Taylor Swift wins five Teen Choice Awards

Taylor Swift wins five Teen Choice Awards

By: Bang Showbiz
Taylor Swift won five Teen Choice Awards last night (22.07.12).
The 22-year-old singer-and-actress took home authentic full-sized surfboard prizes for Choice Female Music Artist, Choice Country Artist and Choice Movie Voice for her performance as Audrey in the animated film adaptation of Dr. Seuss' book 'The Lorax' at the ceremony held at Los Angeles' Gibson Amphitheatre.
The blonde beauty narrowly beat Justin Bieber to be the biggest winner of the night.
The 18-year-old pop star went home with four prizes, including Choice Music Male Artist and Single for Male Artist for his latest hit 'Boyfriend', which he performed at the event.
'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' had seven nominations and took home two accolades, the Ultimate Choice Award and Teen Choice Favourite Film, taking the franchise's total of Teen Choice Awards to

Katherine Jackson safe after reported missing, deputies say

Katherine Jackson safe after reported missing, deputies say

Originally published: July 22, 2012 

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - Authorities said Sunday they believe Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael Jackson and the guardian of his three minor children, is safe in Arizona with family members after she was reported missing.
The disclosure came after another concerned family member officially reported her missing Saturday night amid a dispute over the estate of her superstar son.
A person familiar with Katherine Jackson's whereabouts said she is with her daughter Rebbie in Arizona and following a doctor's orders to rest. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The 82-year-old Jackson family matriarch was reported missing by a relative on Saturday night. Sheriff's officials later said they believe she is in Arizona with a relative, but they were still trying to establish contact with her.
Katherine Jackson's whereabouts caused concern for some family members in recent days, and her granddaughter Paris Jackson issued a frantic plea on Twitter early Sunday.
"I haven't spoken with her in a week I want her home now," she posted from her Twitter account. She also tweeted a number for people to contact in case they saw her grandmother.
Katherine Jackson also hadn't been in contact with her attorneys, who worked Sunday to learn more information about her whereabouts and why she had suddenly become incommunicado, including with

'Twilight,' Taylor Swift add to Teen Choice Awards hauls

'Twilight,' Taylor Swift add to Teen Choice Awards hauls

Originally published: July 22, 2012 9:16 PM
Updated: July 23, 2012 12:21 AM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - "The Twilight Saga" is gonna need a bigger garage.
It was announced at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards that the supernatural franchise has won 41 surfboard-shaped trophies since 2008, including awards earned this year for the penultimate film installment, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1."
"Twilight" stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner were on hand to pick up this year's batch of boards, as well as the ultimate choice award, the teen-fueled show's version of a lifetime achievement award.
"It's amazing you guys are still around and just as strong and just as loyal," Lautner said over screams

Samsung Galaxy S3 reaches 10 million sales

Samsung Galaxy S3 reaches 10 million sales

Hits milestone in less than two months
By Carly Page
Mon Jul 23 2012
AS PREDICTED, the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone has reached 10 million sales in less than two months, the Korean phone maker has announced.
Samsung's head of mobile, Shin Jong-Kyun revealed the good news to the Yonhap news agency, claiming that the firm's Galaxy S3 has hit 10 million sales. As pointed out by the news site, this meant that around 190,000 Galaxy S3 handsets were flogged each day.
This news doesn't come as much of a surprise, as the Galaxy S3 has received rave reviews across the web and features an impressive set of specifications. These include a

Mitt Romney’s ‘exotic’ problem

Mitt Romney’s ‘exotic’ problem

Posted by Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake 07/23/2012
For years, President’s Obama’s political opponents have used his background — Kenyan father, Kansan mother, raised in Indonesia and Hawaii — to cast him as somehow exotic, someone whose life makes it hard for him to understand the average American.
And yet, it’s Mitt Romney, Obama’s general election opponent, who is now dealing with an “exotic” issue that is centered on his considerable wealth and being played out in the ongoing fight over whether he will release more than two years worth of tax returns.
“He is an extremely wealthy man,” Steve Schmidt, who managed Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) 2008 presidential campaign and was involved in the vetting of Romney for vice president, said during an appearance Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press”. “His tax returns do not look anything like the average American’s.”
Schmidt hit the nail on the head in assessing the political problem of Romney’s tax returns — and also

