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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
October 5th, 2014

Officials locate possible Ebola patient contact

Authorities say they've located a homeless man who needs to be monitored because he may have had contact with the lone Ebola patient in the United States. Dallas city spokeswoman Sana Syed said the man was located Sunday, a few hours after officials first said he was missing.

New Jersey boy's death is first linked directly to enterovirus
A New Jersey boy who went to bed last month in seemingly good health and died in his sleep is the first fatality linked directly to a strain of enterovirus that has infected more than 500 people, a local medical official said on Sunday.

Jihadi Chatter Online, Social Media Using Ebola Weapon Against The U.S. And The West
jihadis online have referred to and discussed the possibility and ease of using Ebola, as well as poisons, as a weapon against the U.S. and the West.

Hospital monitoring doctor cleared of Ebola virus
A Massachusetts hospital is awaiting test results on a doctor and missionary who was successfully treated for Ebola he contracted in Africa and now is back in the hospital with what appears to be a respiratory infection. The hospital stressed that doctors don't believe the virus has recurred. They are awaiting test results from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation, which they expect to have by late Monday. Meanwhile, Sacra is in isolation at the hospital.

Earthquake hits southern Nevada
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit southern Nevada this morning. It struck approximately 22 miles south of downtown Las Vegas south of Sloan at 3:11 a.m.

Court Rules Palestinian Authority Liable for Terrorist Murders
In a precedent-setting ruling, Vice President of the Jerusalem District Court, Judge Moshe Drori, ruled that the Palestinian Authority is civilly liable for the murder of three Israelis. "Pursuant to the Foreign Minister's papers filed in the case, the PA is not entitled to immunity. It is clear that there is not a state, nor a political entity.

Kurds battle Islamist militants closing in on Syrian town
Kurdish forces battled overnight with Islamists trying to seize a hill overlooking a Syrian border town with Turkey as U.S.-led coalition warplanes carried out raids on the militants... A translator...Islamic State forces were hitting it with tank and mortar fire as they tried to seize Mistanour hill, a landmark whose capture would give them easy access to the town.

As Supreme Court term begins, prospect of a gay-marriage ruling looms large
The 10th edition of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. begins work Monday with the prospect of a monumental ruling for gay rights that could serve as a surprising legacy of an otherwise increasingly conservative court. Whether the justices will decide that the Constitution protects the right of same-sex couples to marry dominates expectations of the coming term...

Muslims stone 'devil' at hajj as Eid feast begins
Mina (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Two million Muslims ritually stoned the devil Saturday in the last major rite of this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia, while fellow believers around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice. The stoning occurred in Mina, about five kilometres (three miles) east of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca.

Eleventh child in Colorado treated for virus-related paralysis symptoms
The number of children treated in Colorado for limb weakness or paralysis-like symptoms after coming down with a respiratory virus has risen to 11, a hospital official said on Friday. Melissa Vizcarra, spokeswoman for Children's Hospital Colorado, said the child in the latest case is suffering from muscle weakness but tests have not conclusively linked it to a nationwide outbreak of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68).

Hong Kong protesters regroup at main protest site
Demonstrators in Hong Kong appear to be withdrawing from some of the protest sites they have barricaded themselves into for more than a week. Local reports said some people were leaving secondary protest sites and heading to the main site, although others seemed to be staying put. Hong Kong's leader CY Leung had warned that police would ensure government offices and schools reopened on Monday.

Canada to join anti-Islamic State air strikes
Canada plans to join the US-led campaign of air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, its government has said. A motion authorising the mission is expected to pass on Monday in the House of Commons. The six-month mission will include CF-18 fighter jets and refuelling and surveillance aircraft, but not ground troops.

Report: Islamic State is hatching plan to gain Iranian nuclear secrets
The British newspaper The Sunday Times reported on Sunday morning that Islamic State is calling on its members to brace for war with Iran in order to take over its nuclear secrets. The newspaper cited a document believed to have been written by top Islamic State member Abdullah Ahmed al-Meshedani, a member of the group's highly secretive six-man war cabinet.

Media blitz on Khamenei's health raises questions about Iranian succession
Images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appearing frail and in bed have raised questions about the seriousness of his condition, and who might eventually succeed him. In early September, Khamenei made a surprise announcement that he was having surgery and asked people to pray for his health. What followed was unprecedented in the 35-year history of the Islamic Republic.

Pakistan Taliban vow support for IS in Syria and Iraq
The Pakistani Taliban have expressed their support for Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq. In a statement marking the Muslim festival of Eid, the group appealed to Islamists there to unite against the "enemy" - the US-led alliance.

Germany ponders troops for Ukraine monitor mission
Germany is mulling the deployment of 200 soldiers to Ukraine to help and protect monitors overseeing a shaky truce in the east of the country. Despite the ceasefire, fighting has continued around Donetsk and Luhansk.

Typhoon Phanfone bears down on Japan, with Tokyo in its path
A strong typhoon is bearing down on Japan and has Tokyo in its sights. Typhoon Phanfone churned close to Japan's southern tip on Sunday afternoon with sustained winds as powerful as 167 kph (104 mph). It began to turn to the northeast and is expected to hug the country's southeastern coastline over the following hours.

Two bombings kill 10 in Pakistan
A suicide bombing near a market in southwestern Pakistan killed five people and wounded at least 20 on Saturday, hours after a powerful bomb went off at a bus station in the country's northwest, killing five and wounding three, police said.

Mexico missing students: Mass grave found near Iguala
A mass grave has been found on the outskirts the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing on 27 September, officials say. It is not clear whether the bodies found in a pit are those of the missing students, who were last seen being forced into police vans.

Syrian border town still under siege by Islamic State despite allied air strikes
Islamic State forces shelled the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday and its Kurdish defenders said they were expecting a new assault to try to capture it. U.S.-led coalition warplanes had struck at Islamic State targets overnight to halt the insurgents' advance and Saturday's barrages were less intense than the previous day.

US Ebola patient in critical condition, hospital says
The first man diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States is in critical condition, the Dallas hospital that has been treating him reported Saturday.

Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes Eastern Samar
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Eastern Samar at 1:38 a.m. Sunday, with no damage expected from the earthquake. The quake was felt at Intensity II in Surigao City.

Mexico shaken by 5.4-magnitude quake: USGS
Mexico's National Seismology Service initially measured it at a strong 6.2-magnitude but later revised it to 5.6 strength.

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