Reuters Morning Digest: May 20, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Kurds advance against Islamic State in northeastern Syria BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led air strikes are pressing an attack on Islamic State in northeastern Syria that has killed at least 170 members of the jihadist group this week, a Kurdish official and a monitoring group said on Wednesday. Home improvement chain Lowe's profit rises 8 percent (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc , the No.2 U.S. home improvement chain by sales, reported a 7.9 percent rise in quarterly profit as an improving job market encouraged Americans to spend on renovations. Telstra says newly acquired Pacnet hacked, customer data exposed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian telecommunications firm Telstra Corp Ltd said on Wednesday computer systems at its recently acquired undersea cable company Pacnet Ltd had been hacked, potentially exposing sensitive customer information to theft. Bullied kids have higher risk of adult obesity and heart disease LONDON (Reuters) - Victims of childhood bullying are more likely to be overweight or obese as adults and have a higher risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, according to a study by British psychiatrists. Gatlin 'fine' with Beijing organizers despite snub BEIJING (Reuters) - American sprinter Justin Gatlin said his relationship with organizers of the Beijing World Challenge meeting was "great" on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after furiously claiming he had been "kicked out" of the event. Cementing stardom, actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson thanks Spielberg LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gave a shout-out to director Steven Spielberg on Tuesday as he imprinted his hands and feet into the concrete outside the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. To heel or not to heel, that is the Cannes question CANNES, France (Reuters) - Perhaps not since Cinderella lost a glass slipper at the ball has there been such a stir about glamorous footwear as there was on Tuesday in Cannes over a report that women had been turned away from a film premiere for failing to wear heels. Related Video California prostitute pleads guilty in Google executive's heroin death Colombia landslide victims struggle with loss of family, possessions Great Debate If Obama really wants to close Guantanamo, here's what he needs to do Why the U.S. chooses to believe Pakistan, despite doubts A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook