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How Tom the Cat Brings Comfort to Dying Patients
ABC News - 27 Oct 2014 19:29
Tom is responsible for many comforting stories since arriving at the VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, in May 2012.
IRS seizes woman's entire savings because she deposits less than $10,000 at a time
The Week - 27 Oct 2014 16:28
An Iowa woman named Carole Hinders saw her bank balance go from $33,000 to zero thanks to IRS confiscation. Hinders, who owns a small, cash-only Mexican restaurant, has not been charged with any crime and is not suspecte...
The last kings of Africa
CNN - 27 Oct 2014 12:54
In Africa, royalty is an endangered species. Alfred Weidinger is on a mission to photograph the last remaining.
Ebola nurse gets 'prison' treatment in quarantine hell
New York Post - 27 Oct 2014 07:27
An Ebola nurse under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey fumed Sunday that she's being held in "inhumane" and "prison"-like conditions -- and her lawyer vowed to file suit over her...
NY boy being tested for Ebola develops fever
New York Post - 27 Oct 2014 16:25
The 5-year-old boy who was taken to Bellevue Hospital on Sunday with possible Ebola symptoms developed a fever Monday morning at the hospital and is being tested for the virus,...
'Science is not a boy's game'
CNN - 27 Oct 2014 17:32
STEM experts share their ideas on how to get more girls into the industry.
Captain of doomed South Korean ferry faces death penalty
New York Post - 27 Oct 2014 16:13
South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that capsized in April, leaving 304 people, most of them school children, dead or missing,...
'Drunk' homophobe taken down by Texas airport passengers
New York Post - 27 Oct 2014 15:26
A "crazed" homophobe who kicked a man he thought was gay was tackled by passengers at a Texas airport. Video of the incident shows the unidentified attacker shouting slurs at...
Why Christie's Ebola Quarantine Gambit Backfired
Time - 27 Oct 2014 20:27
His attempt to force a nurse to stay under a 21-day quarantine didn't work out as expected
Afghan cleric jailed for girl's rape
CNN - 27 Oct 2014 01:01
A 10-year-old girl, brutally raped, confronts her attacker in court.
Army spent $5B on failed technology created by vets
New York Post - 27 Oct 2014 17:30
The Army’s troubled $5 billion intelligence fusion network has been a source of lucrative contracts to companies whose employees once worked for the Army, while failing to deliver on its...
Deaths linked to GM's ignition switch rise to 30
Reuters - 27 Oct 2014 17:16
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Oscar Pistorius faces verdict, sentence appeal
CNN - 27 Oct 2014 16:15
The state is to appeal the judgment and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case, South Africa's national prosecuting authority says.
Chinese Lawmakers Consider Repealing Death Penalty For 9 Crimes
IBTimes - 27 Oct 2014 08:30
Chinese lawmakers are considering scrapping the death penalty for nine crimes ranging from prostitution to wartime crimes. The change is being considered after an amendment to the country's criminal law was submitted for...
Cuomo and Christie say aid workers can serve quarantines at home
New York Post - 27 Oct 2014 07:13
Gov. Cuomo, under pressure from federal officials, announced Sunday night that aid workers in New York will be able to serve their 21-day quarantines at home unless they show signs...
Teen Wounded in Washington School Shooting Dies
ABC News - 27 Oct 2014 07:07
Gia Soriano, a victim in Friday???s shooting at a Washington high school, has died, officials at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett said at a Sunday press conference. She was 14.
Cuomo Eases New York Policy for Ebola Quarantine
ABC News - 27 Oct 2014 03:27
Cuomo outlines Ebola policy for New York that loosens restrictions for mandatory quarantine
Rousseff wins Brazil runoff vote
CNN - 27 Oct 2014 01:15
Brazil's president won a hotly contested runoff Sunday.
Ukrainian leader hails 'vote for Europe'
CNN - 27 Oct 2014 00:59
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko hailed exit poll results of Sunday's parliamentary elections, saying the projected outcome gives "a powerful and irreversible backing to Ukraine's path to Europe."
More Heavy Fighting In Libya's Benghazi, Death Toll Rises To 130
IBTimes - 27 Oct 2014 00:30
BENGHAZI Libya
Hostage 'reports for ISIS'
CNN - 27 Oct 2014 23:57
ISIS has released a new video that shows British hostage John Cantlie in Kobani, Syria. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.
Amazon Fire TV Stick vs Google Chromecast vs Roku Streaming Stick
Time - 27 Oct 2014 22:43
Amazon has jumped headfirst into the streaming stick game, squaring off against Google’s Chromecast and Roku’s Streaming Stick with its new Fire TV Stick. Here’s how the devices stack up against one another. Spoile...