2014-10-24 U.S. Spotlight

  Discovery News   

Flare Alert: Monster Sunspot Turns Toward Earth  Discovery News
The sun on Oct. 23 as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The dark sunspot cluster in AR2192 is obvious in the HMI Intensitygram (left), which represents the sun's photosphere -- known, colloquially, as the solar 'surface' -- whereas the EUV images ...

2014-10-24 U.S. Health

  USA TODAY   

Doctor's Ebola Case Points To Need For A Frank Assessment Of Risk In The ...  Forbes
Earlier today a Manhattan doctor was taken to Bellevue Hospital and evaluated for possible Ebola infection. As reported this evening, the test came back positive. The physician, in his thirties, had been in Africa working with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for ...

2014-10-24 U.S. Science

  Philippine Star   

UPDATE 2-EU strikes compromise to set new climate target  Reuters
... * Overall goal of 40-percent cut in emissions by 2030. * EU says sets example for rest of the world to follow. * Environmentalists complain compromise fails to do enough (Adds link to text, industry views, energy security). By Barbara Lewis and Alastair ...

2014-10-24 U.S. Sports

  MiamiHerald.com   

Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos knock off Chargers on TNF  NFL.com
Emmanuel Sanders hauled in a career-high three touchdowns on 120 yard and nine receptions to lead the first-place Denver Broncos to a 35-21 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night. Our takeaways: 1. Steelers fans have to be wondering ...

2014-10-24 U.S. Entertainment

  Newsweek   

Taylor Swift Is Doing Just Fine: "I Have Love in My Life, I Just Don't Have a ...  E! Online
Taylor Swift has not sworn off dating. But she's not jumping at any suitor that comes her way, either. The 24-year-old stopped by E! News to chat with Jason Kennedy and Jesse Giddings about her upcoming pop album 1989 (available Oct. 27) and clarified the ...

2014-10-24 U.S. Technology

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Facebook will now let you post anonymously  Telegraph.co.uk
Facebook has released a new app that lets people to use its service anonymously. The social network unveiled Rooms on Thursday, a standalone mobile app for iOS that lets users interact on Facebook without using their real names. The aim is for people to ...

2014-10-24 U.S. Business

  Reuters   

US stock futures tumble on reports of Ebola case in NY  Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and U.S. bonds gained on Friday after media reported that a doctor who returned to New York City from West Africa has tested positive for Ebola. S&P mini futures fell as ...

2014-10-24 U.S. U.S.

  CBS News   

Today's Mid-Air Collision Outside Washington  The Atlantic
There was a tragic mid-air collision this afternoon near Frederick airport, KFDK in aviation talk, about 40 miles north of Washington DC. A helicopter, initially reported as a four-seat Robinson R44, collided with a four-seat Cirrus SR-22 airplane as the Cirrus ...

2014-10-24 U.S. World

  New York Times   

Despite Telltale Signs, Ottawa Gunman Was Not Flagged as a Threat  New York Times
A mourner on Thursday at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was fatally shot Wednesday. Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...