us-hotdailynews: 9月 2014

2014年9月30日星期二

2014-10-01 U.S. Spotlight

Obama: US misjudged threat of Islamic State militants PBS NewsHour
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said in an interview airing Sunday that he agrees with intelligence leaders who believe the United States not only underestimated the threat of militants seeking to form the Islamic State group but also overestimated ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. Health

Ebola Is Diagnosed in Texas, First Case Found in the US New York Times
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the infected individual came to the United States from Liberia. Video by Associated Press on Publish Date September 30, 2014. Continue reading the main story. Continue ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. Science

Sydney Morning Herald

Australia's 2013 heatwave due to climate change, researchers conclude Sydney Morning Herald
Record temperatures in Australia in 2013 were almost certainly caused by man-made climate change, five separate studies have found. Researchers from the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University and the University of NSW have ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. Sports

A's playoff notes: Oakland looks to keep Royals bullpen out of it San Jose Mercury News
KANSAS CITY -- The A's were down to one catcher after the third inning when Derek Norris had to replace the injured Geovany Soto. Soto hurt his left thumb tagging out Kansas City Royals base runner Eric Hosmer at the plate in the first inning of Tuesday's ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. Entertainment

RollingStone.com

'Sons of Anarchy' recap: 'The streets are about to blow up' San Jose Mercury News
(SPOILER ALERT: Read no further if you don't want to know what happened during the latest episode of the FX drama, "Sons of Anarchy"). -----. I'd love to have a dollar for every time someone has written or uttered the line, "All hell is about to break loose on ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. Technology

The Most Important Promised Feature Of Windows 10 Could Pay Off Big For ... Forbes
Microsoft unveiled much of what I said you should expect to hear at their Windows press event today in San Francisco, along with a few new details and additional features we hadn't heard of yet from all of the “Windows 9″ leaks buzzing around the net ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. Business

EBay Does About-Face in Decision to Spin Off PayPal New York Times
Photo. A PayPal employee demonstrates pay options.Credit Beck Diefenbach/Reuters. At eBay's annual board retreat in Half Moon Bay, Calif., in June, the company's 12 directors found themselves moving in a somewhat unexpected direction: breaking up the ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. U.S.

Secret Service let armed former convict ride in an elevator with Obama Fox News
President Obama shared an elevator earlier this month with an armed security contractor who has three felony convictions relating to assault and battery, in the latest report of a serious violation of Secret Service security protocols. Multiple sources confirmed ...

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2014-10-01 U.S. World

Chinese Web Censors Struggle With Hong Kong Protest New York Times
As protesters in Hong Kong continue to defy the authorities with their demands for greater democracy, mainland China's politically minded web users have been trying to outmaneuver the invisible army of Internet guardians working to scour social media of ...

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2014年9月27日星期六

2014-09-28 U.S. Spotlight

Tom Doak on What Makes a Great Golf Course and Updating His Cult-Classic ... Golf.com
Golf-course architect Tom Doak during the 2013 U.S. Women's Open at Sebonack Golf Club, the Southampton, N.Y., course he co-designed with Jack Nicklaus. Before he had a platform, golf course architect Tom Doak had opinions -- sharp, incisive views on ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. Health

Ebola deaths in West Africa 'pass 3000' - WHO BBC News
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 3,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The latest figures indicate that more than 6,500 people are believed to have been infected in the region. Liberia is the worst affected country, ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. Science

Al-Jazeerah.info

Water on Earth and Solar System is Older than You Think Beta Wired
US-expands-conservation-efforts-in-Pacific-Ocean-with- Have you ever took a nice sip of fresh water, looked at the glass, and asked yourself, “How old is this stuff?” Well astronomers were asking the same thing. Astronomers have actually found that half of ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. Sports

Arkansas's 14th straight SEC loss is its most painful yet CBSSports.com
Everything was over. Arkansas's upset of Texas A&M. The Hogs' 13-game SEC losing streak. Bret Bielema's winless conference record. Maybe even the Hogs' multiseason exclusion from the top 25 polls. The Razorbacks were ahead 28-14, Jonathan ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. Entertainment