ECB's Draghi says euro not in danger

ECB's Draghi says euro not in danger

21 July 2012
by brecorder.com
PARIS: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that the euro was not in danger despite some analysts' worse case scenarios for a break-up and said that greater financial, budgetary and political union among euro zone countries was inevitable.
Asked in an interview with French newspaper Le Monde if the euro were in danger, Draghi said: "No, absolutely not. We see analysts imagining the scenario of a euro zone blow-up."
"They don't recognise the political capital that our leaders have invested in this union and Europeans' support. The euro is irreversible," he added.
In the long term, the euro would need to rest on a foundation of greater integration among euro zone

Cnooc to Buy Nexen for $15 Billion

Cnooc to Buy Nexen for $15 Billion

BY DEALBOOK 2012/7/23
The great energy rush continues.

On Monday, Cnooc, the state-run oil giant, agreed to buy Nexen for $15 billion, as foreign players look to beef up their access to natural resources abroad.

Under the terms of the deal, Cnooc will pay $27.50 a share for the Canadian natural gas company. The price represents a 61 percent premium to Nexen’s closing price on Friday.

“This is an exciting opportunity for us to build on our existing joint venture relationship with Nexen in Canada, and to acquire a leading international platform in the process,” Wang Yilin, chairman of

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 Jul 23, 2012
Today... Mostly sunny with a stray storm possible. Highs in the mid 90s.

Tonight... Mostly clear with lows in the low-to-mid 70s.

Tuesday... Mostly sunny with isolated afternoon storms. Highs in the mid-to-upper 90s.

Tuesday Night... Mostly clear with a very slight chance for t-showers. Lows in the mid 70s.

Heaviest rains in 60 years kill 37 in Beijing

Heaviest rains in 60 years kill 37 in Beijing

BEIJING | Mon Jul 23, 2012
(Reuters) - The Chinese capital's heaviest rainstorm in six decades killed at least 37 people, flooded streets and stranded 80,000 people at the main airport, state media and the government said on Sunday.
The storm, which started on Saturday afternoon and continued late into the night, flooded major roads and sent torrents of water tumbling down steps into underpasses.

The Beijing city government said on its official microblog at least 37 people had died, including 25 drowned, six crushed in collapsing homes, five electrocuted and one struck by lightning.

More than 500 flights were cancelled at Beijing's Capital International Airport, the Beijing News

Syria Says Will Use Chemical Weapons If Attacked

Syria Says Will Use Chemical Weapons If Attacked

By BEN HUBBARD Associated Press
BEIRUT, Lebanon July 23, 2012 (AP)
The Syrian regime acknowledged for the first time Monday that it possessed stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and said it will only use them in case of a foreign attack and never internally against its own citizens .

Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the stockpiles are secure, in an apparent response to widespread international concerns that they could fall into the hands of the disparate bands of rebel forces fighting the government.

"No chemical or biological weapons will ever be used, and I repeat, will never be used, during the crisis in Syria no matter what the developments inside Syria," he said in conference broadcast on state TV. "All of these types of weapons are in storage and under security and the direct supervision of the Syrian armed forces and will never be used unless Syria is exposed to external aggression."

Colorado massacre suspect heads to court as Batman mask, poster found at apartment

Colorado massacre suspect heads to court as Batman mask, poster found at apartment

By Adam Housley
Published July 23, 2012
FoxNews.com
AURORA, Colo. – The suspected gunman in a massacre at a Colorado movie theater heads to court Monday as investigators reveal he is refusing to cooperate.
24-year-old James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 and injuring 58 in a shooting massacre at a packed theater of moviegoers watching the premiere of the latest Batman movie, will be moved to a courtroom for a 9:30 a.m. MDT hearing where the charges against him of suspicion of first degree murder will be read.

European Agency Backs Approval of a Gene Therapy

European Agency Backs Approval of a Gene Therapy

By ANDREW POLLACK
Published: July 20, 2012
After more than two decades of dashed expectations, the field of gene therapy appears close to reaching a milestone: a regulatory approval.
The European Medicines Agency has recommended approval of a gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disease, according to the agency’s Web site.

