2014年11月30日 星期日

2014-12-01 U.S. Spotlight


Glamour (blog)
   
Here's What Happened After Alfonso Ribeiro Won Dancing With the Stars Last ...   
Glamour (blog)
Here's What Happened After Alfonso Ribeiro Won Dancing With the Stars Last Night, and All the Backstage Gossip! By Jessica Radloff. 4 days ago. Are the ducks quacking extra loud tonight? Is a pretty little liar alive and well and a new-crowned champion?

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A eulogy for RadioShack, the panicked and half-dead retail empire   
SB Nation
This may very well be RadioShack's final holiday season. Jon, a former employee, looks back on a strange, craven, five thousand-fingered strip-mall monster from a forgotten age.  Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook  Share Share on ...

2014-12-01 U.S. Health


IBNLive
   
AIDS awareness candlelight vigil honors those who died   
Orlando Sentinel
Bill Moore was walking toward the end of the 50 or so people on a candlelight walk Sunday evening, the eve of World AIDS Day. He held the candle in his left hand in remembrance of his brother who died of AIDS in 1987. lRelated On Any Given Sunday: ...

2014-12-01 U.S. Science

  ABC News   
NASA's Orion capsule set for critical test flight  Detroit Free Press
CAPE CANAVERAL — Threatened with cancellation four years ago, NASA's Orion capsule survived the political heat. This week, NASA will see if the spacecraft it is designing to one day fly astronauts to Mars can handle a searing, 20,000-mph re-entry ...

2014-12-01 U.S. Sports


USA TODAY
   
Kosta Karageorge found dead near Ohio State's campus   
USA TODAY
Missing Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge was found dead Sunday of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Columbus Police confirmed. Sgt. Richard Weiner said Karageorge, who had been missing since Wednesday after sending a ...

2014-12-01 U.S. Entertainment

  Entertainment Weekly   
Did 'The Walking Dead' midseason finale and that big [SPOILER] satisfy?  Entertainment Weekly
[SPOILER ALERT: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday's midseason finale of The Walking Dead. Because AMC didn't send screeners of the finale, we weren't able to write the recap ahead of time. Look for it soon.] ...

2014-12-01 U.S. Technology

  Wall Street Journal   
Change your watch band with an app  The Australian Financial Review
Fashion Entertainments, a Japanese “startup” said to be a stealthy subsidiary of Sony, is looking for crowdfunding for a smart watch on which the face and the band are one and the same thing. The so-called FES Watch uses the one, flexible e-paper screen ...

2014-12-01 U.S. Business


Reuters
   
China's official PMI slips to eight-month low in November   
Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's manufacturing sector slowed to an eight-month low in November, suggesting the world's second-largest economy is still losing momentum and more policy easing may be needed in addition to a surprise interest rate cut ...

2014-12-01 U.S. U.S.


New York Times
   
Mend, but Mind the Cause, Churches Urge After a Stormy Week in Ferguson   
New York Times
ST. LOUIS — At worship services around this region, clergy on Sunday called for recovery and healing after a week that began with an announcement that a grand jury would not indict a white police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson ...

2014-12-01 U.S. World


BBC News
   
Hong Kong protesters clash with police at government HQ   
BBC News
Hong Kong police have clashed with pro-democracy activists trying to surround government offices, in some of the worst unrest in two months of protests. Protesters fought police armed with pepper spray and batons on roads around the camp in the Admiralty ...

2014年11月29日 星期六

2014-11-30 U.S. Spotlight

  Fusion   
Across the tracks from Ferguson, Clayton enlists private army to brace for trouble  Fusion
CLAYTON, Missouri —St. Louis looks like a city prepping for a storm. In Ferguson, residents are filling their gas tanks and stockpiling supplies, as strip-mall business owners spray-paint “OPEN” on plywood barricades nailed across storefronts. Twelve miles ...

2014-11-30 U.S. Health


NDTV
   
Surgeon who died of Ebola eulogized at Maryland service   
Chicago Tribune
Ebola virus discoverer Peter Piot addresses a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva October 7, 2014. Ebola virus discoverer Peter Piot addresses a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva October 7, 2014. (Denis Balibouse / Reuters).
Death toll from Ebola outbreak nears 7000 in West Africa - WHO   Reuters
Ebola Death Toll Near 7000, WHO Says   Voice of America
Doctor Who Died Of Ebola Hailed As Hero   CBS Local
Daily News & Analysis   
Washington Post   
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Design & Trend
   
No New Cases Of Ebola In Mali After Last Patient Is Cured, Says President   
Design & Trend
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said Mali is Ebola-free after the last confirmed case was cured. The country has had seven confirmed case and one probable case after the virus spread from Guinea -- its neighboring country. Six of the patients that ...

2014-11-30 U.S. Science


American Live Wire
   
Is Graphene Is Better than Steel or Kevlar?   
American Live Wire
According to the recent reports, US specialists exposed utilizing a minute shooting range that Graphene — a multi-layered material with a 10 to 100 nanometer thickness, may be a top-class bullet-proof material, since it appears to assimilate and diffuse 10 ...

2014-11-30 U.S. Sports


USA TODAY
   
Ole Miss likely ends Mississippi State's Playoff hopes in Egg Bowl   
USA TODAY
Mississippi running back Jaylen Walton (6) pulls away from Mississippi State linebacker Beniquez Brown (42) after a pass reception during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP). OXFORD, Miss. – Breaking down ...

2014-11-30 U.S. Entertainment


CBS Local
   
First Trailer Released For 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'   
CBS Local
The first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens released Friday morning. (Source: http://www.starwars.com/). Related Tags: Episode VII, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars Trailer, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Trailer. Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | ...

2014-11-30 U.S. Technology


Mashable
   
Sony quietly unveils e-ink smartwatch as a crowdfunding project   
Mashable
Earlier this week, we reported that Sony might soon launch its own e-ink smartwatch and now we know what the company really had up its sleeves: the FES Watch. Sony's e-ink-powered FES Watch (Fashion Entertainments Watch) has been hiding in plain ...

2014-11-30 U.S. Business


BBC News
   
Black Friday: Police called as sales turn ugly   
BBC News
Police have been called to supermarkets across the UK amid crowd surges as people hunt for "Black Friday" offers. Greater Manchester Police appealed for calm after attending seven Tesco shops, at which three men were arrested and a woman was hit by a ...

2014-11-30 U.S. U.S.


Fox News
   
Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson resigns   
Fox News
Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed teenager Michael Brown in a confrontation in August, has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department nearly four months after the confrontation that fueled protests in the St. Louis suburb and across the ...

2014-11-30 U.S. World


Voice of America
   
Throng Protests Mubarak's Acquittal in Protesters' Deaths   
Voice of America
Egyptian police used tear gas and water cannon against more than 1,000 protesters upset with Saturday's acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak in the deaths of anti-government demonstrators in 2011. Egyptians gather in tea shop to watch a state ...

2014年11月28日 星期五

2014-11-29 U.S. Spotlight


News Wrap: Black Friday inspires frenzied shopping, protests on workers' rights ...  PBS NewsHour
In our news wrap Friday, about 140 million people in the U.S. were expected to shop between Thanksgiving and the end of the holiday weekend. Meanwhile, workers picketed at some Walmart stores demanding more full-time jobs. Also, a gunman in Austin, ...

2014-11-29 U.S. Health


Diabetes Insider
   
Scientists Develop A New Dry Powder Inhalable Measles Vaccine   
Diabetes Insider
The World Health Organization (WHO) claims that “Measles is one of the most readily transmitted communicable diseases and probably the best known and most deadly of all childhood rash/fever illnesses.” Because of this measles vaccination is important; ...

2014-11-29 U.S. Science

  Discovery News   
Japanese Asteroid Probe to Fish for Ingredients of Life  Discovery News
Following a successful mission to return samples from an asteroid to Earth, Japan is poised to launch a follow-on expedition, with hopes of finding organics. Play Video · Space Probe Explodes On Earth Re-Entry. The Japanese Hayabusa probe exploded on ...

2014-11-29 U.S. Sports

  New York Times   
NFL's Rice Wins Reinstatement in Arbitration  New York Times
An arbitrator on Friday overturned the National Football League's indefinite suspension of Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Ravens running back who knocked out his fiancée in an elevator altercation. The decision called the penalty “arbitrary” and in conflict ...

2014-11-29 U.S. Entertainment

  HitFix   
We can reveal the true identity of the mysterious narrator of the 'Star Wars' trailer  HitFix
I know he's omnipresent in pop culture right now, and I know he worked with JJ Abrams, but at no point has anyone reported that Cumberbatch is part of the new movies, so I find it really confusing when people angrily insist that he has to be the person ...

2014-11-29 U.S. Technology


Mobile Burn
   
How to run Android apps on Windows 8 PCs in 15 easy steps   
BGR
Android is currently the world's dominant mobile platform, having more than a billion monthly users according to Google's most recent stats. These users have also downloaded billions of apps from the Google Play Store on their Android smartphones and ...

2014-11-29 U.S. Business

  Reuters   
US Black Friday shopping marked by thinner crowds, protests  Reuters
1 of 15. A Walmart employee helps a customer with a 50' TV on sale for $218 on Black Friday in Broomfield, Colorado November 28, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking. Related Video. Video · Black Friday protests send economic message. 6:21pm EST.
Black Friday becomes just another family-shopping day   The Seattle Times
Up Early in Pursuit of Deals, Black Friday Shoppers Find Small Crowds   New York Times
Crowds seeking deals flock to stores on Black Friday   Boston Globe
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Los Angeles Times   
Minneapolis Star Tribune   
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  Dallas Morning News   
Wal-Mart workers, backers mount Black Friday protest in Grand Prairie  Dallas Morning News
Demonstrators protested Friday at the Wal-Mart near Great Southwest Parkway and Interstate 20 in Grand Prairie. By KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS krjacobs@dallasnews.com. Staff Writer. Published: 28 November 2014 08:45 PM. Updated: 28 November ...

2014-11-29 U.S. U.S.


Getty Images
   
Holiday Shopping Begins In Ferguson As Protests Continue   
Getty Images
FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 28: A message written in chalk is displayed on the sidewalk along West Florissant Road November 28, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Earlier today a small stretch of West Florissant Road was open back to motorist and residents ...

2014-11-29 U.S. World


BBC News
   
Nigeria unrest: President Jonathan condemns deadly mosque attack   
BBC News
Nigeria's president has pledged "to leave no stone unturned" in tracking down the perpetrators of a mosque attack that killed dozens of people. Goodluck Jonathan urged the nation "to confront the common enemy" after the gun and bomb attack during Friday's ...

2014年11月27日 星期四

2014-11-28 U.S. Spotlight

  New York Times   
Obama Builds Environmental Legacy With 1970 Law  New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama could leave office with the most aggressive, far-reaching environmental legacy of any occupant of the White House. Yet it is very possible that not a single major environmental law will have passed during his two terms in ...

2014-11-28 U.S. Health


New York Times
   
Calories on Menus: Nationwide Experiment Into Human Behavior   
New York Times
Now it's official. Starting next November, menus in many places where Americans eat — like chain restaurants and some movie theaters, convenience stores and amusement parks — will have to list calories. Consumer health advocates were jubilant when ...

2014-11-28 U.S. Science


The Utah People's Post
   
Scientists Map Centipede Genome For the First Time   
The Utah People's Post
Centipede Genome For the First Time As creepy as centipedes may be, a team of scientists finally managed to map centipede genome for the first time, possibly offering insights into early evolution. The genome of Strigamia maritima was the first to be mapped ...

2014-11-28 U.S. Sports


New York Times
   
Pro Football|Eagles Come Out Strong and Walk Off With Division Lead   
New York Times
LeSean McCoy celebrating a 38-yeard touchdown run in the third quarter as the Cowboys' Barry Church gave chase. McCoy had 159 yards on 25 carries. Credit Tim Sharp/Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story.
Bell: Cowboys forced to play catch-up with Eagles   USA TODAY
Eagles DL Fletcher Cox Coming into His Own with Huge 2014 Season   Bleacher Report
In a big game, Eagles come up huge   Philly.com
ESPN   
FOXSports.com   
Washington Post   
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MLive.com
   
Detroit Lions' offensive execution against Chicago transforms perception of OC ...   
MLive.com
The Detroit Lions offense was clicking on all cylinders in a 34-17 win against the Chicago Bears. (Melanie Maxwell | MLive.com). Print · Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.com By Justin Rogers | jrogers@mlive.com MLive.com. Follow on Twitter on November 27 ...

2014-11-28 U.S. Entertainment

  New York Times   
PD James, Crime Novelist, Dies at 94; Creator of the Adam Dalgliesh Series  New York Times
P.D. James, in 2010. She was called the “Queen of Crime,” for her complex mysteries. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page.
Crime author PD James dies at 94   Entertainment Weekly
PD James, who brought a gritty realism to the British detective novel, dies at 94   Washington Post
Novelist PD James, known as 'Queen of Crime,' dies at 94   Boston Globe
New Zealand Herald   
Herald Scotland   
NPR (blog)   
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  USA TODAY   
Roseanne Barr tweet 'joke' about Cosby taken down  USA TODAY
Here's a safe strategy for the moment: Don't joke about Bill Cosby. Roseanne Barr learned this on Wednesday when she tweeted a selfie of her swollen, bloody, misshapen face and joked about a "tussle" with Cosby. Splat. That did not go over well.
Roseanne Barr Twitter Meltdown: Tweets Mutilated Face, Blames Bill Cosby   Breitbart News
Roseanne: I was Joking About Bill Cosby Attacking Me   Hollywood Reporter
Roseanne Barr Tweets Joke About Getting Abused by Bill Cosby. It Doesn't Go ...   Complex.com
Mirror.co.uk   
Social News Daily   
E! Online   
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  AceShowbiz   
Tyga and Kylie Jenner Serve Thanksgiving Meals for Homeless People  AceShowbiz
The rapper and the reality TV star joined others such as Sara Rue and George Lopez at L.A. Mission's Annual Thanksgiving for the Homeless on Thanksgiving eve. Google +. Tyga and Kylie Jenner Serve Thanksgiving Meals for Homeless People. See larger ...

2014-11-28 U.S. Technology

  New York Times   
In Symbolic Vote, EU Parliament Passes Measure to Break Up Google  New York Times
Margrethe Vestager, Europe's new antitrust chief, is weighing formal charges against Google. Credit Olivier Hoslet/European Pressphoto Agency. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This ...

2014-11-28 U.S. Business


Huffington Post
   
Early-bird bargain hunters fill big-box stores before dawn on Black Thursday   
Washington Post
By the time she arrived at Kmart just before 6 a.m. Thursday, Antoinette Wood had already seasoned her turkey. The sweet potatoes were done, the decorations were up, and the house was cleaned to welcome her guests. And with her Thanksgiving ...

2014-11-28 U.S. U.S.


Visitors crowd Vegas buffets for a day of feasting   
Bryan-College Station Eagle
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas visitors lined up early Thursday at the city's mega-buffets to pile their plates high for an unconventional holiday meal on the Strip. For many, turkey wasn't even at the top of their list. Crab legs were king. That was the case for ...

2014-11-28 U.S. World


Newsweek
   
North Korea's 'princess' moves closer to center of power   
Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - In her slim-fitting trouser suits and black-heeled shoes, Kim Yo Jong cuts a contrasting figure to her pudgy older brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. On Thursday, state media said the younger Kim, 27, had taken a senior position in ...

2014年11月26日 星期三

2014-11-27 U.S. Spotlight

  Slate Magazine (blog)   
A Complete List of the Women Who Have Accused Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault  Slate Magazine (blog)
The following women have alleged as a matter of public record that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted or raped them. They are listed in the order their allegations became public. 1. Lachele Covington. Covington, an actress who was 20 at the time, filed a police ...

2014-11-27 U.S. Health

  Fox News   
Ebola Vaccine Appears Safe in Early Test  Wall Street Journal
A handout photo from the NIH shows the first participant enrolled in the trial receiving a dose of the experimental Ebola-virus vaccine at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Sept. 2. Associated Press. By. Thomas M. Burton. Thomas M. Burton. The Wall ...

2014-11-27 U.S. Science


Capitalberg
   
NASA Over and Done with First Creation of 3D Space Printer   
Capitalberg
NASA designed a faceplate for its 3D printer which the agency installed on the International Space Station on the 17th of November. The faceplate is totally composed of plastic material. Numerous private firms are keenly working on the development of new ...

2014-11-27 U.S. Sports

  azcentral.com   
Arizona Diamondbacks pursue Cuban free agent Yasmany Tomas  azcentral.com
The Diamondbacks are interested in free agent slugger Yasmany Tomas, the next hyped player coming from Cuba. Reports initially suggested the Diamondbacks were on the periphery of the market, with the Phillies, Braves, Padres and Giants most intimately ...

2014-11-27 U.S. Entertainment


New York Daily News
   
Creed singer Scott Stapp says he's broke   
New York Daily News
Creed frontman Scott Stapp is singing the blues amid mounting financial problems that he says have left him broke and living in a motel. In a rambling 15-minute, 56-second video posted on his Facebook page, the '90s rocker said he wanted his fans to know ...

2014-11-27 U.S. Technology


Irish Independent
   
Google faces breakup call as EU political patience wanes   
Irish Independent
Independent.ie Newsdesk and Agencies · Email. Published 27/11/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. File photo dated 10/12/13 of the Google logo, as a businessman. Google logo. A European Parliament bid for legislation ...

2014-11-27 U.S. Business

  Forbes   
Can Small Shops Survive Big Retail's Black Friday Month?  Forbes
Are you sick of Christmas already, with the holiday still a month off? If so, it might be because some retailers started offering “Black Friday” holiday sale discounts a month ago. My Target TGT +0.08% wish book came before Halloween, for instance. Amazon ...

2014-11-27 U.S. U.S.


New York Times
   
Protests ease as snow falls on Ferguson   
USA TODAY
FERGUSON, Mo. — Calm was prevailing Wednesday as protesters turned out in fewer numbers on a snowy third night of demonstrations over the police shooting of an unarmed black teen. National Guard troops were visible but their numbers reduced as well ...

2014-11-27 U.S. World


New York Times
   
White House turkey pardon: Did John F. Kennedy start the tradition? (+video)   
Christian Science Monitor
Kennedy didn't actually pardon the turkey, he merely extended its life, producing some great photo ops. It was George H. W. Bush who first offered an actual pardon. By Peter Grier, Staff writer November 26, 2014. About video ads. WASHINGTON — Was John ...

2014年11月25日 星期二

2014-11-26 U.S. Spotlight


News Wrap: Suicide bombing in Nigeria, Michele Flournoy out of Defense ...  PBS NewsHour
In our NewsWrap Tuesday, a suicide bombing by two teenage girls left at least 30 dead in Nigeria, possibly the work of Boko Haram. Also, Michele Flournoy has removed herself from the running to replace Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense.

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  New York Times   
Reading Between the Seams at the Islamic Fashion Festival in Malaysia  New York Times
Models in designs by Calvin Thoo at the Islamic Fashion Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Credit Vincent Thian/Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page.

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  Wall Street Journal   
Automation Makes Us Dumb  Wall Street Journal
Computers are taking over the kinds of knowledge work long considered the preserve of well-educated, well-trained professionals. Luci Gutiérrez. By. Nicholas Carr. Nov. 21, 2014 12:02 p.m. ET. 183 COMMENTS. Artificial intelligence has arrived. Today's ...