Thursday, February 19, 2015

19-Feb-2015 09:23

TIME Person of the Year Reader’s Poll â€" Updating Results (1069287 views) :: http://time.com/3562201/time-person-of-the-year-poll-results/

Vote Now: Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year? (2707327 views) :: http://time.com/3562179/time-person-of-the-year-poll/

Explosion at Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, California, injures four :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/2NT5kJ2jva8/story01.htm

Oil tumbles as huge supplies raise doubts about rally :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/-e2r3rewmtg/story01.htm

Greece expected to seek loan extension from skeptical euro zone :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/XBhUX_O8_DY/story01.htm

Scuba Divers Discover 'Priceless' Gold Coins :: Scuba divers off the coast of Israel have uncovered a treasure trove of solid gold coins dating back more than 1,000 years.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/scuba-divers-discover-priceless-gold-coins-israel/story?id=29051765

Buffett now the world's most generous man - The Southern Herald :: http://www.thesouthernherald.com/business/buffett-now-the-worlds-most-generous-man-h201.html

Ukrainian forces quit besieged town after rebel assault :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/GxrA6uHKpWQ/story01.htm

Prosecutors Present Smoking 'Gum' in Aaron Hernandez Case :: The former Patriots star had allegedly bought a pack before the murder.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/aaron-hernandez-trial-gum-purchased-found-attached-shell/story?id=29047477

Dakota Johnson Dishes on Charlie Hunnam Quitting 'Fifty Shades' :: Hunnam bowed out and Jamie Dornan landed the role of Christian Grey instead.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dakota-johnson-dishes-charlie-hunnam-quitting-fifty-shades/story?id=29049117

Brazil Carnival Party Mocks Stigma of Women Who Slept Around :: Brazil women throw Carnival party to mock stigma tied to women with multiple past sex partners
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/brazil-carnival-party-mocks-stigma-women-slept-29050294

Cheaper crude oil subdues U.S. producer inflation; housing starts fall :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/ncGQlvSyj04/story01.htm

Books of The Times: Review: Helen Macdonald’s ‘H Is for Hawk,’ a Memoir on Grief and Falconry :: Ms. Macdonald writes about coping with her father’s sudden death by training one of nature’s most vicious predators, the goshawk.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/books/review-helen-macdonalds-h-is-for-hawk-a-memoir-on-grief-and-falconry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Patriots Locker Room Attendant Tried to Put Unapproved Ball Into AFC Final :: A locker room attendant for the New England Patriots tried to introduce an unapproved special teams football into last month's AFC Championship Game, the same game at the center of the "Deflategate" allegations, four sources familiar with the investigation told "Outside the Lines." One source said that the attendant assigned to the officials' locker room, identified as 48-year-old Jim McNally, has been interviewed by investigators for Ted Wells, the attorney the NFL hired last month to lead an investigation into allegations the Patriots intentionally used underinflated footballs on offensive plays in the first half of that game against the Indianapolis Colts, which New England won 45-7. Three sources said that McNally has worked Patriots games for a decade, and has been in charge of the officials' locker room at Gillette Stadium since at least 2008. In the first half of the AFC Championship Game, the sources said, McNally tried to give the unapproved...
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/patriots-locker-room-attendant-put-unapproved-ball-afc/story?id=29040309

Why the 'American Sniper' Defense Needs to Avoid PTSD :: Now that the murder trial has been handed over to the defense, accused killer Eddie Ray Routh???s lawyers have their turn to attempt to prove he was insane.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/american-sniper-trial-defense-steer-clear-ptsd/story?id=29049948

From a Private School in Cairo to ISIS Killing Fields in Syria (With Video) :: The West is not alone in struggling to understand why young men like Islam Yaken, raised in homes that would never condone violence, are joining the Islamic State.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/world/middleeast/from-a-private-school-in-cairo-to-isis-killing-fields-in-syria-video.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Raida Journal: Persecution Defines Life for Yemen’s Remaining Jews :: With the Houthis dominating the country and the United States and Britain closing their embassies, the population has seldom been so threatened and had so few protectors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/world/middleeast/persecution-defines-life-for-yemens-few-jews.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Opinionator | The End: My Mother Is Not a Bird :: Euphemisms of the afterlife weren’t for us. Where she is now is in my mind.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/my-mother-is-not-a-bird/?partner=rss&emc=rss

How Snow Helped a Couple Catch a Dog on the Run for 3 Years :: A dog who has been on the run roaming the streets of Troy, N.H., for almost three years has been rescued thanks to the tons of snow that's covered New England recently.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/dog-run-years-finally-caught-hampshire-couple/story?id=29048610

It's Snow Joke: People Told Not to Jump Out Windows :: Boston's mayor is asking people stripping down to their underwear and jumping out of their windows into snow for the #BostonBlizzardChallenge to stop.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/bostonblizzardchallenge-boston-mayor-stop-jumping-windows/story?id=29045774

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