2014-12-28 U.S. Spotlight

New York Times   

Decline of a Political Family Opens the Way for a Shift in Brazil   
New York Times
SÃO LUÍS, Brazil — The tribute is lavish. Slip into the Convento das Mercês, an elegantly restored colonial gem built here in 1654, and learn of the feats of José Sarney, a former president of Brazil and chief of the political dynasty that has held sway over the ...

2014-12-28 U.S. Health

BBC News   

Doctors in Ireland end breathing support for clinically dead pregnant woman   
CNN
(CNN) -- The artificial breathing support for a clinically dead woman who is 18 weeks pregnant has been switched off by the Irish hospital treating her, an official with detail knowledge of the case said Saturday. Ireland's High Court ruled Friday that doctors can ...

2014-12-28 U.S. Science

Digital Journal   

Astronaut Returns from International Space Station, Brings Back Video of Earth   
Pioneer News
Images from space, taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst have been joined together to form a time lapse video. Gerst is from the European Space Agency and served as the flight engineer on board the International Space Station (ISS) from May until November ...

2014-12-28 U.S. Sports

Kansas City Star   

Grading the Top 2015 NBA Draft Prospects from the Kentucky-Louisville ...   
Bleacher Report
Thanks to an endless crew of NBA draft prospects, Kentucky's (13-0) journey to perfection remains intact following a 58-50 road win over No. 4 Louisville (11-1) . The story of the game was ultimately the Wildcats' defense, which held the Cardinals to 26 ...

2014-12-28 U.S. Entertainment

Daily Mail   

Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran take a stroll with their dog   
Daily Mail
They reunited publicly for the first time since the R&B crooner declared himself single on stage during a December 5 concert, saying 'F*** that b***h.' And on Christmas morning the model shared a picture of two massive sparkling diamond rings, which TMZ ...

2014-12-28 U.S. Technology

ABC News   

Sony Admits PlayStation Problem Was Cyberattack   
NBCNews.com
Sony has appeared to admit for the first time that the disruption to its PlayStation network that ruined Christmas for untold children was the result of a cyberattack. "The video game industry has been experiencing high levels of traffic designed to disrupt ...

2014-12-28 U.S. Business

Macro Insider   

Minnesota family acquires Polaroid majority in $70M deal   
USA TODAY
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's Pohlad family has acquired majority ownership of Polaroid in a $70 million deal. Minnetonka-based Polaroid is best known for making instant cameras but the name can be found on a variety of electronic goods, including ...

2014-12-28 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

At Funeral for Officer Rafael Ramos, NYPD's Solidarity Is on Display   
New York Times
The broad Queens avenue began filling with blue coats early. The footsteps of the saddened officers, the buzz of police talk, fed the medley of sounds of an apprehensive city shaking itself awake. The temperature was generous for the season. Christmas ...

2014-12-28 U.S. World

Reuters   

North Korea blames US for Internet outages, calls Obama a "monkey"   
Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington on Saturday for Internet outages that it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures.
Sony row: N Korea compares Obama to monkey   Hindustan Times
North Korea's Internet down again. US spooks at work? (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Sony hack: North Korea blames President Obama for internet outage   BBC News
Business Standard   
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TODAYonline   

Int'l coalition launches 12 attacks against jihadists in Iraq, Syria   
Fox News Latino
The United States and the other countries that make up the international coalition against the jihadist Islamic State, or IS, launched Saturday a total of 12 air strikes against its positions in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. Combined Joint Task Force said. Six bombings ...