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With every disease outbreak, researchers try to figure out how far — and how fast — a virus is likely to spread through a population.

To do that, they use a number called an "R naught," or R0. Most simply, the figure refers to how many other people one sick person is likely to infect on average in a group that's susceptible to the disease.

The number is super important in the context of public health because it foretells how big and deadly an outbreak will be. Читать дальше...

President Barack Obama's decision to send still more American troops to Iraq, and to put military advisers closer to the front lines against the Islamic State, fits a pattern of ever-deepening involvement in a country whose war Obama exited with supposed finality in December 2011.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Partners in the broadcast booth, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson are now rivals in the hunt for the Minnesota Timberwolves' coaching job.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Partners in the broadcast booth, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson are now rivals in the hunt for the Minnesota Timberwolves' coaching job.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Partners in the broadcast booth, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson are now rivals in the hunt for the Minnesota Timberwolves' coaching job.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Partners in the broadcast booth, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson are now rivals in the hunt for the Minnesota Timberwolves' coaching job.

Sailors who served that horrific day 27 years ago came together Tuesday to remember their fallen comrades in a ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station.

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WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- Panamanian police discovered more than 400 kilograms of cocaine in a Cuban ship on its way to Belgium.

Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: Paytm will offer free WiFi access to all internet users for a period of 15 minutes in metro stations. The company has already launched the service in Noida's Sector 18, under the metro station.

Courtesy of La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

You know you’ve arrived at a great tennis resort when you’re greeted with the inquisitive, “How’s your backhand?” In a sport that’s as much about strategy as it is physical agility, there’s always the opportunity to improve your game.

Take some time to train, condition, and enjoy the sport at one of the country’s best luxury tennis resorts, where advancements such as subsurface watering systems, high-tech video feedback, and grass courts enhance the game. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a suspect in a killing and dismemberment at a Philadelphia restaurant almost two decades ago, saying key witnesses have returned to China and are unavailable to testify.

Some believe it's a signal from an extraterrestrial civilisation

The Eagles re-signed quarterback Sam Bradford and then added Chase Daniel in free agency, but the presence of those two doesn’t appear to have done much to dim their interest in the quarterbacks available in this year’s draft. Several of the top prospects have spent time with the Eagles during the pre-draft process and the…

ALMELO Na een groot feest in de tv-studio op de avond dat ze The Voice Kids won, een huldiging op haar school Het Noordik, een gastoptreden tijdens The Voice of Almelo en een signeersessie was er gisteravond opnieuw een huldiging voor Esmée Schreurs.

African wildlife loses the world they once knew.

Viacom said its discussions with satellite TV provider Dish Network to renew carriage of its TV channels have broken down, and its programming will likely go dark for Dish customers.

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More than 22 million US Netflix subscribers will see a price increase in the coming months, the company revealed in a letter to investors on Monday.

In May 2014, Netflix began to raise the price of its standard streaming plan for new US subscribers, first to $8.99 a month, then to $9.99 a month last October. But if you were an existing subscriber before each of the two price increases, Netflix grandfathered in your plan at the same rate.

That means that many... Читать дальше...

Michael Kugelman: In many far-flung regions the Afghan government has outsourced security responsibilities to undisciplined militias. Meanwhile, the government in Kabul is united only in name.

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria as escalating violence in the north has prompted opposition representatives to suspend participation in U.N.-sponsored peace talks (all times local):

A split decision in the US Supreme Court on President Barack Obama’s immigration plan would likely end his administration’s chances of enacting immigration reform, a Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) spokesman Ira Mehlman told Sputnik on Tuesday.

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For his directorial debut, comedian Demetri Martin made a movie about death.

"Dean" is about a Brooklyn-based illustrator named Dean who's unable to cope with his mother's death. Instead of moving on, he tries to make time stand still. He refuses to make any decisions, calls off his engagement, and won't talk to his father about selling his childhood home. He's stuck.

Dean then flees to Los Angeles in search of creative stimulation and romance, but nothing seems to click. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Missouri education officials have adopted a new set of education benchmarks to replace the Common Core learning standards the state is ditching. Changes in new standards include added emphasis on research in language arts and adding cursive writing to elementary school expectations.