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F-16s escort 2 planes into Atlanta after bomb threats
CNN - 25 Jan 2015 00:17
F-16 fighter jets escorted two passenger planes into Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday after a bomb threat made on Twitter was deemed credible, according to military officials.
Egypt: Officials Raise to 9 Death Toll in Clashes Between Islamists, Police in Cairo District.
ABC News - 25 Jan 2015 16:58
Egypt: Officials raise to 9 death toll in clashes between Islamists, police in Cairo district.
Ukraine: Phone Calls Prove Rebels Attacked City, Killed 30
ABC News - 25 Jan 2015 16:54
Ukraine says intercepted communications prove Russian-backed rebels attacked city, killed 30
Brazil Drought: Worst Water Crisis In 80 Years Affecting Four Million People In Country's South East
IBTimes - 25 Jan 2015 12:30
Water cuts and blackouts have spread across large areas of south-east Brazil as a result of the worst drought in the country since 1930. The drought has hit Brazil's three most populous states: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro...
ISIS demands terrorist's release to save hostage
CNN - 25 Jan 2015 12:06
ISIS appears to have beheaded one of its Japanese hostages and is demanding the release of a convicted terrorist in Jordan to spare the other.
Central African Republic Minister Kidnapped In Bangui: Official
IBTimes - 25 Jan 2015 18:30
(Reuters) - Central African Republic's minister for youth and sport was kidnapped on Sunday by gunmen in the capital, Bangui, as he returned from church, an official said. The seizure of Armel Ningatoloum Sayo follows th...
Woman hurt after car slams into bus stop, rolls over on Northwest Side
Chicago Tribune - 25 Jan 2015 13:35Jameis Winston's accuser goes public in documentary 'The Hunting Ground'
Chicago Tribune - 25 Jan 2015 23:50Greek Radical Left Wins Election, Threatening Market Turmoil
Time - 25 Jan 2015 23:47
All eyes will be on the opening of world financial markets
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski earns 1,000th win
Chicago Tribune - 25 Jan 2015 23:43Millions of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could Be Released in Florida
Time - 25 Jan 2015 23:41
'This is essentially using a mosquito as a drug to cure disease'
Et Tu, Frontline?
OpEdNews - 25 Jan 2015 23:30
Frontline joins the pack of anti-Russian demonizers with this transparently dishonest piece of journalism that far from presenting a reliable portrait of President Putin injects the viewer with a multitude of prejudices ...
'The Hunting Ground,' a Film About Rape Culture at Colleges
The New York Times - 25 Jan 2015 23:24
"The Hunting Ground," a documentary about sexual assaults on campuses, drew gasps at a Sundance Film Festival viewing.
Baker, No. 14 Wichita State Breezes Past Drake 74-40
ABC News - 25 Jan 2015 23:19
No. 14 Wichita State breezes past Drake 74-40, wins 26th straight conference game
No. 5 Lady Vols Rally for 59-51 Victory Over No. 22 Georgia
ABC News - 25 Jan 2015 23:19
No. 5 Lady Vols overcome scoring drought, top No. 22 Georgia 59-51 to stay perfect in SEC play
Family Attorney: Cubs Great Ernie Banks Died of Heart Attack
ABC News - 25 Jan 2015 23:13
Attorney for family of Ernie Banks says Hall of Famer died after suffering a heart attack
Well before pothole season, Chicago lists repaving projects
Chicago Tribune - 25 Jan 2015 23:122 Dead in Murder-Suicide at Home Depot in NYC
ABC News - 25 Jan 2015 23:08
A Home Depot in New York City's Flatiron District was evacuated Sunday after police say two employees were killed in a murder-suicide.
Obama Moves to Protect 12 Million Acres of Alaskan Wildlife
Time - 25 Jan 2015 23:00
It would be the largest such designation in more than 50 years
Bill Belichick and The Big Seep
The New Yorker - 25 Jan 2015 22:52
On Saturday, Bill Belichick, the enigmatic coach of the New England Patriots, decided to be as revealing as perhaps he's ever been in public. He held what he called "an impromptu thing," a lengthy, somewhat Dada press co...
2 Marines Identified in Deadly California Helicopter Crash
ABC News - 25 Jan 2015 22:50
Marine pilots from Pennsylvania, Kentucky named as victims in deadly California chopper crash
"Positive Computing": The Next Big Thing In Human-Centered Design?
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 22:46
It's a Friday afternoon at the NASA Ames campus where I have been advising an organization that -- among other things -- is empowering a new generation of leaders to develop products for future social impact. For several...