Morning Digest: Romney wins Ohio, but fails to land knockout blow

Click to View in Browser 03/7/2012 Romney wins Ohio, but fails to land knockout blow STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney eked out a close victory in Ohio but failed to land a knockout blow against rival Rick Santorum on the Republican presidential nominating contest's biggest night, raising the chances of a drawn-out battle between the party's establishment and its grassroots conservatives.. Syrians bombard rebels, Obama says Assad will fall AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks bombarded opposition areas in Homs overnight and the Red Cross tried for a sixth day to gain access to Baba Amr, a fallen rebel stronghold where activists have reported bloody reprisals by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.. Stock futures point to higher Wall St open (Reuters) Stock futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wednesday after steep declines in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.2 to 0.3 percent.. Tribeca expands world view in film fest lineup NEW YORK (Reuters) - Films about the treatment of women in India and a gay man in Israel will open the competitions at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival among a range of foreign stories and dozens of movies starring James Franco, Abbie Cornish, Kate Bosworth and others.. Mavs restrain "Linsanity" to rally past Knicks (Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks to a revenge 95-85 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday as the "Linsanity" frenzy showed further signs of fizzling out.. Bill Gates company starts music service for pros LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates' privately held Corbis, which provides photos and film video for advertisers, is expanding further into entertainment by launching an online music service with songs from the four largest publishers.. Scientists at U.S. lab detect hints of elusive particle CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists said they have gotten even closer to proving the existence of the elusive Higgs boson, the so-called "God particle" that supplies mass to matter and would complete Albert Einstein's theory of the universe.. 81-year-old woman wins record lottery cash jackpot (Reuters) - An 81-year-old Rhode Island woman came forward on Tuesday to claim a $336.4 million PowerBall prize, the third biggest jackpot in the game's history, lottery officials said.. Related Video U.S. Networks project that Romney win Virginia; Gingrich win Georgia Obama seeks to calm "drumbeat" of war over Iran Great Debate An unsung victory in healthcare A Sex Ed 101 curriculum for conservatives 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