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ISIS terrorists 'hijack Islam' to rape women
CNN - 9 Oct 2015 05:22
ISIS fighters claim Islam justifies their brutal campaign of murder and rape against the Yazidis, but religious scholars say their belief is "anti-Islamic."
Children rescued from the rubble in Syria
CNN - 9 Oct 2015 05:16
CNN's Arwa Damon reports on shocking new video from the front lines of Russia's new assault in Syria.
The island where people forget to die
CNN - 9 Oct 2015 02:11
If I live to be 100, playing handball against the garage door, staying up until the wee hours, drinking the wine from my own grapes, I will have a nice Midwestern boy named Dan to thank.
Study links Fukushima nuclear disaster to thyroid cancer in children
The Week - 9 Oct 2015 07:06
Researchers in Japan say that children living near the Fukushima nuclear plant have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50 times that of children in other places. Child cancer rate soars after Fukushima nu...
Maid's arm 'cut off by Saudi employer'
CNN - 9 Oct 2015 16:14
A Saudi employer chopped off the right arm of an Indian domestic worker after she complained to police that the employer was mistreating her, the woman's sister said Friday.
UN high post, ensnared in alleged bribe case, ripe for risk
Miami Herald - 9 Oct 2015 07:09
This is how a former president of the U.N. General Assembly, arrested this week in an alleged bribery scheme, paid himself, the criminal complaint says: John Ashe accepted more than $3 million from foreign governments an...
Why it's time to kick Barbie to the curb
New York Post - 9 Oct 2015 06:43
Fifty-Six years is old enough. It's time to kick Barbie to the curb, along with her bulbous breasts, cloying smile and eating-disorder-inducing miniature plastic hips. When she (it?) came into being...
Ebola Could Be Back in Nigeria a Year After it Was Declared Free of the Virus
Time - 9 Oct 2015 06:09
A man has died of Ebola-like symptoms and his blood samples sent for testing
Donald Trump says Bowe Bergdahl 'should have been executed'
The Week - 9 Oct 2015 05:20
Donald Trump received loud cheers when he told a crowd in Las Vegas Thursday that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "should have been executed" for leaving his post in southeastern Afghanistan. "We're tired of Sgt. Bergdahl, who's...
Defense Secretary Confirms Russian Missiles Crashed in Iran
ABC News - 9 Oct 2015 16:03
Defense secretary Carter confirms Russian cruise missiles intended for Syria crashed in Iran
The hottest restaurant in New York City is inside a Columbia student's dorm room
The Week - 9 Oct 2015 07:50
Per Se is now passé -- New York City diners are flocking to Pith, a small supper club operating out of a Columbia University student's dorm. Senior Jonah Reider opens a restaurant in his own dorm - Columbia Daily Specta...
Libya Crisis: UN Proposes National Unity Government, Warring Factions Denounce 'Unwise' Decision
IBTimes - 9 Oct 2015 07:41
The United Nations Thursday put forward a proposal for a national unity government in Libya in its latest attempt to end the conflict in the region. Since 2014, Libya has been caught up in bloody conflict that has pitted...
Memphis Voters Elect First White Mayor Since 1991
ABC News - 9 Oct 2015 06:33
Councilman beats incumbent in Memphis mayoral election; will be 1st white mayor in decades
Explosion at Washington state dam injures 6
The Week - 9 Oct 2015 05:58
An explosion Thursday injured six employees at the Priest Rapids Dam in central Washington. UPDATE: Six employees injured in explosion at Priest Rapids Dam in Washington. Dam is safe. ://t.co/taxJsuFK8B pic.twitter.com/n...
China opens Communist Party theme park
CNN - 9 Oct 2015 05:56
Who needs Disneyland when you can have a theme park for youngsters to declare their loyalty to China's Communist Party?
Declassified US docs reveal Pinochet ordered killing in US
Miami Herald - 9 Oct 2015 05:17
Former diplomat killed in 1976 car bombing in Washington Chilean president received documents from John Kerry Two convicted of killing, but Pinochet was never tried …
Road to 2016: Democrats Shouldn't Expect House Disarray to Help in 2016
The New York Times - 9 Oct 2015 21:10
The reality is that few Americans pay close attention to Congress, and G.O.P. chaos in 1998 did not stop George W. Bush from winning in 2000.
Chinese students rushing to study in the U.S.
CNN - 9 Oct 2015 05:15
There is a big push for Chinese students to go to classes in the United States and bring their knowledge back home. CNN's Saima Mohsin reports.
Australia in Talks to Send Refugees to the Philippines
ABC News - 9 Oct 2015 04:59
Australia confirms it is in talks to resettle its refugees in the Philippines
Studies say 1/3 of young men in China to die from smoking
Miami Herald - 9 Oct 2015 02:39
Research published in the medical journal The Lancet says one in three of all the young men in China are likely to die from tobacco, but that the number can fall if the men quit smoking. …
Why Kevin McCarthy's Speaker Bid Was Doomed
FiveThirtyEight - 9 Oct 2015 00:28
Having a conservative track record isn’t everything in the Republican Party. Just ask Donald Trump, who doesn't have one. Or Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who does. McCarthy decided today not to run for speaker of the House aft...
Here's Why You Should Never Tell Ronda Rousey to Lose Weight
Time - 9 Oct 2015 23:44
"If anyone calls me fat one more time in my life, I'm going to kill them"