2015-03-01 U.S. Spotlight

​How HTTP/2 will speed up your web browsing   
ZDNet
When the last version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol 1.1 (HTTP/1.1) was approved in 1999, fast computers were running 500MHz Pentium III chips, Bill Clinton was president of the United States, and software engineers were working hard at fixing the Y2K ...

2015-03-01 U.S. Health

Design & Trend   

Scientists Find First Physical Marker For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   
Design & Trend
(Photo : Getty Images/Scott Wintrow) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has long polarized some doctors and sufferers. Scientists say they have found the first "robust evidence" that the debilitating condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic ...

2015-03-01 U.S. Science

WallStreet OTC   

Methane-Based Life on Titan Proposed By Researchers   
Viral Global News
A group of researchers from Cornell University has proposed a methane-based life form that could reproduce and metabolize in similar fashion to that seen on Earth. Consisting of chemical engineers and astronomers, the team devised a template for ...

2015-03-01 U.S. Sports

New York Daily News   

Players, coaches from around the NBA remember Anthony Mason   
New York Daily News
Former teammate Patrick Ewing said 'Mase came to play every night, and was always Lou Capozzola/NBAE via Getty Images Former teammate Patrick Ewing said 'Mase came to play every night, and was always ready to go to battle with me every time we ...

2015-03-01 U.S. Entertainment

Daily Mail   

Khloe Kardashian and NeNe Leakes 'already in the running' to replace Kelly ...   
Daily Mail
But one thing seems certain, Fashion Police has every intention of carrying on and finding a replacement for Kelly Osbourne. According to UsWeekly Khloe Kardashian and NeNe Leakes are two of the front-runners said to be in line for Kelly's seat.
Zendaya Coleman -- I'm So Over Dreadlocks ... and the Whole Giuliana Rancic ...   TMZ.com
Osbourne Exits After Comments About Oakland Singer Zendaya's Dreadlocks ...   CBS Local
Kelly Osbourne Has Quit Fashion Police, Get The Details   Cinema Blend
Entertainment Weekly (blog)   
Contactmusic.com   
Boston Herald   
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Vanity Fair   

Jennifer Lawrence Addresses David O. Russell Fighting Rumor   
Vanity Fair
On Thursday afternoon, TMZ reported that Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle collaborators Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell got into “a loud argument on the Boston set” of their latest film, Joy. TMZ cited a witness who detailed screaming ...

2015-03-01 U.S. Technology

SFGate   

Apple, Yahoo, eBay, Zynga, Genentech bus drivers vote to unionize   
SFGate
Bus drivers who herd employees to and from the offices of Apple, Yahoo, eBay, Zynga and Genentech voted to join the powerful Teamsters union Friday. Shuttle drivers employed by Compass Transportation voted 104-38 in favor of representation, with 16 not ...

2015-03-01 U.S. Business

Kansas City Star   

Warren Buffett looks to succession, signals future growth problem   
Economic Times
NEW YORK: In his 50 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Warren Buffett has transformed a failing textile company into a sprawling conglomerate that has vastly outperformed most of the rest of corporate America. But he now says: Do not expect a ...

2015-03-01 U.S. U.S.

New York Daily News   

Mo. rampage may have been feuled by family feud   
New York Daily News
Police say Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, went on a house-to-house TEXAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Police say Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, went on a house-to-house killing spree in rural Missouri. Relatives say it might have been feuled by a family ...

2015-03-01 U.S. World

Voice of America   

Moscow Prepares for March Commemorating Russian Opposition Leader   
Voice of America
Authorities are preparing for tens of thousands to march in central Moscow Sunday in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot to death late Friday after urging people to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.
Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris Y. Nemtsov   New York Times
Death threats and a late night dinner before Russia's Nemtsov was shot dead   Hindustan Times
Nemtsov calls for 'honest elections' hours before death   BBC News
CBC.ca   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Los Angeles Times   
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CNN   

Venezuela to require American citizens to apply for tourist visas   
The Globe and Mail
Venezuela will shrink the size of the U.S. Embassy staff, limit the activities of U.S. diplomats and require American citizens to apply for visas if they want to come bask on the beach. Speaking before a crowd that rallied to protest imperialism, President Nicolas ...

2015-02-28 U.S. Spotlight

Massachusetts Man Is Shipping Our Record-Breaking Snow for $89   
Boston.com
Kyle Waring is making a profit off the very snow sitting in your front yard, on top of your car, and on top of every thing in this entire city for that matter. It's both a why-didn't-I-think-of-this and wait-people-really-pay-for-that business plan. This all started when ...

2015-02-28 U.S. Health

ABC News   

1.1 Billion Young People at Risk of Losing Their Hearing, WHO Says   
ABC News
This just in from the World Health Organization: Your mother was right all along. About 1.1 billion people are at risk for losing their hearing, and half of 12- to 35-year-olds in high income countries expose their ears to "unsafe" sound levels when they listen to ...

2015-02-28 U.S. Science

Beacon Review   

Life 'maybe not as we understand it' potential on Saturn's moon Titan   
Beacon Review
Taking a simultaneously imaginative and rigidly scientific view, chemical engineers and astronomers present a template for life that could thrive in a harsh, cold planet -- specifically Titan, the giant moon of Saturn. A planetary physique awash with seas.
Saturn's moon Titan may harbor life - but not how we know it   SMN Weekly
It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Know It   Science 2.0
Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan   Cornell Chronicle

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Scientific American   

Global warming "hiatus" may be about to fold into a global temperature spike   
National Monitor
Researchers say that ocean currents which caused global warming to slow are about to change and things could get hot fast. Climate change deniers frequently point to the global warming “hiatus” to back up their arguments. The hiatus, such as it is, isn't a ...

2015-02-28 U.S. Sports

Tampabay.com   

Browns Agree to Terms on Contract With Quarterback Josh McCown   
New York Times
The Browns have yet another new quarterback, and this one has a familiar last name. Josh McCown, who went 1-10 as Tampa Bay's starter last season, agreed to terms on a three-year contract with Cleveland on Friday. McCown's younger brother, Luke, ...

2015-02-28 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

Leonard Nimoy Dies at Age 83: 7 Things You Didn't Know About Star Trek's Spock   
E! Online
Leonard Nimoywill be remembered for more than his iconic Star Trek role. The fan favorite actor, who died at age 83 on Friday, is best known for playing Mr. Spock on all three seasons of the original Star Trek series in the '60s. He also played the role in an ...

2015-02-28 U.S. Technology

CNET   

Uber database breach involves names, license numbers of 50000 drivers   
Washington Post
Uber said Friday that a database containing the names and drivers' license numbers of 50,000 of its drivers was breached in May. The ride-sharing service said it has notified the drivers and has not received reports of the information being misused. Uber said ...

2015-02-28 U.S. Business

USA TODAY   

Stocks fell Friday but have best month since October 2011   
USA TODAY
Stocks fell Friday as the Nasdaq failed to hit the 5000 mark again, but markets still managed to post strong gains for the month. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 81.72 points, or 0.5%, to close at 18,132.70, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 6.24 ...

2015-02-28 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

House Passes One-Week Funding Extension for Homeland Security   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Republicans vowing to govern effectively as a congressional majority failed a fundamental test Friday, when House leaders managed to narrowly pass only a seven-day funding extension to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of ...

2015-02-28 U.S. World

Los Angeles Times   

Boris Nemtsov, prominent Putin critic, is gunned down in Moscow   
Los Angeles Times
Boris Y. Nemtsov, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, was shot dead in the shadow of St. Basil's Cathedral near Red Square early Saturday on the eve of a massive opposition march to show defiance on Kremlin aggression against ...

2015-02-27 U.S. Spotlight

New York Times   

Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate Researcher   
New York Times
For years, politicians wanting to block legislation on climate change have bolstered their arguments by pointing to the work of a handful of scientists who claim that greenhouse gases pose little risk to humanity. One of the names they invoke most often is ...

2015-02-27 U.S. Health

Daily Times   

Liberian Leader Thanks US for Ebola Support   
Voice of America
Seven months after the Ebola outbreak turned Liberia upside down, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf came to Washington on Thursday to say thanks to a country she said did so much. "You did not run from Liberia. ... With many of our global challenges, ...

2015-02-27 U.S. Science

Pioneer News   

What Can A Massive Black Hole Tell Us About the Early Universe?   
Pioneer News
Space exploration continues to evolve and we, on earth, continue to be amazed at what astronomers and engineers continue to find. A recent discover, for example, from Chinese astronomers will confound both the brightest scientists and all the rest of us ...

2015-02-27 U.S. Sports

FOXSports.com   

Warriors' Draymond Green Throws Down Vicious Dunk over 7-Footer Timofey ...   
Bleacher Report
After a hard-fought battle in the first half between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, the Cavs started to pull away in the third quarter. Draymond Green wanted to change that. Driving to the rim, Green elevated and threw ...

2015-02-27 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

This Dress Debate Is Causing a Serious Divide in Our Nation   
E! Online
White and gold or blue and black? That is the question. One simple dress has erupted a nationwide discussion in what might be the Internet's greatest debate of our time, and it all started on Tumblr. User swiked uploaded a photo of a dress on Wednesday ...

