Morning Digest: BP inches ahead in latest bid to control oil spill

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Good Morning Bit, THU 03 Jun 2010    BP inches ahead in latest bid to control oil spill Israel resists international probe into Gaza ship raid Stock futures signal gains EBay CEO says volume on iPhone app could triple Toshiba invention brings quantum computing closer Mariners' Griffey retires after 22 seasons Director James Cameron says BP turned down help offer Obese Sydney bird sent to birdy bootcamp Netanyahu defends military's raid Talk of the Town: Sheen faces jail Business Update: Car sales rev up TOP NEWS BP inches ahead in latest bid to control oil spill June 03, 2010 04:46 AM ET VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Robot submarines plying the dark, frigid depths of the Gulf of Mexico made halting progress in BP's latest bid to siphon off oil belching from its ruptured wellhead, but tar balls and other debris from the spill posed new threats to the region's shoreline. Full Article WORLD NEWS Israel resists international probe into Gaza ship raid June 03, 2010 04:42 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Thursday resisted calls for an international inquiry to investigate its lethal seizure of a Turkish ship bound for blockaded Gaza. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal gains June 03, 2010 03:55 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Wall Street on Thursday and extending the previous sharp rally, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.51 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.38 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 0742 GMT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS EBay CEO says volume on iPhone app could triple June 02, 2010 05:53 PM ET PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) - eBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe said its application for Apple Inc's iPhone has been downloaded 10 million times, and the company expects $1.5 billion to $2 billion in transactions to be conducted using the mobile application this year. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Toshiba invention brings quantum computing closer June 02, 2010 01:02 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Superfast quantum computing, one of the holy grails of science, could be a step closer following the invention of a new device capable of producing so-called "entangled" light on demand. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Mariners' Griffey retires after 22 seasons June 02, 2010 10:17 PM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners slugger Ken Griffey Jr., the "heart and soul" of a franchise whose 630 career home runs rank him fifth on the all-time list, retired after a 22-season career, the team said on Wednesday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Director James Cameron says BP turned down help offer June 03, 2010 03:02 AM ET PALOS VERDES, Calif (Reuters) - Film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron said on Wednesday that BP Plc turned down his offer to help combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Obese Sydney bird sent to birdy bootcamp June 02, 2010 11:40 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian kookaburra bird is undergoing personal training after growing too fat to fly because she ate too many sausages. 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