endorses Romney, but dad ‘still my first pick’

    Meeting With Rand Paul, Mitt Romney Tries to Tame a Tempest

    Tea party favorite Rand Paul endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday night, but said his father, Texas congressman Ron Paul, "is still my first pick."

  • This Tuesday June 5, 2012 photo provided by the Wyoming State Forestry Division shows smoke rising from a wildfire burning in a rugged area of the Medicine Bow in southeast Wyoming. The fire, which is believed to have been started by lightning on Sunday night, has burned about 3,500 acres about 20 miles northwest of Wheatland. About 120 firefighters, aided by helicopters and air tankers, are on the scene with more crews expected Wednesday. (AP Photo/Wyoming State Forestry Division)

    A quarter-mile-wide tornado cut a swath across mainly open country in southeastern Wyoming, damaging homes, derailing empty train cars and leaving one person with minor injuries, officials said.

  • UPDATES CHART WITH JUNE 3 NUMBERS: Chart shows suicides across the military since 2008;

    Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war.

  • Former U.S. President Clinton speaks at fundraiser for U.S. President Obama in New York

    Former President Bill Clinton apologized for making comments this week that appeared to be at odds with President Obama's position on extending the Bush tax cuts. "I'm very sorry about what happened," Clinton told CNN.

  • 'Vampire' Graves Unearthed Near Black Sea Town

    Archaeologists excavated two  suspected ”vampire”  graves  in the Black Sea town last Sunday, and each 700-year-old skeleton had an iron rod pinned into it.

  • Did Accused Canadian Cannibal Luka Magnotta Strike in Hollywood?

    L.A. police are in contact with Canadian authorities to determine if Luka Magnotta, suspected in the murder and cannibalism of his lover, was also involved in a gruesome decapitation in Hollywood earlier this year.

  • FILE - This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaking in Miami. Bush is reiterating that he won't join Mitt Romney on the GOP presidential ticket.  Bush says no one's asked him to submit personal documents to the team picking Romney's vice presidential nominee. He also says he's certain he won't be asked, either. Bush says he backs his “friend” and fellow Floridian, Sen. Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

    Jeb Bush gave an impassioned endorsement of fellow Floridian Marco Rubio, advising Mitt Romney to pick him as his running mate and describing him as “the most articulate conservative elected official on the scene today."

  • A man, center, is comforted after learning of the death of his son in a bomb explosion, outside a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, June 7, 2012. A bomb attached to a bicycle exploded outside a seminary in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing several people, police said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

    A bomb tore through a bus carrying government employees and other civilians in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 18 people in an attack that served as a reminder of the continued militant threat despite a significant drop in violence over the past year, officials said.

  • MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fourteen dismembered bodies were found in a truck in the center of a town in northern Mexico on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest atrocity committed by rival gangs battling over drug-smuggling routes, local media said. The bodies of 11 men and three women were discovered in the sugar-cane …

  • The Federal Reserve Board Chairman had a stern warning today for Congress: “Taxmaggedon” is real, it’s coming and only lawmakers can save the nation from falling off this rapidly approaching “fiscal cliff.” “What is particularly striking here is that this is all pre-programmed,” Fed Chairman...

  • Bob Welch, a former member of Fleetwood Mac who went on to write songs and record several hits during a solo career, died Thursday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. He was 65.

  • Gunfire erupted in a church parking lot as a funeral wrapped up Thursday in an Atlanta suburb, leaving two people dead and another two wounded.

  • The nation’s top disease hunters are racing to solve a mysterious outbreak that is unfolding right in their own backyard. The death of an infant in New Orleans last week has been linked to at least 10 other cases of E. coli illness in four...

