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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Spidey swings back to action with $140M launch

Spidey swings back to action with $140M launch

Spidey swings back to action with $140M launch

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT

In this film image released by Sony Pictures, Andrew Garfield is shown in a scene from "The Amazing Spider-Man, set for release on July 3, 2012. "The Amazing Spider-Man" pulled in $7.5 million from its debut screenings just after midnight Tuesday, July 3. (AP Photo/Columbia - Sony Pictures, Jaimie Trueblood)Your new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has spun himself a $65 million opening weekend and $140 million in his first six days at U.S. theaters.

Six US troops killed in Afghan bomb attack

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Six American soldiers serving with NATO forces were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on SundaySix American soldiers serving with NATO forces were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Sunday, the alliance's military in Kabul and an American official said.

Long-suffering Brits endure more Wimbledon heartache

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:46 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - After 76 years of national pain, British tennis fans will have to wallow in disappointment for at least another 12 months after enduring torrential rain and a hail storm of Swiss bullets that ended Andy Murray's Wimbledon hopes on Sunday. A day that started with dreams of a great British millstone being erased from the record books ended as a rain-soaked nightmare with sodden fans trudging away having seen Roger Federer blast his way to another title. ...

Russian town poses questions as flood recedes

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:36 PM PDT

KRYMSK, Russia (Reuters) - It seemed there was nothing but water in the early hours of Saturday when residents say a seven-meter wave came crashing down on the Russian Black Sea town of Krymsk, flooding a neat row of new brick houses where families lay sleeping. In the hours that followed, the streets of Krymsk turned into raging torrents that swept along debris and drowned animals, and floodwaters filled some homes to the ceiling in this town of 57,000. At least 139 people have been killed in the deluge in Krymsk. ...

Federer captures record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the winners trophy after defeating Andy Murray of Britain in their men's final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer outgunned Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to win a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th grand slam crown. The Swiss third seed recovered from a sluggish start to dominate the match and return to the top of the world rankings, ending Murray's hopes of becoming the first British man to win the title on home soil for 76 years. After sharing the first two sets, rain halted the contest for 40 minutes early in the third and when the players returned under the closed roof on Centre Court Federer took control. ...

NATO: 6 service members killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT

NATO says an explosion has killed six service members in eastern Afghanistan.

Egypt's Morsi annuls dissolution of parliament: MENA

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Egyptian guards try to close the gate of presidential palace in CairoEgypt's new President Mohamed Morsi annulled the Supreme Court's dissolution of the Islamist-dominated parliament on Sunday, the official media said, setting the stage for a possible confrontation with the military.

Treme Brass Band singer Lionel Batiste dead at 81

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2006 file photo, Uncle Lionel Batiste, foreground with umbrella, dances during the Krew of Cork parade through New Orleans' French Quarter. Batiste, the vocalist, bass drummer and assistant band leader of the Treme Brass Band, has died. He was 81. Band leader Benny Jones Sr. says Batiste died Sunday, July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Lionel Batiste (buh-TEEST), the vocalist, bass drummer and assistant band leader of the Treme (truh-MAY) Brass Band — and the face of the Treme neighborhood's bicentennial — has died. He was 81.

Webber passes Alonso late on to win British GP

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Australia's Mark Webber celebrates after winning the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)Red Bull driver Mark Webber won the British Grand Prix on Sunday, overtaking Fernando Alonso to move closer to his rival in the race for the Formula One championship.

Extreme heat persists, but relief arriving Monday

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT

A tourist uses a patriotic umbrella to fight the punishing heat gripping WashingtonCHICAGO (Reuters) - A blistering heat wave finally showed signs of letting up across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast on Sunday, with more moderate temperatures bringing relief to overheated residents from Chicago to New York, according to meteorologists. "The massive high pressure area responsible for the dangerous and relentless heat from the Midwest to the South will soon shift its position enough to allow a breath of fresh air to roll in from central Canada," said Accuweather.com expert senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. "The core of the heat will settle farther west. ...

