2014年9月17日 星期三

2014-09-18 U.S. Spotlight


Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body's Blood Sugar Controls  New York Times (blog)
Artificial sweeteners may disrupt the body's ability to regulate blood sugar, causing metabolic changes that can be a precursor to diabetes, researchers are reporting. That is “the very same condition that we often aim to prevent” by consuming sweeteners ...


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NFL Week 2 game picks: Seahawks, Niners roll; Colts fall again  NFL.com
Will Seattle relive its Lombardi moment from February and continue on that unexpectedly expected journey this Sunday in San Diego? Seahawks-Chargers should be one of the best matches on the sked -- and my answer lies below. Would particularly love ...


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The need for end-of-life discussions in the United States  PBS NewsHour
The Institute of Medicine released a report Tuesday that suggests end-of-life conversations should become a part of American life. Photo by Flickr user Tony Alter. It is time for conversations about death to become a part of life. That is one of the themes of a ...


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Walmart Workers Complain They Can't Afford New Dress Code  Huffington Post
Walmart workers are apparently not too happy about having Walmart tell them how to dress, and now labor activists are getting involved. Richard Reynoso, a Walmart employee working in a southern California store, sent a letter to Walmart's corporate ...


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Nicole Kidman joined by Keith Urban to discuss father Anthony's funeral with ...  Daily Mail
Following the sudden death of Dr Antony Kidman, father to Australian actress Nicole Kidman and her sister Atonia, plans are being put in place for the funeral. The Kidmans met with their minister, Father Paul Coleman, on Monday to discuss plans for a funeral ...


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Is Obama right to rule out U.S. ground combat against Islamic State?  PBS NewsHour
Can the U.S. rely on the Iraqi military and moderate Syrian rebels to eliminate the threat of the Islamic State? Gwen Ifill gets two views from former Defense Department official Janine Davidson and retired Col. Derek Harvey, a former Army intelligence officer, ...


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  The Guardian   
Free-market era in Sweden swept away as feminists and greens plot new path  The Guardian
For a man who is a near-certainty to become Sweden's prime minister after today's general election, Stefan Löfven has had a miserable campaign. In his latest misstep, Löfven, a burly union leader, was accused last week of "shoving" the female enterprise ...


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How to determine if the new iPhones will fit in your pocket  CNET
Trying to decide which of the new iPhones will fit into your hands, purse, or pocket? Here's an easy way to find out. by Eric Franklin · @nidopal; September 10, 2014 12:37 PM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +. email.

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GMO debate grows over golden rice in the Philippines  PBS NewsHour
Vitamin A deficiency is a deadly threat to kids and pregnant mothers in the Third World. In the Philippines, the best nutrient sources are rarely part of the daily diet, so researchers have tried adding vitamin A to rice, a staple food. Science correspondent Miles ...


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Weird Little Galaxy Hides a Giant Black Hole  Discovery News
The ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, known as M60-UCD1 (inset), is located near a massive elliptical galaxy NGC 4649, also called M60, about 54 million light years from Earth. X-ray: NASA/CXC/MSU/J.Strader et al, Optical: NASA/STScI. Gallery.

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