Author: Angel - NYC

So much for all the extra, high-alert, subway security BS they’ve spewing…

Gothamist

If we’ve told you once, we’ve told you a thousand times: it is inconsiderate to tie your used condom to a subway pole… or anywhere else in the subway system, for that matter. In fact—and this might come off as a little uptight—the only place you should be stashing your used condom is in a designated trash receptacle. (Or your freezer at home, pending approval from your roommates.)   Continue reading “Again: Please Don’t Tie Your Used Condom To The Subway Pole”

The Eagle – by Sam Peshek

The man in charge of a task force to ensure the state appropriately responds to infectious diseases like the Ebola virus said Monday that planning to contain or prevent future outbreaks of pandemic diseases and viruses is already underway.

“The game plan is to do a quick assessment of the current Ebola case and the response to it and make recommendations that can be helpful in short and long terms,” Texas A&M Health Science Center CEO Brett Giroir said. “Then we want to outline and engage the major topic areas that are important to the Ebola response and other responses in the future.”   Continue reading “Texas A&M’s Brett Giroir will lead Ebola task force in Texas”

Fox News – by Catherine Herridge

Convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has written to Pope Francis espousing “jihad,” in his latest correspondence aligning himself with radical Islam.

Despite efforts by the Defense Department to label the 2009 massacre as “workplace violence,” Hasan has described himself several times, and again in the new letter, using the acronym “SoA,” or “Soldier of Allah.”   Continue reading “Fort Hood shooter sends letter to Pope Francis espousing ‘jihad’”

KVUE – by Mark Wiggins

FORT HOOD — Armored for battle against an invisible enemy, Thursday was a dress rehearsal for soldiers at Fort Hood preparing for deployment to Liberia. Their mission is to assist in a worldwide effort to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa.

“You’re fixing to do a great service for the world,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry told troops gathered for a training exercise in the use of protective clothing.   Continue reading “Fort Hood troops prepare to fight Ebola battle in West Africa”

Here’s an example of why we should not believe everything we see on the Internet:

Huffington Post – by Kate Matthews

Thea is 12 years old. She’s a seventh-grader at her school in Norway, and she loves riding horses and listening to One Direction. According to her blog, she’s also marrying a 37-year-old man this weekend.

But Thea and her impending wedding aren’t actually real. They were fabricated for a viral marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness about the forced marriages of underage girls around the globe.   Continue reading “This Norwegian Preteen Is ‘Marrying’ A 37-Year-Old For One Important Reason”

Oak Lawn Patch – by Lorraine Swanson

A woman who claimed she had traveled to Africa arrived at Advocate Christ Medical Center’s emergency room claiming to have Ebola-like symptoms turned out to be an Ebola faker.

On Sunday afternoon when Oak Lawn first responders were dealing with the massive traffic accident at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue, a woman went to Advocate Christ’s emergency room around 5 p.m. seeking treatment for diarrhea, vomiting and fever.

“This patient self-reported having recently traveled to Africa. Out of an abundance of caution, we notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Cook County Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Public Health,” hospital spokeswoman Katie Eller said.   Continue reading “Alleged Ebola Faker Throws Scare into Christ Hospital”

Gothamist – by John Del Signore

A 46-year-old Queens man died shortly after being placed in handcuffs by NYPD officers yesterday afternoon. Police say Daniel Levitt Jr. ran from officers after trying to ditch them on a scooter in Ridgewood shortly after 2 p.m. According to the NYPD, Levitt Jr. was wanted on an outstanding warrant related to a prior arrest for shoplifting an iPad Mini, and when officers in an unmarked car pulled up to him, he sped off on a scooter, heading the wrong way down Grandview Avenue.

Sources tell the Times that Levitt Jr. crashed several blocks later and then tried to flee on foot. He was apprehended and handcuffed, at which point police say he told officers he was asthmatic and having difficulty breathing. Officers say they gave him assistance with an inhaler in one of his pockets, and he said he was fine after that. But he then collapsed, according to police.   Continue reading “Queens Man Dies In Police Custody, Father Alleges Police Brutality”

Yahoo News – by Dylan Stableford

Despite protests from animal rights groups, the dog owned by a Spanish nurse diagnosed with Ebola has been put down, officials in Madrid said Wednesday. The animal will be incinerated.

The mixed-breed dog, Excalibur, had been left at Teresa Romero Ramos’ home alone by her husband, Javier Limón Romero, who is being monitored at a hospital for Ebola symptoms. Madrid health officials had informed him they had obtained a court order to euthanize the dog, sparking an outcry among animal rights activists.   Continue reading “Excalibur, Ebola nurse’s dog, is euthanized in Spain”

Interesting story. However, they need to update it. The dog has been killed.

Time – by Naina Bajekal

The proposed euthanization of a dog belonging to a Spanish nurse infected with Ebola prompts questions about whether animals can transmit Ebola to humans.

The Ebola virus can be found across the animal kingdom, from bats and birds to pigs and porcupines. But there is a difference between having a disease and transmitting it to another animal—or another species. That’s at the heart of a controversial move by Spanish health authorities, who have obtained a court order to euthanize the dog belonging to a nurse who contracted the Ebola virus in Madrid, saying that available scientific knowledge suggests dogs can transmit the virus to humans. But how much do we know about which animals can catch and transmit the deadly virus?   Continue reading “Can Dogs (And Other Animals) Get Ebola?”