If the European Commission follows the advice, as it usually does, this would be the first regulatory approval of a gene therapy drug in the Western world. That could give a boost to the field, which at

In First, Software Emulates Lifespan of Entire Organism

In First, Software Emulates Lifespan of Entire Organism

By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: July 20, 2012
STANFORD, Calif. — Scientists at Stanford University and the J. Craig Venter Institute have developed the first software simulation of an entire organism, a humble single-cell bacterium that lives in the human genital and respiratory tracts.
The scientists and other experts said the work was a giant step toward developing computerized laboratories that could carry out many thousands of experiments much faster than is possible now, helping scientists penetrate the mysteries of diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s.

“You read in the paper just about every week, ‘Cancer gene discovered’ or ‘Alzheimer gene discovered,’ ” said the leader of the new research, Markus W. Covert, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford. “A lot of the public wonders, ‘Why haven’t we cured all these things?’ The answer, of course, is that cancer is not a one-gene problem; it’s a many-thousands-of-factors problem.”

Doc Rivers' Presence Primary Reason Boston Has Become Desirable Free-Agent Destination by Ben

Doc Rivers' Presence Primary Reason Boston Has Become Desirable Free-Agent Destination by Ben Watanabe on Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 12:04AM

Unthinkable though it may be to the diehards who have a closet full of green jerseys and strain their vocal chords cheering at Celtics games, Boston traditionally has not been the NBA's prominent destination for players. The Celtics never came up on Dwight Howard's wish list over the last two years of Howard's ESPN daytime television drama. Kevin Garnett, for all the admiration he has expressed for the Celtics franchise over the last five years, had to be talked into agreeing to the trade that made the 2008 championship possible. Puzzlingly, in the era of superstars joining forces to chase banners, no free agents have conspired to team up for the franchise that has more banners than anybody. In the eight years Doc Rivers has been at the helm in Boston, that has gradually changed. Garnett and Ray Allen famously came together with Paul Pierce in 2007, while Eddie House and James Posey signed as

UFC 149 weigh-in results: Faber, Barao on the mark for interim title fight

UFC 149 weigh-in results: Faber, Barao on the mark for interim title fight

Jul 20, 2012
By MMAjunkie.com

CALGARY -- MMAjunkie.com was on scene for today's official UFC 149 fighter weigh-ins.

The festivities took place at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the same venue that hosts Saturday's card.

Saturday's main card airs on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT). Prelims air on Facebook (7 p.m. ET) and FX (8 p.m. ET).

Main-event bantamweights Urijah Faber and Renan Barao each were on the mark at 135 pounds for their interim title fight. The two fight for the interim belt with champion Dominick Cruz on the shelf following knee surgery.

‘Parks and Rec’ stars, filming in D.C., engage in some monumental foolishness

‘Parks and Rec’ stars, filming in D.C., engage in some monumental foolishness

By Jen Chaney, Published: July 20

It’s a typical Friday afternoon in July at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Tourists in khaki shorts haul their digital camera gear from exhibit to exhibit. Security guards keep mindful, silent watch. And Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza, two of the stars of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” passionately make out on the floor a few feet from the famous Southern Railway 1401 steam locomotive.

Russian held over botnet attack on Amazon.com

Russian held over botnet attack on Amazon.com
Summary: A Moscow resident has been arrested in Cyprus on US charges of launching a DDOS attack on Amazon that overwhelmed the retailer's systems for days
By Tom Espiner | July 20, 2012
A Russian man believed to have launched denial-of-service attacks against Amazon.com has been arrested in Cyprus, where he faces extradition to the US.

Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha was detained on an international warrant on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice said. He has been charged with crimes relating to allegations he launched two botnet-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attempts against the online retailer in 2008.
"Orders from Amazon.com customers dropped significantly, as legitimate customers were unable to access the website and complete their e-commerce transactions during the pendency of the attack," read

Google Buys Sparrow to Refresh Gmail

Google Buys Sparrow to Refresh Gmail

No significant upgrades to the Mac and iOS e-mail client Sparrow are planned; team will work on new projects, Google says.
By Lex Friedman, Macworld Jul 20, 2012
Software developer Sparrow, maker of the popular Mac and iOS e-mail clients of the same name, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Google, and that the Sparrow team will be joining forces with the search giant.

A Google spokesperson told Macworld, “The Sparrow team has always put their users first by focusing on building a seamlessly simple and intuitive interface for their email client. We look forward to bringing them aboard the Gmail team, where they’ll be working on new projects.”