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • South Africa's Brown and Dazel tackle Wales' Smith during their Sevens World Series Plate semi-final rugby match at The Sevens stadium in Dubai
    South Africa trying to break free of race scrum Reuters - 1 hr 20 mins ago

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa start a home series against England on the weekend with a new coach, new captain and old questions about not doing enough to address the politically sensitive issue … More »South Africa trying to break free of race scrum

    South Africa's Brown and Dazel tackle Wales' Smith during their Sevens World Series Plate semi-final rugby match at The Sevens stadium in Dubai

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa start a home series against England on the weekend with a new coach, new captain and old questions about not doing enough to address the politically sensitive issue of the racial composition of the team. Former President Nelson Mandela helped turn the Springboks - once the sporting …

  • Dutch skipper Mark van Bommel was quoted as saying "We all heard the monkey chants"
    UEFA aware of racist incidents at Euro 2012 AFP - 1 hr 55 mins ago

    European football's governing body UEFA on Friday said that it was now aware of racist incidents at the Netherlands' public training session this week but it had not yet received an offical complaint from … More »UEFA aware of racist incidents at Euro 2012

    Dutch skipper Mark van Bommel was quoted as saying "We all heard the monkey chants"

    European football's governing body UEFA on Friday said that it was now aware of racist incidents at the Netherlands' public training session this week but it had not yet received an offical complaint from the Dutch.

  • Afellay and van Marwijk of the Netherlands talk during a training session in preparation for the Euro 2012 soccer championships, in Hoenderloo
    Dutch players hear monkey chants at training Reuters - 2 hrs 3 mins ago

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Netherlands players heard monkey chants from the crowd at a Euro 2012 training session at Wisla Krakow's stadium this week, a team spokeswoman said on Friday, casting a shadow … More »Dutch players hear monkey chants at training

    Afellay and van Marwijk of the Netherlands talk during a training session in preparation for the Euro 2012 soccer championships, in Hoenderloo

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Netherlands players heard monkey chants from the crowd at a Euro 2012 training session at Wisla Krakow's stadium this week, a team spokeswoman said on Friday, casting a shadow over what had been a near carnival atmosphere. The build-up to the tournament being co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine was …

  • Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure smiles during an interview following the launch of Puma's kits for nine African national soccer teams at the Design Museum in London
    Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure cleared to face Morocco Reuters - 2 hrs 8 mins ago

    (Reuters) - African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure has been cleared fit to play for the Ivory Coast in this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Marrakech, the Ivorian Football Federation … More »Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure cleared to face Morocco

    Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure smiles during an interview following the launch of Puma's kits for nine African national soccer teams at the Design Museum in London

    (Reuters) - African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure has been cleared fit to play for the Ivory Coast in this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Marrakech, the Ivorian Football Federation said in Abidjan on Friday. Saturday's match will mark the midfielder's first appearance since he limped off with a hamstring …

  • Netherlands soccer players attend a training session during the Euro 2012 at Wisla stadium in Krakow
    Dutch players hear monkey chants at training Reuters - 2 hrs 12 mins ago

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Netherlands players heard monkey chants from the crowd at a Euro 2012 training session at Wisla Krakow's stadium this week, a team spokeswoman said on Friday, casting a shadow … More »Dutch players hear monkey chants at training

    Netherlands soccer players attend a training session during the Euro 2012 at Wisla stadium in Krakow

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Netherlands players heard monkey chants from the crowd at a Euro 2012 training session at Wisla Krakow's stadium this week, a team spokeswoman said on Friday, casting a shadow over what had been a near carnival atmosphere.

  • Croatia's national soccer team player Kranjcar stretches during a training session in Zagreb
    Wiser Croatia have learned from Turkish trauma: Kranjcar Reuters - 2 hrs 18 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar believes they have learned from the bitter experience of their quarter-final defeat by Turkey four years ago and are ready to make a real push in Euro 2012 … More »Wiser Croatia have learned from Turkish trauma: Kranjcar

    Croatia's national soccer team player Kranjcar stretches during a training session in Zagreb

    (Reuters) - Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar believes they have learned from the bitter experience of their quarter-final defeat by Turkey four years ago and are ready to make a real push in Euro 2012.

  • Poland's coach Smuda watches player Blaszcykowski during final practice session ahead of Euro 2012 in Warsaw
    Euro-Poland's Smuda will tolerate bunga bunga, not booze Reuters - 2 hrs 23 mins ago

    WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland coach Franciszek Smuda would rather turn a blind eye to his players enjoying "bunga bunga" than accept his players drinking alcohol, he said on Friday. More »Euro-Poland's Smuda will tolerate bunga bunga, not booze

    Poland's coach Smuda watches player Blaszcykowski during final practice session ahead of Euro 2012 in Warsaw

    WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland coach Franciszek Smuda would rather turn a blind eye to his players enjoying "bunga bunga" than accept his players drinking alcohol, he said on Friday.

