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Wednesday, 3 December 2014
2 doctors say hospital needs more volunteers
Dr. John Fankhauser was quarantined for three weeks after returning to the United States from West Africa where an Ebola outbreak has killed thousands of people. But as soon as his isolation was over, he began making plans to return for the third time.
Dr. Dan Crawford has spent...
Read moreSunday, 12 October 2014
Giants, Bumgarner shut down Cardinals in opener
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(Reuters) - The road warriors of the San Francisco Giants, led by their ace left-hander Madison Bumgarner, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 to claim the opening game in the National League Championship Series on Saturday.
Bumgarner pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving...
Read moreTuesday, 30 September 2014
U.S. lawmakers rebuke Secret Service over White House breach
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(Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers scolded the head of the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday over a security breach that allowed a knife-wielding intruder to run deep into the White House, and Director Julia Pierson promised them it would never happen again.
Pierson acknowledged the agency...
Read moreSunday, 28 September 2014
Obama: U.S. intelligence underestimated militants in Syria - CBS
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(Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated Islamic State activity inside Syria, which has become "ground zero" for jihadists worldwide, President Barack Obama said in a CBS television interview broadcast on Sunday.
Conversely, the United States overestimated the ability...
Read moreSaturday, 27 September 2014
Gross begins second act as bond guru at tiny Janus fund
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(Reuters) - For Bill Gross, quitting Pimco's $222 billion Total Return Fund to take over a $13 million fund at Janus Capital is like resigning the U.S. presidency to become city manager of Ashtabula, Ohio, population 18,800.
Gross stunned the investing world on Friday with his...
Read moreFriday, 26 September 2014
'Bond King' Bill Gross Leaves Pimco, Joins Janus
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(AP) — The biggest star in the bond market shocked the financial world Friday by leaving the huge money management firm he has led for four decades and joining a much smaller rival.
Bill Gross, who co-founded the investment giant Pimco in 1971 and runs its $222 billion Total Return...
Read moreWoman Beheaded At Oklahoma Workplace
(AP) — A man fired from an Oklahoma food processing plant beheaded a woman with a knife and was attacking another worker when he was shot and wounded by a company official, police said Friday.
Moore Police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis said police are waiting until Alton Nolen, 30, is conscious...
Read moreGeorge Clooney's wedding brings out the stars in Venice
(Reuters) - There was no other news on the Rialto on Friday as A-list stars glided into Venice to celebrate the wedding of Hollywood hero George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.
The two-time Oscar winner and Kentucky-born Clooney, 53, is set to renounce his oath...
Read moreMissing Florida Boy Reunited with Family
ABC NEWS - A 10-year-old Florida boy missing since Thursday was reunited with his family Friday morning thanks to reporter Cameron Polom of ABC affiliate WFTS.
Paul Ezekiel Fagan, who has a mild learning disability, was last seen around 4 p.m. Thursday playing in the front...
Read moreDriver Dies After Pulling Down Bridge
(AP) — The driver of a waste-hauling truck died Friday morning after hitting a pedestrian bridge over a Detroit freeway, pulling it down onto the roadway below and snarl rush-hour traffic, officials said.
Reports of a bridge collapse came into police about 6 a.m. They determined...
Read moreRepublicans Rallying Behind 'Religious Liberty'
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(AP) — Prospective Republican presidential candidates are expected to promote "religious liberty" at home and abroad at a gathering of religious conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP.
The annual...
Read moreDenzel Washington sharpens tools to exact justice in 'Equalizer'
(Reuters) - After watching the "The Equalizer," moviegoers might never see the friendly guy at the home improvement store who picks out their tools and plywood in the same way.
In the action thriller that opens in U.S. theaters Friday, Denzel Washington plays McCall, an efficient,...
Read moreUS-Led Strikes Hit IS-Held Oil Sites In Syria
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(AP) — U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the extremist Islamic State group overnight and early Thursday, killing at least 19 people as more families of militants left their key stronghold, fearing further raids, activists said.
The strikes aimed to...
Read moreUS Considers New Offer To Iran At Nuke Talks
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(AP) — The U.S. is considering softening present demands that Iran gut its uranium enrichment program in favor of a new proposal that would allow Tehran to keep nearly half of the project intact while placing other constraints on its possible use as a path to nuclear weapons, diplomats...
Read moreMoney talks: Obamacare initiative makes headway in Republican states
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(Reuters) - President Barack Obama’s plan to extend health coverage to millions of poor Americans remains highly contentious, yet it is gaining momentum among several initially reluctant states where financial pragmatism is trumping ideology.
Up to a dozen states, including several...
Read moreCalifornia governor signs inmate sterilization ban
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(Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that bans prisons from sterilizing inmates without their consent, his office said on Thursday, after media reports and a later audit showed officials failed to obtain consent from dozens of incarcerated women.
The bill prohibits...
Read moreDollar holds near four-year highs, Europe stocks recover
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(Reuters) - The dollar held just below a four-year high against a basket of currencies on Friday, fuelled by the biggest yield advantage over the euro in nearly 15 years as the Federal Reserve contemplates hiking interest rates.
European equities shrugged off a sharp sell-off in...
Read morePolice, protesters clash at rally in Ferguson, Missouri
(Reuters) - Several protesters were arrested on Thursday night after police clashed with demonstrators at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri, where black teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by a white police officer last month, CNN and KMOV-TV reported.
A number of protesters were...
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