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Comment - Bloomberg Legacy Lives on in Coast-to-Coast Soda Fight

2014-10-17 17:28:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

This week, health advocates in the Californian city of Berkeley fighting to pass a tax on sugary beverages received a surprising boost to their cause; a cheque for US$85,000.

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Quiet 'whiz kid' now public face of Ebola fight

2014-10-17 12:48:25| Biotech - Topix.net

Last May, as Ebola crept across West Africa, America's top infectious disease expert told a group of Harvard students in a commencement speech to always second-guess their assumptions because "overconfidence can kill." Five months later in a hearing room on Capitol Hill, Tom Frieden was accused of not following his own advice - repeatedly assuring the nation it was safe from an Ebola outbreak even as two U.S. nurses became infected and one was allowed to board a commercial airline, each following safety protocols Frieden helped put in place.

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Michael Kors, Halle Berry team up to fight world hunger

2014-10-16 21:01:37| Apparel - Topix.net

Hunger isn't glamorous, but Michael Kors and Halle Berry are using the power of fashion and Hollywood to help the U.N. World Food Programme provide meals for children around the world. Thursday is World Food Day, but the celebrities are rallying support all month long to raise funds for WFP's School Meals program with the #WatchHungerStop campaign.

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Netherlands Legalizes Dutch Biker Gang's Fight Against ISIS

2014-10-16 05:13:17| IT Services - Topix.net

The Netherlands has legalized the alliance between Dutch citizens and foreign military forces in the theater of war, so long as said foreign forces are not fighting against the Netherlands. The new law is a response to demands from a biker group named "No Surrender," whose members have been joining Kurdish soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State.

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Russia's gas fight with Ukraine

2014-10-16 03:03:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Will Russia turn Ukraine's gas back on?

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