  • Khandogiy urged that fans be allowed to attend matches in Ukraine before judging its society
    Ukraine envoy 'regrets' UK move on Euro 2012 AFP - 2 hrs 55 mins ago

    Ukraine's ambassador to London on Friday criticised a decision by British ministers not to attend group stage games of Euro 2012 because of concerns about "selective justice" in Ukraine. More »Ukraine envoy 'regrets' UK move on Euro 2012

    Khandogiy urged that fans be allowed to attend matches in Ukraine before judging its society

    Ukraine's ambassador to London on Friday criticised a decision by British ministers not to attend group stage games of Euro 2012 because of concerns about "selective justice" in Ukraine.

  • Clarke has signed a two-year contract at the Hawthorns
    Clarke appointed West Brom manager AFP - 2 hrs 57 mins ago

    Steve Clarke, the former Liverpool assistant manager, was on Friday appointed as the new coach of West Brom, the club announced. More »Clarke appointed West Brom manager

    Clarke has signed a two-year contract at the Hawthorns

    Steve Clarke, the former Liverpool assistant manager, was on Friday appointed as the new coach of West Brom, the club announced.

  • Rory McIlroy had been ranked as the world's number one  - but things have mysteriously gone very wrong
    Golf's Rory McIlroy seeks form ahead of US Open AFP - 2 hrs 59 mins ago

    Three missed cuts in a row have cast a dark cloud over Rory McIlroy's preparations to defend his US Open crown at San Francisco's Olympic Club next week. More »Golf's Rory McIlroy seeks form ahead of US Open

    Rory McIlroy had been ranked as the world's number one  - but things have mysteriously gone very wrong

    Three missed cuts in a row have cast a dark cloud over Rory McIlroy's preparations to defend his US Open crown at San Francisco's Olympic Club next week.

  • Young Jews place memory plaques on railway tracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp in April
    England players prepare for Auschwitz trip AFP - 3 hrs ago

    England's footballers will pay a sombre visit to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz on Friday in a show of respect to the estimated 1.3 million people killed at the site. More »England players prepare for Auschwitz trip

    Young Jews place memory plaques on railway tracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp in April

    England's footballers will pay a sombre visit to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz on Friday in a show of respect to the estimated 1.3 million people killed at the site.

  • Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) shoots over Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, right, during the first half in Game 6 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals, Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Charles Trainor Jr.)  MAGS OUT
    James scores 45, sends East finals to Game 7 AP - 3 hrs ago

    LeBron James has walked off the court here too many times with nowhere to go except summer vacation. More »James scores 45, sends East finals to Game 7

    Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) shoots over Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, right, during the first half in Game 6 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals, Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Charles Trainor Jr.)  MAGS OUT

    LeBron James has walked off the court here too many times with nowhere to go except summer vacation.

  • Doug O'Neill, trainer for I'll Have Another, walks to the track during training at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday, June 7, 2012. I'll Have Another, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness,  will attempt to win the Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
    Horse trainer 'Drug' O'Neill has plenty of company AP - 3 hrs ago

    The affable man with the horse that may become the first Triple Crown winner in more than a generation can't seem to outrun his unflattering nickname: "Drug" O'Neill. More »Horse trainer 'Drug' O'Neill has plenty of company

    Doug O'Neill, trainer for I'll Have Another, walks to the track during training at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday, June 7, 2012. I'll Have Another, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness,  will attempt to win the Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

    The affable man with the horse that may become the first Triple Crown winner in more than a generation can't seem to outrun his unflattering nickname: "Drug" O'Neill.

  • Lasith Malinga's "distinct, stylish and colourful personality" made in him the best man for the job, the ICC said
    ICC picks Lasith Malinga to promote cricket World T20 AFP - 3 hrs ago

    The International Cricket Council on Friday named Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga as the event ambassador for the World Twenty20 to be held in the island nation later this year. More »ICC picks Lasith Malinga to promote cricket World T20

    Lasith Malinga's "distinct, stylish and colourful personality" made in him the best man for the job, the ICC said

    The International Cricket Council on Friday named Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga as the event ambassador for the World Twenty20 to be held in the island nation later this year.

