Morning Digest: Akin rebuffs Romney, Republican calls to quit Senate race

	Click to View in Browser 08/22/2012 Akin rebuffs Romney, Republican calls to quit Senate race WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressman Todd Akin, under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, insisted on Tuesday he would not leave the Missouri Senate race, despite pressure from fellow Republicans and talk of who might replace him on the November 6 ballot.. Ecuador's leader says open to talks with Britain on Assange QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador is ready to negotiate over the fate of Julian Assange if Britain withdraws a threat to raid its embassy in London where the WikiLeaks founder has sought refuge, President Rafael Correa said on Tuesday.. Stock index futures signal slight falls LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 off 0.2 percent, with Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 futures both down 0.1 percent at 0919 GMT.. A Minute With: Keanu Reeves going digital with 'Side By Side' LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Keanu Reeves' latest film, "Side By Side," has no car chases, explosions or slow-motion bullets like those in "The Matrix." But for fans of cinema, it has something even more valuable - an inside look at digital technology's impact on traditional film.. Late PGA season good vibes a habit for Dustin Johnson (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson has made a habit of thriving in the latter part of the PGA Tour season, good reason for him to be excited about his title defense at this week's Barclays tournament in Farmingdale, New York.. Videogame players, the next Olympians? COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - It's not exactly an Olympic sport - not yet, anyway - but as the London Games drew to a close this past Sunday, thousands of professional videogame players geared up for an event that for some can be as lucrative as winning a gold medal.. Mars rover Curiosity gears up for Wednesday test drive CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, dispatched to study if the Red Planet could have hosted life, will take its first test drive on Wednesday.. Finn throws Olympic distance with old Nokia SAVONLINNA, Finland (Reuters) - A Finnish teenager won a mobile phone throwing contest on Saturday by hurling his old Nokia phone 101.46 meters.. Related Video Stocks fall from four-year high U.S. Day Ahead: Counting down to Fed minutes Great Debate 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 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend