Morning Digest: Insight: Can Occupy Wall Street survive?

Click to View in Browser 06/7/2012 Insight: Can Occupy Wall Street survive? (Reuters) - More than eight months after Occupy Wall Street burst onto the global stage, decrying income inequality and coining the phrase "We are the 99 percent," the movement's survival and continued relevance is far from assured. Donations to the flagship New York chapter have slowed to a trickle. Polls show that public support is rapidly waning. Media attention has dropped precipitously.. U.N. monitors try to verify new Syria massacre BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. monitors tried on Thursday to reach a village where activists say Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad massacred at least 78 villagers, hours before a divided U.N. Security Council discusses Syria.. Stock index futures signal pause after sharp rally PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday following the previous session's sharp rally, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.33 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.20 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.22 percent at 05.23 a.m. EDT.. Science fiction author Ray Bradbury dead at 91 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ray Bradbury, a giant of American literature who helped popularize science fiction with poetic, cerebral works such as "The Martian Chronicles," died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 91.. Devils edge Kings to keep Stanley Cup hopes alive LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils kept their slim Stanley Cup hopes alive with a battling 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday to avoid a sweep and send the series back to the Prudential Center.. Netflix plan seen as no big threat to content delivery firms (Reuters) - Netflix Inc's plans to use its own network for streaming movies and TV shows may not be as bad for content delivery companies as the initial market reaction suggested.. Venus makes last in a lifetime move across face of sun CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The planet Venus made a slow transit across the face of the sun on Tuesday, the last such passing that will be visible from Earth for 105 years.. Pot smoking mother drives off with baby on car roof PHOENIX (Reuters) - A marijuana-smoking woman was arrested on Saturday in Phoenix after she accidentally drove away with her five-week-old son in a child safety seat on the roof of her vehicle, police said.. Related Video Shuttle lowered onto aircraft carrier Shuttle docks at New York museum Great Debate Mitt Romney's inflated fearmongering Is America tipping toward a British system of government? 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