  • Usain Bolt, centre, is 1.96m (6'5") tall -- meaning he towers over most of his competitors
    Usain Bolt: New start blocks too small for my feet AFP - 3 hrs ago

    Usain Bolt scorched to his third 100m victory on his European tour as part of his warm-up for the Jamaican Olympic trials, but was left bemoaning a change to the starting blocks which he says slows him … More »Usain Bolt: New start blocks too small for my feet

    Usain Bolt, centre, is 1.96m (6'5") tall -- meaning he towers over most of his competitors

    Usain Bolt scorched to his third 100m victory on his European tour as part of his warm-up for the Jamaican Olympic trials, but was left bemoaning a change to the starting blocks which he says slows him down.

  • Germany's national soccer player Lahm smiles during a news conference in Gdansk
    Germany's Mertesacker fit after brief injury scare Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    GDANSK (Reuters) - Germany central defender Per Mertesacker is fit for their Euro 2012 Group B opener against Portugal on Saturday after a brief injury scare, assistant coach Hansi Flick said on Friday. … More »Germany's Mertesacker fit after brief injury scare

    Germany's national soccer player Lahm smiles during a news conference in Gdansk

    GDANSK (Reuters) - Germany central defender Per Mertesacker is fit for their Euro 2012 Group B opener against Portugal on Saturday after a brief injury scare, assistant coach Hansi Flick said on Friday. Mertesacker, who had been out since February after ankle surgery and returned to action only a few weeks ago, collided …

  • Portugal's Ronaldo controls the ball during a training session ahead of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament at training field in Opalenica
    Germany want steel helmets for Ronaldo free kicks Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    GDANSK (Reuters) - Germany's players will need steel helmets for protection when Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo lines up to take free kicks in their Euro 2012 Group B match in Lviv on Saturday, Germany assistant … More »Germany want steel helmets for Ronaldo free kicks

    Portugal's Ronaldo controls the ball during a training session ahead of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament at training field in Opalenica

    GDANSK (Reuters) - Germany's players will need steel helmets for protection when Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo lines up to take free kicks in their Euro 2012 Group B match in Lviv on Saturday, Germany assistant coach Hansi Flick said.

  • Defendant Louie Sanchez. left, looks away during testimony by Corey Maciel during a preliminary hearing Wednesday, June 6 2012 in Los Angeles Superior Court . Sanchez is one of two suspected of beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium on opening day 2011. (AP Photo/Los Angles Times, Brian van der Brug, Pool)
    Judge expected to rule soon in Giants fan attack AP - 4 hrs ago

    A judge who has heard five days of testimony about the brutal attack on a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium has said he plans to wrap up the hearing after a final prosecution witness ends her … More »Judge expected to rule soon in Giants fan attack

    Defendant Louie Sanchez. left, looks away during testimony by Corey Maciel during a preliminary hearing Wednesday, June 6 2012 in Los Angeles Superior Court . Sanchez is one of two suspected of beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium on opening day 2011. (AP Photo/Los Angles Times, Brian van der Brug, Pool)

    A judge who has heard five days of testimony about the brutal attack on a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium has said he plans to wrap up the hearing after a final prosecution witness ends her testimony.

  • Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, left, arrives at federal court for his perjury trial, Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
    Debbie Clemens to back up husband on HGH shot AP - 4 hrs ago

    "My heart's pounding," Debbie Clemens said just before she walked into a federal courtroom to take the stand in her husband's perjury trial. More »Debbie Clemens to back up husband on HGH shot

    Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, left, arrives at federal court for his perjury trial, Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

    "My heart's pounding," Debbie Clemens said just before she walked into a federal courtroom to take the stand in her husband's perjury trial.

  • Exercise rider Jonny Garcia holds I'll Have Another as he gets a bath after training at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will attempt to win the Belmont Stakes horse race and Triple Crown on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
    I'll Have Another, from baby to the Belmont AP - 5 hrs ago

    He was a horse with no name, a yearling in a sales ring at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., about 90 minutes from Churchill Downs, home of the most famous race in the universe, the Kentucky Derby. More »I'll Have Another, from baby to the Belmont

    Exercise rider Jonny Garcia holds I'll Have Another as he gets a bath after training at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will attempt to win the Belmont Stakes horse race and Triple Crown on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

    He was a horse with no name, a yearling in a sales ring at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., about 90 minutes from Churchill Downs, home of the most famous race in the universe, the Kentucky Derby.

  • Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova during their semifinal match in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 7, 2012.  (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
    No. 1 with a title? Sharapova makes French final AP - 5 hrs ago

    While Maria Sharapova, the superstar, was having her photo snapped and walking down red carpets, Maria Sharapova, the tennis player, was grinding through a much less glamorous pursuit. More »No. 1 with a title? Sharapova makes French final

    Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova during their semifinal match in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 7, 2012.  (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

    While Maria Sharapova, the superstar, was having her photo snapped and walking down red carpets, Maria Sharapova, the tennis player, was grinding through a much less glamorous pursuit.

  • Poland take on Greece in the opening match of Euro 2012 in Warsaw
    Euro 2012 to kick off as Poland, Greece set for opener AFP - 6 hrs ago

    Poland take on Greece in the opening match of Euro 2012 in Warsaw on Friday, with organisers hoping talk will switch to events on the pitch, after a turbulent build-up of political strife and infrastructure … More »Euro 2012 to kick off as Poland, Greece set for opener

    Poland take on Greece in the opening match of Euro 2012 in Warsaw

    Poland take on Greece in the opening match of Euro 2012 in Warsaw on Friday, with organisers hoping talk will switch to events on the pitch, after a turbulent build-up of political strife and infrastructure concerns.

  • Netherlands' coach Van Marwijk walks as his players warm-up during a training session during the Euro 2012 at Wisla stadium in Krakow
    Dutch and Danes face "most important game" Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Wily Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk believes Denmark know his side too well but is not about to fiddle with his tried and tested formula for a Euro 2012 Group B opener which … More »Dutch and Danes face "most important game"

    Netherlands' coach Van Marwijk walks as his players warm-up during a training session during the Euro 2012 at Wisla stadium in Krakow

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Wily Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk believes Denmark know his side too well but is not about to fiddle with his tried and tested formula for a Euro 2012 Group B opener which he has labelled "the most important game". Germany and Portugal also await in the fiendishly difficult-looking Group …

  • Demonstrators said they removed their clothes to demand more transparency from the province
    Quebec students strip in Grand Prix protest AFP - 6 hrs ago

    Clashes erupted when thousands of Quebec students stripped to protest against a proposed tuition hike in a bid to embarrass the hosts of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. More »Quebec students strip in Grand Prix protest

    Demonstrators said they removed their clothes to demand more transparency from the province

    Clashes erupted when thousands of Quebec students stripped to protest against a proposed tuition hike in a bid to embarrass the hosts of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.

  • FILE - In this Wednesday, May 16, 2012, file photo, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, center, is followed by members of the media as he departs the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation headquarters, in Providence, R.I. Schilling's troubled video gaming company filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, on Thursday, June 7, 2012.. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
    Schilling's co. files for bankruptcy; feds probing AP - 6 hrs ago

    The game is over for Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video gaming company. More »Schilling's co. files for bankruptcy; feds probing

    FILE - In this Wednesday, May 16, 2012, file photo, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, center, is followed by members of the media as he departs the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation headquarters, in Providence, R.I. Schilling's troubled video gaming company filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, on Thursday, June 7, 2012.. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

    The game is over for Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video gaming company.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

  • Job seekers speak to recruiters at a job fair sponsored by New York Department of Labor in New York
    Jobless claims fall for first time since April Reuters - 17 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell last week for the first time since April, a hint that a slowdown in hiring last … More »Jobless claims fall for first time since April

    Job seekers speak to recruiters at a job fair sponsored by New York Department of Labor in New York

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell last week for the first time since April, a hint that a slowdown in hiring last month may only be temporary. The data on state unemployment claims, released by the Labor Department on Thursday, takes some of the edge off a report by the …

  • Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reacts during a televised news conference at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo Friday, June 8, 2012. Noda appealed to the nation to accept that two nuclear reactors that remained shuttered after the Fukushima disaster must be restarted to protect the economy and people's livelihoods. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
    Japan PM says 2 nuke reactors must be restarted AP - 1 hr 11 mins ago