Democratic billionaires boost pro-Obama super PAC

Democratic billionaires boost pro-Obama super PAC

By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 7/21/12

The super PAC supporting President Barack Obama had its best fundraising month to date in June, pulling in $6.2 million, but also spending even more on a barrage of ads blistering Mitt Romney.

Priorities USA Action spent $7.9 million last month – mostly on ads scrutinizing Romney’s tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital – and finished June with $2.8 million in the bank, according to a report filed late Friday with the Federal Election Commission.

Obama, Romney halt campaigning in wake of Colorado shooting rampage

Obama, Romney halt campaigning in wake of Colorado shooting rampage

LEE-ANNE GOODMAN
Washington — The Canadian Press
Jul. 20 2012
Presidential politics took a back seat to tragedy Friday as Americans grappled with yet another mass shooting, this one an estimated 90-second rampage in a Colorado movie theatre that left 12 people dead and 59 injured.

“This morning we woke up to news of a tragedy that reminds us of all the ways we are united as one American family,” President Barack Obama said in brief remarks in Fort Myers, Fla., where he’d been scheduled to make a campaign speech aimed at rallying supporters.

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Instead, he cut short his swing through the key battleground state and headed back to Washington, D.C.

Why Nike Owns U.S. Olympic Basketball

Why Nike Owns U.S. Olympic Basketball

7/20/2012
Twenty years ago, Michael Jordan found himself in the middle of the basketball shoe war between Nike and Reebok at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Jordan was the face of Nike, but Reebok was the Olympic medal stand uniform outfitter. The Dream Team, led by Jordan, rolled through the Games and won the gold medal. Come podium time, Jordan draped an American flag over his right shoulder, covering the Reebok logo, as did fellow Nike endorsers Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson.

There was potential for more conflicts this year as Adidas is the official sponsor of the London Games, but Nike is the official sponsor of the U.S. basketball team and will provide the uniforms and medal stand apparel (click here for a preview).
Team USA is the overwhelming favorite to win basketball gold, but there will will not be a repeat of 1992 on the medal stand as there are no Adidas or Reebok athletes on the U.S. Olympic team. Nike signed No. 1 overall draft pick and newly appointed Team USA member, Anthony Davis, this week to

GSA finds more than $250,000 spent on one-day event

GSA finds more than $250,000 spent on one-day event

By the CNN Wire Staff
July 19, 2012
Washington (CNN) -- A "top-to-bottom" review by the General Services Administration, the federal agency that was found to have spent lavishly on an October 2010 conference in Las Vegas, has revealed that the agency also spent more than a quarter-million dollars for a one-day awards ceremony just outside Washington in May 2010. The latest spending came to light Thursday when members of Congress were notified that the agency has opened an internal investigation into the roughly $268,000 spent for the 2010 event held not far from the Pentagon in northern Virginia. The agency's preliminary review has determined that approximately $20,000 was spent on drumsticks given to the attendees of the award ceremony. A source inside the agency told CNN that a drum band was hired for the event and the drumsticks were given to allow attendees to play along with the band and make the activity interactive. Troubled federal agency paid for cooking classes, hosted holiday video contest "I know, it's ridiculous," the source said,

Air Force instructor convicted of rape, assault

Air Force instructor convicted of rape, assault

By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012
SAN ANTONIO — An Air Force instructor was convicted Friday of rape and sexual assault in a massive sex scandal that has rocked a Texas base, one of the nation’s busiest military training centers.

A seven-person jury of military personnel at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio found Staff Sgt. Luis Walker guilty on all seven counts he faced, including rape, aggravated sexual contact and multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault.

The jury deleted a clause from two counts that accused Walker of making flirtatious and lewd comments to trainees. However, it upheld the overall counts containing the deleted clauses, which accused him of trying to cultivate a sexual relationship with two trainees.

George W. Bush to skip Republican National Convention

George W. Bush to skip Republican National Convention

Former President George W. Bush will be skipping the Republican National Convention this summer, his office said Friday.
The Capitol Column | Staff | Saturday, July 21, 2012
This article was updated at 8:12 a.m. EDT to include quotes from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin about the Republican National Convention.

Former Republican President George W. Bush will not attend the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, according to a statement released Friday.

