The huge, rectangular box lands with a thump. Two minutes later colleagues scramble around my desk. “Oohs!” and “aahs!” and a collective “mmm” follow. http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/hamming-it-up-londons-best-restaurants-for-jamon-9941617.html
Mila Kunis has given birth to a baby girl, according to reports in the US. The 31-year-old ‘Black Swan’ star’s fiancé, Ashton Kutcher, 36, was believed to be at her side during the birth on Tuesday morning at LA’s Cedars-Sinai hospital. … http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/mila-kunis-baby-girl-daughter-ashton-kutcher_n_5918326.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
The International Rescue Committee (IRC), on behalf of 34 NGOs battling Ebola in West Africa, has warned that the number of cases is doubling roughly every three weeks and the globe has only four weeks to stop the crisis from spiraling out of control. http://rt.com/news/192628-ebola-scare-london-conference/
A startup called Pavlok has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a wristband that electroshocks its owner to encourage him or her to exercise, eat healthily, wake up on time and stop procrastinating. http://rt.com/news/192516-pavlok-wristband-campaign-launched/
Jessie J may be taking the charts by storm with Nicki Minaj and Arianna Grande for new single Bang Bang, but when it comes to love she’s still trying to find her feet. http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jessie-j-talks-learning-to-love-herself-and-finding-her-feet-when-it-comes-to-romance-9767814.html
While the threat of ISIL is real, Muslims in America should not collectively pay the price every time an individual or group engages in political violence in the name of Islam. Overtly targeting Muslims only corroborates what many Americans have susp… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sahar-aziz/white-house-announces-cou_b_5895900.html
Obama is backing away from a policy he says he will enact anyway, and he’s telling voters openly that he’s timing it for political reasons. If he’s behind the policy, he should enact it and let the voters decide…. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/its-undemocratic-for-obam_b_5857904.html
(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it sold a record 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new, larger phone models went on sale in 10 countries on Friday. The phones, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, drew more than 4 million pre-orders on Sept. 12,… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/apple-iphone-record-10-million_n_5860752.html
NASA says its latest Mars-exploring spacecraft MAVEN is on track to fire up thrusters and enter orbit Sunday night. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/17/tech/mars-maven-spacecraft-orbit/index.html?hpt=us_bn4
Alibaba prices at a share in an IPO that could raise up to billion. It would be the biggest U.S.-listed IPO of all time and likely biggest in the world. http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/18/investing/alibaba-ipo-price-68-dollars-jack-ma/index.html?hpt=ias_c2
When everyone else starts loading their backpacks and shopping the back-to-school sales, I know it is time for me to dive back into TurboTax. http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/09/03/stern-advice-fall-means-it-time-to-hit-tax-books/?intcmp=HPBucket