2014-12-31 U.S. Spotlight

National Geographic   

Insect-Eating Bat May Be Origin of Ebola Outbreak, New Study Suggests   
National Geographic
The first Ebola victim may have contracted the disease from small bats dwelling in a hollow tree. A dissected insect bat pinned to a pad at a makeshift laboratory. The samples will. An insect-eating bat, like this one dissected in a makeshift laboratory in western ...

2014-12-31 U.S. Health

Mirror.co.uk   

Scottish woman tests negative for Ebola; patient with virus moved to London   
CNN
London (CNN) -- A woman in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland who'd fallen ill tested negative for Ebola, the Scottish government said Tuesday. A spokesman for the government said the woman had been in West Africa recently, though she had no direct ...

2014-12-31 U.S. Science

ABC News   

Birds Slur Their Songs When Drunk, Too   
ABC News
It seems birds, like humans, also have a penchant for drunk singing. A group of scientists gave some zebra finches spiked drinks and found that while the buzzed birds didn't fly around willy-nilly while drunk, they certainly sounded sloshed when they sang.
​This is what it sounds like when drunk birds slur their songs   CBS News
Drunken birds slur just like humans: Study says   Capitalberg
When Songbirds Imbibe, Their Tunes Get Sloshed   Yahoo News
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TIME   

Groups plan to sue to protect rare desert flowers   
San Francisco Chronicle
DENVER (AP) — Seven conservation groups are planning to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for keeping two rare species of desert flowers off the federal list of endangered species. The Center for Biological Diversity says the groups filed a formal notice ...

2014-12-31 U.S. Sports

USA TODAY   

Millsap powers Hawks past Cavaliers, 109-101   
USA TODAY
ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Millsap took over for Atlanta in the fourth quarter to help hold off a Cleveland comeback and the Hawks beat the Cavaliers, who were without LeBron James, 109-101 on Tuesday night. James, celebrating his 30th birthday, was held out ...

2014-12-31 U.S. Entertainment

New York Daily News   

Jeremy Renner's wife files for divorce months after marriage   
New York Daily News
The wife of "Avengers" actor Jeremy Renner has called it quits after less than a year of marriage. Model Sonni Pacheco filed for divorce on Dec. 5 in Los Angeles citing irreconcilable differences, court documents reveal. The Canadian beauty listed the date of ...

2014-12-31 U.S. Technology

WTSP 10 News   

Office tech drives productivity, but longer hours   
WTSP 10 News
Digital technology in the workplace — e-mail, Internet access and smartphones — increases worker productivity and flexibility but possibly at a price: a longer workday. Loading… Post to Facebook. Office tech drives productivity, but longer hours Digital ...

2014-12-31 U.S. Business

Bloomberg   

China's Stocks Head for Best Year Since 2009 as Trainmakers Gain   
Bloomberg
China's benchmark stock index headed for its biggest annual gain in five years amid speculation the government will take steps to bolster the economy. Equities were little changed today amid shrinking turnover on the last trading day of the year. China CNR ...

2014-12-31 U.S. U.S.

New York Post   

Police Reportedly Say They Aren't Making Arrests After Cop Killings   
Huffington Post
Cops anonymously told the New York Post that they aren't making arrests for minor crimes because they fear for their safety following the murders of two NYPD officers. "I'm not writing any summonses. Do you think I'm going to stand there so someone can ...

2014-12-31 U.S. World

CBC.ca   

Edmonton mass murder: 6 adults, 2 children dead   
CBC.ca
ON MOBILE: Watch the news conference with Police Chief Rod Knecht here. Police have found nine people dead at three separate locations in Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, one by an apparent suicide. "It is a tragic day for Edmonton and our thoughts ...