Morning Digest: BP had warning signs before Gulf blast: panel

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Good Morning Bit, WED 26 May 2010    BP had warning signs before Gulf blast: panel North Korea threatens to cut last link with South Stock index futures up as world stocks rebound Dell's Streak readies for battle with iPad NASA calls it quits for Mars Phoenix lander Super Bowl heads to New York region for first time Scherzinger wins "Dancing With the Stars" Man acquitted in death of policeman Business Update: Wall St. comeback Buy your own dinosaur Crude Fix? TOP NEWS BP had warning signs before Gulf blast: panel May 26, 2010 12:26 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc told congressional investigators on Tuesday that pressure tests on a drill pipe showed a fundamental mistake hours before the deadly explosion that caused the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, a memo released by two congressmen showed. Full Article WORLD NEWS North Korea threatens to cut last link with South May 26, 2010 05:41 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened to close the last road link with the South if Seoul goes ahead with propaganda broadcasts across the militarized border, as Washington pressured China to help persuade the North to change its ways. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures up as world stocks rebound May 26, 2010 04:44 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.51 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.35 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.47 percent at 0807 GMT (4:08 a.m. ET). Full Article INTERNET NEWS Dell's Streak readies for battle with iPad May 25, 2010 02:01 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Dell Inc said its Streak tablet computer can double as a mobile phone and will have a front-facing camera for videoconferencing -- features it hopes will help the new gadget compete against Apple Inc's iPad. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS NASA calls it quits for Mars Phoenix lander May 24, 2010 09:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA has officially called it quits for the Mars landing craft Phoenix, two years after the stationary probe touched down on the frigid northern polar surface of the Red Planet, the space agency said on Monday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Super Bowl heads to New York region for first time May 25, 2010 07:06 PM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The NFL fulfilled a marketing dream on Tuesday by bringing their most prestigious game to the Big Apple, awarding the New York area the 2014 Super Bowl despite fears of cold weather. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Scherzinger wins "Dancing With the Stars" May 26, 2010 01:34 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Nicole Scherzinger tangoed and jived her way to ballroom stardom on Tuesday, winning a tight contest on "Dancing With the Stars" and ending a season that by most measures was the TV show's best yet. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Man acquitted in death of policeman May 25, 2010 01:12 PM ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia man was found not guilty on Monday of murdering a policeman who died 41 years after the defendant shot him. 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