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First Ebola case diagnosed in the United States - CDC
U.S. health officials said on Tuesday the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus had been diagnosed in the country, in a new sign of how the outbreak ravaging West Africa can spread globally. The patient had recently traveled to West Africa and developed symptoms several days after returning to Texas, state officials said.

GAI: Obama Skipped Over Half His Daily Intel Briefs
The Government Accountability Institute, an investigative research organization, said the president went to only 42.1 percent of his intelligence meetings, known as the Presidential Daily Brief, or PDB, in the 2,079 days of his presidency through Monday

Another Oklahoma Man, Reportedly a Muslim, Arrested After He Allegedly Threatened to Cut Off Coworker’s Head: ‘This Is Just What We Do’
A fired Oklahoma City nursing home employee was arrested after a female coworker reported that he threatened to behead her, the Oklahoman said. The woman said she asked him why they kill Christians and he replied, “This is just what we do,” the detective reported. “The victim said Jacob asked her what time she got off work and she replied by asking him in a joking manner if he was going to kill her,” the detective wrote. “Jacob told the victim, ‘Yes,’ he was going to cut her head off.

Obama Acknowledges: ISIS Seeks to Kill Those Who ‘Worship a Different God’
In an interview with CBS on Sunday, while repeating his assertion that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) does not represent the Islamic religion, Barack Obama acknowledged that the group seeks to kill those who “worship a different God” than Allah.

Vladimir Putin Is Not The Russian People, But The Ukraine War Still Hurts Russia
The Russian economy is thought to be on the verge of a recession and the ruble has dropped in value to a record low, falling in value by thirty percent since Putin became President. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) originally forecast economic growth of 3.9 percent in Russia in 2013, but in actuality the Russian economy only increased by 1.3 percent. Global investors pulled about $850 million out of the country in 2014 and already 2015 is expected to be worse.

Obama faces backlash after blaming intel community for missing ISIS
The official, said the threat from ISIS and Khorasan was well-documented in the president's daily brief for over a year, but the White House failed to act.

Twenty Five Thousand Earthquakes
Around 25,000 earthquakes have registered on Icelandic Met Office’s equipment since August 29. The eruption is one of the largest in the world. All in all 39 quakes over 5.0 have been recorded, most of them in the rim of the Bárðarbunga crater.

Stocks head for worst quarter since euro crisis, dollar soars
A new trough in euro zone inflation pushed the euro to a two-year low on Tuesday, leaving the dollar on course for its biggest quarterly gain in six years and world stocks facing their largest drop since the peak of the euro crisis.

Islamic State uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq
..the man asked in formal Arabic. “Come back and we will guarantee your safety. But you must convert and pay $500.” When Paulis refused, the man spelled out the penalty. “We are taking your wheat,” he said. “Just to let you know we are not stealing it because we gave you a choice.”

Hamas: Israel the Source of All World Evil
n his speech, Netanyahu equated Hamas with the Islamic State, the Islamist group that has conquered large parts of Syria and Iraq. “ISIS is Hamas, and Hamas is ISIS,” Netanyahu said. “Both want the same things. Hamas shares the same militant ambitions of global Islamists,” the Prime Minister said.

CHANCE OF FLARES
There are eight sunspot groups on the Earthside of the sun. Fully half of them pose a threat for strong solar flares. AR2175 is the most potent of the quartet. It has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.

4.2 earthquake near Perry, felt in Kansas
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattled central Oklahoma Monday night, with the tremors felt in south central Kansas.

New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs
Documents released by the U.S. government show it views an executive order issued in 1981 as the basis of most of the National Security Agency's surveillance activities... The NSA relied on Executive Order 12333 more than it did on two other laws that have been the focus of public debate following the leaks exposing U.S. surveillance programs by former agency contractor Edward Snowden, according to the papers released by the ACLU.

Netanyahu: Iran is a bigger threat than Islamic State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a nuclear Iran is a bigger threat to the world than Islamic State (IS) militants. In a speech at the UN, he said that to defeat IS but ignore Iran would be "to win the battle but lose the war". Mr Netanyahu also urged the West not to be fooled by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's "charm offensive".

Islamic State crisis: Iraq air strikes 'halt IS advance'
Iraqi ground forces, backed by air strikes, appear to have halted advancing Islamic State (IS) militants in a town west of Baghdad. The BBC's Lyse Doucet in the Iraqi capital says the air strikes followed clashes with IS militants, who have been making gains towards the capital. Amariya al-Falluja, 40km (25 miles) from Baghdad, is a key strategic town.

Ebola outbreak: 'Thousands of children orphaned'
Almost 4,900 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have lost one or both parents to Ebola this year, the UN children's agency has said. Finding care for them is proving incredibly difficult because the children are stigmatised, Unicef added. Some are "being fed by neighbours but no more", the agency said.

Peru earthquake kills eight in Andes village
At least eight people have died in an earthquake in southern Peru, officials announced on Sunday. The 4.9-magnitude quake hit the Cusco region in the early hours of Sunday. Worst affected was the remote Andean village of Misca, where 45 homes collapsed killing four children and four adults, emergency workers said.

Ya'alon tells defense conference that Hamas 'did not intend to launch war'
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said on Tuesday that Hamas "did not intend" to initiate hostilities against Israel in the days leading up to Operation Protective Edge, though the Palestinian Islamist group "was planning to carry out kidnappings of Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza." Ya'alon said that Hamas “achieved nothing” as a result of the 50-day Operation Protective Edge.

Hong Kong Protesters Set Wednesday Deadline for Reforms
Protesters camped out in Hong Kong for a fifth consecutive day are threatening to expand their campaign of civil disobedience if the territory's chief executive does not meet their demand for democratic reforms.

Ebola-hit Liberia staring into the abyss
With its collapsed health service, sick and poorly equipped security forces and broken economy, Ebola-hit Liberia finds itself on the brink of complete societal breakdown, experts warn. The already impoverished west African state was on the slow road to recovery after 14 years of ruinous civil war ended in 2003, following the deaths of 250,000 people.

U.S., Kurds strike at Islamic State in Syria
U.S. warplanes attacked Islamic State targets in Syria overnight, in raids that a group monitoring the war said killed civilians as well as jihadist fighters.

Israeli cargo ship heads for L.A. to unload after Oakland protest
An Israeli-owned container ship that was blocked from unloading its cargo at the Port of Oakland by pro-Palestinian protesters over the weekend was headed to Los Angeles on Monday, according to a ship-tracking website.

One-fifth of U.S. workers were laid off in past five years, study says
One in five U.S. workers was laid off in the past five years and about 22% of those who lost their jobs still haven't found another one, according to a new survey that showed the extent Americans have struggled in the sluggish labor market since the Great Recession ended.

California drought and climate warming: Studies find no clear link
Global warming contributed to extreme heat waves in many parts of the world last year, but cannot be definitively linked to the California drought, according to a report released Monday.

Rick Perry: White House must address beheading
Rick Perry said on Monday that the Obama administration will have to address the beheading of an Oklahoma woman in what the Texas governor noted closely resembles an act of terrorism.

Russia threatens to retaliate against U.S. military
The security officials said Russia complained Sunday in quiet talks with United Nations representatives that the Obama administration’s current aerial campaign against Islamic State fighters in Syria is a violation of international agreements regarding control of Syrian airspace. The officials said Russia warned it could potentially retaliate if U.S. or Arab airstrikes go beyond targeting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, and instead bomb any Syrian regime targets.

Death Threats Against Christian Leaders Emerge From Gay Rights Activists
The HRC has targeted Scott Lively—an American author, attorney, social activist, independent candidate for governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election, and president of Abiding Truth Ministries—for murder.

World won’t listen to Netanyahu's UN speech
Sick and tired of hearing about Hamas terror and IDF's successful operations, Western world is preparing to impose a solution on Israel and Palestinians.

Obama Sits Down With 60 Minutes, Blames Everyone But Self For Burning World
Last night President Obama sat down for an interview on 60 Minutes where he discussed everything from ISIS to the economy.

An ISIS Nest Grows in Boston
Boston’s WCVB.com reported Monday that “the federal government is targeting Boston and two other American cities to shut down what they are calling the U.S.-Jihad pipeline to ISIS in an attempt to stop Americans from joining the terrorist organization.” ...And so now Boston is reaping what it has sown for so many years.

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Bachmann: Obama could be laying the groundwork for a WWIII
Republican congresswoman slams president's 'Kabuki theatre' strategy to fight ISIS. (Video)

Concerned, US Airlines Contact Government About Ebola
U.S. airlines and their trade group Airlines for America are in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on actions the U.S. government is taking to address Ebola health concerns, according to a spokesperson for JetBlue.

Oregon Earthquake Today 2014 Strikes Lakeview
USGS indicates to news that a 3.9 magnitude Oregon earthquake today just at 5:46 am PST. The quake had no depth. Officials tell news that the quake started at ground level. USGS is currently categorizing the movement as an earthquake. No further update about the nature has been released to news.

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A man who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus in Texas came in contact with young children, and experts are monitoring them for any signs of disease, governor Rick Perry said Wednesday. "Today we learned that some school-aged children have been identified as having had contact with the patient and are now being monitored at home for any signs of the disease,"

Monitor: Islamic State beheads seven men, three women in Syria
The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human, Rights Rami Abdulrahman, said five anti-Islamic State Kurdish fighters, including three women, and four Syrian Arab rebels were detained and beheaded.

World leaders call for end of United Nations veto power
World leaders demanded Security Council reform during their addresses to the UN General Assembly over the past few days, calling for the addition of more permanent and non-permanent seats on the council and the elimination of the veto. “The world is bigger than five,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his speech during the General Debate, referencing the five countries with veto power – the US, Britain, France, China, and Russia. Heads of state from across the globe echoed his call for immediate reform.

Oklahoma Beheading is the First of More to Come in the US
Islamic beheadings are making their way to the West. Recently an elderly woman in Britain was savagely decapitated by a Muslim inspired by the ISIS beheadings of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and now a woman in Oklahoma has been beheaded by a Muslim coworker.

Iran Killed Physicist Who Refused to Build Bomb, Says Sister
When Iranian nuclear physicist Ardeshir Hosseinpour was murdered in 2007, Israel was the main suspect. Now, his sister claims he was murdered by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) because he would not cooperate with its efforts to divert nuclear work from peaceful purposes to building an atomic bomb, reports the Canadian National Post's Media Line.

Shemitah author answers critics: 'Judgment is coming'
In the absence of repentance and mass revival, Cahn sees a continuation of catastrophic “shakings” that will gradually break America down, knocking it off its perch as world leader. America’s current downward spiral started in 1973 with the Arab oil embargo, economic turmoil, the first lost war and the legalization of abortion, Cahn said in an interview with conservative radio host and theologian Michael Brown.

Ebola victim was originally SENT HOME from hospital with antibiotics before the deadly virus was diagnosed after he had mixed with other people for TW
A Dallas hospital initially mistook a man's case of the Ebola virus in a Texas hospital for something else and gave him antibiotics.

Mosquito Virus That Walloped Caribbean Spreads in U.S.
A mosquito-borne virus that can cause debilitating joint pain lasting for years has spread to the continental U.S. after infecting hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean and Central America. The virus is called Chikungunya.

Traveler from Liberia is first Ebola patient diagnosed in U.S.
A man who flew from Liberia to Texas has become the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus to be diagnosed in the United States, health officials said on Tuesday, a sign the outbreak ravaging West Africa may spread globally.

Moderate earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
A moderate earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale, occurred at 11.38am today in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea, the Malaysian Meteorological Department reported.

Two Oklahoma earthquakes recorded today
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded two more Oklahoma earthquakes so far today. A 3.3 magnitude quake recorded 12:58 a.m. about 15 miles west-southwest of Perry. Then, at 1:06 a.m., a 3.5 magnitude quake recorded about 14 miles west-southwest of Perry.

Catalina Earthquake Today 2014 Strikes Southern California
The Catalina Island quake today began just after 1:28 pm PST, officials tell news. The quake was near Avalon. Reps indicate that that quake was shallow. It began only three miles below sea level, in the Pacific Ocean. As a result the quake could be felt across the immediate region.

University of New Mexico Fights Sexual Assault–With Sex Week
Sex Week at the University of New Mexico is not supposed to be all fun and games. It’s part of a “larger strategy to reduce sexual violence on campus,” school officials insist... The event features “workshops” with deliberately provocative titles, such as, “How to be a Gentleman AND Get Laid,” “Negotiating Successful Threesome,” “O-Face Oral” and “BJs and Beyond,” according to a flier distributed on campus.

Northeast loses 40% of House seats as people flee high-tax states
The Northeast, once the nation’s political engine that produced presidents, House speakers and Senate giants...is losing clout in Washington as citizens flee the high-tax region... The Census Bureau reports that population growth has shifted to the South and the result is that the 11 states that make up the Northeast are being bled dry of representation in Washington.

Nigeria’s Actions Seem to Contain Ebola Outbreak
With quick and coordinated action by some of its top doctors, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, appears to have contained its first Ebola outbreak, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. ...Nigeria is the only country to have beaten back an outbreak with the potential to harm many victims in a city with vast, teeming slums.

U.S. Law Enforcement Seeks to Halt Apple-Google Encryption of Mobile Data
U.S. law enforcement officials are urging Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to give authorities access to smartphone data that the companies have decided to block, and are weighing whether to appeal to executives or seek congressional legislation. The new privacy features, announced two weeks ago...will stymie investigations into crimes ranging from drug dealing to terrorism, law enforcement officials said.

Islamic State crisis: New strikes in Syria near Kobane
US-led forces have carried out air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants battling Kurdish fighters around the northern Syrian border town of Kobane. A BBC correspondent saw explosions outside the town in the morning. At least 10 people were killed overnight, Syrian activists said, as the jihadists moved to within 2 to 3km (1.2-1.9 miles) of Kobane.

Abbas: If Security Council bid fails, we will join ICC, may end security cooperation with Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas vowed Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court at the Hague in the event that his efforts at the UN Security Council to set a timetable forcing the withdrawal of Israel to the pre-1967 lines should fail.

US signs long-delayed pact to keep troops in Afghanistan past 2014
Officials from Afghanistan and the United States on Tuesday signed a long-delayed security agreement to allow American troops to stay in the country after the end of the year, filling a campaign promise by new President Ashraf Ghani.

California wildfires: 2014 budget spent, as typical high-fire season begins
Facing historic drought conditions, California firefighters are tapping into a state backup fund. As a result, firefighting crews can still be deployed and water tankers flown, despite spending beyond annual firefighting budget.

Japan volcano death toll likely to rise to around 46 as more victims found
The death toll from Japan's worst volcanic eruption in decades is likely to rise to around 46 after as more victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit, media said on Wednesday.

Taliban bombs hit Afghan army vehicles, killing at least seven
Two Taliban suicide bombers carried out separate attacks on Afghan army vehicles in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 15, the government said, a day after Afghanistan signed security deals with NATO and the United States.

Australian aircraft to support U.S.-led air strikes in Iraq: PM
Australian aircraft will join the U.S.-led coalition in air strikes against Islamic State insurgents in Iraq in an initial support role, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, ahead of a final decision to undertake bombing missions.

Another Palestinian Mistake at the UN
Abba Eban, Israel’s legendary representative to the United Nations, once famously remarked that “the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas proved Eban’s point Friday, in an incendiary speech to the UN General Assembly in which he accused Israel of “a new war of genocide” against the Palestinian people.

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4.5 earthquake felt in Pisco
According to Andina news agency, when the earthquake arrived, just in time for dinner, “the majority of the population left their homes and took to the streets,” frightened that the temblor was going to develop into something more powerful.

Why Are Islamists Obsessed with Jews on the Temple Mount?
Why are Muslims obsessed with Jews visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem? "Those who visit the sacred site do so with expert rabbinical guidance, after taking all the necessary halachic steps and precautions to safeguard sanctity. The visitors goal is simply to have a spiritual experience, to be seen there by God, and to pray.

Cameron vows to scrap Human Rights Act, civil liberties groups outraged
Speaking on the final day of the Conservative Party’s four-day conference, Cameron pledged to do away with the Act and replace it with a British “bill of rights.” However, the prime minister did not explicitly confirm that a future Conservative government would withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights – a move that would have far-reaching repercussions for Britain’s relationship with Europe.

US tanks arrive in Baltics, Poland requests greater US military presence
Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz says she wants a greater military presence in Poland in light of events in Ukraine. The comment came as the US announced it is deploying 700 soldiers and 20 ‘Ironhorse’ tanks across the three Baltic States and Poland.

Rabbi Says Disturbing Incident on Holy Day Left Synagogue’s Holocaust Survivors ‘Fearful’ With Emotions That ‘Haven’t Come Out for Years’
Kushner said he watched the faces of those Holocaust survivors as “davening went on throughout (Thursday) and the crowd in the shul grew” and saw they “were very, very visibly moved in a very emotional and a very fearful way,” he told the Jewish Exponent, adding that was “worse than the physical damage.”

Islamic State committing 'staggering' crimes in Iraq: U.N. report
Islamic State insurgents in Iraq have carried out mass executions, abducted women and girls as sex slaves, and used child soldiers in what may amount to systematic war crimes that demand prosecution, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Guangdong dengue outbreak rages on with nearly 13,500 cases
The number of dengue fever cases in Guangdong has increased to 13,449 as of Sept. 30, a figure 19.38 times higher than the same period last year. Even one of the province's vice governors has contracted the virus, reports our Chinese-language sister paper Want Daily.

Global stocks succumb to growth fears; ECB trillion euro question awaits
World stocks and oil were knocked hard on Thursday after global manufacturing data and an Ebola health scare in the United States spooked markets, sending investors scurrying to the safety of U.S. bonds, the yen and gold.

In meeting with Netanyahu, Obama calls to change Israeli-Palestinian ‘status quo’
Obama said new efforts were needed to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We have to find ways to change the status quo so that both Israeli citizens are safe in their own homes, and schoolchildren in their schools … but also that we don’t have the tragedy of Palestinian children being killed as well,”

Palestinians draft UN resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from West Bank, East Jerusalem
The Palestinians have drafted a United Nations resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and East Jerusalem by November 2016 as part of a new push for independence and full U.N. recognition.

Now a patient in Hawaii is in isolation with suspected Ebola... but has not yet been tested for the virus and doctors refuse to reveal if they travele
A patient in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been placed in isolation with suspected Ebola, The Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday. Even though the disease is a possibility, the patient has not yet been specifically tested for it, but is displaying some symptoms. The Hawaii Nurses Association said the person is being treated at The Queen’s Medical Center.

Ebola outbreak: 'Five infected every hour' in Sierra Leone
A leading charity has warned that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone means healthcare demands are far outstripping supply. It is the world's worst outbreak of the virus, killing 3,338 people so far. There have been 7,178 confirmed cases, with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea suffering the most. Ebola is spreading across Sierra Leone at a "terrifying rate", with the number of new cases being recorded doubling every few weeks.

Paralysis cases in Alberta under investigation for Enterovirus D68 link
Provincial health officials in B.C. are trying to determine if a man and boy with the illness developed paralysis-like symptoms because of the infections. Doctors are watching the two cases but say it's too soon to say if the virus is the cause.

Obama Bans Flights to Israel, But Not Flights From Ebola Affected Countries
At least this administration is consistent. It will let every one and every thing, including pestilence, cross our border. I bet, if we are patient, the administration will even place Ebola with a nice family somewhere in Middle America and given it government benefits.

USGS Reports 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Near Medford
MEDFORD, Oklahoma - The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake near Medford, Wednesday afternoon. A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was reported at 1:18 p.m., 14 miles west, southwest of Medford and 26 miles north, northwest of Enid. The depth was over three miles.

Officials: Second person being monitored for Ebola
Health officials are closely monitoring a possible second Ebola patient who had close contact with the first person to be diagnosed in the U.S., the director of Dallas County's health department said Wednesday. All who have been in close contact with the man officially diagnosed are being monitored as a precaution...

Islamic State: Turkey MPs to vote on Iraq/Syria deployment
The Turkish parliament is to vote on a motion to allow its military to enter Iraq and Syria and foreign troops to use its territory for the operation. Turkey had been unwilling to fight Islamic State (IS) militants because they were holding 46 Turkish hostages but they were released last month. Parliament is expected to back the motion.

Ukraine rebels renew push to take Donetsk airport
Rebel forces in eastern Ukraine are conducting an offensive to capture the government-held airport in Donetsk, officials say. Pro-Russian rebels have tried several times in recent weeks to take the airport, which lies to the north-west of the city. The insurgents continued an offensive - begun on Wednesday - on "a broad front", the Ukrainian military says.

Somalia battles al-Shabab for Galgala mountains
Troops in northern Somalia have battled al-Shabab Islamist militants for the Galgala mountains, with both sides claiming to have won. The fighters have been holding the northern mountains for several years. An al-Shabab spokesman told the BBC that after a heavy battle they still controlled the territory in Puntland.

France 'rejects austerity' in controversial budget
France has put itself on a collision course with its EU partners after rejecting calls for it to adopt further austerity measures to bring its budget deficit in line with EU rules. ...President Francois Hollande's government said that “no further effort will be demanded of the French, because the government — while taking the fiscal responsibility needed to put the country on the right track — rejects austerity.”

Gas war escalates as Russia halves Slovakia supplies
Russia has cut gas deliveries to Slovakia by half in a bad sign for EU efforts to broker a deal on Ukraine. Prime minister Robert Fico told press...that the drop came without any warning. He said his national distributor...can still "fulfill its commitments" on “reverse flow” to Ukraine and supply customers in Slovakia and the Czech Republic by buying extra volumes on the spot market.

Turkey pushes for more than 'dropping tons of bombs' on IS
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed the West on Wednesday to find a long-term solution to the crises in Syria and Iraq, saying dropping "tons of bombs" on Islamic State militants would only provide temporary respite.

China will use gold and gold pricing to force global currency reset
On Sept. 30, statistician and economist Dr. Jim Willie was a guest on the Caravan to Midnight radio show to talk about current financial, economic, and geo-political events. During his three hour interview, Dr. Willie stated that one of the purposes behind China's creation of the new Shanghai gold exchange is to eventually take over global price controls for the monetary metal away from the Comex, and then force a global currency reset by raising the price of gold to its true or actual value.

Arkansas shooting range declares itself a ‘Muslim Free Zone’
The proprietor of an Arkansas shooting range announced on social media Sunday that she is banning Muslims from her establishment out of fear for the safety of her patrons.



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Russia ratifies Economic Union and readies trade in currencies other than dollar
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he has signed a treaty ratifying the Eurasian Economic Union, and is set to begin a new era of trade done primarily outside the dollar, and in national currencies such as the Yuan and Euro. This Union already has the support of several BRICS nations, as well as associate countries, and will help facilitate trade being done in a much smoother and easier way than what is currently used through SWIFT or other Western banking processes.

Sweden to recognize Palestine statehood
Sweden will become the first major European nation to recognize Palestinian statehood, newly sworn-in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced Friday.

Why is it so hot in California?
While people in some other parts of the country are watching the leaves turn a kaleidoscope of fall colors as they contemplate unpacking winter clothes, California is roasting under an autumn heat wave.

Hong Kong protests: Police arrest 'triad gang' members
Police in Hong Kong have arrested 19 people, including suspected members of triad gangs accused of attacking pro-democracy protesters. The scuffles on Friday led to the postponement of talks between the demonstrators and the government.

Islamic State: British aid worker Alan Henning purportedly beheaded in video released by militant group
A video purportedly showing the beheading of British hostage Alan Henning has been released by Islamic State (IS) militants. The Salford taxi driver was delivering aid to Syria in December when he was kidnapped then held hostage by IS.

Hit extremists with 'iron hand': top Saudi cleric
Muslim leaders must strike the enemies of Islam with "an iron hand", Saudi Arabia's top cleric said during Friday prayers, in apparent condemnation of the Islamic State jihadist group.

N. Korea No. 2 visits South for rare talks
North Korea's presumptive No. 2 led members of Pyongyang's inner circle in a rare trip Saturday to South Korea for the close of the Asian Games, with the rivals holding their highest level face-to-face talks in five years.

NASA spots million-mile-long filament across the sun
Recently, a filament appeared on the sun that stretches about a million miles in length. This massive formation is held up by magnetic forces and rotates along with the sun. Straighten it out and it would very nearly reach around the sun. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory keeps a constant watch on the sun and has been tracking the huge filament for days.


Study reveals origins of AIDS pandemic: A 'perfect storm'
n what an international team of scientists are calling a "perfect storm" for spreading the virus, they think its proliferation started in the city of Kinshasa, the capital of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. And what other researchers are finding interesting here is that this study suggests it was more social change and development than the virus' ability to adapt that caused the spread, which was previously thought.

Minor earthquake reported near New Hampshire’s capital
The 1.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:42 p.m. Thursday about a mile northeast of Concord.

IRS Cover-Up: IG Report Exposes IRS Lying to American Public
A review of the Internal Revenue Service’s compliance with the Freedom of Information Act found the agency intentionally withheld or failed to “adequately search” for requested information in hundreds of cases. In others, the IRS released more than it was authorized, dispensing “sensitive taxpayer information,” including individuals’ bank records. Many of the FOIA requests centered around, you guessed it, the IRS targeting scandal. The cover-up is stunning. “The IRS concealed information it should have released in response to an estimated 336 requests in 2013, according to the report.”

Nicolas Cage devotes 'Left Behind' to 'pastor'
“My brother, Marc, is a Christian pastor, and he was very excited about this,” Cage told reporters in a press conference touting the film’s Oct. 3 debut. “He said, you know, Nicky, you’ve really got to do this.

Khamenei Calls for Muslim Unity for Israel's 'Annihilation'
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday used his annual message to Hajj pilgrims heading to Mecca to insult Israel and call for its "annihilation."

PRESIDENT EBOLA: In 2010 Obama Administration Scrapped CDC Quarantine Regulations Aimed At Ebola
four years ago, the administration of President Barack Obama moved with virtually no fanfare to abandon a comprehensive set of regulations which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had called essential to preventing international travelers from spreading deadly diseases inside the United States.

Ebola patient’s family quarantined as officials search for possible exposures
The family of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan were legally quarantined Thursday after they did not comply with Dallas health officials requests that they stay home.

Turkey approves military operations in Iraq, Syria
Turkey's parliament gave the government new powers Thursday to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq, and to allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State group.

U.S. appeals court lets Texas enforce abortion clinic rules
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that Texas could begin enforcing restrictions on abortion clinics that critics of the new rules say will force all but seven of the facilities in the state to shut down.

Geller sues NYC’s MTA over ‘killing Jews’ ad
The American Freedom Defense Initiative, which is headed by blogger Pam Geller and is known for its aggressive critiques of Islam, sought to post an ad that included the quote “Killing Jews is Worship that draws us close to Allah.” Geller says the quote is from Hamas-affiliated TV and exposes the organization’s true agenda.

American cameraman for NBC News diagnosed with Ebola in Liberia
An American freelance television cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus and will be flown back to the United States for treatment, the network said on Thursday in its own online report.

CDC chief on Ebola: We can’t shut the border
Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Friday said restricting travel between the U.S. and West Africa would likely “backfire” and put Americans more at risk of contracting Ebola. Appearing on MSNBC, Frieden was asked about potentially prohibiting air travel between the U.S. and West Africa, where the Ebola outbreak is most widespread. He said that such a restriction would likely be ineffective and would make it harder for health officials to root out the virus.

John Lewis boss says France is 'finished' as he advises investors to take their money out of the country
Speaking at an event in London to mark the end of a John Lewis competition for start-up companies, Mr Street said: "I have never been to a country more ill at ease... nothing works and worse, nobody cares about it." Mr Street described the country as being "in decline" and said: "If you've got investments in French business, get them out quickly."

Ebola 'could become airborne' in nightmare scenario, UN mission chief warns
There is a chance the Ebola virus could become airborne if the current outbreak is not contained fast enough, the chief of the UN’s Ebola mission has warned. Anthony Banbury, the Secretary General’s Special Representative, told The Telegraph said workers are facing a race against time to bring the rapid spread under control in case the virus mutates.

5.7 quake jolts Visayas, Mindanao areas
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook several areas in Visayas and Mindanao at 4:05 p.m. Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. There were no immediate reports of injury from the quake that centered five kilometers southeast of Culasi town, in the province of Antique.

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes Harper
At Harper Elementary School, the quake, perhaps the largest in the state in years, sent some students under their desks and skewed pictures on classroom walls.

With Dry Taps and Toilets, California Drought Turns Desperate
...In the Gallegos household and more than 500 others in Tulare County, residents cannot flush a toilet, fill a drinking glass, wash dishes or clothes, or even rinse their hands without reaching for a bottle or bucket. ...Now in its third year, the state’s record-breaking drought is being felt in many ways: vanishing lakes and rivers, lost agricultural jobs, fallowed farmland, rising water bills, suburban yards gone brown.

Islamic State crisis: Besieged Kobane under heavy fire
Heavy fighting has been reported between Kurdish militiamen and Islamic State (IS) militants advancing on the northern Syrian town of Kobane. A BBC correspondent across the border in Turkey saw explosions and smoke rising from buildings hit by shells. The jihadists have moved to within a few kilometres of the Kurdish town on three sides despite US-led air strikes.

Australia approves strikes against IS in Iraq
The Australian cabinet has given its approval for fighter jets to join the US-led military action against Islamic State targets in Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said IS was a "death cult" that had "declared war on the world" and must be stopped. IS controls a broad swathe of territory, spanning a borderless stretch of Syria and Iraq.

