Health
How Ebola Roared Back
For a fleeting moment last spring, the epidemic sweeping West Africa might have been stopped. But the opportunity to control the virus, which has now caused more than 7,800 deaths, was lost.U.S.
Pot Pie, Redefined? Chefs Start to Experiment With Cannabis
As states legalize marijuana, cooking with cannabis is emerging as a legitimate and very lucrative culinary pursuit.World
Mexico: Body of Kidnapped Priest Is Found
State prosecutors in Guerrero opened an investigation Friday into the slaying of the Rev. Gregorio López Gorostieta, whose body was found on Christmas Day.Fashion & Style
I Will Be Your Mother Figure
He called me “mother” because I was his former priest. At 71, Ned was in love with a 28-year-old man. And the church was going nuts.World
An Economic Boom Recedes, but South America Might Avert the Bust
Governments of Brazil, Peru and Venezuela are seen as less likely than before to load up on debt and ignore danger signs.World
The Cost of the U.S. Ban on Paying for Hostages
Former hostages and Syrian rebel commanders say that they offered information they believed could help free American captives, but that officials seemed uninterested.U.S.
Video: On Tribal Lands, Oil and Trouble
Murder charges sparked an investigation into a tribal chairman’s business dealings on the oil-rich Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.false
Could a Personality Test Improve Your Health?
A growing body of research suggests that personality can affect your health, and that changing it could help you get better.Technology
PlayStation Network Returning After Hacking That Also Targeted Xbox Live
Sony’s PlayStation Network was hampered for a fourth straight day since hackers attacked it on Christmas Day.Sports
Both on the Field and Off, 2014 Was an Eventful Year in the World of Cricket
Though the global cricket community is reeling from the death of the Australian Phillip Hughes, the most significant events of 2014 probably occurred off the field.
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| Conference | Overall | vs | ||||||||||
| W-L | Pct | Hm | Rd | W-L | Pct | Hm | Rd | Nt | Top 25 | |||
| 2 Connecticut | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 10-1 | .909 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 3-1 | ||
| Tulane | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 10-2 | .833 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
| South Florida | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 10-3 | .769 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | ||
| UCF | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 5-7 | .417 | 4-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Temple | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 5-8 | .385 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | ||
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-6 | .455 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | ||
| East Carolina | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9-3 | .750 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | ||
| Memphis | 0-1 | .000 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-6 | .500 | 5-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Houston | 0-1 | .000 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-7 | .417 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | ||
| SMU | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-8 | .333 | 4-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| Cincinnati | 0-1 | .000 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-9 | .250 | 3-2 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | ||
Conference W-L - conference win-loss record
Conference Pct - conference winning percentage
Conference Hm - conference home record
Conference Rd - conference away record
Conference Nt - conference neutral site record
Overall W-L - overall win-loss record
Overall Pct - overall winning percentage
Overall Hm - overall home record
Overall Rd - overall road record
Overall Nt - overall neutral site record
vs Top 25 - record vs. Top 25 teams
World
South Korea: 3 Die at Nuclear Plant’s Construction Site
Three South Korean workers died Friday after apparently inhaling toxic gas at a construction site for a nuclear plant being built by South Korea’s monopoly nuclear power company, which has come under recent threats by hackers, a company official said.U.S.
Building a Park to Span a Divide in Washington
Turning a disused bridge into a public park could link some of the district’s tourist-oriented neighborhoods with Anacostia, one of its final frontiers in the march toward gentrification.Business Day
In Reversal, Germany Cools to Russian Investment
After years of post-Cold War business and political alliances, mistrust over the conflict in Ukraine has created a slew of canceled deals and ventures.World
Sweden Strikes Deal to Avoid Vote Expected to Strengthen Far Right
Sweden’s mainstream political parties announced a deal on Saturday to preserve a minority center-left government by adopting the center-right’s budget for next year.Opinion
Kids and Jails, a Bad Combination
Despite reforms, there are still too many juveniles behind bars, sometimes for offenses like skipping school or violating curfew.Opinion
Silicon Valley’s Mirror Effect
Is the concept of a meritocracy in the technology industry a myth?The Upshot
Why Greece’s New Crisis Isn’t Spreading to the Rest of Europe
This time around, financial markets seem to view Greece’s problems as limited to Greece. That’s great, unless the markets are wrong.U.S.
In North Dakota, a Tale of Oil, Corruption and Death
Tex G. Hall, a tribal chief connected to the oil industry, has pushed profits on the Fort Berthold Reservation. But accusations of corruption and murder for hire have upended business as usual.
There is no reason for the survival rate to change.
Business Day
Sony Streams ‘The Interview’ on YouTube, Google Play and Xbox
In getting behind “The Interview,” Google and Microsoft joined what had become more a campaign to defend free speech against foreign intimidation than a business initiative.Business Day
Diabetes Drug Gains Approval for Treatment of Obesity
The first injectable drug approved for weight loss will be marketed for overweight adults who have weight-related health problems.The Upshot
Evidence That the Jim Crow Era Endures for Older Black Voters in the South
In states like North Carolina and Georgia, the black share of registered voters remains low among those who reached voting age before 1965.Sports
Transcript of Winston Hearing Reveals Accuser’s Words, and Florida State’s Complicity
Jameis Winston was cleared of violating the student code of conduct, but the woman who accused him of raping her spoke powerfully at the university hearing.U.S.
Overdose Cited in Death of Man Who Killed 6 in Pennsylvania
Officials initially believed that Bradley Stone, who they say killed his wife and five members of her family, had died of self-inflicted stab wounds.
The fix is local manufacturing for the local market.
Commodity sales of extracted resources does not fix their economy.
Fashion & Style
I Will Be Your Mother Figure
He called me “mother” because I was his former priest. At 71, Ned was in love with a 28-year-old man. And the church was going nuts.
Money does not bring joy.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
U.S.
Law and Order Issues, Once G.O.P.’s Strength, Now Divide the Party
While some Republicans are seeking to overhaul the criminal justice system and reach out to minority voters, others are angered by protests and violence against the police.World
The Cost of the U.S. Ban on Paying for Hostages
Former hostages and Syrian rebel commanders say that they offered information they believed could help free American captives, but that officials seemed uninterested.N.Y. / Region
An Animated History of New York’s Love-Hate Relationship With Commuting
Commuting is critical to New York City, and the metropolitan life it pioneered. The city has led the world in generating a miraculous daily movement that has now been mostly in place for a century.N.Y. / Region
U.S. Said to Investigate Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Over Payments
Mr. Silver is being investigated for payments he received from a firm specializing in an area of law far removed from his personal injury law background, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The panic will come after the exit.
Wolf has been cried to often.
U.S.
The Slow Process of Removing Rick Perry’s Footprint from Texas
It sounds a little crazy, but the governor is not usually the real power player in state government in Texas. Or was not, before Rick Perry.World
Sweden Strikes Deal to Avoid Vote Expected to Strengthen Far Right
Sweden’s mainstream political parties announced a deal on Saturday to preserve a minority center-left government by adopting the center-right’s budget for next year.World
