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| Economix Blog How to Gut Obamacare | | | Congressional foes of the Affordable Care Act could further their aims by shutting down the government or putting off the individual mandate, two studies indicate. |
| How apps will save your life | | | If doctors can use mobile technology to follow up with patients, healthcare costs will drop and lifespans will increase, says Dr. Jordon Shlain. He also tells Reuters West Coast Bureau Chief Jonathan Weber to stay away from sugary drinks. |
| UAW trust taps Deutsche Bank to advise on Chrysler exit sources | | | NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC's second-largest shareholder, a union healthcare trust fund, has tapped Deutsche Bank for advice on how to exit its 41.5 percent stake in No. 3 U.S. automaker, according to two people familiar with the matter. |
| Al-Shabaab leader eyes the West | | | He is merciless toward opponents, secretive to the point of being a recluse and a true believer in the cause of global jihad. And from his hideout somewhere in southern Somalia, Mukhtar Abu Zubayr, the emir of Al-Shabaab, planned the most devastating terror attack in Kenya since the U.S. Embassy bombing in 1998. |
| Motorsport Ferrari's white flag? | | | Sebastian Vettel has already won the 2013 Formula One world championship -- at least that's the view of his Ferrari rivals with six races still remaining this season. |
| Roll Over? Fat Chance. | | | More than half the dogs in America are overweight, giving rise to diet and exercise programs |
| Lagarde says IMF work can contribute to environmental change | | | (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund can play a role in protecting the planet from environmental damage, IMF head Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday, as she highlighted how an analysis of the harmful effects of energy subsidies could act as a catalyst for action. |
| Miss New York wins Miss America contest | | | ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - Nina Davuluri, 24, won the 2014 Miss America Pageant on Sunday, giving the prize to Miss New York for the second year in a row. |
| Korean adoptees want change | | | Jane Jeong Trenka, adopted from Korea at the age of six months in 1972, never felt she belonged growing up in a rural Minnesota town. But decades later, the 40-year-old discovered her adoption began with a lie. |
| Election blurring of church, state separation draws complaints | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election. |
| Doctor gives free weekend surgeries | | | In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Georges Bwelle was determined to do something about it. |
| Mexico storm death toll rises to 130, more rain coming | | | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy flooding across much of Mexico rose to 130 on Tuesday, while authorities warned that more heavy rains could soak areas that have already suffered some of the worst storm damage in decades. |
| F.D.A. to Regulate Some Health Apps | | | The Food and Drug Administration said it would oversee mobile applications that function as medical devices, like ultrasounds, but not apps that count calories. |
| YouTube tries to fix its comments | | | YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of "LOLs," insults and spam. |
| Motorsport Why Kimi was not paid | | | Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers. |
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