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“Let the Headlines Speak”
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December 4th, 2014

Satanic Temple Approved For Capitol Holiday Display
Florida’s Capitol will have a new holiday decoration this year. The Satanic Temple will be among its nativity scenes and secular presentations. It’s for Festivus, a non-commercial festival “for the rest of us,” is close to coming back as a 6-foot stack of empty beer cans. The Florida Department of Management Services this week approved the proposed holiday display from the Satanic Temple, which a year ago was rejected because the agency said its proposal was “grossly offensive.”

Putin says foes hope to dismember Russia; rouble falls
"We are ready to meet any challenge of the times and win," he declared to applause from an audience of 1,000 dignitaries, almost all of them loyal supporters.

Blackholes Align in ‘Spooky’ Way, Showing Great Order of Universe
New observations with the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile have revealed that the rotation axes of supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies align with each other across billions of light-years.

'Aggressor nation' bill put to parliament
State Duma deputies have drafted a motion defining all countries that introduce sanctions against Russia as “aggressor nations” and ordering automatic reciprocal sanctions against them.

U.S. Confirms ISIS Has Training Camps in Libya
The head of the U.S. Africa Command said on Wednesday that Washington is “very carefully” watching what he described as “nascent” Islamic State (ISIS) training camps in Libya.

What Will the Next Financial Crisis Look Like—and Are We Ready?
In the six years since Lehman’s collapse, much effort has gone into thinking about the next crisis and about how to strengthen financial rules and practices so that the fallout is contained. Has this effort been productive? Will the repercussions of the next crisis be less damaging? The answer, as with many things economic, is: it depends.

Before Beheading, Children Tell ISIS: 'No, We Love Jesus'
"ISIS turned up and they said to the children, 'You say the words that you will follow Muhammad,'"'No, we love Yasua. We have always loved Yasua. We have always followed Yasua. (This spelling is similar to the Hebrew name, Yeshua, which is translated "Jesus" in English and Spanish.) Yasua has always been with us,'" White recounted. "[The militants] said, 'Say the words!' [The children] said, 'No, we can't do that.' "They chopped all their heads off."

Lebanon: DNA test says child is IS head's daughter
Lebanon's interior minister says DNA tests have confirmed that a child held by authorities is the daughter of the Islamic State group's leader.

Putin: Crimea is as sacred to Russia as the Temple Mount is to the Jews
Crimea is as sacred to Russia as Jerusalem's Temple Mount is to Jews, Russian President Vladimir Putin says. In his annual speech on Thursday Putin defended the Kremlin's aggressive foreign policy, saying the actions are necessary for his country's survival.

States sue Obama administration on immigration
A coalition of 17 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday saying it acted illegally by issuing an executive order to ease the threat of deportation for millions of immigrants who are in the country without the proper documents.

EU, NATO agree to strengthen defense cooperation
European Council President Donald Tusk and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday agreed to continue close cooperation for a stronger defense. The two leaders agreed in a meeting that a strong NATO ensures stability in Europe, and a stronger Europe also contributes to a strong NATO.

Human foetus cells injected into baby mice to create ‘supermouse’
The cells from a human foetus have been injected into baby mice to create animals which have brains that are half human. Although Professor Goldman said that the cells did not make the mice ‘more human’ he admitted that the team had stopped short at injecting the cells into monkeys. “We briefly considered it buy decided not to because of all the potential ethical issues,” added Prof Goldman.

After France, Belgian parliament in line to recognize ‘Palestine’
Belgium is the next country likely to make some type of move toward recognizing “Palestine,” though it is not clear what form that recognition will take.

Putin says Russia will overcome any challenge
President Vladimir Putin portrayed Russia as a strong state on Thursday that would overcome its current difficulties.

Australia exercises sweeping new security laws, bans Syria travel
Australia on Thursday for the first time exercised sweeping new security powers allowing it to block citizens from travelling to overseas conflict zones such as those in Iraq and Syria, where dozens of Australians have joined Islamist militant groups.

