Posts By Christine Layton
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1.6KMedicine NewsFDA Approves Zarxio, The First Biosimilar Drug Cleared
The Food and Drug Administration this week approved the first biosimilar drug for use in the U.S. The drug, called Zarxio, is...
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1.6KNews2 Ferguson Police Supervisors Resign Over Racist Emails Following Justice Report
Two police supervisors with the Ferguson Police Department resigned this week after they were linked to racist emails discovered during the Justice...
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2.0KScience NewsFemale Killer Whales Become Leaders After Menopause
Female killer whales, like human females, go through menopause and live a long life after they are no longer able to bear...
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1.6KHealth NewsSuperbug Outbreak Spreads To Cedars-Sinai Hospital In Los Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has discovered that four patients have been infected with a superbug from a contaminated medical scope, while another 67 people have...
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1.5KBusiness NewsLumber Liquidators Stock Plunges As Senator Calls For Federal Probe
After a “60 Minutes” on Sunday night, shares of Lumber Liquidators fell over 20%. By Wednesday, shares of the flooring giant were...
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1.7KHealth NewsNew York City Rats, Fleas May Be Carrying Bubonic Plague
Scientists studying rats in New York City found the Oriental rat flea, which carries the bubonic plague, hosting on some rat populations...
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1.5KNewsFerguson Police Routinely Violated Rights Of Black People: Justice Report
A Justice Department investigation has found that the Ferguson Police Department and the city’s municipal court engaged in a “pattern and practice”...
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1.6KPolitics NewsDavid Petraeus Reaches Plea Deal, Admits Giving Mistress Secrets
Veteran and former CIA director David Petraeus has reached a plea arrangement with federal prosecutors. Petraeus will plead guilty to a misdemeanor...
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1.5KHealth NewsNina Pham, Texas Nurse Who Contracted Ebola, Sues Hospital
Nina Pham, the nurse who helped confront the first Ebola case in the United States at a Dallas hospital, has sued the...
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1.5KTechnology NewsTinder Paid Service Will Cost More For Users Over 30
On Monday, Tinder announced the Tinder Plus service, two new paid features that allow users to undo a swipe and connect with...
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2.2KEntertainment NewsBill Clinton Portrait Contains Hidden Monica Lewinsky Reference, According To Artist
President Bill Clinton’s portrait that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. features a hidden reference to Monica Lewinsky, according...
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1.8KBusiness NewsLumber Liquidators Stock Falls 25% After 60 Minutes Story Claiming Unsafe Flooring
Lumber Liquidators Inc. shares plunged following a “60 Minutes” report claiming the company sells Chinese-made flooring with illegal levels of formaldehyde, a...
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2.3KAsia NewsNorth Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Missiles Into Sea
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off the coast, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official. The missiles were...
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1.8KBusiness NewsNXP And Freescale, Two Semiconductor Companies, Merging In $40 Billion Deal
Chip maker NXP Semiconductors has agreed to buy the smaller Freescale Semiconductor Ltd, merging operations in a deal valued at $40 billion....
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1.6KPolitics NewsHomeland Security Funding Passes Congress, Narrowly Avoiding Shutdown
Just two hours before the midnight deadline, Congress averted a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security for one week ahead of...
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1.4KTechnology NewsUber Database Breach May Have Exposed Personal Data On 50,000 Drivers
On Friday, Uber announced that one of its databases was probably breached last year, putting up to 50,000 Uber drivers’ personal information...
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1.7KCelebrity NewsLeonard Nimoy, Spock From Star Trek, Is Dead At 83
Leonard Nimoy, the beloved actor best known for his iconic role as Mr. Spock on Star Trek, has died at the age...
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1.9KBusiness NewsBarnes & Noble Announces College Bookstore Spinoff, Will Retain Nook Division
Barnes & Noble filed paperwork on Thursday to spin off its college-oriented retail division, Barnes & Noble Education, as a publicly traded...
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2.5KAsia NewsAfghanistan Avalanches Kill At Least 124 People
Heavy snowfall caused avalanches that have killed at least 124 people in northeastern Afghanistan. Rescuers are still attempting to claw through debris...
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2.3KTelevision NewsNickelodeon Unveils Noggin, Mobile Subscription Service Aimed At Preschoolers
Nickelodeon has decided to revive Noggin, once a cable network for preschoolers that became Nick Jr. in 2009, as a subscription video...
