A helicopter drops flame retardant on a brush fire burning in Rancho Palos Verdes, California August 27, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

An industry's "decades-long deception"

The fire retardant industry engaged in a decades-long deception about its products, which are often filled with cancerous materials, the Chicago Tribune reports.   Read more at Counterparties  

The moon passes between the sun and the earth behind a windmill near Albuquerque, New Mexico May 20, 2012. The sun and moon aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event - an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Reuters Photojournalism

Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.  See more | Photo caption 

The Town Hall building on Sant' Agostino near Ferrara is seen damaged after an earthquake May 20, 2012. A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday morning, causing at least three deaths and collapsing rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns. REUTERS/Giorgio Benvenuti

Quake in Italy

A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy.  Slideshow 

A police officer swings a baton at protesters during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago May 20, 2012. Baton-swinging police officers clashed with anti-war protesters at the start of the NATO summit on Sunday, beating some and dragging others away. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly   (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Anti-NATO clashes

Police officers and protesters clash outside the NATO summit in Chicago.  Slideshow 

Greenspan presses case to buy Dow Jones

LOS ANGELES | Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:38am EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan on Monday continued his push to buy a stake in Dow Jones & Co. Inc. with an open letter to the board but criticized the sale process for being unclear.

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