JP Morgan sees 76 million customer accounts hacked
JP Morgan has revealed it suffered a massive cyber attack on 76 million private and seven million business customers in the US. The raid gathered account holders names and addresses but the bank said it did not involve critical information such as account and social security numbers. It said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had not seen any "unusual customer fraud related to this incident".

North Korea prepares launch site for longer-range rockets: report
North Korea, already heavily sanctioned by the United Nations for its missile and nuclear tests, has completed a major overhaul of its rocket launch site, a U.S. think tank said on Thursday, enabling it to fire larger, longer-range rockets.

For the first time, Russia has more deployed nuclear warheads than U.S.
For the first time, Russia, which is in the midst of a major strategic nuclear modernization, has more deployed nuclear warheads than the United States, according to the latest numbers released by the State Department.

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US Ebola patient in critical condition, hospital says
The first man diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States is in critical condition, the Dallas hospital that has been treating him reported Saturday.

Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes Eastern Samar
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Eastern Samar at 1:38 a.m. Sunday, with no damage expected from the earthquake. The quake was felt at Intensity II in Surigao City.

Mexico shaken by 5.4-magnitude quake: USGS
Mexico's National Seismology Service initially measured it at a strong 6.2-magnitude but later revised it to 5.6 strength.

North and South Korea 'agree to talks'
North and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high-level talks that had effectively been suspended since February, reports from South Korea say. The agreement came during a surprise visit to South Korea by North Korean officials for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games. The visit was led by two top-ranking North Korean officials seen as close aides to leader Kim Jong-un.

Ebola crisis: Family moved out of Texas Ebola flat
The occupants of a flat in Texas where a man lay sick for days with Ebola have been moved from their home. Thomas Duncan, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, is now in a serious condition in hospital. This is the only Ebola case recorded so far in the US. The flat in Dallas where he lived before being isolated is being cleaned by hazardous materials specialists.

Peter Kassig: US aid worker threatened in IS video
An American medical aid worker has been threatened by an Islamic State militant in a video that appears to show the beheading of a UK hostage. Peter Kassig is shown at the end of a video apparently showing the death of British taxi driver Alan Henning, and a masked man says he will be next. The 26-year-old from Indiana has worked in Lebanon, Turkey and Syria to help victims of the Syrian conflict.

Security forces on high alert as Israelis mark Yom Kippur
Around 2,000 officers from special police units and the Border Police will patrol across Israel this weekend, in particular in mixed Arab-Jewish cities, to prevent violent clashes as Jews commemorate Yom Kippur and Muslims celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha.

If Obama thinks Ebola is a 'national security priority,' why no travel ban?
Obama declared the Ebola outbreak a “national security priority.” That was three weeks ago. Yet, he has failed to treat it as such. He could ban all travel into the U.S. of any person who has been in the affected West African countries. He has the legal power to do so. Why hasn’t he?

Will the European economy’s summer squalls turn into an autumn tempest?
Following the grim market response to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s latest monetary policy pronouncements, Europe is approaching another make-or-break moment comparable to the crisis of 2012. The summer quarter ended this week, and financial markets delivered their judgment on just how bad things are, pushing the euro down to its lowest level since September 2012.

'Israel's Most Bitter Western Enemy is America'
Writing in his weekly Hebrew column for Arutz Sheva, Sheftel wrote "Obama doesn't want a nuclear Iran, but he wants an Iran that can enrich uranium and threaten Israel - it's one of the most hostile regimes for Israel that wants Iran to threaten us, because today we have no more bitter enemy in the western world than the United States."

US Presidential race for 2016 could end up a contest between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush’s hopes for the Republican Party nomination have been given a boost by brother George W Bush. “I think he wants to be president,” George Bush told Fox News. “I think (Jeb would) be a great president. He understands what it’s like to be president.”

4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Registered in Western Greece
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Greece, Friday night. According to reports of the Greek Institute of Geodynamics, the quake occurred some 250 km west of the capital city Athens.

6-magnitude earthquake in Azerbaijan
Five earthquakes occurred in Azerbaijan’s northwest over the past day. With the epicenter 14 kilometers northeast of the regional center, the shock originated at a depth of 5 kilometers. The quake magnitude was 6. Meanwhile, the tremors in Gabala were estimated at 5 points. Four more quakes were registered in Shaki.

Russia ratifies Economic Union and readies trade in currencies other than dollar
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he has signed a treaty ratifying the Eurasian Economic Union, and is set to begin a new era of trade done primarily outside the dollar, and in national currencies such as the Yuan and Euro. This Union already has the support of several BRICS nations, as well as associate countries, and will help facilitate trade being done in a much smoother and easier way than what is currently used through SWIFT or other Western banking processes.

Sweden to recognize Palestine statehood
Sweden will become the first major European nation to recognize Palestinian statehood, newly sworn-in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced Friday.

Why is it so hot in California?
While people in some other parts of the country are watching the leaves turn a kaleidoscope of fall colors as they contemplate unpacking winter clothes, California is roasting under an autumn heat wave.

Hong Kong protests: Police arrest 'triad gang' members
Police in Hong Kong have arrested 19 people, including suspected members of triad gangs accused of attacking pro-democracy protesters. The scuffles on Friday led to the postponement of talks between the demonstrators and the government.

Islamic State: British aid worker Alan Henning purportedly beheaded in video released by militant group
A video purportedly showing the beheading of British hostage Alan Henning has been released by Islamic State (IS) militants. The Salford taxi driver was delivering aid to Syria in December when he was kidnapped then held hostage by IS.

Hit extremists with 'iron hand': top Saudi cleric
Muslim leaders must strike the enemies of Islam with "an iron hand", Saudi Arabia's top cleric said during Friday prayers, in apparent condemnation of the Islamic State jihadist group.

N. Korea No. 2 visits South for rare talks
North Korea's presumptive No. 2 led members of Pyongyang's inner circle in a rare trip Saturday to South Korea for the close of the Asian Games, with the rivals holding their highest level face-to-face talks in five years.

NASA spots million-mile-long filament across the sun
Recently, a filament appeared on the sun that stretches about a million miles in length. This massive formation is held up by magnetic forces and rotates along with the sun. Straighten it out and it would very nearly reach around the sun. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory keeps a constant watch on the sun and has been tracking the huge filament for days.

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Officials locate possible Ebola patient contact
Authorities say they've located a homeless man who needs to be monitored because he may have had contact with the lone Ebola patient in the United States. Dallas city spokeswoman Sana Syed said the man was located Sunday, a few hours after officials first said he was missing.

New Jersey boy's death is first linked directly to enterovirus
A New Jersey boy who went to bed last month in seemingly good health and died in his sleep is the first fatality linked directly to a strain of enterovirus that has infected more than 500 people, a local medical official said on Sunday.

Jihadi Chatter Online, Social Media Using Ebola Weapon Against The U.S. And The West
jihadis online have referred to and discussed the possibility and ease of using Ebola, as well as poisons, as a weapon against the U.S. and the West.

Hospital monitoring doctor cleared of Ebola virus
A Massachusetts hospital is awaiting test results on a doctor and missionary who was successfully treated for Ebola he contracted in Africa and now is back in the hospital with what appears to be a respiratory infection. The hospital stressed that doctors don't believe the virus has recurred. They are awaiting test results from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation, which they expect to have by late Monday. Meanwhile, Sacra is in isolation at the hospital.

Earthquake hits southern Nevada
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit southern Nevada this morning. It struck approximately 22 miles south of downtown Las Vegas south of Sloan at 3:11 a.m.

Court Rules Palestinian Authority Liable for Terrorist Murders
In a precedent-setting ruling, Vice President of the Jerusalem District Court, Judge Moshe Drori, ruled that the Palestinian Authority is civilly liable for the murder of three Israelis. "Pursuant to the Foreign Minister's papers filed in the case, the PA is not entitled to immunity. It is clear that there is not a state, nor a political entity.

Kurds battle Islamist militants closing in on Syrian town
Kurdish forces battled overnight with Islamists trying to seize a hill overlooking a Syrian border town with Turkey as U.S.-led coalition warplanes carried out raids on the militants... A translator...Islamic State forces were hitting it with tank and mortar fire as they tried to seize Mistanour hill, a landmark whose capture would give them easy access to the town.

As Supreme Court term begins, prospect of a gay-marriage ruling looms large
The 10th edition of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. begins work Monday with the prospect of a monumental ruling for gay rights that could serve as a surprising legacy of an otherwise increasingly conservative court. Whether the justices will decide that the Constitution protects the right of same-sex couples to marry dominates expectations of the coming term...

Muslims stone 'devil' at hajj as Eid feast begins
Mina (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Two million Muslims ritually stoned the devil Saturday in the last major rite of this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia, while fellow believers around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice. The stoning occurred in Mina, about five kilometres (three miles) east of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca.

Eleventh child in Colorado treated for virus-related paralysis symptoms
The number of children treated in Colorado for limb weakness or paralysis-like symptoms after coming down with a respiratory virus has risen to 11, a hospital official said on Friday. Melissa Vizcarra, spokeswoman for Children's Hospital Colorado, said the child in the latest case is suffering from muscle weakness but tests have not conclusively linked it to a nationwide outbreak of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68).

Hong Kong protesters regroup at main protest site
Demonstrators in Hong Kong appear to be withdrawing from some of the protest sites they have barricaded themselves into for more than a week. Local reports said some people were leaving secondary protest sites and heading to the main site, although others seemed to be staying put. Hong Kong's leader CY Leung had warned that police would ensure government offices and schools reopened on Monday.

Canada to join anti-Islamic State air strikes
Canada plans to join the US-led campaign of air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, its government has said. A motion authorising the mission is expected to pass on Monday in the House of Commons. The six-month mission will include CF-18 fighter jets and refuelling and surveillance aircraft, but not ground troops.

Report: Islamic State is hatching plan to gain Iranian nuclear secrets
The British newspaper The Sunday Times reported on Sunday morning that Islamic State is calling on its members to brace for war with Iran in order to take over its nuclear secrets. The newspaper cited a document believed to have been written by top Islamic State member Abdullah Ahmed al-Meshedani, a member of the group's highly secretive six-man war cabinet.

Media blitz on Khamenei's health raises questions about Iranian succession
Images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appearing frail and in bed have raised questions about the seriousness of his condition, and who might eventually succeed him. In early September, Khamenei made a surprise announcement that he was having surgery and asked people to pray for his health. What followed was unprecedented in the 35-year history of the Islamic Republic.

Pakistan Taliban vow support for IS in Syria and Iraq
The Pakistani Taliban have expressed their support for Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq. In a statement marking the Muslim festival of Eid, the group appealed to Islamists there to unite against the "enemy" - the US-led alliance.

Germany ponders troops for Ukraine monitor mission
Germany is mulling the deployment of 200 soldiers to Ukraine to help and protect monitors overseeing a shaky truce in the east of the country. Despite the ceasefire, fighting has continued around Donetsk and Luhansk.

Typhoon Phanfone bears down on Japan, with Tokyo in its path
A strong typhoon is bearing down on Japan and has Tokyo in its sights. Typhoon Phanfone churned close to Japan's southern tip on Sunday afternoon with sustained winds as powerful as 167 kph (104 mph). It began to turn to the northeast and is expected to hug the country's southeastern coastline over the following hours.

Two bombings kill 10 in Pakistan
A suicide bombing near a market in southwestern Pakistan killed five people and wounded at least 20 on Saturday, hours after a powerful bomb went off at a bus station in the country's northwest, killing five and wounding three, police said.

Mexico missing students: Mass grave found near Iguala
A mass grave has been found on the outskirts the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing on 27 September, officials say. It is not clear whether the bodies found in a pit are those of the missing students, who were last seen being forced into police vans.

Syrian border town still under siege by Islamic State despite allied air strikes
Islamic State forces shelled the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday and its Kurdish defenders said they were expecting a new assault to try to capture it. U.S.-led coalition warplanes had struck at Islamic State targets overnight to halt the insurgents' advance and Saturday's barrages were less intense than the previous day.

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Spanish nurse is suspected of Ebola infection
In what is the first reported incident of Ebola transmission outside Africa, a Spanish nurse who treated a missionary for the disease at a Madrid hospital tested positive for the disease, Spain's health minister said Monday. The female nurse was part of the medical team that treated a 69-year-old Spanish priest who died in a hospital last month after being flown back from Sierra Leone...

Ebola, A Nurse’s Perspective
The biggest part of the discussion is how Ebola is spread. I will say two things on the topic, no, it is not airborne, and yes, basic hygiene plays a HUGE factor and one other HUGE factor…droplets….let that word really sink in. The virus may not be airborne, but the droplets are... contact also includes microscopic mucous and saliva droplets, each one chock full of Ebola.

Poll: John Boehner, Harry Reid numbers drop
Americans’ opinions of House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have worsened in recent months, a new poll says. According to a Gallup poll released Monday, 50 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of Boehner, while 28 percent have a favorable opinion.

Calls for a Second Non-Muslim Gate to Temple Mount
A document published by Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) on Monday morning reveals that the Tourism Ministry is considering opening the Cotton Merchant's Gate to the Temple Mount for Jewish visitors and tourists.

Temple Institute Raises $100k for Third Temple Plans
The Temple Institute’s crowd funding campaign to raise funds for the modern architectural plans for the Third Holy Temple in Jerusalem came to a close on Rosh Hashanah after surpassing its $100,000 goal in 60 days. The initiative began on the first day of the month of Av, when Jews commemorate the destruction of the ancient Holy Temples. Almost 900 pledges have come in from more than 30 countries worldwide.

Target Releases New Commercial Featuring Lesbian Women Preparing Room for Baby
Target has released a new promotional advertisement that features two lesbian women who are preparing a room for the arrival of a child. “We want our child to know that anything is possible, and that there’s also nothing wrong with and everything right with pursuing knowledge and learning about the world,”

Man dies of Marburg fever in Uganda
A man has died in Uganda's capital after an outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, authorities said..a total of 80 people who came into contact with him had been put under quarantine. Marburg starts with a severe headache followed by hemorrhaging and leads to death in 80% or more of cases in about nine days. It is from the same family of viruses as Ebola, which has killed thousands in West Africa in recent months.

Up to 80 Penn State students being monitored for Ebola after visits to outbreak areas
Experts warn right up front that the chances of any Penn State students falling ill with Ebola are very low. Penn State officials in University Park tell WJAC-TV that they have identified 80 students who traveled to areas near the Ebola Virus outbreak. These students are now being monitored by the university for virus symptoms, the TV report said.

President Ebola
What does it tell you when Britain and France have stopped flights to and from the nations in Africa where Ebola has become US Ebolaa threat and the United States has not taken a similar measure? In 1918 and 1919, there was a pandemic of the Spanish influenza that caught nations by surprise, infecting an estimated 500 million people and killing between 50 and a 100 million of them in three waves. It began in the U.S. in March 1918 at a crowded army camp, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Generals blast Obama's order of troops to fight Ebola
Two retired U.S. Army generals have blasted President Barack Obama’s decision to send U.S. troops to West Africa to battle the Ebola virus epidemic, saying the military is to fight wars, not disease. The concern is that these soldiers, who will be exposed to the environment where the virus is prevalent, could bring it to the United States and potentially spread the disease as they rotate back to the United States and are assigned to other units.

High risk Ebola could reach France, UK by end-October, scientists say
Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could be imported to France by October 24, and a 50 percent chance it could hit Britain by that date.

Shipment of medical supplies to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone reportedly delayed for weeks
According to The New York Times the shipment of hospital linens, protective suits, face masks, and other items arrived in the port of Freetown Aug. 9, but has still not been cleared by government officials.

Islam is at War with the Oldest Religions
Up to today, throughout the Fertile Crescent, despite the many wars in the region, one could find communities that bore witness to the extraordinary antiquity of the areas religious traditions. Until the arrival of the Islamic State. Like the Jews, who fled decades ago, Christians are now also all gone. A year ago there were 60,000 Christians in Mosul. Today there is only a handful.

Meteor shower, Uranus opposition, lunar eclipse to occur next week
Next week will be a significant one for celestial events, with a total lunar eclipse, a meteor shower and the brightening of a planet all expected on Oct. 8, according to the Taipei Astronomical Museum. The Draconid meteor shower — which radiates from the constellation Draco in the northern sky — will reach its peak late on the night of Oct. 8, producing up to 10 shooting stars per hour, the museum said.

Lunar eclipse to glow red on Wednesday
IT'S big. It's red. And it's coming to a night sky near you.

Sin, Homosexuality, and Fascism
At least in the beginning, we are seeking public desensitization and nothing more. We do not need and cannot expect a full “appreciation” or “understanding” of homosexuality from the average American. You can forget about trying to persuade the masses that homosexuality is a good thing. But if only you can get them to think that it is just another thing, with a shrug of their shoulders, then your battle for legal and social rights is virtually won.

Holuhraun Eruption Stable, Continued Earthquakes
The volcanic activity in Holuhraun appears to be stable, according to webcam observations, the Icelandic Met Office wrote in its update this morning. Since 7 pm yesterday, almost 20 earthquakes have been located at Bárðarbunga, of which around ten hit since midnight.

Moderate earthquake rattles Wellington
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been felt across the country this afternoon. GeoNet reports the quake struck 25km west of Murupara at a depth of 113km shortly before 2.15pm.

Earthquake west of Murupara
Tauranga residents are reporting a slight tremor through the city following a magnitude 5.1 earthquake west of Murupara. GeoNet reports the quake hit 25km west of Murupara, between State Highway 5 and 38, at around 2.15pm.

Deadly Typhoon Phanfone heads out of Tokyo
A powerful typhoon has brought many parts of Japan to a standstill and briefly battered Tokyo before heading out to sea. Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least one person, a US airman on Okinawa who was washed away by high waves. Thousands of households have lost power and Japan's two largest airlines have suspended many flights.

Report: Concerns mount that Hezbollah, Lebanese army could cooperate against Israel
A day after IDF soldiers opened fire on a cell trying to infiltrate Israel from Lebanon, concerns are mounting among the defense establishment over the possibility of the Lebanese army and Hezbollah operatives cooperating against Israel... In the incident in question, soldiers opened fire on men they identified crossing the border, hitting one of them. The men then fled back into Lebanese territory.

Has North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Been Toppled?
Out of sight for a month, young Kim is supposedly ill. But rumors are swirling he’s been deposed—and North Korea’s second most powerful man now feels confident enough to travel South.

Australia, Belgium launch anti-ISIS missions in Iraq
Australian and Belgian fighter jets have flown their first armed combat mission in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), official sources said on Monday.

‘We Are Prepared to Die Here and Now’: Read What Happened When an 80-Year-Old Christian Said She Refused to Convert to Islam
An 80-year-old Iraqi Christian woman who remained in her village after most inhabitants fled an Islamic State onslaught recounted the moment the jihadists threatened to kill her for her faith. The woman, identified by her first name only, Victoria, said that she only realized the Islamic State group had taken over her town of Caramles when she went to church one morning as she does every day, but found it locked.

Sierra Leone records 121 Ebola deaths in a single day
Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared in the West African country more than four months ago, government health statistics showed on Sunday.

Egypt jihadist group releases video of beheadings
An Egyptian jihadist group released a video Sunday showing the execution of four men, including three being beheaded, accused of spying for the army and for Israel's Mossad intelligence service.

Hezbollah pushes back Syrian militant offensive in Lebanon
At least 16 insurgents from al Qaeda's Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, were killed in clashes with Shi'ite group Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon on Sunday after launching a major offensive, a source close to Hezbollah said.

US military officials feared dead as typhoon slams into Japan
Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday, packing gusts and huge waves that have already swept three US military officials out to sea, as it made a beeline for Tokyo.

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Earthquake in Chile felt in Peru´s southern region Tacna
The earthquake registered a 6.0 on the Richter scale. Just after midnight, at 00:08 in the morning on Tuesday, an earthquake struck Chile. According to Peru´s Geophysical Institute (IGP) the epicenter was located 197 kilometers south of Tacna, landing in the territory of Chile.

DHS to intensify attacks on freedom oriented citizens
The source indicated that the those within DHS and the rest of the Obama Administration who support a massive crackdown on the liberties of citizens are ready to make a dramatic move once the midterm elections in November are over.

NASA Scientists Puzzled by Global Cooling on Land and Sea
The deep ocean may not be hiding heat after all, raising new questions about why global warming appears to have slowed in recent years, said the US space agency Monday.

Obama Official Praises Mosque Of Oklahoma Beheader Alton Nolen
An Obama administration official traveled to Oklahoma City Saturday to offer words of praise to congregants at the mosque attended by Alton Nolen, the recent Muslim convert who beheaded a co-worker last month.

Rare eclipse Wednesday will show darkened moon and rising sun together
A total eclipse of the moon on Wednesday will offer stargazers a rare chance to see both an eclipsed moon and a rising sun at the same moment, thanks to an optical trick played by the earth’s atmosphere. The upcoming eclipse will be the second this year and part of a series of four total lunar eclipses in 2014 and 2015.

Pedophilia Deserves Civil Rights, Says New York Times’ Op-Ed
The nation’s tough anti-pedophilia laws are unfair to pedophiles, according to an op-ed published by The New York Times’ editors. “One can live with pedophilia and not act on it,” says Margo Kaplan, an entrepreneurial assistant law professor at Rutgers University, and a former lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union.

Husband of Spanish nurse with Ebola has been quarantined
"The husband is already in hospital and is being monitored so that he can have a quarantine situation with better monitoring," the civil servant in charge of Spain's health service, Mercedes Vinuesa, told a parliamentary committee.

Weak German output numbers send Europe into reverse
A second day of weak German data sent European markets into retreat on Tuesday with stocks, the euro and periphery euro zone government debt all knocked by the mounting evidence of an abrupt slowdown in the bloc's economic engine room.

US uses helicopters for first time to hit Islamic State
US troops flew helicopters against Islamic State fighters on Sunday and again on Monday as they struck at mortar teams and other units near Fallujah, said a spokesman for Central Command, which is responsible for US forces in the Middle East. "This was the first time rotary wing aircraft were used in coordination with and in support of ISF (Iraqi Security Force) operations," Army Major Curtis Kellogg said.

Marijuana and Your Health: What 20 Years of Research Reveals
People who drive under the influence of marijuana double their risk of being in a car crash, and about one in 10 daily marijuana users becomes dependent on the drug, according to a new review. Adolescents who use cannabis regularly are about twice as likely as their nonuser peers to drop out of school, as well as experience cognitive impairment and psychoses as adults.

Bárðarbunga Volcano Keeps Shaking
Almost 30 earthquakes have occurred in and around Bárðarbunga volcano under Vatnajökull glacier since 7 pm yesterday, according to the Icelandic Met Office’s update this morning. Three quakes were larger than magnitude 4.0—a magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit at 3:52 am.

Obama's new airport screening plan uses CUSTOMS AGENTS to spot Ebola as president concedes 'we don't have a lot of margin for error'
President Barack Obama announced on Monday that the United States will soon implement a new set of protocols to screen suspected Ebola patients so they can't get off airplanes and enter American airports. The same Customs and Border Patrol Agents who sift through cargo and luggage for contraband will be the first line of defense, inspecting passengers who arrive from Ebola-ravaged countries...

DHS No Longer Needs Permission Slips to Monitor Other Agencies' Networks for Vulnerabilities
The Department of Homeland Security has spelled out its intentions to proactively monitor civilian agency networks for signs of threats... Annual rules for complying with the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act released Friday require agencies to agree to proactive scanning. The regulations also contain new requirements for notifying DHS when a cyber event occurs.

Report: Two dead after explosion in Iranian nuclear facility
Two workers were killed in an explosion that took place at a military explosives factory southeast of Tehran, near the suspected nuclear reactor in Parchin, IRNA, the official Iranian news agency, reported Monday. The agency quoted Iran’s Defense Industries Organization, which said a fire occurred Sunday night, killing two people. The agency did not provide additional information.

US rebuff to gay marriage opponents
The US Supreme Court has rejected appeals against gay marriage in five states - Indiana, Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin. The move increases the number of states where same-sex marriage is legal to 30, plus the District of Columbia. By declining to hear the appeals, the court left intact lower court rulings that had struck down those state bans.

EU puts pressure on Serbia to stop South Stream gas pipeline
The European Commission is to tell Serbia its accession prospects will suffer if it builds South Stream, a Russian gas pipeline. It says in its annual enlargement report, out on Wednesday (8 October), that “the intergovernmental agreement signed between Serbia and Russia to build the South Stream pipeline is not compatible with the acquis [EU laws]”.

Dozens of Islamic State flags found in Upper Nazareth
Municipal workers in Upper Nazareth found on Tuesday some 25 Islamic State flags in the city's industrial zone. ...Last week, police detained for questioning a 24-year-old teacher from Kfar Kara on suspicion of association with a terror organization after a search of his home resulted in the seizure of computers, other electronic devices, an Islamic State flag and various literature on the subject of jihad.

German Industrial Production Plunges
German industrial production dropped 4% from July to August, versus an expected decline of 1.5%. This is the biggest month-on-month drop in five years. The figure represents a 2.8% drop on the same month last year.

Iran's Mysterious Elite General in Rare Iraq Picture
Iranian television published a rare picture Monday of its elite Quds Force chief in Iraq that was widely circulated online, puncturing the mystique of one of the region's most powerful men. The image of Major General Qassem Suleimani purportedly showing him on an Iraqi battlefield was published on the website of IRINN state television, and repeatedly shared on Twitter.

Kobane: Civilians flee IS street-to-street fighting
slamic State (IS) militants have entered the key Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane and taken control of three districts after street-to-street fighting with Syrian Kurd defenders. IS fighters entered the eastern districts on Monday, raising their black flag on buildings and hills.

Ukraine and Nato demand Russia and rebels respect truce deal
Kiev and Nato have urged Moscow to do more to help establish a genuine ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, where fighting is still raging around Donetsk airport and shelling and shooting continue to kill and injure civilians.

White House rejects Netanyahu's criticism with withering response
The White House rejected criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a withering response on Monday, accusing him of refusing to acknowledge how much help the United States has been to Israel over the years.

Rush Limbaugh: Obama Wants Americans To Get Ebola As Payback For Slavery"
Radio host Rush Limbaugh suggested on Monday that President Barack Obama is refusing to divert flights from Ebola-infected countries and close down America's borders because he believes that the nation "deserves" to be infected with the virus given its history of perpetuating slavery.

North, South Korea naval patrol boats exchange fire
North and South Korean naval patrol boats briefly exchanged warning fire on Tuesday near their disputed Yellow Sea border which has been the site of numerous clashes in the past, the South's defence ministry said.

Spanish nurse is suspected of Ebola infection
In what is the first reported incident of Ebola transmission outside Africa, a Spanish nurse who treated a missionary for the disease at a Madrid hospital tested positive for the disease, Spain's health minister said Monday. The female nurse was part of the medical team that treated a 69-year-old Spanish priest who died in a hospital last month after being flown back from Sierra Leone...

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Poll: John Boehner, Harry Reid numbers drop
Americans’ opinions of House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have worsened in recent months, a new poll says. According to a Gallup poll released Monday, 50 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of Boehner, while 28 percent have a favorable opinion.

Calls for a Second Non-Muslim Gate to Temple Mount
A document published by Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) on Monday morning reveals that the Tourism Ministry is considering opening the Cotton Merchant's Gate to the Temple Mount for Jewish visitors and tourists.

Temple Institute Raises $100k for Third Temple Plans
The Temple Institute’s crowd funding campaign to raise funds for the modern architectural plans for the Third Holy Temple in Jerusalem came to a close on Rosh Hashanah after surpassing its $100,000 goal in 60 days. The initiative began on the first day of the month of Av, when Jews commemorate the destruction of the ancient Holy Temples. Almost 900 pledges have come in from more than 30 countries worldwide.

Target Releases New Commercial Featuring Lesbian Women Preparing Room for Baby
Target has released a new promotional advertisement that features two lesbian women who are preparing a room for the arrival of a child. “We want our child to know that anything is possible, and that there’s also nothing wrong with and everything right with pursuing knowledge and learning about the world,”

Man dies of Marburg fever in Uganda
A man has died in Uganda's capital after an outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, authorities said..a total of 80 people who came into contact with him had been put under quarantine. Marburg starts with a severe headache followed by hemorrhaging and leads to death in 80% or more of cases in about nine days. It is from the same family of viruses as Ebola, which has killed thousands in West Africa in recent months.

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Chikungunya in the United States
Spread by mosquitoes, chikungunya first appeared in the Americas late last year and has since spread rapidly to other areas of the hemisphere. There are now confirmed cases in the continental United States.

There Will Be Pestilences: Why Are So Many Deadly Diseases Breaking Out All Over The Globe Right Now?
Ebola, Marburg, Enterovirus and Chikungunya - these diseases were not even on the radar of most people coming into 2014, but now each one of them is making headline news.

Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan dies at Dallas hospital
The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. has died, a Dallas hospital announced minutes ago. Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan, who recently traveled from West Africa to Dallas, had been in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas since Sept. 28.

Political Cartoons - Political Humor, Jokes, and Pictures
Political cartoon of the day. Most interesting.

Double-reverse on Ebola military mission
Rodriguez said: “These are the U.S. troops that will be involved testing directly people in Liberia suspected of having the disease.” Meanwhile, the Daily Observer of Monrovia, Liberia, reported Tuesday that eight Liberian soldiers who contracted the Ebola virus have died.