The Associated Press reports that a spokesman for Mr. Bush, Freddy Ford, says the former president has “respectfully declined” the Republican party’s invitation to the national convention where presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is expected to accept the party’s

Colorado shooting unlikely to spur changes in gun laws

Colorado shooting unlikely to spur changes in gun laws

By John Whitesides and David Ingram
WASHINGTON | Sat Jul 21, 2012
(Reuters) - Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is a member of a coalition called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, but when he issued a statement expressing shock and horror on Friday after a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater, he had nothing to say about gun control.
Neither did President Barack Obama nor his Republican rival Mitt Romney, though both canceled campaign speeches on Friday and expressed sorrow for the victims of the shooting rampage.

The killing of 12 people at a midnight screening of the new Batman movie in the Denver suburb of Aurora may spark a fresh round of soul-searching on America's relationship with guns but few predict any real change in the law.

AIDS specialists release 'road-map' for HIV cure

AIDS specialists release 'road-map' for HIV cure

Published July 20, 2012
Associated Press
For years it seemed hopeless. Now the hunt for a cure for AIDS is back on.
International AIDS specialists on Thursday released what they call a road map for research toward a cure for HIV - a strategy for global teams of scientists to explore a number of intriguing leads that just might, years from now, pan out.
"Today's the first step," said French Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, co-discoverer of the HIV virus who also co-chaired development of the strategy.
"No one thinks it's going to be easy," added strategy co-chair Dr. Steven Deeks of the University of California, San Francisco. "Some don't think it's possible."

Motorola boosts Google revenue

JULY 20, 2012

Motorola boosts Google revenue

Google reported a profit of $2.79 billion for Q2, up 11 percent over last year, and ad revenues also improved by 21 percent


By Cameron Scott | IDG News Service
Google has reported a profit of $2.79 billion in the second quarter, up 11 percent over the same period of last year, in the company's first financial statement since it finalized its acquisition of Motorola Mobility in May.

Motorola brought in $1.25 billion in revenue in the quarter that ended June 30, about 10 percent of Google's total revenue. But Motorola also accounted for an operating loss of $233 million, which brought Google's total operating income down as a percent of its revenue by 6 percentage points.

Morgan Freeman donates $1 million to pro-Obama 'super PAC'

Morgan Freeman donates $1 million to pro-Obama 'super PAC'

By Matea Gold
July 19, 2012, 3:00 a.m.
Looks like Morgan Freeman has a new million-dollar baby.

The Oscar-winning actor contributed $1 million last month to Priorities USA Action, the "super PAC" backing President Obama, helping lift the group to its best fundraising month yet.

General Electric 2nd-Quarter Net Down 18% on Lower Lending Revenue

General Electric 2nd-Quarter Net Down 18% on Lower Lending Revenue

July 20, 2012
--GE says negative foreign-exchange rates crimped revenue

--Stands by forecast for double-digit full-year earnings growth

--Calls global economy volatile

(Updates throughout with additional detail and stock activity.)


By Bob Sechler

General Electric Co.'s (GE) second-quarter earnings fell 18% but edged Wall Street forecasts on an operating basis, buoyed by profit growth at its big energy infrastructure division and its GE Capital finance unit.

Overall margins at the Fairfield, Conn., conglomerate's industrial units continued to slip, however, and

Yahoo could make Marissa Mayer one of top-paid CEOs

Yahoo could make Marissa Mayer one of top-paid CEOs

The new chief executive could earn up to $129 million over five years, through salary, cash bonuses and stock awards.
By Walter Hamilton and Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times
July 20, 2012
Marissa Mayer,Yahoo Inc.'s new chief executive, could earn up to $129 million over the next five years, making her one of the country's highest-paid CEOs.

The compensation package, which was revealed in a regulatory filing Thursday, demonstrates the lengths to which the ailing technology firm went to lure Mayer from rivalGoogle Inc.

The 37-year-old could make up to $85 million in salary, cash bonuses and stock awards over five years. She also will get $44 million in one-time grants, including a $30-million "retention" stock award and $14 million in restricted stock for forfeiting her current Google stock.

Saudi warns non-Muslims: respect Ramadan or else

Saudi warns non-Muslims: respect Ramadan or else

July 20, 2012
The Associated Press
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi authorities are warning non-Muslim expatriates against eating, drinking or smoking in public during Ramadan, the monthlong sunrise-to-sunset fast — or face expulsion.
The Interior Ministry of the oil-rich kingdom is calling on non-Muslims to "show consideration for feelings of Muslims" and "preserve the sacred Islamic rituals."

