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American Headline News for 6 Sep 2014
White House Memo: As Crises Pile Up, a President Sticks to His Deliberative Approach
The New York Times - 6 Sep 2014 18:09
ISIS grabs headlines, but Al Qaeda remains top threat to US, experts say
Fox News - 6 Sep 2014 06:22
Steven Sotloff Memorial: Almost 1,000 Attend Service For U.S. Journalist Slain By Islamic State
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 07:30Nearly 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 committed to revealing the truth. "I'm so proud of my son for living his dream," Sotloff's mother, Shirley, told those in attendance at the Jewish Temple Beth Am. "Most people live a lifetime and never find fulfillment," she added, remembering her 31-year-old son as inquisitive and outgoing as a child.
ISIS Training Egyptian Islamists 'To Attack Security Forces'
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 09:30Islamic State, the Sunni extremist group which has taken control of vast swathes of land in northern Syria and Iraq, is now attempting to extend its influence into Egypt, according to a media reports.... A senior commander of the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which has been active in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt since 2011, told Reuters that Islamic State militants have been providing the group instructions and training on how to operate more effectively.
Rick Sacra, American Doctor Infected With Ebola, 'Sick But Stable' In Nebraska Hospital
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 05:30Rick 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 officials said he is communicating with medical staff. Doctors at the University of Nebraska, where Sacra is being held at the Nebraska Medical Center's special biocontainment unit, told reporters the 51-year-old is "sick but stable" and is receiving treatment to ensure that fluid loss and electrolyte loss do not impact his organ functions.
Sierra Leone Announces 4-Day Countrywide Lockdown To Contain Ebola Spread
IBTimes - 6 Sep 2014 09:30Sierra 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 outbreak reached over 2,000 people, and nearly 4,000 more have been infected since last December.
WHO endorses blood transfusions to combat Ebola, despite skepticism
Chicago Tribune - 6 Sep 2014 05:212 deer tie up traffic on Golden Gate bridge
Daily Mail - 6 Sep 2014 09:31
Russian 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
700 Homes Evacuated From Wildfire Near Yosemite
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 06:02California wildfire on edge of Yosemite burns hundreds of acres, 700 homes evacuated
Wendy Davis, Who Fought Texas Abortion Law, Had 2 Abortions
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 05:33
Ocean Sunfish Washes up on Washington Coast
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 04:16
Monsoon Rains Kill 110 in Pakistan, 86 in India
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 08:28
IRS says it has lost emails from 5 other employees related to probes
Fox News - 6 Sep 2014 06:26
4chan, the sickest website on the internet, exploiting naked celeb selfies
Daily Mail - 6 Sep 2014 05:52Bodies still scattered from MH17
CNN - 6 Sep 2014 08:26Sending 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.
AP Analysis: US Wary Over Hitting Syrian Militants
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 08:02
Spying cell towers may be spread across US
Fox News - 6 Sep 2014 06:36
China Says 2 Pilots Died in Aircraft Carrier Tests
ABC News - 6 Sep 2014 06:07China says 2 test pilots killed in hugely popular aircraft carrier development program
Ukraine ceasefire with rebels holds
BBC - 6 Sep 2014 05:33
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 dozens of Turks held hostage.
Ceasefire in eastern Ukraine after talks
CNN - 6 Sep 2014 08:37A ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and separatist leaders appears to be holding. Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have battled since April.
'Cowardly' Chemical Attacks Double Over Six Years
Sky News - 6 Sep 2014 05:29
El Salvador ex-head hands himself in
BBC - 6 Sep 2014 04:52