George Clooney -- OFFICIALLY MARRIED TMZ.com
0927-george-clooney-married-getty-01 Sorry ladies, there's no more time to object ... so forever hold your peace -- because George Clooney has finally married Amal Alamuddin. The couple tied the knot at the Aman Canal Grande luxury resort in Venice, Italy ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. Technology

US Banks Stand The Risk Of Being Shellshocked Dumb-Out
Top financial regulators in the United States are warning banks in the country to shore up holes in their software to protect against the Shellshock bug that poses significant security risks involving customer data. Shellshock is the most recent in a slew of ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. Business

Could Bill Gross Handle an Activist Investor After Pimco Exit? TheStreet.com
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bill Gross has successfully squared off against financial market behemoths like the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. As the "Bond King" leaves Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. U.S.

New York Daily News

Bill, Hillary Clinton beam while leaving Lenox Hospital after birth of new ... New York Daily News
The grandparents of former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton's newborn girl are bursting with pride. In a statement released Saturday, President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton said they are "blessed, grateful and so happy to be the grandparents of a beautiful ...

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2014-09-28 U.S. World

CNN

Hong Kong protests: What you need to know CNN
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong is in the midst of its longest series of political protests since the 1997 handover. Pro-democracy activists say they are making good on a long-threatened vow to try and paralyze the city's financial district -- a key business hub ...

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2014年9月24日星期三

2014-09-25 U.S. Spotlight

Planck Reveals Dusty Problem for BICEP2s Gravitational Waves Discovery News
Planck's full-sky galactic dust map of the northern galactic hemisphere (left) and southern galactic hemisphere (right). The map shows galactic dust density where blue regions indicates low density and red indicates high density. The patch of sky observed by ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. Health

Canada's new top doctor planning beefed-up Ebola effort CTV News
The incoming head of the Public Health Agency of Canada says he wants to step up efforts to fight the Ebola outbreak. Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's newly-appointed chief medical officer, says he wants to send more mobile clinics, more doctors and more ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. Science

Mangalyaan success: Why Western criticism of India's Mars mission is blatant ... Firstpost
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in November 2013, when the Mangalyaan was launched from Earth. It has been republished in light of the success of the India Mars mission. Balaji Viswanathan. India has now successfully launched its ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. Sports

Entertainment Weekly

ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons After Simmons Dares ESPN to Punish Him For ... seattlepi.com
ESPN suspended Bill Simmons for three weeks on Wednesday in response to comments Simmons made during Monday's edition of his podcast, in which he blasted NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a profanity-laced tirade. First, Simmons called Goodell ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. Entertainment

Entertainment Weekly

Julie Chen says not to count on another 'Big Brother: All-Stars' any time soon Entertainment Weekly
Season 16 of Big Brother concludes tonight at 9:30pm on CBS when either Derrick, Cody, or Victoria…okay, make that either Derrick or Cody, will be crowned champion. And according to host Julie Chen, even Cody is a long shot at this point. Can Derrick ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. Technology

Don't install that iPhone update! How to bring your iPhone back to life and ... Digital Trends
If you downloaded the iOS 8.0.1 update on your brand-new iPhone, you probably noticed that your cell service and Touch ID were no longer working. Apple may have pulled the update and is clearly looking for a fix, but who can wait patiently when their ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. Business

Stocks rally breaking losing streak USA TODAY
A rally on Wall Street on Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial up 154 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq broke a three-day losing streak. Investors are still cautious about the tensions in the Middle East but banked on more stimulus from the ECB. Loading ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. U.S.

Jesse L. “LJ” Matthew Jr. arrested in case of missing U-Va. student Hannah ... Washington Post
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The man who allegedly abducted missing University of Virginia sophomore Hannah Graham was taken into custody Wednesday in Galveston, Tex., after a widespread manhunt, and police said he now will be taken to Charlottesville to ...

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2014-09-25 U.S. World

Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite US strikes Reuters
DAMASCUS/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria again on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters' advance in a Kurdish area where fleeing refugees told of villages burnt and ...