Do You Know This Terrorist? FBI Asks Public for Help with ISIS
Crowdsourcing may be the key to prosecuting foreign nationals fighting in Syria, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) revealed Tuesday, as it asked for the public's help identifying an Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist. “We need the public's assistance in identifying U.S. persons going to fight overseas with terrorist groups or who are returning home from fighting overseas,” said Michael Steinbach, assistant director of the FBI’s Counter-terrorism Division.

TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
The full Moon turned red on Wednesday morning, Oct. 8th, when it passed almost directly through the shadow of Earth.

Rabbi vows to continue gay conversion therapy
According to Rabbi Aviner, the reality on the ground proves that conversion therapy is efficient and that men who have undergone such treatment are "happy, love their wives and have children and good, normative families.

Letter from Fayetteville: Why this military town is having second thoughts
But behind the gung-ho, business-as-usual attitude, it’s not hard to detect a sense of weariness and frustration about the prospect of another open-ended conflict that could drag on for years.

Syrian rights groups call on world to save Kobani
Several Syrian human rights groups have issued a dramatic appeal, calling on the world to save the embattled Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani from falling into the hands of the Islamic State group. The appeal came as more fighting was underway on Wednesday in the town on the Syria-Turkish border. The town is also known under its Arabic name of Ayn Arab.

At LEAST 10 ISIS Fighters Have Been Apprehended At US Border
California U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter made the alarming claim Tuesday that at least ten fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been apprehended trying to enter the U.S. at the southern border.

Spain quarantines 3, plans to euthanize Ebola nurse's pet dog
Health officials scrambled Tuesday to figure out how West Africa's Ebola outbreak got past Europe's defenses, quarantining four people at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nursing assistant became infected. Determined to contain the spread of the deadly virus, they even announced plans to euthanize the woman's pet dog.

Sierra Leone burial crews reportedly on strike, leaving Ebola victims in the street
Burial teams in Sierra Leone reportedly went on strike over lack of hazard pay this week, leaving the bodies of victims of the Ebola outbreak in the country's streets.

UN warns of pending 'massacres' as ISIS closes in on Syrian city
A UN official warned of pending "humanitarian tragedies" and pleaded desperately with the world to intervene on behalf of Kurds trapped in a Syrian city near the Turkish border, as Islamic State fighters stood on the brink of taking it.

Throwing Barack Obama Under the Bus
Barack Obama is now about to meet the underside of Hillary Clinton’s bus. The only chance Hillary Clinton has of winning in 2016 is to blame shift to Barack Obama and sacrifice him for the good of the party.

New Wellington fault line could produce 7.1 quake
The Aotea Fault so far measured 2km long and ran from Oriental Parade to Westpac Stadium, said National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research (Niwa) marine geologist Philip Barnes. However, data shows the fault could be up to 30km in length, running onshore across the city to the Cook Strait on the southern shoreline, he said.

URGENT - Mexico earthquake
A 6.2-magnitude quake struck northeast of San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Islamic State group flier claims responsibility for Gaza attack
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a Tuesday night explosion at the French Cultural Center in Gaza City, according to an unverified proclamation published Wednesday morning in the Strip. ...Around midnight local time, several explosions rocked the French Cultural Center, causing damage but no casualties. The center resides in an upscale new building built two years ago.

Syria declares new chemical weapons facilities
The UN Security Council has been told that Syria has revealed for the first time the existence of four more chemical weapons facilities. Three of the sites are for research and another is for production. Correspondents say the announcement heightens concerns that the Syrian government has not been fully open about its chemical weapons programme.

Facebook, Twitter and Google to attend EU anti-extremist meeting
A "private" dinner between tech firms and government officials from across the EU is to take place on Wednesday. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways to tackle online extremism, including better cooperation between the EU and key sites. Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Facebook will all be attending in Luxembourg.

Australian PM seeks to block visas for 'hate preachers'
Australia's PM Tony Abbott has said he wants visa rules tightened so preachers of extremist ideologies will be refused entry into the country. He said the proposed legal amendments would also make it a crime to "promote terrorism" in Australia and make it easier to ban extremist groups. Australia has been on high alert for terrorist attacks and has conducted anti-terror raids in recent weeks.

Hezbollah sends message to Israel: No more carte blanche for the IDF in Lebanon
Hezbollah is not interested in war with Israel, but is striving to achieve a balance of deterrence against it. This is the conclusion from the blast of the two explosive devices on Mount Dov (Shaba Farms) on Tuesday. The devices were laid a while ago, and on Tuesday Hezbollah commanders decided to activate them. Fortunately, only two soldiers were lightly injured, and therefore the IDF’s response was moderate...

'Blood Moon' set to wow skywatchers
A total lunar eclipse will be visible across much of the Americas and Asia in the coming hours. The eclipse starts at 08:00 GMT (04:00 EDT), reaching totality just before sunrise at 10:25 GMT (06:25 EDT). During the eclipse - which is the second to occur this year - our only natural satellite will be fully covered by the Earth's shadow.

Ebola crisis leaves Dallas a city on edge
Leaders are urging calm, but Dallas is a city on edge as it approaches the first Ebola incubation deadline this week. Several residents of the neighborhood where the first U.S.-diagnosed case of Ebola was found told city officials they'd been sent home from work. Some community volunteers shunned a nearby after-school program. And the hospital at the epicenter of fear acknowledged for the first time that some patients were staying away.

Syria conflict: Jihadist rebels abduct Franciscan friar
Roman Catholic priest and about 20 of his parishioners have been abducted by jihadist rebels in north-western Syria. Father Hanna Jallouf was taken from the convent in the village of Knayeh by members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front on Sunday, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land said.

Vietnam tanker missing, likely hijacked by pirates
A maritime watchdog agency says a Vietnamese tanker carrying gas oil has lost contact and may have been hijacked by pirates after leaving Singapore port almost a week ago.

Turkey says Syria town about to fall as Islamic State advances
Turkey's president said on Tuesday the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani was "about to fall" as Islamic State fighters pressed home a three-week assault that has cost a reported 400 lives and forced thousands to flee their homes.

Israel PM orders new legislation against illegal immigrants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ministers on Tuesday to draft new legislation to tackle illegal immigrants after the High Court overturned a law allowing their extended detention without trial.

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Japan braced for 'powerful' Typhoon Vongfong
Japan is bracing for the arrival of a powerful typhoon, Vongfong, which officials have said will be the strongest storm to hit Japan this year. The southern island of Okinawa is likely to bear the brunt of the storm when it makes landfall late Saturday or early Sunday.

Ebola is 'entrenched and accelerating' in West Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola is now entrenched in the capital cities of all three worst-affected countries and is accelerating in almost all settings. WHO deputy head Bruce Aylward warned that the world's response was not keeping up with the disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Two suicide attacks leave 70 dead in Yemen
Two suicide bombers struck in Yemen on Thursday — one targeting a gathering of Shia rebels in the country’s capital and the other hitting a military outpost in the south — in attacks that killed nearly 70 people, officials said.

Spain Ebola patient at 'serious risk' of dying
A Spanish nurse who is the first person known to have been infected with Ebola outside Africa is at "serious risk" of dying after her condition worsened Thursday, officials said.

The US Is In The Midst Of A Full-Scale Strategic Meltdown In Syria
For a while there, he had us going. When President Obama announced his long-contemplated strategy for confronting the Islamic State (ISIS) last month and made it clear that this would necessitate air strikes in Syria, many Syrians rejoiced at the news, believing that any intervention in their ravaged country was better than no intervention at all.

No One Really Knows What Happened To Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un, the 31-year-old "semi-divine" leader of the world’s most secretive state, has not made a public appearance in almost 35 days. Rumors have been flying about what happened to the dictator — some say he's having health problems, some say someone else has taken control of the country, and others speculate the regime is about to topple.

Proof: Virus leaving U.S. children paralyzed did come from Central America
Though the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) refuses to discuss the origin of the current outbreak of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), the fact that emergency rooms across the country began seeing infected children around the same time as the nation's public schools were re-opening for the 2013-2014 school year, should serve as at least a clue as to how the virus made its way here.

U.N. Liberia medic arrives in Germany for Ebola treatment
A medical official with the U.N. Mission in Liberia who tested positive for Ebola arrived in the German city of Leipzig on Thursday to be treated at a local clinic with specialist facilities, authorities said. The unidentified medic infected in Liberia is the second member of the U.N. mission, known as UNMIL, to contract the virus. The first died on Sept. 25. He is the third Ebola patient to arrive in Germany for treatment.

Two new strange and charming particles appear at LHC
wo new particles have been discovered by the LHCb experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. One of them has a combination of properties that has never been observed before.

Top U.S. general says Ebola outbreak coming through Central America is real threat
A top U.S. general admitted that a potential Ebola outbreak in Central America is a real threat to the United States and a scenario which could result in a mass migration across the U.S./Mexico border, as thousands would attempt to flee the deadly virus.

The Obama Administration's Unprecedented Outburst Against Israel
The irrationality and severity of the recent rebukes of Israel by Obama, encouraging other "friends" to join in the condemnation, suggests that he remains obsessively determined to force Israel to adopt his approach. And this, despite the events of recent months and his own admission in his U.N. speech that he had hitherto erred in asserting that the Israeli-Arab conflict was a major impediment to regional stability.

U.S. top court allows North Carolina voting restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed North Carolina's new voting restrictions, considered among the nation's most stringent, to go into effect.

Actually, The Court Just Undercut Gay Marriage’s Inevitability
But the reality may be the opposite. The surprise judicial (in)action on this year’s “First Monday in October” means there will probably be no term-ending decision implementing gay marriage nationwide – a step most Court watchers had been expecting. In fact, the next big case asking whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage could come before a far more conservative court – which may rule that no such right exists.

U.S. Fed frets over strong dollar, global woes: minutes
The minutes expressed concern the rising dollar could slow a needed rebound in inflation. They also highlighted economic turmoil in Europe and Asia, another factor behind the bank's keeping policy accommodation in place for the near future.

'Possible Ebola Patient' from LAX Isolated in L.A. Hospital
On the same day the first Ebola patient diagnosed with the virus in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan, was pronounced dead in Texas, news broke that an unidentified patient had been admitted to and placed under isolation in a Los Angeles hospital directly after landing at LAX from the West African nation of Liberia. Liberia is also Duncan's country of origin.

Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake at Bárðarbunga
Two earthquakes over magnitude 4.0 have occurred during the past 12 hours, the largest, which was of magnitude 5.0, at 4:37 this morning.

Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes near Easter Island
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.8 struck off Easter Island early on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said, but added there was no threat of a tsunami.

Earthquake in China's south-west Yunnan province leaves one dead, 324 injured
One person has died and 324 have been injured when a 6.4 magnitude struck China's south-western province of Yunnan.

Palestinian unity government holds first Gaza meeting in 7 years
The ministers of the Palestinian unity government, headed by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, arrived in Gaza on Thursday morning to hold the government's first meeting in the Strip in seven years. Dozens of Fatah security personnel ...and policemen of the Hamas-led interior ministry in the enclave were out in force to protect Hamdallah, who did a walk-past inspection of a police guard of honor.

Several US banks attacked by hackers who hit Chase
Several US financial institutions were targeted by the same computer hackers who breached the systems of JPMorgan Chase earlier this year, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. While the location of the hackers was not clear, the sources told AFP that numerous intrusion attempts were made at computer systems at major banks and other institutions.

Turkish action against IS in Syria 'unrealistic'
Turkey's foreign minister says it cannot be expected to lead a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria on its own. Mevlut Cavusoglu also called for the creation of a no-fly zone over its border with Syria after talks in Ankara with new Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg. Turkey is under intense pressure to do more to help Kurdish forces fighting IS in the strategic Syrian town of Kobane.

Kashmir: India warns Pakistan to stop 'unprovoked attacks'
India has warned Pakistan of heavy retaliation if it does not stop "unprovoked firing" in Kashmir. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said India would make it "unaffordable" for Pakistan if the attacks continued. These are the strongest comments yet from India's government on the recent escalation of tension.

Ebola: US begins West Africa air passenger screening
Travellers from Ebola-affected countries will face increased security scrutiny at five major US airports. Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will have their temperatures taken and have to answer questions. The new measures at O'Hare in Chicago, JFK and Newark in the New York area, Washington's Dulles, and Atlanta's airport will begin in the coming days.

Israel must play key role in reconstructing Gaza, US says
Israel must play a central role in the reconstruction of Gaza, the United States said on Wednesday. In a press briefing in Washington, US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki welcomed efforts by Israel and the Palestinians to allow the entry of much-needed aid into Gaza, following 50 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

Super Typhoon Vongfong Takes Aim at U.S. Pacific Bases
Super Typhoon Vongfong — the strongest tropical cyclone of the year, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane — was moving inexorably toward Japan and one of the U.S. military's largest concentrations of manpower and firepower on the islands of Kadena and Okinawa, forecasters said Thursday morning.

Trinity Western grad 'attacked' for being Christian in job rejection
A Trinity Western University graduate says she was “attacked” over her religion by a Norwegian wilderness tourism company, just for applying for a job. Bethany Paquette claims her application to work in Canada's North for Amaruk Wilderness Corp. was rejected because she's Christian.

Quake of magnitude 6.8 strikes near Easter Island - tsunami warning center
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.8 struck off Easter Island early on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Center said, but added there was no threat of a tsunami. The quake hit at 10.15 p.m. ET and was centered in an isolated spot of the southeast Pacific Ocean, around 570 km (350 miles) south of Easter Island, at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

Texas Man Under Observation After Potential Ebola Exposure
Sgt. Michael Monnig, an employee of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, was taken to the hospital Wednesday amid fears that he had been exposed to the Ebola virus, the sheriff's office confirmed. Authorities later announced that Monnig was at "minimal" risk, but said they were proceeding "with an abundance of caution."

China Just Overtook The US As The World's Largest Economy
China just overtook the US to become the world's largest economy, according to the International Monetary Fund. Chris Giles at the Financial Times flagged up the change. He also alerted us in April that it was all about to happen. Basically, the method used by the IMF adjusts for purchasing power parity, explained here.

It Took Just 2 Sentences From The Fed Today To Make The Stock Market Go Wild
The stock market violently reversed its slide today, with the Dow gaining over 270 points, and the NASDAQ rallying over 2%. The event that made stocks take off like a rocket was the Fed minutes that came out at 2 p.m. ET. The minutes — which reflect the nature of the conversation at the Fed's last meeting — contained two critical lines.

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Here's where Ebola could spread next
An interactive map plotting the airline flights originating in Monrovia, Liberia, makes clear why international health officials are concerned Europe is the next place where the Ebola virus could spread.

Pastor who admits to having AIDS and sleeping with parishioners won't step down
Rev. Juan Demetrius McFarland has been at Montgomery's Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church for 21 years. In Sunday sermons starting Sept. 14, McFarland admitted his health status, then his misdeeds, the pastor and members of his flock told WSFA 12 News. The church membership voted 80-1 to remove McFarland on Oct. 5, but he will not leave.

4.3 earthquake shakes Oklahoma
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake reported near Cushing this morning rattled the state. It was felt in the Enid area, as many people reported the ground and their houses shaking on social media

‘We’re screwed!’: Hot mic catches reporters after WH Ebola presser
A hot mic generally picks up conversations that are embarrassing, funny, or truthful. But when the words “we’re screwed” come out of a reporter’s mouth at a White House Ebola presser, something tells me things are about to get real.

Indian Navy Puts Warships On High Alert Following Karachi’s Naval Dockyard Attack: Report
India's navy is preparing for a terror attack by placing its warships on high alert following an attempt last month by al-Qaida’s South Asia wing to hijack a Pakistani navy frigate, The Indian Express reported Friday, citing military sources. The newly created group reportedly attempted to seize the Pakistani naval ship to fire rockets at U.S. vessels in the Arabian Sea.

Super Typhoon Vongfong: Japan Braces For Strongest Storm Of The Year As It Moves North
The super typhoon is reportedly following the path of the deadly Typhoon Phanfone, which reportedly claimed the lives of more than nine people in Japan on Monday. Vongfong is reportedly expected to make landfall on Okinawa, an island chain about 1,000 miles southwest of Tokyo, on late Saturday or early Sunday, BBC reported. The typhoon is reportedly carrying winds up to 160 miles per hour.

Reporter body-slammed for asking Harry Reid question
'How does someone on a government salary most of their career accumulate your type of wealth?' “It’s funny how Harry Reid has no problem vilifying the Koch brothers for their wealth, but when it comes to questions about his own, it’s a different story.”

Ebola Virus Outbreak: NYC Hospitals Isolated 27 Patients On Suspicion Of Ebola In Past 2 Months
“In the last two months we’ve had over 25 patients who have been held on suspicion that they had Ebola, but none of them turned out to have it. That’s just in the 11 hospitals that make up the New York City public hospital system, but then there are a lot of other hospitals in New York,”

Ebola Virus Vaccine: The Drugs That Will Help End The 2014 Ebola Outbreak
As Ebola spreads from West Africa to countries including Spain and the U.S., world health authorities are scrambling to find a way to put an end to the outbreak. There is currently no federally endorsed cure or vaccine for the disease, but two new candidate vaccines are being fast-tracked for approval by the U.S. government, and a number of drugs are in various stages of development.

Ebola Children Survivors Accused of Witchcraft, Black Magic in West Africa
"There's a strong belief in witchcraft that Ebola is contracted through a curse or in some cases that it is a white man's fabrication," "There is a mistrust of foreigners, and in one place everyone threw away soap given out by the government because they thought it was poisoned."

Putin says ex-Soviet states must remember Moscow when getting closer to the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country does not oppose ex-Soviet states seeking closer ties with Western countries, but has criticized them for not taking Moscow's interests into account.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un reportedly misses key celebration due to 'pulled tendon'
North Korea's mysterious leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen in public for 35 days and was not on a list of dignitaries at a celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party on Friday, sparking speculation that the head of one of the world's most secretive countries is ailing or has been removed in a secret coup.

Kotel Rabbi: 'Temple Mount has Turned into a Terror Base'
the rabbi of the Kotel (Western Wall) and Holy Sites, decried the Arab attempts to wreck the week-long Sukkot holiday by launching violent riots against police and Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism.

Amputees discern familiar sensations across prosthetic hand
Spetic, of Madison, Ohio, can feel with the prosthetic system being developed by Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Spetic was excited just to "feel" again, and quickly received an unexpected benefit. The phantom pain he'd suffered, which he's described as a vice crushing his closed fist, subsided almost completely.

Briton 'dies of Ebola in Macedonia' - latest
A British man has died in Macedonia of suspected Ebola, Macedonian officials have said. A second Briton had also shown symptoms of the virus, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters. The Foreign Office said they were investigating both reports. "We are aware of the reports and are urgently looking into them," said a spokesman.

Fears of global Ebola outbreak spread across continents
Fears of a global Ebola outbreak spread yesterday as French officials sealed off a building with 60 people inside, an Australian nurse was tested for the disease and airplane cleaners went on strike in New York. In France, police imposed a lock-down on a social services centre in a town near Paris after four people who arrived from Guinea this month fell ill with headaches and fever.

INCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES
NOAA forecasters have raised the odds of an M-class solar flare today to 40%. The likely source is sunspot AR2182, which has tripled in size since yesterday.

Yemen: Suicide blasts kill dozens in Sanaa and Hadramawt
At least 47 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on supporters of a Shia rebel group in the centre of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, reports say. The blast struck as hundreds of people were arriving in Tahrir Square for a demonstration called by the Houthis. Later, a suicide bomb attack on an army checkpoint in the eastern province of Hadramawt left 20 soldiers dead.

North and South Korea 'exchange land border fire'
North and South Korea have exchanged fire across their land border, South Korean officials say. The incident came as South Korean activists launched balloons containing leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang had warned of "catastrophic" consequences if Seoul allowed the activists to go ahead.

Germany on brink of recession as exports tumble
Data published by the Federal Statistics Office on Thursday (9 October) indicated that exports slumped by 5.8 percent between July and August, the sharpest monthly fall since 2009, at the height of the financial crisis. Imports also fell by 1.3 percent, suggesting that German consumers are also losing faith in the country's economy.

Europe at risk of 'huge number' of returning jihadist fighters
The EU is planning to step up border checks and passport controls to counter the threat of returning jihadist fighters. “We may be faced soon with...huge returns from Syria and Iraq,” the EU’s counter-terrorism co-ordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, told reporters... He said the US-led airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) in Syria could prompt European nationals fighting alongside the jihadists to go back home.

EU considers military response in Africa on Ebola crisis
EU institutions are analysing potential evacuation of EU citizens from Ebola-hit African states and military operations to restore security in the outbreak zone. The EU foreign service... said: “The EU and MS [member states] have not yet designed an operational strategy making the best of all our collective assets”.

Report: Hezbollah attack on Har Dov ordered by Iran following explosion at nuclear facility
According to unnamed sources in Washington, Iran ordered its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah to carry out Tuesday's attack on Israeli forces patrolling the Israel-Lebanon border following an alleged attack on the Parchin nuclear facility in Iran "by a foreign state," the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai reported on Friday.

Watch: Islamic State honors its youngest 'martyr' - a 10-year-old Saudi boy
Supporters of the Islamic State terrorist organization recently posted a tribute video on social media in honor of a 10-year-old who they claim is the youngest "martyr" to die during their campaign to conquer territories across Syria and Iraq. The boy, who went by the name Abu Obadya al-Abassi, was nicknamed "Baghdadi's puppy," a reference to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Ebola is 'entrenched and accelerating' in West Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola is now entrenched in the capital cities of all three worst-affected countries and is accelerating in almost all settings. WHO deputy head Bruce Aylward warned that the world's response was not keeping up with the disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Two suicide attacks leave 70 dead in Yemen
Two suicide bombers struck in Yemen on Thursday — one targeting a gathering of Shia rebels in the country’s capital and the other hitting a military outpost in the south — in attacks that killed nearly 70 people, officials said.

Spain Ebola patient at 'serious risk' of dying
A Spanish nurse who is the first person known to have been infected with Ebola outside Africa is at "serious risk" of dying after her condition worsened Thursday, officials said.

The US Is In The Midst Of A Full-Scale Strategic Meltdown In Syria
For a while there, he had us going. When President Obama announced his long-contemplated strategy for confronting the Islamic State (ISIS) last month and made it clear that this would necessitate air strikes in Syria, many Syrians rejoiced at the news, believing that any intervention in their ravaged country was better than no intervention at all.

No One Really Knows What Happened To Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un, the 31-year-old "semi-divine" leader of the world’s most secretive state, has not made a public appearance in almost 35 days. Rumors have been flying about what happened to the dictator — some say he's having health problems, some say someone else has taken control of the country, and others speculate the regime is about to topple.

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Tropical Storm Fay Heading Towards Bermuda, Hurricane Watch Issued
Tropical Storm Fay is maintaining its strength and as of 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, maximum sustained winds are 70 mph. Fay is expected to maintain its current strength until Sunday afternoon when wind shear (changing of wind direction with height) will increase, which will begin a weakening trend.

Japan: Super-typhoon in South, strong earthquake in the north
A 6.3 earthquake has been registered early Saturday off Japan’s northern coast by the US Geological Survey. The quake comes as the world’s biggest super-typhoon this year, Vongfong, is striking the south of the country.

NBC News Crew Ordered Into Ebola Quarantine After Breaking Promise
New Jersey health officials have issued a mandatory quarantine order for an NBC News crew that worked with an American cameraman who contracted Ebola in Liberia, the state health department said Saturday. The order went into effect Friday night after the NBC crew failed to honor a voluntary 21-day isolation agreement, state officials said.

'Museum of the Bible' hopes to have faithful flock to Washington
Green’s collection is well known, and includes such priceless prizes as several Dead Sea Scrolls, a portion of the Gutenberg Bible, the Codex Climaci Rescriptus, the largest portion of scripture in Palestinian Aramaic and the so-called “Aitken Bible,” the first ever printed in the U.S. The 40,000-piece collection is now mainly kept in Oklahoma City, although Green has exhibited some of it around the world, including at the Vatican.

ERUPTION MISSES EARTH
The eruption also hurled a CME into space, but the storm cloud appears set to miss Earth.

Earthquake strikes 110 miles off east coast of Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.2 struck off the east coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, the US Geological Survey reported on Saturday.

Russia Deploying Tactical Nuclear Arms in Crimea
Russia is moving tactical nuclear weapons systems into recently-annexed Crimea while the Obama administration is backing informal talks aimed at cutting U.S. tactical nuclear deployments in Europe. Three senior House Republican leaders wrote to President Obama...warning that Moscow will deploy nuclear missiles and bombers armed with long-range air launched cruise missiles into occupied Ukrainian territory.

Explosion at Key Military Base in Iran Raises Questions About Sabotage
A spectacular explosion on Sunday night outside Tehran took place deep inside the Parchin military base, where Iran produces crucial elements of its missiles and other munitions, raising new questions about whether the blast was an accident or sabotage. The explosion and resulting fire...could be seen from apartments in Tehran and appeared to have destroyed several buildings.

U.S.-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start, with moderate rebels disenchanted
The U.S.-led air war in Syria has gotten off to a rocky start, with even the Syrian rebel groups closest to the United States turning against it, U.S. ally Turkey refusing to contribute and the plight of a beleaguered Kurdish town exposing the limitations of the strategy.

Brazil says it has a suspected Ebola case
Brazil says it has identified a suspected Ebola case who arrived in the country on Thursday. The patient, Souleymane Bah from Guinea, presented himself after coming down with a fever at a public health centre in the town of Cascavel in the southern state of Parana. He has been flown to Rio de Janeiro to the National Institute of Infectology.

New York's JFK airport to start Ebola checks
Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea - the worst-hit countries - will have their temperatures taken and have to answer a series of questions. Checks at O'Hare in Chicago, Newark, Washington's Dulles and Atlanta's airport will begin in the coming days.

Brazil's biggest city facing drought conditions
The governor of Sao Paulo says he's asking Brazilian federal officials for permission to again engage in emergency pumping of water into a main reservoir that supplies water to the country's biggest city.

Americans abroad warned of "increased likelihood" of ISIS attack
The State Department is renewing its global terrorism alert for Americans traveling abroad, saying it sees a heightened risk of reprisal attacks from the by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its supporters.

Christian Clerics to Europe: Recognize 'Palestine'
Three leading Christian clerics in Israel on Friday called on more European governments to recognize "Palestine" as a state with eastern Jerusalem as its capital. The call from the Arab Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Lutheran prelates came after EU member Sweden last week announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood late last Friday during Yom Kippur. The UK is likewise set to vote on recognition on Monday.

While Kim Jong Un is absent, North Korean diplomats are working overtime
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have disappeared from the public eye, but his diplomatic representatives sure haven’t. There’s Ri Su Yong, who’s been everywhere from Burma and Indonesia to Ethiopia and Iran since he became foreign minister in April. Last month, he addressed the United Nations, the first North Korean to do so in 15 years, and on Friday, he wrapped up 10 days in Russia.

Canada advises citizens to leave Ebola-hit countries
The Canadian government advised its citizens to leave the West African countries hardest hit by Ebola, while taking measures at its own borders to screen for potentially exposed travelers.

Greek PM wins confidence vote, snap election fears remain
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras comfortably won a confidence vote aimed at rallying support for his plan to abandon a widely-reviled EU/IMF aid package and ending speculation that his government is on its last legs.

Hidden STD Epidemic: 110 Million Infections in the US
Infectious diseases seem to come and go, sometimes causing scary outbreaks, while other times seeming to disappear. But some infectious pathogens are always with us, lurking just below the surface of society.

Here's where Ebola could spread next
An interactive map plotting the airline flights originating in Monrovia, Liberia, makes clear why international health officials are concerned Europe is the next place where the Ebola virus could spread.




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One Of The World's Biggest Oil Projects Is A Total Fiasco
WHEN it was discovered in 2000, the Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan's waters in the northern Caspian Sea was the world's biggest oil find in three decades. By now it was supposed to be pumping out 1.2m barrels a day (mbd), enough to meet Spain's entire consumption. But the project, whose name sounds unfortunately like "cash all gone", went spectacularly awry.

Ebola threatens chocolate
Ebola is threatening much of the world’s chocolate supply. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer of cacao, the raw ingredient in M&M’s, Butterfingers and Snickers Bars, has shut down its borders with Liberia and Guinea, putting a major crimp on the workforce needed to pick the beans that end up in chocolate bars and other treats just as the harvest season begins.

Dallas Healthcare Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
A Texas health care worker tested positive for Ebola even though she wore full protective gear while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the hospitalized patient who later died from the virus, health officials said Sunday. If the preliminary diagnosis is confirmed, it would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. He said another person is in isolation, and the hospital has stopped accepting new emergency room patients.

Has terrorism turned liberal Australia into a police state?
Australia had just thwarted an Islamic State plot to behead random Australians, and the prime minister's tone was somber. It granted criminal and civil immunity to law enforcement agents who may break the law in the course of the work as long as those prospective crimes don't cause death, serious injury, sexual harm or significant property damage. The bill also made it an offense, punishable by 10 years in prison, for anyone -- whistleblower, journalist or otherwise -- to "disclose information" relating "to a special intelligence operation." Australia's press corps just about went apoplectic over that one.

Syria: Kobane situation remains 'dangerous' says US
The situation in Kobane in northern Syria remains "dangerous" says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. Fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish defenders continues, with more than 500 people reported dead in a month of conflict. Mr Hagel said that US-led air strikes had made progress against the militants, but they still occupied areas on the town's outskirts.

