2015-06-23 U.S. Spotlight

New York Times   

No Time to Be Nice at Work   
New York Times
MEAN bosses could have killed my father. I vividly recall walking into a hospital room outside of Cleveland to see my strong, athletic dad lying with electrodes strapped to his bare chest. What put him there? I believe it was work-related stress. For years he ...

2015-06-23 U.S. Health

Sydney Morning Herald   

Study suggests five-day diet that mimics fasting may 'reboot' body   
Sydney Morning Herald
Fasting has long been acclaimed as an effective way to lose weight, improve the immune system and boost brain function. But doctors have been loathe to recommend it because of the dangers associated with such extreme dieting. Now scientists say they've ...

2015-06-23 U.S. Science

National Geographic   

Ancient Man Had Neanderthal Great-Great Grandfather   
National Geographic
Analysis of the jawbone of a man who lived about 40,000 years ago reveals the closest direct descendant of a Neanderthal who mated with a modern human. Picture of a neanderthal reconstruction. A reconstruction shows a Neanderthal woman holding a ...

2015-06-23 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Women's World Cup: US Wins After Colombia's Keeper Gets Red Card   
New York Times
EDMONTON, Alberta — It began as a fascinating match of the establishment against the insurgent, an evolutionary tug of war in women's soccer, with the United States trying to maintain its hold as a traditional power and Colombia trying to break through to a ...

2015-06-23 U.S. Entertainment

CNN   

Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested in an assault with a kettlebell, UCLA says   
CNN
(CNN) Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested Monday, accused of assaulting someone with a kettlebell at the university where his son plays football. No one was seriously injured in the incident at the Acosta Athletic Training Complex on the ...

2015-06-23 U.S. Technology

Wired   

Software Containers Are Bringing the Tech Giants Together   
Wired
Shipping containers revolutionized the way freight is moved around the world. By making it possible to pack all manner of cargo in a uniform way, shipping companies save money and streamline the process of loading and unloading goods. But it only worked ...

2015-06-23 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Optimism for an Agreement on Greek Debt, but Not for Long-Term Stability   
New York Times
BRUSSELS — Greece and its European partners appeared on Monday night to be heading for a deal by the end of the week that would secure further funding for Greece and a likely promise of more debt relief in return for changes in the pension and tax ...

2015-06-23 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

Nikki Haley, South Carolina Governor, Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle ...   
New York Times
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Nikki R. Haley called on Monday for South Carolina to do what just a week ago seemed politically impossible — remove the Confederate battle flag from its perch in front of the State House building here. She argued that a symbol ...

2015-06-23 U.S. World

Reuters   

Taliban attack Afghanistan's parliament, seize second district in north   
Reuters
KABUL A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday as lawmakers met to consider a new defence minister, and another district in the volatile north fell to the militants as they intensified a summer offensive. The brazen ...