Otherwise, a statement says, Saudi authorities will cancel violators' work contracts and expel them.

The warning came on Friday, the first day of the Ramadan observance.

China’s Hu Pledges $20 Billion in Loans to African Nations

China’s Hu Pledges $20 Billion in Loans to African Nations

By Bloomberg News on July 19, 2012
Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged $20 billion in new loans to Africa for infrastructure and manufacturing, promising to expand the relationship between the continent and its largest trading partner.

China will also offer 18,000 government scholarships and send 1,500 medical staff to the continent, Hu said in a speech yesterday at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing. He promised China will play a “positive and constructive role in African affairs.”

Hu’s speech underscored China’s push both to tap Africa’s natural resources to fuel its economic growth and deliver its goods to African markets. The country has put itself forward as an alternative to western partners, offering trade deals and infrastructure loans without preconditions involving human rights or governance reform.

Will public shame stem Apple’s patent aggression?

Will public shame stem Apple’s patent aggression?

Chris Davies, Jul 20th 2012
You could hardly make it up: Apple, its patent arguments not only rejected by UK courts, but instructed to do some advertising on Samsung’s behalf to dismiss its rival’s “arch copyist” reputation. That’s a reputation Apple was instrumental in creating, of course, and while Samsung is throwing no small amount of money at its own defense, this latest spanking to its Cupertino rival/customer’s pride is only likely to bolster its unofficial stance that the ongoing phone and tablet war is nothing but good for brand awareness. Question is, will being forced to make a very public apology temper Apple’s appetite for litigation?
Make no mistake, this very public mea culpa marks a tipping point in how patent battles are being

U.S. clinic: Egypt ex-spy chief died of rare disease

U.S. clinic: Egypt ex-spy chief died of rare disease

CAIRO | Fri Jul 20, 2012
(Reuters) - Egypt's former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman died from a rare disease affecting the heart and kidneys, according to the U.S. clinic where he was undergoing medical tests at the time.
Suleiman, who died at age 76 on Thursday, was fallen Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's last deputy and one of his most trusted advisers. He stepped briefly into the limelight when he was made vice president days before Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising last year.

"On Thursday, July 19, General Omar Suleiman ... passed away due to complications from amyloidosis, a disease that affects multiple organs including the heart and kidneys," the Cleveland Clinic said in a statement issued on Thursday night.

14 dead, 50 wounded in shooting at Colorado theater, police chief says

14 dead, 50 wounded in shooting at Colorado theater, police chief says

By Chelsea J. Carter, CNN
updated 7:50 AM EDT, Fri July 20, 2012
(CNN) -- A heavily armed gunman killed at least 14 people and wounded 50 more during an early Friday morning screening of the new Batman movie at an Aurora, Colorado, theater, police Chief Dan Oates told reporters.
Police arrested a man believed to be the shooter in a rear parking lot of the theater, Frank Fania, a police spokesman, told CNN. The suspect was not immediately identified, though Fania said he was believed to be in his early 20s.
"He did not resist. He did not put up a fight," Fania said. Police seized a rifle and a handgun from the

Prostate cancer surgery fails to cut deaths in study

Prostate cancer surgery fails to cut deaths in study

Published July 19, 2012
Reuters
Prostate cancer surgery didn't appear to save lives compared with observation alone in a new study that tracked men for a decade after their diagnosis.
However, nearly twice as many men who had surgery reported incontinence and impotence after two years, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
"These are very compelling data," said Dr. Durado Brooks, director of prostate and colorectal cancers at the American Cancer Society, who was not involved in the research.
Both he and study author Dr. Timothy Wilt of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine said

Knicks mum on Jeremy Lin’s departure

Knicks mum on Jeremy Lin’s departure

By Steve Popper / The Record (Hackensack N.J.)
Thursday, July 19, 2012

The Knicks remained silent Wednesday, not commenting on the decision to let Jeremy Lin go — which was just slightly quieter than they were to Lin himself.