Obama team targets Romney over taxes, Republicans cry foul

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:17 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama speaks at a campaign event at Carnegie Mellon University in PittsburghWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign and top Democrats on Sunday called on Mitt Romney to release more personal tax records and raised questions about his offshore assets that the Republican challenger's campaign condemned as an "unseemly and disgusting" character assault. Democrats and Republicans tussled over the economy, but it was Romney's offshore assets that Democrats seized on during the Sunday talk shows in their quest to portray him as a wealthy man out of touch with ordinary Americans. Romney faces Obama in the November 6 election and polls indicate a close race. ...

Seven NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Six NATO soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, after an insurgent attack in the south killed one foreign soldier, coalition statements said. The deaths take the number of NATO troops killed in the last two days to eight, one of the deadliest periods of violence for foreign troops in weeks. A string of roadside bombs and clashes in the south killed at least 24 Afghan civilians and police earlier on Sunday. (Reporting by Amie Ferris-Rotman, editing by Tim Pearce)

Roger Federer wins 7th Wimbledon title

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:08 PM PDT

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates with the trophy after winning the men's singles final against Andy Murray of Britain at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Sunday, July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Once the Centre Court roof was closed, nothing could stop Roger Federer from winning his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title.

Mexican electoral officials confirm Pena Nieto win

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:08 PM PDT

Mexico's President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto delivers a speech to the media at a hotel in Mexico CityMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Enrique Pena Nieto won Mexico's July 1 presidential election by 3.3 million ballots, or almost 7 percentage points, although allegations of excessive campaign spending and voter fraud could be reviewed by the electoral tribunal, officials said on Sunday. Vote counts also confirmed that Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its allies in the Green Party would have a minority in both houses of Congress, which could complicate his agenda when he takes office in December. According to the final count, Pena Nieto got 19.2 million votes, or 38. ...

Seven-up Federer shatters Murray's Wimbledon dream

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Switzerland's Roger Federer kisses the trophyRoger Federer won a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam crown Sunday, shattering tearful Andy Murray's dream of ending Britain's 76-year wait for an All England Club men's champion.

Syrian military holds exercises in show of force

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT

This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Monday, July 4, 2012, purports to show a Free Syrian Army soldier aiming his weapon in the northern town of Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria. Syria's military began large-scale exercises simulating defense against outside "aggression," the state-run news agency said Sunday an apparent warning to other countries not to intervene in the country's crisis. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOIn a show of force, Syria began large-scale military exercises Sunday to simulate defending the country against outside "aggression." Damascus' staunch ally Iran warned of a "catastrophe" in the region if no political solution to the 16-month-old Syrian conflict is found.

Who's out of the Tour de France

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Injured Thomas Danielson of the US sits in the grass after a crash in thew pack at some 20 kilometers from he finish line during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207.5 kilometers (129 miles) with start in Epernay and finish in Metz, France, Friday July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)A look at who's out of the Tour de France after a series of crashes through the first eight stages (includes cyclist, country, team, injury)

Wimbledon Men's Final: Live Report

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Federer beat Murray in four sets on Centre Court on SundayTHIS LIVE REPORT IS NOW CLOSING after Roger Federer secured his seventh Wimbledon title with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win over Britain's Andy Murray.

Putin seeks answers after deadly southern Russia floods

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT

A local resident stands near a damaged car stuck in a flooded street in the town of Krymsk in Krasnodar regionKRYMSK, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into accusations that officials could have done more to prevent floods killing at least 150 people in southern Russia, hoping to limit the criticism that has followed earlier disasters. Putin moved quickly to visit Krymsk - the worst-hit town - on Saturday and promised compensation for victims the day after water rose above head-height in some houses and turned streets into raging torrents. ...

Pakistan shuns physicist linked to 'God particle'

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:50 AM PDT

In this picture taken on May 29, 2010, people from a minority Muslim Ahmadi Community stand guard as others preparing to bury the victims of attack by Islamic militants, in Rabwa, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) northwest from Lahore Pakistan. The first Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Professor Abdus Salam, the country's greatest scientist, who passed away in 1996, has been disowned by many of Pakistan's 190 million citizens because he was a member of a minority Muslim sect that has been persecuted by the government and targeted by Taliban militants who view Ahmadis as heretics. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Pakistan's only Nobel laureate helped develop the theoretical framework that led to the apparent discovery of the subatomic "God particle" last week, yet his legacy has been largely scorned in his homeland because of his religious affiliation.

