2014-12-24 U.S. Spotlight

National Review Online (blog)   

As Vermont Goes . . .   
National Review Online (blog)
The one state that not only embraced Obamacare but insisted on going beyond it to a full single-payer system was Vermont, the haven of hippies and expatriate New Yorkers, which has become one of the most liberal states in the nation. In 2011, it adopted a ...

2014-12-24 U.S. Health

CNN   

FDA Easing Ban on Gays, to Let Some Give Blood   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it would scrap a decades-old lifetime prohibition on blood donation by gay and bisexual men, a major stride toward ending what many had seen as a national policy of ...

2014-12-24 U.S. Science

CNET   

NASA's X-Ray Based Telescope Captures Extraordinary Image Of The Sun In ...   
IJ Review
NASA's NuSTAR telescope is x-ray based and has been floating in space for over two years. On Monday, NASA released an extraordinary image that it took of the sun in unprecedented detail: PIA18906_ip. Image Credit: Jpl.Nasa. According to NASA, what ...

2014-12-24 U.S. Sports

FOXSports.com   

Odell Beckham Jr., Fletcher Cox, Eddie Lacy lead list of Pro Bowl snubs   
SI.com
The 2015 Pro Bowl roster was announced Tuesday. The Broncos led the league with nine players selected, followed by the Cowboys (six), Patriots, Seahawks, Steelers, Eagles and Colts (five each). by Doug Farrar · Twitter Email. Posted: Tue Dec. 23, 2014.
Bobby Wagner among five Seahawks selected for Pro Bowl   The Seattle Times
Pro Bowl Snubs 2015: Twitter Reacts to This Year's Biggest Omissions   Bleacher Report
Peters, Barwin, Kelce, McCoy & Sproles Are Pro Bowlers   CBS Local
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Irish Independent   

9 Broncos selected to Pro Bowl   
Fox News
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - The Denver Broncos had an NFL-high nine players named to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday night, while four teams were shut out among the initial selections. For the second year in a row the two teams will be selected via a ...

2014-12-24 U.S. Entertainment

Entertainment Weekly   

'The Interview' is back on social media: Watch the new trailer   
Entertainment Weekly
The Interview's social media accounts and YouTube page have been brought back just hours after Sony announced it would still release the film on Christmas Day as previously planned — and after more than 200 theaters signed on to screen it. Sony shut ...

2014-12-24 U.S. Technology

Mashable   

Apple deploys first-ever automatic patch to fix NTP flaw   
Computerworld
Apple on Monday used an automatic security update mechanism for the first time to deploy a fix for a critical vulnerability in NTP, or Network Time Protocol, that was uncovered by a Google engineer. Featured Resource. Presented by Tibco Software.
Apple Pushes Out First Mandatory OS X Update   Tom's Guide
Apple releases security update for Mac OS X Yosemite's users   Capitalberg
Apple pushes out first automated update   Irish Independent
Eureka Times Standard   
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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Latin Post   

Holiday 2014 Deals: Popular Smartwatches from Samsung, Sony, Motorola on ...   
Latin Post
A SmartWatch 3 stands on display at the Sony stand at the 2014 IFA home electronics and appliances trade fair on September 5, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. IFA is the world's biggest fair of its kind. (Photo : Sean Gallup/Getty Images). Share This Tweet This.
Apple Watch, Windows 10: What to expect in tech in 2015   USA TODAY
Smartwatch Comparisons: LG G Watch R vs Samsung Gear Live   Android Headlines - Android News
Smartwatch Christmas Deals: Samsung Gear S, Galaxy Gear, Pebble, Sony ...   The Next Digit
Investor's Business Daily   
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CNET   

US trade agency will investigate Nvidia complaint by Samsung   
PCWorld
The U.S. International Trade Commission will investigate complaints by Samsung that Nvidia has infringed some of its patents covering graphics chip technology, the agency said Tuesday. Samsung's complaint was filed in November and was in response to ...

2014-12-24 U.S. Business

CBS Local   

Keurig Recalls 7 Million Mini Plus Coffee Makers   
New York Times
Keurig is recalling more than seven million of its single-serve coffee brewing machines after reports that a number of them had spewed hot liquids and injured dozens of users. The recall is for Keurig's Mini Plus brewers made between 2009 and 2014.
Keurig Orders Recall For 7 Million Of Coffee Brewers To Avoid Burn Risk   Yibada (English Edition)
Keurig recalls 7.2 mln single-serve brewers, stock falls   CNBC
Keurig recalls millions of coffee makers that squirt users with boiling water   Digital Trends
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Chicago Tribune   

Asian Shares Up After Dow Surpasses 18000 Points   
New York Times
TOKYO — Shares rose in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 18,000 points in a yuletide rally. Chinese markets initially extended losses on concerns over tight liquidity but rebounded by late morning. KEEPING SCORE: ...

2014-12-24 U.S. U.S.

NBCNews.com   

Former President George HW Bush Taken to Houston Hospital   
NBCNews.com
President George H.W. Bush was taken by ambulance to the Houston Methodist Hospital "as a precaution" after experiencing "shortness of breath" Tuesday, said a statement from his office. "The former president, age 90, will be held for observation, again as a ...

2014-12-24 U.S. World

BBC News   

Why did North Korea's internet go down?   
BBC News
On the one hand, the country is very tech-savvy (one in 12 North Koreans have smartphones) and computers are not uncommon. But, on the other, the great mass of the people are blocked from the world wide web. They can access the country's own intranet, ...