2014-12-29 U.S. Spotlight

Black Monday Primer: A definitive guide to the 2015 coaching carousel   
SI.com
On Pro Football Now, The MMQB staff writer Jenny Vrentas and Sports Illustrated staff writer Ben Reiter discuss where Jim Harbaugh will end up if the 49ers let him go and the possible fate of other coaches in the NFL. by Don Banks · Twitter Email.

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CNN   

Wonder material could harvest energy from thin air   
CNN
(CNN) -- Bold claims for new battery technology have been around since the invention of the lead-acid battery more than 150 years ago. But researchers at Manchester University in the UK say their latest discovery involving the new wonder material graphene ...

2014-12-29 U.S. Health

Merced Sun-Star   

CDC lab worker shows no sign of Ebola infection   
Columbus Dispatch
WASHINGTON — The laboratory technician who might have been accidentally exposed to Ebola at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta last week is showing no sign of the disease, the U.S. Ebola coordinator said today. “Only one ...

2014-12-29 U.S. Science

The Register   

Euro SPACEMAN snaps staggering images of our Blue Planet   
The Register
Vid ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst captured some breathtaking images of Earth during his six-month stint on the International Space Station. This timelapse video brings together 12,500 photos snapped by Gerst while he was part of the Blue Dot mission from ...

2014-12-29 U.S. Sports

Bleacher Report   

Matthew Stafford, Lions' Struggles on the Road Spell Disaster for Playoff Hopes   
Bleacher Report
The Detroit Lions' 30-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17 ensured the Lions will now need to win three straight road games to qualify for the Super Bowl. This postseason reality figures to be a significant problem for a team that simply hasn't won big ...

2014-12-29 U.S. Entertainment

ABC News   

N Korea: Internet outages continue amid hacking row   
AsiaOne
Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang denied any role in the cyberattacks, calling such suggestions part of a "smear campaign" by unpopular South Korean leaders. Print. With its Internet networks continuing to suffer outages for the sixth ...

2014-12-29 U.S. Technology

NDTV   

PlayStation Network Returning After Hacking That Also Targeted Xbox Live   
New York Times
The Sony Corporation's PlayStation Network had connection problems for a fourth day since hackers attacked the video game network, and the company said on Sunday that service was gradually being restored. The hacker activist group known as Lizard ...

2014-12-29 U.S. Business

Mixed reaction as Vermont Yankee plant shuts down   
Hilton Head Island Packet
Breaking News - Be the first to know with alerts in your inbox, as soon as major news breaks. Today's Deal. Buy Now! dealsaver. National Videos. Reuters. North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages, calls Obama a "monkey" Reuters.

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Yahoo! Maktoob News   

Euro Near Two-Year Low Amid Greek Elections Concern; Yen Weakens   
Businessweek
The euro traded 0.2 percent from a two-year low as Greece's prime minister attempts to get his presidential candidate confirmed and avoid an early parliamentary election that risks severing the nation's international lifeline. New Zealand's dollar fell after data ...

2014-12-29 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

An Unsought Role for Bratton: Peacemaker Between His Officers and His Boss   
New York Times
When William J. Bratton returned to lead the New York Police Department for the second time in two decades, the once headline-grabbing commissioner seemed determined to adopt a lower profile. He stood beside — and in some ways in the shadow of ...

2014-12-29 U.S. World

CBS News   

Search for AirAsia Flight 8501 resumes as anxious relatives wait   
CBS News
SURABAYA, Indonesia -- The search for a missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people that disappeared more than 24 hours ago on a flight from Indonesia to Singapore resumed with first light Monday. 18 Photos ...