Hunter-Reay makes it 3 in a row by winning Toronto

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:46 AM PDT

Coming off two wins on oval courses, Ryan Hunter-Reay showed he can also dominate a street course, winning the Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday.

France to guard Kabul hospital, airport until 2014: minister

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:38 AM PDT

A French soldier from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands alert in AfghanistanThe French military will guard Kabul's military hospital and the city's international airport until 2014, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday.

Libyans hail vote as start of "freedom era"

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT

A woman celebrates on the streets after casting her vote during the National Assembly election in Tripoli's Martyrs squareTRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Nine months after Muammar Gaddafi's death at the hands of rebels, Libya has defied fears it would descend into violence by pulling off a largely peaceful election, its first national and free vote in 60 years. Libyans, many of whom had cast their ballot with tears in their eyes, hailed Saturday's poll as a chance to draw a line under Gaddafi's dictatorship and forge a brighter future for their North African country. ...

Putin orders probe into Russia flood deaths

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT

A local resident walks at a flooded house in Krimsk, about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 8, 2012. The death toll from severe flooding in the Black Sea region of southern Russia has risen to at least 150. (AP Photo/Ignat Kozlov)Russia's president moved quickly to address anger over the deaths of at least 171 people in severe flooding in the Black Sea region that turned streets into swirling muddy rivers and inundated thousands of homes as many residents were sleeping.

Syria's Assad rejects comparison with Egypt, Libya

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT

This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Friday, July 6, 2012, purports to show Syrian children chanting slogans during a demonstration in Idlib, north Syria. Syria's military began large-scale exercises simulating defense against outside "aggression," the state-run news agency said Sunday an apparent warning to other countries not to intervene in the country's crisis. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOSyrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he is not afraid of meeting the same fate as the deposed and disgraced leaders of Libya and Egypt, saying he has nothing in common with them.

Tour de France marred by crashes, many withdrawals

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:28 AM PDT

It's always been a dangerous proposition, sending nearly 200 riders hurtling down a road at 40-plus miles per hour, their featherweight bicycles thrusting mere inches apart.

More public schools splitting up boys, girls

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:24 AM PDT

In this photo taken May 9, 2012, Dillon Elledge, 8, right, and Brody Kemble, 7, second from right, work with flash cards in their all-boys classroom at Middleton Heights Elementary in Middleton, Idaho. Middleton is believed to be the only public school in Idaho offering all-boy and all-girl classrooms, though the movement is widespread in other states and is now being targeted by the American Civil Liberties Union in a bitter struggle over whether single-gender learning should be continued. (AP Photo/Jessie L. Bonner).Robin Gilbert didn't set out to confront gender stereotypes when she split up the boys and girls at her elementary school in rural southwestern Idaho.

Floods disaster a new blow to image of Russia's Putin

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:19 AM PDT

A woman looks at her belongings in the flooded backyard of her houseThe flooding disaster that claimed at least 171 lives two months into President Vladimir Putin's third Kremlin term is expected to call new attention to the Russian strongman's handling of man-made and natural catastrophes during his rule.

Kingdom regained: Federer conquers seventh Wimbledon title

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:17 AM PDT

Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the winners trophy after defeating Andy Murray of Britain in their men's final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer outgunned Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to win a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th grand slam crown. The Swiss third seed recovered from a sluggish start to dominate the match and return to the top of the world rankings, ending Murray's hopes of becoming the first British man to win the title on home soil for 76 years. After sharing the first two sets, rain halted the contest for 40 minutes early in the third and when the players returned under the closed roof on Centre Court Federer took control. ...

Egypt: President orders dissolved parliament back

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 file photo, a general view of the first Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's official news agency says President Mohammed Morsi has ordered the return of the country's Islamist-dominated parliament that was dissolved by the powerful military. (AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih,Pool, File)Egypt's president on Sunday ordered the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene in defiance of a military decree dissolving the legislature last month on the basis of a ruling by the country's top court, the state news agency reported.

