Prospects for three injured Philadelphia Flyers were mixed at the end of October. Center Vincent Lecavalier, who injured his left foot blocking a teammate’s shot 13 days earlier during a game against the Montreal Canadiens, took to the ice for practice before the rest of his team. He skated laps, looking healthy and capable, practiced […]
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While concerns about contracting Ebola within the United States seem to have abated, the disease continues to ravage several nations in West Africa, with the death toll now reaching nearly 5,000. To combat this serious outbreak, a number of pharmaceutical companies are rushing to develop vaccines for the virus, hoping to be able to deliver […]
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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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A beach-side house in Florida sounds like many people’s definition of a dream home. However, for one Missouri couple, this reality has turned into a nightmare: six months after building a home on a Flagler County beach, they have learned that their house was built on the wrong lot. Mark and Brenda Voss currently own […]
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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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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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