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Good Morning Bit, FRI 21 May 2010    Senate approves sweeping Wall St. reform bill South Korea vows caution over ship but North sees war Stock futures signal pause in sharp sell-off Google premieres Web television gamble Artificial life? Synthetic genes 'boot up' cell Landis admits doping, accuses Armstrong Arrest warrant lifted for Lindsay Lohan Ninjas rescue student from muggers US backs S Korea on ship sinking Malawi gay couple gets 14 years Calderon addresses Congress TOP NEWS Senate approves sweeping Wall St. reform bill May 21, 2010 01:01 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s. Full Article WORLD NEWS South Korea vows caution over ship but North sees war May 21, 2010 06:07 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said after a rare emergency security meeting on Friday it would respond prudently to the sinking of one of its naval ships by the North, but Pyongyang warned the peninsula was being driven to war. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal pause in sharp sell-off May 21, 2010 05:00 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, following the previous session's steep sell-off, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.4 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.29 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent at 0800 GMT (4 a.m. ET). Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google premieres Web television gamble May 21, 2010 02:32 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search king Google Inc on Thursday showed off a risky attempt to marry the Web to television and reach the $70 billion TV advertising market, chasing a dream that has eluded even archrival Apple Inc. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Artificial life? Synthetic genes 'boot up' cell May 20, 2010 07:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists working to make a synthetic life form reported a major step forward Thursday, saying they had created an artificial genome and used it to bring a hollowed-out bacterium back to life. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Landis admits doping, accuses Armstrong May 20, 2010 07:16 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs and accused some of his sport's biggest names, including Lance Armstrong, of also cheating. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Arrest warrant lifted for Lindsay Lohan May 20, 2010 09:38 PM ET BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan will not be arrested when she returns to the United States from the Cannes Film Festival, despite a judge's order on Thursday that the hard-partying actress be detained for missing a probation hearing in a drunken-driving case. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Ninjas rescue student from muggers May 20, 2010 03:12 PM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ninjas are not known for having a soft side, but a group of warriors came to the rescue of a student in Sydney who was being viciously assaulted by muggers. 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