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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet   
October 11th, 2014

'Museum of the Bible' hopes to have faithful flock to Washington
Green’s collection is well known, and includes such priceless prizes as several Dead Sea Scrolls, a portion of the Gutenberg Bible, the Codex Climaci Rescriptus, the largest portion of scripture in Palestinian Aramaic and the so-called “Aitken Bible,” the first ever printed in the U.S. The 40,000-piece collection is now mainly kept in Oklahoma City, although Green has exhibited some of it around the world, including at the Vatican.  

ERUPTION MISSES EARTH
The eruption also hurled a CME into space, but the storm cloud appears set to miss Earth.  

Earthquake strikes 110 miles off east coast of Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.2 struck off the east coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, the US Geological Survey reported on Saturday.  

Russia Deploying Tactical Nuclear Arms in Crimea
Russia is moving tactical nuclear weapons systems into recently-annexed Crimea while the Obama administration is backing informal talks aimed at cutting U.S. tactical nuclear deployments in Europe. Three senior House Republican leaders wrote to President Obama...warning that Moscow will deploy nuclear missiles and bombers armed with long-range air launched cruise missiles into occupied Ukrainian territory.  

Explosion at Key Military Base in Iran Raises Questions About Sabotage
A spectacular explosion on Sunday night outside Tehran took place deep inside the Parchin military base, where Iran produces crucial elements of its missiles and other munitions, raising new questions about whether the blast was an accident or sabotage. The explosion and resulting fire...could be seen from apartments in Tehran and appeared to have destroyed several buildings.  

U.S.-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start, with moderate rebels disenchanted
The U.S.-led air war in Syria has gotten off to a rocky start, with even the Syrian rebel groups closest to the United States turning against it, U.S. ally Turkey refusing to contribute and the plight of a beleaguered Kurdish town exposing the limitations of the strategy.  

Brazil says it has a suspected Ebola case
Brazil says it has identified a suspected Ebola case who arrived in the country on Thursday. The patient, Souleymane Bah from Guinea, presented himself after coming down with a fever at a public health centre in the town of Cascavel in the southern state of Parana. He has been flown to Rio de Janeiro to the National Institute of Infectology.  

New York's JFK airport to start Ebola checks
Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea - the worst-hit countries - will have their temperatures taken and have to answer a series of questions. Checks at O'Hare in Chicago, Newark, Washington's Dulles and Atlanta's airport will begin in the coming days.  

Brazil's biggest city facing drought conditions
The governor of Sao Paulo says he's asking Brazilian federal officials for permission to again engage in emergency pumping of water into a main reservoir that supplies water to the country's biggest city.  

Americans abroad warned of "increased likelihood" of ISIS attack
The State Department is renewing its global terrorism alert for Americans traveling abroad, saying it sees a heightened risk of reprisal attacks from the by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its supporters.  

Christian Clerics to Europe: Recognize 'Palestine'
Three leading Christian clerics in Israel on Friday called on more European governments to recognize "Palestine" as a state with eastern Jerusalem as its capital. The call from the Arab Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Lutheran prelates came after EU member Sweden last week announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood late last Friday during Yom Kippur. The UK is likewise set to vote on recognition on Monday.  

While Kim Jong Un is absent, North Korean diplomats are working overtime
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have disappeared from the public eye, but his diplomatic representatives sure haven’t. There’s Ri Su Yong, who’s been everywhere from Burma and Indonesia to Ethiopia and Iran since he became foreign minister in April. Last month, he addressed the United Nations, the first North Korean to do so in 15 years, and on Friday, he wrapped up 10 days in Russia.  

Canada advises citizens to leave Ebola-hit countries
The Canadian government advised its citizens to leave the West African countries hardest hit by Ebola, while taking measures at its own borders to screen for potentially exposed travelers.  

Greek PM wins confidence vote, snap election fears remain
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras comfortably won a confidence vote aimed at rallying support for his plan to abandon a widely-reviled EU/IMF aid package and ending speculation that his government is on its last legs.  

Hidden STD Epidemic: 110 Million Infections in the US
Infectious diseases seem to come and go, sometimes causing scary outbreaks, while other times seeming to disappear. But some infectious pathogens are always with us, lurking just below the surface of society.  

Here's where Ebola could spread next
An interactive map plotting the airline flights originating in Monrovia, Liberia, makes clear why international health officials are concerned Europe is the next place where the Ebola virus could spread.  

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