2014-12-26 U.S. Spotlight

Pulse   

Mark Cuban Is Not Who You Think (and to Most People, Neither Are You)   
Pulse
Earlier this year Mark Cuban was interviewed by Inc. Magazine President Eric Schurenberg at its annual GrowCo Conference. Maybe you heard about that interview, since it was a national talking point for nearly a week. (Here's the full video.) Maybe you ...

2014-12-26 U.S. Health

Kansas City Star   

AbbVie secures exclusivity on hepatitis C drug with cheaper price [Chicago ...   
Businessweek
Dec. 22-- AbbVie has substantially cut the price of its newly approved hepatitis C drug to win an exclusive deal with Express Scripts, the nation's largest manager of prescription drug benefits, the companies said Monday. Starting Jan. 1, Express Scripts will ...

2014-12-26 U.S. Science

International Business Times   

Sun Dazzles In First-Ever NuSTAR High-Energy X-Ray Portrait   
International Business Times
X-rays stream off the sun in this image showing observations from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, overlaid on a picture taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This is the first picture of the sun taken by NuSTAR.
NASA took an image of giant solar flare   Frontline Desk
Dazzling! NuSTAR captures sun's portrait in solar X-rays   Los Angeles Times
Sun's sizzling X-rays photographed from space   BBC News
Christian Science Monitor   
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Science World Report   

Tornadoes for Christmas: Severe holiday weather from space   
Science Codex
Severe weather in the form of tornadoes is not something people expect on Christmas week but a storm system on Dec. 23rd brought tornadoes to Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana. NASA's RapidScat, which flies aboard the International Space Station, ...

2014-12-26 U.S. Sports

FOXSports.com   

LeBron James' Miami return 'very difficult' thanks to Dwyane Wade, Heat   
USA TODAY
MIAMI — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade started the Christmas game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat with a hug. Before the third quarter started, they sat on the scorer's table joking — as if they were still teammates. When it was over, with ...

2014-12-26 U.S. Entertainment

New York Times   

'The Interview,' With James Franco and Seth Rogen, Is Back On   
New York Times
So this is how it ends: lining up on Christmas Day, not at a blockbuster-stuffed multiplex but at one of the scrappy independent theaters that have been struggling to stay afloat in a tough marketplace, or hunkering down on the couch at Mom's house (this is ...

2014-12-26 U.S. Technology

BBC News   

Xbox and PlayStation online services crash   
BBC News
Xbox and PlayStation online services have been suffering technical problems, amid claims a hacking group has disabled their services. Microsoft and Sony - the companies which make the games consoles - have told customers they are aware of issues ...

2014-12-26 U.S. Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Japan inflation slows and output slips, keep BOJ under pressure   
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese annual core consumer inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in November due largely to sliding oil prices, highlighting the challenges the central bank faces in achieving its 2 percent inflation target. Factory output ...