Ebola: Health care worker tests positive at Texas hospital
A preliminary test shows a Texas health worker who treated Ebola victim Thomas Duncan before he died is also infected with the virus, US officials say. "We knew a second case could be a reality, and we've been preparing for this possibility," said Dr David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Kerry calls for renewed peace push, slams 'unacceptable and unstable status quo'
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Sunday for a renewed commitment to achieving Middle East peace, saying a lasting deal between Israel, the Palestinians and all their neighbors could be achieved. "Out of this conference must come not just money but a renewed commitment from everybody to work for peace that meets the aspirations of all, for Israelis, for Palestinians for all people of this region.

Ukraine crisis: Putin 'orders Russian troop pullback'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops stationed near the Ukrainian border to return to their bases, Russian media report. Mr Putin's spokesman said about 17,600 soldiers on training exercises in the Rostov region would be pulled back.

War against Isis: US strategy in tatters as militants march on
America's plans to fight Islamic State are in ruins as the militant group's fighters come close to capturing Kobani and have inflicted a heavy defeat on the Iraqi army west of Baghdad.

Cyclone Hudhud Reaches Peak Strength As It Batters India
Cyclone Hudhud, packing gusts of up to 195 kilometers an hour (over 120 mph), reached peak strength and caused extensive damage to India's eastern seaboard on Sunday morning. It was expected to hit the coast with full force around noon local time.

Toddler first in Michigan to die from enterovirus strain
A 21-month-old girl is the first in the state of Michigan and second in the U.S. to die this year from a strain of the enterovirus that has infected more than 500 people across the nation, health officials said on Saturday.

How Many Times Should We Rebuild Gaza?
More than 2,200 people, including more than 500 Palestinian children, lost their lives during the devastating war between Israel and Hamas this summer. About 108,000 people in Gaza are left without a home, and 450,000 people are unable to access municipal water. The 50 days of war have laid large swaths of the Gaza Strip in ruins. On top of the incalculable human suffering and loss, Gaza is left with reconstruction costs amounting to at least 4 billion dollars.

North Korea leader Kim is still in charge, has leg injury: source
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in firm control of his government but hurt his leg taking part in a military drill, a source with access to the secretive North's leadership said, playing down speculation over the 31-year-old's health and grip on power in the nuclear-capable nation.

Tropical Storm Fay Heading Towards Bermuda, Hurricane Watch Issued
Tropical Storm Fay is maintaining its strength and as of 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, maximum sustained winds are 70 mph. Fay is expected to maintain its current strength until Sunday afternoon when wind shear (changing of wind direction with height) will increase, which will begin a weakening trend.

Japan: Super-typhoon in South, strong earthquake in the north
A 6.3 earthquake has been registered early Saturday off Japan’s northern coast by the US Geological Survey. The quake comes as the world’s biggest super-typhoon this year, Vongfong, is striking the south of the country.

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CDC head criticized for blaming 'protocol breach' as nurse gets Ebola
Some healthcare experts are bristling at the assertion by a top U.S. health official that a “protocol breach” caused a Dallas nurse to be infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient, saying the case instead shows how far the nation’s hospitals are from adequately training staff to deal with the deadly virus.

Frenchman Tirole wins Nobel economics prize
French economist Jean Tirole won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for research on market power and regulation that has helped policy-makers understand how to deal with industries dominated by a few companies....it highlighted his role in clarifying "how to understand and regulate industries with a few powerful firms."

Alzheimer's Disease: Human Brain Cells Replicated for First Time in 'Alzheimer's in a Dish' Breakthrough
Scientists have replicated human brain cells that develop the telltale structures of Alzheimer's disease for the first time in history, a major step forward in how to study the condition and the search for drugs to treat it.

GCHQ more dangerous to privacy than NSA – Snowden
Edward Snowden has warned that Britain’s GCHQ spy agency is a bigger threat to privacy than the NSA, as it uses illegally collected information in criminal prosecutions and, unlike in the US, has relatively few constitutional checks on its activities.

Hurricane Fay Expected to Fade, but Gonzalo Strengthens
Tropical Storm Fay attained hurricane status on Sunday after battering Bermuda, but was downgraded late Sunday back to a tropical storm, and forecasters predicted more weakening and little threat to the U.S. The news was not as good on the second major weather system advancing from the Atlantic, as the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane alert for Tropical Storm Gonzalo, which was gaining strength east of the Leeward Islands.

Israelis and Palestinians join forces to combat Ebola
Israeli and Palestinian officials met at the weekend to draw up an action plan to prevent the Ebola epidemic from spreading to the territories they control, the Israeli military said Sunday.

Obama Achieves Milestone That Some Consider Symbolic of His Presidency
In August, Obama came under fire for golfing shortly after speaking about the beheading of an American journalist by the Islamic State. In 2008 Obama’s predecessor George W. Bush told Politico the reason why he stopped playing golf five years earlier: “I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them.

ISIS magazine claims group has enslaved and sold Yazidi women and kids
A magazine purportedly published by the Islamic State group says that militants have captured, enslaved and sold Yazidi women and children, confirming allegations that have been made against the group for months.

Shemitah's first 2 weeks bring ominous signs
Blood moons, plummeting stock markets and a growing Ebola pandemic dominated the headlines this past week. If that’s not enough cause for concern, there’s an army of Islamic terrorists bearing down on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Without a doubt, the Shemitah year, which kicked off on Sept. 25, has begun with a blast of bad news.

Authorities Begin to Scramble as New Case of Ebola Surfaces
The missteps in Dallas’s handling of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States have revealed an uncomfortable reality: state and city plans for handling the deadly virus are based on generic recommendations for everything from measles to floods, to hurricanes and dirty bombs.

State attorney general wants to stop ashes of Ebola victim's belongings from being brought to Louisiana
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said late Sunday that he will seek a temporary restraining order to stop the incinerated belongings of Dallas Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan from being brought to a Louisiana landfill.

Cyber-criminals could spark next financial crisis
Cyber-criminals will trigger the next global financial crisis by making a major bank “disappear”, one of the UK’s leading finance chiefs has claimed.

I Have a Question
I think the President of the United States owes the American public an answer now. In Dallas, TX, a health care worker who came into contact with the Ebola patient has contracted Ebola. The health care worker was a trained professional wearing protective clothing. But that trained professional in protective clothing now has Ebola. What are we doing to make sure our 3,000 soldiers in Liberia are not going to get Ebola?

U.S. banks ramp up credit card lending but margins may suffer
As traditional Wall Street moneymakers like stock and bond trading suffer, banks are growing increasingly willing to invest in less glamorous operations: their credit card businesses. JPMorgan Chase & Co, (JPM.N) Citigroup Inc (C.N) and other big banks are making more credit card loans, after years of focusing mainly on customers who paid off their balances each month.

Family synod: mid-term report is hailed as a ‘pastoral earthquake’
The document calls on the Church to build on the “positive aspects” of relationships that are deemed irregular – such as between remarried couples or same-sex partners – and keep the “doors always wide open” to people in those relationships.

Earthquakes shake Southland
A "severe" 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of 10km, 140km west of Tuatapere, about 6.15pm and was followed by a 4.4 magnitude quake 85km west of Tuatapere 15 minutes later.

Clashes at Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians locked in mosque after police intervene
Israeli police clashed with young Palestinian protesters on Monday demonstrating against Jews visiting the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, a spokeswoman said. The clash after morning prayers came as demonstrators protested Orthodox Jews going to the esplanade, which is holy to both Islam and Judaism.

Smaller earthquakes noticed from California to Alaska
Over the past 18 hours, the U.S. Geological Survey has reported earthquakes in B.C. and four states along the Pacific Coast of North America.

American shale revolution ends Saudi Arabia’s reign as oil king
The United States is set to be crowned the world’s largest producer of liquid petroleum this week, knocking Saudi Arabia off the top spot for the first time in two decades. The shale oil and gas boom in America has led to output increasing from about 8 million barrels a day in 2011 to approaching 12 million barrels.

Turkey 'allows Syria rebel training'
Turkey has agreed to allow moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil, the US says, in its bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who announced the development, said she welcomed the new agreement. It has not yet been confirmed by Turkey, which has so far refused to send troops into Syria or Iraq.

Ebola: Liberian health workers plan strike
Liberian health officials are appealing to nurses and medical assistants not to go ahead with a national strike, as the Ebola epidemic continues. The National Health Workers Association wants an increase in the monthly risk fee paid to those treating Ebola cases. In the US, President Barack Obama has directed more steps to be taken to ensure high safety procedures when dealing with suspected Ebola patients.

Turkey 'agrees to US air base use'
Turkey has agreed to let the US use its military bases in the campaign against Islamic State militants, US National Security Adviser Susan Rice says. Ms Rice said the US welcomed the new agreement, which included use of the Incirlik air base in Turkey's south.

Kurds Holding Off Islamic State Advance in Syria's Kobani
U.S. defense officials say Turkey has agreed to allow forces from an American-led coalition to use the country's bases to launch operations against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.

Israelis and Palestinians join forces to combat Ebola
Israeli and Palestinian officials met at the weekend to draw up an action plan to prevent the Ebola epidemic from spreading to the territories they control, the Israeli military said Sunday.

South Korea warns North of 'strong' response after exchange of fire
South Korea said on Monday it had warned North Korea of a "strong" response if it provoked an incident similar to one last week that sparked an exchange of machinegun fire across their border.

One Of The World's Biggest Oil Projects Is A Total Fiasco
WHEN it was discovered in 2000, the Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan's waters in the northern Caspian Sea was the world's biggest oil find in three decades. By now it was supposed to be pumping out 1.2m barrels a day (mbd), enough to meet Spain's entire consumption. But the project, whose name sounds unfortunately like "cash all gone", went spectacularly awry.

Ebola threatens chocolate
Ebola is threatening much of the world’s chocolate supply. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer of cacao, the raw ingredient in M&M’s, Butterfingers and Snickers Bars, has shut down its borders with Liberia and Guinea, putting a major crimp on the workforce needed to pick the beans that end up in chocolate bars and other treats just as the harvest season begins.

Dallas Healthcare Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
A Texas health care worker tested positive for Ebola even though she wore full protective gear while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the hospitalized patient who later died from the virus, health officials said Sunday. If the preliminary diagnosis is confirmed, it would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. He said another person is in isolation, and the hospital has stopped accepting new emergency room patients.

Has terrorism turned liberal Australia into a police state?
Australia had just thwarted an Islamic State plot to behead random Australians, and the prime minister's tone was somber. It granted criminal and civil immunity to law enforcement agents who may break the law in the course of the work as long as those prospective crimes don't cause death, serious injury, sexual harm or significant property damage. The bill also made it an offense, punishable by 10 years in prison, for anyone -- whistleblower, journalist or otherwise -- to "disclose information" relating "to a special intelligence operation." Australia's press corps just about went apoplectic over that one.

Syria: Kobane situation remains 'dangerous' says US
The situation in Kobane in northern Syria remains "dangerous" says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. Fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish defenders continues, with more than 500 people reported dead in a month of conflict. Mr Hagel said that US-led air strikes had made progress against the militants, but they still occupied areas on the town's outskirts.

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Houston demands oversight of sermons
Officials with the city of Houston, Texas, who are defending a controversial ordinance that would allow men to use women’s restrooms now have demanded to see the sermons preached by several area pastors.

CDC urges all US hospitals to 'think Ebola'
Every US hospital must know how to diagnose Ebola in people who have been in West Africa and be ready to isolate a suspected case, the director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday. "We have to rethink the way we address Ebola infection control," Frieden said, "because even a single infection is unacceptable".

Ebola Survivor Kent Brantly: West Africa Situation Worse Than Worst News Report, But Let's Not Fear but Help Africa
"I just want to tell everyone that yes, Ebola is a serious devastating disease and for those number of people who have been identified as contacts of an Ebola patient, they need to be monitoring themselves, they need to be cooperating with the authorities, with the CDC, and it's very serious for them, but for the rest of us we don't need to be worried," Brantly told the crowd.

Ebola: Obama accused of 'facilitating terrorism'
Larry Klayman, the former Justice Department lawyer and founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, has filed a civil complaint accusing President Obama and other officials of “facilitating terrorism” by refusing to cut off travel from Africa’s Ebola zones to the U.S..

British Man Suspected of Planning Assassination of Tony Blair
A 26-year-old British man was accused of planning a terror attack in London.

5.6-magnitude quake jolts southern Peru
The temblor hit at 10:14 a.m. local time (1514 GMT), and the epicenter was registered 27 km west of the district Pausa, some 782 km southeast of the capital Lima. While the epicenter was 107 km deep, according to Peru's Geophysics Institute (IGP), the tremor was also felt in the neighboring department of Ica.

High-speed rail part of deals worth $10b
China will take a decisive stake in the next stage of Russia's transportation development, with Chinese companies building the country's first high-speed rail line. The agreement formed part of joint deals worth $10 billion being signed on Monday.

Oil Price War Throws the Fed into Crisis Mode
The Fed has attempted to assure the world that things are so dandy here in the “Goldilocks economy” that its biggest focus is when it will raise interest rates to keep the economy from overheating and keep inflation in check. That thesis has been quite a bit of a stretch with 45.3 million of its fellow citizens living in poverty and a labor force participation rate of 62.7 percent – a data point that has been steadily getting worse since the financial crisis in 2008.

Ebola outbreak is just the beginning of pattern of deadly diseases, science writer David Quammen warns
...even if the current Ebola epidemic was brought under control, it’s “not going to be the end of the story”. That’s not going to be any final solution because next year, or the year after, there’ll be another viral outbreak that either turns into an epidemic or threatens to. So that’s the first thing, but of course nobody wants to hear that right now, because everyone is so concerned about and obsessed with Ebola.

Obama Declares War — On the Clintons
For Hillary Clinton to win in 2016, she has to convince Americans that big government did not fail them, just Barack Obama failed them. She has to throw him under the bus. That’s why we’re seeing Clinton allies like Leon Panetta throw the President under the bus in his foreign policy handling. So Obama will return fire at the Clintons’. Their policies failed. They’ve kept the average person’s income from going up.

7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off El Salvador Coast
The quake was strong enough to cause severe shaking felt by an estimated 1.3 million people, according to the USGS PAGER system, which predicted the quake to cause anywhere from one to 100 fatalities.

UK MPs’ ‘Yes’ to Palestine – no earthquake, but certainly a tremor
Now that the Parliament of the former mandatory power has endorsed Palestinian statehood, it may become harder for Israel to stave off similar moves elsewhere.

“An earthquake at the synod”
That’s how veteran Vatican reporter John Thavis described a document released this morning:The relatio post disceptationem read aloud in the synod hall, while defending fundamental doctrine, calls for the church to build on positive values in unions that the church has always considered “irregular,” including cohabitating couples, second marriages undertaken without annulments and even homosexual unions. Regarding homosexuals, it went so far as to pose the question whether the church could accept and value their sexual orientation without compromising Catholic doctrine.

Yellowstone Volcano: USGS Reports Deformations And 71 Earthquakes Around The Supervolcano
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has provided September’s monthly update on the Yellowstone volcano and 71 earthquakes were registered in the area of Yellowstone National Park, which is less than half of the 207 earthquakes reported in August and only slightly less than the 99 earthquakes from July.

About 70 hospital staffers cared for Ebola patient
They drew his blood, put tubes down his throat and wiped up his diarrhea. They analyzed his urine and wiped saliva from his lips, even after he had lost consciousness. About 70 staff members at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital were involved in the care of Thomas Eric Duncan after he was hospitalized, including a nurse now being treated for the same Ebola virus that killed the Liberian man who was visiting Dallas...

Sweden close to being cashless society: report
Four out of five purchases in Sweden are paid electronically or by debit card and with the development of cheaper technology the trend is moving towards a fully cash free society, according to a new report. "Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia leads the world in terms of cashless trading," said Bengt Nilervall at the Swedish Federation of Trade (Svensk Handel).

MPs' Palestinian vote sends troubling message, says Israel
Israel has warned against sending a "troubling message", after UK MPs voted to recognise Palestinian statehood. The House of Commons backed a motion by 274 votes to 12, although the decision will not decide government policy. But Israel's government said the vote could undermine the chances of peace by letting Palestinian leaders think they could evade the "tough choices" needed.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebels near Iraq
Turkish F-16 and F-4 warplanes have bombed Kurdish PKK rebel targets in Hakkari province near the Iraqi border, Turkish media report. Both sides have been observing a ceasefire and it is the first major air raid on the PKK since March 2013. Hurriyet daily said the air raids near the south-eastern village of Daglica on Monday caused "heavy casualties".

Cyclone Hudhud: India ups aid effort as death toll rises
Authorities in India's Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states are intensifying efforts to provide aid to some 400,000 people affected by a cyclone now known to have killed 24 people. Cyclone Hudhud wrecked homes, uprooted trees and power lines, blocked roads and damaged crops in the two states. PM Narendra Modi is to fly over the affected areas, including the port city of Visakhapatnam, to assess the damage.

Earthquake kills 'at least one' in El Salvador
A quake struck off the coast of El Salvador late on Monday rattling much of Central America. At least one person is reported to have died in the 7.3-magnitude quake when an electricity pole collapsed. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake hit in the Pacific Ocean 170km (105 miles) south-east of the capital, San Salvador.

Deadly storm rips through US states
A powerful storm has swept across the southern US, killing at least two people and injuring several others. Tornadoes, high winds, lightning, hail and heavy rain left a trail of destruction from Texas to Alabama. In Arkansas, a tornado that touched down about 150 miles south-west of Little Rock killed a man and injured his wife when their home was destroyed.

Tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia returns after signs of improved ties
Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have renewed criticism of each other's interventions in the Middle East in a sign that tensions...remain high despite top-level meetings this summer. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal repeated longstanding accusations that Iran is an "occupying force" in Syria, while Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Mir Abdollahian attacked the kingdom's role in Bahrain.

How IS conflict has changed Iran nuclear talks
he mid-November deadline to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear programme is fast approaching, and the negotiations between world powers and Tehran have been long and complex. In some areas there has been progress. In others - like the crucial question of constraining Iran's capacity to move swiftly towards a nuclear bomb - the various parties are still far apart.

Senior Vatican cleric states homosexuals 'welcome'
A senior member of the Roman Catholic clergy says that it is the "attitude of the church to welcome persons who have homosexual orientation".

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un reappears with walking stick
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has finally resurfaced with the help of a walking stick after a prolonged, unexplained absence that fuelled rampant speculation about his health and even rumours of a coup in the nuclear-armed state.

Inside Bashar Assad's torture chambers
The State Department has obtained 27,000 photographs showing the emaciated, bruised and burned bodies of Syrian torture victims — gruesome images that a top official told Yahoo News constitute "smoking gun" evidence that can be used to bring war-crimes charges against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

ISIS May Have Chemical Weapons
The Islamic State militant group may possess chemical weapons that it has already used to extend its self-proclaimed caliphate, according to photos taken by Kurdish activists and examined by Israeli researchers.

Earthquake Forecast: 4 California Faults Are Ready to Rupture
With several faults slicing through the San Francisco Bay Area, forecasting the next deadly earthquake becomes a question of when and where, not if. Now researchers propose that four faults have built up enough seismic strain (stored energy) to unleash destructive earthquakes, according to a study published today (Oct. 13) in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

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Megyn Kelly Repeatedly Presses CDC Director in Firm Interview Over Ebola: ‘Why Not Put a Travel Ban in Place?’
“You admitted yourself that we’ve seen some flaws in the system, some areas that need improvement,” Kelly said. “Why not put a travel ban in place until we’ve shored up the system?”

Isis in Kobani: Black flag is torn down as Kurdish fighters capture hill overlooking Kobani in symbolic victory over militant group
The black flag of Isis has been torn down from a hill overlooking the town of Kobani after it was captured by Kurdish fighters. The symbolic move came after the US-led coalition launched a series of 21 air strikes on Isis positions in and around the besieged town.

Saudi Arabia sentences outspoken Shi'ite cleric to death
A Saudi judge on Wednesday sentenced to death an outspoken Shi'ite Muslim cleric whose arrest two years ago prompted deadly protests, the cleric's brother said on his Twitter account.

Secretive ‘White Shroud’ Group Hunting Down ISIS In Syria, Putting Group On The Defensive
A group called White Shroud is taking on ISIS militants in Syria, hunting down members of the group in a series of guerrilla attacks meant to strike fear. The group claims to have killed more than 100 ISIS fighters in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, turning the groups brutal tactics back around on them. White Shroud claims to show no mercy to ISIS fighters they have managed to capture.

Powder keg on Temple Mount
The overlapping of Jewish and Muslim holidays this year, and the increased tensions felt between the two faiths have highlighted the already volatile atmosphere in the Temple Mount complex. As a site holy to billions of people around the globe the compound is one of the thorniest sticking points in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Latest Updates / Second Texas healthcare worker tests positive for Ebola
Dallas nurse infected with Ebola 'in good condition'; Liberian minister in self-isolation after her driver dies of Ebola; White House defends health official overseeing U.S. Ebola response; UN worker who died of Ebola cremated in Germany.

Hurricane Gonzalo Kills 1 in St. Maarten and Injures 12 in Antigua; Bermuda Under Alert
Hurricane Gonzalo was upgraded Tuesday evening to a Category 3 storm, only the second to reach the major hurricane status during the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. Although Gonzalo was back over open water, the storm left its mark across the Caribbean, killing one person in St. Maarten, disrupting travel and causing structural damage to homes in Antigua and the Caribbean islands.

Death rate from Ebola rises to 70%
West Africa could see up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week within two months, the World Health Organization said yesterday, while confirming that the death rate in the current outbreak has risen to 70 percent.

AURORAS ON MARS
This Sunday, Oct. 19th, Comet Siding Spring will pass only 140,000 km from Mars. The encounter is so close, the atmosphere of the comet could brush against the atmosphere of the planet. Will this spark auroras on Mars? A video from NASA weighs the odds of some very strange space weather.

Earth's magnetic field could flip within a human lifetime
Earth's last magnetic reversal took place 786,000 years ago and happened very quickly, in less than 100 years -- roughly a human lifetime. The rapid flip, much faster than the thousands of years most geologists thought, comes as new measurements show the planet's magnetic field is weakening 10 times faster than normal and could drop to zero in a few thousand years.

Ebola: US emergency crews rush to Boston flight as five people suffer 'flu-like' symptoms
Emergency crews wearing protective suits were seen boarding the Emirates airlines flight 273 from Dubai after it landed at Boston Logan Airport at around 2.45pm local time (7.45pm GMT). Officials confirmed five people had fallen ill during the journey but airport spokesman Matthew Brelis said: “None of the five were travelling from West Africa”.

Ebola 'could mutate into airborne virus' ministers are warned
The British government risks “being complacent” over the threat of the deadly Ebola virus to the country, a TV scientist has warned. Lord Robert Winston said Ebola could mutate into an airborne virus that is caught like a common cold during a House of Lords debate today.

Megaquake: West Coast Overdue, Or Are 2014 Earthquake Predictions For Oregon And California Unreliable?
In related report by The Inquisitr, geologists believe it’s possible that a lack of water in the San Joaquin Valley is decreasing the weight on the San Andreas Fault, which has lead some to make predictions of more earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2007, a panel of experts estimated there was a 63 percent chance that the Bay area will experience another catastrophic earthquake in the next 23 years.

Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked certain restrictions on abortion contained in a Texas state law that abortion rights groups said would have forced all but a handful of clinics to shut down in the state of 26 million people. The high court granted a request filed by abortion rights groups that puts on hold parts of a federal appeals court decision that had allowed the law to go into effect.

Hundreds of Muslims protest at Temple Mount: We have a right to enter
Hundreds of Arabs protested Wednesday morning at the entrance to the Lions' Gate in Jerusalem against police decision to limit the age of Muslim worshippers wanting to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque to pray to over 50s. Several Arab MKs joined the protesters including Jamal Zahalka and Hanin Zoabi, who confronted the Border Police officers at the scene and told them: "We have a right to enter."

New test to bump up diagnoses of illness in kids
For more than two months, health officials have been struggling to understand the size of a national wave of severe respiratory illnesses caused by an unusual virus... Starting Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using a new test to help the agency process four or five times more specimens per day that it has been.

Obamacare website won’t reveal insurance costs for 2015 until after election
Those planning to purchase health insurance on the Obamacare exchange will soon find out how much rates have increased — after the Nov. 4 election. Enrollment on the Healthcare.gov website begins Nov. 15, or 11 days after the midterm vote, and critics who worry about rising premium hikes in 2015 say that’s no coincidence. Last year’s inaugural enrollment period on the health-care exchange began Oct. 1.

Islamic State crisis: US intensifies airs strikes in Kobane
US-led forces have stepped up air strikes against Islamic State (IS) fighters threatening the Syrian town of Kobane, near the Turkish border. The coalition had carried out 21 strikes over two days, a sharp increase that slowed IS advances, the US said. President Barack Obama predicted a "long-term campaign" against the group, which holds swathes of Syria and Iraq.

Ebola outbreak: Second Texas health worker 'tests positive'
A second health worker in the US state of Texas has tested positive for Ebola, health officials say. A 26-year-old female nurse is already receiving treatment after becoming infected by a Liberian man who died from the deadly virus last week. Meanwhile, the UN's Ebola mission chief says the world is falling behind in the race to contain the virus.

Marriage Rates Hit All-Time Low in United States
The number of American adults who have never been married has hit an all-time high. The latest date from 2012 shows one in 5 adults over the age of 25 fell into that category. In 1960, it was about in 10 adults.

Yemen on the brink as rebels oust the old guard
The Houthi rebels who stunned the Arab world with the sudden seizure of Yemen's capital will have to strive to cement their power in the face of well-armed rivals, a test of strength that could tip the unstable country deeper into turmoil.

Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa compound
Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters and shut down access to Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound on Monday in a deepening dispute over access to the area, the third holiest shrine in Islam which is also revered by Jews.

US oil prices sink nearly 5% on weak demand forecast
US crude prices plummeted nearly five percent Tuesday as the International Energy Agency slashed its oil demand forecast in light of slowing economic growth in Asia and Europe.

Ex-colleague shoots dead American in Saudi capital
A former employee of a US defence contractor shot dead one American colleague and wounded another in the Saudi capital Tuesday, officials said, in a rare attack on Westerners in the kingdom.

ISIS May Have Chemical Weapons
he Islamic State militant group may possess chemical weapons that it has already used to extend its self-proclaimed caliphate, according to photos taken by Kurdish activists and examined by Israeli researchers.

The Brakes Come Off in British Parliament's Vote on Palestinian Statehood
At some point in the process that led to the end of the conflict in Northern Ireland, there was an audible snap, a break in the link between the mother ship, the British government, and Protestant Unionism which considers itself the last outpost of British Crown on the island of Ireland. Was it the Anglo-Irish Agreement between Britain and Ireland, which that arch unionist Margaret Thatcher signed? Or was it the landing of the first helicopter from the Irish Republic at Hillsborough Castle, the residence of the British secretary of state?

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Houston Mayor Totally Didn’t Mean That Subpoena Thing, You Guys
Houston's mayor did, indeed, issue an incredibly broad subpoena request for basically everything every church in Houston has ever said from its pulpit over the course of her transgender bathroom law's legislative journey. And as anyone with a cursory understanding of the Constitution or basic litigation practice suspected, last night, she threw outside legal counsel under the bus and backed off her requirements, in the face of a bevvy of First Amendment cases from local congregations.

Sen. Ron Johnson: Public Needs to Know How Workers Got Ebola
The Obama administration and Centers for Disease Control officials need to be square with the American public about how two Dallas healthcare workers treating a West African Ebola patient contracted the virus, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday on "America’s Forum" on Newsmax TV. "We still don't understand if there was a breakdown in protocols," Johnson said.

Boehner: Ban Flights From West Africa to Stop Ebola Spread
House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday joined a rising number of Republicans in calling on the Obama administration to ban west African travel to help stop the spread of Ebola.

Vatican Astronomer Says Young Earth Theory Is 'Almost Blasphemous,' Argues Bible Should Not Be Used as Science Book
Consolmagno argued that literal interpretations of the Bible could suggest that the Earth is of a young age, but scientific evidence to the contrary has shown that such a belief is "bad theology." The age of the Earth is a controversial subject among Christians, with some creationists, like Answers in Genesis' Ken Ham, insisting that the Bible opposes evolution and notions that the Earth is billions of years old.

Central bankers may have no quick fix as markets swoon, economy weakens
Global central bankers, eager to see the economy stand on its own feet, faced the rude reality this week of market turmoil threatening already faltering growth and prolonging world reliance on easy money.

Radiation levels at ********* rise to record highs after typhoon
The amount of radioactive water near the ********* Daiichi nuclear plant has risen to record levels after a typhoon passed through Japan last week, state media outlet NHK reported on Wednesday. Specifically, levels of the radioactive isotope cesium are now at 251,000 becquerels per liter, three times higher than previously-recorded levels. Cesium, which is highly soluble and can spread easily, is known to be capable of causing cancer.

U.S. Army warns of potential 'airborne' Ebola
While Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization officials continue to insist Ebola cannot be transmitted by air from one person to another, an Army manual clearly warns the virus could be an airborne threat in certain circumstances. On page 177 of the handbook, in a chapter discussing “Viral Hemorrhagic Fever” (VHF), a category of viruses that includes Ebola, USAMRID says: “In several instances, secondary infections among contacts and medical personnel without direct body fluid exposure have been documented. These instances have prompted concern of a rare phenomenon of aerosol transmission of infection.”

