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	07/14/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS JetBlue offers $4 L.A.-area "Carmageddon" flights LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For some Los Angeles-area travelers looking to beat the gridlock during an upcoming weekend freeway closure widely dubbed "Carmageddon," the best alternative route may be thousands of feet above the city. | Full Article Cuddling, caressing more important for men: study July 14, 2011 11:55 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Contrary to conventional wisdom, cuddling and caressing are more important to men than women in a long-term relationship, according to a new international study. | Full Article Earliest Austen manuscript fetches $1.6 million July 14, 2011 11:54 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The earliest surviving Jane Austen manuscript, a handwritten draft for a book that was never published, sold for 993,250 pounds ($1.6 million) at Sotheby's on Thursday. | Full Article Sister Wives family to challenge Utah polygamy laws July 13, 2011 02:04 PM ET 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 US TOP NEWS Both Murdochs to attend UK parliament hearing July 14, 2011 11:59 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert and James Murdoch will attend a British parliamentary hearing next Tuesday looking into criminality at one of their newspapers, News Corp said on Thursday, after initially turning down the request. | Full Article Jobless claims fall, retail sales edge up July 14, 2011 10:48 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans claiming initial unemployment benefits dropped last week but remained elevated and retail sales barely rose in June, suggesting the economy will struggle to regain speed in the second half. | Full Article Moody's puts U.S. ratings on review for downgrade July 14, 2011 11:14 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States may lose its top-notch credit rating in the next few weeks if lawmakers fail to increase the country's legal borrowing limit and the government misses debt payments, Moody's Investors Service warned on Wednesday. | Full Article JPMorgan quarterly profit rises, loan book grows July 14, 2011 11:51 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co posted a higher-than-expected jump in second-quarter profit as it wrote off fewer bad mortgages and credit card loans. | Full Article Deutsche Boerse clinches $9.7 billion NYSE Euronext deal July 14, 2011 12:10 PM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG pulled off a $9.7 billion takeover of the New York Stock Exchange group as shareholders brushed off misgivings about the deal to create the world's largest exchange operator. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street flat as Fed comments offset earnings hope Bernanke: deep spending cuts could derail recovery Euro zone makes fresh bid to tackle Greek crisis Sweden raids local Nasdaq bourse in competition probe ConocoPhillips to split into two; shares rise RELATED VIDEO Music heals in Iran Circus magic transforms sand Urban beekeepers all the buzz 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 Apple pays S.Korean user compensation over iPhone tracking Full Article U.S. and China face vast divide on cyber issues Google margins and new social product in spotlight Connecticut AG questions Groupon coupons WikiLeaks files complaint over Visa and Mastercard Amazon tablet seen aiming to widen e-commerce lead - 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