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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that his country has developed a vaccine for the deadly Ebola virus. Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said the vaccine had been successfully tested on people. “We have good news. We have registered a medicine for the Ebola fever, which after the relevant tests, has proven to have a high effectiveness, higher than …

Bernie Sanders May Take Iowa, Polls Show Him Tied With Hillary Clinton. According to a survey of likely caucus-goers by Quinnipiac University, 49% back Sanders, 44% are in favor of Clinton and 4% back former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley. This is the end of a months-long lead for Clinton in Iowa, the first state in the nominating process for the …

Brian Bedford, the British-born performer who was one of the great stage actors of his generation, with a peculiar affinity for the classics, and a particular association with Canada’s Stratford Shakespeare Festival, died Jan. 13 in Santa Barbara, CA. He was 80. The 80-year-old had battled cancer for two-and-a-half years, according to a Stratford rep, who also told the Canadian …

A University of Windsor professor is one of about two-dozen people being invested into the Order of Ontario this year. Hoda ElMaraghy, who has worked at the university for more than two decades, is described in a news release as having been the first female dean of a faculty of engineering in Canada. The news release also says her research …

Former Backstreet Boy Nick Carter reportedly spent time in jail in the Florida Keys. TMZ and E News are reporting authorities arrested Carter at the Hog’s Breath Saloon in Key West.

Ashley Olsen, an American girl, continues to be discovered dead at her flat in Florence, Italy. A Senegalese man has been arrested by Italian police over the murder of a US woman who was found in her Florence apartment. The man, identified as Diaw Cheik Tidiane, met Ashley Olsen in a local nightclub and the two had consensual sex in …

Alan Rickman, the British stage and screen actor best known internationally for his roles in Harry Potter and Die Hard, has died in London at the age of 69. As reported by BBC News, his family said in a statement that he had died “surrouned by friends and family.” We can spend weeks arguing over Alan Rickman’s definitive role. To …

The Manitoba government is spending more than $500,000 and has created a task force to lead a co-ordinated response to illegal fentanyl use. The province is looking to get ahead of a potential fentanyl crisis with a new task force, antidote distribution kits and public awareness campaign, officials announced Tuesday. Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than morphone and 40 …

Facing an impeachment effort, Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday he’ll skip the traditional State of the State speech to a joint session of the Maine Legislature. The move, if it is carried out, would mark the latest chapter in LePage’s frosty relationship with lawmakers. The governor has repeatedly criticized legislators since taking office in 2010, but he’s no longer on …

Curbing brain inflammation may help people treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to a landmark new study. It was originally thought that Alzheimer’s disease disturbs the brain’s immune response, but this latest study adds to evidence that inflammation in the brain can in fact drive the development of the disease. The findings suggest that by reducing this inflammation, progression of …

A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed by a Pennsylvania state constable during an apartment eviction on Monday, January 11th, WPMT is reporting. Constable Clarke Steele, 46, arrived at the home along Rebecca Drive in Penn Township shortly after 10 a.m. to serve an eviction order. Donald Meyer, 47, of Duncannon, answered the door and after a brief conversation he …