Obama Ebola czar: Zero medical experience
Lisa Monaco, who has no professional medical expertise, was named by the White House as the point person in charge of coordinating the government’s response to the Ebola outbreak. Earlier this month, prior to widespread criticism of the handling of the first Ebola case in the U.S., Monaco assured the public the government had the outbreak under control. “We know how to do this, and we will do it again,” Monaco said at a press briefing.

GREEN COMET APPROACHES RED PLANET
On Sunday, Oct. 19th, Comet Siding Spring will pass ridiculously close to Mars--only 140,000 km away. An international fleet of Mars orbiters and rovers will observe the encounter from close range.

Bermuda: Two Tropical Cyclones In Less Than A Week? How Rare Is That?
Why So Many Storms? Back-to-back tropical cyclones may pass very near or over Bermuda in less than a week's time. Think about that for a moment. Two or more tropical storm or hurricane strikes in one location during any single season is quite unusual outside of western Pacific hot spots such as the northern Philippines, southeast China, Japan or Guam

Drought, Hot Weather Worsens Pest Infestations
LOS ANGELES—Pest control companies in southern California are reporting 2014 as one of the busiest seasons in years, and they say it’s because of the weather. “It’s so dry, it’s actually pushing the insects in even more than normal,”

Scare in Bungoma as woman dies from marbug like symptoms
As the Ebola virus continues to shake the world, residents at the Kenya Unganda border in Busia have expressed concerns about the measures in place to screen those crossing into Kenya.

Dutch biker gang grabs rifles, joins Kurds in fight against ISIS
Members of a massive Dutch motorcycle gang, armed with Kalashnikov rifles, recently joined Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State in Iraq, vowing to “exterminate the rodents.” The leader of No Surrender -- which has dozens of chapters in the Netherlands and across Europe -- told state broadcaster NOS on Friday that three of its members have traveled to Mosul in Northern Iraq to take up the fight against ISIS, AFP reports.

Japan Earthquake Today: Tokyo, Chiba Shook by 5.9 Quake
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck southeast of Chiba, Japan, and it was felt as far away as Tokyo. The Japanese earthquake monitoring agency, JMA, posted an update on the quake on Thursday morning.

Latest LA Earthquake Report called "Frightening" by City Council
Dr. Jones presented her report to the LA City Council Wednesday stating that a quake nearing 8.0 magnitude or more could severely damage LA's economy and mean mass casualties.

Bermuda bracing for Hurricane Gonzalo
Hurricane Gonzalo, which left one man dead and two missing after hitting the eastern Caribbean earlier this week, is now churning its way towards Bermuda. According to forecasters, Gonzalo is packing sustained winds of 125mph. It could be a category 3 hurricane by the time it reaches the northern Atlantic island, with the capacity to cause widespread damage.

Virus-transmitting 'yellow fever' mosquitoes discovered in L.A. County
A new aggressive daytime-biting mosquito capable of transmitting debilitating and possibly deadly viruses has been found in the Los Angeles region, officials announced Wednesday. Known as yellow fever mosquitoes, the insects were found Oct. 7 and 8 in Commerce and Pico Rivera, respectively, according to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.

Shia Houthi rebels and al-Qaeda clash in south Yemen
Shia rebels and suspected Sunni al-Qaeda militants have been engaged in heavy fighting in southern Yemen. Security officials and tribal sources said at least 10 people were killed in clashes around the town of Radaa in Bayda province late on Tuesday. Al-Qaeda vowed to confront the rebels, known as Houthis, after their takeover in the capital, Sanaa, last month.

Ebola crisis: British army medics travel to West Africa
British army medics are on their way to West Africa to help in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus. A team of 91 medics from 22 Field Hospital in Aldershot will run a hospital in Sierra Leone, set aside for healthcare workers who risk infection. The nurses, doctors and infectious disease consultants will join 40 soldiers already in the West African country.

Putin says Western sanctions threaten nuclear 'stability'
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said the Ukraine crisis threatens nuclear “strategic stability” and global “economic health”. “We hope our partners will realise the futility of attempts to blackmail Russia and remember what consequences discord between major nuclear powers could bring for strategic stability”, he said, referring to EU and US sanctions, in Serb daily Politika on Thursday (16 October).

Ebola Escalation Could Trigger Major Food Crisis
The global famine warning system is predicting a major food crisis if the Ebola outbreak continues to grow exponentially over the coming months, and the United Nations still hasn't reached over 750,000 people in need of food in West Africa as prices spiral and farms are abandoned.

Putin warns U.S. spat over Ukraine threatens global stability
President Vladimir Putin warned Washington that a spat between nuclear powers over the Ukraine crisis could threaten global stability and said in remarks published on Wednesday that Russia would not be "blackmailed" by sanctions.

Category 3 Hurricane Gonzalo aims for Bermuda
People on this small British territory are hurrying to batten down for Hurricane Gonzalo, which is churning toward them as a major Category 3 storm just days after a tropical storm damaged homes and knocked down trees and power lines in Bermuda.

U.S. sees some progress in Iran nuclear talks, still aims for November deal
A senior U.S. official said some progress was made in high-level nuclear negotiations with Iran on Wednesday but much work remained to be done, adding the goal was still to reach a deal by a late November deadline.

Why the City of Houston wanted the sermons of five Christian pastors
The City of Houston ignited a First Amendment free-speech debate by issuing subpoenas to evangelical Christian leaders demanding they turn over their sermons – and all other communications – regarding a new city ordinance providing protections to the LGBT community.

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Philippine militants release two German hostages: military
Two Germans held hostage by Islamic militants on remote southern Philippine islands for six months were released on Friday, the Philippine military said. Stefan Okonek, who is in his 70s, and his partner Henrike Dielen, in her 50s, were released on Jolo island, armed forces chief General Gregorio Catapang told AFP.

Russia, Ukraine, EU Leaders End Summit With No Breakthrough
A high-stakes meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia ended Friday with few outward signs of progress in ending a months-long pro-Russian separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine.

Hurricane Gonzalo scores direct hit on Bermuda
Hurricane Gonzalo slammed directly into Bermuda on Friday, knocking out most of the electricity there as it lashed the tiny Atlantic island chain with pounding surf, torrential rains and howling winds.

Nigeria says reaches deal with Boko Haram to free abducted girls
Nigeria said on Friday it had agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram and reached a deal for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the group six months ago.

Giant Sphinx from 'Ten Commandments' Film Unearthed 91 Years Later
Hidden for more than 90 years beneath the rolling sand dunes of Guadalupe, California, an enormous, plaster sphinx from the 1923 blockbuster movie "The Ten Commandments" has been rediscovered and is now above ground.

Rev. Billy Graham: ‘America is Just as Wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah Ever Were’
Reverend Billy Graham, arguably the most well-known and respected evangelical preacher of the last 50 years, said in a recently published commentary that America was “founded by men who believed in prayer” and that prayer can turn “the tide of history,” adding that while “America is just as wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah” and deserves “the judgment of God,” this judgment can be lessened through prayer.

White House: ISIS fighters in Syrian town creating ‘target-rich environment’ for US
"That has created a rather target-rich environment around Kobani for American and coalition air strikes that when they see clusters of fighters or they see depots of material or supplies that are critical to the success of those fighters, it's easier to take them out," Earnest said.

Earnest: "Likely" That Additional Healthcare Workers At Dallas Hospital Will Get Ebola
What we do anticipate is certainly possible maybe even likely is that some additional cases of Ebola will occur. It is possible, again, maybe even likely that there will be additional healthcare workers from this hospital in Dallas who treated Mr. Duncan who may contract -- may have contracted the virus.

Hurricane Gonzalo sets its sights on Bermuda, gusts top 130 mph
The eye of the powerful Category 3 storm with its 130 mph winds and higher gusts is expected to pass near the British territory Friday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "Bermuda we are prepared," said island Premier Michael Dunkley. "Well rehearsed plans for most contingencies are enacted, and as we hope for the best, we are prepared for the worst."

Polar vortex could return to parts of US this winter, according to forecasters
The polar vortex that brought even the Niagara Falls to a halt in the US last winter could make a return in the coming months. Forecasters at AccuWeather.com predicted another harsh season for north-eastern states with more ice, snow and arctic winds causing below-freezing temperatures.

Flight MH17: Dutch Prime Minister Demands 'Maximum Cooperation’ From Vladimir Putin
The investigation into the MH17 disaster and the recovery of the bodies from the crash site has been moving at a slow pace due to the ongoing conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. The Boeing 777-200 was carrying 298 people on board, mostly Dutch nationals, when it crashed on July 17. It is believed to have been brought down by a surface-to-air missile fired by pro-Moscow rebels with access to Russian arms and ammunition.

UN rights chief: Ebola, extremists 'twin plagues'
Zeid said the UN human rights office has begun drawing up guidelines for Ebola-hit nations to follow if they impose health quarantines on people, because such efforts can easily violate a wide range of human rights if imposed and enforced unjustly.

Britain may use mediaeval treason law to tackle Islamist fighters
any British citizen who had sworn personal allegiance to the so-called Islamic State could have committed an offence under the Treason Act of 1351, which was passed during the reign of English King Edward III.

Biden's son discharged from Navy after reportedly testing positive for cocaine
The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Thursday that Hunter Biden’s short-lived military career ended because he failed a drug test after reporting to his unit in 2013. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Navy discharged him in February of this year.

Vatican Document Stirring Controversy Over ‘Welcoming and Accepting’ Practicing Homosexuals‏
..the first proposed version asserts that Roman Catholics should welcome and accept those practicing homosexuality. “Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer to the Christian community: Are we capable of welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them a fraternal space in our communities?” it reads.

Airlines on edge after Ebola nurse's flight
Planes grounded, passengers probed but no West Africa ban. In the wake of a Dallas nurse infected with the Ebola virus traveling on an airliner that subsequently made five trips, airlines worldwide are reacting with extreme caution to any sign of the disease.

Bennett Blasts Kerry for Blindness to ISIS
"Even when a British Muslim beheads a British Christian, there will always be those who blame the Jews," Bennett stated. ISIS declared "war" on "all Christians" in this week's issue of its propaganda publication.

FARSIDE EXPLOSION
A sunspot capable of powerful eruptions is about to rotate onto the Earthside of the sun. It announced itself on Oct. 14th by hurling a spectacular CME over the sun's southeastern limb.

Ebola ruled out as passenger dies on Nigeria flight to JFK
A passenger died on a Nigeria-to-JFK flight after a vomiting fit on Thursday — and a top lawmaker said officials gave the corpse only a “cursory” exam before declaring that the victim did not have Ebola. Rep. Peter King said in a letter to Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol that the handling of the remains exposed serious flaws in airport preparedness for an Ebola outbreak.

Kerry: Unresolved Israel-Palestinian conflict fuels IS recruitment
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday called for a resumption of the Israel-Palestinian peace process, saying the talks were vital in the fight against extremism. "It is imperative that we find a way to get back to the negotiations," Kerry said at a State Department ceremony marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

The Rise of All-Purpose Antidepressants
Antidepressant use among Americans is skyrocketing. Adults in the U.S. consumed four times more antidepressants in the late 2000s than they did in the early 1990s. As the third most frequently taken medication in the U.S., researchers estimate that 8 to 10 percent of the population is taking an antidepressant. But this spike does not necessarily signify a depression epidemic.

Islamic State 'training pilots to fly fighter jets'
Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State are training its members in Syria to fly three captured fighter jets, according to a UK-based activist group that monitors the conflict. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said witnesses had seen the planes being flown around a military airport in Aleppo. It said the planes appear to have been captured from the Syrian military.

Ukraine crisis: Putin-EU talks 'positive but hard'
Russia's president and EU leaders have said their talks on the Ukraine crisis - also including Ukraine's president - were positive but difficult. The UK, German, French and Italian leaders were expected to press Vladimir Putin to do more to end the fighting. Correspondents say that while there was no sign of breakthrough, the main thing was to create trust between the sides.

Ebola crisis: Alert in US expands to Ohio
Health officials in the US believe a nurse infected with Ebola may have been sick and contagious for four days - and took two flights - before diagnosis. They believe Amber Vinson may have become ill as early as last Friday, when she flew from Dallas to Ohio. Disease control specialists are being sent to Ohio to help monitor people she came into contact with there.

Report: Spanish parliament to vote on Palestinian state recognition
The Spanish parliament is reportedly slated to vote on recognizing Palestinian statehood following suit of British lawmakers earlier in the week, according to Al Arabiya on Thursday. The report came following a vote in Britain’s House of Commons on Monday in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

Iraq crisis: Wave of attacks in Baghdad leave 40 dead
More than 40 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of attacks in mainly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. In the deadliest incident, two car bombs exploded simultaneously in the western district of Dawlai, killing 14. No-one claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they bore the hallmarks of previous operations by Islamic State.

Islamic State 'being driven out of Syria's Kobane'
The Islamic State (IS) militant group has been driven out of most of the northern Syrian town of Kobane, a Kurdish commander has told the BBC. Baharin Kandal said IS fighters had retreated from all areas, except for two pockets of resistance in the east.

Researchers Expect Over 20 US Ebola Cases In Weeks, "You Don't Want To Know Worst Case"
"We have a worst-case scenario, and you don't even want to know," warns Alessandro Vespignani, a researcher creating simulations of infectious disease outbreaks, but there could be as many as two dozen people in the U.S. infected with Ebola by the end of the month. The projections only run through October because it’s too difficult to model what will occur if the pace of the outbreak changes but, as Bloomberg reports, Vespignani warns if the outbreak becomes more widespread in other regions, it "would be like a bad science fiction movie."

EU leaders to confront Putin over gas threats
Vladimir Putin meets his Ukrainian counterpart and EU leaders here on Friday fresh from warning he could pull the plug on crucial Russian gas supplies to Western Europe this winter.

China's Banks Are Getting Ready For A Debt Implosion
Chinese banks are seeing the writing on the wall in terms of the debt they've accumulated, and they are taking measures to protect themselves. The Bank of China is planning the biggest sale of shares ever — $6.5 billion to offshore investors, Bloomberg says. It's all in an effort to create a capital cushion.

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Sweden Appoints First Muslim Minister
Aida Hadzialic, a 27-year-old Bosnian Muslim immigrant, was elected as the new Swedish minister of education, the youngest person ever to serve as a minister in Sweden.

Mortar Shells Fired From Kobani Land Turkish Soil
At least seven mortar shells landed in Turkey's southern Sanliurfa province Saturday during an intense battle between two militant groups in the Syrian town of Kobani. According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent near the Turkish-Syrian border, the shells landed inside the Turkish territory when the battle for Kobani waged on between the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or the PYD, and the ISIS.

Chinese coastguard vessels patrol disputed waters
China has sent coastguard vessels to disputed waters in the East China Sea after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angered Beijing by sending a ritual offering to a Tokyo shrine that honors the dead from Japan's wars.

Slumping price of oil has Iran worried about paying its bills
Iranian officials are expressing new worry over the global oil price slump, which is threatening the country’s budget and could undermine its strategy in international nuclear negotiations.

Bermuda clears trees, power lines hit by Gonzalo
Crews cleared away downed trees and power lines Saturday after Hurricane Gonzalo battered this tiny, wealthy British territory for several hours but caused no deaths or serious injuries.

Pennsylvania ambush suspect spotted carrying gun, police say
The survivalist charged with murdering a Pennsylvania trooper and wounding another was spotted near his old high school carrying a rifle and with mud smeared on his face, police said on Saturday, five weeks after a manhunt for the suspect began.

Amid Frequent Earthquakes, USGS Installs 4 Seismographs Around Cushing
Cushing is the 'Pipeline Crossroads of the World.' “It's kind of the Grand Central station of the big oil,” . But more recently, Cushing has been making headlines for its earthquakes. “This is a potential catastrophe,”. Jackman says the small town can store up to 46 million barrels of crude oil. There were ten earthquakes in Cushing last week, the two largest at 4.0 and 4.3 magnitude. And the U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.3 was centered directly under a Cushing tank farm and across the street from the Cushing Municipal Airport.

Obama to Admit Non-Citizens for Ebola Treatment
the Obama administration is formulating plans to admit Ebola-infected non-U.S. citizens into the United States for treatment.

Ebola Scare Turns Dallas Hospital Into a 'Ghost Town
The Dallas nurses who contracted Ebola while treating a patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital have been moved from the building, but patients are still steering clear of the once-bustling hospital.

Global agenda: It keeps getting worse, again
financial and market developments in recent days and weeks, to ignore what has happened and is happening. IKGW is back.

WHO 'Officially Declares Ebola Outbreak in Senegal OVER
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the Ebola outbreak in Senegal done. Their decision comes after the organization released a statement saying that there are no new cases in Senegal since the first case in the country was diagnosed August 29.

Ted Cruz Tells Brody File: "Real Risk" Of Pastors Being Jailed For Preaching Against Homosexuality
...Senator Ted Cruz says pastors being hauled off to jail...for preaching against homosexuality is a “real risk” in the future...“Some in the media ridicule that threat...“The specter of government trying to determine if what pastors preach from the pulpit meets with the policy views or political correctness of the governing authorities, that prospect is real and happening now.”

Moody's downgrades Russia to Baa2
Moody's Investors Service cut Russia's sovereign debt rating to 'Baa2' from 'Baa1', becoming the second ratings agency to cut the country's ratings this year, after S&P initiated a downgrade in April. ..."The military confrontation in Ukraine and escalating sanctions against Russia are likely to have an increasingly negative macroeconomic impact on Russia's investment climate," the ratings agency said on Friday.

Iraq crisis: Wave of attacks in Baghdad leave 40 dead
More than 40 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of attacks in mainly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. In the deadliest incident, two car bombs exploded simultaneously in the western district of Dawlai, killing 14. No-one claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they bore the hallmarks of previous operations by Islamic State.

Catholic Synod: Cardinal 'demoted' by Pope Francis
A leading American cardinal has told BuzzFeed that he is to be demoted from his position running the Catholic Church justice system. Cardinal Raymond Burke is a staunch critic of Pope Francis' moves to soften the Church's stance on homosexuality. He said that he was to be moved to the far less senior post of patron of the sovereign military order of Malta.

Lebanon pulled into war with Islamic State group
With all eyes on the Islamic State group's onslaught in Iraq and Syria, a less conspicuous but potentially just as explosive front line with the extremists is emerging in Lebanon, where Lebanese soldiers and Shiite Hezbollah guerrillas are increasingly pulled into deadly fighting with the Sunni militants along the country's border with Syria.

A BEHEMOTH SUNSPOT EMERGES
A large and active sunspot is rotating over the sun's southeastern limb on Oct. 17th. The sunspot's primary dark core could swallow our entire planet with room to spare. Now that the sunspot has revealed itself, X-flares may be in the offing.

Philippine militants release two German hostages: military
Two Germans held hostage by Islamic militants on remote southern Philippine islands for six months were released on Friday, the Philippine military said. Stefan Okonek, who is in his 70s, and his partner Henrike Dielen, in her 50s, were released on Jolo island, armed forces chief General Gregorio Catapang told AFP.

Russia, Ukraine, EU Leaders End Summit With No Breakthrough
A high-stakes meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia ended Friday with few outward signs of progress in ending a months-long pro-Russian separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine.

Hurricane Gonzalo scores direct hit on Bermuda
Hurricane Gonzalo slammed directly into Bermuda on Friday, knocking out most of the electricity there as it lashed the tiny Atlantic island chain with pounding surf, torrential rains and howling winds.

Nigeria says reaches deal with Boko Haram to free abducted girls
Nigeria said on Friday it had agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram and reached a deal for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the group six months ago.

Giant Sphinx from 'Ten Commandments' Film Unearthed 91 Years Later
Hidden for more than 90 years beneath the rolling sand dunes of Guadalupe, California, an enormous, plaster sphinx from the 1923 blockbuster movie "The Ten Commandments" has been rediscovered and is now above ground.

Rev. Billy Graham: ‘America is Just as Wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah Ever Were’
Reverend Billy Graham, arguably the most well-known and respected evangelical preacher of the last 50 years, said in a recently published commentary that America was “founded by men who believed in prayer” and that prayer can turn “the tide of history,” adding that while “America is just as wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah” and deserves “the judgment of God,” this judgment can be lessened through prayer.

White House: ISIS fighters in Syrian town creating ‘target-rich environment’ for US
"That has created a rather target-rich environment around Kobani for American and coalition air strikes that when they see clusters of fighters or they see depots of material or supplies that are critical to the success of those fighters, it's easier to take them out," Earnest said.

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Houston's lesbian mayor turns tyrant
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson calls Christians to 'take the fight to the enemy'. Despite the all-out effort by the far left to portray the LGBT lifestyle as “normal,” there is growing evidence revealing the disturbing truth: Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder.”

Quake rattles Fiordland
The 134km-deep quake, situated 35km northwest of Te Anau, struck shortly after 7am on Monday.

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border in latest clash
North and South Korea exchanged gunfire on Sunday when the North's soldiers approached the military border and did not retreat after the South fired warning shots, the South Korean Defence Ministry said.

Ebola crisis: Tests show Spanish nurse Teresa Romero no longer has the virus
Medical tests have shown that a Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside of Africa no longer has the virus. The special committee responsible for monitoring the virus in Spain said initial tests showed Teresa Romero had tested negative and she would be given another test soon to confirm the results.

World War 3: Vladimir Putin Threatens West with Russia’s 5,000 Nuclear Warheads
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has threatened the West with his country’s 5,000 nuclear warheads. Putin has raised the specter of nuclear war for the third time in the past two months as he and Western countries such as the United States clash over the Ukraine conflict, which has been bringing to light other deep-seated animosity.

Stunning Scenes From California's Central Valley Drought
No matter what you have read or seen so far on California’s historic Central Valley drought, you probably haven’t been touched by it as much as you will be by the following video from the New Yorker.

Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early
President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland, but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity.

Sweden: 3 credible sightings in submarine search
The Swedish military said Sunday it had made three credible sightings of foreign undersea activity in its waters during the past few days amid reports of a suspected Russian intrusion in the area.

Thousands of children orphaned by Ebola outbreak
Thousands of children across West Africa have been left orphaned by the Ebola outbreak, with friends and neighbours too fearful of the disease to take them into their homes. As the outbreak sweeps across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the children of many of the virus’s victims have been left destitute and alone.

Catholic synod: Gay rights groups 'disappointed'
Catholic gay rights groups say they are disappointed after bishops rejected proposals for wider acceptance of gay people, which had the Pope's backing. The call to "accept and value" homosexuals was in a draft report, but failed to win the backing of two-thirds of the bishops at a synod in Rome. The final report says only that anti-gay discrimination is "to be avoided".

Nicaragua rains: Downpours leave 22 dead
Twenty-two people have died in Nicaragua during several days of heavy rains. Nine of them were killed in the capital Managua when a wall collapsed during a torrential downpour. In other areas of the city, emergency crews evacuated families from areas at risk from mudslides.

Seeking the annihilation of a UN member: Initiators and accomplices
The announcement by Sweden’s new prime minister that his government plans to extend recognition to a “Palestinian” state raises major questions in both international and United Nations law. ...By stamping Israel as an apartheid state akin to South Africa, Israel could be prevented from successfully defending itself.

Sweden Appoints First Muslim Minister
Aida Hadzialic, a 27-year-old Bosnian Muslim immigrant, was elected as the new Swedish minister of education, the youngest person ever to serve as a minister in Sweden.

Mortar Shells Fired From Kobani Land Turkish Soil
At least seven mortar shells landed in Turkey's southern Sanliurfa province Saturday during an intense battle between two militant groups in the Syrian town of Kobani. According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent near the Turkish-Syrian border, the shells landed inside the Turkish territory when the battle for Kobani waged on between the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or the PYD, and the ISIS.

Chinese coastguard vessels patrol disputed waters
China has sent coastguard vessels to disputed waters in the East China Sea after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angered Beijing by sending a ritual offering to a Tokyo shrine that honors the dead from Japan's wars.

Slumping price of oil has Iran worried about paying its bills
Iranian officials are expressing new worry over the global oil price slump, which is threatening the country’s budget and could undermine its strategy in international nuclear negotiations.

Bermuda clears trees, power lines hit by Gonzalo
Crews cleared away downed trees and power lines Saturday after Hurricane Gonzalo battered this tiny, wealthy British territory for several hours but caused no deaths or serious injuries.

Pennsylvania ambush suspect spotted carrying gun, police say
The survivalist charged with murdering a Pennsylvania trooper and wounding another was spotted near his old high school carrying a rifle and with mud smeared on his face, police said on Saturday, five weeks after a manhunt for the suspect began.

Amid Frequent Earthquakes, USGS Installs 4 Seismographs Around Cushing
Cushing is the 'Pipeline Crossroads of the World.' “It's kind of the Grand Central station of the big oil,” . But more recently, Cushing has been making headlines for its earthquakes. “This is a potential catastrophe,”. Jackman says the small town can store up to 46 million barrels of crude oil. There were ten earthquakes in Cushing last week, the two largest at 4.0 and 4.3 magnitude. And the U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.3 was centered directly under a Cushing tank farm and across the street from the Cushing Municipal Airport.

Obama to Admit Non-Citizens for Ebola Treatment
the Obama administration is formulating plans to admit Ebola-infected non-U.S. citizens into the United States for treatment.

Ebola Scare Turns Dallas Hospital Into a 'Ghost Town
The Dallas nurses who contracted Ebola while treating a patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital have been moved from the building, but patients are still steering clear of the once-bustling hospital.

Global agenda: It keeps getting worse, again
financial and market developments in recent days and weeks, to ignore what has happened and is happening. IKGW is back.

WHO 'Officially Declares Ebola Outbreak in Senegal OVER
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the Ebola outbreak in Senegal done. Their decision comes after the organization released a statement saying that there are no new cases in Senegal since the first case in the country was diagnosed August 29.

Ted Cruz Tells Brody File: "Real Risk" Of Pastors Being Jailed For Preaching Against Homosexuality
...Senator Ted Cruz says pastors being hauled off to jail...for preaching against homosexuality is a “real risk” in the future...“Some in the media ridicule that threat...“The specter of government trying to determine if what pastors preach from the pulpit meets with the policy views or political correctness of the governing authorities, that prospect is real and happening now.”

Moody's downgrades Russia to Baa2
Moody's Investors Service cut Russia's sovereign debt rating to 'Baa2' from 'Baa1', becoming the second ratings agency to cut the country's ratings this year, after S&P initiated a downgrade in April. ..."The military confrontation in Ukraine and escalating sanctions against Russia are likely to have an increasingly negative macroeconomic impact on Russia's investment climate," the ratings agency said on Friday.

Iraq crisis: Wave of attacks in Baghdad leave 40 dead
More than 40 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of attacks in mainly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. In the deadliest incident, two car bombs exploded simultaneously in the western district of Dawlai, killing 14. No-one claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they bore the hallmarks of previous operations by Islamic State.

Catholic Synod: Cardinal 'demoted' by Pope Francis
A leading American cardinal has told BuzzFeed that he is to be demoted from his position running the Catholic Church justice system. Cardinal Raymond Burke is a staunch critic of Pope Francis' moves to soften the Church's stance on homosexuality. He said that he was to be moved to the far less senior post of patron of the sovereign military order of Malta.

Lebanon pulled into war with Islamic State group
With all eyes on the Islamic State group's onslaught in Iraq and Syria, a less conspicuous but potentially just as explosive front line with the extremists is emerging in Lebanon, where Lebanese soldiers and Shiite Hezbollah guerrillas are increasingly pulled into deadly fighting with the Sunni militants along the country's border with Syria.

A BEHEMOTH SUNSPOT EMERGES
A large and active sunspot is rotating over the sun's southeastern limb on Oct. 17th. The sunspot's primary dark core could swallow our entire planet with room to spare. Now that the sunspot has revealed itself, X-flares may be in the offing.

Philippine militants release two German hostages: military
Two Germans held hostage by Islamic militants on remote southern Philippine islands for six months were released on Friday, the Philippine military said. Stefan Okonek, who is in his 70s, and his partner Henrike Dielen, in her 50s, were released on Jolo island, armed forces chief General Gregorio Catapang told AFP.

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Iran's Military Mastermind Says Both ISIS And The US Are 'Doomed To Failure' In Syria
The commander of Iran's powerful Qods Force, Qassem Suleimani, has said that both the Islamic State (IS) group and the United States are "doomed to failure" in Iraq and Syria.

Polish ex-minister quoted saying Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland
Poland's parliamentary speaker, Radoslaw Sikorski, has been quoted as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Poland's then leader in 2008 that they divide Ukraine between themselves.

Parents outraged as Toys ‘R’ Us sells 'crystal meth' Breaking Bad dolls
The American toy shop Toys “R” Us has been criticised by parents for selling a range of drug dealer dolls based on the television series Breaking Bad. One of the six-inch figures, which sell for $17.99 (£11.16), even portrays a dealer clutching a gun, with a detachable bag of cash and blue rocks of the drug crystal meth.

US air drops, Turkey boost Kurd battle against jihadists
Kurds battling jihadists for the Syrian border town of Kobane welcomed a first US airdrop of weapons Monday as neighbouring Turkey said it will help Iraqi Kurds to support the fight.

New Evidence Suggests Hawaii Could Be Hit By A Massive Tsunami
The discovery of a massive debris pile in a giant sinkhole in the Hawaiian islands suggests that the region was hit by a mammoth tsunami about 500 years ago. It was larger than any in Hawaii's recorded history, so scientists are now worrying that a similar disaster could happen again.

