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In Liberia, U.S. Soldiers Race Ebolaonline.wsj.com
Liberia’s health infrastructure was barely able to respond to the needs of its people before the outbreak. Ebola has since steamrolled it. As a result, the U.S. and other countries are essentially creating a health system from scratch on extreme deadli... - landley.net
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Huntington archivist finds historic piece of China's largest booklatimes.com
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced Thursday that it has portions of a rare and important Chinese manuscript called the Yongle Encyclopedia -- with 11,095 volumes, the largest book ever written in China. -
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What Would It Be Like to Live in a Town Run by Investors?citylab.com
For the "charter city" movement in Honduras, overcoming legal hurdles is followed by thousands of crucial questions. - electroninks.com
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Argentina launches its first home-built satellitebusinessweek.com
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina launched its first domestically built communications satellite Thursday. -
Privacy Router Anonabox Gets $600K in Crowdfunding—And Huge Backlash | WIREDwired.com
The Tor-enabled router project known as Anonabox successfully tapped into thousands of Internet users' desire for simpler privacy tech. Unfortunately, it wasn't ready for the scrutiny that success brought with it. -
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Out of the blue, Google shut down Ever Accountable!everaccountable.com
Ever Accountable's Google Play rating, just before it was removed from the store I've been selling Ever Accountable in the app store since June 11, 2012. I've been building this company on the side for years to make it happen, and 2 months ago it fi... -
A French Inventor Once Proposed a Giant Mirror to Burn a Message on Marspaleofuture.gizmodo.com
When we want to leave our mark on Mars today, we simply send over a few Rovers to roll around in its red soil. But 150 years ago, scientists had very different plans for contacting the planet, including one French inventor who wanted to use the refract... -
Why Germany Is So Much Better at Training Its Workerstheatlantic.com
America rarely uses an apprenticeship model to teach young people a trade. Could such a system help the unemployed? -
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Dirty medicinefortune.com
The epic inside story of long-term criminal fraud at Ranbaxy, the Indian drug company that makes generic Lipitor for millions of Americans. -
Making Historic Software Eternalnewschallenge.org
In a modern day browser, people can view videos, listen to audio, and read books and texts, all with a single click. But with software, especially vintage software, it's nowhere near as easy. Internet Archive, together with a huge volunteer community ... -
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