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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
October 15th, 2014

Megyn Kelly Repeatedly Presses CDC Director in Firm Interview Over Ebola: ‘Why Not Put a Travel Ban in Place?’
“You admitted yourself that we’ve seen some flaws in the system, some areas that need improvement,” Kelly said. “Why not put a travel ban in place until we’ve shored up the system?”

Isis in Kobani: Black flag is torn down as Kurdish fighters capture hill overlooking Kobani in symbolic victory over militant group
The black flag of Isis has been torn down from a hill overlooking the town of Kobani after it was captured by Kurdish fighters. The symbolic move came after the US-led coalition launched a series of 21 air strikes on Isis positions in and around the besieged town.

Saudi Arabia sentences outspoken Shi'ite cleric to death
A Saudi judge on Wednesday sentenced to death an outspoken Shi'ite Muslim cleric whose arrest two years ago prompted deadly protests, the cleric's brother said on his Twitter account.

Secretive ‘White Shroud’ Group Hunting Down ISIS In Syria, Putting Group On The Defensive
A group called White Shroud is taking on ISIS militants in Syria, hunting down members of the group in a series of guerrilla attacks meant to strike fear. The group claims to have killed more than 100 ISIS fighters in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, turning the groups brutal tactics back around on them. White Shroud claims to show no mercy to ISIS fighters they have managed to capture.

Powder keg on Temple Mount
The overlapping of Jewish and Muslim holidays this year, and the increased tensions felt between the two faiths have highlighted the already volatile atmosphere in the Temple Mount complex. As a site holy to billions of people around the globe the compound is one of the thorniest sticking points in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Latest Updates / Second Texas healthcare worker tests positive for Ebola
Dallas nurse infected with Ebola 'in good condition'; Liberian minister in self-isolation after her driver dies of Ebola; White House defends health official overseeing U.S. Ebola response; UN worker who died of Ebola cremated in Germany.

Hurricane Gonzalo Kills 1 in St. Maarten and Injures 12 in Antigua; Bermuda Under Alert
Hurricane Gonzalo was upgraded Tuesday evening to a Category 3 storm, only the second to reach the major hurricane status during the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. Although Gonzalo was back over open water, the storm left its mark across the Caribbean, killing one person in St. Maarten, disrupting travel and causing structural damage to homes in Antigua and the Caribbean islands.

Death rate from Ebola rises to 70%
West Africa could see up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week within two months, the World Health Organization said yesterday, while confirming that the death rate in the current outbreak has risen to 70 percent.

AURORAS ON MARS
This Sunday, Oct. 19th, Comet Siding Spring will pass only 140,000 km from Mars. The encounter is so close, the atmosphere of the comet could brush against the atmosphere of the planet. Will this spark auroras on Mars? A video from NASA weighs the odds of some very strange space weather.

Earth's magnetic field could flip within a human lifetime
Earth's last magnetic reversal took place 786,000 years ago and happened very quickly, in less than 100 years -- roughly a human lifetime. The rapid flip, much faster than the thousands of years most geologists thought, comes as new measurements show the planet's magnetic field is weakening 10 times faster than normal and could drop to zero in a few thousand years.

Ebola: US emergency crews rush to Boston flight as five people suffer 'flu-like' symptoms
Emergency crews wearing protective suits were seen boarding the Emirates airlines flight 273 from Dubai after it landed at Boston Logan Airport at around 2.45pm local time (7.45pm GMT). Officials confirmed five people had fallen ill during the journey but airport spokesman Matthew Brelis said: “None of the five were travelling from West Africa”.

Ebola 'could mutate into airborne virus' ministers are warned
The British government risks “being complacent” over the threat of the deadly Ebola virus to the country, a TV scientist has warned. Lord Robert Winston said Ebola could mutate into an airborne virus that is caught like a common cold during a House of Lords debate today.

