2015-01-01 U.S. Spotlight

PBS NewsHour   

U.S. diplomat: No illusions about Cuba's willingness to allow freedoms   
PBS NewsHour
The Obama administration's lead negotiator in upcoming talks with Cuban officials in Havana, Assistant Secretary of State of Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson, tells chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner that she's under no illusions ...

2015-01-01 U.S. Health

Philly.com   

Flu season hitting early and hard in Phila. region   
Philly.com
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As Feared, It's a Season of High Flu Intensity   New York Times
Teen's death shows horror of flu epidemic   CNN
Influenza reaching epidemic levels this year   WKBT La Crosse
Canon City Daily Record   
Moorpark Acorn   
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CBS News   

More Than 1.5 Million Cancer Deaths Avoided Thanks To Advances In ...   
Huffington Post
By Reuters Staff (Reuters Health) - More than 1.5 million Americans avoided death from cancer since 1991 thanks to falling smoking rates and better cancer prevention, detection and treatments, according to a study from the American Cancer Society.
How Are We Doing with Our Fight against Cancer?   Youth Health Magzine
Cancer deaths in U.S. drop, thanks to fewer smokers, group says   Newsday
Report: US cancer deaths fell 22 percent since 1991   Bangor Daily News
Pioneer News   
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Design & Trend   

KKR to Earn Big Payout From Walgreen-Alliance Boots Deal   
Wall Street Journal
Alliance Boots GmbH completed its two-part sale to Walgreen Co. on Wednesday, putting buyout firm KKR & Co. on track to roughly quadruple the cash it invested in the European pharmacy giant. All told, the sale to Walgreen has put about £4.7 billion ($7.3 ...

2015-01-01 U.S. Science

Forbes   

Are Monarch Butterflies Endangered? Population Down Ninety Percent   
Forbes
Once a ubiquitous symbol of the arrival of spring across North America and elsewhere, the monarch butterfly may be moving towards official listing as an endangered species. On Monday, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it is ...

2015-01-01 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

At Ohio State, an Overabundance Lines Up Under Center   
New York Times
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Burrow had never met Urban Meyer. They had only had a handful of casual conversations before Meyer, Ohio State's football coach, called to offer Burrow a scholarship last spring. Burrow is from Athens, the home of Ohio University, ...

2015-01-01 U.S. Entertainment

Los Angeles Times   

Edward Herrmann dies at 71; actor often played Franklin D. Roosevelt   
Los Angeles Times
Edward Herrmann, an Emmy- and Tony-winning actor who portrayed Franklin D. Roosevelt, narrated History Channel documentaries and became a prime-time television star in the long-running series "Gilmore Girls," died Wednesday at Memorial Sloan ...

2015-01-01 U.S. Technology

Houston Chronicle   

Elon Musk, actress wife split again   
Houston Chronicle
FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Talulah Riley, left, and Elon Musk attend the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, in West Hollywood, Calif. Musk and his wife are divorcing for a second time. The entrepreneur and his wife, Riley, issued a joint statement ...

2015-01-01 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 Spotlights Indonesia's Poor Air Safety Record   
New York Times
JAKARTA, Indonesia — When a team of United Nations auditors visited Jakarta in May to rate the country's aviation safety, they came to a troubling conclusion: Indonesia was well below the global average in every category, and scored just 61 percent in ...