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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
July 4th, 2014

Germany Arrested A Suspected 'US Spy' Who Admitted Ties To An Investigation On Snowden
German authorities have arrested a German man employed by the domestic intelligence agency (BND) on suspicion of spying for the United States, two politicians with knowledge of the affair told Reuters on Friday.

WHO urges global effort to contain Ebola
In a communiqué issued at the end of the U.N. World Health Organization’s two-day emergency ministerial meeting on the Ebola virus in Accra, Ghana, health ministers from 11 West African nations called for immediate action, agreeing that the current outbreak poses a serious threat to all countries in the region and beyond.

Third Day of Riots: Clashes on Temple Mount
Arab rioters attacked police on the Temple Mount Friday afternoon, unimpeded by restrictions imposed on Muslim worshipers to access Judaism's holiest site due to ongoing violent riots in Jerusalem.

Obama remembers college professor at White House LGBT Pride event
Obama thanked his gay college professor Monday for being an influence on shaping his thoughts about gay rights issues. During remarks to celebrate LGBT Pride Month, the President lauded his freshman year professor, Dr. Lawrence Goldyn.

BLACKWELL, Oklahoma - The United States Geological Survey reported a 3.1 magnitude earthquake in Kay County late Thursday night.
At 11:55 p.m. Thursday, a quake was recorded six miles west northwest of Blackwell and 19 miles west northwest of Ponca City, at a depth of over two miles. There are no reports of major injury or damage at this time.

Missouri Earthquake Today 2014 Strikes New Madrid Seismic Zone
A Missouri earthquake today 2014 has struck near Malden. The Missouri earthquake today July 4, 2014 began in the morning hours. Damage assessment is pending.

Archbishop Condemns Satanic 'Black Mass' at Okla. City Civic Center as ‘Sacrilegious’
Catholic Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of the archdiocese of Oklahoma City, condemned a scheduled Black Mass by a satanic group, for which tickets are being sold at the Oklahoma City Civic Center, as “sacrilegious,” a “blasphemous mockery of the Mass. ...The Black Mass of Oklahoma, being offered by the group Dakhma of Angra Mainyu, is scheduled to take place in the Civic Center Music Hall on Sept. 21 at 7PM. Tickets are $15.00.

Iron Dome intercepts Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza
The Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted two Kassam rockets fired by Palestinians at southern Israel on Friday. A Palestinian mortar exploded in an open field near the Eshkol regional council. No injuries or damage was caused. Another Palestinian rocket exploded in the western Negev town of Ofaqim. Still no word on casualties.

Palestinians riot, police respond with tear gas during funeral procession of slain teen
Hundreds of Palestinians hurled stones at security forces that were deployed on Jerusalem’s city streets on Friday as part of preparations for the funeral procession of a young Shuafat teen killed earlier this week. Police and security forces stepped up their presence in all of Jerusalem ahead of the funeral for Muhammad Abu Khdeir, the teenager found dead in the Jerusalem Forest Wednesday morning.

U.S. Congressman Blocked From Entering Child Immigrant Facility
An Oklahoma Congressman who visited an Army base being used to house illegal immigrant children now wonders what the federal government is hiding after he was denied access to the facility. But when he showed up at the facility, Bridenstine says he was told by a guard with a security unit which calls itself the “Brown Shirts” that he could not observe the children or their living conditions.

Hurricane Arthur Makes East Coast Landfall, 22,000 Without Power
More than 22,000 Americans were without power at the start of the July 4 holiday after Hurricane Arthur scythed through North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday. Thousands more had already fled in preparation for the Category 2 storm, which has seen maximum sustained wind speeds of 100 miles per hour, lashings of rain and a storm surge of up to five feet.

Joan Rivers: ‘Obama Gay, Michelle a Tranny’
Joan Rivers calls President Obama “gay” and describes Michelle Obama with a homophobic slur in a new video. Asked by a street reporter whether a gay president or a female president will take office first, Rivers replied, “We already have it with Obama.”

The NSA Is Targeting Users of Privacy Services, Leaked Code Shows
If you use Tor or any of a number of other privacy services online or even visit their web sites to read about the services, there’s a good chance your IP address has been collected and stored by the NSA, according to top-secret source code for a program the NSA uses to conduct internet surveillance. There’s also a good chance you’ve been tagged for simply reading news articles about these services published by Wired and other sites.

Facebook is always trying to alter people’s behavior, says former data scientist
We’re hardly ever fast to wake up to what might be going on with our data. But once in a while, we’re suddenly roused and make a noise. Such has been the case with the revelations surrounding Facebook’s manipulation of the News Feeds of almost 700,000 people in order to see if it would make them happier or sadder, depending on the content presented. Now, a former member of Facebook’s Data Science team has revealed that, for much of its existence since 2007, the team operated with seemingly little supervision.

Small earthquake recorded in Scottish Highlands
The quake happened on Thursday evening at around 18.30 GMT, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS).

Quake rattles parts of northern Pakistan
A strong earthquake shook parts of parts of northern Pakistan on Friday, Geo News reported. Panic gripped residents of Skardu ,Astaur and adjacent areas and they came out of their houses to save their lives.

6.3 earthquake strikes north of NZ
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck off the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand, this morning.

Hurricane Arthur makes landfall at Outer Banks
Hurricane Arthur has made landfall near the southern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Arthur reached land about 11:15 p.m. Thursday between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, North Carolina.

Iraq crisis: Isis rebels 'hunt opponents', say refugees
Isis rebels have been methodically hunting down non-Sunnis and those opposed to the militants, refugees from the rebel-held towns have told the BBC. Isis demanded officials and soldiers pledge allegiance to the caliphate they recently declared or face execution.

HGTV's Booted Benham Brothers Say Christians ‘Must Be Willing to Die’ to Stop Gay Marriage
David and Jason Benham — the twin “Flip It Forward” hosts HGTV parted ways with in May after discovering their anti-gay views — are rallying Christians to step up the fight against gay marriage, and went as far as to say those dedicated to the cause must be “willing to die” for it. “If people remain silent, then it's gonna to continue to get worse. But when folks step up, and speak boldly the truth, then it can actually be pushed back …You have to be willing to die,” David said during an interview with the Christian Post (above).

The Next Financial Crisis Is Brewing Right Now, and Regulators Are Missing It
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), not typically seen as a strident regulator, is warning about risky lending as low interest rates drive a reach for higher yields. Both the OCC and the Federal Reserve have decried the slippage in underwriting standards on particular loan products.

The Arab Spring Just Got Serious Again - Kuwait Is Burning
Same stuff... different country. Once again someone (former opposition leader Musallam al-Barrak) exposed the corruption among the elites (revealed documents that allegedly prove billions of illicit financial transfers were made to senior officials, including judges) and the leaders (Kuwait officials) decided he should be arrested and charged with slander.

Islamic State 'seizes key Syria oil field'
Fighters from the Islamic State group have seized control of Syria's largest oil field on the Iraqi border, forcing the withdrawal of rival fighters, Syrian activists say. The Nusra Front, which has controlled al-Omar oil field since late last year, abandoned the facility on Thursday without firing a bullet, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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