2014年9月19日 星期五

2014-09-20 U.S. Spotlight

  Forbes   
Mayweather Career Earnings Top $400 Million With Maidana Fight  Forbes
Floyd Mayweather squares off against Marcos Maidana Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a rematch of their May fight won by Mayweather in a highly entertaining, majority decision. It was Mayweather's closest fight in at least a decade. Despite ...


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Why Democrats and Republicans don't understand each other  Vox
Political scientists Matthew Grossmann and David Hopkins think the Democratic and Republican parties really are different, and in a series of papers, they're trying to prove it. In "Policymaking in Red and Blue," Grossmann and Hopkins state their conclusion ...


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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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Should public lands be a natural setting for extreme sports?  PBS NewsHour
When an iconic geological landmark outside Moab, Utah, became the site of an extreme rope-swing, it captured the attention of the Bureau of Land Management. Officials are proposing a ban on rope sport activities at Corona Arch to evaluate the impact on ...


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Here's How To Get Top Dollar On Your Trade-in When Buying A New iPhone 6  Forbes
There's a strong chance that if you're in the market for a new iPhone, you're among the 42% of smartphone owners in the U.S. that already have one. The good news is that your old phone likely has value to someone else. With older models fetching upwards ...


   

  The Independent   
Isis vs Isil vs Islamic State: What do they mean – and why does it matter?  The Independent
The beheading of British aid worker David Haines has highlighted once again the brutality of the extremists operating in the Middle East for a jihadist group that claims to have set up a caliphate called the “Islamic State”. In the aftermath of the killing, the British ...


   

  USA TODAY   
Alibaba IPO analysis: To buy or not to buy  USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — For investors who trust a business model, management team and corporate structure that were made in China, it's hard not to recommend Alibaba shares as a long-term holding. The company's growth prospects, potential market size and ...


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Ted Cruz: The Dangers of Not Listening  Huffington Post
My mother was fond of saying "if you want someone to hear you, you must first listen to them" -- know them, understand the questions they are asking, and be sensitive to their concerns. If you do this, she would say, "you will be able to speak with people and ...


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  AdAge.com   
Amazon Tops List of Google's 25 Biggest Search Advertisers  AdAge.com
One of Google's emerging rivals for online ad dollars is also its biggest search-ad buyer. Amazon spent $157.7 million on Google U.S. search ads in 2013, by far the most by any company, according to Ad Age DataCenter's first ranking based on data from ...


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  PYMNTS.com   
Apple Pay | Winners, Losers And Question Marks  PYMNTS.com
Regardless of Apple Pay's long run success, we've all just witnessed an inflection point in payments – a point in time after which nothing will ever be the same. What happens over the next three to five years will likely decide the direction of payments and ...


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