Boston Globe – by Evan Horowitz

With Ebola infections increasing, and the death toll rising, the World Health Organization is now calling Ebola “the most severe acute public health emergency seen in modern times.”

In just the past few days, the virus has infected a nurse in Spain and claimed the life of a Liberian man visiting loved ones in Dallas. On Wedneday, US officials announced a new program to screen airline passengers entering the country from West Africa.   Continue reading “How the Ebola outbreak spun out of control”

WFAA 8 – by Marjorie Owens, Jason Whitely and Tanya Eiserer

FRISCO — Crews transported a patient exhibiting “signs and symptoms of Ebola” from a Frisco CareNow to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

“Right now, there are more questions than answers about this case,” said Wendell Watson, a spokesman with the hospital.

The patient was identified as Sgt. Michael Monnig, a deputy who accompanied county health officials Zachary Thompson and Christopher Perkins into the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan stayed in Dallas.   Continue reading “Could take 48 hours to confirm if deputy has Ebola”

New York Daily News – by TINA MOORE, BILL HUTCHINSON

The family of a Staten Island man who died in an apparent police chokehold put the city on notice Tuesday that they intend to file a $75 million wrongful-death lawsuit.

Eric Garner’s widow, Esaw Snipes, their six children and his mother, Gwen Carr, informed city Controller Scott Stringer of the pending lawsuit, revealing they will name the city, the NYPD and eight cops as defendants.   Continue reading “Family of Eric Garner plan to sue NYPD and the city for $75 million”

Know your enemy. As we’ve been saying for years, “There is no difference between the Parties. Just follow the money.”

New York Times – by Jonathan Martin

Michael R. Bloomberg plans to leave a $25 million footprint in the month before the midterm elections as part of a final push to elect centrist-oriented candidates of both parties.

Mr. Bloomberg will pay for television ads through his Independence USA PAC, spending that could play a pivotal role in two of the country’s most closely contested races for governor, in Michigan and Massachusetts. In both campaigns, he is backing the Republican.   Continue reading “Bloomberg Tries to Help Centrists With TV Ads”

Wall Street Journal – by PERVAIZ SHALLWANI And YONI BASHAN

Complaints about the New York Police Department’s use of chokeholds have increased in the past several years as efforts to discipline officers using the banned tactic have been “a virtually total failure,” an NYPD oversight board said in an analysis released Tuesday.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board’s 139-page analysis was commissioned after Eric Garner died, in part, because an officer subdued him with a chokehold during an arrest in July, according to the city medical examiner.   Continue reading “Chokehold Complaints Are Growing – NYPD Oversight Agency Says Discipline is “a Virtually Total Failure””

Syria Deeply – by Yasser Allawi

Many local journalists fled Deir Ezzor when ISIS arrived – and the ones who stayed behind are forced to abide by the extremist group’s draconian rules

After raging battles between rebel forces and the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, the latter gained control of much of Deir Ezzor province. Local journalists documented the instability and chaos.

But then ISIS swiftly implemented new rules for journalists working in areas under their control. The new rules drove many journalists to flee either to other parts of Syria or neighboring countries.   Continue reading “ISIS Issues 11 Rules for Journalists in Deir Ezzor”

Huffington Post – by Sara C. Nelson

A gruesome picture purporting to be that of a Liberian Ebola victim “risen from the dead” has gone viral online.

The image is accompanied with the words: “For the first time in human history, confirmed footage of a man who scientists watched die from Ebola then only several hours later, regain life and rise from the dead.” (sic)

It then cites Bible passage Isaiah 26:19-20: “Your dead shall live, their bodies shall rise.”   Continue reading “Ebola Zombie ‘Risen From The Dead’ Is A Horrible Viral Hoax”

The Clarion-Ledger – by Therese Apel

A Jackson County woman caught allegedly burglarizing cars in the parking lot of her children’s school who then told police that she was actually hunting terrorists has been given a $5,000 bond.

Lisa Carol Roche, 41, of Hurley, told police she was “looking for ISIS terrorists” when she was found allegedly taking sunglasses and other items out of cars at East Central High School late last week, said Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Curtis Speirs.   Continue reading “Mississippi woman ‘hunting ISIS’ at school gets $5K bond on burglary charges”

BBC News

The Spanish health minister has confirmed that a nurse who treated a victim of Ebola in Madrid has tested positive for the disease.

The nurse is said to be the first person in the current outbreak known to have contracted Ebola outside Africa.

Health Minister Ana Mato said the woman was part of the team that treated Spanish priest Manuel Garcia Viejo, who died of the virus on 25 September.   Continue reading “Ebola outbreak: Nurse infected in Spain”

Charlotte Observer – by John Murawski

An experimental drug made by Durham drug developer Chimerix is being administered in Texas to a Liberian man infected with the Ebola virus.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas on Monday confirmed that Thomas Duncan is receiving the treatment.

“Mr. Duncan remains in critical condition. His condition is stable,” the hospital’s statement said. “He is now receiving an investigational medication, brincidofovir, for Ebola Virus Disease.”   Continue reading “Drug made by Durham’s Chimerix given to Texas Ebola patient”