Lin, speaking to Sports Illustrated, said he received a call at 11 p.m. from Knicks GM Glen Grunwald — a call that lasted just 30 seconds saying "We wanted to keep you, but it couldn’t work out. Tell your family I say hello, and good luck the rest of the way."
While the Knicks refused to explain the decision — just as they had yet to comment on the trade that

Authorities think Sage Stallone was dealing drugs before death: report

Authorities think Sage Stallone was dealing drugs before death: report

More than 60 prescription pill bottles were found in Sylvester Stallone’s son’s home, sources say. The bottles are said to be large enough to hold more than 30,000 pain pills

BY RHEANA MURRAY / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012
Authorities reportedly believe Sage Moonblood Stallone was a drug dealer before he died.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ.com it’s a “likely scenario” that the eldest son of Sylvester Stallone was selling Hydrocodone, after dozens of empty prescription pill bottles were found in the

The Who hit replay on "Quadrophenia" for new tour

The Who hit replay on "Quadrophenia" for new tour

LOS ANGELES | Thu Jul 19, 2012 
(Reuters) - Legendary British rockers the Who will hit the road for their first North American concert tour in four years, playing the entire rock opera "Quadrophenia" alongside other memorable hits, the band said on Wednesday.

The road trip starts in Florida on November 1, and features founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, alongside Zak Starkey, Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend, Chris Stainton, Loren Gold and Frank Simes.

The Who are among the bands that led the British Invasion of the United States in the mid-1960s following the massive success of the Beatles. Joining Daltrey and Townshend originally were Keith Moon on drums and John Entwistle on bass, both of whom have died.

Spanish Borrowing Costs Surge, Reviving Worries About Euro Zone

Spanish Borrowing Costs Surge, Reviving Worries About Euro Zone

By STEPHEN CASTLE
Published: July 19, 2012
LONDON — The Spanish government had to pay more to sell its medium-term debt Thursday, while yields on its 10-year bonds crept above the symbolically important 7 percent threshold — a worrying development for the euro zone, which had hoped that recent accords would help put a two-year-old sovereign debt crisis behind it.
Spain’s Treasury sold 2.96 billion euros, or $3.6 billion, in bonds maturing in 2014, 2017 and 2019. The interest rate on the five-year debt rose sharply to 6.46 percent, from 5.54 percent at the last such auction on July 5. There were no comparable rates for the other maturities.

Yields on 10-year Spanish government bonds rose to 7.03 percent. Many analysts believe that such

5 Things To Know This Morning

5 Things To Know This Morning

By ABC NEWS
July 19,2012
Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. Zimmerman Says He Wasn't Following Trayvon Martin

George Zimmerman, who is charged with second degree murder in the shooting of teen Trayvon Martin, spoke out for the first time in an exclusive interview that aired on Fox News Channel's "Hannity" on Wednesday night. Zimmerman apologized to Martin's parents and says he was not following the teen but trying to find an exact address so he could tell police where to go.

2. Hot Weather Leads to Thunderstorms

Hot and humid conditions across the northeast were broken after severe thunderstorms rolled in and

Suicide Attacker With Fake U.S. ID Blamed in Bus Bomb

Suicide Attacker With Fake U.S. ID Blamed in Bus Bomb

By NICHOLAS KULISH and MATTHEW BRUNWASSER
Published: July 19, 2012
BURGAS, Bulgaria — The attack on a tour bus carrying Israeli vacationers outside the airport here was carried out by a suicide bomber carrying fake American identification, officials said on Thursday.
There were conflicting reports on the number of dead. The Bulgarian interior minister said the toll was seven, including six Israelis. Officials in Israel said, however, that only five Israelis had been killed. The Bulgarian driver of the bus was also killed along with the bomber when the vehicle exploded in a fireball on Wednesday. Dozens more were injured in what Bulgaria, Israel and the

Shares to Open Higher on Better Earnings News

Shares to Open Higher on Better Earnings News

19 Jul 2012
By: CNBC.com and Reuters
US stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday as better than expected corporate earnings in the previous session helped to boost investor confidence ahead of a big day of earnings releases.

Second quarter earnings on Thursday come from Morgan Stanley, [MS 13.99 -0.35 (-2.44%) ] Verizon [VZ 45.89 0.23 (+0.5%) ] and Dow component Travelers [TVR Unavailable () ] ahead of the open and Microsoft [MSFT 30.45 0.79 (+2.66%) ] and Google [GOOG 580.76 4.03 (+0.7%) ] after the closing bell.

