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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
October 23rd, 2013

Kerry holds urgent talks as US-Saudi rift deepens over Middle East policy
A deepening diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and the US burst open on Tuesday after secretary of state John Kerry acknowledged that Washington's key strategic ally had serious misgivings about US foreign policy in the Middle East. Kerry held urgent talks with his Saudi counterpart in Paris on Monday amid complaints from Riyadh that the US was not doing enough to help Sunni-dominated rebels in Syria following a decision not launch US military action.

Hurricane Raymond stationary off Mexico's Pacific coast
Raymond, a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, was stationary about 120 miles south of Zihuatanejo and about 145 miles west-southwest of Acapulco, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its 2 a.m. PDT advisory. Raymond was expected to move little during the next few hours before slowly shifting to the west-southwest later Wednesday, forecasters said.

Snipers in Syria targeting pregnant women and children, doctor says
Dr. David Nott said the snipers are playing a "targeting game" that includes noticeably pregnant women and young children, CNN reported Wednesday. "Most of the children removed were 7, 8, 9 months gestation, which meant it was fairly obvious to anybody that these women were pregnant," Nott said.

‘Israel strikes Hezbollah-bound missile shipment’
Israeli warplanes hit a convoy of advanced missiles heading out of Syria and into Lebanon where they were to be delivered to Hezbollah, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Abbas says he’s ready to meet with Netanyahu
“I’m always willing to meet with him,” Abbas said in an interview with the German newspaper Rheinische Post Tuesday. The Palestinian leader laid down no preconditions for talks but strongly condemned Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, which he said was illegal and undermined the peace process.

SOLAR TSUNAMI AND RADIO BURST
Sunspot AR1875 erupted on Oct. 23rd (), producing an impulsive M4-class solar flare and a loud burst of shortwave radio static. Amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft of New Mexico was listening at the time of the eruption. "I knew this flare was a strong one by the force of the radio shock front," he says. "It nearly lifted me out of my chair!"

Vatican Official Affirms Church Teaching Banning Communion for Divorced/Remarried Catholics
The Vatican prelate in charge of defending and promoting the faith of the Catholic Church has strongly affirmed the Church’s teaching that Catholics who are divorced and remarried may not receive communion.

Amnesty International Accuses Obama of 'War Crimes'
Amnesty International has accused the Obama administration of "war crimes" in its drone policy in a new report released Tuesday. The human rights organization reviewed forty-five drone strikes in the Pakistani providence of Waziristan since January 2012, and concluded that they "have resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, some of which may amount to extrajudicial executions or war crimes under international law. The Amnesty report was covered by National Public Radio and CNN on Tuesday....

Revolt over gender-bending bathrooms
The numbers haven’t been tabulated – largely because petitions are arriving so fast and they aren’t due for a couple weeks yet – but organizers of an effort to overturn California’s infamous school-bathroom law say the opposition to the plan is surging.

Saudis plan 'major shift' away from U.S.
Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, said his country will make a “major shift” away from its relationship with the United States in protest over President Obama’s dialogue with Iran and inaction in Syria, the Jerusalem Post is reporting.

Saudi Arabia in diplomatic shift away from old ally US
A bitter diplomatic row between US and Saudi Arabia has burst into the open in a development that could threaten one of the Middle East’s core alliances and Washington’s leadership in the region. The public rupture saw the head of Saudi intelligence declare that the kingdom was “scaling back” co-operation with the CIA over arming and training Syrian rebels and seeking alternate weapons suppliers to the United States.

Krokodil use reportedly spreading: What makes dangerous drug so addictive?
More cases of Krokodil use are reportedly popping up around the United States, prompting some medical professionals to warn that the addictive, poisonous drug has reached American shores. The Chicago Tribune reported last week that at least six people in the Chicago area were suspected of having used the opiate drug that can cause the skin to rot away.

Court Rules Probable-Cause Warrant Required for GPS Trackers
An appellate court has finally supplied an answer to an open question left dangling by the Supreme Court in 2012: Do law enforcement agencies need a probable-cause warrant to affix a GPS tracker to a target’s vehicle? The Third Circuit Court of Appeals gave a resounding yes to that question today in a 2 to 1 decision.