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2014年9月23日星期二

2014-09-24 U.S. Spotlight

Forget GMOs. The Future of Food Is Data—Mountains of It Wired
Inside a squat building on San Francisco's 10th Street, packed into a space that looks a lot like a high school chem lab, Hampton Creek is redesigning the food you eat. Mixing and matching proteins found in the world's plants, the tiny startup already has ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. Health

Is Ebola Coming To America? Experts Ponder As Ebola Epidemic Rages In West ... Forbes
New CDC and WHO data suggest that Africa's Ebola outbreak is worse than expected — and in a worst-case scenario, the current Ebola epidemic could become endemic. And those gloomy projections have experts worried that Ebola will inevitably arrive in ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. Science

India Mars satellite Mangalyaan successfully enters orbit BBC News
The Mangalyaan robotic probe arrived in orbit early on Wednesday following a 10-month journey from Earth. A 24-minute engine burn slowed the probe down enough to allow it to be captured by Mars' gravity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at the ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. Sports

Claiborne Demoted, Skips Walk-Through ESPN
ESPNDallas.com columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor breaks down the latest on Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne, who stormed out of the team's facility after finding out he had been replaced in the starting lineup by Orlando Scandrick. Tags: NFL, Morris ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. Entertainment

Atlanta Black Star

Sons of Anarchy recap: Playing with Monsters Entertainment Weekly
Remember how Tara said Jax had turned into a monster in the season 6 finale? Well, he gets a bit closer to that side of the scale in this episode. Vengeance-seeking Jax is simultaneously disturbing and enjoyable to watch when he's one step removed from ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. Technology

Will it bend? iPhone 6 takes a turn for the worse  CNET
The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus may be thinner and larger, but reports are emerging that the aluminium construction has left some users bent out of shape. by Claire Reilly · @reillystyley; 24 September 2014 3:10 am BST. comments. 0. facebook. twitter.
Bend-gate: Apple iPhone 6 Plus found bending in pants pockets   Sydney Morning Herald
The Bendable iPhone 6 Plus May Be Too Thin For Its Own Good   Forbes
iPhone users report bending issue   9news.com.au
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Huffington Post
Engadget
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10 annoying problems with iOS 8 (and iPhone 6) and how to fix them Digital Trends
It may not be the kind of striking transformation ushered in by last year's iOS 7, but the newest flavor of Apple's mobile platform has plenty going on. There are new features, new apps, and a lot of little tweaks, including the ability to add custom keyboards, ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. Business

Montreal Gazette

Canada joins pledge at United Nations climate summit to cut emissions Montreal Gazette
NEW YORK — As global carbon emissions continue their record-breaking rise, Canada has joined more than 100 other countries at the United Nations climate summit to pledge action amid widespread cynicism about their strength and sincerity. UN Secretary ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. U.S.

Fired UPS worker kills two supervisors, self, in Alabama shooting Reuters
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) - A recently-fired UPS employee on Tuesday shot dead two supervisors at the company facility where he had worked in Birmingham, Alabama, before turning the gun on himself, police said. The gunman, identified by authorities ...

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2014-09-24 U.S. World

US, Arab allies launch first strikes on Islamic State in Syria The Globe and Mail
The United States may have been calling the shots in Tuesday's air strikes against Islamic State terrorists, but in a historic shift, five Arab monarchies – Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan – joined the war to fight radical Muslim ...

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2014年9月22日星期一

2014-09-23 U.S. Spotlight

Yahoo Finance (blog)

"The Retiree Next Door": How successful retirees stretch their savings Yahoo Finance (blog)
Toni Eugenia, 56, retired early in this cozy over-55 community in Seattle Wash. in 2013. (Photo: Toni Eugenia). By the time she hit her late 40s, Toni Eugenia wasn't sure she would ever be able to retire. Eugenia, 56, a pharmacy technician who lived in ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. Health

Ebola Death Rate 70 Percent, WHO Says in Dire New Forecast  NBCNews.com
World Health Organization researchers issued a dire new forecast for the Ebola epidemic Tuesday, one that sees 20,000 cases by November. And 70 percent of patients are dying. That's a big increase over the previous estimates of a 50 percent fatality rate.
Ebola cases could cross 20000 by November, WHO report says   Washington Post
Health Agency's New Assessment of the Epidemic Is More Dire Still   New York Times
WHO says Ebola cases could exceed 20000 within weeks   Politico
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Daily News & Analysis
Christian Science Monitor
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Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Thyroid Function Latin Post
One of the most widely-prescribed medications for type 2 diabetes has been linked to lower levels of thyroid functioning, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Taking metformin, used to lower blood glucose levels by reducing ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. Science

