Dallas nurse becomes fourth Ebola patient discharged from Emory hospital

Recovered Ebola Patient Amber Vinson Remarks After Release From Hospital(Reuters) – A Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola was released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday after being found free of the virus and thanked God and her family for helping her recover. "I sincerely believe that with God all things are possible," said nurse Amber Vinson, who looked vibrant at a news conference with the health workers who treated her. Vinson is the fourth patient successfully treated for Ebola at Emory's hospital. …

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Amgen 2015 outlook tops estimates, no plan to split; shares jump

An Amgen sign is seen at the company's office in South San FranciscoBy Bill Berkrot NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amgen Inc , which has come under investor pressure to split the company, said Tuesday it has no plans to do so and forecast 2015 earnings and revenue well ahead of analysts' projections, sending shares up 5 percent. The company will boost its dividend by 30 percent, resume share repurchases, and hopes to improve its operating margin by 15 points, it said at a business update for analysts and investors. "The operating margin improvement is real and that's probably the most positive thing people will take away," said Sanford Bernstein analyst Geoffrey Porges. …

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Fatal train crash in New York caused by engineer with sleep disorder: NTSB

The lead car in the Metro-North train derailment is pulled from the marsh in the Bronx borough of New YorkBy Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fatal New York City train derailment last year was likely caused by the engineer at the controls who fell asleep due to an undiagnosed sleep disorder, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday. The Manhattan-bound commuter train was traveling more than 50 miles per hour (80 km per hour) faster than the speed limit when it rounded a curve and derailed shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, the NTSB said in its findings. …

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