US Ordering 34 Million Green Cards for Illegal Plan
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published a draft solicitation for a contractor capable of producing 4 million cards a year for five years — and 9 million in the early stages — that would allow immigrants to live and work in the country, Breitbart reports.


Three Big Quakes Hit Bárðarbunga in 24 Hours
Kristín Jónsdóttir, director of the Icelandic Met Office’s natural hazard division, told ruv.is that the seismic activity in the area is extremely high. Significant energy is unleashed when the earthquakes hit and they occur in consistency with the subsidence of the Bárðarbunga caldera, she explained.

Trusting This Administration On Ebola, Or Anything Else, Is Insanity
We are seeing a real-life PowerPoint demonstration explaining exactly what happens when you turn the Executive Branch over to people who have never executed anything more complex than a sit-in at the local welfare office. Since everything they touch turns to failure, their response is to lie. And everyone sees it.

Nigeria declared Ebola-free after containing virus
The World Health Organization declared Nigeria Ebola free on Monday after a 42 day period with no new cases, in a success story with lessons for countries still struggling to contain the deadly virus. "Nigeria is now free of Ebola," WHO representative Rui Gama Vaz told a news conference in the capital Abuja, prompting a round of applause from other officials.

Crowd of Democrats walks out on Obama
The magic that President Obama once enjoyed at political rallies appears to have vanished into thin air, as a crowd of spectators walked out on the president during a speech for Democrats Sunday in Maryland.

Confirmed: Israel to Supply Gas to Egypt in $4 Billion Deal
Seven-year gas contract to the tune of four billion dollars marks another sign of renewed cooperation between Cairo and Jerusalem.

Ebola crisis: the conspiracy theories
The outbreak began in September, when The Daily Observer, a Liberian newspaper, published an article alleging the virus was not what it seemed – a medical disaster – but rather a bio-weapon designed by the US military to depopulate the planet.

Hagel orders military medical team to train, get ready for quick response to more Ebola cases in US
The Defense Department said Sunday that it is preparing a quick-response medical team to help health-care professionals should the Ebola virus spread in the United States. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the training of the 30-member team and said the effort was in response to a Department of Health and Human Services request.

GROWING CHANCE OF FLARES
Big sunspot AR2192 has grown even bigger, spreading across 1/3rd more solar terrain today than it did yesterday. The chances of an explosion are growing along with the sunspot. On Oct. 20th, NOAA forecasters boosted the odds of an M-class flare to 60% and an X-flare to 20%.

US sends lethal aid to Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in Kobani
The Pentagon has publicly acknowledged an air-drop of lethal aid to Kurdish rebels fighting the hardline Islamic State in the pivotal Syrian-Turkish border town of Kobani.

Hamas admits rebuilding tunnel network in wake of Gaza conflict
Hamas' military wing...is openly stating that the group is rebuilding the network of tunnels used for terror attacks, which was largely demolished by the IDF during the summer's conflict in Gaza. A reporter for the Gaza-based newspaper Al-Resalah visited a tunnel site...where he was shown the diggers hard at work repairing a tunnel bombed by IAF planes during Operation Protective Edge.

U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS
While U.S. warplanes strike at the militants of the so-called Islamic State in both Syria and Iraq, truckloads of U.S. and Western aid has been flowing into territory controlled by the jihadists, assisting them to build their terror-inspiring “Caliphate.” The aid—mainly food and medical equipment—is meant for Syrians displaced from their hometowns, and for hungry civilians.

Islamic State: Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight
Turkey will allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross the Syrian border to fight Islamic State (IS) militants in Kobane, its foreign minister says. Mevlut Cavusoglu added that talks on the subject were continuing, but gave no further details. Tens of thousands of people from Kobane have fled months of fighting between besieging IS forces and Syrian Kurd defenders.

9 Jewish families move into Jerusalem’s Arab Silwan neighborhood
In a move certain to court international condemnation, nine Jewish families on Sunday night relocated into the Arab neighborhood of Silwan, south of Jerusalem’s Old City, nearly doubling the total number of Jews living in the contested area. Shortly after news of the controversial move was announced, President Reuven Rivlin criticized the development as surreptitious and potentially unsanctioned.

Houston's lesbian mayor turns tyrant
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson calls Christians to 'take the fight to the enemy'. Despite the all-out effort by the far left to portray the LGBT lifestyle as “normal,” there is growing evidence revealing the disturbing truth: Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder.”

Quake rattles Fiordland
The 134km-deep quake, situated 35km northwest of Te Anau, struck shortly after 7am on Monday.

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border in latest clash
North and South Korea exchanged gunfire on Sunday when the North's soldiers approached the military border and did not retreat after the South fired warning shots, the South Korean Defence Ministry said.

Ebola crisis: Tests show Spanish nurse Teresa Romero no longer has the virus
Medical tests have shown that a Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside of Africa no longer has the virus. The special committee responsible for monitoring the virus in Spain said initial tests showed Teresa Romero had tested negative and she would be given another test soon to confirm the results.

World War 3: Vladimir Putin Threatens West with Russia’s 5,000 Nuclear Warheads
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has threatened the West with his country’s 5,000 nuclear warheads. Putin has raised the specter of nuclear war for the third time in the past two months as he and Western countries such as the United States clash over the Ukraine conflict, which has been bringing to light other deep-seated animosity.

Stunning Scenes From California's Central Valley Drought
No matter what you have read or seen so far on California’s historic Central Valley drought, you probably haven’t been touched by it as much as you will be by the following video from the New Yorker.

Sweden: 3 credible sightings in submarine search
The Swedish military said Sunday it had made three credible sightings of foreign undersea activity in its waters during the past few days amid reports of a suspected Russian intrusion in the area.

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Canadian soldiers were run down by 'radicalized' man, officials say
The man suspected of crashing his car into two Canadian soldiers, killing one and injuring the other, was being actively investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and had had his passport taken away, officials said Tuesday. National police in Quebec identified the suspect, who died in a confrontation with police shortly after, as 25-year-old Martin Couture-Roulea.

Palestinians attack new E.Jerusalem settler homes
Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails at an apartment building in a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood just hours after it was taken over by Jewish settlers, police said Tuesday.

North Korea unexpectedly frees American Jeffrey Fowle
North Korea has freed Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans detained by the country, and he is being flown home to his family in Ohio, the White house said on Tuesday.

Assad pursues withering campaign against rebels
Syrian President Bashar Assad is taking advantage of the U.S.-led coalition's war against the Islamic State group to pursue a withering air and ground campaign against more mainstream rebels elsewhere in the country, trying to recapture areas considered more crucial to the survival of his government.

NASA unveils fascinating images of Mars-buzzing comet
NASA just released an image that shows four vague blobs of light. Normally, such an image wouldn't create much excitement, but this particular image is pretty special. Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring buzzed Mars over the weekend, putting NASA's three Mars orbiter spacecraft on high alert.

MONSTER SUNSPOT
The biggest sunspot of the current solar cycle is turning toward Earth. A few days ago, AR2192 unleashed an X1-class solar flare. Since then the sunspot has almost doubled in size and developed an increasingly unstable 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field. It would seem to be just a matter of time before another strong explosion occurs.

Detroit officials bristle at UN visit, scolding over water shut-offs
Detroit officials are fuming after two visiting United Nations lawyers scolded the city for cutting off water to delinquent customers and described the shut-offs as a “human rights” violation.

Brutal female police enforce ISIS sharia vision on women of caliphate
Known as the Al-Khansa brigade, the group consists of about 60 armed women between the ages of 18 and 24 who patrol the Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold. Their job, which they are said to perform with cruel relish, is to arrest and beat women who commit such transgressions as allowing ankles or wrists to show or being seen without a male chaperone.

Vladimir Putin Wanted To Invade Ukraine And Divide It With Poland, Official Claims
Vladimir Putin reportedly tried to hatch a plan to invade Ukraine and divide the country with Poland, a top Polish official claims. Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s parliamentary speaker, said the Russian president made the proposal during Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s visit to Moscow in 2008.

Michele Bachmann threatened by Islamic State, assigned security detail
Michele Bachmann was assigned a security detail by Capitol Police after an Islamic State online threat to her safety recently emerged, according to Politico.

Iran president pledges support for Iraq
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will stand by its neighbor Iraq in its fight against the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group.

Ebola crisis turns a corner as U.S. issues new treatment protocols
The United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed to prevent medical workers from becoming infected.

Mike Huckabee Asks Pastors Across the US to Send Sermons, Bibles to Houston Mayor
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said pastors from across the United States should send "thousands and thousands" of Bibles and sermons to the Houston mayor who demanded pastors turn over their sermons to the government due to their objection to an LGBT discrimination city ordinance.

Ebola ‘czar’ to skip House hearing, aide says
“That the president chose a political operative rather than a health care expert to head up his administration’s response to an outbreak of a deadly disease says a lot – and nothing positive – about the White House’s line of thinking,”

Islamist Attempts to Run Over Soldiers near Montreal
His Facebook page is a photo of the flag of the Islamic State (ISIS) with the caption: "there will be no surrender. Victory or martyrdom in the path of Allah."

'Tremendously Important' 2,000 Year Old Find in Jerusalem
Researchers say the significance of the inscription stems from the fact that it specifically mentions the name and titles of Hadrian who was an extremely prominent emperor, as well as a clear date - a tangible confirmation of the historical account regarding the presence of the Tenth Legion in Jerusalem during the period between the two Jewish revolts against Roman rule.

First Aramean registers in Israel
The first Israeli to register under the new Israeli Aramaean nationality is two-year-old Yaakov Halul, the son of Aramaic leaders in Northern Israel. The child’s parents, Sha’di and Oxana Halul, waited two years after their son's birth to register his nationality, so he could officially register as Aramaean, as opposed to Arab.

Moderate Alaska earthquake felt in interior communities of state
The Alaska Earthquake Center says the 5.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 4:36 p.m. Monday. State seismologist Michael West says the quake was centered about 40 miles northwest of Fairbanks and was felt there and other communities, including Nenana and Salcha.

Strong Earthquake Strikes Ecuador and Colombia
The magnitude-6.0 temblor struck the province of Carchi in northern Ecuador at 2:33 p.m. local time (3:33 p.m. EDT). The epicenter was near San Gabriel, a town of 33,000 near the Colombian border. Shaking was reported in Ecuador's capital, Quito, as well as farther away in its largest city, Guayaquil.

Ebola Doctors at Breaking Point: 'This Constant Feeling That the Boat's Sinking'
“I don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Lucey, a physician and professor from Georgetown University who is halfway through a five-week tour in Liberia with Medecins Sans Frontieres, the medical charity known in English as Doctors Without Borders. “The epidemic is still getting worse,” he said by phone between shifts.

Jason Carter, Jimmy’s Grandson, Thinks Our Rights Come From the Government
Carter, in his own words, believes the government “doles out” our rights. No, this may surprise you. You may think that in our American system we have “unalienable rights” endowed by our Creator. But Carter thinks otherwise. In his own words, government doles out our rights to us.

Christian Chapel Owners Were Reportedly Threatened With Jail Time and Fines For Refusing to Marry Gays — and Now They’re Fighting Back
Two ordained ministers have filed a federal lawsuit and are seeking a restraining order to prevent local officials from forcing them to marry same-sex couples, saying they have been threatened with fines and possible jail time over their refusal. ...Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal firm, claiming that city officials told them that they are required to conduct gay marriages under a nondiscrimination ordinance.

Hurricane Gonzalo: Disruption as remnants of storm hit UK
Rain and high winds are causing travel disruption, as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo hit the UK. Gusts of up to 70mph have been recorded in north Wales and the Isle of Wight, and a Met Office wind warning is in place for much of the UK. Some flights have been cancelled at Heathrow, but other airports are reporting no major problems.

EU to uphold Russia sanctions
EU states decided to uphold sanctions on Russia and to better co-ordinate their response to the Ebola crisis at a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday (20 October). Polish FM Grzegorz Schetyna told press “the ministers spoke with one voice on the need to keep the sanctions in place … that’s the conclusion we came to and I was encouraged to see that these were not just the voices of Central and Eastern European countries”.

Four arrests over acid attacks against women in Iran
Iranian police have arrested four men suspected of involvement in multiple acid attacks against women last week. Reports suggest there have been at least four such attacks in Isfahan, Iran's third-largest city. Others place the figure as high as 11. Officials have not released details, but social media users say the women were targeted for not following Iran's strict dress code.

Iran's Military Mastermind Says Both ISIS And The US Are 'Doomed To Failure' In Syria
The commander of Iran's powerful Qods Force, Qassem Suleimani, has said that both the Islamic State (IS) group and the United States are "doomed to failure" in Iraq and Syria.

Polish ex-minister quoted saying Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland
Poland's parliamentary speaker, Radoslaw Sikorski, has been quoted as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Poland's then leader in 2008 that they divide Ukraine between themselves.

Parents outraged as Toys ‘R’ Us sells 'crystal meth' Breaking Bad dolls
The American toy shop Toys “R” Us has been criticised by parents for selling a range of drug dealer dolls based on the television series Breaking Bad. One of the six-inch figures, which sell for $17.99 (£11.16), even portrays a dealer clutching a gun, with a detachable bag of cash and blue rocks of the drug crystal meth.

US air drops, Turkey boost Kurd battle against jihadists
Kurds battling jihadists for the Syrian border town of Kobane welcomed a first US airdrop of weapons Monday as neighbouring Turkey said it will help Iraqi Kurds to support the fight.

New Evidence Suggests Hawaii Could Be Hit By A Massive Tsunami
The discovery of a massive debris pile in a giant sinkhole in the Hawaiian islands suggests that the region was hit by a mammoth tsunami about 500 years ago. It was larger than any in Hawaii's recorded history, so scientists are now worrying that a similar disaster could happen again.

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100,000 Atheists Are 'Unbaptized'
The National Secular Society offers certificates to atheists who want to revoke their baptism. It estimates that 100,000 people have downloaded such documents from their website over the past five years.

Jordanian Man Allegedly Fleeing ISIS Detained At Mexican Border
U.S. immigration officials in August apprehended a Jordanian national attempting to cross into the United States from Mexico who fled his home country in part because of the growing threat of ISIS terrorists operating in the region.

Sweden ready to use force to surface foreign sub as search continues
Swedish Armed forces are ready to use force if they detect any foreign submarine in the waters of the Stockholm Archipelago, the supreme commander general said as the operation in search of the underwater threat entered its fifth day.

Fourth Shark Attack In California This Month: Is The Same Great White Responsible?
A California woman managed to paddle herself to safety after a shark attacked her canoe, sending her flying into the water and marking the fourth attack this month in the area around Santa Barbara.

Woman Who Scheduled Day to Die Over Cancer Diagnosis Has Not Changed Mind Despite Pleas
A woman whose scheduled day to die is less than two weeks away does not appear to be changing her mind despite pleas from numerous concerned citizens across the country—including those who are fighting terminal diseases themselves.

Dominican Republic joins entry ban for Ebola-affected countries
The Dominican Republic joined other countries in banning entry to foreigners who have visited Ebola-affected countries in the last 30 days, the country's Ministry of Public Health announced on Tuesday.

U.S. to funnel travelers from Ebola-hit region through five airports
The United States ratcheted up its safeguards against Ebola on Tuesday, requiring travelers from three countries at the center of an epidemic in West Africa to fly into one of five major airports conducting enhanced screening for the virus.

NOAA employee charged with stealing U.S. dam information
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employee in Ohio has been charged with stealing sensitive information from a federal database for the nation's dams and lying about the breach to federal agents, prosecutors said. Xiafen "Sherry" Chen, 59, was arrested on Monday at the NOAA office in Wilmington, Ohio...

North Korea unexpectedly frees American Jeffrey Fowle
North Korea has freed Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans detained by the country, and he is being flown home to his family, Washington said on Tuesday, amid growing international pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights record.

Syria's Assad taking advantage of US strikes on IS to launch fierce assault on rebels
Syrian President Bashar Assad is seizing an opportunity presented by the US-led coalition's war against the Islamic State group to pursue a withering air and ground campaign against more mainstream rebels elsewhere in the country, trying to recapture areas considered more crucial to the survival of his government.

Jordan to Israel: You are inciting a religious conflict over Temple Mount
Jordan is warning that an Israeli plan to allow Jewish prayer at the sensitive Temple Mount area could have disastrous consequences for the region.

Poll: Drop in faith in government on Ebola
Americans have become less confident in recent weeks in the federal government’s ability to fight Ebola in the United States, according to a new poll.

At Least 11 Banks To Fail European Stress Tests: Report
The results of the stress tests on 130 banks by the European Central Bank are due to be unveiled on Sunday. Three banks in Greece, three Italian lenders and two Austrian ones are among those that preliminary data showed had failed the tests, Efe said.

Brand-new call: No marriage licenses for anyone
Idaho state Sen. Steve Vick says one U.S. city’s efforts to force a Christian wedding chapel to perform homosexual marriages in his state is a blatant violation of the Constitution, and he is seriously considering legislation to get the state government out of marriage entirely because he fears churches will be the next target in the aggressive homosexual agenda.

Saudis sound alarm on Obama 'caving' to Iran
The document,was presented by the Saudis this week to all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, an umbrella made up of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq. The council consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

LOTS OF SOLAR FLARES
During the past 48 hours, monster sunspot AR2192 has unleashed seven M-class solar flares. The most powerful of the bunch (Oct 22nd at 0159 UT) was an M9-class eruption that almost crossed the threshold into X-territory. In addition, the explosion might have hurled a CME into space.

Cerro Negro de Mayasquer volcano (Colombia): magnitude 5.8 earthquake, alert level raised
Orange alert has been declared for the volcanic complex at the Colombia-Ecuador border, after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred under the volcano last Monday. This earthquake, located at shallow 10 km depth southwest of the Chiles cone, seems to be directly linked to the ongoing crisis at the volcano.

Airstrikes "have failed to reduce imminent threat" to US of little known al-Qaeda off-shoot
The "imminent threat" posed by an al-Qaeda off-shoot in Syria has not been diminished by an American bombing campaign, according to the former head of US counterterrorism. ...Reports suggested it was developing clothing laced with undetectable explosives as a way of smuggling bombs on to aircraft. It is thought to comprise senior al-Qaeda figures, veterans of the war in Afghanistan

Russia prepares militarization of Arctic
Russia has begun a large-scale militarization of the Arctic Ocean region, with a military command structure planned by 2017. It comes after recent discoveries of oil and natural gas reserves under the ocean floor, and the possibility a potential Northern Sea Route -- an alternative to the Suez Canal -- could soon be established as global climate change causes melting of Arctic ice.

Turkey unveils stringent new anti-protest laws
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled sweeping new security laws branded as repressive by critics, saying those in possession of banned objects at protests would face up to four years in jail. The changes were first announced last week by the Islamic-rooted government following deadly protests in Istanbul and the Kurdish-majority southeast over Turkey's Syria policy.

South Korea takes down 'Christmas tree' border tower
South Korea has taken down a tower at its border with North Korea which has in the past been decorated as a Christmas tree by Christian groups. The 60ft (18m) tower has previously been covered in colourful lights at Christmas and topped with a cross. The North, which is officially atheist, saw this as religious and political propaganda and threatened to shell it.

Ebola: US restricts airport arrivals from West Africa
New US rules requiring air passengers from the three West African countries worst hit by Ebola to travel via one of five airports are coming into effect. Travellers from Sierra Leone, Liberia or Guinea must now arrive at O'Hare in Chicago, JFK, Newark, Washington's Dulles or Atlanta, where they will undergo enhanced screening. The World Health Organisation is due to convene an emergency meeting later.

Still no Russia gas deal as Europe heads into winter
With temperatures already near freezing in eastern Europe, Ukraine will hold elections on Sunday (26 October) amid uncertainty on Russian gas supplies. The situation arises after EU, Russian, and Ukrainian negotiators failed to reach a deal in Brussels on Tuesday. They will meet again on 29 October, but big gaps remain between Kiev and Moscow.

Israel mulling request to replace UN peacekeepers who fled Syria border with drones
The UN is considering replacing its peacekeepers who fled the Golan Heights in recent months with drones, Lebanon's Al-Manar reported Tuesday. According to the report, Argentina's envoy to the UN made the suggestion to Israel and Syria. Damascus reportedly accepted the request, but Israel has been slow to make a decision on the matter.

Australian teenage jihadist Abdullah Elmir vows Isis will fight 'until black flag is on the top of Buckingham Palace'
A 17-year-old Australian boy has appeared in an Isis propaganda video, where he warns the UK and US that militants will keep fighting until “the black flag” is flying over Buckingham Palace. The video is believed to show Abdullah Elmir, who went missing from his home in Sydney at the end of June after telling his family he was going fishing.

Canadian soldiers were run down by 'radicalized' man, officials say
The man suspected of crashing his car into two Canadian soldiers, killing one and injuring the other, was being actively investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and had had his passport taken away, officials said Tuesday. National police in Quebec identified the suspect, who died in a confrontation with police shortly after, as 25-year-old Martin Couture-Roulea.

Palestinians attack new E.Jerusalem settler homes
Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails at an apartment building in a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood just hours after it was taken over by Jewish settlers, police said Tuesday.

North Korea unexpectedly frees American Jeffrey Fowle
North Korea has freed Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans detained by the country, and he is being flown home to his family in Ohio, the White house said on Tuesday.

Assad pursues withering campaign against rebels
Syrian President Bashar Assad is taking advantage of the U.S.-led coalition's war against the Islamic State group to pursue a withering air and ground campaign against more mainstream rebels elsewhere in the country, trying to recapture areas considered more crucial to the survival of his government.

NASA unveils fascinating images of Mars-buzzing comet
NASA just released an image that shows four vague blobs of light. Normally, such an image wouldn't create much excitement, but this particular image is pretty special. Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring buzzed Mars over the weekend, putting NASA's three Mars orbiter spacecraft on high alert.

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Fight against Islamic State at impasse, military commanders say
The Obama administration on Thursday offered a very mixed assessment of progress in the U.S.-led campaign to degrade and defeat the Islamic State, with no serious ground offensive against the militant group likely for at least a year and little sign that the effort to stanch its flow of money has succeeded.

Doctor in New York City Tests Positive for Ebola
A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the Ebola virus Thursday, becoming the city’s first diagnosed case.

Foreign central banks cut U.S. bond stakes to lowest since May
Foreign central banks slashed their holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Federal Reserve to their lowest level since May, Fed data released on Thursday showed.

Mali becomes sixth West African nation hit by Ebola
Mali confirmed its first case of Ebola on Thursday, becoming the sixth West African country to be touched by the worst outbreak on record of the hemorrhagic fever, which has killed nearly 4,900 people.

Bond funds stock up on Treasuries in prep for market shock
U.S. corporate bond funds this year are adding Treasuries to their holdings at more than twice the rate of corporate debt amid concern that the struggling European economy and potential changes in Federal Reserve policy will drag down profits at U.S. corporations. Through September, corporate bond portfolios boosted their holdings of U.S. government debt by 15 percent, compared with a 6.5 percent increase in corporate bonds during the same period.

WHO: Ebola Responsible for More Than 4,800 Deaths
Ebola is now believed to have killed more than 4,800 people globally and that the spread of the lethal virus remains “persistent and widespread” in West Africa. In a new update issued on Wednesday, WHO said there have been 9,936 probable, suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It said transmission remains “intense” in the capital cities and that cases continue to be under reported.

Abu Mazen’s View of Peace & Dual Existence
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has ordered a stricter law to prevent any of his residents from selling land to Jews. Anyone who is convicted of such a crime will now face life in prison with hard labor and this includes not only selling land, but renting to anyone from an “enemy state”, which includes first and foremost, Israel.

Climate change PROVED to be 'nothing but a lie', claims top meteorologist
THE debate about climate change is finished - because it has been categorically proved NOT to exist, one of the world's leading meteorologists has claimed. John Coleman, who co-founded the Weather Channel, shocked academics by insisting the theory of man-made climate change was no longer scientifically credible. Instead, what 'little evidence' there is for rising global temperatures points to a 'natural phenomenon' within a developing eco-system.

SUNSET SOLAR ECLIPSE--TODAY!On Thursday, Oct. 23rd, the Moon will pass in front of the sun, off center, producing a partial solar eclipse visible from almost all of North America.

LOTS OF SOLAR FLARES
Solar activity is high. Since the week began, giant sunspot AR2192 has produced 27 C-class solar flares, 8 M-class flares, and 2 X-flares. Earth-effects could increase in the days ahead. AR2192 has an unstable 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for powerful explosions, and the active region is turning toward Earth.

It’s Like a Gang Land Initiation
The west has become so hostile to God and His Son that many western elites would rather spend their time calling Christians bigots than deal with the threat that is Islam in areas where the Islamic population has grown substantively enough to impact local cultures.

With 12 Days to Go, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Wants Republican Leaders to Oppose Religious Liberty
Georgia’s Republicans need every vote they can muster, but conservatives need some immediate assurances the GOP will support religious liberty protections in return for a vote. As you know, the federal government has a Religious Freedom Restoration Act. It is that very act that saved Hobby Lobby from being forced to pay for abortions. It was that very act that saved Catholic charities from having to violate their religious faith in the name of Obamacare.

Global Surge Of Great Earthquakes From 2004-2014The past ten years have been a remarkable time for great earthquakes with 18 quakes of Mw8.0 or greater since December 2004, which is a rate of more than twice that seen from 1900 to mid-2004. “What we've seen is that we can have multiple faults activated,” said Lay. “We've seen it off Sumatra and off Japan. Once earthquakes get going they can activate faulting in areas that were thought not physically feasible.”

Two minor earthquakes detected in SW Montana
Ten earthquakes have shook western Montana in the last seven days and 33 in the last 30 days.

Earthquake Shakes Southern Nevada
Given the series of quakes between Tuesday and Wednesday across the border in California, however, some are wondering if there may be more to come or if this is a continuation of this series of quakes.

4.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS WESTERN TURKEY
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred in Turkey's western province of Sakarya on Wednesday, according to the Kandilli Observatory of the Bogazici University and the Earthquake Research Institute of Turkey.

WHO revises global tuberculosis estimate up by 500,000
The World Health Organization has revised up its estimate of how many people have tuberculosis by almost 500,000. In 2013 nine million people had developed TB around the world, up from 8.6 million in 2012, the WHO said. However, the number of people dying from TB continued to decline, it added.

Nato jets 'intercept Russian spy plane' over Baltic
A Russian spy plane has been intercepted by Nato jets over the Baltic Sea, the alliance says, amid heightened tensions in the region. Estonia summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday after its military said the Ilyushin-20 plane had entered its airspace for about a minute. But Russia said the plane had been on a training flight and had not violated Estonian airspace.

Nigeria's Boko Haram 'abducts more women and girls'
Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say. The abductions have not been confirmed by the authorities, but residents say they took place a day after the military announced it had agreed a ceasefire with the Boko Haram group.

Nigeria's Boko Haram 'abducts more women and girls'
Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say. The abductions have not been confirmed by the authorities, but residents say they took place a day after the military announced it had agreed a ceasefire with the Boko Haram group.

Honduras drought puts thousands 'at risk' of hunger
More than half a million people in Honduras have been affected by a severe drought, the Red Cross has said. It said the most vulnerable families were in danger of hunger because of the loss of crops, higher food prices and lower incomes for farmers. The Red Cross said some families were selling their belongings and livestock to survive, while others were leaving their homes to escape the drought.

Report: Palestinians accept US request to delay Security Council bid for statehood
The London-based pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Thursday that the Palestinian Authority has agreed to delay by two months its plan to seek a Security Council resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines within three years. ...The sources said that the PA leadership was nevertheless determined to proceed with the Security Council bid.

Violence in capital continues as Palestinians hurl stones at kindergarten in east Jerusalem
Jerusalem police said on Thursday that masked Arab assailants hurled stones at a kindergarten in the Ma’aleh Zeitim neighborhood, not far from the Palestinian quarter of Ras al-Amud in the eastern part of the capital. There were no reports of injuries or damage. The assailants fled the scene immediately after the incident. Border Police and regular police personnel are conducting searches of the vicinity.

Is Hezbollah Preparing a Large Assault on Israel?
This information comes amid many previous reports regarding the marked change in Hezbollah policy in terms of its conduct along the confrontation line with Israel — to wit, the Israeli-Lebanese border as well as the Golan Heights sector, into which Hezbollah has been infiltrating little by little. Lately, the Lebanese Shiite organization has claimed responsibly for attempted terrorist attacks in the Golan Heights, for the first time in many years

Man arrested after jumping White House fence, causing lockdown
A man jumped the White House fence on Wednesday evening and was attacked by Secret Service dogs before being arrested, a Secret Service spokesman said. "Dogs got him," spokesman Edwin Donovan said, referring to the intruder.

Bomb blast kills five at bus station in north Nigeria, police say
A bomb exploded at a bus station in northern Nigeria’s Bauchi state late on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding 12, police said. The blast, which struck the town of Azare, is likely to be blamed on Islamist Boko Haram militants, casting further doubt on government reports that it had reached a temporary ceasefire with the rebels in order to secure the release of more than 200 schoolgirls they are holding hostage.

Mexican Prosecutor Says Mayor, Wife Ordered Attack On Students
Mexico's top prosecutor says it a mayor and his wife ordered the attack on 43 students who have been missing for nearly a month. The couple — of the town of Iguala in the southern state of Guerrero — are now fugiti

Ottawa shootings: Timeline of events
A timeline of the events on Wednesday as Canada's capital witnessed multiple shootings that resulted in the death of a soldier and a suspected gunman. All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4).

