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	07/13/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS Sister Wives family to challenge Utah polygamy laws SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The family featured on the U.S. reality TV series "Sister Wives," about an advertising executive and four women he calls spouses, is challenging the government's right to criminalize its lifestyle, the family's lawyer said. | Full Article Sisters sue cemetery over grave mix-up July 13, 2011 10:57 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - American sisters Evelyn and Hortense Edwards spent two decades visiting what they thought was their mother's grave only to discover it contained the remains of a stranger. | Full Article Woman accused of slicing off husband's penis July 13, 2011 10:48 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California woman has been arrested over accusations she drugged her estranged husband, cut off his penis and ground it up in a garbage disposal before alerting police, authorities said on Tuesday. | Full Article Rock musician uses cell phone stickup note in robbery July 12, 2011 01:33 PM ET CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A musician, using a stickup note posted on his cell phone, robbed a Massachusetts pharmacy of prescription pain pills just hours before his scheduled rock concert, authorities said on Monday. | Full Article Police nab runaway elephants at bus stop July 12, 2011 10:45 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Two runaway circus elephants in Germany surprised passersby and police by showing up at a bus stop during a brief bid for freedom, officials in Hanover said on Tuesday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Murdoch, savaged in parliament, pulls BSkyB bid July 13, 2011 11:56 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for British broadcaster BSkyB on Wednesday in the face of cross-party hostility in parliament following allegations of widespread criminality at one of his tabloid newspapers. | Full Article Fed "prepared to respond" if economy worsens: Bernanke July 13, 2011 12:12 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank is ready to ease monetary policy further if the economy weakens and inflation moves lower, hinting policymakers were actively mulling further stimulus. | Full Article Pessimism deepens as economic concerns rise: Reuters/Ipsos poll July 13, 2011 12:30 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are deeply pessimistic about the future as economic concerns rise and White House talks on raising the U.S. debt limit sputter, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. | Full Article Germany digs in heels over Friday summit on Greece July 13, 2011 12:28 PM ET BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone plans for a leaders' summit on a second Greek rescue were thrown into doubt by Germany on Wednesday, raising fears markets may exploit a policy vacuum with a new onslaught on the bloc's high debtors. | Full Article Italy political consensus helps calm markets July 13, 2011 12:24 PM ET ROME (Reuters) - A quick agreement by Italy's government and opposition to pass a closely watched austerity package helped calm markets on Wednesday, but there were calls for further steps to reductions in the deficit. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street gains 1 percent on Bernanke comments BSkyB says confident in independent future China quarterly growth tops forecast, boosts inflation fight Dodd-Frank roll-back a risk to economy: Treasury States' sales tax growth slows in June: report RELATED VIDEO Urban beekeepers all the buzz And the winner is...Snoopy! Elliott Erwitt's personal best A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS TECHNOLOGY NEWS Amazon to offer cheaper Kindle, sponsored by AT&T Full Article Exclusive: China Telecom plans iPhone launch year-end Electronic Arts buying PopCap Games for up to $1.3 billion Google costs in focus after busy quarter Netflix raises DVD, streaming plan price by 60 percent Samsung, HTC, Apple to show Q2 cellphone gains - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend