2015年1月24日 星期六

2015-01-25 U.S. Spotlight


Vanity Fair
   
Lord Charles Spencer Has a Part for Benedict Cumberbatch in His New Book   
Vanity Fair
You likely know Lord Charles Spencer as Princess Diana's brother, or uncle to Princes William and Harry, but he is, also, a quite accomplished historian, having written four books over the past few decades, including Sunday Times best-seller Blenheim: Battle ...


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New York Times
   
For Obama's Visit, India Takes a Broom to Stray Monkeys and Cows   
New York Times
NEW DELHI — When an important guest is on his way over, it is common practice to sweep up one's odds and ends and hide them all in the back room. So it was in New Delhi this week. With days to go before President Obama's arrival on Sunday, the order ...


   


National Geographic
   
Mass Death of Seabirds in Western US Is 'Unprecedented'   
National Geographic
Blue-footed diving seabirds called cassin's auklets, including this one, have been washing up dead by the thousands on beaches from San Francisco to central British Columbia. Photograph by C. Moses, COASST. Craig Welch. National Geographic.

   


North Carolina man exonerated after nearly four decades in prison   
PBS NewsHour
Joseph Sledge is shown here at Pamlico Correctional Institution in Bayboro, North Carolina in 2013. Sledge, 68, who served 34 years in prison, is poised to become the oldest and longest-serving inmate in North Carolina found to be wrongly convicted.

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New York Times
   
As Vatican Revisits Divorce, Many Catholics Long for Acceptance   
New York Times
Mark Garren does not take communion when he goes to church. Sometimes he walks up to the priest, crosses his arms over his chest and touches his shoulders to signal that he is seeking a blessing. More often, mindful of his divorce years ago, Mr. Garren, ...


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Fox News
   
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dead at 90, half-brother succeeds him   
Fox News
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the powerful U.S. ally who joined Washington's fight against Al Qaeda and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom has died at 90, according to Saudi state TV. His successor is his 79-year-old half-brother, ...


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Here's the Secret Silk Road Journal From the Laptop of Ross Ulbricht   
Wired
As the saga of the Silk Road has unfolded over the last four years, everyone has had an opinion about the unprecedented, billion-dollar online narcotics bazaar, from press to politicians to prosecutors. Even the pseudonymous mastermind of the site, the ...


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New York Times
   
On to Plan B as Oil Work Stalls in Texas   
New York Times
MIDLAND, Tex. — With oil prices plummeting by more than 50 percent since June, the gleeful mood of recent years has turned glum here in West Texas as the frenzy of shale oil drilling has come to a screeching halt. Every day, oil companies are ...


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SI.com
   
Deflated footballs just latest corner Belichick's Pats accused of cutting   
SI.com
On SI Now, Sports Illustrated NFL analyst Aaron Nagler gives his take on the future of the Colts and what they need to do in order to head in the right direction. by Michael Rosenberg · Twitter Email. Posted: Mon Jan. 19, 2015 Updated: Tue Jan. 20, 2015.

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Chilean Farmer Finds 'Chupacabra'; Probably Cat Mummy   
Discovery News
A goat farmer in Chile who recently found two mysterious dead animals has concluded that he may have the remains of the Hispanic vampire beast known as el chupacabra. The creature, whose name is Spanish for “goat sucker,” is said to suck the blood from ...


   

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