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ISIS News Account Shows Militants Seizing Marijuana Field In Syria
IBTimes - 28 Aug 2014 01:30
Video shows Islamic State militants in a marijuana field. YouTube/ A3maq news
Ukraine: Russians back rebels
CNN - 28 Aug 2014 08:26
Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, backed by Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers, battled government forces on two fronts Thursday, a Ukrainian military official said.
CDC Director: Ebola Is 'Worse Than I'd Feared'
Time - 28 Aug 2014 01:45
Dr. Tom Frieden told CNN the Ebola outbreak is "much bigger" than anyone anticipated
Pumpkin spice lattes: A sinister plot revealed
Chicago Tribune - 28 Aug 2014 22:46Al Qaeda magazine hints of looming attack; urges bombing of Vegas, military targets
Fox News - 28 Aug 2014 09:00
A new English-language Al Qaeda magazine features a how-to article on making car bombs and suggests terror targets in the United States, including casinos in Las Vegas, oil tankers, military colleges and more.
Appeals court overturns hate crime convictions in Amish haircutting case
Fox News - 28 Aug 2014 09:00
Personal conflict, not religion, was the driving motive behind beard- and hair-cutting attacks targeting Amish, an appeals court panel ruled Wednesday in overturning the hate-crime convictions of 16 men and women.
New Fla. Rep, 23, Goes From Parents' House to State House
ABC News - 28 Aug 2014 01:19
Jennifer Sullivan still argues with siblings about doing the dishes.
FBI reportedly probing hack of JP Morgan Chase, other US banks
Fox News - 28 Aug 2014 09:00
The FBI and other federal agencies are investigating a coordinated computer hack targeting JPMorgan Chase and at least four other American banks, according to multiple published reports late Wednesday.
These Aren't Wrestlers, They're Chinese Women Modeling the Latest Beachwear
Time - 28 Aug 2014 07:20
Headed for the beach? Don't forget your facekini
U.S. National Security Council aware of reports that second American killed in Syria
Reuters - 28 Aug 2014 06:34
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Reports: Tsarnaev Sister Arrested for Alleged Bomb Threat
Boston - 28 Aug 2014 02:21
Aliana Tsarnaeva, 23, of Jersey City allegedly told a woman in Harlem that she knew people who could "put a bomb on [her]."
Girls in Colombian Town Struck by Mystery Illness
ABC News - 28 Aug 2014 02:10
Scores of teenage girls in Colombia struck by mystery illness parents blame on vaccine
In Wake of Arizona Uzi Killing, NRA Tweets About Kids Having Fun With Guns
Mother Jones - 28 Aug 2014 01:43
There's no shortage of grim gun news in the United States, including regular killings involving children, but there was something particularly disturbing about an incident on Monday in which a 9-year-old girl accidentall...
Russian Soldiers in Ukraine Put Pressure on Putin
Time - 28 Aug 2014 00:48Study: Trash Burning Causes Serious Health Problems
Time - 28 Aug 2014 00:13
More than 40 percent of trash worldwide is burned in unregulated conditions
Obama and Congress Play Hot Potato with War Powers in Syria
Time - 28 Aug 2014 01:18
Few savor the idea of voting for military action with the midterm elections looming
How many wars can the US fight at once?: David Swanson on the America's Obsession with War as Foreign Policy
OpEdNews - 28 Aug 2014 19:48
The US is creating so many crises, including ones that could lead to hot wars even against Russian troops or Iran's military, that the mind boggles, says anti-war activist David Swanson in an interview with TCBH! journal...
You Should Email Our Boss
Slate - 28 Aug 2014 18:58
You can reach Dan at [email protected].
Ebola-hit states slip further into isolation
Al Jazeera English - 28 Aug 2014 05:30
Airlines withdraw more services from west African nations as ministers hold summit in Ghana to discuss epidemic.
MH370 'may have turned earlier'
CNN - 28 Aug 2014 05:11
Satellite phone data suggests Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may have turned south earlier than previously thought, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said Thursday.
Chicago man defrauded 290 Chinese investors of $160 million, indictment says
Chicago Tribune - 28 Aug 2014 02:26The Knee Defender's Inventor Defends His Invention
The Atlantic Wire - 28 Aug 2014 23:58
With Knee Defenders at the center of travel firestorm, Ira Goldman says his invention is a response to the airlines, not to other passengers.