Venezuelan-born academic named president of MITCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday named Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer born in Venezuela who has been the university's provost since 2005, as its 17th president.
16 May 2012 21:14 - Share Fiat's Elkann gets behind the wheel for Mille MigliaBRESCIA, Italy (Reuters) - John Elkann, the media-shy chairman of one of the world's biggest car companies, got behind the wheel and demonstrated his driving skills on Thursday in Italy's legendary four-day Mille Miglia rally race.
9 hours ago - Share Peter Berg discusses bringing "Battleship" to filmLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Peter Berg parlayed successful acting work on TV shows like medical drama "Chicago Hope" to an even greater directing career of movies such as "Friday Night Lights," which later became a TV series, and the Will Smith action flick "Hancock."
20 hours ago - Share Britney is back - and so are the brickbatsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears hasn't even taken her seat as the new judge of "The X Factor," but the pop icon is already getting a lesson in the media glare of live, talent show television.
24 hours ago - Share Second Travolta accuser drops suit, hires celebrity attorneyLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery dropped his lawsuit against the Hollywood star on Thursday and hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, who said she may file a new complaint in a different court.
21 hours ago - Share Mexico pays tribute to Carlos Fuentes before French burialMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans bid farewell to renowned author Carlos Fuentes on Wednesday in an emotional tribute attended by the president and the country's most prominent intellectuals before a planned burial in France.
16 May 2012 16:28 - Share Okada bets to win with fine dining and casinosHONG KONG (Reuters) - Kazuo Okada, the Japanese billionaire engaged in a fierce legal battle with Las Vegas casino tycoon Steve Wynn, is diversifying his pachinko company with a string of his own restaurants and is negotiating to build a casino resort in South Korea.
15 May 2012 16:44 - Share Booker T. & the MGs bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn dies at 70LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of Booker T. & the MGs whose thick bottom grooves anchored many of the classic soul hits from the 1960s, has died on tour in Japan, his friend and bandmate Steve Cropper said on Sunday. Dunn was 70.
14 May 2012 02:30 - Share Venezuela challenger woos Chavez's rural heartlandSOCOPO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Deep in the rural home state of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that has for years been off limits for opposition politicians, rival candidate Henrique Capriles struggled to push through a throng of screaming supporters.
14 May 2012 11:00 - Share Iggy Pop mellows but not getting in a box yetPARIS (Reuters) - Punk music pioneer Iggy Pop - famous for onstage mayhem like smearing his sinewy torso with olive oil and diving headfirst into crowds - is mellowing in old age with a solo album of crooning classic covers, half of them in French.
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