2015-11-06 U.S. Spotlight

Taste of Country   

Joey + Rory Call on Fans for Prayer Vigil   
Taste of Country
In October 2008, just four months after 'Can You Duet' ended, Joey + Rory hit up the red carpet at the ASCAP Country Music Awards. Joey + Rory Feek are asking fans all over the world to participate in a prayer vigil for Joey as she continues to battle ...

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Today.com   

Carey Burgess speaks out against school's 'too short' skirt dress-code violation   
Today.com
When you hear that a teenage girl was threatened with suspension from school for an inappropriate outfit, this probably isn't what you picture: a young woman — who happens to be the student body president, a junior marshal, and a recipient of South ...

2015-11-06 U.S. Health

Reuters   

Chipotle's E. coli outbreak threatens sales, emboldens critics   
Reuters
LOS ANGELES Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's (CMG.N) food poisoning outbreak in Washington state and Oregon threatens to scare diners away from the popular burrito chain and has become fodder for one of its most vocal critics. Health officials are ...
Chipotle's Food Crisis Could Strengthen The Brand   Forbes
Durham company aiding search of origin for Chipotle E. coli outbreak   WRAL.com
28 in Wash. sickened by E. coli outbreak tied to Chipotle restaurants; up from 25   KIRO Seattle
Post-Bulletin   
Rapid News Network   
Junior College   
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Los Angeles Times   

Live tapeworm, 'still wiggling,' removed from California man's brain   
Los Angeles Times
Luis Ortiz tried to ignore the headaches when they first started in late August. But he became disoriented, and when he started vomiting, his mother rushed him to the hospital, where neurosurgeon Soren Singel found the real culprit: A tapeworm had ...
Surgeons Remove Live Tapeworm Larva From California Man's Brain   Tech Times
10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Today's guide to the obscure, the possibly ...   The Bakersfield Californian
Man's Headache Caused by Tapeworm in Brain Sheds Light on Rare Condition   ABC News
Yahoo News   
Youth Health Magzine   
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Washington Post   

High-spending doctors less likely to be sued   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - Providing more care than necessary may work to lower a doctor's risk of being accused of malpractice, suggests a new U.S. study. Although the results can't prove extra expenditures are due to so-called defensive medicine, the ...
Defensive medicine lowers number of malpractice suits   UPI.com
'Defensive Medicine' Pays Off, Study Suggests   MedPage Today
Why health reform might increase malpractice lawsuits   Washington Post
University Herald   
Philly.com   
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New York Times   

A Novel Cell Therapy Untested in Humans Saves Baby With Cancer   
New York Times
A baby girl who was close to dying from cancer has been rescued by a cell therapy envisioned as a “one size fits all” treatment that had never been tested in people, doctors reported on Thursday.
Designer cells reverse baby girl's cancer in world first   GlobalPost
Edited Cells Save a Baby's Life   Youth Health Magzine
Layla (1) becomes first person to be cured of cancer using 'designer' DNA   Irish Independent
RTE.ie   
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CNN   

Alzheimer's is a young(er) person's disease -- so get to work   
CNN
(CNN) While he couldn't possibly have known, Sandy Halperin was likely around 35 years old when his brain began slowly accumulating the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease. Thanks to recent advances that allow us to see disease in the living ...

2015-11-06 U.S. Science

New York Times   

Solar Storms Strip Air From Mars, NASA Says   
New York Times
The air on Mars — what there is of it — is leaking away, about half a pound a second sputtering into space, scientists announced on Thursday. The planet's early atmosphere is thought to have been as thick as or thicker than Earth's today, and even ...
Gorgeous Auroras Could Light Up Entire Martian Sky   Space.com
NASA drops Boeing from space station cargo competition   Reuters
Mars of eons ago had rivers and lakes   USA TODAY
13WMAZ   
The Boston Globe   
Orlando Sentinel   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Kangaroo farts not as environmentally friendly as previously thought   
Sacramento Bee
Kangaroos can no longer feel smug about their flatulence. Traditionally, it's been thought that the animals produce unusually low amounts of methane when they pass gas. Since livestock farts (I'm looking at you, cows) make up a lot of our global ...
Kangaroos producing higher amount of methane than earlier estimated: Research   NYC Today
Kangaroos Are Gassier Than We Thought, Study Finds   Headlines & Global News
Just how gassy are kangaroos anyway?   Christian Science Monitor
Science Recorder   
EurekAlert (press release)   
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Forbes   

