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CNN – by Faith Karimi and Christabelle Fombu
A surgeon diagnosed with Ebola in his native Sierra Leone arrived Saturday afternoon in the United States, where he will undergo treatment at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Doctors judge him to be in “extremely critical condition,” the center said in a statement dated Saturday. Continue reading “Surgeon stricken with Ebola in Sierra Leone arrives in Nebraska”
The Daily Caller – by Sarah Hurtubise
The Washington State Obamacare exchange went offline Saturday morning just hours after the start of the 2015 open enrollment period for the health-care law.
The website was incorrectly calculating the amount of advanced premium tax credits, effectively premium subsidies and the exchange took the website down entirely while it tries to fix the problem. Continue reading “Washington’s Obamacare Exchange Is Already Shut Down”
Sovereign Man – by Simon Black
Years ago, an elderly, frail Japanese martial arts master once boasted a 200-0 record against his opponents.
He claimed to have a unique power that allowed him to inflict serious injury on people without actually laying a finger on them.
Was it Chi? Magic? None of the above. It was a total scam. But that didn’t matter.
You see, the legend of the master’s powers turned out to be far more powerful than reality. Continue reading “Nine of the biggest myths that people believe about the system”
Chicago Tribune – by Jodi S. Cohen, Michelle Manchir
In a change of direction, University of Illinois officials paved the way Thursday for convicted felon James Kilgore to again teach on campus, the latest controversial faculty decision at the state school.
Kilgore’s contract was not renewed after his criminal past was the subject of a newspaper story and board members expressed concern about his employment. But on Thursday, U. of I. board members, including Chairman Christopher Kennedy, who once referred to Kilgore as a “domestic terrorist,” decided to allow university officials to rehire Kilgore if they choose. Continue reading “U. of I. clears way for convicted radical to teach again”
Addicting Info – by Jameson Parker
In Columbus, Ohio, a group of police officers packed up their tear gas canisters, shields and stun guns to head off to “riot training” and apparently wound up on the set of a Police Academy movie.
In a comedy of errors, a day that was meant to be filled with activities pertaining to learning the most effective ways to crack down on protesters was instead mired with ineptitude from beginning till end. Continue reading “Police ‘Riot Training’ Fails Spectacularly; Tear Gasses Nearby Elem. School, Destroys Three Squad Cars”
Business Insider – by PAMELA ENGEL AND CHRISTINA STERBENZ
Murder is more common in Latin America than in any other part of the world.
That’s the most striking takeaway from a ranking of the most violent cities compiled earlier this year by Mexico’s Citizens’ Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice. The ranking doesn’t count deaths in war zones or cities with unavailable data.
Thirty-four of the 50 worst cities were located in the region, including repeat murder capital of the world — San Pedro Sula, Honduras — which saw 187 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2013 and is getting steadily worse. A full one-third of global homicides occur in Latin America even though the region has just 8% of the world’s population, according to United Nations data. Continue reading “The 50 Most Violent Cities In The World”
Located near the historic center of Sintra, Portugal lies the Quinta da Regaleira- a spectacular estate that sits in a World Heritage protected landscape. While thousands of tourists flock to the castle every year to admire the unique architecture of the Quinta de Regaleira that combines Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance features, one of its most fascinating features is located beneath the ground – a pair of wells spiraling deep within the earth. The wells were never used, nor intended for water collection. Instead, these mysterious underground towers were used for secretive initiation rites. Continue reading “The Mysterious Masonic Initiation Wells of the Quinta da Regaleira”
Deepal Wannakuwatte, 63, of Sacramento, California, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a long-running fraud scheme where he convinced nearly 200 victims to invest in a number of business opportunities by misrepresenting the financial worth of himself and his companies.
In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley ordered Wannakuwatte to forfeit multiple properties, vehicles, business interests, and bank accounts to be used to provide restitution to victims. Continue reading “Sacramento Businessman Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For $100 Million Fraud Scheme”
The Missouri chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is threatening to use “lethal force” against protesters in Ferguson who threaten their safety, equating some demonstrators to “terrorists.”
Frank Ancona, leader of the KKK’s Missouri operations, has been distributing fliers in the metropolitan St. Louis area warning protesters in Ferguson that those who have threatened police officers and their families will be met with violence themselves. Continue reading “Missouri KKK: We will use ‘lethal force’ against Ferguson protesters”
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