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White House Memo: As Crises Pile Up, a President Sticks to His Deliberative Approach
The New York Times - 6 Sep 2014 18:09
Mr. Obama used the trip to sketch out his vision for how NATO can redefine itself and stay relevant in a world destabilized by Russia, and increasingly by extremists in the Middle East and North Africa.
Steven Sotloff Memorial: Almost 1,000 Attend Service For U.S. Journalist Slain By Islamic State
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 07:30
Nearly 1,000 people including relatives, friends and prominent Florida politicians attended a memorial service on Friday for Steven Sotloff, who was killed by Islamic State militants, recalling him as a journalist commit...
ISIS grabs headlines, but Al Qaeda remains top threat to US, experts say
Fox News - 6 Sep 2014 06:22
The Islamic State may be hell-bent on destroying the Western world, but are likely unable to pull off an attack on American soil.
Rick Sacra, American Doctor Infected With Ebola, 'Sick But Stable' In Nebraska Hospital
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 05:30
Rick Sacra, one of the American doctors infected with the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, is in stable condition. Sacra landed in the U.S. Thursday and moved to an isolation unit in a Nebraska hospital, where offic...
Sierra Leone Announces 4-Day Countrywide Lockdown To Contain Ebola Spread
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 09:30
Sierra Leone, one of the countries worst-hit by the Ebola virus, announced Friday that it would implement a four-day lockdown, to contain the disease in the West African nation. The move comes as the death toll from the ...
WHO endorses blood transfusions to combat Ebola, despite skepticism
Chicago Tribune - 6 Sep 2014 05:21Russian embassy mocks Ukraine with toy 'invasion' photo
New York Post - 6 Sep 2014 05:39Plane With Unresponsive Pilot Crashes off Jamaica
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 04:13
US plane with unresponsive pilot crashes off Jamaica after long flight down Atlantic Coast
700 Homes Evacuated From Wildfire Near Yosemite
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 06:02
California wildfire on edge of Yosemite burns hundreds of acres, 700 homes evacuated
Ocean Sunfish Washes up on Washington Coast
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 04:16
7-foot, 300-pound mola sunfish from warmer waters washes ashore near mouth of Columbia River
Monsoon Rains Kill 110 in Pakistan, 86 in India
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 08:28
Heavy monsoon downpours, floods kill 110 people in Pakistan, 86 in India as more rain expected
IRS says it has lost emails from 5 other employees related to probes
Fox News - 6 Sep 2014 06:26
The tax agency said in June that it could not locate an untold number of emails to and from Lois Lerner, who headed the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status.
Bodies still scattered from MH17
CNN - 6 Sep 2014 08:26
Sending investigators to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine to retrieve body parts still scattered across fields is a top priority, officials said Saturday.
Spying cell towers may be spread across US
Fox News - 6 Sep 2014 06:36
There are at least 19 bogus cellphone towers operating across the United States that could be used to spy upon, and even hijack, passing mobile phones.
China Says 2 Pilots Died in Aircraft Carrier Tests
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 06:07
China says 2 test pilots killed in hugely popular aircraft carrier development program
Turkey May Play Quiet Role In US Coalition Against ISIS
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 05:30
(Reuters) - Turkey may find it hard to play a public role in the coalition the United States is building to strike at Islamic State targets in Iraq and possibly Syria for fear the militant group might retaliate against d...
Ceasefire in eastern Ukraine after talks
CNN - 6 Sep 2014 08:37
A ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and separatist leaders appears to be holding. Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have battled since April.
Drone Footage Reveals Gaza Destruction
Boston - 6 Sep 2014 04:31
Drone footage reveals the extent of damage to Gaza City caused by the recent conflict with Israeli that lasted 50 days, until a ceasefire was brokered.
Amvid Appears to Show Shelling in Aleppo, Damascus
Boston - 6 Sep 2014 04:31
They're collecting the dead in Aleppo. Fresh blood pools on the streets as residents salvage what little life is left. This amateur video appears to show the aftermath of government barrel bombs -- the latest in the back...
NATO Approves Rapid Reaction Force to Boost Eastern Defenses
Boston - 6 Sep 2014 04:31
A rapid reaction force made up of about 5,000 troops will stand ready to respond to any crisis in Europe. This was one of the measures in the wake of unrest in Ukraine, that NATO countries approved on Friday. It's a move...
U.S. releases graphic anti-ISIS video
CNN - 6 Sep 2014 04:21
The brutal mock ISIS recruitment video starts with a simple phrase: Run. Do not walk to ISIS land.
US announces coalition to fight Islamic State
Al Jazeera English - 6 Sep 2014 04:01
Obama says new Nato-led coalition will confront group, cut its funding, and support those opposed to "savage nihilism".