Religion Makes Children More Selfish, Say Scientists   
Forbes
Praying (Image CC BY 2.0: Salvation Army USA West / https://flic.kr/p/bUTv4s). Morality is often associated with religion, but new research reveals that children from religious households are actually less generous than kids from a secular background.
Study: Religious children less likely to be generous   WKBW-TV
Does growing up religious cut the urge to share?   Futurity: Research News
Study: Non-religious kids more generous than religious ones   Atlanta Journal Constitution
Cell   
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Washington Post   

New York is investigating Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading the public ...   
Washington Post
This story has been updated. The state of New York is investigating whether Exxon Mobil misled the public and investors about the risks of climate change, a move sought by environmentalists that could signal a broader reckoning with the conduct of big ...

2015-11-06 U.S. Sports

ESPN   

Mariners, Rays swap 6 players in 1st significant trade of offseason   
ESPN
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays didn't wait long to pull off the first significant trade of the offseason. Four days after the World Series ended, the teams completed a six-player swap Thursday night. Seattle sent infielder ...
The hot stove is lit: Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays complete six-player ...   The Seattle Times
The Rays and Mariners swapped six players in first trade of the offseason   Yahoo Sports (blog)
Pitcher Karns out, DH Morrison in for Rays in 6-player trade   Tampabay.com
Bleacher Report   
CBSSports.com   
FOXSports.com   
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New York Times   

After Sharp Fall, the Lions Make Changes at the Top   
New York Times
The one-win Detroit Lions, looking nothing like the team that reached the playoffs last season, fired the team president Tom Lewand and the general manager Martin Mayhew on Thursday and promised to bring in new leadership to put a consistent winner on ...

2015-11-06 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

Miranda Lambert Pens Heartfelt Message After Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani ...   
E! Online
Oh, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are dating? That's cool. Shelton's ex-wife Miranda Lambert doesn't seem to be focusing any energy on the latest news in Hollywood pairings, and instead is focusing on the many blessings that she has in her life ...
10 Love Lessons Blake Shelton Can Learn from Gwen Stefani's Music   People Magazine
Gwen Stefani Dazzles On 'InStyle' Cover After Confirming Blake Shelton Romance ...   Hollywood Life
THIS Is How Miranda Lambert Really Feels About Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani   PerezHilton.com
Los Angeles Times   
Entertainment Tonight   
Jezebel   
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People Magazine   

Monica Bellucci Explains Why a 'Mature Woman' Is a Sexy Match for James Bond   
People Magazine
Monica Bellucci not only plays a Bond woman who is beautiful and bold, but also one that is age appropriate. The Italian beauty, 51, who has a steamy scene with Daniel Craig in the latest Bond film Spectre, is the oldest actress to step into the ...
Spectre producers ponder the end of James Bond   Entertainment Weekly
5 things to know about Bond's Aston Martin DB10 before seeing 'Spectre'   Mashable
BOOK REVIEW: 'Trigger Mortis'   Washington Times
NPR   
Slate Magazine   
Boston Herald   
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The Tennessean   

CMA Awards: Five observations   
The Tennessean
The 49th annual CMA Awards, held Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena, was a show of big moments, big collaborations and big awards. Here are five observations on some of the biggest: 1. Everybody loves Chris Stapleton. The country newcomer ...