The World's Second Biggest Retailer Is Getting Hammered As Profits Collapse 90%
Tesco's results are out today for the first half of the year , and they've been hammered. Shares are down more than 5% just as the London Stock Exchange opens Thursday, adding to the last month's brutal sell-off.

Israel Boycott: 6 Celebrities Who Have Spoken Against Nation
Some artists, authors, academics and celebrities from around the world are boycotting Israel. Singers, bands and actors are refusing to perform or canceling performances after international pressure or incidents they consider oppressive toward Palestinian people. Academics and authors are speaking out and pulling out of participation in forums for the same reasons.

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Greece Earthquake Today 2014 Strikes Arta
A Greece earthquake today 2014 has struck Arta. The Greece earthquake today October 25, 2014 began moments ago. Damage assessment is pending.

Police: 2 dead, including gunman, at high school near Seattle
The shooter who opened fire Friday morning at Washington state's Marysville-Pilchuck High School played football and was recently named to the homecoming court. Freshman Jaylen Fryberg was in the school's cafeteria, went up to a table with students, "came up from behind ... and fired about six bullets into the backs of them," witness Jordan Luton told CNN. "They were his friends, so it wasn't just random," Luton said.

Dems on FEC move to regulate Internet campaigns, blogs, Drudge
In a surprise move late Friday, a key Democrat on the Federal Election Commission called for burdensome new rules on Internet-based campaigning, prompting the Republican chairman to warn that Democrats want to regulate online political sites and even news media like the Drudge Report.

Bratton: Hatchet Attack on Cops Was a Lone Wolf "Act of Terror"
A man who assaulted a group of NYPD officers with a hatchet before they shot him dead committed "an act of terror," the city's top cop said Friday. "We at this time believe that he acted alone," Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Friday. "We would describe him as self-radicalized. We would describe him as self-directed in his activities."

NY, NJ order Ebola quarantine for doctors, others
Alarmed by the case of an Ebola-infected New York doctor, the governors of New Jersey and New York on Friday ordered a mandatory, 21-day quarantine of all medical workers and other arriving airline passengers who have had contact with victims of the deadly disease in West Africa.

Virginia remains identified as those of missing college student
Reuters) - Human remains found in Virginia were identified on Friday as those of missing university student Hannah Graham, and prosecutors are focusing on more charges against the suspect in her disappearance, authorities said.

ISIS Hit Hard, but Iraq Offensive Could Be Year Away
The combination of American airstrikes and Iraqi and Kurdish military operations are beginning to undermine ISIS’s confidence on the battlefield but an Iraqi offensive to take back territory is a long way off, U.S. military officials believe.

BREAKING: Judicial Watch Obtains List of Fast and Furious Documents Held Under Obama's Executive Privilege
The scandal required the attention of virtually every top official of the DOJ and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Communications to and from the United States Ambassador to Mexico about the Fast and Furious matter are also described.

Why Tony Blair is a gay icon
They are individuals who have contributed a great deal in the fight for gay rights. Whether that be visibility, championing equality or defending the dignity of those with HIV and Aids. The title isn’t bestowed on someone simply for being camp or fabulous, but rather for using their time and work to pursue gay rights. That’s the real definition of an icon.

Scientists convert human skin cells directly into brain cells
By exposing skin cells to a particular combination of cell programming molecules, scientists managed to convert them into brain cells that behave like native cells. The study is unusual because, unlike many cell conversion techniques, the cells did not return to a stem cell stage first - they converted directly into brain cells - thus avoiding the risk of producing many other types of cells.

21 Asian countries sign MOU on new development bank
Twenty-one Asian countries willing to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as founding members on Friday morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing AIIB (MOU). Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the representatives of the 21 nations later in the morning.

Utah Supreme Court clears way for adoption by partners of same-sex spouses
The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday lifted an order that had blocked spouses in same-sex marriages from adopting their partners' children, state officials said.

Futures fall on weak Amazon results, Ebola worries
U.S. stock index futures dipped on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track to trim its weekly gain, following disappointing results from Amazon and as the first diagnosed case of Ebola in New York City raised concerns about the spread of the virus.

First Case of Ebola in New York City Confirmed
A New York doctor living in Harlem was diagnosed with Ebola on Thursday, after having returned last week from Guinea where he is thought to have treated patients suffering from the epidemic with Doctors Without Borders.

LOTS OF SOLAR FLARES
Solar activity is high. Since the week began, giant sunspot AR2192 has produced 27 C-class solar flares, 9 M-class flares, and 2 X-flares. The most powerful eruption so far was an X1.6-category blast on Oct 22nd.

Jerusalem Baby Killed and Civilians Injured in Suspected Terrorist Attack
a convicted Palestinian, terrorist, fugitive took his escape vehicle barreling through a light rail station platform, killing an Israeli-American baby and injuring Israeli and American civilians, leading authorities to suspect the attack was intentional.

Earthquake at Colombia-Ecuador border triggers fears of volcanic eruptions
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake that recently hit the Colombia-Ecuador border region has triggered fears of eruptions at two volcanoes – Cerro Negro and Chiles – reported Colombia Reports.

Another earthquake rattles Interior Alaska
Less than three days after a 5.1 magnitude quake rattled Interior Alaska, residents were jolted by another on Thursday morning.

Two Oklahoma earthquakes recorded today; nine recorded Wednesday
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded two Oklahoma earthquakes today and nine Oklahoma earthquakes on Wednesday.

Earthquake hits Pakistan
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted northern Pakistan on Friday, a media report said.

Top Iranian Official: Obama is ‘The Weakest of U.S. Presidents’
The Iranian president’s senior advisor has called President Barack Obama “the weakest of U.S. presidents” and described the U.S. leader’s tenure in office as “humiliating,” ... The comments by Ali Younesi, senior advisor to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, come as Iran continues to buck U.S. attempts to woo it into the international coalition currently battling the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, or ISIS).

U.S., allies scramble jets almost daily to repel Russian incursions
Russian military provocations have increased so much over the seven months since Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine that Washington and its allies are scrambling defense assets on a nearly daily basis in response to air, sea and land incursions by Vladimir Putin’s forces.

Jerusalem to step up security after second day of violence
Jerusalem will step up its security level following threats made during a second violent day in the city. ...Jerusalem police announced there will be restrictions on who can enter the Temple Mount for Friday prayers, Israel Radio reported. Though Muslim women of all ages will be able to enter the Temple Mount, only men above aged 40 and up will be allowed to enter the area.

Norway's 'killer robot' technology under fire
The Norwegian government is set to develop a new controversial robot-controlled missile for its fighter jets, but faces opposition from MPs and peace organizations claiming the technology may break international law.

IS world's wealthiest terror group: Top US official
A top United States administration official has termed the Islamic State (IS) world's wealthiest terror group that generates tens of millions of dollars a month from "deep and diverse" sources that include, black market oil sales, ransoms and extortion.

Fight against Islamic State at impasse, military commanders say
The Obama administration on Thursday offered a very mixed assessment of progress in the U.S.-led campaign to degrade and defeat the Islamic State, with no serious ground offensive against the militant group likely for at least a year and little sign that the effort to stanch its flow of money has succeeded.

Doctor in New York City Tests Positive for Ebola
A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the Ebola virus Thursday, becoming the city’s first diagnosed case.

Foreign central banks cut U.S. bond stakes to lowest since May
Foreign central banks slashed their holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Federal Reserve to their lowest level since May, Fed data released on Thursday showed.

Mali becomes sixth West African nation hit by Ebola
Mali confirmed its first case of Ebola on Thursday, becoming the sixth West African country to be touched by the worst outbreak on record of the hemorrhagic fever, which has killed nearly 4,900 people.

Bond funds stock up on Treasuries in prep for market shock
U.S. corporate bond funds this year are adding Treasuries to their holdings at more than twice the rate of corporate debt amid concern that the struggling European economy and potential changes in Federal Reserve policy will drag down profits at U.S. corporations. Through September, corporate bond portfolios boosted their holdings of U.S. government debt by 15 percent, compared with a 6.5 percent increase in corporate bonds during the same period.

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Putin Accuses US of Blackmail, Warns World Order May Collapse
Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of behaving like "Big Brother" and blackmailing world leaders, warning there was no guarantee for global security in one of his sharpest-ever swipes at Russia's Soviet-era adversary. Blamed by the U.S. and the European Union for fueling the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Putin said the Cold War's "victors" are dismantling international laws and relations. The U.S. is acting like the "nouveau riche" as global leader, and today's conflicts risk toppling the world order, he told the annual Valdai Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

‘No Gay Civil Rights, We are Ready to Go to Jail’ Say Michigan Pastors at Capital Press Conference
DETROIT,—Hundreds of Michigan Pastors and Christian leaders gathered on the steps on the State Capital in Lansing, Michigan to hold a press conference in opposition to the growing movement within the Michigan Legislature to amend the State’s Civil Rights Act- Elliott Larson- to include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. "I don't know of another example of pastors' sermons being subpoenaed, except for in Nazi Germany and Communist Russia."

Antichrist – There’s an App for That: Or There Soon Will Be
Every leader and decision maker in the world believes they are acting independently of all Divine purpose. Yet, what we are told in the Bible is that no one and no nation is completely independent, they are under the control of Divinity and those which collectively choose an evil path are directed by (Satan) the god of this world, sometimes referred to as the ruler of the cosmos. Trying to convince them that they are controlled is a futility. It is part of the gospel as is the warnings of prophecy. There’s little mystery to the fact that the world is becoming so openly hostile to the gospel and anything at all to do with the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. It goes with the territory, the prophetic warnings and the rise of the well prophesied last and worst dictator of the world known as the Antichrist.

Obama Post-Election: More Hurt Ahead For American Workers, Business Owners, Taxpayers
Will American workers and business owners demand a government that serves them rather than enslaving them – or is it already too late? It’s noteworthy that the President is saving his surprise until after this year’s elections. And it’s difficult to know if he can be stopped, regardless of who wins in November. Yet when two major, long-standing American media outlets – one leaning to the left, the other leaning to the right – both publish news and analysis detailing lies and corruption with President Barack Obama’s plan to grant amnesty to tens of millions of illegal immigrants, actual American citizens should take notice.

Common Core and Agenda 21
The Obama administration, Bill Gates, the United Nations, and the Obama administration have been trying with all they’re worth to nationalize, along the lines of United Nations Globalization standards of education under the guise of Common Core. Many of the major schemas driving these very deeply disturbing “standards” was overlooked. It’s noted, official UN documents and statements by top administration officials expose plans to indoctrinate American children, and students around the world, into cookie-cutter replicants as “global citizens” ready for the “sustainable new world order”.

Las Vegas Gambles with Student Privacy
SACRAMENTO, —Las Vegas has long boasted of its commitment to confidentiality with its trademark phrase “What happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas.” Now its Clark County public schools appear poised to stretch the definition of confidentiality to encompass whether a student is a boy or a girl. Privacy advocate Karen England notes, “For some time those who want to blur the distinction between boys and girls have referred to gender as ‘assigned at birth.’ Now they are going a step further in claiming that this allegedly arbitrary and possibly mistaken assignment is confidential medical information that cannot be used to determine which bathroom, shower or locker room a student will use.”

Why Should We Fear the Recognition of a Palestinian State?
More than twelve years after Israel’s rejection of the Arab Peace Initiative, and despite the fact that acceptance of this initiative in principle could pave the way to peace with the Arab world, the Israeli leadership still believes in the possibility of advancing this aim without recognizing a Palestinian state or taking concrete measures toward its establishment. However, it is doubtful that the “moderate” pragmatic Sunni Arab camp will agree to negotiate agreements with Israel without the onset of serious and purposeful negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, despite the hardships facing this camp along with its interest in (secret) cooperation with Israel in facing the threat posed by radical Islam.

The peace process serves to maintain the conflict
John Kerry is insane. At least that is what Sigmund Freud would say because he keeps restarting the peace process, expecting a different result. For any negotiation to end in an agreement, the parties to the negotiations must want an agreement at a price they are willing to pay or must need an agreement regardless of the price. The US, EU and the UN undermine their own efforts to achieve an agreement because they ensure that the Palestinians don’t need an agreement by covering the total cost of Palestinian “resistance” including violence and incitement and they turn a blind eye to Palestinian corruption. Nor is there a need for the Palestinians to focus on economic development because the west will always cover the shortfall. Thus there is no need for the Palestinians to compromise and they are never held accountable.

Pastors of Houston, Shout It From the Rooftops This Sunday
I urge every pastor in the city of Houston to address the issues of homosexuality and transgenderism this Sunday, announcing this for the entire world to hear but at the same time, refusing to obey the unrighteous decree of Mayor Parker's office to turn your sermons over for government scrutiny. (This should be done respectfully, in the spirit of Acts 4:19-20; 5:28-29.)

15 'Signs of the Times' Indicating Judgment
Do we see the "handwriting on the wall" that we are at an unprecedented tipping point? Are we aware that America is rapidly spiraling into a lawless culture similar to Germany of a generation ago?

Huge Solar Flare Erupts from Biggest Sunspot in 24 Years
The biggest sunspot on the face of the sun in more than two decades unleashed a major flare on Friday (Oct. 24), the fourth intense solar storm from the active star in less than a week.

Lapid: Israel-US relations in 'crisis'
"There is a crisis with the Americans and it needs to be addressed as a crisis," Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Saturday after ongoing tensions between Washington and Jerusalem led US officials to block Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon from meeting with senior administration officials during his current US visit.

Fox News and Bill O'Reilly Keep Having Pastor Who Says Obama Is 'Paving the Way for the Future Reign of the Antichrist' as Guest
I want you to hear me tonight, I am not saying that President Obama is the Antichrist, I am not saying that at all. One reason I know he's not the Antichrist is the Antichrist is going to have much higher poll numbers when he comes. {a laugh line, congregation responds accordingly} President Obama is not the Antichrist. But what I am saying is this: the course he is choosing to lead our nation is paving the way for the future reign of the Antichrist.

EU budget: Britain must pay 'and that's that' says MEP
Europe expects the UK to pay an extra £1.7bn towards the EU budget "and that's that", a vice president of the European Parliament has said. ...On Friday David Cameron said the EU had "another think coming" if it thought Britain would pay the bill by the 1 December deadline. The EU demanded the extra amount because of growth in the UK economy.

Ebola outbreak: Cases pass 10,000, WHO reports
The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths, the World Health Organization says in its latest report. Only 27 of the cases have occurred outside the three worst-hit countries, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Those three countries account for all but 10 of the fatalities.

European Rabbis worried over Mideast Christians
WJC President:"The world is silent and they are silent because there is no one beating the drums and yet they are talking about Gaza day in and day out." TBILISI, Georgia – European Jewry is worried about the security of the Middle East’s Christian minority, the leader of a rabbinical group said.

Egypt imposes state of emergency in Sinai after attacks
Egypt has declared a three-month state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula after at least 31 soldiers were killed in two attacks there. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has declared three days of mourning in the wake of the suspected jihadist attacks. Egypt's Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip was also closed, state TV said. It was the biggest loss of life in decades for Egypt's army, which has been carrying out an offensive against jihadists in northern Sinai.

Foundation Run by Kerry's Wife Funds Anti-Israel Eatery
A foundation chaired by Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, who is deeply involved in negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, is funding a radical anti-Israel, anti-American snack bar near the Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh University campuses.

Greece Earthquake Today 2014 Strikes Arta
A Greece earthquake today 2014 has struck Arta. The Greece earthquake today October 25, 2014 began moments ago. Damage assessment is pending.

Police: 2 dead, including gunman, at high school near Seattle
The shooter who opened fire Friday morning at Washington state's Marysville-Pilchuck High School played football and was recently named to the homecoming court. Freshman Jaylen Fryberg was in the school's cafeteria, went up to a table with students, "came up from behind ... and fired about six bullets into the backs of them," witness Jordan Luton told CNN. "They were his friends, so it wasn't just random," Luton said.

Dems on FEC move to regulate Internet campaigns, blogs, Drudge
In a surprise move late Friday, a key Democrat on the Federal Election Commission called for burdensome new rules on Internet-based campaigning, prompting the Republican chairman to warn that Democrats want to regulate online political sites and even news media like the Drudge Report.

Bratton: Hatchet Attack on Cops Was a Lone Wolf "Act of Terror"
A man who assaulted a group of NYPD officers with a hatchet before they shot him dead committed "an act of terror," the city's top cop said Friday. "We at this time believe that he acted alone," Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Friday. "We would describe him as self-radicalized. We would describe him as self-directed in his activities."

NY, NJ order Ebola quarantine for doctors, others
Alarmed by the case of an Ebola-infected New York doctor, the governors of New Jersey and New York on Friday ordered a mandatory, 21-day quarantine of all medical workers and other arriving airline passengers who have had contact with victims of the deadly disease in West Africa.

Virginia remains identified as those of missing college student
Reuters) - Human remains found in Virginia were identified on Friday as those of missing university student Hannah Graham, and prosecutors are focusing on more charges against the suspect in her disappearance, authorities said.

ISIS Hit Hard, but Iraq Offensive Could Be Year Away
The combination of American airstrikes and Iraqi and Kurdish military operations are beginning to undermine ISIS’s confidence on the battlefield but an Iraqi offensive to take back territory is a long way off, U.S. military officials believe.

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Atheist Group to Distribute Pamphlets in Schools of Cartoon Bible Sexually Assaulting Woman
An atheist group is planning to distribute a pamphlet in several Florida public high schools that depicts an illustration of a cartoon Bible sexually assaulting a young woman.

American held for nearly 6 months in North Korea attends Sunday services at his Ohio church
LEBANON, Ohio – An American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub attended services Sunday in his home church in southwest Ohio.

World War 3? Russia says U.S. to blame, activist calls Vladimir Putin a 'threat'
Is World War 3 closer than some Americans might think? Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, gave a public speech this week in which he blamed the U.S. for problems in the Ukraine as well as terrorism in the Middle East.

Violence in Jerusalem Has Dramatically Increased. Is It a New ‘Intifada’?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday blamed “Islamic extremist elements” for the escalation of violence in Jerusalem, saying they were trying to ignite the holy city.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday blamed “Islamic extremist elements” for the escalation of violence in Jerusalem, saying they were trying to ignite the holy city. The Palestinians aim to establish east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.

Hazing’: Obama Administration Reportedly Designed Snub of Israeli Defense Minister to Intentionally ‘Humiliate’ Him
The Obama administration’s mass snubbing of Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon last week was designed to “humiliate” him, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, adding that Obama officials would continue to “ostracize” him until Ya’alon further apologizes for off-the-record comments he made about Kerry more than nine months ago.

AP Slammed for Biased Jerusalem Attack Headline
JERUSALEM, Israel -- The Associated Press is facing some heat for its offensive headline following Thursday's terror attack in Jerusalem. The initial headline read, "Israeli Police Shoot Man in East Jerusalem," with no mention that police were responding to a terror attack

Abbas asks US to stop Israeli ‘escalations’ in East Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sent an urgent message to the United States Sunday, asking the administration to stop “Israeli escalations” in East Jerusalem.The missive came as the capital has been rocked by days of unrest in East Jerusalem, as Palestinian protesters have clashed with police in the wake of a terror attack on the Jerusalem Light Rail by Silwan resident Abdelrahman al-Shaludi that left two people dead.

Rep. Mike Rogers: Lone-wolf terror threat ‘huge and getting worse’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers argued Sunday that the threat of lone-wolf terrorists pose to national security is “huge and getting worse.”

Behind the ISIS Smokescreen
Israel is not currently a top priority for Al Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra, or even for ISIS. Yet in light of the situation described above, and since these organizations regard Israel as a partner in the Western coalition, they may choose to undertake action against it at an earlier stage than originally planned stage. Israel is not currently a top priority for Al Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra, or even for ISIS. Yet in light of the situation described above, and since these organizations regard Israel as a partner in the Western coalition, they may choose to undertake action against it at an earlier stage than originally planned stage. Despite this risk, it is best for Israel to avoid initiating premature military measures against them, as long as it is not forced into an operation in order to thwart direct action against it.

The Left’s Worst Crime in the Middle East
The left’s worst crime in the Middle East has been its support for the region’s Arab-Muslim majority at the expense of its minorities. It has supported the majority’s terrorism, atrocities, ethnic cleansing and repression of the region’s minorities. Very rarely has it raised a voice in their support, and when it has done so, it was in muted tones completely different from their vigorous defenses of the nationalism of the Arab Muslim majority.

Moses was 'Barbaric, Schizophrenic,' Says 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Actor Christian Bale
the latest in a series of biblically-based or inspired films. Director Ridley Scott adds that in his movie, the parting of the Red Sea will be caused by an earthquake, and not by God or Moses.

6.0 earthquake registered in Ucayali
Residents of Ucayali had an unexpected visitor early Sunday morning when an earthquake rattled the Amazonian region at 05:45 a.m. According to Peru’s Geophysical Institute (IGP) the earthquake registered a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale.


Obama Plans 'Secret Radical Agenda' After Midterms
President Barack Obama is holding off implementing a "secret radical agenda" until after the November 4 midterm elections when it won't hurt Democrats in the voting booth and when he hopes no one is paying attention.

Massachusetts Father Mad Just Because Public School Teaches ‘There Is No God But Allah’
Millions of students in public schools don’t understand fractions or pronouns at even a basic level but students in the oceanfront Boston suburb of Revere, Mass. are taking the time to learn all about Islam — in the most embarrassingly shallow and cheerleading way imaginable

Vladimir Putin's Tangled Stance on Israel
Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama agree on very little. But on the subject of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank, they're on the same page. In a speech delivered Sunday at the Valdai Club, an annual gathering of Russian experts, Putin blamed the settlement construction for increased tension in the Middle East and beyond

Tropical Cyclone Nilofar in Arabian Sea Threatens Oman, Southern Pakistan, Western India
Tropical cyclones and the Arabian Sea may not sound like they belong in the same sentence. However, a tropical cyclone has formed in the Arabian Sea this weekend, and it may threaten parts of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Oman and Yemen, this week.

Jerusalem is Simmering: 1,000 Additional Forces Sent to Capital
As a result of the recent escalation of terror and violence in Jerusalem, law enforcement agencies are working Sunday to bring more security forces to the capital. An additional 1,000 Israeli Police and Border Patrol forces will be on hand to oversee security in eastern Jerusalem.

Iraqi forces seize four villages after victory near Baghdad
Iraqi government forces retook four villages on Sunday near a mountain ridge overlooking Islamic State supply lines, security officials said... Iraqi security forces backed by Shi'ite militias gained some momentum on Saturday in their bid to loosen the grip of Islamic State, which controls large swathes of territory in the north and west of the country.

Hillary Clinton: Corporations and businesses don’t create jobs
She went on to state that businesses and corporations are not the job creators of America. “Don’t let anybody tell you that it’s corporations and businesses that create jobs,” the former Secretary of State said. Clinton’s comment will likely be used frequently to attack her as another big-government Democrat.

Number of Islamic extremists growing in Germany
The number of Islamic extremists in Germany is growing rapidly, the head of the country's domestic intelligence agency said Saturday. The agency estimates that some 6,300 people in Germany are adherents of an ultraconservative strain of Islam known as Salafism, Hans-Georg Maassen told public broadcaster rbb-Inforadio.

CHANCE OF FLARES
Giant sunspot AR2192 is growing again, which means high solar activity is unlikely to subside this weekend. NOAA forecasters estimate an 85% chance of M-class flares and a 45% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours.

Earthquake Shakes Iceland Again
In the past 48 hours, the country has seen 299 total tremors, with the majority being very minor. Although the region does tend to be tectonically active, this still represents a significant amount of activity over a short period.

Lapid: Israel-US relations in 'crisis'
"There is a crisis with the Americans and it needs to be addressed as a crisis," Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Saturday after ongoing tensions between Washington and Jerusalem led US officials to block Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon from meeting with senior administration officials during his current US visit.

UK ends Afghan combat operations
The last UK base in Afghanistan has been handed over to the control of Afghan security forces, ending British combat operations in the country. The union flag was lowered at Camp Bastion, while Camp Leatherneck - the adjoining US base - was also handed over to Afghan control. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said "mistakes were made" but much had been achieved since troops arrived in 2001.

Left-wing screams apartheid over new security edict for Palestinian laborers
A new edict from Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon will soon prevent West Bank Palestinian laborers with day jobs in areas of Israel within the boundaries of the Security Barrier, from returning home on public Israeli bus lines. The new security program, which has yet to be put in place, would require Palestinian laborers from the West Bank to head home at night through the same IDF manned passageway through which they entered Israel...

TLC cancels ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ over June’s alleged boyfriend’s molestation background
Although “Mama June” Shannon is denying she is dating a convicted child molester on Facebook, the network that airs “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” isn’t buying it, according to TMZ. TLC has decided to cancel the show after four seasons and 51 episodes. TMZ says there are some episodes in the can that will not air.

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U.S. and EU hail pro-West election outcome in Ukraine, Russia guarded
Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine's parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and to steer the country further away from Russia's orbit towards mainstream Europe.

Expect Obama to Compromise With Iran
So keen is President Obama on a deal with Iran, he cannot say “no.” The fact that zero tolerance for an Iran with nuclear weapons is no longer a negotiating point is telling. The fact that Iran’s missile force site is not on the agenda suggests yet another concession.

Pope Francis Aligns Creation, Evolution As 'Not Contrary'
Noting that both God and Christ are commonplace in nature, Pope Francis says the "Big Bang" theory behind evolution is not contrary to the religious theory of creation."Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve," Francis told a Vatican gathering on Monday, weighing in thoughtfully on a position that has divided the scientific and faith communities,

Abbas calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas submitted a request Monday for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss the unrest in Jerusalem. According to the communique, the Palestinian leader is calling for international intervention to stop “Israeli violations” in Jerusalem, and alleged “attacks” by “settlers” at the al-Aqsa Mosque

Terrific: Bowl Cut Jr. can now put a nuclear warhead on a ballistic missile
One of the ever-present concerns about nuclear proliferation is not that we would get into a nuclear war with another superpower, since presumably the leaders of both nations would opt for their own survival rather than letting it come to that - which is probably why we and the Soviets never ended up pressing the buttons.


Couple Look to Paul’s Example in Resisting Order to Perform Gay Marriages
Perform same-sex wedding ceremonies or pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines and spend months behind bars. That’s the choice their Idaho town gave one Christian couple who have made marriage ministry their life’s work.

Losing Liberty
Please let us reason together for a few moments without respect to anything we may or may not be a member of, but just Americans who love to be free. I am very concerned that the Socialistic Liberals within our Federal Government are leading us down the path to the complete loss of all Individual Liberty in the United States of America. I literally cry real tears in my observance of the death of our Constitution and the Liberty it provides.

Democrats Target Online Political Speech
The desire to kill political speech on the internet is nothing new, when it comes to the liberal left progressive Democrats. Their goal is not to win in the arena of ideas, but to eliminate any voice that dares to speak out against them in the arena of ideas. In the battle to silence dissent online, an attack is being launched by the FEC (Federal Elections Commission).


Assad's warnings start to ring true in Turkey
When Sunni rebels rose up against Syria's Bashar al-Assad in 2011, Turkey reclassified its protégé as a pariah, expecting him to lose power within months and join the autocrats of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen on the scrap heap of the "Arab Spring".

Justice Department claims black and Hispanic voters are dumb and unsophisticated
the Justice Department has testified time and again that black and Hispanic voters are less capable than white voters of obtaining the necessary ID and in understanding the candidates and issues.

No hope for Israeli-Palestinian peace
t was a depressing meeting. The man we spoke to, who is one of a handful of American diplomats who have been trying for years to find the golden key to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, didn't leave a glimmer of hope.

Israelis more likely to blame Obama, not Netanyahu, for 'crisis' in ties with US
Ties with the Obama administration might indeed be lacking, but Israeli-US relations go far beyond the administration and extend to the Pentagon, Congress, the business sector and the public.

UPDATE 1-NYC boy being observed for possible Ebola symptoms -reports
A 5-year-old boy who arrived from Guinea was being observed in isolation at Bellevue Hospital in New York City for possible Ebola symptoms, media reports said on Monday.

Abbas to Obama: Stop 'Israeli Escalation' in Jerusalem
Abbas called on Obama to act to end what he called the “Israeli escalation” in eastern Jerusalem. Abbas warned in the letter that the steps taken by Israel “will bring about a widespread explosion that cannot be controlled.”

To Fight Obama Pressure, American-Israelis Must Get Out and Vote
US citizens in Israel should register absentee ballots to stop Obama, Kerry 'bullying' Israel into concessions.

Christie predicts quarantine will be 'national policy'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he has no second thoughts about enacting a 21-day medical quarantine on medical workers returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa. "I think this is a policy that will become a national policy sooner rather than later," the Republican governor said on "Fox News Sunday," emphasizing the population density of his state and the New York metropolitan area.

Christian right key to Republican performance in U.S. midterms
If Republicans win control of the Senate in the midterm elections they should say a prayer of thanks for Christian conservatives. Although they get little attention from candidates, white evangelical Christian voters are likely to be fundamental to any Republican victories in the key Senate races, especially in the South.

GIANT SUNSPOT CRACKLING WITH FLARES
AR2192 is the biggest sunspot in nearly 25 years, and it is still growing. The active region now covers 2750 millionths of the solar disk, an area equivalent to 33 planet Earths skinned and spread out flat. It is so large that sky watchers are seeing it with the naked eye when the sun is dimmed by low-hanging clouds...

