Morning Digest: Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits

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Good Morning Bit, WED 21 Jul 2010    Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits U.S. announces new sanctions against North Korea Asia shares rise on Apple earnings and China Playboy launches new "safe-for-work" website Test can predict success of IVF: U.S. report Cubs manager Piniella to retire at end of year Lindsay Lohan starts shortened jail term in L.A. Bridge game fights "led man to murder wife" Apple's amazing earnings Lohan heads to jail Europe swelters during heatwave TOP NEWS Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits July 20, 2010 06:39 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday cleared the way to extend long-term unemployment benefits, breaking a partisan stalemate that has caused 2.5 million jobless Americans to lose the weekly checks that help them stay afloat. Full Article WORLD NEWS U.S. announces new sanctions against North Korea July 21, 2010 06:04 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday announced new sanctions against North Korea, targeted against its leadership, and warned of serious consequences if it again attacked the South. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Asia shares rise on Apple earnings and China July 21, 2010 02:39 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investors cheered Apple's strong earnings and on optimism that China may roll back policy tightening measures later this year, while the euro firmed ahead of euro zone's bank stress test results late in the week. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Playboy launches new "safe-for-work" website July 20, 2010 03:16 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy on Tuesday launched a new, non-nude website that it described as being safe-for-work and a "satirical antidote to the drudgery of the work day." Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Test can predict success of IVF: U.S. report July 20, 2010 12:50 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have developed a formula that can predict whether fertility treatment will succeed more accurately than using age alone, and used it to develop a commercial test. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Cubs manager Piniella to retire at end of year July 21, 2010 02:23 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lou Piniella removed lingering questions about his future as manager of the slumping Chicago Cubs by announcing on Tuesday he would retire after this season. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Lindsay Lohan starts shortened jail term in L.A. July 20, 2010 10:20 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A "scared" but resolute Lindsay Lohan began a 90-day jail sentence on Tuesday, trading nightclubs and Twitter messages for a small, isolated cell and an orange jumpsuit. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Bridge game fights "led man to murder wife" July 20, 2010 01:46 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A British man murdered his wife after constant arguments about her ability to play bridge, a court heard Tuesday. Stephen Green, 52, is accused of stabbing his wife Carole to death in January, after fights about her card playing. 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