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Roadside bandits steal cooler full of Ebola blood in GuineaCONAKRY, Guinea — It was a highway robbery but the bandits got more than they bargained for when they stopped a taxi van in Guinea and made off with blood samples that are believed to be infected with the deadly Ebola virus. See also: Eyewitness to Hell: Life in Ebola-Ravaged Liberia Authoriti... MRI scans reveal tapeworm in man's brainLONDON — A 50-year-old man who has been suffering headaches and strange smells has finally discovered the cause of his woes: a 1 cm (0.4 inch) tapeworm in his brain. The parasite is thought to have been burrowing through his grey matter for more than four years, moving 5 cm (2 inches) from the... Google's LTE-enabled balloons take 5 minutes to inflate, can last 100 daysIt's a bird! It's a plane! It's..Google The search giant shared some new details on Project Loon, the company’s network of LTE-enabled balloons that deliver Internet access to connect people in rural and remote areas The balloons, which travel through the stratosphere and can raise or lower i... Weather whiplash in Buffalo: Flooding feared as 60-degree temps follow epic snowThe snow is no longer falling in Buffalo, New York, but the area isn't in the clear yet. Now it must contend with another extreme: flooding. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch on Friday morning as officials warned that rain and a warm spell over the weekend could make for hazardous co... Run like a girl: Tiny Sam Gordon still dominates at tackle footballSince a highlight reel of a tiny, speedy girl named Sam Gordon dominating boys twice her size in tackle football went mega-viral two years ago, a lot has changed for the young athlete. She met with the United States' women's soccer team, landed on the front of a Wheaties box and was NFL Commissione... 'Key and Peele' imagine the dark underbelly of competitive aerobicsKey and Peele spoofed everyone's favorite aerobics-themed viral video in a way that only they can — they turned the video into a melodrama that imagines the dark undercurrent of athletic dance. The clip has it all: heartbreak; backstabbing; the viral video's beloved original music. We'd watch... There won't be a net neutrality decision this yearThe new rules to govern the Internet will wait until 2015. The Federal Communications Commission will not vote on Open Internet rules in December, according to the regulator's newly released agenda for its December open meeting. See also: 5 Things Managers Should Never Say Aloud The December meeting... 10 Republicans who want to sue Obama over his immigration planIn a primetime address on Thursday evening, President Obama laid out his plan to overhaul the immigration system with a series of executive actions to protect millions of undocumented workers from deportation Just moments after the president stepped away from his podium, Republicans lashed out again... Aereo files for bankruptcy, but its impact could still be hugeWe now return you to your regularly scheduled, non-Internet programming. Streaming television startup Aereo has filed for bankruptcy, putting the company in a position to wind down its operations. See also: 10 Reasons Why I Ignored Your Resume Aereo announced on Friday that it has filed Chapter 11 b... Uber's Emil Michael isn't going anywhere, report saysDespite pressure to fire Uber executive Emil Michael after his controversial remarks surfaced this week, at least two investors in the company and CEO Travis Kalanick are still firmly behind him, according to a new report. Bloomberg reported on Friday that Michael was integral to Uber's financing ro... |