| Golf - Donaldson boosts Ryder Cup bid with Czech Masters lead Posted: 21 Aug 2014 12:57 PM PDT  - Jamie Donaldson boosted his hopes of a maiden Ryder Cup appearance by taking a one-shot lead after the first round of the Czech Masters on Thursday. The Welshman carded a six-under-par 66 at Prague's Albatross Golf Resort to lead by one from Sweden's Mikael Lundberg while fellow Ryder Cup hopefuls, Stephen Gallacher and Joost Luiten, fired two-under-par rounds of 70. Donaldson said he will not get distracted by speculation over the Ryder Cup team to face the United States at Gleneagles in September although a finish in the top seven should be enough to secure an automatic selection.
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| Exclusive: France forced to import wheat as rain hits crop quality Posted: 21 Aug 2014 12:41 PM PDT  By Valerie Parent PARIS (Reuters) - France's rain-hit wheat crop has delivered the first shock of the 2014/15 season: the EU's top grower and exporter is buying Lithuanian and British milling wheat to mix with its unusually poor-grade crop to meet contracts signed before the harvest. French exports exceed those of Britain and Lithuania on the world market, but a wet summer has meant France is set to produce more wheat for animal feed and less higher grade bread-making grain this year. The imports are the latest signal that France might struggle to retain its market share of milling wheat exports this season because a large part of its crop is failing to live up to its traditional clients' criteria. During the past 13 years for which Reuters has records, France has only once imported significant amounts of Lithuanian wheat.
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| Bank of America settlement likely to benefit few Posted: 21 Aug 2014 12:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bank of America's record $16.65 billion settlement for its role in selling shoddy mortgage bonds — $7 billion of it geared for consumer relief — offers a glint of hope for desperate homeowners.
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| We Could Care Less: A lot less... based on new... Posted: 21 Aug 2014 12:07 PM PDT  A lot less... based on new rankings from Movoto, which just named The City Too Busy to Hate as the most caring city in America. Atlanta's warm and fuzzy ranking was based on factors like charitable donations by percentage of...
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| Brazil extends tax breaks on computer, smartphone sales Posted: 21 Aug 2014 11:50 AM PDT  Brazil extended tax breaks on computer and smartphone sales until the end of 2018, foregoing about 7.9 billion reais (2.1 billion pounds) in tax revenues next year, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. The policy of keeping the so-called PIS/Cofins payroll tax at zero for computers, smartphones, tablets, modems and routers was scheduled to finish at the end of 2014, but the ministry said in a note it will be continued for four more years. Brazil is a growing market for computer and electronic devices, with over 270 million cell phones in operation, according to the Finance Ministry. Foreign companies such as South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics INC are major players in the local smartphone market.
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| Pricespotter: Big Reveal: $525K For a 2BR With Clawfoot Tub in the Heights Posted: 21 Aug 2014 11:31 AM PDT  This renovated two-bedroom Washington Heights co-op at 880 West 181st Street wants $525,000. General impressions of the place was best summed up by commenter (and successful guesser) Folly Benz, "Sad, another spacious one bedroom converted to two so that...
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| Momowire: A long list of Momofuku alums... Posted: 21 Aug 2014 11:13 AM PDT  A long list of Momofuku alums looks back on the past 10 years at Momofuku Noodle Bar. Joaquin Baca, who now owns Brooklyn Star, sums it up: "At that time, we were just starting to realize we weren't an authentic...
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| U.N. rights chief rebukes Security Council for failures to act Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:58 AM PDT  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Outgoing U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay rebuked the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for putting short-term geopolitical concerns and narrowly-defined national interests ahead of intolerable human suffering and grave breaches of global peace and security. "I firmly believe that greater responsiveness by this council would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives," Pillay told the 15-member body during her final briefing after six years as the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. She said crises in Syria, Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Gaza, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Ukraine "hammer home" the international community's failure to prevent conflict. They built up over years - and sometimes decades - of human rights grievances," said Pillay, a South African jurist.
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| Morning Linkage: Will Metro Ever Stay Open Late?, Parking Crisis at the Zoo Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:38 AM PDT  · Great Los Angeles designer Deborah Sussman, known for 1984 Olympics look, has died · Bev Hills clears the way for Purple Line work · Metro has no plans to run later · Parking crisis at the zoo as...
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| Financial Woes: Tony River House Pad Goes To Foreclosure Auction, the Dogs Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:21 AM PDT  Arlene Farkas, the estranged wife of department store heir Bruce Farkas and partial owner of their contested River House apartment, will endure a public foreclosure auction of the beleaguered pad. The Daily...
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| Eater Tracking: Tony Hu's Lao Sze Chuan Has an Opening Date Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:06 AM PDT  Lao Sze Chuan Get excited. The mayor of Chicago's Chinatown has an opening date for his chichi restaurant coming to the Palms. Lao Sze Chuan plans to open at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, with a 200-item menu showcasing...