Massive New ‘Wilderness’ Designation Slipped Into Defense Authorization Bill
A proposal to designate more than 250,000 acres in the western U.S. as “wilderness” — thereby placing severe restrictions on land use and having the potential to ultimately drive ranchers out of business — was quietly inserted into the National Defense Authorization Act by House and Senate lawmakers Tuesday night.

France: Attack highlights anti-Semitism concerns
An attack on a French couple this week is reviving worries about long-simmering anti-Semitic sentiment in France. The Service for the Protection of the Jewish Community in France says two people were handed preliminary charges Wednesday night of religion-motivated violence, armed robbery, rape, sequestration and extortion.

Pope sacks the head of his Swiss Guard for being 'too strict'
He has dismissed and demoted cardinals, bishops and the Vatican secretary of state, and now ...the head of his own private army, the Swiss Guard. In a dispassionate one-sentence notice, the Vatican’s official newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, announced on Wednesday that Daniel Anrig will no longer serve as the commandant of the 500-year-old corps after the end of next month.

Russia Chechnya: Deadly rebel attack rocks Grozny
Rebel gunmen have shot their way into the heavily fortified Chechen capital, Grozny, in a night-time attack which left as many as 16 people dead. Arriving at 01:00 (22:00 GMT Wednesday) in cars, they fired on a traffic police checkpoint before attacking a media building and a school. An Islamist group said it had launched a suicide attack to avenge attacks by security forces on Muslim women.

President Putin urges Russian resilience for hard times
President Vladimir Putin has warned Russians of hard times and urged self-reliance, in his annual state of the nation address to parliament. Speaking to both chambers in the Kremlin, Mr Putin accused Western governments of seeking to raise a new iron curtain around Russia. Russia has been hard-hit by falling oil prices and by Western sanctions imposed over its role in eastern Ukraine.

Far-right party helps to bring down Swedish government
Sweden’s left-green coalition has called elections on 22 March after an anti-immigrant party helped defeat its draft budget. Stefan Lofven, the Socialist Democrat PM, announced the move on Wednesday (3 December) following a parliament vote on his spending proposals.

US House of Representatives passes bill declaring Israel 'major strategic partner'
A bill declaring Israel a “major strategic partner” of the US passed the US House of Representatives unanimously on Wednesday and now goes to US President Barack Obama for his signature. The bill enhances Israel’s trade status to expedite export licensing; increases cooperation on energy, water engineering, research and development; and expands authority for forward-deployed US weapons stockpiles in the Jewish state.

Islamic State setting up Libya training camps, US says
Islamic State militants have set up training camps in eastern Libya, the head of the US Africa command says. Gen David Rodriguez said there could be "a couple of hundred'' IS fighters undergoing training at the sites. He said the camps were at a very early stage, but the US was watching them "carefully to see how it develops".

U.S. leads 25 more air strikes against Islamic State militants: CENTCOM
The United States military launched 14 more strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and led 11 strikes in Iraq since Monday, according to U.S. Central command.

Feds balk at releasing docs showing IRS sharing tax returns with White House
Less than a week after ’fessing up that it found some 2,500 documents potentially showing that the IRS shared taxpayer returns with the White House, the Obama administration has reversed course and won’t release the trove to a group suing for access.

Super Typhoon Hagupit 2014 a monster storm on path for Philippines
Hurricane season is over for the Atlantic and East Pacific, but it's still going strong farther west where a super typhoon is headed toward the Philippines. Super Typhoon Hagupit had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph Wednesday afternoon and gusts of up to 184 mph, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Protests Erupt After Cop in Eric Garner Chokehold Death Not Indicted
A crowd of protesters briefly took over a section of Manhattan's West Side Highway and were in a standoff with police Wednesday evening, hours after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man on Staten Island earlier this summer — in a case that was recorded on video and showed the dead man crying "I can't breathe."

Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13