Can anything stop ISIS in Iraq?
Yahoo’s Bianna Golodryga talks with experts about the fall of the major Iraqi city of Ramadi.
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Gangs in deadly Waco biker brawl
Waco Police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said that five gangs had been identified in a shootout that left 9 dead and 18 injured Sunday, but he would not give them publicity by naming them. Earlier reports, however, pinpoint at least two outlaw motorcycle gangs at the center of the chaos.
Latest on Amtrak crash: Feds not sure if windshield was hit
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Anthem CFO says insurer could make 'meaningful' acquisition
Cheap debt is creating opportunities for companies to grow through acquisitions, Anthem Chief Financial Officer Wayne DeVeydt told investors during the UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York. Analysts have said for years that Anthem and No. 3 insurer Aetna Inc are possible acquirers of smaller national competitors including Humana Inc and Cigna Corp . Last week, Leerink Research reignited that talk when it said in a research note after
Britain launches billboards against female genital mutilation
By Joseph D’Urso LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) have launched Britain’s first billboard campaign to raise awareness and encourage girls at risk to get advice as public pressure mounts to stamp out the practice. Survivors Aissa Edon and Hoda Ali joined forces with students Mabel Evans and Kain Egan who came up with the idea after realizing that no one in Britain had
Cancer patients get chance to create a musical legacy
By Pavithra George FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Reuters) – Musician Stuart Jewell is working on a long-cherished dream to record a song that he wrote almost thirty years ago, but his purpose is to create a memento for his family, rather than to become a star. A stage III cancer patient, Jewell spends long hours in a recording studio in Falls Church, Virginia, as he battles his disease. “When I play
Bird flu epidemic hits 35 countries since early 2014 – OIE
More than 35 countries have been hit in a surge in bird flu outbreaks since early last year, killing tens of millions of poultry, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. U.S. poultry and egg producers have been grappling with a record outbreak of avian flu, mainly the H5N2 strain, that has led to the culling of more than 33 million birds since December last year and
Berkshire, GE invest in U.S.-Israeli energy-saving software firm
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway and General Electric have invested $22.5 million in U.S.-Israeli eVolution Networks, a provider of energy-saving software to mobile network operators. EVolution said on Tuesday the money, which came from Berkshire’s IES Holding and GE Ventures, would be used to expand into new markets, like data center energy management. The company said its system can reduce the annual energy consumption of mobile operators by up to
Going Flexitarian: 8 Easy Eating Shifts
Like vegetarianism, diets containing modest amounts of meat are linked with a reduced risk of serious diseases like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, according to a Public Health Nutrition report published in December 2012.
This Photo Could Save Your Life: The Subtle Sign That Tipped This Woman Off to Breast Cancer
Lisa Royle warned the world of just how subtle breast cancer can be, in a photo that’s now gone viral.