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| Ecologists team up to buy Texas bayside ranch Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:49 AM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and partners have announced the purchase of a sprawling southeast Texas ranch with funds put aside after the BP oil spill.
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| US aircraft bomb targets in northern Iraq Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:33 AM PDT  American warplanes have bombed Islamist militants in northern Iraq near the Mosul dam, the US military's Central Command said on Thursday, in the latest air attack on the extremists. "US military forces continued to attack ISIL (Islamic State) terrorists in support of Iraqi Security Force operations, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct six airstrikes in the vicinity of the Mosul Dam," it said in a statement. The air raids were carried out over the last 24 hours, a US defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The air attacks come after President Barack Obama called for decisive international action against the "cancer" of jihadist extremism in Iraq and Syria.
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| Review: 'Sin City' dives back into a noir abyss Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:16 AM PDT  After being clonked over the head in 1944's "Murder, My Sweet," Raymond Chandler's immortal private eye Philip Marlowe wryly narrated the experience of being knocked out: "A black pool opened up at my feet. I jumped in."
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| Ohio diocese discourages ALS ice bucket challenge Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:59 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — A Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its schools from participating in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, citing its funding of research involving embryonic stem cells.
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| Perry campaign funds to cover future legal costs Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:43 AM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry says any future legal bills he incurs fighting two felony indictments will be paid for with campaign funds, not taxpayer dollars.
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| United lures top fliers with promise of a hot meal Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:24 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — To win the hearts of frequent business travelers, United Airlines is going through their stomachs.
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| Ford tells U.S. dealers to stop selling some C-Max, Focus models Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:05 AM PDT  Ford Motor Co has told its U.S. A Ford spokeswoman said Thursday none of the affected vehicles were sold to customers and that less than 50 were on U.S. Some C-Max and Focus models built at the Michigan Assembly Plant outside of Detroit from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 may not have enough ball bearings in the steering gear assembly, the notice to dealers obtained by Reuters said.
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| South Africa bans travelers entering from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:46 AM PDT  South Africa said on Thursday that due to fears over the spread of the Ebola virus it was banning travelers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from entering the country, apart from its own citizens. The deadly Ebola disease has killed more than 1,300 people this year in the three small west African states and also has a toehold in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy. South African citizens returning from the three highest risk countries will be permitted entry but will be subject to a stricter screening process, a government statement said.
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| Ex-Virginia governor talks about marriage at trial Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:30 AM PDT  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is telling jurors that his time in public office took a toll on his marriage.
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| Linkage: Century 21 Coming to Design District?; The Old Grove in Photos Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:13 AM PDT  · Could the fancy shmancy Design District be getting a Century 21 discount store? · Saks Fifth Avenue will anchor Brickell City Centre · SunPass is coming to the Rickenbacker and Venetian Causeways next month · And now, the...
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| Somali child soldiers 'punished' in foreign-funded camps: UN Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:54 AM PDT  Former child soldiers in war-torn Somalia are being held in prison conditions in foreign-funded camps, "punishing" rather than rehabilitating them, the top UN children's envoy said Thursday. Leila Zerrougui, UN envoy for children and armed conflict, said former child soldiers -- who foreign donors were funding to rehabilitate their return to society -- were effectively being locked up without trial and denied visits from their family. She singled out the Serendi Rehabilitation Centre in the capital Mogadishu -- part funded by the Norwegian government -- where 55 children including those who once fought for the Islamist Shehab were being held. "It is not a rehabilitation centre, it's detention centre, there's no doubt about it," she added.
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| Froome seeks lift with Vuelta win Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:38 AM PDT  By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA August 21 (Reuters) - Chris Froome aims to put his Tour de France misery behind him with victory in the Vuelta a Espana but he faces stiff competition from a strong field led by Nairo Quintana. The Vuelta has become an ideal opportunity for cyclists who under-performed in the Tour de France to bounce back and it is the case for Froome who failed in his bid to win cycling's flagship event for a second successive year. "This is exactly the sort of challenge I need after the disappointment of withdrawing from the Tour de France," Froome said this week. "Chris Froome will be our team leader and it's great to have him back on the bike and focused on the challenge ahead," said Sky's team principal Dave Brailsford.
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| Disney brings the Force with 'Star Wars' game, TV show push Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:20 AM PDT  By Ronald Grover and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is ramping up its first major push to promote the "Star Wars" franchise it purchased from George Lucas in 2012, blitzing consumers this year with a mobile game, animated TV show and an expanded line of toys and clothes. The anticipated rush of light sabers, Wookiees and other "Star Wars" mainstays is Disney's attempt to cash in on its $4.05 billion acquisition of LucasFilm, which gave the company a popular yet aging franchise that has not produced a new feature film in nine years. ...
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| Taking a sweet and tangy approach to gazpacho Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:04 AM PDT  Watermelon and tomatoes may seem an unlikely combination, but in this simple, refreshing gazpacho they blend perfectly.
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