
Researcher: 20 Percent Chance Ebola Will Spread to US Within 2 Weeks
Ira  Longini, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida, was  part of a team of researchers that used a mathematical model to  generate projections of the epidemic spread of Ebola worldwide. The  scientists took into consideration daily airline passenger travel  worldwide, information about the disease’s spread rate, and other  factors.  “As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to spread,  isolated cases will likely make their way to the United States,” Longini  told Newsmax Health. “Our latest estimates show there is a nearly 20  percent chance that this will occur within two weeks.”  
Obama and Presidential Hubris
When  a nation's chief executive presumes to be the sole judge of what's  "right" for his nation he has crossed the fine line between a government  "of the people, by the people, and for the people" and a regime that  cavalierly sets aside what might be the will of the people for the  chief's own idea of what is "right." Such a person has gone from being a  leader to a controller.  
Putin is under Satan’s influence, says leader of Kiev Orthodox Church
President  Vladimir Putin has fallen under the spell of Satan and faces eternal  damnation unless he repents, a top Ukrainian clergyman said in an  unusually blunt statement that squarely blamed the Russian leader for  the war in Ukraine. “With great regret I must now say publicly that  among the rulers of this world … there has appeared a new Cain, not by  his name but by his deeds,” Patriarch Filaret said on Saturday, invoking  the Biblical character who killed his brother Abel.  
No Saudi ban over Ebola for Nigerians going on haj – Arab News
Saudi  Arabia, which has barred pilgrims from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea  from the haj due to Ebola concerns, will allow Nigerians to attend, an  official was reported on Monday as saying, suggesting the smaller  outbreak there was less worrying.  
Special Report: Scots warm to the power of Yes
A  week before the referendum on Sept. 18, momentum is with those who want  change. A Sept. 7 poll for YouGov showed support for independence in the lead -  51 percent to 49. Thanks to the Yes campaign’s savvier ground game, the  gap between the two sides has tightened dramatically in the past few  weeks,  
Beheaded corpse of alleged Israeli spy found in Sinai with note attached
This  is the eighth beheading claimed by the Islamic State linked group Ansar  Bayt al-Maqdis in under a month. Residents in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula  said on Wednesday they found a beheaded corpse bearing a note signed by  an Islamist militant group linked to the Syria and Iraq-based Islamic  State, accusing the victim of being an Israeli spy.  
STORM WARNING
A  pair of CMEs is heading for Earth. The two solar storm clouds were  launched on Sept. 9th and 10th by strong explosions in the magnetic  canopy of sunspot AR2158. NOAA forecasters estimate a nearly 80% chance  of polar geomagnetic storms on Sept. 12th when the first of the two CMEs  arrives.  
Eruption Update: Earthquake Activity Continuing
Around  20 earthquakes were measured in the Bárðarbunga area between midnight  and 6:30 am, which is about half the number of events detected during  the same period yesterday, according to the latest report from the  Icelandic Met Office. The largest earthquake last night measured  magnitude 5.3 and occurred shortly after midnight at the southern  caldera rim of Bárðarbunga.  
Cardinal: U.S. ‘Creed’ on Gay Marriage Like Sharia Law
Cardinal  Francis George, head of the Catholic archdiocese of Chicago, said the  levers of power in government, education, entertainment, and media are  enforcing a “public creed,” a “fake church” that requires all citizens  to approve of gay marriage and related sexual anomalies or be punished  by the State, just “as Christians and Jews are fined for their religion  in countries governed by Sharia law.”  
"Extreme" solar storm streaking towards Earth, scientists say
An  extreme solar flare is blasting its way to Earth and could mess up some  power grids, satellites and radio transmissions, scientists say. It's been several years since Earth has had a solar storm of this size  coming from sunspots smack in the middle of the sun, said Tom Berger,  director of the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.  
Russia stokes tensions with the west by cutting gas exports to Poland
A  decision by Russia to cut gas exports to Poland without warning has  rekindled fears about Europe's reliance on Siberian gas at a time of  increasing tension between Moscow and the west.  The Polish state energy group, PGNiG, said it was trying to find out why  volumes had been slashed by up to 24% when it had been exporting gas  itself to Ukraine to make up for Russian shortfalls there.  
U.S. Confirms ISIL Planning Infiltration of U.S. Southern Border
A  senior Homeland Security (DHS) official confirmed to Congress on  Wednesday that militants associated with...(ISIL or ISIS) are planning  to enter the United States via the porous southern border.  Francis Taylor, under secretary for intelligence and analysis at DHS,  told senators during a hearing that ISIL supporters are known to be  plotting ways to infiltrate the United States through the border.  
Islamic State crisis: Kerry to meet Arab leaders in Jeddah
US  Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet key Arab leaders in Saudi  Arabia, as he tries to build a coalition against Islamic State (IS)  militants.  A US official was quoted as saying Mr Kerry would discuss co-operation  in Jeddah to facilitate US air strikes.  Earlier, President Barack Obama said he would not hesitate to take  action against IS in Syria as well as Iraq.  
US issues new travel warning to Israel, cites airport closure
The  US State Department issued a new warning against travel to Israel and  the Palestinian territories on Wednesday.  ...The warning includes US acknowledgment of flight disruptions into Ben  Gurion Airport, initiated by the US Federal Aviation Commission during  the conflict after a Hamas rocket fell too close to the airport by  commission standards.  
At least 11 Afghan civilians 'killed by Nato airstrike'
At  least 11 Afghan civilians including women and children have been killed  and 16 injured in a Nato airstrike in the eastern province of Kunar,  local security officials have told the BBC.  
Ted Cruz Booed Off Stage At Middle East Christian Conference
Sen.  Ted Cruz was booed offstage at a conference for Middle Eastern  Christians Wednesday night after saying that “Christians have no greater  ally than Israel.”  
EU delays sanctions talks as Russia withdraws in Ukraine
Ukrainian  President Petro Poroshenko has pledged greater autonomy for the  separatist east but says that would not compromise Kiev's control. He has also said that 70 per cent of Russian forces had left the east,  greatly improving security in the region and enhancing chances of a  fragile truce.  
Islamic State crisis: Obama threatens action in Syria
US  President Barack Obama says he will not hesitate to take action against  Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria as well as Iraq.  In a nationally televised speech outlining his strategy against IS, he  said that any group that threatened America would "find no safe heaven".   
Putin promises new weapons to fend Western threats
Russia  will counter military moves by the U.S. and NATO with an array of new  nuclear and conventional weapons, President Vladimir Putin said  Wednesday as the military successfully test-fired an intercontinental  ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine.  
What will the US-led war against jihadists look like?
President  Barack Obama's vow to take the fight to jihadists in Syria and Iraq  will expand a US-led air war already underway and likely require  deploying more special forces to help local troops.  
The Black Swan Of Scotland
It  appears The UK government's approach to Scotland has shifted  dramatically from threats (we can't guarantee your safety against  terrorists) to hugs and kisses.. as David Cameron begs Scots not to tear  apart Britain's "family of nations."  "I would be heartbroken if this family of nations ... was torn apart,"  Cameron, speaking in the atrium of the Scottish Widows building in  central