2015-02-27 U.S. Technology

Sacramento Bee   

FCC approves sweeping Internet regulation plan, Obama accused of meddling   
Fox News
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted sweeping new regulations sought by President Obama for how Americans use and do business on the Internet, in a party-line vote that is sure to be challenged by the broadband industry.
Republicans Pledge to Fight FCC's Open-Web Rules Backed by Obama   Bloomberg
5 things to know about 'net neutrality'   Sacramento Bee
Battles loom over tough new neutrality rules   USA TODAY
Tom's Guide   
SFGate   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Bloomberg   

Apple to Unveil Watch Details March 9 Amid Wearables Push   
Bloomberg
The company on Thursday sent out invitations to an event on March 9 in San Francisco, where it will unveil details for the release of the Apple Watch, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Optimism about Apple has been growing since Chief Executive ...

2015-02-27 U.S. Business

Chicago Sun-Times   

Republicans Pledge to Fight FCC's Open-Web Rules Backed by Obama   
Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Republican lawmakers pledged to try to overturn net-neutrality rules adopted Thursday by U.S. regulators, as a long-running battle over the handling of Internet traffic shifts to Congress and the courts. The Federal Communications Commission ...

2015-02-27 U.S. U.S.

seattlepi.com   

Los Angeles teachers, union leaders rally amid stalled talks   
seattlepi.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dressed in red and raising signs into the air, thousands of teachers filled a downtown Los Angeles park Thursday to demand higher wages and smaller class sizes amid stalled contract negotiations. "Everybody in this country is ...

2015-02-27 U.S. World

New York Times   

'Jihadi John' From ISIS Execution Videos Was Under Watch by British Intelligence   
New York Times
LONDON — Mohammed Emwazi was 6 when his parents moved to West London from his birthplace in Kuwait, and he seems to have lived a normal life, studying hard and graduating in computer sciences from the University of Westminster in 2009.
'Jihadi John' Driven to ISIS by British Spy Harassment, Group Says   TIME
'Jihadi John': Haines widow wants militant caught alive   BBC News
'Jihadi John' identified as London-raised college grad   San Francisco Chronicle
Christian Science Monitor   
The News International   
Daily Mail   
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Irish Independent   

Number of Christians held by Isil rises to 220   
Irish Independent
Christian fighters of Sutoro (The Syriac Security Office) carry their weapons as they man Open Gallery 2 Christian fighters of Sutoro (The Syriac Security Office) carry their weapons as they man a checkpoint in the town of Tel Tamr. Kurdish militia pressed an ...

2015-02-26 U.S. Spotlight

CNET   

Developer curses at man on subway, meets him again in job interview   
CNET
Technically Incorrect: A Python developer gets on a London subway, shoves a man and lobs a nasty F bomb. Later that day, the developer gets a surprise, as the man is interviewing him for a job. by Chris Matyszczyk · @ChrisMatyszczyk; February 21, 2015 ...

2015-02-26 U.S. Health

Times LIVE   

'Game changer' HIV pill could cut infection risk by 86%   
New Zealand Herald
Dr Michael Brady, medical director at the HIV/Aids charity Terrence Higgins Trust, said "PrEP is, quite simply, a game-changer". Photo / 123RF. A game-changing trial has shown that rates of HIV infection can be slashed by treating actively gay men with an ...

2015-02-26 U.S. Science

CBS News   

Gigantic Black Hole Discovered From the Dawn of Time   
National Geographic
Astronomers find a cosmic monster that pushes theories of the early universe to the limit. Picture of an artist's illustration of a quasar with a supermassive black hole. A giant black hole weighing as much as 12 billion suns was found inside a quasar, a bright ...

2015-02-26 U.S. Sports

New York Daily News   

Josh Hamilton meets with MLB after drug relapse: source   
New York Daily News
Josh Hamilton, whose struggles with drugs and alcohol are well-documented, will meet Brandon Wade/Getty Images Josh Hamilton, whose struggles with drugs and alcohol are well-documented, will meet with MLB officials about a discliplinary issue.
Josh Hamilton Meets with MLB Officials Regarding Disciplinary Issue   Bleacher Report
Hamilton's life top priority as reports of relapse grow   FOXSports.com
Reports: Josh Hamilton facing discipline for something 'worse' than PEDs   Chicago Sun-Times
New York Post   
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia   
CBSSports.com   
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MiamiHerald.com   

Hornets Beat Bulls 98-86 With Rose Out for Chicago   
New York Times
CHICAGO — Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Mo Williams scored 17 and the Charlotte Hornets beat Chicago 98-86 Wednesday night after the Bulls learned Derrick Rose will have yet another knee surgery. Al Jefferson added 16 points ...

2015-02-26 U.S. Entertainment

CNN   

Madonna falls offstage at the Brit Awards   
CNN
While performing at the Brit Awards in London, Madonna had a cape malfunction and took a tumble off the stage. Most popular right now (12). pkg house explosion new jersey_00001815.jpg. <img alt="pkg house explosion new jersey_00001815.jpg" ...

2015-02-26 U.S. Technology

New York Times   

The Best Cheaper Smartphones: Fewer Features, but Not by Much   
New York Times
YOU are probably buying more phone than you need. And soon you will be tempted to do it all over again. In the next few weeks, timed around the big Mobile World Congress industry event in Barcelona, a bundle of amazing phones are likely to be ...

2015-02-26 U.S. Business

MiamiHerald.com   

Dollar Remains Weaker Amid Volatility Plunge on Yellen Rate View   
Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Currency volatility is poised for its biggest weekly drop since 2010 after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated Wednesday that the central bank's timetable for raising interest rates is flexible. A gauge of the dollar remained weaker ...

2015-02-26 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

3 Brooklyn Men Accused of Plot to Aid ISIS' Fight   
New York Times
Two young men living in Brooklyn were arrested on Wednesday and charged with plotting to travel thousands of miles to fight under the banner of the Islamic State, the terrorist organization that has seized a wide expanse of Syria and Iraq. A third Brooklyn ...

2015-02-26 U.S. World

BBC News   

Paris police arrest Al-Jazeera journalists over drone   
BBC News
Three Al-Jazeera journalists have been arrested for the alleged illegal flying of a drone in Paris after being spotted by police in the Bois de Boulogne area. A spokesman for prosecutors said there was "no relationship for the moment" between the arrests and ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Spotlight

CNET   

Lenovo's Superfish security snafu blows up in its face   
CNET
The preloaded Superfish adware does more than hijack website ads in a browser. It also exposes Lenovo owners to a simple but dangerous hack that could spell disaster. by Seth Rosenblatt · @sethr; February 20, 2015 5:00 AM PST. comments. 0. facebook.

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ESPN   

At long last, pound-for-pound greats Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ...   
ESPN
Yes, the bout that looms as one of the most anticipated in boxing history is finally on. For more than five years sports fans have clamored for a summit meeting between the two best fighters in the world, and after various failed negotiations -- and a protracted ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Health

BBC News   

'Give HIV drugs to healthy gay men'   
BBC News
Healthy gay men should be offered daily HIV drugs to prevent infections, say UK Medical Research Council and Public Health England scientists. Their study, on 545 high-risk men, found one case of HIV could be stopped for every 13 men treated for a year.
Study That Paid Patients to Take HIV Drugs Fails   New York Times
Study: Pills Before And After Sex Can Help Prevent HIV Among Gay Men   CBS Local
HIV Drugs Shown to Be Effective in Trials   Wall Street Journal
Healio   
Bloomberg   
Irish Examiner   
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Los Angeles Times   

For contraception, US women increasingly turn to IUDs and implants   
Los Angeles Times
IUDs and implants are safe, reliable, long-acting and reversible forms of birth control. Now there's a new attribute to add to this list: increasingly popular. A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that American women are ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Science

Los Angeles Times   

How giant plumes of Sahara dust fertilize Amazon rainforest [video]   
Los Angeles Times
The Amazon rainforest may be fertilized in part by phosphorus from a dry lake bed in the Sahara desert. The findings, published Tuesday in Geophysical Letters, illustrate once again that different regions of this planet of ours are connected in deep and ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Davis Love III Is Again Chosen to Lead US at Ryder Cup   
New York Times
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Davis Love III was on the United States Ryder Cup task force that picked a captain — Love — for the 2016 competition. But it was not a case in which the veteran was asked for a list of candidates and suggested he was the ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

Naya Rivera Is Pregnant! Baby on the Way for Glee Star and Husband Ryan ...   
E! Online
Naya Rivera is going to be a mom! The Glee star just announced via her website that she's pregnant with her and husband Ryan Dorsey's first child together. "We're having a baby! Ryan and I feel so blessed and can't wait to welcome the newest member of ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Technology

Wired   

The New Pebble Time Smart Watch from Pebble Debuts on Kickstarter!   
JBG News
Pebble, the company responsible for popularizing the concepts of smart watch and Kickstarter in the gadget industry has made the news once again. Pebble has unveiled their new smart watch called Pebble Time. This new watch is set to debut today on ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Fed's Janet Yellen, in Testimony, Counsels Patience on Interest Rate Increase   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, told Congress on Tuesday that the central bank is pleased with recent economic growth but convinced there is room for improvement and still pondering when to start raising interest rates.
Dollar Drops After Yellen Testimony as China Data Lift Aussie   Bloomberg
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares rise after Yellen stresses policy flexibility   Reuters
Asia bourses muted after Yellen remarks   Financial Times
Wall Street Journal   
Los Angeles Times   
eFXnews   
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New York Times   

FCC Net Neutrality Rules Shed Hurdle as Republicans Concede to Obama   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Senior Republicans conceded on Tuesday that the grueling fight with President Obama over the regulation of Internet service appears over, with the president and an army of Internet activists victorious. The Federal Communications ...