2014-09-23 U.S. Spotlight

  Yahoo Finance (blog)   

"The Retiree Next Door": How successful retirees stretch their savings  Yahoo Finance (blog)
Toni Eugenia, 56, retired early in this cozy over-55 community in Seattle Wash. in 2013. (Photo: Toni Eugenia). By the time she hit her late 40s, Toni Eugenia wasn't sure she would ever be able to retire. Eugenia, 56, a pharmacy technician who lived in ...

2014-09-23 U.S. Health

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Ebola Death Rate 70 Percent, WHO Says in Dire New Forecast  NBCNews.com
World Health Organization researchers issued a dire new forecast for the Ebola epidemic Tuesday, one that sees 20,000 cases by November. And 70 percent of patients are dying. That's a big increase over the previous estimates of a 50 percent fatality rate.
Ebola cases could cross 20000 by November, WHO report says   Washington Post
Health Agency's New Assessment of the Epidemic Is More Dire Still   New York Times
WHO says Ebola cases could exceed 20000 within weeks   Politico
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  Latin Post   

Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Thyroid Function  Latin Post
One of the most widely-prescribed medications for type 2 diabetes has been linked to lower levels of thyroid functioning, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Taking metformin, used to lower blood glucose levels by reducing ...

2014-09-23 U.S. Science

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Criticism of Study Detecting Ripples From Big Bang Continues to Expand  New York Times
In the spring a group of astronomers who go by the name of Bicep announced that they had detected ripples in the sky, gravitational waves that were the opening notes of the Big Bang. The finding was heralded as potentially the greatest discovery of the ...

2014-09-23 U.S. Sports

  ABC News   

USOC CEO weighs in on Hope Solo charges  Washington Post
The chief executive of the U.S. Olympic Committee says he is disturbed by domestic abuse charges against women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo, but did not say whether he believes she should face disciplinary action, such as suspension, before the ...

2014-09-23 U.S. Entertainment

  AceShowbiz   

Video: Alaska TV Reporter Drops F-Bomb, Quits on Air to Promote Marijuana  AceShowbiz
Charlo Greene, a reporter for KTVA, reveals she's the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club during a live broadcast and says she quits her job to concentrate on legalization of marijuana in Alaska. Tweet ...

2014-09-23 U.S. Technology

  Reuters   

Apple sells more than 10 million new iPhones in first 3 days  Reuters
REUTERS - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it sold more than 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new models went on sale on Friday, underscoring strong demand for phones with larger displays. Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company could have ...

2014-09-23 U.S. Business

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India Morning Call-Global Markets  Reuters
EQUITIES. NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 suffering its biggest one-day decline since early August, as the latest housing data came in much weaker than expected, raising new concerns about the rate of growth in the ...

2014-09-23 U.S. U.S.

  New York Times   

White House Intruder's Past Raises Concern  New York Times
A member of the Secret Service Uniformed Division at the White House on Monday. A man scaled a fence and made his way through the front door on Friday. Credit Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the ...

2014-09-23 U.S. World

  USA TODAY   

US airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria start  USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military, along with Arab allies, launched the first airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria late Monday, as the war ordered by President Obama against the militant organization took on an urgent new phase. The Pentagon ...