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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
October 29th, 2013

'Lost world' discovered in remote Australia
"The top of Cape Melville is a lost world. Finding these new species up there is the discovery of a lifetime -- I'm still amazed and buzzing from it," said Hoskin, a tropical biologist from the Queensland-based university. "Finding three new, obviously distinct vertebrates would be surprising enough in somewhere poorly explored like New Guinea, let alone in Australia, a country we think we've explored pretty well."

Pope Francis to Make First Visit to Israel in March
Although the country of Israel has been in existence for six and a half decades, only three Popes have ever visited the Holy Land.

Sinkhole 'swallows' house, 4 dead MANILA-- Four people died as a sinkhole "swallowed" a house in Brgy. Ubojan, Antequerra, Bohol. Sinkholes appeared in different parts of the province after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the Visayas last October 15. The house belonged to the Barace family.

First Western eyewitness in Benghazi to go public gives account of attack, warning signs
The witness -- a former British soldier who for decades helped protect U.S. diplomats and military leaders -- told CBS’ “60 Minutes” that Al Qaeda forces first attacked the U.S. Special Mission Compound in which Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed. Then they launched a second attack on a secret CIA annex about a mile across the city. “They knew what they were doing,” the security guard told CBS. “That was a well-executed attack.”

Dangerous 90 mph storm hits England
Dangerous hurricane-force winds topping 90 mph wreaked havoc in much of England and southern Wales Monday, stranding millions of commuters and air travelers.

‘We’ve reached the end of antibiotics’: Top CDC expert declares that ‘miracle drugs’ that have saved millions are no match against ‘superbugs’ because
A high-ranking official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared in an interview with PBS that the age of antibiotics has come to an end. 'For a long time, there have been newspaper stories and covers of magazines that talked about "The end of antibiotics, question mark?"' said Dr Arjun Srinivasan. 'Well, now I would say you can change the title to "The end of antibiotics, period.”'

Rare biblical manuscripts on display
The parchment looks fragile, and holes dot the page, but the letters are as clear as when they were written 1,500 years ago. A piece of a prayer that at one time was meticulously set onto papyrus by a scribe. This is one of more than 200 ancient biblical objects that now fill a hall in the Bible Lands Museum, which last week opened an exhibit titled “The Book of Books,” where visitors come face to face with almost 2,000 years of the history.

God exists, say Apple fanboy scientists
It goes like this: "God, by definition, is that for which no greater can be conceived. God exists in the understanding. If God exists in the understanding, we could imagine Him to be greater by existing in reality. Therefore, God must exist."

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TheBlaze reported on the chilling objective stated by Al Qaeda terrorists in the 2012 Benghazi attack — “We’re here to kill Americans” — as a preview of a “60 Minutes” segment, “Benghazi.” The report aired Sunday and examines the horrific attack on the U.S. mission in Libya that took the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans on Sept. 11, 2012, noting that there were many unheeded warnings about the attack as well as misinformation regarding what sparked it — i.e., it wasn’t caused by an anti-Muslim YouTube video, rather it was an Al Qaeda operation from the beginning.

Obama ‘knew and approved’ NSA spying on Chancellor Merkel – report
Obama was aware of NSA spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel since 2010, German media have revealed. An NSA spokeswoman later denied the allegations. According to German Bild am Sonntag newspaper, which cited US intelligence sources, National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander briefed Obama on the bugging operation against Merkel in 2010.

Strong eruption of Mount Etna, 14th paroxysm of the year from new SE crater
Following a slow gradual build-up of increasing strombolian activity and a swarm of earthquakes the New Southeast Crater (NSEC) of Etna has produced a new episode of lava fountaining (paroxysm) on the morning of October 26, 2013. This comes almost six months after the previous paroxysm.

Major X1.0 solar flare erupts with bright CME - glancing blow expected on October 31
Increased solar activity will continue this week. Beta-Gamma-Delta classified Active Region 1875 erupted with major solar flare reaching X1.0 at 02:03 UTC on Monday, October 28, 2013. A bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is visible emerging from the Sun. This region is located on the west limb and the majority of material is heading away from Earth. However, it appears that the eastern flank of the expanding cloud may still be Earth directed and a glancing blow impact to our geomagnetic field will be possible within 72 hours.

Health Care CEO Defends Obamacare: ‘We’re Not Cutting People, We’re Actually Transitioning People’
The CEO of a major health insurance company appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning to defend President Barack Obama’s signature health care program, arguing insurance companies aren’t booting individuals from their current plans but merely “transitioning” them to new ones. “We’re not cutting people,” Florida Blue CEO Patrick Geraghty said. “We’re actually transitioning people.”

Palestinians make stiff land demands for peace deal
The Palestinian Authority demands that any land swap with Israel as part of a peace deal not exceed 1.9 percent of the West Bank, less than half of the land necessary to incorporate the lion’s share of settlers, according to details leaked to Channel 2 by a disgruntled Palestinian official on Sunday.

IDF hits back at Gaza after early morning rocket fire
Precision strike targets missile launchers, hours after Iron Dome intercepts rocket aimed at Ashkelon.

ANOTHER X-FLARE
Earth-orbiting satellites detected an X1-class solar flare from sunspot AR1875 on Oct. 28th at 0203 UT. This is the 3rd X-flare since Oct. 25th, which means solar activity is still high. Stay tuned for more information about the latest eruption.

NBC crowns new 'laughingstock of America'
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” program ridiculed Barack Obama’s health secretary in its opening segment last night, leading one Republican senator on Sunday to label Kathleen Sebelius as the “laughingstock of America.”

3.3-magnitude quake reported near The Geysers
COBB, Calif. – The US Geological Survey reported Sunday night that the area near The Geysers geothermal steamfield was shaken by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake. The quake occurred at 9:59 p.m., the survey reported.

Series of earthquakes leaves Israelis jittery
Five moderate earthquakes rattled northern Israel this week, causing no major damage but prompting increased concern over the Jewish state's preparedness for a much larger disaster.

MK Regev: Prisoner release a sign of weakness
Sunday evening the government authorized the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners – the second batch of prisoners being release... ..."Thirty years in power?" MK Moalem fired back, "such political blindness I haven’t seen in quite a long while. There have been prime ministers who tried to work towards that peace, yet nothing happened. The current process will lead to nothing but terror.

Syria hands in chemical weapons destruction plan
Syria has handed in a plan for the destruction of its chemical weapons to the watchdog monitoring the process. In a statement, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons (OPCW) said the declaration was submitted three days ahead of schedule. OPCW inspectors are also due to complete visiting the last four of 23 weapons sites declared by Syria.

Iran metes out 80 lashes to Christians for communion wine drinking
An Iranian court sentenced four Iranian men to 80 whiplashes for drinking wine during communion and possession of a satellite antenna. The court issued the sentence in the city of Rasht on October 6. Christian Solidarity Worldwide, an advocacy organization for religious freedom, reported on the punishment last week on its website.

IAF strikes underground rocket launchers in Gaza following rocket attacks on Israel
The Israel Air Force struck two underground rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday morning in response to earlier rocket fire on the Ashkelon region. Palestinian sources reported that the IAF strike targeted a site belonging to Hamas's Kassam Brigades terrorist group.

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