2015-06-01 U.S. Spotlight

Forbes   

How Jessica Alba Built A $1 Billion Company, And $200 Million Fortune, Selling ...   
Forbes
It's Kombucha Thursday at the Santa Monica headquarters of The Honest Company, which means that groups of young, stylish workers gather at communal tables in a converted toy factory to slurp fashionable fermented tea. Jessica Alba, Hollywood star and ...

2015-06-01 U.S. Health

Lexington Herald Leader   

Clinton campaign searches for ways to combat substance abuse   
Lexington Herald Leader
The pictures from Japan's Meteorological Agency's live camera show the moment a volcano on the southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabujima erupts. . ITN. http://launch.newsinc.com/share.html?
Clinton advisers begin developing substance abuse policies   kwwl.com

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The Market Business   

Sugar-free HIV – How health experts “Starving” the virus to death   
The Market Business
Researchers on Northwestern University have got posted a great review which could at some point lead to an end to HIV transmissions. Any crew regarding researchers provides created a stupendous finding of which demonstrates serious guarantee just as ...

2015-06-01 U.S. Science

Yibada (English Edition)   

Scientists: There's a Tsunami Threat in California But Not Like 'San Andreas' Movie   
Yibada (English Edition)
Several fault lines off the sea from Los Angeles and San Diego can trigger an earthquake and a tsunami. (Photo : Pixabay). A study discovered that Los Angeles and San Diego could be devastated by a massive tsunami that is triggered by some offshore ...

2015-06-01 U.S. Sports

ABC News   

Josh Hamilton's pinch-hit double gives Rangers walk-off win over Red Sox   
USA TODAY
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton was watching from the bench for the first time since rejoining the Texas Rangers. Then with one swing, he won the game that gave the Rangers their first series victory at home this season — in the 2010 AL MVP's ...

2015-06-01 U.S. Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Here's what the internet wants Kimye to name baby #2   
USA TODAY
Kimye's baby #2 is on the way! Now what to name it… (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images). Did you make a “South West” joke when you found out Kim K was pregnant? Yeah…us too. Kim Kardashian just announced she's having baby #2. Her first child is ...

2015-06-01 U.S. Technology

PCWorld   

Nvidia's new graphics card pushes for better 4K   
CNET
Nvidia announced a new flagship graphics card delivering smoother 4K graphics for PC gamers, plus new G-Sync screen technology for smoother gaming on laptops. by Aloysius Low · @longadin; 31 May 2015 11:00 pm BST. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti review: A ferocious graphics card at a ferocious price   PCWorld
Nvidia's new flagship GTX 980 Ti card is all about 4K and VR gaming   The Verge
NVIDIA's GTX 980 Ti has enough power for solid 4K gaming   Engadget
Forbes   
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TechCrunch   

I/O Spotlights Google's Machine Learning Smarts   
TechCrunch
Few will argue that this year's I/O keynote was Google's flashiest yet. If you were expecting people to jump out of blimps to bring you a new version of Google Glass, the event surely left you disappointed. Instead, Google used its relatively low-key keynote to ...

2015-06-01 U.S. Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Surveys show Chinese manufacturing remained weak in May   
Washington Post
HONG KONG — Two surveys show that Chinese manufacturing remained weak last month, adding to pressure on Beijing for more economic stimulus. An official index based on a survey of factory purchasing managers edged up to 50.2 in May from 50.1 the ...

2015-06-01 U.S. U.S.

Fox News   

Senate fails to strike deal to keep NSA surveillance programs from expiring   
Fox News
The Senate failed Sunday to strike a deal to extend the NSA's phone surveillance program before the midnight deadline. Members of the GOP-controlled chamber returned Sunday to Capitol Hill in a last-ditch effort to extend the National Security Agency's ...

2015-06-01 U.S. World

The Indian Express   

US envoy John Kerry to return to US on Monday after bicycle crash in France   
The Indian Express
US Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday after striking a curb and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group. He planned to return to the United States ...

2015-05-31 U.S. Spotlight

What You Need To Know About The 'Quiverfull' Movement   
Huffington Post
"19 Kids And Counting" stars Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar found themselves in the spotlight for dark reasons this week after reports surfaced that their oldest son, Joshua, molested several young girls, including some of his sisters, during his teenage years.

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New York Times   

For Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli O'Hara, a Fearsome Fairy Godmother   
New York Times
When it was her turn to sing at Florence Birdwell's master class for former students in Midtown Manhattan the other day, Heather Botts, a delicate blonde with a beautiful voice, announced that she would be performing “Another Life,” from the musical “The ...

2015-05-31 U.S. Health

Voice of America   

Lung cancer therapy 'milestone'   
Gulf Daily News
CHICAGO: For the first time, a major study shows that a drug targeting the body's disease-fighting immune system may improve survival for the most common form of lung cancer. These newer kinds of drugs have transformed treatment of melanoma, the ...

2015-05-31 U.S. Science

PerfScience   

Tsunami Could Hit California, But Not Like in 'San Andreas' Quake Movie   
NBCNews.com
A scene from the movie "San Andreas" shows a monstrous tsunami wave heading for the California coast.Warner Bros. Pictures via YouTube. Share; Share · Tweet · Share · Email; Print; Comment · advertisement. A new study calls attention to the tsunami ...

2015-05-31 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Blackhawks roll past Ducks, into Stanley Cup Final   
USA TODAY
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Toews scored two goals in the opening minutes, Corey Crawford made 35 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks roared into the Stanley Cup Finals with a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of the Western ...

2015-05-31 U.S. Entertainment

Variety    

Michelle and Mandi on 'Outlander': To Ransom a Man's Soul   
USA TODAY
Mandi: I had a moment in the beginning minutes of this episode where I was so glad they rescued Jamie and I didn't have to sit through anymore of the torture Randall was inflicting on him. The previous episode was so harrowing, I was happy Jamie was ...

2015-05-31 U.S. Technology

PCWorld   

Google, Levi Strauss want to give you clothes with touch-screen capabilities   
The Indian Express
Google has announced that it is working with iconic US jean maker Levi Strauss to make clothing from specially woven fabric with touch-screen control capabilities. The Internet titan used its annual developers conference in San Francisco to reveal its ...

2015-05-31 U.S. Business

WallStreet OTC   

US Automakers' Shares set for Rise   
Northern Californian
Rise in shares of US automakers is highly likely to be triggered by next week's May sales data. May sales are approaching $40 billion, touching almost the $40.3 billion record in August 2014. May is expected to turn out to be a great month for auto sectors in ...

2015-05-31 U.S. U.S.

Reuters   

Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer   
Reuters
WASHINGTON Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, died on Saturday after battling brain cancer, the vice president said. He was 46. "The entire Biden family is saddened beyond words," Vice President Biden ...

2015-05-31 U.S. World

The Nation   

Russia's Barring of Officials Seen as Reprisal   
New York Times
BERLIN — Russia has barred dozens of European officials from entering its territory in what appears to be retaliation for the European Union's barring of Russian politicians, officials and businessmen who Europe says have supported the annexation of ...

2015-05-30 U.S. Spotlight

People Magazine   

The Duggars Respond to Reports That Josh Duggar Was Accused of Child ...   
People Magazine
In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Josh Duggar, his wife Anna, and his parents Jim Bob and Michelle are speaking out in response to reports that Josh was once accused of molesting five underage girls as a teen. "Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, ...

2015-05-30 U.S. Health

NBCNews.com   

US military orders review as anthrax mishap widens   
Reuters
(Recasts with Pentagon, expert comments, investigation ordered). By Phil Stewart. WASHINGTON May 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it discovered even more suspected shipments of live anthrax than previously thought, both in the United ...

2015-05-30 U.S. Science

New York Times   

Saigas, an Endangered Antelope, Dying of Mystery Disease   
New York Times
The saiga, a critically endangered Asian antelope species, has been decimated by a mysterious, fast-moving disease. In the past two weeks, more than third of all saigas have been killed, conservationists have found. The cause of the outbreak is unknown, ...

2015-05-30 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Rangers Are Shut Out in Game 7 as Lightning Reach Finals   
New York Times
As Alex Killorn spun away from the boards and darted toward the slot, Henrik Lundqvist looked ready, crouching in net, his glove up, his stick out. Lundqvist had made 1,751 saves this season until that moment. Some had truly tested the limits of his will, his ...

2015-05-30 U.S. Entertainment

People Magazine   

Bruce Jenner to Pose for Cover of Vanity Fair, Sources Say   
People Magazine
Bruce Jenner has posed for his share of magazine covers over the years, from Sports Illustrated to GQ. But now, the former Olympian has landed an upcoming cover of Vanity Fair, Jenner's first print photo shoot and interview since revealing in April that he is ...

2015-05-30 U.S. Technology

TechCrunch   

Google working with Levi Strauss to make smart clothes   
Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Google announced Friday that it is working with iconic US jean maker Levi Strauss to make clothing from specially woven fabric with touch-screen control capabilities. The Internet titan used its annual developers conference in San ...

