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Good Morning Bit, FRI 30 Apr 2010    Massive oil spill in Gulf of Mexico nears landfall UK's Cameron seeks to build on TV debate boost Stock futures inch higher; eyes on GDP figures Rosetta Stone suit vs Google dismissed Gene scan shows man's risk for heart attack, cancer Spurs spike Mavs for payback in Texas shootout Conan criticizes Leno over "Tonight Show" fiasco "Cougar effect" boosts lingerie sales Business Update: Energy concerns Oil spill heads to Gulf Coast Safety prime in 2010 Kentucky Derby TOP NEWS Massive oil spill in Gulf of Mexico nears landfall April 30, 2010 06:02 AM ET HOUSTON (Reuters) - A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico neared wildlife refuges and seafood grounds along the Louisiana coast on Friday, as efforts redoubled to avert what could become one of the worst U.S. ecological disasters. Full Article WORLD NEWS UK's Cameron seeks to build on TV debate boost April 30, 2010 05:53 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Conservative leader David Cameron was seeking on Friday to use a strong performance in a televised debate to help propel his party to an outright parliamentary majority in Britain's May 6 election. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures inch higher; eyes on GDP figures April 30, 2010 04:19 AM ET (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, as sovereign debt worries in the euro-zone soothed, while investors awaited the advance reading of first-quarter gross domestic product. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Rosetta Stone suit vs Google dismissed April 29, 2010 06:09 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Language software maker Rosetta Stone Inc's trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc has been dismissed by a federal judge. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Gene scan shows man's risk for heart attack, cancer April 29, 2010 06:53 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California college professor who sequenced his own genome has had it analyzed -- and discovered he has a high risk of dropping dead of a sudden heart attack, as well as a high prostate cancer risk. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Spurs spike Mavs for payback in Texas shootout April 30, 2010 02:40 AM ET SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - San Antonio's battle-hardened players settled a score by eliminating the Dallas Mavericks from the NBA playoffs in a Texas shootout on Thursday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Conan criticizes Leno over "Tonight Show" fiasco April 29, 2010 07:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Conan O'Brien has criticized Jay Leno for taking the coveted "Tonight Show" back from him during NBC's late-night TV talk show wars earlier this year. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS "Cougar effect" boosts lingerie sales April 29, 2010 02:17 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Sales of sultry lingerie among older women are booming in Britain thanks to the glamorous 40-somethings of "Sex and the City 2" and "Cougar Town," retail chain Debenhams reported on Thursday. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers