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Sightings of Armed Clowns Continue to Spook Residents
ABC News - 14 Oct 2014 21:32
But police hope pranksters have put away their costumes.
'This is a dumb idea bro': Men open beer with chainsaws
New York Post - 14 Oct 2014 16:53
There are things you just should not do when drinking: Driving, flying a plane and operating heavy machinery. You can now add to that, and opening your next beer with...
Inside the Tallest Apartment Building in Manhattan
ABC News - 14 Oct 2014 20:04
Bragging rights for the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere now belong to a luxury skyscraper in New York City that's even taller than the Empire State Building.
Dozens arrested in Ferguson protests
BBC - 14 Oct 2014 02:05
Nearly 50 people have been arrested after crowds descended on the police station in the Missouri town where the shooting of an unarmed black teenager two months ago sparked riots.
How to Go From Dreaming to Doing: 4 Steps to Motivation
Time - 14 Oct 2014 06:01
You have stuff you know you should be doing. But it doesn’t get done. You need to go from dreaming to doing — but it’s hard. You want to accomplish more at work, hit the gym, get a new job or study harder at school...
How to save the Democratic Party from milquetoast sellouts
The Week - 14 Oct 2014 12:06
The founding myth of D.C. punditry goes something like this: In the beginning, there were the Founding Fathers, and they in their wisdom handed down a Constitution containing all that is politically virtuous: Compromise,...
How To Seed A Pomegranate Without Getting Juice Everywhere
The Huffington Post - 14 Oct 2014 13:00Fighting Reaches Turkish Border Crossing In Kobani As Airstrikes Fail To Deter ISIS Advance
IBTimes - 14 Oct 2014 07:30
Despite more than three weeks of airstrikes by the United States-led coalition in the region, militants of the Islamic State group have continued to advance deeper into the Syrian border town of Kobani, the Syrian Observ...
Ebola Puts Nina Pham, a Nurse Unaccustomed to the Spotlight, in Its Glare
The New York Times - 14 Oct 2014 01:34
Friends described the 26-year-old, part of the team that treated Thomas Eric Duncan, as conscientious and caring, and from a very private family.
How to overcome your fear of public speaking and give a great presentation
The Week - 14 Oct 2014 14:48
Gallup says 40 percent of people fear public speaking — and some people fear it more than death. Jerry Seinfeld interpreted this as meaning that at a funeral, more people would rather be in the casket than giving the e...
ISIS gets closer to Baghdad airport
CNN - 14 Oct 2014 08:21
ISIS controls 80% of Anbar province and gets as close as 8 miles to Baghdad airport. The airport is the only way to evacuate foreign and U.S. personnel, CNN's Barbara Starr reports.
Horse statues honoring police fall victim to their own popularity
Chicago Tribune - 14 Oct 2014 01:36Review: Jessie J's Sweet Talker Leaves a Sour Aftertaste
Time - 14 Oct 2014 21:13
On the U.S. follow-up to Jessie J's debut Who You Are, she shows off everything except who she is
Delay to Thai murders trial rejected
BBC - 14 Oct 2014 08:06
A defence plea to postpone the start of pre-trial hearings relating to the murder of two British tourists in Thailand is rejected by a court.
Sanctions affecting Russia
CNN - 14 Oct 2014 07:38
Economic sanctions force Russia to strengthen its ties to China. Asia Society Senior Fellow Jamie Metzl explains.
VIDEO: MH17 passengers' luggage recovered
BBC - 14 Oct 2014 07:27
Luggage belonging to some of the passengers who were on board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has been recovered from the crash site.
Britain's Parliament votes to recognize state of Palestine
The Week - 14 Oct 2014 07:24
On Monday night, Britain's lower house of Parliament voted, 274 to 12, to pass a nonbinding resolution granting diplomatic recognition to a Palestinian state. Prime Minister David Cameron's government doesn't have to act...
Hong Kong police clear protest sites
Al Jazeera English - 14 Oct 2014 07:20
Operation under way for second day at main protest site that was occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators for two weeks.
Treasures From a 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck
Slate - 14 Oct 2014 23:24
First discovered more than 100 years ago off the remote island of Antikythera in Southern Greece, the wreck includes statues, jewelry, and a complex astronomical mechanism. This past month, a new team returned to the sit...
Powerful earthquake off coast of El Salvador
Al Jazeera English - 14 Oct 2014 07:10
Tsunami warnings prompted for coasts of El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras after 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes.
About 70 Hospital Staffers Cared for Ebola Patient
ABC News - 14 Oct 2014 07:10
AP Exclusive: About 70 hospital staff members were involved in care of Dallas Ebola patient
Doctor Gives Blood for Ebola-Infected Dallas Nurse
ABC News - 14 Oct 2014 07:09
Ebola survivor donates blood for plasma transfusion to help Dallas nurse who has the virus