Morning Digest: Freed soldier's hometown cancels rally amid anger over swap

	Click to View in Browser 06/5/2014 Freed soldier's hometown cancels rally amid anger over swap KABUL (Reuters) - The political uproar over the prisoner swap that won the release of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity intensified on Wednesday when his hometown canceled plans for a rally celebrating his return amid allegations that he deserted.. Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine town, residents flee NEAR SLAVIANSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian government forces battled separatists with artillery and automatic weapons on Wednesday in a second day of fighting in and around Slaviansk, forcing many residents to flee.. France's Hollande seeks to widen BNP fine debate PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande sought to widen the basis of his fight against a possible $10 billion U.S. fine facing bank BNP Paribas ahead of a meeting with Barack Obama on Thursday, warning of "consequences across the euro zone".. Coldplay keeps Mariah Carey from topping Billboard 200 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British rockers Coldplay retained the top spot on the weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, holding off new entries from Mariah Carey and Austin Mahone.. Colorful player, manager, coach Don Zimmer dies at 83 (Reuters) - Don Zimmer, a colorful baseball lifer whose career touched such storied franchises as the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox, died in Florida on Wednesday at age 83, the Tampa Bay Rays said.. Netflix blames slow speeds on Verizon, other Internet providers WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is telling customers that Verizon Inc and other Internet providers are to blame for slow speeds as the video streaming service pushes to avoid paying for faster delivery of its movies and TV shows.. SoftBank to start selling personal robots next year TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Thursday it will start selling human-like robots for personal use by February, expanding into a sector seen key to addressing labour shortages in one of the world's fastest ageing societies.. Puppy drives car into Massachusetts pond, owner says BOSTON (Reuters) - A 3-month-old German shepherd puppy is being blamed for driving a family car into a Massachusetts pond.. Related Video For fallen soldiers' families, Bergdahl release stirs resentment An exclusive look back at the army unit Bowe Bergdahl deployed with in 2009 Great Debate The guy who reads crap on the Web so you don't have to Why reparations for slavery could help boost the economy 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