2014年11月1日 星期六

2014-11-02 U.S. Spotlight

  TIME   
Straw Into Gold: Candidates Trade Leadership PAC Dollars for Campaign Cash  TIME
With just a few days remaining in the first quarter of 2014, Mary Landrieu did something generous: The embattled Democratic senator from Louisiana, herself in the midst of an exceedingly tough re-election race, used her leadership PAC to give $5,000 to the ...

2014-11-02 U.S. Health

  Capital OTC   
Dignity Health Asked To Pay Hefty Fine of $37 Million for Overbilling Patients  Capital OTC
Whistleblower Kathleen Hawkins shed light on the misdoings of the San-Francisco based Dignity Hospital. Dignity Hospital has been submitting bills at 13 out of 39 hospitals. The spokesman for the hospital contend that they are not at fault, the Justice ...

2014-11-02 U.S. Science

  ABC News   
Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Crash Investigation Could Take a Year  ABC News
It could be a year before federal investigators have any answers about what caused the Virgin Galactic spacecraft to crash, but that shouldn't stop the company from pursuing its space tourism ventures. National Transportation Safety Board acting chairman ...

2014-11-02 U.S. Sports

  MiamiHerald.com   
Recap: Oklahoma City vs. Denver  MiamiHerald.com
Oklahoma City, OK (SportsNetwork.com) - The short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder will face many tests without their two superstars over the next month. They passed their first one with flying colors on Saturday. A makeshift roster of just eight healthy players ...

2014-11-02 U.S. Entertainment

  E! Online   
Paul Walker leaps into action in his final film role as the trailer for Furious 7 is ...  Daily Mail
And the trailer for Furious 7 has just been released, giving fans of the late Paul Walker a chance to see him in the last Hollywood footage he ever filmed. Walker - who passed in 2013 - returns as Brian O'Conner, and shares the screen with co-stars Vin Diesel ...

2014-11-02 U.S. Technology

  Tech Times   
FCC mulls 'hybrid' net neutrality plan: Here's why it's not popular  Tech Times
The FCC is proposing a "hybrid" net neutrality plan that would regulate only a portion of the business of broadband Internet providers. The move does not impress advocates of equal access. (Photo : Blake Patterson). The "hybrid" net neutrality plan proposed ...

2014-11-02 U.S. Business


Phone company halts health benefits for strikers  seattlepi.com
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A FairPoint Communications spokeswoman confirmed Saturday that the company had stopped providing health coverage for its striking workers. Spokeswoman Angelynne Beaudry said the strikers can continue their health ...