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Reddit interim CEO Pao resigns; Huffman regains CEO title
NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit said Friday that interim CEO Ellen Pao resigned from the company, and co-founder Steve Huffman is back as its CEO.
Confederate flag taken down in South Carolina after 54 years
South Carolina pulled the Confederate flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse on Friday, marking a milestone in how America commemorates the war that tore the United States apart 150 years ago.
$1,000-per-pill drug overtaken by pricier successor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The $1,000 pill for a liver-wasting viral infection that made headlines last year is no longer the favorite of patients and doctors.
Pledges of $3.4 bln for Ebola recovery made at United Nations
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Some $3.4 billion in pledges were made at the United Nations on Friday to help Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea stamp out Ebola and begin rebuilding health systems and economies devastated by the worst outbreak on record of the deadly hemorrhagic fever. The United Nations had said that $3.2 billion was needed to support the three states’ national recovery plans for the next
Former Vatican ambassador hospitalized ahead of child abuse trial
By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A former archbishop and papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic fell ill and was taken to hospital ahead of the opening of his trial on Saturday for alleged child sex offences, a Vatican official said. Jozef Wesolowski, a former archbishop and “apostolic nuncio”, or Vatican ambassador, in Santo Domingo, is accused of paying boys to perform sexual acts, of downloading and buying paedophile
Rugby-Chiefs coach still critical after arriving home from Samoa
Strawbridge, who is also a technical advisor to the Samoa national rugby team, was admitted to an Apia hospital on Tuesday with an infection in his right eye after taking ill on a flight from New Zealand before his condition “deteriorated rapidly”. “The family has been overwhelmed by the support that has been shown,” the Chiefs said in a statement on Saturday confirming Strawbridge’s current condition.
Rugby-Chiefs coach still critical after arriving home from Samoa
Strawbridge, who is also a technical advisor to the Samoa national rugby team, was admitted to an Apia hospital on Tuesday with an infection in his right eye after taking ill on a flight from New Zealand before his condition “deteriorated rapidly”. “The family has been overwhelmed by the support that has been shown,” the Chiefs said in a statement on Saturday confirming Strawbridge’s current condition.
At Rio's 'midnight' Olympics performance may suffer
By Stephen Eisenhammer RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro may have a penchant for late-night parties, but scheduling of events past midnight at next year’s Olympic Games could be a real test of endurance for the world’s greatest athletes. Academics and athletes fear the late hour could hinder performance and result in fewer world records and displays of athletic mastery at Rio 2016 as competitors struggle to adjust
At Rio's 'midnight' Olympics performance may suffer
By Stephen Eisenhammer RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro may have a penchant for late-night parties, but scheduling of events past midnight at next year’s Olympic Games could be a real test of endurance for the world’s greatest athletes. Academics and athletes fear the late hour could hinder performance and result in fewer world records and displays of athletic mastery at Rio 2016 as competitors struggle to adjust