Patrick Stump’s baby boy made his worldwide debut Wednesday! The Fall Out Boy singer’s wife, Elsa Yao, has given birth to their firstborn son. Ellen DeGeneres shared the first…
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Neil Patrick Harris says he’ll host Oscars in 2015
Neil Patrick Harris is going for an awards-show trifecta, set to host the 2015 Oscars after four hosting stints at Broadway’s Tony Awards and two at TV’s Primetime Emmy Awards. “To be asked to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, and everyone else who had …
Quintessentially English: Vertu Aster
Aster is the new, quintessentially English smartphone from Vertu, the English manufacturer of luxury mobile phones. Handmade and finished by craftsmen using the most luxurious materials in an exquisite palette of colors, Aster can also be personalised with a monogram or engraving. Read the rest of the story at: Quintessentially …
Gluten-Free Skillet Treats – This Grain-Free Banana Bread is a Healthier Alternative to Baked Goods (TrendHunter.com)
(TrendHunter.com) Even though you would think banana bread would have to actually contain bread, this Free People recipe is for gluten and grain-free banana bread. This alternative is ideal for those with dietary…
Apple Leaks iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2
Google is getting all the limelight today after announcing the Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 9 tablet, but the spotlight will shift off Mountain View very quickly. In fact, tomorrow all eyes will be on Apple is it launches its new iPads, sadly making the Nexus devices quite literally yesterday’s news…
Giants rally past Cardinals to close on World Series
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants scored three runs in the sixth inning to move to the brink of a return to the World Series with a come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The victory gives the Giants a 3-1 lead in the best-of-…
The dream is real: Royals are going to the World Series – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe dream is real: Royals are going to the World SeriesUSA TODAYKANSAS CITY, Mo. — They have nearly a week before the reality of a World Series sets in. The Kansas City Royals players, running so fast and playing so hot they don't dare stop to figure out …
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Protocol? Communiciation.
Dallas Morning News: Health care workers treating Thomas Eric Duncan in a hospital isolation unit didn’t wear protective hazardous-material suits for two days until tests confirmed the Liberian man had Ebola — a delay that potentially exposed perhaps dozens of hospital workers to the virus, according to medical records…
In South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the Fold – New York Times
New York TimesIn South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the FoldNew York TimesHillary Rodham Clinton campaigned on Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., with Alison Lundergan Grimes, right, the Democratic candidate who is trying to unseat Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader. Credit Tyler … White Democrats voted …Dems …
White House shifts into crisis mode on Ebola response
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising public anxiety about the Ebola virus has forced the White House to shift into crisis mode and cancel two days of planned political events as President Barack Obama strives to show he has control over stopping the spread of the deadly disease. Just three …
Why the U.S. Should Worry About the Global Education Problem – Foreign Policy
Foreign PolicyWhy the U.S. Should Worry About the Global Education ProblemForeign PolicyI just finished Gabriel Zinny's Educación 3.0, which covers the changing landscape of education both in the United States and in Latin America. The radical changes needed have major implications on U.S. foreign policy and development policy …
Pistorius ‘can’t get away with this’, Steenkamp’s cousin tells court
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius needs to go to jail for the killing of his 29-year-old girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day last year, a cousin of the slain model told a South African court on Thursday. "I feel we need to send …
5 Seconds of Summer have pulled out of the Radio 1 Teen Awards
Chart-topping stars 5 Seconds of Summer have pulled out of the Radio 1 Teen Awards this weekend after the band’s drummer was taken to hospital with appendicitis. Ashton Irwin from the Australian quartet went into hospital yesterday and had his appendix removed, which means the band are unable to travel to …
US Ebola Response to be Examined by Congress – Wall Street Journal
ABC NewsUS Ebola Response to be Examined by CongressWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—Congressional lawmakers will probe the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak on Thursday amid growing fears of wider transmission after two health-care workers who treated an infected patient were diagnosed with the disease. The Dallas …CDC chief and …
BofA Earnings Slump on Legal Settlement
Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, said Wednesday that its earnings slumped in the third quarter after it agreed to a settlement with the government over its sale of mortgage-backed securities. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank reported net income of $168 million for …
Stocks edge lower; H&R Block sinks
U.S. stocks are closing slightly lower, giving up an early gain. Tax preparer H&R Block slumped 6 percent after the company said that its attempt to sell a banking unit was getting bogged down. Hewlett-Packard …
Buffett cuts Tesco stake to below 3 percent
LONDON (Reuters) – Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, has cut his vehicle's stake in troubled British grocer Tesco to below 3 percent, according to a stock market notification. The filing, published on Thursday, said that on Oct. 13 Berkshire reduced its Tesco holding to "…
Canadian home resales jump in May as listings spike
By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) – Sales of existing homes in Canada jumped in May from April driven by a sharp increase in listings and a deferred start to the spring buying season after a long winter, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said on Monday. The industry group for Canadian …