us-hotdailynews: 2015-08-20

2015-08-20 U.S. Spotlight

Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace
New York Times
SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working. They are told to forget the “poor habits” they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled. When they “hit the ...

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New York Post

Meet the married couple who gives guys hands-on sex lessons
New York Post
Upper East Sider Bianca Pace and her husband are paid for their hands-on experience. Photo: Anne Wermiel. MORE ON: sex · FDA approves 'Viagra for women' · This sugar daddy will pay you $100,000 to date him · The man who gets 'thank you' texts for ...

2015-08-20 U.S. Health

KWTX

Researchers Discover New Strain Of Super Lice
KWTX
WACO (August 19, 2015) Researchers have found a new strain of lice 30 states that is resistant to some medications. Lice, and other insects, are increasingly becoming resistant to pyrethroids, the active ingredients in most OTC concoctions, according ...
Lice with drug-resistant mutations found to be widespread in U.S. but experts ...   The Denver Channel
Birmingham doctor has advice for dealing with "super lice"   FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com
NC specialist talks about ways to beat treatment-resistant lice   WNCN
Press Examiner
Local 8 Now
FOX 21 Online
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BBC News

Stroke 'more likely' with long hours
BBC News
People working long hours are more likely to have a stroke, according to analysis of more than half a million people. The data, published in the Lancet medical journal, showed the chance of a stroke increased beyond the traditional 9am to 5pm. The link ...
Well | Researchers Link Longer Work Hours and Stroke Risk   New York Times (blog)
Working over 8 hrs a day raises stroke risk by 33%   Times of India
Scientists suggest a way to lower your stroke risk: Shorten your workweek   Los Angeles Times
Livemint
Herald Sun
CBS News
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Daily Mail

British Study Says Electronic Cigarettes Curb Smoking Risks
New York Times
British health officials on Wednesday reported the results of a government-funded study concluding that the use of electronic cigarettes can reduce the health risks of smoking by 95 percent and may also help smokers quit the habit. The study, issued by ...
State Senate panel approves package of six anti-tobacco bills   Los Angeles Times
Britain's Public Health: Doctors should prescribe e-cigarettes to smokers   The Star Online
Big tobacco firms come late to the vaping party   City A.M.
Xinhua
Thorne Gazette
BBC News
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NYC Today

Vaginal bacteria linked to higher risk of Premature Delivery
NYC Today
A Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences-published research has unveiled that women who experience premature baby delivery is mainly due to different types of unhealthy vaginal bacteria. Woman having this bacteria are at an increased risk of giving ...

2015-08-20 U.S. Science

CNN International

New calculation suggests China's emissions have been overestimated
CNN International
CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. (CNN) New estimates show that for more than a decade ...

2015-08-20 U.S. Sports

Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Rollins welcomes Dodgers' expected acquisition of Chase Utley
Los Angeles Times
Jimmy Rollins cracked a smile Wednesday afternoon, even after the Dodgers dropped a 5-2 decision to the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum. The Dodgers were about to acquire six-time All-Star Chase Utley, Rollins' former double-play partner with the ...

2015-08-20 U.S. Entertainment

People Magazine

The Buffalo Bill House from Silence of the Lambs Is Up for Sale
People Magazine
Act quick and you could own a piece of Silence of the Lambs memorabilia. In fact, you could live in it. No, it's not the skin suit, but you're close: It's the home that served as the setting for scenes involving Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), the lesser of ...
Home of 'Silence of the Lambs' killer on the market in Western Pennsylvania ...   New York Daily News
'Silence of the Lambs': Buffalo Bill's House Goes Up for Sale   Variety
Killer Deal: 'Silence Of The Lambs' Home Hits Market For $300K   NPR
Mirror.co.uk
Tribune-Review
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New York Daily News

'American Ultra' review: Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart's toke-and-dagger ...
New York Daily News
“American Ultra” is an American-style movie that needed more ultra. This stoners-meet-government-assassins mashup is as meandering and paranoid as a guy toking up in front of City Hall. Sometimes that's amusing, but most of the time it's tiring. The ...
Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner reunite at 'American Ultra' premiere   Los Angeles Times
Kristen Stewart, Lautner reunite at 'American Ultra' premiere   Business Standard
Kristen Stewart Talks Future Twilight Remakes: "I'd Be Kind of Fascinated"   E! Online

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USA TODAY

'90210' star Shannen Doherty has breast cancer
USA TODAY
... in October 2010. (Photo: Evan Agostini/ AP). 130 CONNECT 73 TWEETLINKEDIN 26 COMMENTEMAILMORE. It's bad enough news to learn you have breast cancer, but Shannen Doherty says she might have found out sooner if her ex-manager had.
Shannen Doherty reveals breast cancer diagnosis in lawsuit against former manager   Los Angeles Times
Actress Shannen Doherty battling breast cancer: People magazine   Reuters
Shannen Doherty has breast cancer   Entertainment Weekly
Observer-Reporter
TV3.ie
Examiner.com
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Reuters

