NEW YORK (AP) — "Dancing With the Stars" duo Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have shimmied aboard the Broadway-bound "Forever Tango." More »'Dancing with the Stars' pros join 'Forever Tango'
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Since the latest nosedive in the Syrian currency, Damascus shopkeeper Aboud Katebee can no longer put price stickers on the imported chocolate bars he sells in the middle class Jaramana neighborhood. "Every time the dollar rises, I change the pricing of my goods," said the middle aged merchant, who says he stocks a range of imported and locally produced goods from powdered milk to detergents and vegetable oil. Talk of Western and Arab military support for rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad has led to panic buying of the U.S. ... More »Syrians turn to dollar as local currency tumbles
Fans of cowboy bad guys have a chance to buy some outlaw items offered by a Dallas auction house. The Legends of the Wild West Auction will feature a gun belt belonging to outlaw Jesse James.
More »Outlaw Items Up For Auction By Dallas Company
LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Twice grand slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova pulled out of Wimbledon on Wednesday with an abdominal strain. Officials said Czech Klara Zakopalova had been installed as 32nd seed following the Russian's withdrawal with the original seeds between 32 and 27 being moved up one place. Kuznetsova, who was seeded 26th for the grasscourt major which begins on Monday, was the only player to take a set off eventual champion Serena Williams at this month's French Open. ... More »Tennis-Russia's Kuznetsova pulls out of Wimbledon
Authorities raided a home in Plano on Tuesday, which they said is part of an alleged North Texas prostitution ring.
More »11 North Texans Indicted In Prostitution Case
It was a good and bad day for immigration overhaul. On the good side, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Tuesday singlehandedly undercut fiscal objections from conservatives by reporting in its analysis of the "Gang of 8" Senate bill that reform would cut the national deficit and improve the U.S. economy. More »One Arduous Day on Road to Immigration Fix
It’s a delusion harbored by the ruling classes the world over, but especially in Latin America. It’s the belief that even if people get richer, they don’t get smarter. Ask Chile’s Carménère-sipping elites where that clueless thinking got them. Ask them to explain why the country with the region’s highest per capita GDP and one of its stronger middle classes — the Latin American nation most likely to achieve developed status first — has been the scene of some of the region’s loudest street protests in recent years. More »What Brazil’s Protests Say About Latin America’s Fumbling Elites
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Deer hunters now can apply for permits affording more hunting opportunities in state forestlands and state parks through the Game Commission's Deer Management Assistance Program, or DMAP.DMAP allows landowners to request and offer permits to encourage antlerless harvests on their property, enabling DCNR and private landowners to more effectively manage white-tailed deer populations and curtail damage to forests and crops.New this year, DCNR, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania State University, and the U.S. ... More »Additional Hunting Opportunities in State Parks, Forests Now Available through Deer Management Assistance Program
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A father who discovered his 15-year-old daughter was being wooed on Facebook by a man twice her age took matters into his own hands. More »Wash. parents' ruse snares man wooing daughter
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry shares fell nearly 4 percent on Tuesday after a Bernstein Research analyst cut his rating on the stock to "underperform" ahead of the company's quarterly earnings release next week. While Bernstein's Pierre Ferragu said he expected disappointing results from the smartphone maker, other analysts have bullish expectations, pointing to an even more volatile run for a generally volatile stock. ... More »BlackBerry shares fall as analyst downgrades stock ahead of earnings
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has decided to export 40 percent of the natural gas it expects to produce from offshore wells, keeping a larger amount for local use than expected. More »Israel to export 40 percent of its natural gas
Brands that offer a sense of exclusivity are a key component for capturing shoppers, a retail analyst said Wednesday. Wedbush's Gabriella Santaniello said in a note to clients that current skate fashion ... More »Sector Snap: Retail and surf, skater trends
Ben Smith at BuzzFeed on the legacy of Michael Hastings The late journalist Michael Hastings, unlike so many other political reporters, refused to align himself with power, writes his former editor Ben Smith: "He wrote with the sort of commitment of the generation of reporters shaped by the government’s lies about Vietnam, not by the triumphalism of the 1990s or the reflexive patriotism of the years after 9/11. He was surer than most of us that power is, presumptively, not to be trusted. ... More »Five Best Wednesday Columns
Companies don't publish all their results. How can we get more information into the public domain? More »Building a Better Clinical Trial System
By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Prosecutors want to bring additional charges as soon as possible against a former Cleveland school-bus driver accused of holding three women captive in his home and torturing them for a decade, authorities said on Wednesday. Ariel Castro, 52, has pleaded not guilty to more than 300 charges against him including rape and kidnapping in connection with the imprisonment of Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, 23, and Michelle Knight, 32. The women were rescued in May from Castro's house along with Berry's 6-year-old daughter. ... More »Prosecutors plan more charges against accused Cleveland kidnapper
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska came out today in support of gay marriage, the third GOP senator to change course on the issue this year. In an op-ed that will be posted shortly on the senator’s website, she notes that her change in opinion... More »Third GOP Senator Backs Gay Marriage
Grand Forks Herald publisher to retire after 35-year career with Pulitzer-winning newspaper More »Grand Forks Herald Publisher to Retire Next Year
(Reuters) - Apparel retailer Men's Wearhouse ousted Executive Chairman George Zimmer, the face of the company founded 40 years ago, sending its shares down as much as 6 percent. The company, which gave no reason for the dismissal, also postponed its annual shareholder meeting scheduled for later on Wednesday in order to renominate existing directors without Zimmer. "The board expects to discuss with Mr. Zimmer the extent, if any, and terms of his ongoing relationship with the company," Men's Wearhouse said in a terse statement. ... More »Men's Wearhouse ousts founder Zimmer
FBI director Robert Mueller said the government has used surveillance drones in the U.S. — though "in a very, very minimal way, very seldom" — at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said drones were the "biggest threat to privacy" in America today, suggesting that she is anti-NSA paranoia but pro-drone paranoia. More »The Government Is Spying on America with Drones, Too
A Missouri man told police he was 'ready to give up' after lighting his wife on fire and has been arrested. More »Missouri Man Who Set Wife on Fire Arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation's top mortgage servicers. Such delays can plunge borrowers deeper in debt. More »Banks fall short in helping struggling homeowners
CLEVELAND (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date Wednesday. More »Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's second-largest lender Commerzbank said on Wednesday it will cut 5,200 jobs, about 12 percent of its 45,000 full-time staff, adding to job-shedding by banks across Europe. Banks including Lloyds , state-owned Dutch bank ABN AMRO and HSBC have been cutting jobs this year as tougher regulation after the global financial crisis and weak investment returns squeeze profit margins. ... More »Commerzbank to cut around 5,200 jobs
By Bernie Woodall (Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc will recall 1,228 of its 2013 Model S cars manufactured between May 10 and June 8 due to a defect in the mounting bracket of the rear seat. The fix will cost Tesla about $150,000 during the second quarter, company spokeswoman Shanna Hendriks said. Tesla will inspect and reinforce the bracket in all the cars built during this time period. This is the first recall for the Model S, blemishing a clean public record for the electric sedan that received a rare, near-perfect score from influential Consumer Reports magazine. The U.S. ... More »Tesla recalls some Model S cars due to seat-mount defect
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