2015-03-13 U.S. Spotlight

Yahoo News   

Banning the American flag? Why UC Irvine flap might be glimpse of future   
Yahoo News
The controversial decision by the UC Irvine student body government to ban the American flag – as well as all other flags – speaks to broader generational shifts in views of patriotism. The decision has since been overturned. Christian Science Monitor.

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CNET   

Eddy Cue: Here's how Apple Pay works on an Apple Watch   
CNET
The exec in charge of Apple Pay tells CNET at a Golden State Warriors game that the mobile payments service will work on the company's new smartwatch as long as the device has been unlocked with a passcode or through an iPhone. by Shara Tibken.

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'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt': Too good for NBC, but still not that great   
Washington Post
Not too many moons ago, a television story like this would have required smelling salts to revive all the showbiz industry reporters who had passed out from the news: A creator/performer of Tina Fey's talent and buzzworthiness announces that she's moving ...

2015-03-13 U.S. Health

CBS Local   

NIH To Admit, Treat Another Ebola Patient Friday   
CBS Local
BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) — Just when it seemed like the Ebola crisis was subsiding, an American aid worker infected in Africa is on the way to a Maryland hospital. The patient is now in a chartered plane bound for the National Institutes of Health. Christie Ileto ...

2015-03-13 U.S. Science

ABC News   

Jupiter's Moon Ganymede May Have Massive Underground Saltwater Ocean   
NBCNews.com
Beneath its icy shell, Jupiter's largest moon harbors a massive, salty ocean of water — one of the key ingredients for the emergence of life as we know it — based on the latest evidence from the Hubble Space Telescope. "A deep ocean under the icy crust of ...

2015-03-13 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Eagles sign Murray and Mathews for two-tiered running attack   
Philly.com
The Eagles needed a replacement at running back after the LeSean McCoy trade last week, and it wasn't until Chip Kelly called DeMarco Murray on Wednesday morning that it became a possibility: The reigning NFL rushing champion would leave the rival ...

2015-03-13 U.S. Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Kathy Griffin leaving 'Fashion Police' after 7 episodes   
CNN
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2015-03-13 U.S. Technology

Wall Street Journal   

FCC Leaves Itself Wiggle Room on Net-Neutrality Rules   
Wall Street Journal
The details of the Federal Communications Commission's new net-neutrality rules make clear the regulator is struggling with how to handle some of the hot-button issues that helped put the topic back on the agenda in the first place. The uncertainty in some of ...

2015-03-13 U.S. Business

USA TODAY   

US arms buyer sees no cost impact from possible Sikorsky spin   
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spinoff of United Technologies Corp's (UTX.N) Sikorsky Aircraft as a standalone company should not have any impact on the U.S. Defense Department's costs, the Pentagon's acquisition chief said Thursday. Defense ...

2015-03-13 U.S. U.S.

Reuters   

Police hunt suspects after officers shot in Ferguson   
Reuters
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - The shooting of two police officers at a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, triggered a sweeping manhunt for suspects on Thursday and ratcheted up tensions in a city at the center of a national debate over race and policing.
Protests Continue in Ferguson After Police Officers Are Shot   NBCNews.com
Latest on Ferguson: Dozens pray for peace, wounded officers   Chron.com
Reforms are slowly emerging in Ferguson. So why are protesters still so angry?   Washington Post
Los Angeles Times   
CBS News   
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Hilton Head Island Packet   

Verdict reached in case of Utah doctor accused of killing ex   
seattlepi.com
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in the case of a Utah doctor accused of killing his cancer researcher ex-wife amid a bitter 2011 custody dispute. Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the case of 51-year-old Salt Lake City pediatrician ...

2015-03-13 U.S. World

Reuters   

African states want UN trust fund for Boko Haram force   
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - African states want the United Nations to set up a trust fund to finance a force to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria and called on the international community to supply intelligence and equipment, according to a draft U.N. resolution.
IS accepts Boko Haram pledge of allegiance   Chron.com
IS Leader Accepts Loyalty Pledge By Boko Haram Militants   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
ISIS Expands Into West Africa, Welcoming Boko Haram Allegiance   NBCNews.com
Voice of America   
USA TODAY   
The Globe and Mail   
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Irish Independent   

Master of literary magic Terry Pratchett dies at 66   
Irish Independent
Terry Pratchett who has died at the age of 66. Open Gallery 2 Terry Pratchett who has died at the age of 66. Author Terry Prachett who has died at 66. FANTASY author Terry Pratchett has died having had Alzheimer's disease for eight years.
9 things you should know about the rare form of Alzheimer's that Sir Terry ...   Wirral Globe
12 ways Sir Terry Pratchett made our lives better   Metro

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New York Times   

GOP Letter by Republican Senators Is Evidence of 'Decline,' Iranian Says   
New York Times
TEHRAN — Iran's highest leader issued a sharp response Thursday to a letter to the country's leadership by Republican lawmakers, deriding it as an indication that Washington is “disintegrating” from within. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, ...