Matt Damon recruits NASA to simulate life on Mars in 'The Martian'
Reuters
PASADENA, Calif. When Matt Damon needed to play an astronaut stranded on Mars, he and director Ridley Scott were able to turn to U.S. space agency NASA to make the extreme circumstances of "The Martian" as scientifically accurate as possible.
Matt Damon Gushes Over His 10 Year Marriage, Gives Ben Affleck Update   Chicago Tribune
Why NASA scientists are excited about Matt Damon film 'The Martian'   Los Angeles Times
Ridley Scott meets NASA in 'The Martian'   Sky News Australia
Indie Wire (blog)
moviepilot.com
Huffington Post
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People Magazine

Did Josh Duggar Have a Paid Ashley Madison Account?
People Magazine
With his family and fans still reeling from his child molestation scandal, Josh Duggar found himself in the center of controversy all over again on Wednesday. In mid-May, Duggar apologized for his "wrongdoing" – a 2006 police report revealed that he ...
Josh Duggar Allegedly Paid Nearly $1000 for Ashley Madison Accounts   TheBlaze.com
Report: Josh Duggar allegedly had two Ashley Madison profiles   The Week Magazine
Josh Duggar has paid for multiple Ashley Madison accounts, dropped almost ...   New York Daily News
Sydney Morning Herald
E! Online
Chron.com
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Los Angeles Times

Robin Williams' children and widow in stalemate over comedian's estate
Los Angeles Times
Talks over Robin Williams' estate are at a stalemate, with his widow and adult children unable to reach an agreement, court records show. Cody, Zelda and Zachary Williams assert in court documents that Susan Schneider Williams is trying to negotiate ...
Financial dispute heats up between family members of the late Robin Williams   Reuters
Robin Williams' kids ask judge to toss wife's estate claims   CBS News

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E! Online

Columbus Short Arrested by Bounty Hunters Before Musical Performance
E! Online
Columbus Short got an unpleasant surprise before hitting the stage last night. The Scandal actor was slated to perform his new music at Infusion Lounge at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles Tuesday, but never ended up doing the performance, because he ...

2015-08-20 U.S. Technology

Washington Post

The Ashley Madison hack proves it: Everyone lies about their birthdays
Washington Post
The amount of information released by the Ashley Madison hackers is really quite staggering: Tens of millions of emails, locations, pick-up lines and even more personal data. And, of course, birthdates. You'd expect Ashley Madison to ask for a birthdate.
Hackers Post Stolen User Data From Ashley Madison Breach   Wall Street Journal
The Ashley Madison Data Dump, Explained   New York Times
Ashley Madison hack explained   Sydney Morning Herald
CBS Local
Reuters
ABC Online
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New York Times

Ad Blockers and the Nuisance at the Heart of the Modern Web
New York Times
The great philosopher Homer Simpson once memorably described alcohol as “the cause of and solution to all of life's problems.” Internet advertising is a bit like that — the funder of and terrible nuisance baked into everything you do online ...
How Some Publishers Ask Readers to Stop Using Ad-Blockers: 'Pretty Please?'   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Report: Ad Blocking Plugins Cost Advertisers $21.8 Billion This Year   SocialTimes
How I Broke the Internet Without Even Trying: Stephen L. Carter   IT Business Net
Business 2 Community
Marketing Dive
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PhillyVoice.com

First image of Blackberry's rumored 'Venice' smartphone surfaces
PhillyVoice.com
Over the past few months, rumors about an Android-based Blackberry smartphone have prompted a wave of speculation about what such a phone would look like. After all, despite the early success of the Blackberry 10 line in 2013, the company has struggled ...

2015-08-20 U.S. Business

Reuters

Asian shares slide; dollar loses edge on Fed minutes
Reuters
TOKYO Concerns about slowing growth in China sent Asian shares to two-year lows and pressured oil prices on Thursday while minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting dented expectations for a rate hike in mid-September. MSCI's broadest ...

2015-08-20 U.S. U.S.

TIME

Alaska Landslide Debris Too Unstable to Search for 3 Buried
New York Times
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities haven't begun clearing tons of logs and mud to search for three men believed buried by a landslide because the debris that crashed into a southeast Alaska town remained too unstable Wednesday and poses a danger.
The Latest: Business partner of brothers hopes they survived   Washington Post

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Los Angeles Times

3 firefighters killed, 4 hurt battling one of Washington state's many wildfires
Los Angeles Times
Three firefighters died and four others were injured while battling a wildfire in northern Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday evening. The firefighters were confronting a blaze in Okanogan County near the town of Twisp, about 150 miles ...

2015-08-20 U.S. World

New York Times

Shielding Syrian Antiquities, to a Grisly Death at ISIS' Hands
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — For decades, he was the bespectacled caretaker of some of Syria's greatest archaeological treasures. He explored the sprawling ruins in his hometown, named a daughter Zenobia after its ancient queen, and became so intertwined with ...

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