Travelers earnings are expected to come in lower compared to the first quarter, with analysts telling Reuters they were looking for earnings per share of $1.35 against the previous quarter’s $2.01 per share on revenue of $5.96 billion.

Chinese Pressure Impacts ASEAN Unity on Maritime Disputes

Chinese Pressure Impacts ASEAN Unity on Maritime Disputes

William Gallo
July 19, 2012

Analysts say continued efforts to unify Southeast Asian nations on the issue of territorial disputes in the South China Sea are being complicated by Beijing's rising influence in the region.

ASEAN, a bloc of 10 Southeast Asian nations, for the first time in its 45 year history failed to produce a joint statement at a regional summit in Cambodia last week, revealing a deep rift over the issue.

The discord was widely attributed to political pressure from China, which would rather deal separately with the five nations with which it has maritime disputes, rather than confront ASEAN as

World's most wanted Nazi held at 97

World's most wanted Nazi held at 97

London, July 19, 2012
by hindustantimes.com
The world's most wanted Nazi who sent thousands of Jews to torture camps during World War II has been finally arrested in Hungary's capital Budapest about seven decades after he committed the crime. He is 97. According to The Sun, the hunt for the Nazi war criminal led police at
dawn Wednesday to the flat of Ladislaus Csizsik-Csatary, who deported 15,700 Jews to Nazi death camps. The man was quizzed before being placed under house arrest facing war crime and torture charges.
On Sunday, the daily had reported how Csatary was living alone in a flat in the Hungarian capital Budapest, among families unaware of his vile past.

Dramatic illustration of warming Greenland? Iceberg twice size of Manhattan breaks off glacier

Dramatic illustration of warming Greenland? Iceberg twice size of Manhattan breaks off glacier

By Associated Press,
7/17/2012

WASHINGTON — An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan tore off one of Greenland’s largest glaciers, illustrating another dramatic change to the warming island.

For several years, scientists had been watching a long crack near the tip of the northerly Petermann Glacier. On Monday, NASA satellites showed it had broken completely, freeing an iceberg measuring

Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'

17 July 2012

Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'

By Nick Triggle
Health correspondent, BBC News
A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests.

The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the Olympics, estimates that about a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3m deaths a year.

That equates to about one in 10 deaths from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and breast and colon cancer.

Researchers said the problem was now so bad it should be treated as a pandemic.

And they said tackling it required a new way of thinking, suggesting the public needed to be warned

FDA approves Vivus’ anti-obesity pill associated with significant weight loss in patients

FDA approves Vivus’ anti-obesity pill associated with significant weight loss in patients

By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, July 17

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new weight loss drug from Vivus Inc. that many doctors consider the most effective therapy in a new generation of anti-obesity pills designed to help patients safely shed pounds.

The agency cleared the pill Qsymia for adults who are obese or overweight and have at least one weight-related condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol.
Patients taking Qsymia for a year lost 6.7 percent of their body weight in one study and 8.9 percent in another study, the FDA said. That was more than two other weight loss pill recently reviewed by the FDA.

Tom Cruise visits daughter after Holmes split

Tom Cruise visits daughter after Holmes split

NEW YORK | Wed Jul 18, 2012
(Reuters) - Tom Cruise visited his daughter Suri in New York City on Tuesday for the first time since his high-profile divorce from her mother, actress Katie Holmes, People magazine reported.

The 50-year-old Hollywood star was photographed holding his 6-year-old daughter on a New York street as she wraps one arm around the "Mission: Impossible" star's neck and in the other, clutches a stuffed animal toy. The picture was posted on People's website.

Cruise was filming his latest movie in Iceland back in June when Holmes, 33, filed for a divorce, surprising the Hollywood superstar. Since then, he has returned to the United States and the pair have

At 11th Hour, Lin Heads Toward Exit

At 11th Hour, Lin Heads Toward Exit

By HOWARD BECK
Published: July 17, 2012
Linsanity is just about over in New York.
The Knicks plan to cut ties with Jeremy Lin on Tuesday night, according to a person briefed on the decision, ending a brief, spectacular and now bittersweet love affair between Lin, a 23-year-old point guard, and his adoring fan base. Lin will play next season for the Houston Rockets, who signed him to a three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet that the Knicks have elected not to match.

The Knicks were not expected to announce their decision until later Tuesday. By rule, they had until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time to match the offer.