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Protests Spread Far Beyond Ferguson

Screams of outrage. Crowds marching down streets, blocking intersections and interstates. Fists raised in silence.

11 years, 4 months ago

Three Students Shot at Florida State University Library, Gunman Killed

Three students were wounded in a library on the campus of Florida State University early Thursday by a gunman who was killed by campus police.

11 years, 5 months ago

Halliburton to Buy Baker Hughes for About $35 Billion

Halliburton Co said on Monday it will buy Baker Hughes Inc for about $35 billion in cash and stock, creating an oilfield services behemoth to take on market leader Schlumberger NV as customers curb spending on falling oil prices.

11 years, 5 months ago

Some Virgin Galactic Seatholders Ask for Refund on Tickets After Crash

Company reveals 3% of customers have cancelled as investigators release analysis of pilots’ actions prior to crash

11 years, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashes, One Pilot Killed

SpaceShipTwo, a rocket plane that was meant to carry well-heeled tourists on short if expensive rides to space, crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday during a test flight, killing one of the two pilots.

11 years, 5 months ago

Rocket Headed to International Space Station Blows Up Seconds After Liftoff

An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad on Virginia's eastern seaboard on Tuesday, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

11 years, 5 months ago

2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Washington State School Shooting

Gunman at Washington State School Targeted His Cousins, Relative Says. When a gunman opened fire at students in a Washington state school cafeteria on Friday, he was not shooting at random targets, his relative said.

11 years, 5 months ago

After Shooting, Fear and Anxiety Take Over Ottawa

The normally bustling streets near Canada’s Parliament were transformed on Wednesday as thousands of government workers were kept inside their buildings for hours while police and military officers in combat gear swept the area, fearful that shootings that morning had been part of a larger plot.

11 years, 5 months ago

Ebola Crisis Turns a Corner as U.S. Issues New Treatment Protocols

The United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed to prevent medical workers from becoming infected.

11 years, 5 months ago

Ebola Protocol Breach Raises Questions About Where to Treat Patients

The protocol breach at a Texas hospital being blamed for a health care worker being infected with Ebola, the first person to contract the disease in the United States, raised concerns about whether hospitals are prepared to treat the virus.

11 years, 6 months ago

Anxiety Grows in US After Death of Texas Ebola Patient

Hours after Thomas Eric Duncan became first Ebola fatality in the US, official who had visited contaminated apartment shows ‘some’ symptoms

11 years, 6 months ago

Hackers’ Attack on JPMorgan Chase Affects Millions

A cyberattack this summer on JPMorgan Chase compromised the accounts of 76 million households and seven million small businesses, a tally that dwarfs previous estimates by the bank and puts the intrusion among the largest ever.

11 years, 6 months ago

Ebola Case Stokes Concerns for Liberians in Texas

The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. has been confirmed in a man who recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas, sending chills through the area's West African community whose leaders urged caution to prevent spreading the virus.

11 years, 6 months ago

Pimco Is in a Race to Keep Investors After Bill Gross Exits

Executives at Pacific Investment Management Co. hit the phones Monday in a campaign to persuade clients to stick with the firm, even as Wall Street traders placed bets against its holdings, seeking to exploit the sudden departure of co-founder Bill Gross.

11 years, 6 months ago

Les Sociétés Américaines Privilégient Maurice pour Investir en Afrique

Les États-Unis ne lâchent pas le morceau. La grande puissance mondiale compte mettre les bouchées doubles pour rattraper son retard par rapport à la Chine qui l'a dévancée, devenant ainsi le premier partenaire commercial de l’Afrique.

11 years, 6 months ago

World | North America

Protests Spread Far Beyond Ferguson

Three Students Shot at Florida State University Library, Gunman Killed

Halliburton to Buy Baker Hughes for About $35 Billion

Some Virgin Galactic Seatholders Ask for Refund on Tickets After Crash

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashes, One Pilot Killed

Rocket Headed to International Space Station Blows Up Seconds After Liftoff

2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Washington State School Shooting

After Shooting, Fear and Anxiety Take Over Ottawa

Ebola Crisis Turns a Corner as U.S. Issues New Treatment Protocols

Ebola Protocol Breach Raises Questions About Where to Treat Patients

Anxiety Grows in US After Death of Texas Ebola Patient

Hackers’ Attack on JPMorgan Chase Affects Millions

Ebola Case Stokes Concerns for Liberians in Texas

Pimco Is in a Race to Keep Investors After Bill Gross Exits

Les Sociétés Américaines Privilégient Maurice pour Investir en Afrique

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