2015-03-17 U.S. Spotlight

The Economist   

On the cards   
The Economist
THE details may vary. Americans sling their business cards casually across a table; the Japanese make the exchange of cards as elaborate as a tea ceremony. Some cards are discreet. Guangbiao Chen, a Chinese tycoon, crams his with titles such as “China ...

2015-03-17 U.S. Health

CNN   

US Ebola patient now in critical condition: NIH   
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American being treated for Ebola was in critical condition Monday, the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland said. The healthcare worker was evacuated from West Africa and arrived at the NIH clinical center on Friday.
Care Differs for American and African With Ebola   New York Times
Doctors treating patient with Ebola at NIH downgrade condition to critical   Washington Post
Partners in Health to stay in W. Africa despite Ebola scare   Boston Globe (subscription)
WebMD   
Voice of America   
Xinhua   
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Live Science   

Disneyland measles outbreak linked to low vaccination rates   
OCRegister
The blame started being assigned almost as soon as measles struck Orange County this winter. Public health experts and frustrated, pro-vaccine parents pointed fingers at those who refused, delayed, neglected or simply forgot to get their children the shots, ...

2015-03-17 U.S. Science

Washington Post   

The melting of Antarctica was already really bad. It just got worse.   
Washington Post
This story has been updated. A hundred years from now, humans may remember 2014 as the year that we first learned that we may have irreversibly destabilized the great ice sheet of West Antarctica, and thus set in motion more than 10 feet of sea level rise.
Melting In East Antarctica Threatens To Raise Global Sea Level By 11 Feet   Design & Trend
Researchers Warn US Of Sea Level Rise Following Continuous Melting Of ...   Yibada (English Edition)
Melting glacier fuels dire forecast   Columbus Dispatch
The Space Reporter   
National Monitor   
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SMN Weekly   

Planet Chrion Has Mysterious Rings   
SMN Weekly
Centaurs were thought once to be frozen and inactive bodies of debris but now a new research suggests that these rings are more active while they orbit around the sun. Advertisement. Astronomers have confirmed that Saturn has these rings. In 2011 ...

2015-03-17 U.S. Sports

Huffington Post   

49ers' Chris Borland retires, cites head trauma concerns   
San Jose Mercury News
SANTA CLARA -- Chris Borland, the 49ers' leading tackler last season as a rookie replacement to Patrick Willis, is retiring because of concerns over head trauma, he told ESPN on Monday. Borland's stunning retirement is the latest blow this offseason to a ...

2015-03-17 U.S. Entertainment

The Koalition   

Kendrick Lamar debuts new album before original release date   
Zee News
Los Angeles: Rapper Kendrick Lamar has debuted his new album "To Pimp a Butterfly" a week ahead of its original March 23 release date. The album boasts guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, James Fauntleroy and Ronald Isley among others has been ...

2015-03-17 U.S. Technology

CNET   

Apple said to plan fall launch of subscription TV service   
CNET
Tech giant in talks with TV programmers about a service that would include about 25 channels, according to the Wall Street Journal. by Steven Musil · @stevenmusil; 17 March 2015 2:42 am GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more.
Report: Apple planning streaming TV service   USA TODAY
Apple working on an Internet TV subscription service — report   Mashable
Apple to launch online TV service with support from major providers this fall ...   Apple Insider
Hollywood Reporter   
MarketWatch   
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Wall Street Journal   

The Tesla Anxiety Caused By Elon Musk's 'Range Anxiety' Tweet   
Forbes
Anyone who listens to Elon Musk's quarterly earnings press conferences at Tesla Motors Tesla Motors or follows him on Twitter Twitter knows that he's an iconoclast. He'll say things that might cause headaches for a more-conservative company, but then, if he ...

2015-03-17 U.S. Business

USA TODAY   

Uber CFO steps down after two years of surging growth   
USA TODAY
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos, who oversaw ballooning growth in the ride-hailing company over the last two years, is stepping down. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick shared the news of Callinicos' planned departure in an e-mail, saying Callinicos will stay on as a ...

2015-03-17 U.S. U.S.

Christian Science Monitor   

Obama: school funding 'worth fighting for' if GOP opposes increase   
Christian Science Monitor
With lawmakers at work on a bipartisan effort to update the No Child Left Behind Act, Obama told a group of urban school leaders that he would fight the GOP, if needed, to boost funding to schools, especially those that are low-performing.
Obama: Some Politicians Resisting Action on Climate Change are 'Shills for the ...   TheBlaze.com
Obama: care more about jobs, war and peace - less about weed   Reuters
Obama Plans to Use Week to Press Economic Case   New York Times
The Seattle Times   
Detroit Free Press   
State Column   
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Wall Street Journal   

Robert Durst murder charge could carry death penalty   
San Jose Mercury News
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Robert Durst couldn't explain away similarities between his handwriting and a letter he said "only the killer could have written" that alerted police to his friend's shooting 15 years ago. Confronted with new evidence by the makers of a ...

2015-03-17 U.S. World

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Obama's Favorite Isn't Netanyahu as Israelis Head to the Polls   
Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- There's little doubt about whom U.S. President Barack Obama favors in Tuesday's Israeli elections. After years of public acrimony between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, a victory by Isaac “Bougie” Herzog, ...