Elon Musk: 'We are summoning the demon' with artificial intelligence
"With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon," Musk said last week at the MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department's 2014 Centennial Symposium. "You know all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water and he's like... yeah, he's sure he can control the demon, [but] it doesn't work out." This has become a recurring theme in Musk's public comments, and each time he warns of the AI bogeyman it seems even more dire.

Southern Dominican Republic Shaken By 4.2-Magnitude Earthquake
The Southern Dominican Republic was shaken by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake on Sunday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at a depth of 114 kilometres, with an epicentre about 8 kilometres west of Esperalvillo and about 37 kilometres north-northwest of Santo Domingo.

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A Monday morning earthquake of 5.3-magnitude off the western Indonesian island of Sumatra was felt by Phuket residents, but there was no damage or casualties reported, according to the Seismological Bureau.

Jeb Bush 'moving forward' on 2016 bid, son says
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is "moving forward" on a potential 2016 White House run and it appears more likely he will enter the Republican field, according to his son, who's running for office in Texas. George P. Bush told ABC's "This Week" that his father is "still assessing" a presidential bid, but suggested it was more likely that he would seek the White House this time.

Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required
..Carole Hinders has...modest cash-only restaurant...she deposited the earnings at a small bank...two tax agents... informed her that they had seized her checking account, almost $33,000. The Internal Revenue Service agents did not accuse...her...with any crime. Instead, the money was seized solely because she had deposited less than $10,000 at a time, which they viewed as an attempt to avoid triggering a required government report.

North Dakota argues 'right-to-life' measure intent
...The single-sentence measure would be the nation's first to amend a state constitution and require the "inalienable right to life" at "any stage of development." Supporters say it's meant to protect the state's current abortion laws from judicial activism. Those opposed believe the intent is to outlaw abortion altogether and say the vague wording could affect birth control, end-of-life care plans and in vitro fertilization.

Hungarians stage Budapest protest against internet tax
Thousands of protesters in the Hungarian capital Budapest have demanded a halt to a proposed law which would place a tax on internet use. Demonstrators held their mobile phones aloft outside the economy ministry and hurled old computer parts at the gates of the ruling Fidesz party. Campaigners say the legislation is "anti-democratic" and will hit the poor.

Ukraine pro-Western parties set for election victory
Ukraine's president plans to begin coalition talks after what appears to be a victory for pro-Western parties in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Early results showed Petro Poroshenko's bloc and that of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk each taking 22% of the vote. The president thanked voters for backing a "democratic, reformist, pro-Ukrainian and pro-European majority".

Cyclone Nilofar approaches India's Gujarat state
Authorities in India have alerted fishermen going out into the sea as a powerful cyclone is heading for the western coast. Cyclone Nilofar, categorised as "severe" by weather forecasters, is expected to hit the western state of Gujarat during the "next 24 hours". The Meteorological Department has predicted the storm will bring winds of up to 145km/h (90 mph).

Netanyahu approves over 1,000 new housing units in east Jerusalem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized planning to advance 1,060 new housing units in neighborhoods in Jerusalem beyond the 1967 lines, officials in the Prime Minister's Office said Monday. According to the officials, 600 of these units will be constructed in the northern neighborhood of Ramot Shlomo, and another 660 in Har Homa.

Atheist Group to Distribute Pamphlets in Schools of Cartoon Bible Sexually Assaulting Woman
An atheist group is planning to distribute a pamphlet in several Florida public high schools that depicts an illustration of a cartoon Bible sexually assaulting a young woman.

American held for nearly 6 months in North Korea attends Sunday services at his Ohio church
LEBANON, Ohio – An American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub attended services Sunday in his home church in southwest Ohio

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Nasa admits there are 'no early indications' to explain why Antares cargo rocket exploded on take-off to International Space station in launch
A Nasa rocket due to be visible across the East Coast on its way to the International Space Station has blown up on the launch pad. The rocket exploded six seconds after liftoff from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island in Virginia. Engineers said there were no problems reported before the launch, and say they have 'no early indications' of what went wrong.

Report: Russian Government in on Hacking Schemes
For the past seven years, websites used by NATO, Eastern European and Caucasus governments, and U.S. contractors with highly sensitive top-secret information have been leaking like a sieve, right into the Kremlin's spymasters' hands.

Netanyahu goes toe-to-toe with US, EU over criticism of Jerusalem construction
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday on tensions in Jerusalem, at a time when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going toe-to-toe with the US and the EU over their condemnations of Israeli building in the capital beyond the Green Line.

Jerusalem mayor's Al-Aqsa visit sparks anger
Jerusalem's Israeli mayor visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday, angering Islamic authorities, but police said the day passed in "relative calm" after weeks of tension at the flashpoint shrine. The diplomatic front was heating up, however, with the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss Israel's plans to build more Jewish settlements in Arab east Jerusalem.

Germany warns security situation 'critical' due to radical Islam
Radical Islam poses a critical security threat to Germany, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere warned on Tuesday, saying the number of people capable of staging attacks in the country stood at an all-time high

Guess How Many Bibles Have Arrived at the Office of the Houston Mayor After She Subpoenaed Pastors’ Sermons
Houston Mayor Annise Parker has received a flood of Bibles — somewhere between 500 and 1,000 according to a spokesman for the mayor’s office — after the city subpoenaed the church sermons of five local faith leaders opposed to the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, which the mayor signed in May.

U.S. Postal Service Could Be Using This ‘Investigative Tool’ to Collect and Store Your Information
The U.S. Postal Service approved 49,000 mail cover requests last year from law enforcement agencies and its own Postal Inspection Unit, but many of those requests were approved without sufficient reasoning or proper written authorization.

Assault weapons to intimidate, punish and silence Americans
Obama and his progressive-transformationalists have always targeted the desires of groups and turned those into mountain size needs that only Obama and progressive/Democrat politicians can fill. They cannot function in a country that is free and standing on the Constitution and Holy Bible for direction. Obama and the progressive/Democrats must have a nation of dependent and obedient ‘Stepford wives.’

Chicago Activists Unchained, Destroy Black Leadership
Chicago activists Paul McKinley, Mark Carter, Joseph Watkins and Harold “Noonie” Ward recently went on the record with RebelPundit to deliver a message to black communities across the country.

Record Number of Americans Renouncing Citizenship Because of Overseas Tax Burdens
Frustration over taxes is as American as apple pie, but some U.S. citizens are becoming so overwhelmed by the Internal Revenue Service that they’ve decided to stop being Americans altogether.

Team Obama's Pointless Attack on Israel
What does the Obama administration hope to accomplish by trashing Israel in the press? This is the most important question after an apparently coordinated wave of anonymous quotes welled up in Tuesday’s press. Relations with Israel have steadily worsened over the course of Obama’s presidency, and little of what was said was out of step with some views being expressed in broader policy circles. But why say it, and why now?

USA Today's Susan Page Says Obama Administration Most 'Dangerous' To Press In U.S. History
Yet another journalist has come out against the seemingly unprecedented secrecy of the Obama administration. USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page said at a White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) event on Saturday that the current administration is more threatening to press freedom than "any administration in American history." Page said she was "really worried" about what could happen if the White House continues to prevent reporters from doing their job of telling the news and telling the truth.

Obama White House did little to stop 'The Rise of ISIS,' says 'Frontline' documentary
President Obama’s former ambassador to Iraq says in a new interview that his administration “did almost nothing” in response to intelligence warnings earlier this year that Islamic State radicals were gaining ground in Iraq and threatening the country’s stability.

‘Swarms of Cooperative, Autonomous’ Robots to Hit Battlefields
The study predicts that in the very near future, advances in technology will allow “swarms of robotic systems” to effect “dramatic, disruptive change to military operations”—and that the United States must significantly step up its focus on these technologies or risk losing its status as the world’s preeminent fighting force. “Swarms of robotic systems can bring greater mass, coordination, intelligence, and speed to the battlefield, enhancing the ability of warfighters to gain a decisive advantage over their adversaries,” the report states.

Poll: 70% angry at country's direction
(CNN) — Nearly 7 in 10 Americans are angry at the direction the country is headed and 53% of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance, two troubling signs for Democrats one week before the midterm elections, a new CNN/ORC International Poll shows.

“Vote Flipping” Shows Up In Early Voting In Illinois And Maryland, 2014 Voter Fraud Looms?
“Vote flipping” is the phrase given when a vote flips from one candidate or party selected to the other. In these cases, the Republican option flipped to the Democratic one. The cause of the issue of Republican votes turning blue is said to be a “calibration issue”, but Illinois is not the only state experiencing these early voting issues. According to WBALTV, complaints of “vote flipping” is plaguing several counties in Maryland.

Union Chief Urges Vote Against Obama Amnesty
Americans must use next week’s election to reject President Barack Obama’s apparent plan to impose a unilateral amnesty for illegals, says the director of the union that represents the nation’s immigration officials. “Whether it’s the failure to uphold the public charge laws, the abuse of our asylum procedures, the admission of Islamist radicals, or visas for health risks, the taxpayers are being fleeced and public safety is being endangered on a daily basis,” he said.

New fight over Ebola quarantine looms as nurse returns to Maine
A nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa before being briefly and controversially quarantined in New Jersey could be the focus of a new battle over state health policy as she returns to her home state of Maine.

ERLC Conference Discussion on 'The Gospel, Homosexuality, and the Future of Marriage' Draws Plenty of Fireworks via #ERLC2014
"First of all, the gay community is never going to find the Evangelical response satisfactory because we're not going to accept their behavior," Land told The Christian Post. "But I think the first day of the conference did a good job of putting this in the context that same-sex attraction and behavior is but one of many aspects of the fall [of mankind]."

Isis attack on Idlib: Assad's army leaders 'slaughtered' as jihadists nearly take Syrian provincial capital
Syria almost lost its second city to the jihadists of Isis and Jabhat al-Nusra last night when hundreds of fighters stormed into the provincial capital, Idlib, captured the newly installed governor’s office and began beheading Syrian army officers.

ISIS has nothing to do with Israel
ISIS has done what al-Qaeda failed to do. It has made it clear that Israel is out of the picture. It made it clear that the Muslim world is engaged in self-massacre, sometimes at the level of genocide, with absolutely no connection to Israel. ISIS takes pride in its mass slaughter and goes to trouble to spread the photos.

Netanyahu rebuffs U.S. criticism of Jerusalem construction as 'disconnected from reality'
"The criticism is that it distances us from peace. These statements infuse the empty rhetoric of the Palestinians," said Netanyahu.The EU and the U.S. are applying a double standard when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Netanyahu added.

CDC says returning Ebola medical workers should not be quarantined
Federal health officials on Monday revamped guidelines for doctors and nurses returning home to the United States from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, stopping well short of controversial mandatory quarantines being imposed by some U.S. states.

Anti-Islamist rally turns violent in Germany
At least six people were arrested as violent clashes broke out between anti-immigration groups including members of 'Hooligans against Salafists' and a thousand strong crowd of counter-demonstrators in the German city of Cologne, Sunday. Riot police had to fire water cannons to disperse the protesters.

Fight Against Ebola Hits High Seas
The fight against Ebola has hit the high seas, Walla! News reports Tuesday - as Israeli ports have been advised to screen all passengers arriving in the Holy Land. Ports in Haifa and Ashdod will now screen all arriving passengers for signs of the Ebola virus, including vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding, or fever above 38 C (100.4 F).

US Sues NYC Over Medicaid Claims Worth Millions
The lawsuit says the city and a computer company used computer programs to dodge a requirement that Medicaid be billed only after private insurance coverage is exhausted. The lawsuit says false diagnosis codes were submitted to Medicaid.

ANOTHER STRONG FLARE AND RADIO BLACKOUT
Super-sunspot AR2192 produced another strong flare on Oct. 27th. The X2-category blast ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere and caused a strong HF radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean basin as well in South America and western Africa. AR2192 is the biggest sunspot in nearly 25 years, and it is still growing.

Netanyahu goes toe-to-toe with US, EU over criticism of Jerusalem construction
Netanyahu, at a ground-breaking ceremony for a new port in Ashdod, said that Israel would continue to build new ports, pave roads, lay rail road tracks and “continue to build in our eternal capital.”

Earthquake, magnitude 6.1, strikes near Samoa
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the south Pacific island nation of Samoa on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, and there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.

Despite tensions with US, Israel to purchase second batch of F-35 fighter jets
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel finalized the terms of Israel's purchase of a second squadron of F-35 fighter jets in recent days. The move came after the previous Israeli government decided that the air force may buy up to three F-35 squadrons.

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NATO reports 'large scale' Russian air activity in European airspace
NATO said Wednesday it had tracked and intercepted four groups of Russian warplanes "conducting significant military manoeuvres" in European airspace over the past two days. "These sizeable Russian flights represent an unusual level of air activity over European airspace," NATO said.

Israel To Help California Combat Worst Drought In History Following Losses Of $2.2 Billion
The Israelis know a thing or two when it comes to managing dry arid lands, and making them flourish, even when the rains don’t fall “in their time.” So when it came to getting some help for the poor farmers of California, who have suffered massive financial losses as a result of the dry weather, California Governor Jerry Brown contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the two men signed a strategic cooperation agreement earlier this year as part of which Israel, a world leader in the field of water, would help out the arid state.

New York woman beheaded by man who then jumped in front of train: report
A man in his 30s beheaded a woman in her 60s on New York's Long Island and then jumped in front of a moving commuter train in an apparent murder-suicide, media reported on Wednesday.

Weather Channel founder blasts climate change
John Coleman calls trend 'fake' See video.

NY woman beheaded in what horrified witnesses first thought a Halloween prank
A man beheaded a woman in her Long Island, N.Y., apartment late Tuesday and then dragged the body and head out onto a street, where onlookers initially thought they were witnessing a macabre Halloween prank, police and witnesses said.

DHS increases security at federal buildings over terror concerns
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it has increased security at federal buildings across the country, citing terror threats...

Rush issues dire warning about Obama after election
“As far as Barack Obama is concerned, he doesn’t care who wins the Senate,” He’s gonna executive action, executive order as much as he thinks he can get away with. And he’s gonna go, I think, at NASCAR break-neck speeds. And don’t think he’s gonna care what they say in the Senate, I don’t think he’s gonna care what they do in the Senate because he knows the one thing they won’t do is impeach him.

Bar-Ilan University to Honor Pope Francis at the Vatican
The Award of Distinction was presented to the Pope by Bar-Ilan University President Rabbi Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz in recognition of his lifelong efforts and commitment to building bridges between worlds, promoting peace and harmony among nations and creeds...

US-Iran ties 'move into state of detente,' officials tell Wall Street Journal
As tensions with Israel escalate over its policies on the Palestinian front, the United States appears to be growing closer to its longstanding rival Iran.

Fed up, US warns: 'Deeply concerned about Israel's future'
..relations with the government of Israel are now in crisis. The language they have employed this week is exceptionally heated, if measured.

Netanyahu: I'm being attacked because of my determination to defend Israel's interests
"I am being attacked because I am willing to defend the State of Israel," Netanyahu said on the Knesset podium during a special session honoring the memory of assassinated tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi.

SUPER-SUNSPOT PREPARES TO DEPART
The biggest sunspot in nearly 25 years is about to leave the solar disk. "For its final trick, AR2192 is going to treat us by mimicking a Giant Skull," says Castillo, one of many readers who has noted the resemblance between the sunspot and a skeletal face. However, the odds of an Earth-directed radiation storm are higher than ever. The reason is, the western limb of the sun is well-connected to Earth. Solar magnetic fields springing out of that region spiral back to our planet.

While Campaigning for Braley, Biden Admits Obama Economy Bad for Middle Class
in Iowa yesterday, Joe Biden admitted what most of us on the Right already know: the Obama economy has been horrible for the middle class. The Washington Free Beacon caught it, and here’s the most important part:

State Department plans to bring foreign Ebola patients to U.S.
The State Department has quietly made plans to bring Ebola-infected doctors and medical aides to the U.S. for treatment, according to an internal department document that argued the only way to get other countries to send medical teams to West Africa is to promise that the U.S. will be the world’s medical backstop. The document has been shared with Congress, where lawmakers already are nervous about the administration’s handling of the Ebola outbreak.

Magnitude 3.6 Quake Strikes The Geysers
The earthquake struck about 9:36 p.m., at a depth of 1.2 miles. Visitors to the USGS website in several North Bay communities reported feeling the quake. There are no reports of damage or injuries.

Earthquake of 4.6 Magnitude Shakes Peru
An earthquake registering 4.6 magnitude that shook areas of Peru occurred just 38 kilometers from the Yunguyo, Moquegua, region of the country, according to early reports. The quake happened on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at UTC time 5:14 a.m., in a region known for its seismic activity.

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake rocks southern Taiwan
The CWB said the quake occured at a depth of 20.8 kilometers and its epicenter was about 20 kilometers south of Chiayi County government offices in Liuying District in Tainan. The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the effect of a temblor, was highest in Tainan's Shanhua, where it measured 3 on Taiwan's 7-tiered intensity scale.

German Typhoons have intercepted 7 Russian Air Force combat planes over the Baltic Sea...
According to the Latvian military, on Oct. 28, the German Air Force Eurofighter jets on QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) at Amari, Estonia, to provide NATO Baltic Air Policing were scrambled to intercept seven Russian Air Force planes flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea. The German interceptors identified the Russian planes as a large package, made of attack planes and escort...

Google is developing cancer and heart attack detector
Google is aiming to diagnose cancers, impending heart attacks or strokes and other diseases, at a much earlier stage than is currently possible. The company is working on technology that combines disease-detecting nanoparticles, which would enter a patient's bloodstream via a swallowed pill, with a wrist-worn sensor. The idea is to identify slight changes in the person's biochemistry that could act as an early warning system.

Egypt 'plans buffer' in Sinai against Gaza smugglers
Egypt is reportedly planning to create a 500m buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip to block the smuggling of weapons. Residents living along the border with the Palestinian territory were told to evacuate their homes so that they can be demolished, local media reports. Water-filled trenches will also be used to prevent the construction of tunnels.

Islamic State crisis: FSA reinforcements boost Kobane defence
Up to 200 Syrian rebels have arrived in Kobane to help Kurdish fighters defending the northern border town against Islamic State (IS) militants. All were fighting under the flag of the Western-backed Free Syrian Army, an FSA commander in Kobane told the BBC. The news came as about 150 Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters arrived in Turkey on their way to the town.

Ukraine crisis: Russia must not back separatist vote - US
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Russia that it will break international agreements if it recognises an election planned by separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. The self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk plan to elect regional leaders and parliaments on Sunday. Moscow has already said it intends to recognise the result of the ballot.

Islamic State conflict: Kurdish fighters arrive in Turkey
A group of 150 Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have arrived in Turkey from where they plan to cross into Syria to battle Islamic State (IS) militants besieging the town of Kobane. One contingent flew from Iraq to a south-eastern Turkish airport. Another contingent, carrying weapons including artillery, is travelling separately by land through Turkey.

Sri Lanka landslide: Ten dead and 300 missing
At least 10 people are dead and hundreds are missing following a landslide in central Sri Lanka, disaster officials tell the BBC. The landslide, which came after heavy monsoon rains, engulfed about 140 houses in Badulla district, officials said. Security forces have been mobilised in search and rescue operations.

Fed up, US warns: 'Deeply concerned about Israel's future'
Officials in the Obama administration are attempting to quell commotion over whether relations with the government of Israel are now in crisis. The US says they are not. But...in a determined, consistent fashion, administration officials are also allowing longstanding concerns over public rebukes, military tactics and policies on the ground— namely, settlement activity— to seep into the public.

Nasa admits there are 'no early indications' to explain why Antares cargo rocket exploded on take-off to International Space station in launch
A Nasa rocket due to be visible across the East Coast on its way to the International Space Station has blown up on the launch pad. The rocket exploded six seconds after liftoff from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island in Virginia. Engineers said there were no problems reported before the launch, and say they have 'no early indications' of what went wrong.

Report: Russian Government in on Hacking Schemes
For the past seven years, websites used by NATO, Eastern European and Caucasus governments, and U.S. contractors with highly sensitive top-secret information have been leaking like a sieve, right into the Kremlin's spymasters' hands.

Netanyahu goes toe-to-toe with US, EU over criticism of Jerusalem construction
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday on tensions in Jerusalem, at a time when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going toe-to-toe with the US and the EU over their condemnations of Israeli building in the capital beyond the Green Line.

Jerusalem mayor's Al-Aqsa visit sparks anger
Jerusalem's Israeli mayor visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday, angering Islamic authorities, but police said the day passed in "relative calm" after weeks of tension at the flashpoint shrine. The diplomatic front was heating up, however, with the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss Israel's plans to build more Jewish settlements in Arab east Jerusalem.

Germany warns security situation 'critical' due to radical Islam
Radical Islam poses a critical security threat to Germany, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere warned on Tuesday, saying the number of people capable of staging attacks in the country stood at an all-time high

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*****hammer: Netanyahu Remarks Showcase Obama's 'Incompetence'
The flap over derogatory statements made about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by an unnamed White House official shows President Barack Obama's real views, and exhibits his foreign policy "incompetence" that has been reflected in strained relations with countries around the world, Charles *****hammer told "Fox & Friends" on Thursday.

Officials: Dozens of Ex-Gitmo Prisoners Joining ISIS
Former Guantanamo Bay detainees may have joined up with Islamic State forces (ISIS) or other extremist groups within the Syrian border, according to senior Defense Department and intelligence officials.

The Pope's Embrace Of Evolution Brings Us One Step Closer To A One World Religion
If you wanted to create a religion that almost everyone would love, how would you do it? Earlier this year, Pope Francis took the unprecedented step of authorizing “Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran” at the Vatican for the first time ever. This Pope seems to have a sixth sense for making the right public relations moves, and he appears to be destined to become one of the most loved popes ever.

Coca-Cola’s Anti-Religious Positions
Turns out the Coca-Cola Company’s Nonpartisan Committee for Good Government gave Mayor Parker’s campaign $1000.00. But that’s not the only time Coca-Cola has supported bigotry toward religious adherents in the country. Coca-Cola, taking the side of gay rights activists, attacked the legislation and made threats to the legislatures.

Houston drops subpoenas to get speeches from pastors opposed to anti-discrimination ordinance
One of the pastors, Steve Riggle, said he didn't believe Parker was genuinely concerned about the religious freedom issues surrounding the subpoenas. "If the mayor thought the subpoenas were wrong, she would have pulled them immediately, not waited until she was forced to by national outrage to narrow them, which according to our legal team didn't narrow them at all," said Riggle, a pastor at Grace Community Church.

Pope: Evolution, Big Bang do not push aside God, who set it in motion
The Big Bang theory and evolution do not eliminate the existence of God, who remains the one who set all of creation into motion, Pope Francis told his own science academy. "When we read the account of creation in Genesis, we risk thinking that God was a magician, complete with a magic wand, able to do everything. But it is not like that," he said. "He created living beings and he let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave each one, so that they would develop and reach their full potential."

Netanyahu Slams International 'Hypocrisy' over Glick Shooting
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has issued a public response to the attempt on Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick's life Thursday, calling out the international community and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the process for "hypocrisy" regarding incitement.

Abbas Says Closing Temple Mount 'A Declaration of War'
Israel's closure of the Temple Mount to all visitors - Jews and Muslims alike - following the shooting of Temple Mount rights advocate Yehuda Glick is tantamount to a "declaration of war," Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas stated Thursday.

Temple-rebuilding activist shot in Jerusalem
One of Israeli’s most well-known activist rabbis who pushed for Jewish prayer rights on the Temple Mount was shot multiple times in the chest Wednesday night and is fighting for his life in a Jerusalem hospital. Rabbi Yehuda Glick, chairman of the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation, appeared in the new documentary released by WND Films, “End Times Eyewitness: Islam and the Unfolding Signs of the Messiah’s Return,”

Diabetes 'out of control' in most parts of England
Diabetes is “out of control” in swathes of the country, with 120 limbs amputated a week and no areas in which treatment targets are being met, new statistics reveal.

White House cleans up after ‘chickens–t’ Netanyahu remarks
The White House was in damage-control mode Wednesday after a senior administration official was quoted as calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “chickens–t.” “Comments like that do not reflect the administration’s view and we do believe that they are counterproductive,” said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, who didn’t deny the reported origins of the comment.

CDC admits droplets from a sneeze could spread Ebola
Ebola is a lot easier to catch than health officials have admitted — and can be contracted by contact with a doorknob contaminated by a sneeze from an infected person an hour or more before, experts told The Post Tuesday. “If you are sniffling and sneezing, you produce microorganisms that can get on stuff in a room. If people touch them, they could be infected".

Nato reports rise in Russia military flights over Europe
Nato has reported an "unusual" increase in Russian military aircraft conducting manoeuvres over European airspace over the last two days. A Nato statement said four groups of aircraft, including Tu-95 Bear bombers and MiG-31 fighters, were tracked over seas and the Atlantic Ocean. Fighter aircraft from Norway, Britain, Portugal, Germany and Turkey were scrambled in response.

QUIETING SUN
AR2192 is beginning a two week transit of the farside of the sun, and during that time its flares will be blocked by the body of the intervening star. NOAA forecasters are lowering the odds of a geoeffective X-flare from 35% on Oct. 30th to only 5% two days hence.

Pentagon warns employees about Islamic State threats
Military personnel and civilians who work in the Pentagon could be targeted by the Islamic State group or other terrorists, the building’s internal security agency is warning employees in a new memo distributed late last week.

NATO says Russian jets, bombers circle Europe in unusual incidents
NATO said Wednesday that it had intercepted a large number of Russian aircraft flying close to European airspace in the past two days, in an “unusual” series of incidents that brought Russian bombers as far afield as Portugal. The aircraft — at least 19 in all — offered reminders of Russian air power at a time of the worst relations between the West and Russia since the Cold War.

More Earthquakes in Bárðarbunga, Heat Increases
Seismicity continues in Bárðarbunga volcano in Vatnajökull glacier. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit 11.5 km (7.3 miles) east of the volcano shortly before 2:30 last night and the strongest earthquake recorded there yesterday was magnitude 5.1. Geothermal heat continues to increase in Bárðarbunga.

Magnitude-3.6 earthquake rattles The Geysers
The temblor struck at 9:36 p.m., centered about one mile northwest of the thermal steam fields and 13 miles southwest of Clearlake. Almost five dozen people reported to the earthquake-tracking agency that they’d felt it, reporting it as a light quake.

Rains and winds lash Buenos Aires province, Argentina
Torrential rains and strong winds in central Argentina have caused severe flooding, damaged homes and forced dozens of people to evacuate. The Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, was also affected, with flight delays and cancellations at its two airports. The National Weather Service has maintained an alert throughout Buenos Aires province.

US Federal Reserve ends QE stimulus programme
The US Federal Reserve has announced it is ending its quantitative easing (QE) stimulus programme begun in 2008. The Fed said it was confident the US economic recovery would continue, despite a global economic slowdown. The targets for inflation and reduction in unemployment were on track, the Fed said in a statement.

France denies warship delivery, as Russian bombers skirt EU airspace
France's controversial warship deal with Russia is hitting the headlines again, with a cacophony of statements and denials after a Russian minister published a French invitation to the hand-over ceremony. Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin...published a letter on his Twitter page by the French constructor of Mistral warships, supposedly inviting Russian authorities to the ceremony in St Nazaire on 14 November.

Threat from north many times greater than Gaza, outgoing OC Northern Command says
Hezbollah is many times more dangerous than the terrorist organizations in Gaza, Maj.-Gen. Yair Golan, the outgoing head of the IDF’s Northern Command, told Army Radio on Wednesday. He warned Israelis not to expect the same level of air defense cover that the South and Center of the country received during the war with Hamas in the Gaza City this summer.

Be Consequential
The midterm elections are upon us - and they offer us no relief.Perhaps Harry Reid will be unseated (please, Lord). But the Establishment informs us “impeachment is a dead letter.” Without impeachment, then what? Bill after bill may be passed. Obama will veto most if not all.

U.S. military ordered to hide identities, change routines to avoid terrorist attacks
The agency in charge of protecting the Pentagon has sent out a warning that “ISIL-linked terrorists” want to attack employees and is urging them to change routines and mask their identities. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency, citing intelligence reports, says members of the Islamic State terrorist group, also known by the acronym ISIL, may use knives, guns or explosives.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced she has directed her legal team to drop the subpoenas of city pastors who opposed a pro-gay city ordinance. The
It shouldn’t be a big deal that a pastor - seeing the poor living conditions, unsatisfactory schools and and high unemployment afflicting his members - should publicly support new leadership for his state. That Pastor Corey Brooks of New Beginnings Church in Chicago supports Republican Bruce Rauner for governor of Illinois seems about as natural as a thing can be.

Houston Mayor Withdraws Subpoenas of Pastors
Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced she has directed her legal team to drop the subpoenas of city pastors who opposed a pro-gay city ordinance. The decision comes one day after an emergency delegation of seven pastors from across the country met privately with the mayor for an hour. The meeting followed a prayer vigil held by the group in front of Houston City Hall.

Obama’s Amnesty Travesty
Steve King predicts Obama will “violate the Constitution, break the law and grant executive amnesty.”People really need to read the U.S. Constitution. It says, “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States." The Constitution makes no reference whatever to executive orders (EO). George Washington started the practice mostly because he had to. Traditionally executive orders have been treated by Congress as having the legal status of legislation, but only insofar as they apply to the management of how the government operates.

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