Megaquake: West Coast Overdue, Or Are 2014 Earthquake Predictions For Oregon And California Unreliable?
In related report by The Inquisitr, geologists believe it’s possible that a lack of water in the San Joaquin Valley is decreasing the weight on the San Andreas Fault, which has lead some to make predictions of more earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2007, a panel of experts estimated there was a 63 percent chance that the Bay area will experience another catastrophic earthquake in the next 23 years.

Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked certain restrictions on abortion contained in a Texas state law that abortion rights groups said would have forced all but a handful of clinics to shut down in the state of 26 million people. The high court granted a request filed by abortion rights groups that puts on hold parts of a federal appeals court decision that had allowed the law to go into effect.

Hundreds of Muslims protest at Temple Mount: We have a right to enter
Hundreds of Arabs protested Wednesday morning at the entrance to the Lions' Gate in Jerusalem against police decision to limit the age of Muslim worshippers wanting to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque to pray to over 50s. Several Arab MKs joined the protesters including Jamal Zahalka and Hanin Zoabi, who confronted the Border Police officers at the scene and told them: "We have a right to enter."

New test to bump up diagnoses of illness in kids
For more than two months, health officials have been struggling to understand the size of a national wave of severe respiratory illnesses caused by an unusual virus... Starting Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using a new test to help the agency process four or five times more specimens per day that it has been.

Obamacare website won’t reveal insurance costs for 2015 until after election
Those planning to purchase health insurance on the Obamacare exchange will soon find out how much rates have increased — after the Nov. 4 election. Enrollment on the Healthcare.gov website begins Nov. 15, or 11 days after the midterm vote, and critics who worry about rising premium hikes in 2015 say that’s no coincidence. Last year’s inaugural enrollment period on the health-care exchange began Oct. 1.

Islamic State crisis: US intensifies airs strikes in Kobane
US-led forces have stepped up air strikes against Islamic State (IS) fighters threatening the Syrian town of Kobane, near the Turkish border. The coalition had carried out 21 strikes over two days, a sharp increase that slowed IS advances, the US said. President Barack Obama predicted a "long-term campaign" against the group, which holds swathes of Syria and Iraq.

Ebola outbreak: Second Texas health worker 'tests positive'
A second health worker in the US state of Texas has tested positive for Ebola, health officials say. A 26-year-old female nurse is already receiving treatment after becoming infected by a Liberian man who died from the deadly virus last week. Meanwhile, the UN's Ebola mission chief says the world is falling behind in the race to contain the virus.

Marriage Rates Hit All-Time Low in United States
The number of American adults who have never been married has hit an all-time high. The latest date from 2012 shows one in 5 adults over the age of 25 fell into that category. In 1960, it was about in 10 adults.

Yemen on the brink as rebels oust the old guard
The Houthi rebels who stunned the Arab world with the sudden seizure of Yemen's capital will have to strive to cement their power in the face of well-armed rivals, a test of strength that could tip the unstable country deeper into turmoil.

Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa compound
Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters and shut down access to Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound on Monday in a deepening dispute over access to the area, the third holiest shrine in Islam which is also revered by Jews.

US oil prices sink nearly 5% on weak demand forecast
US crude prices plummeted nearly five percent Tuesday as the International Energy Agency slashed its oil demand forecast in light of slowing economic growth in Asia and Europe.

Ex-colleague shoots dead American in Saudi capital
A former employee of a US defence contractor shot dead one American colleague and wounded another in the Saudi capital Tuesday, officials said, in a rare attack on Westerners in the kingdom.

ISIS May Have Chemical Weapons
he Islamic State militant group may possess chemical weapons that it has already used to extend its self-proclaimed caliphate, according to photos taken by Kurdish activists and examined by Israeli researchers.

The Brakes Come Off in British Parliament's Vote on Palestinian Statehood
At some point in the process that led to the end of the conflict in Northern Ireland, there was an audible snap, a break in the link between the mother ship, the British government, and Protestant Unionism which considers itself the last outpost of British Crown on the island of Ireland. Was it the Anglo-Irish Agreement between Britain and Ireland, which that arch unionist Margaret Thatcher signed? Or was it the landing of the first helicopter from the Irish Republic at Hillsborough Castle, the residence of the British secretary of state?

Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13