Tour de France: French youngster Pinot wins eighth stage

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT

FDJ-Bigmat rider Pinot of France celebrates on the podium after winning the eighth stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Belfort and PorrentruyPORRENTRUY, Switzerland (Reuters) - Thibaut Pinot, the youngest rider in the Tour de France, presented the French with their first stage victory in this year's edition after winning the hilly 157.5km Belfort-Porrentruy eighth stage on Sunday. The 22-year-old, born near Belfort, attacked in the last of seven climbs to cross the line on his own after the Tour crossed the mountainous French border into Switzerland. Pinot finished 26 seconds ahead of a group that included a host of Tour favorites, leaving defending champion Cadel Evans in second place and Frenchman Tony Gallopin third. ...

FACTBOX-Tennis-Wimbledon champion Roger Federer

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer who won a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon men's singles title on Sunday. MAKING HIS NAME * Born August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. * Bursts on to the scene in 2001 when he ends Pete Sampras's 31-match winning streak at Wimbledon in the fourth round before losing in the quarter-finals. RECORD 17 GRAND SLAM TITLES Wimbledon, 2003-2007, 2009, 2012; U.S. Open 2004-2008; Australian Open 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010; French Open 2009. ...

Clinton in plea for rights of Afghan women

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton says the US "stand strongly by" the women of AfghanistanUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a powerful plea Sunday for the rights of women in Afghanistan, using a global forum to insist that they must be part of the country's future growth.

Temperatures across US cool slightly but still hot

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Kevin Sanabria, 10, plays in a small waterfall in Trenton, N.J., Saturday, July, 7, 2012. People were coping as temperatures in the region climbed into the high 90s. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)The heat that blanketed much of the U.S. began to ease up from unbearable to merely very hot Sunday as temperatures from the Midwest to the East Coast dropped from highs above 100 degrees down to the 90s.

He's not Pauly D (But don't tell them that!)

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:00 AM PDT

This photo combo shows TV personality Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio, left, and New Yorker Michael Maldonado who is often mistaken for DelVecchio. (AP Photo/Dave Fisher, Wayne Parry)Don't call him Pauly.

Boeing hopes for year of the Max at air show

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:59 AM PDT

In this June 14, 2012 photo, Beverly Wyse, Boeing Commercial Airplanes' 737 vice president and general manager, talks to reporters in Renton, Wash., as she stands in front of a projected image of the new 737 MAX airplane during a briefing ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow. A spokesperson for Boeing said the company will be showcasing a full range of innovative new products, systems and services at The Farnborough International Airshow 2012. The show will take place in Farnborough, U.K., starting on July 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)A big air show is all about bragging rights. It's where airplane makers announce large jet orders, dazzle customers with aerial displays and show off their latest technology.

European Commission president condemns settlements

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:57 AM PDT

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says Mideast peace is still a top priority, and it cannot become an "orphan" of the upheavals taking place in the Arab world.

Annan arrives in Damascus, Syria tests missiles

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT

U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan arrives at a hotel in DamascusBEIRUT (Reuters) - Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus on Sunday evening for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, his spokesman said, a day after the international peace envoy admitted that his peace plan had so far failed to end 16 months of bloodshed. Syria's navy fired live missiles from ships and helicopters over the weekend, in an exercise aiming at demonstrating its ability to "defend Syria's shores against any possible aggression", state media said. U.S. ...

States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT

In this photo made April 19, 2012, Gerald Dixon, 53, serving a four-year sentence for transporting prescription painkillers from Florida back to Ohio for illegal sale, describes his drug dealing activities during an interview at Lebanon Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio. Amid a national epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse there's a busy North-South network. As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, and he was looking for relief.

China boosts state firms as entrepreneurs struggle

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:46 AM PDT

In this photo taken on June 29, 2012, a worker lays out fabric at a local furniture manufacturing factory in Zhanjiang, China. Zhanjiang, in Guangdong province, the heart of China's export-driven manufacturing industries, reflects the conflict between the Communist Party's need for a robust private sector and its determination to build up state-owned companies. The backbone of the local economy is private factories that employ thousands of people making furniture and traditional Chinese medicines or processing seafood. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Reformers say China needs more entrepreneurs like Liu Peijian. His chain of six furniture stores employs 60 people. But Beijing's response to the deepest economic slump since the 2008 crisis is to pump money into state industry, leaving businesspeople like Liu who create jobs to fend for themselves.
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