2015-11-06 U.S. Technology

VentureBeat   

Lytro dives into virtual reality filmmaking with debut of its Immerge video camera   
VentureBeat
Since its debut in 2006, Lytro has produced devices that leverage light-field technology, which captures information about the direction and intensity of light rays. Today, the company is applying this technology to the world of virtual reality with ...
Lytro's Immerge aims to make virtual reality video more realistic   ExtremeTech
Virtual reality video is coming. But what on Earth are we going to watch?   Washington Post
Lytro Pivots, Targets Virtual Reality With Immerge   PC Magazine
The Verge   
Wall Street Journal (blog)   
Mashable   
Lytro   
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Mashable   

The New York Times' virtual reality app puts you inside the story   
Mashable
Android enthusiast is enjoying the Google Cardboard, a Virtual Reality experience starting with a simple viewer anyone can build or buy, in Turin, on April 10, 2015. Image: Mauro Ujetto/NurPhoto. Headshot_2015_chrisperkins_1. By Chris Perkins 3 hours ...

2015-11-06 U.S. Business

Reuters   

United Airlines CEO to return in early 2016 after heart attack   
Reuters
United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.N) Chief Executive Oscar Munoz will return to work in the first quarter of 2016, he said Thursday, three weeks after suffering a heart attack. The news ends uncertainty about who will run United, the second-largest ...
United CEO Oscar Munoz Plans First Quarter Return   Wall Street Journal
United's Munoz Plans to Return in Early 2016 After Heart Attack   Bloomberg
United's CEO to be back early next year   Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times   
CNNMoney   
USA TODAY   
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TODAYonline   

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares hobbled by rising bets of looming Fed hike   
Reuters
... * Caution reigns ahead of expected U.S. payrolls gain. * Dollar, U.S. yields lifted by rising rate-hike expectations. By Lisa Twaronite. TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Friday, ahead of key U.S. employment data later in the session ...
Stocks end nearly flat in quiet session   U.S. News & World Report

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New York Times   

Text of Trade Deal Released, Waving a Green Flag for the Debate   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The release on Thursday of the full text of President Obama's trade accord with 11 Pacific Rim nations brought out opponents and supporters and officially opened what may be the last big battle of the president's tenure: winning ...

2015-11-06 U.S. U.S.

ABC News   

Man Who Landed Gyrocopter Outside Capitol Will Plead Guilty   
ABC News
FILE - In this May 21, 2015 file photo, Douglas Hughes of Florida speaks to reporters outside federal court in Washington. Hughes, who flew a gyrocopter through some of America's most restricted airspace before landing outside the U.S. Capitol earlier ...
Man with Bay Area ties who landed gyrocopter outside Capitol to plead guilty   San Jose Mercury News
Ruskin man who landed gyrocopter outside Capitol will plead guilty   TBO.com

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CNN   

'Manifesto' found on UC Merced stabbings suspect   
CNN
(CNN) The 18-year-old freshman who stabbed four people at University of California, Merced, left behind a two-page, handwritten "manifesto" outlining his attack plan, Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke told reporters Thursday. Faisal Mohammad, a ...

2015-11-06 U.S. World

New York Times   

Bomb Is 'Possibility' in Loss of Russian Jet Over Egypt, Obama Says   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday evening that there was “a possibility” that a terrorist bomb was responsible for the destruction of a Russian passenger plane that broke apart last Saturday over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
British PM says bomb likely caused Russian airliner crash   Reuters
If Russian plane was bombed, where might suspicion fall?   CNN
Obama: 'There is a possibility' bomb was aboard Russian jet   Washington Post
Daily Beast   
Wall Street Journal   
Bloomberg   
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Huffington Post   

White House Admits Israeli-Palestinian Two-State Solution Not Possible Before ...   
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- The White House has assessed that a two-state solution between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories is not likely to happen before President Barack Obama leaves office. Although that determination comes as no surprise to those ...