2015-05-30 U.S. Business

The Indian Express   

India's economy is in recovery mode, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley   
The Indian Express
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Friday said it was “absolutely clear that the economy is in recovery mode” after data showed that the economy grew at 7.3 per cent in 2014-15. The country posted a 7.5 per cent growth in the January to March quarter of the fiscal, ...

2015-05-30 U.S. U.S.

Boston Herald   

Verdict in at murder trial for Nevada trespasser killing   
Miami Herald
A jury has reached a verdict in the Nevada murder trial of a man who shot two unarmed trespassers in the latest case to test the boundaries of so-called stand-your-ground laws. Washoe District Court officials said the jury told the judge about 7:30 p.m. Friday it ...

2015-05-30 U.S. World

New York Times   

China Deployed Artillery on Disputed Island, US Says   
New York Times
SINGAPORE — The United States has spotted a pair of mobile artillery vehicles on an artificial island that China is building in the South China Sea, a resource-rich stretch of ocean crossed by vital shipping lanes, American officials said. China's construction ...

2015-05-29 U.S. Spotlight

Den of Geek!   

Doctor Who   
Den of Geek!
Rufus Hound shares his delight about being on board for the new series of Doctor Who! Doctor Who · Terms & conditions Help. The BBC released said video trailing Hound's appearance as Sam Swift in the two period adventures currently scheduled as ...

2015-05-29 U.S. Health

NDTV   

Grandpa, Put That Glass Down: Moderate Drinking May Cause Heart Damage in ...   
NDTV
Grandpa, Put That Glass Down: Moderate Drinking May Cause Heart Damage in the Elderly Moderate drinking may not be so great after all, not for the elderly at least. A new research which appeared in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation ...

2015-05-29 U.S. Science

NBCNews.com   

Gay-Marriage Study Author Admits to Lies, Science Journal Says   
NBCNews.com
The journal Science has formally pulled a widely reported study on changing attitudes toward gay marriage, saying a lawyer for one of the co-authors, a UCLA grad student, had admitted it contained lies. Michael LaCour, the political science PhD student ...

2015-05-29 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Sepp Blatter Is Defiant on Eve of Election   
New York Times
ZURICH — Soccer's world governing body will hold a presidential election Friday, two days after a group of its leading officials were charged with corruption, its headquarters were raided and the governments of two countries announced they were ...

2015-05-29 U.S. Entertainment

Wall Street Journal   

'San Andreas' to 'Armageddon,' which disaster films survive scrutiny?   
Los Angeles Times
Sometimes it seems as if Hollywood has it out for humanity. In the past year at the movies, mankind has been pummeled by a megalomaniacal robot ("Avengers: Age of Ultron"), global blight ("Interstellar"), rampaging primates ("Dawn of the Planet of the ...

2015-05-29 U.S. Technology

USA TODAY   

Google I/O is latest round in escalating high-tech arms race   
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google fired the latest salvos Thursday in an escalating arms race among tech's Big 5 for the hearts, minds and coding of developers. At the eighth annual I/O conference here, Google laid out a futuristic road map to throngs of 5,000 ...

2015-05-29 U.S. Business

Los Angeles Times   

Broadcom's co-founders built a behemoth as a formidable team   
Los Angeles Times
The Broadcom tale of the two Henrys is a study in contrasts: one man deliberate and reserved, the other anything but. Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli founded the Irvine chip maker in 1991 and went on to become two of Southern California's ...

2015-05-29 U.S. U.S.

TIME   

The Scripps National Spelling Bee Has Co-Champions, Again   
TIME
In a dramatic, flawless final round, two eighth-graders proved to be joint winners at the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee. One a girl and one a boy, one from Kansas and one from Missouri, one a five-time finalist and one a four-timer, 13-year-old Vanya ...

2015-05-29 U.S. World

BBC News   

Young Australian women trying to join IS, say police   
BBC News
As many as 12 young women have tried to leave Melbourne to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group, according to Australian police. The women, aged between 18 and 29, have been recruited on social media. Five of them are now living with IS militants in ...

2015-05-28 U.S. Spotlight

WKYC-TV   

Day 8 of Michael Brelo trial; threat alleged   
WKYC-TV
The events ended in a barrage of 137 shots fired by 13 officers. Only Patrolman Michael Brelo is standing trial for the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. Loading… Post to Facebook. Day 8 of Michael Brelo trial; threat alleged The events ended in ...

2015-05-28 U.S. Health

Fox News   

Newer types of birth control pills confirmed to raise blood-clot risk   
The Seattle Times
Researchers discovered that certain versions of the birth control pill that include the synthetic hormones drospirenone (found in Yasmin), desogestrel (found in Kariva and Mircette) and other newer formulations were associated with higher risk than older birth ...

2015-05-28 U.S. Science

BBC News   

'New species' of ancient human found   
BBC News
A new species of ancient human has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia, scientists report. Researchers discovered jaw bones and teeth, which date to between 3.3m and 3.5m years old. It means this new hominin was alive at the same time as ...

2015-05-28 U.S. Sports

CNN   

Why is the US bringing down the hammer on FIFA?   
CNN
(CNN) In recent years, FIFA has made news not just for enforcing rules on the soccer field, but also for allegedly breaking them off it. The body that governs soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is a multibillion-dollar behemoth. Great power, yes.
FIFA's troubles during Sepp Blatter's tenure   Los Angeles Times
Asia backs embattled Blatter and endorses FIFA election   Reuters
What About Sepp Blatter? Questions About the FIFA Case   New York Times
New York Daily News   
USA TODAY   
Fox News   
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Chicago Sun-Times   

Blackhawks hold firm, push Ducks to Game 7   
USA TODAY
CHICAGO (AP) — Duncan Keith had three assists and saved a goal in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Wednesday night to force a Game 7 in the Western Conference finals. Brandon Saad, Marian Hossa and ...

2015-05-28 U.S. Entertainment

CNN   

19 Kids and Counting Scandal Scares Off More Advertisers: CVS, H&R Block ...   
E! Online
The number of advertisers distancing themselves from what was one of TLC's most popular shows stands at nearly a dozen...and counting. "We are removing the show 19 Kids and Counting from our advertising schedule until further notice," ConAgra Foods ...

2015-05-28 U.S. Technology

New York Times   

Google and Apple Adjust Strategies on Mobile Payments   
New York Times
The battle for mobile software dominance revolves around two companies: Apple and Google. Now both giants are also going head-to-head in mobile payments, as they prepare to push deeper into digital wallets. Google is set to unveil plans at its annual ...

2015-05-28 U.S. Business

New York Times   

IRS Data Breach May Be Sign of More Personalized Schemes   
New York Times
The plot to steal information on 100,000 taxpayers from the Internal Revenue Service and hijack nearly $50 million in refunds not only reveals a previous security breach but hints at a wider fraud that may bedevil Americans in the future. Some security and tax ...

2015-05-28 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

Nebraska Bans Death Penalty, Defying a Veto   
New York Times
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska on Wednesday became the first conservative state in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty, with lawmakers defying their Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, a staunch supporter of capital punishment who had lobbied ...

2015-05-28 U.S. World

BBC News   

Queen's Speech 2015: EU referendum, tax freeze and right-to-buy   
BBC News
An EU referendum by the end of 2017 is among a packed programme of new laws in the first Conservative Queen's Speech in nearly two decades. It also includes more free childcare, an income tax freeze and the right-to-buy for housing association tenants.
Increased taxes for UK businesses with foreign labour, says Queen Elizabeth in ...   Firstpost
More taxes for UK businesses with foreign labour: Queen   Times of India
Farage criticises Brexit question   The Australian
Irish Times   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Irish Independent   

EU asks member states to take 40000 Mediterranean refugees   
Irish Independent
The EU has asked its member states to take in 40,000 migrants who land over the next two years in Italy and Greece, in a bid to ease the burden on struggling southern nations. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
EU asks member nations to approve migrant quotas   Minneapolis Star Tribune
EU asks its member states to admit 40000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea   Balkans.com Business News

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Irish Independent   

Same-sex marriage vote 'a defeat for humanity' - cardinal   
Irish Independent
The same-sex marriage referendum has been labelled a "defeat for humanity" by a senior cardinal in the Vatican. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the result left him "feeling very sad".
Ireland sets example on gay marriage: #tellusatoday   USA TODAY
Senior cardinal says Irish backing for same-sex marriage a 'defeat for humanity'   RTE.ie
Vatican says Ireland gay marriage vote is 'defeat for humanity'   The Guardian

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Al Jazeera America   

Tony Blair stepping down as Middle East envoy   
Al Jazeera America
the organization said on Wednesday, after eight years struggling to break ground in peacemaking between Israel and the Palestinians. Officials close to the Quartet of the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia, said Blair, 62, would ...