154,000 Fewer Women Held Jobs in September; Female Participation in Labor Force Matches 24-Year Low
American women participated in the nation’s labor force in September at a rate that matched the lowest level in 24 years, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, the number of women actually holding jobs declined by 154,000 from August to September.

Thousands Of Consumers Get Insurance Cancellation Notices Due To Health Law Changes
Health plans are sending hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters to people who buy their own coverage, frustrating some consumers who want to keep what they have and forcing others to buy more costly policies. The main reason insurers offer is that the policies fall short of what the Affordable Care Act requires starting Jan. 1.

India and China in border defence agreement
India and China have signed an agreement on border defence co-operation after a stand-off between their armies in disputed territory earlier this year. The deal aims to improve communication between the two armies. The agreement was signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing.

Cuba to scrap two-currency system in latest reform
Cuba is to scrap its two-currency system in the latest financial reform rolled out by President Raul Castro, official media report. Since 1994 Cuba has had two currencies, one pegged to the US dollar and the other worth only a fraction of that. The more valuable convertible peso (CUC) was reserved for use in the tourism sector and foreign trade.

EU to relaunch membership talks with Turkey
The stalled EU membership talks with Turkey are set for relaunch after member states agreed accession negotiations would recommence on 5 November. “After more than a three-year break, negotiations are regaining momentum, and I hope to see steady and speedy progress,” Linas Antanas Linkevicius, Lithuania’s minister of foreign affairs, said Tuesday (22 October).

Report: IAF jets destroy weapons shipment from Syria to Hezbollah
Israeli warplanes on Tuesday destroyed a shipment of missiles that were to be delivered to Hezbollah near the Lebanese-Syrian frontier, according to the Kuwait newspaper Al-Jarida. The paper’s story, which quotes a senior Israeli official, has not been confirmed by any other news source. There was also no word on whether the attack took place on Lebanese or Syrian soil.

Poll: Clear majority of Americans wants pot legal
Fueled by political independents and legalization in Colorado and Washington, a solid majority of Americans want marijuana to be legal, the first time that's happened since Gallup began polling on the question during the Vietnam War. Since November 2012, support has jumped 10 percentage points, with 58% calling for legalization, Gallup announced Tuesday. Opposition fell to 39%, led by Republicans and older Americans.

Iran minister says 'no need' to hang criminal again
Iran's justice minister says there is "no need" for a man who survived a hanging to be hanged a second time. Lawyers want the head of the judiciary to stop a repeat hanging after the man was found alive in a morgue.

Australia fire crews face extreme weather in NSW
More than 3,000 firefighters in Australia are battling devastating bushfires raging across New South Wales as weather conditions worsen. "This will be as bad as it gets," Rural Fire Service chief Shane Fitzsimmons said, adding there was "real potential for more loss of homes and life".

Islamic police in Nigeria's Kano launch immorality crackdown
Police who enforce Islamic law in Nigeria's northern city of Kano have arrested 150 people in the last week, including for indecent dress, as part of a crackdown on immorality, a spokesman said Tuesday. Some people in Nigeria's second city have been picked up for sporting hair styles inspired by prominent international football players, said Mohammed Yusuf Yola, spokesman for Kano's sharia police, or Hisbah.

Murders at weddings and attempted assassinations. Is this what Egypt has become?
As Egypt's military-backed government drafts a new constitution in secret, there are worrying signs that political violence is becoming the norm in the Arab world's largest country.

Brosurance: A Keg Standing Ovation For ObamaCare's Greatest Hit
Just when you thought ObamaCare couldn't stoop any lower in its "sales pitch", it does.

Syria talks in London agree on no future role for Assad
Western and Arab powers agreed with Syrian opposition leaders Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad should play no future role in government, but they struggled to convince the rebels to attend key peace talks in Geneva next month. The rebels, who met with the so-called Friends of Syria group of 11 countries in London, said they would not take part in the Geneva conference in late November if any regime members were there, and insisted that Assad's departure was essential.

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