Obama targets weaknesses in battle with Islamic State
The president says the U.S. lacks a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State.
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Pentagon says lab in Britain receives live anthrax samples
The Pentagon on Tuesday added Britain to the list of countries that received live anthrax samples from the U.S. military. Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Defense Department spokesman, said one lab in Britain and another in Massachusetts had been added to the list of laboratories that received live anthrax samples, raising the total number of labs to 68. Four countries outside the United States are now known to have received
Pentagon says lab in Britain receives live anthrax samples
The Pentagon on Tuesday added Britain to the list of countries that received live anthrax samples from the U.S. military. Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Defense Department spokesman, said one lab in Britain and another in Massachusetts had been added to the list of laboratories that received live anthrax samples, raising the total number of labs to 68. Four countries outside the United States are now known to have received
Canada's CPPIB to buy GE private equity lending arm for $12 billion
By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy GE Capital’s private equity lending portfolio for $12 billion, in a deal that will greatly expand the largest Canadian pension fund’s lending business. GE’s Antares unit is the leading lender to middle market private equity-backed transactions in the United States. “This provides us with a very unique opportunity to access
Canada's CPPIB to buy GE private equity lending arm for $12 billion
By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy GE Capital’s private equity lending portfolio for $12 billion, in a deal that will greatly expand the largest Canadian pension fund’s lending business. GE’s Antares unit is the leading lender to middle market private equity-backed transactions in the United States. “This provides us with a very unique opportunity to access
Amnesty: Ireland should end abortion ban, puts women at risk
DUBLIN (AP) — Amnesty International urged Ireland to ease its abortion ban as it unveiled a report Tuesday that said Europe’s most restrictive laws on terminations endanger the lives of women.
Amnesty: Ireland should end abortion ban, puts women at risk
DUBLIN (AP) — Amnesty International urged Ireland to ease its abortion ban as it unveiled a report Tuesday that said Europe’s most restrictive laws on terminations endanger the lives of women.
Cathay Pacific Airways bookings to Korea down on disease fears: CEO
MIAMI (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has seen a drop in bookings on its routes from Hong Kong to cities in South Korea after the recent uptick in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases there, Chief Executive Ivan Chu said Tuesday. The remarks, made on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) annual meeting, come after more than 80 cases of the disease have been reported in
Cathay Pacific Airways bookings to Korea down on disease fears: CEO
MIAMI (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has seen a drop in bookings on its routes from Hong Kong to cities in South Korea after the recent uptick in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases there, Chief Executive Ivan Chu said Tuesday. The remarks, made on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) annual meeting, come after more than 80 cases of the disease have been reported in
Rare Disease, Rare Indifference, and the Case for Our Righteous Indignation
There are times when the addition of insult to injury warrants more than our forbearance. Sometimes, it warrants a revolt. This is one of those times.The insult in question is the denial of coverage for care by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.The injury is a rare and rather dreadful cancer of connective tissue in a 23-year-old student at the…