Hope for Ebola epidemic end in Liberia
The authors predict that Ebola could be contained in Liberia between March and June of this year with a rapid decline in new cases following June 2015. The paper does…
Month: January 2015
American doctor who survived Ebola returns to Liberia
He calls the West African nation his “second home.” He lived there from 1995 to 2010 and has made about a dozen trips since then. But he said this time…
Most Americans feel they are falling behind
Even though the unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since mid-2008, Americans are still finding it challenging to land a job. That’s particularly true among those age 50…
Mitt Romney staffing up for 2016 bid
Romney to speak at RNC meeting – Romney will address members of the Republican National Committee on Friday — his first public comments since news broke that he was serious…
#CNNAfrica tech chat: ‘Opportunities here are huge. Why be anywhere else?’
If you were unable to join us, here’s what you missed. We started with a question encouraging our tech entrepreneurs to think back to when they began: Q1: What advice…
China growth expected to miss government target
China continues to face a number of long-standing risks, such as ballooning government and corporate debt and a weak property sector. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the…
Poll: Majority of Americans back Keystone pipeline
The 1,179-mile Canada-to-Texas pipeline is backed by 57% of the 1,011 Americans surveyed on Dec. 18-21. Just 28% oppose it, while 15% say they are unsure. Keystone debate moves ahead…
Holiday hangover: Best Buy dives 15%
Related: Target shuts down in Canada Fleeting holiday cheer: Some investors are hopping off that treadmill. Best Buy’s shares plummeted 15% Thursday morning, knocking them into the red for the…
Will Bitcoin ever rebound?
But is it fair to focus on Bitcoin’s price as a measure of failure or success? This is a currency after all. Related: Bitcoin was one of the tech failures…
One month without a Hillary Clinton headliner
Clinton’s spokesman has said for the last two weeks that the former secretary of state’s public schedule would be quiet, and it won’t be until Jan. 21the day after President…
Marriott: You win, we won’t block Wi-Fi
Still, the firestorm never let up, and Marriott retracted its request on Wednesday. Marriott said it “will continue to look to the FCC to clarify appropriate security measures network operators…
Trafficked Chinese boy reunited with family after 24 years apart
On Tuesday, Sun was finally reacquainted with his aging father, Sun Youhong, and a younger sister he had never met. The moment was captured in a moving series of photographs….
Fare enough: Cabbie gets big tip in the City of Brotherly Love
“Things were OK but the night was a little hectic,” Miaga responded, according to the Freedom Taxi blog. – Yes, a good night indeed.
Notre Dame pays record low interest rate for $400 million bond
Notre Dame’s football team had a disappointing seasonafter a 6-0 start, it stumbled to lose five of its last six regular season games. Related: Wildly popular college football about to…
Olympics equestrian explainer: An exercise in restraint and excitement
Dressage has been featured in the Olympics for a century now, and yet, for all its history many spectators are baffled by the allure of a horse prancing about in…
‘Girl with the dancing horse’ Charlotte Dujardin no longer fears last waltz
For Charlotte Dujardin, every triumph in the sporting arena seemingly took her another step closer to an uncertain future. Billed as “The Girl with the Dancing Horse” after her heroics…
Lasers, lights and luxury: Keeping a top horse happy
Like any leading two-legged athlete, the world’s finest on four legs demand the best treatment. Hopping in an ice bath, however, is not quite so easy. So how do you…
Great Zimbabwe: The spectacular ancient city that tourism forgot
All around me, tree limbs shake. It’s just after dawn, and I’m alone, climbing the trail to the 15th-century royal compound on the hilltop at Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa….
Families wait and pray as divers search for bodies in AirAsia QZ8501’s fuselage
She and her four sisters have been waiting for news of their only brother, Saiful Rakhmad, a father of three children. More than two weeks after the plane went down,…
132-year-old Winchester rifle found propped against desert tree in Nevada
Great Basin National Park workers found the Winchester Model 1873 propped against a tree in the desert in November. Who knows how many years the rifle stood there, after someone…
Paris terror attacks: Where are we now
There’s a money trail that points to Yemen and a cache of weapons reportedly found in an apartment. This all comes as a nation continues to mourn and Parisians flock…
Tom Hanks: ‘Community college made me what I am’
“I’m guessing the new Congress will squawk at the $60 billion price tag, but I hope the idea sticks, because more veterans, from Iraq and Afghanistan this time, as well…
How to make $13 million for two days work: The overseas TV commercial
These days, though, it’s becoming more and more legitimate. Studio City, a casino resort in Macau owned by Melco Crown, has dropped a reported $70 million on a short film…
Charlie Hebdo editorial: Will there continue to be ‘yes, but?’
For a week now, Charlie, an atheist magazine, has accomplished more miracles than all the saints and prophets together. That of which we are the most proud is that you…
Skeletons, decayed bodies surface in India’s holiest river
In Hinduism and some other Indian faiths, funerals are conducted by cremation. The ashes are then scattered into rivers. The Ganges, Hinduism’s holiest river, is dotted with numerous cremation spots…
Why the new Cold War matters
Related: Russia is buying weapons – a lot of them So too is cutting off ties, refusing to engage, reaching for sticks and forgetting the carrots, and writing into law…
Davos just got a whole lot more expensive
On top of that, companies have to pay $20,000 per executive for a ticket. Then there are other essentials, such as bed and breakfast, not to mention wining and dining….
Target shuts down in Canada
Target is seeking a court’s approval to set aside 70 million Canadian dollars, or $59 million, to cover the cost of providing 16-weeks of compensation and benefits for affected employees….
Maroon 5 crash weddings in video for ‘Sugar’
“We are going to drive across L.A. and hit every wedding we possibly can,” says frontman Adam Levine as the video starts. “It’s going to be awesome.” The video was…
Officials seize pet alligator that family kept illegally for 37 years
“You cannot own a reptile … like this in the City of Los Angeles without having a proper permit. And obviously for an alligator, we would not permit that,” Mark…