Facebook Takes Charge in New Initiative to Help Fight Ebola

Since Ebola broke out in West Africa in March 2014, more than 13,000 people have been afflicted by the disease. To date, according to the most recent reports from the World Health Organization, 4,950 people, more than 30% of those affected, have succumbed to this hemorrhagic fever. One of the biggest obstacles in the fight […]

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Kenyan Racer Rita Jeptoo Fails Drug Test

Since returning to the marathon world in 2010 after two years of maternity leave, Kenyan runner Rita Jeptoo has demonstrated a number of impressive performances, including her recent victory at the Boston marathon with a course record of 2:18 57. Unfortunately, the chief executive of the London Marathon recently announced that Jeptoo has tested positive […]

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Coffee Fans Not Likely to Have Put Cappuccino in Top Spot as Lay’s Flavor Contest Ends

Voting for the 2014 Lay’s “Do Us a Flavor” contest ended Oct. 18, and the flavor of one of the four finalists might surprise you: cappuccino. The man behind the flavor is Chad Scott, an assistant professor from Las Vegas. Scott says he used his longtime involvement in the coffee world as an inspiration. In fact, […]

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Freak Auto Accident Hospitalizes Mother and Two Children

Last week, a mother and two children in South Los Angeles were sitting on a bus bench when a car suddenly struck and hospitalized them. According to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey, the 32-year-old woman and a one-year-old girl were put in critical condition and taken to a hospital, while a three-year-old girl was […]

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