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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Morning Digest: U.S. isolates troops, Australia slaps visa ban on Ebola-hit West Africa states

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10/28/2014

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U.S. isolates troops, Australia slaps visa ban on Ebola-hit West Africa states

WASHINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. military has started isolating soldiers returning from an Ebola response mission in West Africa and Australia became the first rich nation to impose a visa ban on the affected countries amid global anxiety about the spread of the virus..

Canadian soldier killed in Ottawa Parliament attack to be laid to rest

HAMILTON Ontario (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and hundreds of mourners are expected to pack into a cathedral in industrial Hamilton, Ontario, on Tuesday for the funeral of the soldier shot dead in last week's attack on the nation's seat of government..

Shares push higher, bonds steady ahead of Fed

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks inched up and U.S. bond yields steadied after almost three weeks of gains on Tuesday with Federal Reserve policy setters expected to end six years of aggressive monetary stimulus..

Neil Patrick Harris takes hosting talents to NBC variety series

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With the Emmys and Tonys under his belt and his first Oscars hosting gig lined up, actor Neil Patrick Harris is turning his talents to anchor a new NBC variety show, the Comcast Corp-owned broadcast network said on Monday..

Royals return home for last shot at fairytale ending

KANSAS CITY Missouri (Reuters) - The World Series heads back to Kansas City for another helping of baseball American League style and the Royals hope that familiarity will revive their Cinderella story..

Apple CEO fires back as retailers block Pay

LAGUNA BEACH Calif. (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook fired back at CVS and Rite Aid on Monday after the drugstore chains blocked the iPhone maker's mobile payments service, saying there were plenty of other retailers around the world to sign up..

Google executive sets new stratosphere skydive world record

(Reuters) - A skydiving Google executive is safely back on Earth after jumping out of a giant balloon floating in the stratosphere more than 25 miles (40 km) above New Mexico, a feat that broke the sound barrier and shattered a world altitude record..

Florida man shoots 400-pound bear breaking into his house

ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida man shot and killed a 400-pound (180-kg) black bear after it broke into his house two nights in a row to get to a bag of dog food, a state wildlife officer said on Friday..