News Highlights for 7/2/2012

The following is a list of the major news items for 7/2/2012

• Glaxo in $3 Billion Settlement
• GlaxoSmithKline settles fraud case for $3 billion
• Summary Box: GlaxoSmithKline paying record $3B to US for illegal drug ...
• Mexico's Pena Nieto to push for quick reforms
• Mexican immigrants say PRI's return may dissuade them from returning to homeland
• The Real Winner in Mexico
• In returning PRI to power, Mexicans put faith in young democracy (+video)
• Are the attacks on Romney's tenure at Bain working?
• Romney Accuses Obama of "Vicious Lies" on Bain Capital
• At summer lull, Romney hopes to quiet outsourcing talk as Obama prays for more ...
• Keith Hennessey: A Strategy to Undo ObamaCare
• Report: Nets agree to trade for Joe Johnson from Hawks
• Report: Hawks trade Johnson to Nets
• Nets, Hawks agree to Johnson deal
• Sources: D-Will to meet Mavs first
• With Eye on Williams, Nets Agree to Acquire Johnson
• Dwight Howard: Brooklyn Nets Now… Or Maybe Later…
• What Joe Johnson trades means for Nets, Hawks — and Dwight Howard
• Katie Holmes Removes Wedding Ring
• Katie Holmes fears Scientologists will kidnap Suri: report
• Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise split focuses on custody, Scientology
• Tom Cruise Divorce -- Katie Holmes Afraid of Losing Suri to Hardcore ...
• Katie Holmes steps out smiling in public for the first time since filing for ...
• Higgs boson found? Almost
• Physicists Inch Closer to Proof of Elusive Particle
• Have their eyes seen 'God particle'? Fermilab finds hints of Higgs boson
• Physicists find new particle, but is it the Higgs?
• APNewsBreak: Evidence of 'God particle' found
• Diplomacy failing, West faces tough Syria choices
• Syrian Opposition Makes New Push to Unite
• Syrian opposition seeks united vision
• Activists: 14000 killed in Syrian uprising; more than half in last 4 months
• History will be harsh with the Geneva Conference
• Syrian general among 85 troops defecting to Turkey, media say
• General and dozens of troops defect from Syria to Turkey
• Syria strikes Damascus suburb; UN decries arms flow
• Military Movement along Border "Not Provocative"
• Bombardment turns Douma into Dresden
• Mali Islamists Exert Control With Attacks on Religious Sites
• Timbuktu's Destruction: Why Islamists Are Wrecking Mali's Cultural Heritage
• Islamists vandalise ancient mosque in Timbuktu
• Opinion: Timbuktu tomb attack is an attack on our humanity
• Report: Iranian agents in Kenya planned attacks on US, Israeli targets
• Officials: Iranians targeted Israeli, US interests
• Kenya official: Iranian agents planned attack against Israeli, US targets
• Jeff Jacoby There's no danger in a nuclear Iran? Really?
• Wildfire-fighting C-130s grounded after deadly crash
• Obama on crash of firefighting plane: Crew members are 'heroes'
• Fatal Crash Grounds Key Part of Firefighting Fleet
• Obama offers condolences in firefighting crash
• Guardsman fighting wildfires hurt in deadly plane crash
• US manufacturing shrinks, 1st time in nearly 3 yrs
• News Summary: Outlook for US economy dims as manufacturing shrinks for first ...
• US manufacturing shrinks for first time in 3 years
• Barclays Case Shows Something's Rotten in Banking Culture
• Diamond Under Pressure as UK Turns Up Heat on Barclays
• Barclays' Libor scandal: Bob Diamond now the focus of a huge political, public ...
• GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise as weak data spurs Fed hope
• Stocks struggle on drop in manufacturing
• Asia Stocks Rally as Japan Confidence Improves; Oil Declines
• Embattled bank executive no longer co-hosting London fund-raiser for Mitt Romney
• Romney takes summer break before big campaign push
• Ann Romney Talks of Her Struggle With MS
• Romney plans trip to Israel as Bain problem hits the big screen
• Obama camp hits Romney/Murdoch secret meeting
• Rupert Murdoch wants Romney to win despite criticisms
• Rupert Murdoch says Mitt Romney needs 'more fight.' Is he right?
• Microsoft's Web Woes to Wipe Out Profit
• Microsoft in $6.2bn write-down of aQuantive
• Microsoft absorbs $6.2 billion charge to account for flopped aQuantive acquisition
• Reading the tea leaves of Google Now
• Dev Ports Jelly Bean To HTC One X
• Google Now Is Good for Now
• Google Nexus Q Review
• Chinese iPad Case Takes Only a Small Bite Out of Apple
• Apple pays $60 million to settle China iPad trademark dispute
• Apple's trademark settlement in China signals a possible increase in lawsuits ...
• Apple 'settles China iPad trademark dispute for $60m'
• Government Demands Growing for Twitter User Data
• US police behind most requests for Twitter information
• Twitter: 5K tweets removed this year over copyright complaints
• Clockwise from top left: Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, Anderson Cooper ...