    Japan's leader appealed to the nation Friday to accept that two nuclear reactors that remained shuttered after the Fukushima disaster must be restarted to protect the … More »Japan PM says 2 nuke reactors must be restarted

    Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reacts during a televised news conference at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo Friday, June 8, 2012. Noda appealed to the nation to accept that two nuclear reactors that remained shuttered after the Fukushima disaster must be restarted to protect the economy and people's livelihoods. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

    Japan's leader appealed to the nation Friday to accept that two nuclear reactors that remained shuttered after the Fukushima disaster must be restarted to protect the economy and people's livelihoods.

  • Occupy Wall Street movement activist Jeremy Deheart is arrested by police during a march through downtown Manhattan, New York in this May 1, 2012 file photograph.
    Insight: Can Occupy Wall Street survive? Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - More than eight months after Occupy Wall Street burst onto the global stage, decrying income inequality and coining the phrase "We are the 99 percent," the … More »Insight: Can Occupy Wall Street survive?

    Occupy Wall Street movement activist Jeremy Deheart is arrested by police during a march through downtown Manhattan, New York in this May 1, 2012 file photograph.

    (Reuters) - More than eight months after Occupy Wall Street burst onto the global stage, decrying income inequality and coining the phrase "We are the 99 percent," the movement's survival and continued relevance is far from assured. Donations to the flagship New York chapter have slowed to a trickle. Polls show that public …

  • An Intel logo is seen at the company's offices in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv
    Insight: Intel's plans for virtual TV come into focus Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel is counting on facial-recognition technology for targeted ads and a team of veteran entertainment dealmakers to win over reluctant … More »Insight: Intel's plans for virtual TV come into focus

    An Intel logo is seen at the company's offices in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv

    NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel is counting on facial-recognition technology for targeted ads and a team of veteran entertainment dealmakers to win over reluctant media partners for its new virtual television service. But so far it's proving a challenge to get the service off the ground, thanks to an unwillingness …

  • FILE - In this April 19, 2012 file photo, former Olympus Corp. Chief Executive Michael Woodford speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Briton Woodford will receive 10 million pounds (1.2 billion yen, $15.4 million) in a settlement over his dismissal from the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker. Olympus also announced Friday, June 8, it will cut nearly 3,000 jobs. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
    Olympus whistleblower wins millions in settlement AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago

    Former Olympus Corp. Chief Executive Michael Woodford will receive 10 million pounds (1.2 billion yen, $15.4 million) in a settlement over his dismissal from the Japanese … More »Olympus whistleblower wins millions in settlement

    FILE - In this April 19, 2012 file photo, former Olympus Corp. Chief Executive Michael Woodford speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Briton Woodford will receive 10 million pounds (1.2 billion yen, $15.4 million) in a settlement over his dismissal from the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker. Olympus also announced Friday, June 8, it will cut nearly 3,000 jobs. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

    Former Olympus Corp. Chief Executive Michael Woodford will receive 10 million pounds (1.2 billion yen, $15.4 million) in a settlement over his dismissal from the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker. Olympus also announced it will cut nearly 3,000 jobs.

  • A man looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, June 8, 2012. Asian stock markets fell Friday, deflated after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no hint of immediate action to jump-start growth in the world's No. 1 economy. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 2 percent to 8,471.04. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
    Stocks fall as Fed chief disappoints on stimulus AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago

    World stock markets dropped Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman disappointed investors that there would no immediate action to jump start the world's largest … More »Stocks fall as Fed chief disappoints on stimulus

    A man looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, June 8, 2012. Asian stock markets fell Friday, deflated after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no hint of immediate action to jump-start growth in the world's No. 1 economy. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 2 percent to 8,471.04. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

    World stock markets dropped Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman disappointed investors that there would no immediate action to jump start the world's largest economy, wiping out any gains from China's surprise interest rate cut.

  • Floor governor Patrick King announces the start of trading of Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Stock futures fall as caution creeps back into market Reuters - 1 hr 1 min ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Friday after an expected new round of monetary easing failed to materialize, leaving investors to chew over the slowing … More »Stock futures fall as caution creeps back into market

    Floor governor Patrick King announces the start of trading of Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Friday after an expected new round of monetary easing failed to materialize, leaving investors to chew over the slowing global economy and Europe's ongoing debt crisis. Spain is expected to request European aid for its ailing banks over the weekend to forestall worsening …

  • Cypriot bank chief backs EU bailout option AP - 2 hrs 20 mins ago

    The chairman of Cyprus Popular Bank, the country's second-largest lender, says the eurozone country will "realistically have to seek" EU bailout money in order to recapitalize … More »Cypriot bank chief backs EU bailout option

    The chairman of Cyprus Popular Bank, the country's second-largest lender, says the eurozone country will "realistically have to seek" EU bailout money in order to recapitalize its Greece-exposed banking sector.

  • FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2011 file picture the Google Street View Snow Mobile takes pictures of ski slopes for Google's Street View in front of the Matterhorn mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland. Switzerland's supreme court has ruled that Google doesn't need to be perfect when it comes to privacy. The Internet giant has won a partial repeal of a lower court decision that required the company to guarantee absolute anonymity for people pictured in its popular Street View service. It must be accepted that up to a maximum of 1 percent of the images uploaded are insufficiently anonymized," the Swiss Federal Tribunal said in a statement Friday June 8, 2012.  (AP Photo/Keystone, Olivier Maire,File)
    Google wins partial repeal of Swiss privacy ruling AP - 50 mins ago

    Switzerland's supreme court has ruled that Google doesn't need to be perfect when it comes to privacy. More »Google wins partial repeal of Swiss privacy ruling

    FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2011 file picture the Google Street View Snow Mobile takes pictures of ski slopes for Google's Street View in front of the Matterhorn mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland. Switzerland's supreme court has ruled that Google doesn't need to be perfect when it comes to privacy. The Internet giant has won a partial repeal of a lower court decision that required the company to guarantee absolute anonymity for people pictured in its popular Street View service. It must be accepted that up to a maximum of 1 percent of the images uploaded are insufficiently anonymized," the Swiss Federal Tribunal said in a statement Friday June 8, 2012.  (AP Photo/Keystone, Olivier Maire,File)

    Switzerland's supreme court has ruled that Google doesn't need to be perfect when it comes to privacy.

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    S&P ends near flat; China rate cut offset by Bernanke Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended barely changed on Thursday as optimism about China's interest-rate cut was offset by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments … More »S&P ends near flat; China rate cut offset by Bernanke

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended barely changed on Thursday as optimism about China's interest-rate cut was offset by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that dimmed hopes for more U.S. stimulus. Both the Dow industrials and the Nasdaq ended off session highs, with the Dow rising modestly for the day …

  • Exclusive: Business software IPOs hope to trump market woes Reuters - 32 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Data analysis software company Tableau Software and developer tools maker Atlassian are among several small, business software firms preparing to … More »Exclusive: Business software IPOs hope to trump market woes

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Data analysis software company Tableau Software and developer tools maker Atlassian are among several small, business software firms preparing to go public in the next 12 months, hoping a growing market for cloud computing will shield them from the aftermath of Facebook's botched IPO and Europe's woes. …

  • A Spanish flag flies over the Bank of Spain in Madrid
    Merkel says EU ready to act as Spain downgraded Reuters - 17 hrs ago

    MADRID/BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe was ready to act to ensure stability in the euro zone as Spain's credit rating was cut by three notches … More »Merkel says EU ready to act as Spain downgraded

    A Spanish flag flies over the Bank of Spain in Madrid

    MADRID/BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe was ready to act to ensure stability in the euro zone as Spain's credit rating was cut by three notches on Thursday amid expectations it may soon seek EU help for banks beset by bad debts. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he would wait for the results …

  • A man walks past a board showing graphs of Japan's stock price indexes outside a brokerage in Tokyo
    Global shares, oil, euro fall as Spanish reality dawns Reuters - 1 hr 46 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - European shares, the euro and oil fell on Friday as hopes for more global monetary easing dwindled despite the prospect of slower economic growth in … More »Global shares, oil, euro fall as Spanish reality dawns

    A man walks past a board showing graphs of Japan's stock price indexes outside a brokerage in Tokyo

