2015-06-20 U.K. Spotlight

US manufacturing: Why the hottest start-up is a factory   
BBC News
"I really, really wanted to be in finance," confesses Curren Krasnoff from the head of a table in a corner conference room with a panoramic view of the Los Angeles skyline. The son of a banker, Mr Krasnoff, 23, said that all changed when he was home for the ...

2015-06-20 U.K. Health

The Independent   

Sunshine boosts fertility by a third, study finds   
The Independent
Exposure to sunlight can boost the likelihood of a woman having a baby much as a third, according to scientists. Couples hoping to conceive may find that heading to sunnier climes may improve their chances, according to experts. Fertilisation rates, live births ...

2015-06-20 U.K. Science

ABC Online   

Humans could be among the victims of sixth 'mass extinction', scientists warn   
ABC Online
The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warn, and humans could be among the first victims of the next extinction event. Not since the age of the dinosaurs ended 66 ...

2015-06-20 U.K. Sports

Daily Mail   

Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed share US Open lead as Rory McIlroy makes cut ...   
Daily Mail
American golfers have won just three of the last 11 editions of the United States Open but that dismal run might be about to end after Ryder Cup team mates Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed took charge at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage.
Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed tied atop US Open leader board   Washington Post
US Open: Tiger Woods misses cut, Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed share lead   CBC.ca
Cam Cole: Jordan Spieth set for 'rowdy' US Open weekend   Vancouver Sun
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Reuters UK   

Chile crush Bolivia 5-0, finish top of Copa Group A   
Reuters UK
SANTIAGO Hosts Chile brushed aside Bolivia 5-0 at the Copa America on Friday to finish top of Group A and ensure they remain in the capital Santiago for their quarter-final. Midfielder Charles Aranguiz scored twice and Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez ...

2015-06-20 U.K. Entertainment

Reuters   

Lauper, Dixon, Keith inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame   
Detroit Free Press
Tony Bennett, Stephen Colbert, Lady Gaga and Van Morrison were among the featured singers and speakers Thursday night at the 46th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, a three-hour journey through the vast and unpredictable range of American ...

2015-06-20 U.K. Technology

Mashable   

Woah, man, Google made a computer program that makes trippy art   
Mashable
Uh oh. Looks like Google's newest program found Uncle Jerry's stash of LSD and Grateful Dead tapes. Well, not quite: Google programmed one of its artificial neural networks, usually used for image recognition for its Reverse Image Search, to create these ...

2015-06-20 U.K. Business

The Guardian   

ECB staves off collapse of Greek banking system with emergency funding   
The Guardian
A young woman walks past street art in Athens called Death of Euro by the French artist Goin. More than €1bn (£715m) was withdrawn from Greek banks on Friday alone. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images. Larry Elliott Economics editor. Friday 19 ...

2015-06-20 U.K. U.K.

BBC News   

UKIP insists Evans not frozen out amid e-mail dispute   
BBC News
UKIP has rejected suggestions Suzanne Evans has been dropped as a spokeswoman amid a row over comments she made about party leader Nigel Farage. An internal e-mail leaked to the BBC suggested that Ms Evans had been frozen out, with officials ...

2015-06-20 U.K. World

New York Times   

In Charleston, Raw Emotion at Hearing for Suspect in Church Shooting   
New York Times
CHARLESTON, S.C. — One by one, they looked to the screen in a corner of the courtroom on Friday, into the expressionless face of the young man charged with making them motherless, snuffing out the life of a promising son, taking away a loving wife for ...