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9 years ago+17 17 0Jamaica declares a state of emergency to try to stop the spread of painful chikungunya virus
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced on Monday that her country is in a "national emergency" this week after the outbreak of the chikungunya virus.
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9 years ago+19 19 0Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Translators
Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave. John Oliver interviews Mohammad, one translator who made it out.
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9 years ago+19 19 0'Beijing is like a bonfire' as runners forced to complete marathon in gas masks
An estimated 30,000 runners take part in Beijing’s ‘airpocalypse’ annual marathon despite “hazardous” levels of smog
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9 years ago+13 13 0U.N. Ebola trust fund gets $100,000, almost $1 billion needed
A United Nations trust fund seeking nearly $1 billion for rapid, flexible funding of the most urgent needs to fight Ebola in West Africa has received a deposit of just $100,000 nearly a month after it was set up.
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9 years ago+17 17 0Facebook and Apple Will Pay for Employees to Freeze Their Eggs
At a recent cocktail party in New York City, the women in attendance were sent away with gift bags that included Cadbury creme eggs. This was a bit on the nose. The party was hosted by a company called EggBanxx; it was less a party, actually, than it ...
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9 years ago+16 16 0Missouri couple’s $680,000 Florida beach house is built on the wrong lot
A dream beach house in Florida has turned into a nightmare for a Missouri couple. Six months after the custom house was built along the Atlantic Ocean near Palm Coast, Mark and Brenda Voss learned it's on the wrong lot in the gated Ocean Hammock ...
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9 years ago+7 7 0FPV Racing Mini Quadcopters Advanced Course
Such a fun day. A small West Devon FPV meet was organised by the guys from BBRC. The location was perfectly suited to this sport with different sections to the garden with mixes of nice long runs, woodland and obstacles.
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9 years ago+22 22 0The Spy Who Scammed Us?
Jamie Smith says he was recruited into the CIA as an undergraduate at Ole Miss, cofounded Blackwater, and has done clandestine intelligence work all over the world, operating out of a counterterrorism boot camp in the woods of north Mississippi. Plen ...
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9 years ago+17 17 0Pitching tents, Hong Kong democracy protesters dig in for long haul
Hundreds of student activists camped overnight at major protest sites in Hong Kong as the democracy movement sought to re-gather momentum after the government called off talks on defusing unrest in the global financial hub. Protests escalated late la ...
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9 years ago+47 47 0 x 1German colleges offer free degrees to Americans
All German universities are now free to Americans and all other international students. The last German state to charge tuition at its universities struck down the fees this week.
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9 years ago+18 18 0Navy: Self-guided Unmanned Patrol Boats Make Debut
Self-guided unmanned patrol boats that can leave warships they're protecting and swarm and attack potential threats on the water could join the Navy's fleet within a year, defense officials say, adding the new technology could one day help ...
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9 years ago+5 7 2Red Bull to Pay $13 Million for False Advertising Settlement
Red Bull GmbH agreed on Thursday to pay more than $13 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges false advertising of its energy drinks, according to Law360.
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Analysis
9 years ago+16 16 0How con artists trick your mind
Scammers play clever psychological tricks to fool their marks, says Colin Barras, and that means anyone can be vulnerable unless they know what to look for. None of us likes being scammed, and David Modic is no different. But it’s not the fact that s ...
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9 years ago+15 15 0Wu-Tang Clan to release new album inside portable speaker
With music-streaming sites and internet piracy continuing to cut into traditional album sales, hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan has returned to the lab as it forever attempts to pioneer new ways of selling its work.
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9 years ago+5 6 1FDNY Captain to Be Extradited to L.A. After Allegedly Committing Crimes Against Children in Hollywood
A New York City Fire Department captain was expected to be extradited to Los Angles after recently being arrested for allegedly committing crimes against at least two children. Wilbert Riera was arrested Friday by Federal Bureau of Investigation offi ...
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9 years ago+6 7 1Apple iOS update knocks out calls, Touch ID
The iOS 8.0.1 update is no longer available after multiple users earlier reported serious issues with the new version of the operating system, one that was expected to fix a glitch with the highly anticipated HealthKit apps.
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9 years ago+19 19 0Turkey: 49 hostages have been freed
Turkish authorities say they have freed 49 hostages from one of the world's most ruthless militant groups without firing a shot, paying a ransom or offering a quid pro quo. But as the well-dressed men and women captured by the Islamic State grou ...
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9 years ago+22 22 0Could Ebola Become Airborne?
Although one expert has voiced concern that the Ebola virus could gain the ability to spread through the air, others say this scenario is extremely unlikely.
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9 years ago+17 17 0The FCC has gotten 3 million net neutrality comments, and today's the last day to file
FCC chair Tom Wheeler's net neutrality proposal has already drawn a bigger public response than any single issue in the agency's history, passing even the 2004 Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction" with almost 1.5 million comments. Ge ...
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9 years ago+26 26 0Dennis Rodman Leaves United States To Talk With Leaders Of ISIS
With only a handful of reporters present on Monday at the Los Angeles International Airport, Dennis Rodman announced his intentions to leave the United States to speak with leaders of ISIS face to face.