• Anderson Cooper Receives Support From Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris and ...
• Anderson Cooper says he's gay, happy and proud
• Anderson Cooper: When Out Is Easier Than In
• How 'Spider-Man' Star Emma Stone Filled Gwen Stacy's Busty Bra
• Garfield, Stone Heat Up Latest 'Spider-Man' Film: Review
• 'The Amazing Spider-Man' hopes to sling $150 million by Sunday
• 'The Amazing Spider-Man': 'Peter Parker acts out of revenge' - video
• SPIDER-MAN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Director Marc Webb On Challenges Of TASM
• Review: 'The Amazing Spider-Man' With Andrew Garfield
• Slideshow: Nicki Minaj, Chaka Khan, Swizz Beatz, and Other Red Carpet Looks ...
• Kanye West & Pusha T – "New God Flow"
• Nicki Minaj's Wardrobe Changes at 2012 BET Awards: Which Look Is Best?
• 2012 BET Awards: Best Beyonce, Jay-Z, & Kanye West Emoments
• BET Awards: Five essential moments from Sunday night
• HBO Renews 'True Blood' & 'Newsroom'
• The ups and downs of being Aaron Sorkin: Salem
• THE NEWSROOM 1.02 'News Night 2.0'
• HBO's 'The 'Newsroom': Washington state, drivers licenses and illegal immigrants
• Tarmoh will not run in Monday's 100-meter runoff
• US track and field trials: Jeneba Tarmoh will not compete in 100-meter run-off ...
• No Runoff For Tarmoh
• Wimbledon's 'Manic Monday' sure is: Sharapova loses; Serena Williams escapes ...
• Lisicki ousts Sharapova in 4th round at Wimbledon
• Wimbledon 2012: Maria Sharapova goes out to Germany's Sabine Lisicki
• Michael Phelps drops out of Olympic 200-meter freestyle
• Michael Phelps won't go for 8 golds
• Been there, done that: Michael Phelps gives up shot at matching Olympic record ...
• London 2012 Olympics: Michael Phelps will not attempt to replicate eight gold ...
• Phelps drops 200 free, bid for 8 golds in London
• Michael Phelps drops 200 free
• Cavendish wins 2nd stage, Cancellara leads at Tour
• Mark Cavendish wins Stage 2 of Tour de France
• Tour de France at a Glance
• Tour de France 2012: live
• 75 years later, Earhart search continues
• New search hopes to solve Earhart mystery
• New search for Amelia Earhart's Electra
• Amelia Earhart: New expedition seeks answers
• After 75 years, team to hunt for Amelia Earhart's plane off remote Pacific islet
• Ex-astronaut killed in water scooter crash in Fla.
• Former US astronaut Poindexter dies in watercraft accident
• NASA shuttle pilot dies in jet ski accident
• Former astronaut Alan Poindexter, 50, dies in jet ski accident
• Astronaut Alan Poindexter dies in jet ski accident at Pensacola Beach
• Ex-astronaut Alan Poindexter dies in jet ski accident
• Five millionth 'test tube baby'
• 5 million IVF babies born; salt and ice fad hurts kids
• 'Five million' IVF babies born
• Spanking linked to increased risk of mental health problems
• Childhood spanking can increase adult mental health disorders, study says.
• Study links physical punishment to later mental disorders
• Hamas Suspends Voter Registration Process in Gaza
• With unrelenting heat, frustrations rise for millions still without power
• Summer storms slam nation
• Local sports teams support the transportation referendum
• Lawrenceville family members killed in Miami identified
• Snellville approves $9.6 million budget despite feud between mayor, council
• Reporters Stake Out Katie Holmes’s Hotel, Settle for Neighbor
• Anderson Cooper: When Out Is Easier Than In
• Nasdaq Will Never Stop Saying Sorry If It Means Keeping Facebook in Its...
• Mitt Romney Will Visit Israel This Summer
• Cops Sued for Shooting Ex-Marine at Home
• Financial Giants Are Moving Jobs Off Wall Street
• Snoop Dogg's son Cordell Broadus lands football scholarship offer from UCLA ...
• Small Farmers Creating a New Business Model as Agriculture Goes Local
• Grinding Energy Shortage Takes Toll on India's Growth
• A Vast New Taxing Power
• The 'Busy' Trap
• Michael Boskin: Obama and 'The Wealth of Nations'
• Ann Curry "Couldn't Even Look at" Matt Lauer on Last Week at TODAY
• What happened to 'Incredible India'?
• David Gelernter: What Is the American Creed?
• 'Fairy Circles' In Namibia Grasslands Remain A Mystery To Scientists
• Annan urges united action to end bloodshed in Syria
• The dissolution of Tom and Katie
• Anderson Cooper Receives Support From Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris and ...
• Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline settles fraud case for $3bn
• Higgs boson found? Almost
• Obama campaign's fundraising challenge
• Tarmoh will not run in Monday's 100-meter runoff
• 'I murdered my grandson': Moment sobbing grandmother told police she had shot ...
• Inside Scoop: The Nexus 7 Tablet
• US grounds fire-fighting C-130 aircraft after crash