2015-03-12 U.S. Spotlight

New York Times   

In Greece, Desperate Times and Offbeat Measures   
New York Times
PARIS — Despite the European accord last month to extend a financial lifeline to Greece, Athens is rapidly running out of cash. So it is scrambling to find new, even radical ways to fill the shortfall — including a proposal to recruit citizens and tourists to spy on ...

2015-03-12 U.S. Health

NPR   

Most Clinical Trial Results Not Reported on Time to Government   
Philly.com
WEDNESDAY, March 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are not promptly reporting the results of clinical trials to a government website specifically created to make the findings of these studies known, new research shows. Only about one out of 10 ...

2015-03-12 U.S. Science

BBC News   

Anthropocene: New dates proposed for the 'Age of Man'   
BBC News
The Anthropocene - a new geological time period that marks the "Age of man" - began in 1610, a study suggests. Scientists believe that the arrival of Europeans in the Americas had an unprecedented impact on the planet, marking the dawn of this new epoch.
Are we in a human epoch and if so, when did it begin?   National Monitor
New study pegs the beginning of the Anthropocene in 1610   SMN Weekly
When Did the Human Epoch Begin?   The New Yorker
Scientific American   
Los Angeles Times   
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CBS News   

Is the Galaxy Bigger Than We Thought?   
Science Times
The Milky Way Galaxy is huge with our small solar system acting as just a grain of sand of the giant beach that is the galaxy. NASA previously estimated that the galaxy spans approximately 100,000 light years across. With each light year representing about 6 ...

2015-03-12 U.S. Sports

MiamiHerald.com   

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight countdown begins   
Newsday
Five years of back and forth debate -- will they or won't they? -- finally produced one beautiful, long moment of silence for boxing Wednesday in the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles when Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao walked across a stage toward ...

2015-03-12 U.S. Entertainment

Reuters   

'Blurred Lines' duo to contest $7.4 million plagiarism verdict   
Reuters
Nona Gaye (2nd L), daughter of late singer Marvin Gaye, and her lawyer Richard Busch (front R) speak to the media outside court in Los Angeles, California March 10, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson ...

2015-03-12 U.S. Technology

TIME   

Cards Against Humanity Finally Goes Online; Expect Full Work Stoppage   
Huffington Post
Cards Against Humanity enthusiasts, rejoice! You can now play the cheeky card game anytime, anywhere -- and you don't need to keep a stack of game cards in your pocket. That's because Canada-based designer Dawson Whitfield has, in a stroke of pure ...

2015-03-12 U.S. Business

Reuters   

Asian shares rise as South Korea cuts rates   
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - A surprise interest rate cut by South Korea's central bank on Thursday helped lift an index of Asian stocks away from the previous session's seven-week lows, while the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates buoyed the dollar. The Bank of ...

2015-03-12 U.S. U.S.

Reuters   

Ferguson police chief resigns after scathing Justice Department report   
Reuters
FERGUSON/KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, resigned on Wednesday, following a scathing U.S. Justice Department report that found widespread racially biased abuses in the city's police department and municipal court.
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson resigns, protests continue   New York Daily News
Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson quits   BBC News
Embattled Ferguson police chief resigns   Fox News
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Fox News   

11 service members in Black Hawk crash presumed dead   
Fox News
The 11 service members who were onboard a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Tuesday night on the Florida panhandle coastline are presumed dead, a Pentagon official said, but a search-and-rescue operation was still underway Wednesday in a ...

2015-03-12 U.S. World

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Father of executed teen: I will go to fight ISIS alongside Israel   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
THE PARENTS of Israeli teen Muhammad Said Musallam, whom a child purportedly shot dead in an Islamic State video, react on Tuesday as they hold pictures of him in their Jerusalem home.. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter.
Islamic State video claims killing of 'Israeli Arab spy'   BBC News
Islamic State video seems to show child shooting Arab Israeli 'spy'   Washington Post
Family Denies Palestinian Killed by ISIS Was Spy   New York Times
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ABC Online   

Islamic State says Australian teenager carries out suicide attack in Iraq   
Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is seeking to confirm Islamic State's claim that an Australian teenage recruit died after blowing himself up in Iraq, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday. Islamic State released an image on Wednesday claiming to show ...