2015-02-25 U.S. Spotlight

CNET   

Lenovo's Superfish security snafu blows up in its face   
CNET
The preloaded Superfish adware does more than hijack website ads in a browser. It also exposes Lenovo owners to a simple but dangerous hack that could spell disaster. by Seth Rosenblatt · @sethr; February 20, 2015 5:00 AM PST. comments. 0. facebook.

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ESPN   

At long last, pound-for-pound greats Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ...   
ESPN
Yes, the bout that looms as one of the most anticipated in boxing history is finally on. For more than five years sports fans have clamored for a summit meeting between the two best fighters in the world, and after various failed negotiations -- and a protracted ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Health

BBC News   

'Give HIV drugs to healthy gay men'   
BBC News
Healthy gay men should be offered daily HIV drugs to prevent infections, say UK Medical Research Council and Public Health England scientists. Their study, on 545 high-risk men, found one case of HIV could be stopped for every 13 men treated for a year.
Study That Paid Patients to Take HIV Drugs Fails   New York Times
Study: Pills Before And After Sex Can Help Prevent HIV Among Gay Men   CBS Local
HIV Drugs Shown to Be Effective in Trials   Wall Street Journal
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Los Angeles Times   

For contraception, US women increasingly turn to IUDs and implants   
Los Angeles Times
IUDs and implants are safe, reliable, long-acting and reversible forms of birth control. Now there's a new attribute to add to this list: increasingly popular. A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that American women are ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Science

Los Angeles Times   

How giant plumes of Sahara dust fertilize Amazon rainforest [video]   
Los Angeles Times
The Amazon rainforest may be fertilized in part by phosphorus from a dry lake bed in the Sahara desert. The findings, published Tuesday in Geophysical Letters, illustrate once again that different regions of this planet of ours are connected in deep and ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Davis Love III Is Again Chosen to Lead US at Ryder Cup   
New York Times
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Davis Love III was on the United States Ryder Cup task force that picked a captain — Love — for the 2016 competition. But it was not a case in which the veteran was asked for a list of candidates and suggested he was the ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

Naya Rivera Is Pregnant! Baby on the Way for Glee Star and Husband Ryan ...   
E! Online
Naya Rivera is going to be a mom! The Glee star just announced via her website that she's pregnant with her and husband Ryan Dorsey's first child together. "We're having a baby! Ryan and I feel so blessed and can't wait to welcome the newest member of ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Technology

Wired   

The New Pebble Time Smart Watch from Pebble Debuts on Kickstarter!   
JBG News
Pebble, the company responsible for popularizing the concepts of smart watch and Kickstarter in the gadget industry has made the news once again. Pebble has unveiled their new smart watch called Pebble Time. This new watch is set to debut today on ...

2015-02-25 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Fed's Janet Yellen, in Testimony, Counsels Patience on Interest Rate Increase   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, told Congress on Tuesday that the central bank is pleased with recent economic growth but convinced there is room for improvement and still pondering when to start raising interest rates.
Dollar Drops After Yellen Testimony as China Data Lift Aussie   Bloomberg
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares rise after Yellen stresses policy flexibility   Reuters
Asia bourses muted after Yellen remarks   Financial Times
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New York Times   

FCC Net Neutrality Rules Shed Hurdle as Republicans Concede to Obama   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Senior Republicans conceded on Tuesday that the grueling fight with President Obama over the regulation of Internet service appears over, with the president and an army of Internet activists victorious. The Federal Communications ...

2015-02-25 U.S. U.S.

USA TODAY   

American Sniper killer found guilty in murders   
USA TODAY
Eddie Ray Routh as a Marine and after his arrest in the shooting deaths of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. (Photo: Courtesy Routh family and the Erath County Sheriff's Office via AP). CONNECT 2 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. STEPHENVILLE ...

2015-02-25 U.S. World

Reuters   

Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 150 Christians   
Reuters
AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday. A Syrian Christian group representing several NGOs inside and ...