    LONDON (Reuters) - European shares, the euro and oil fell on Friday as hopes for more global monetary easing dwindled despite the prospect of slower economic growth in Germany and China, and expectations of a bailout for Spanish banks failed to stop the rot. A credit rating cut for Madrid forced investors to confront the …

  • Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2012, before the Joint Economic Committee about the health of nation's economy, the slumping recovery, and the European debt crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    Bernanke signals no imminent steps to aid economy AP - 14 hrs ago

    Slumping job growth has alarmed some economists who fear the U.S. economy is in trouble. More »Bernanke signals no imminent steps to aid economy

    Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2012, before the Joint Economic Committee about the health of nation's economy, the slumping recovery, and the European debt crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

    Slumping job growth has alarmed some economists who fear the U.S. economy is in trouble.

  • The Rolls-Royce logo is seen on an engine head at the Rolls-Royce plant in Goodwood
    Rolls-Royce buys out controls JV partner Goodrich Reuters - 1 hr 24 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce said it would buy out partner Goodrich Corp in its engine controls joint venture, gaining full ownership of its fuel pumps and … More »Rolls-Royce buys out controls JV partner Goodrich

    The Rolls-Royce logo is seen on an engine head at the Rolls-Royce plant in Goodwood

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce said it would buy out partner Goodrich Corp in its engine controls joint venture, gaining full ownership of its fuel pumps and metering units business. The two companies combined their controls businesses in 2009 to form Aero Engine Controls. The joint venture employs about 1,400 …

  • A Best Buy store in Westminster
    Best Buy founder resigns, puts large stake in play Reuters - 17 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc founder and chairman Richard Schulze resigned from the company's board on Thursday and said he was exploring options for his 20.1 percent … More »Best Buy founder resigns, puts large stake in play

    A Best Buy store in Westminster

    (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc founder and chairman Richard Schulze resigned from the company's board on Thursday and said he was exploring options for his 20.1 percent ownership stake, a move seen as a possible precursor of a Schulze-led private takeover. Schulze's announcement came just two months after CEO Brian Dunn abruptly …

  • Spain debt costs dangerous in medium-term: central bank Reuters - 1 hr 39 mins ago

    MADRID (Reuters) - Outgoing Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez said on Friday the country's priority should be to restore lost confidence in the economy … More »Spain debt costs dangerous in medium-term: central bank

    MADRID (Reuters) - Outgoing Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez said on Friday the country's priority should be to restore lost confidence in the economy while rising debt costs would be extremely dangerous in the medium-term if they persist. Ordonez spoke to the central bank's board regarding its annual …

  • People walk past of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on London's Oxford street
    Not just any bank services, M&S bank services Reuters - 17 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Retailer Marks & Spencer Plc plans to launch an in-store banking service next month, backed by HSBC, providing fresh competition to the UK's established … More »Not just any bank services, M&S bank services

    People walk past of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on London's Oxford street

    LONDON (Reuters) - Retailer Marks & Spencer Plc plans to launch an in-store banking service next month, backed by HSBC, providing fresh competition to the UK's established but deeply unpopular high street banks. After the financial crisis blew up in 2008, many Britons blame the country's biggest banks for its economic woes, …

  • Goldman Sachs Chairman and Chief Executive Blankfein leaves the Manhattan federal court in New York
    Blankfein says did not OK Gupta to share board info Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group Inc told a federal court jury on Thursday that he did not authorize former board member Rajat Gupta to … More »Blankfein says did not OK Gupta to share board info

    Goldman Sachs Chairman and Chief Executive Blankfein leaves the Manhattan federal court in New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group Inc told a federal court jury on Thursday that he did not authorize former board member Rajat Gupta to share information about the bank that was discussed at board meetings. Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein returned to the witness stand for a second day, smiling …

  • Ouster of Vatican bank chief takes strange twist AP - 16 hrs ago

    Italian authorities seized a private document meant for Pope Benedict XVI when they raided the home of the Vatican's recently ousted bank chief, a lawyer said Thursday, … More »Ouster of Vatican bank chief takes strange twist

    Italian authorities seized a private document meant for Pope Benedict XVI when they raided the home of the Vatican's recently ousted bank chief, a lawyer said Thursday, adding a potentially problematic legal twist in an already controversial case.

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