2014-12-27 U.S. Spotlight

Pulse   

Mark Cuban Is Not Who You Think (and to Most People, Neither Are You)   
Pulse
Earlier this year Mark Cuban was interviewed by Inc. Magazine President Eric Schurenberg at its annual GrowCo Conference. Maybe you heard about that interview, since it was a national talking point for nearly a week. (Here's the full video.) Maybe you ...

2014-12-27 U.S. Health

CBC.ca   

Irish Court Lets Woman Be Taken Off Life Support   
New York Times
DUBLIN — A three-judge panel of the Irish High Court ruled Friday that doctors can turn off life support to a clinically dead pregnant woman, after hearing from legal representatives of the woman's medical team that her fetus had little chance of surviving.
Mum-to-be's life support can be shut down, says Dublin court   BBC News
Irish court ends life support for brain-dead pregnant mom   USA TODAY
Pregnant woman taken off life support in Ireland   Washington Times
Irish Times   
Aljazeera.com   
ABC Online   
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Headlines & Global News   

Cancer Rates Could Be Significantly Reduced If People Lived Healthier ...   
Headlines & Global News
New research showed that more than four out of every 10 cancers that occurred in the U.K. could have been prevented through lifestyle changes. Share This Story. Smoking is still the number one cause of preventable cancer, so giving up smoking is the most ...

2014-12-27 U.S. Science

CNET   

NuSTAR Captures Image of Sun in High-Energy X-Rays   
Tech Times
Space telescope turn its gaze from the edges of the universe toward our own sun. X-ray instrument is ideal for uncovering mysteries of our star, scientists say. (Photo : NASA/JPL/Caltech). A space telescope named NuSTAR, designed to gaze into the farthest ...

2014-12-27 U.S. Sports

USA TODAY   

Devils, in 13th Place in Conference, Fire Peter DeBoer in 4th Season as Coach   
New York Times
The Devils fired Coach Peter DeBoer on Friday, but General Manager Lou Lamoriello did not immediately name a replacement. In a statement on the team's website, the Devils said Lamoriello wanted to address the team on Saturday morning before ...

2014-12-27 U.S. Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Dustin Diamond Arrested For 'Reckless' Behavior   
Huffington Post
Dustin Diamond, best known for his role as Screech on "Saved By The Bell," was arrested in Wisconsin on Friday, TMZ reports. The Ozaukee County Police Department confirmed the news to HuffPost Entertainment. He was arrested for possession of a ...

2014-12-27 U.S. Technology

Telegraph.co.uk   

Hacked? Xbox Back Online, While PlayStation Down Another Day   
NBCNews.com
Microsoft's Xbox Live was "up and running" on Friday while Sony Corp's PlayStation remained offline for a second day — even as the group that claimed it brought down both services just in time for Christmas said it had stopped the alleged cyber attack.
Worst over? Hackers claim responsibility for gamers' offline misery   CNN
Meet Lizard Squad, the group that says it took down Microsoft and Sony's ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Sony PlayStation and Xbox networks still recovering from disruption   CBC.ca
Engadget   
Wall Street Journal   
Irish Independent   
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SlashGear   

Five great IAP-proof kids games for iOS and Android   
SlashGear
There's a big gap between a young child's love of smart devices and most parents' grasp of what games are good enough - or appropriate - for them to play with. While devices like the Fire HD 6 Kids Edition made some headway into the guidance business for ...

2014-12-27 U.S. Business

New York Daily News   

Russian military doctrine names NATO as top threat   
New York Daily News
MOSCOW — Russia identified NATO as the nation's No. 1 military threat and raised the possibility of a broader use of precision conventional weapons to deter foreign aggression under a new military doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Russia identifies NATO as its biggest threat   Aljazeera.com
Putin saved Russia from disintegration – Gorbachev   RT
Russia forecasts economic slump   Reuters UK
New York Times   
Los Angeles Times   
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TODAYonline   

Dow Tops 18000 Amid Weekly Gains as GDP Data Bolster Small Caps   
Bloomberg
U.S. stocks broke through milestones in a holiday-shortened week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 18,000, small-caps reaching a record and the Nasdaq Composite Index surging to a 14-year high amid optimism in the strength of the world's ...

2014-12-27 U.S. U.S.

Chron.com   

NY mayor attends wake of officer killed in ambush   
Chron.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of uniformed police officers from New York City and around the country gathered Friday at the solemn, eight-hour wake of a city policeman who was killed along with his partner in a brazen daytime shooting a week ago.
NYPD: 7 arrested for allegedly posting, phoning in threats to officers   CNN
Mayor attends wake for slain New York police officer   Washington Post
Family, friends prepare to bid farewell to slain NYPD hero   New York Daily News
SFGate   
ABC News   
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The Denver Post   

Study: Colorado Has 2nd Most Pot Users in US   
ABC News
A national study says Colorado had the second-highest number of regular marijuana users as the state began legalizing the drug. The Denver Post ( http://dpo.st/1BdXt69 ) reports the study by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found about 1 out of ...

2014-12-27 U.S. World

BBC News   

Ukraine crisis: Fresh prisoner swaps expected   
BBC News
More prisoner exchanges are expected between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in the east - a day after the two sides swapped hundreds of captives. Ukrainian officials say they are hoping that four soldiers will be freed. The number of militants due to be ...