Criticism of Study Detecting Ripples From Big Bang Continues to Expand New York Times
In the spring a group of astronomers who go by the name of Bicep announced that they had detected ripples in the sky, gravitational waves that were the opening notes of the Big Bang. The finding was heralded as potentially the greatest discovery of the ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. Sports

USOC CEO weighs in on Hope Solo charges Washington Post
The chief executive of the U.S. Olympic Committee says he is disturbed by domestic abuse charges against women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo, but did not say whether he believes she should face disciplinary action, such as suspension, before the ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. Entertainment

Video: Alaska TV Reporter Drops F-Bomb, Quits on Air to Promote Marijuana AceShowbiz
Charlo Greene, a reporter for KTVA, reveals she's the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club during a live broadcast and says she quits her job to concentrate on legalization of marijuana in Alaska. Tweet ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. Technology

Apple sells more than 10 million new iPhones in first 3 days Reuters
REUTERS - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it sold more than 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new models went on sale on Friday, underscoring strong demand for phones with larger displays. Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company could have ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. Business

India Morning Call-Global Markets Reuters
EQUITIES. NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 suffering its biggest one-day decline since early August, as the latest housing data came in much weaker than expected, raising new concerns about the rate of growth in the ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. U.S.

White House Intruder's Past Raises Concern New York Times
A member of the Secret Service Uniformed Division at the White House on Monday. A man scaled a fence and made his way through the front door on Friday. Credit Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the ...

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2014-09-23 U.S. World

US airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria start USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military, along with Arab allies, launched the first airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria late Monday, as the war ordered by President Obama against the militant organization took on an urgent new phase. The Pentagon ...

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2014年9月21日星期日

2014-09-22 U.S. Spotlight

National Geographic

Photographer Captures Tens of Thousands Fleeing ISIS, Entering Turkey National Geographic
Up to 5,000 Syrians from Kobani amass at the border with Turkey on Friday evening, next to the Turkish village of Dikmetas. Photograph by John Stanmeyer, VII. Scott Johnson. for National Geographic. Published September 21, 2014. At least 66,000 Syrian ...

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2014-09-22 U.S. Health

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone lockdown not extended CBC.ca
A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone aimed at stemming the worst Ebola epidemic on record has identified dozens of new infections will not to be extended despite not reaching everyone in the country. In one of the most extreme strategies employed since ...

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2014-09-22 U.S. Science

New York climate march attracts nearly 400000 people Fox News
Demonstrators make their way down Sixth Avenue in New York during the People's Climate March. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow). The People's Climate March in New York has attracted nearly 400,000 people, say organizers, making it the largest climate march ...

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2014-09-22 U.S. Sports

Russell Wilson, Seahawks prove overtime is the right time The Seattle Times
After a poor second half that included a costly interception, Russell Wilson came up with a moment in overtime that turned out to be another one of those that will define him: A beautiful drive in which he out-Manninged Peyton Manning to pull the victory back ...

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2014-09-22 U.S. Entertainment

Eric "The Actor" Lynch Dies at 39, Hollywood Reacts to Beloved Howard Stern ... E! Online
Eric "The Actor" Lynch, who was a popular guest on Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show, died Saturday afternoon. He was 39. Johnny Fratto, who was Lynch's manager, confirmed the news on Twitter Sunday afternoon. "I am so sorry and so sad to inform ...

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2014-09-22 U.S. Technology

iPhone 6 Plus sparks a grey market The Australian
THE appeal of bigger screens — and the potential profit of reselling the phones elsewhere — attracted crowds as Apple began selling its newest iPhones in stores on Friday. New phone models often draw Apple fans outside stores, but observers from ...

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2014-09-22 U.S. Business

Alibaba's Banks Said to Boost IPO Size to Record $25 Billion Bloomberg
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)'s initial public offering became the biggest ever at $25 billion, after bankers exercised an option to boost the deal size by 15 percent on strong demand, a person familiar with the matter said. The underwriters exercised a ...

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