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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
December 24th, 2014

Ebola Epidemic Continues in Africa, Despite Progress in Some Places
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has undergone a dramatic change in the past several months, U.S. health officials said today

Ten Commandments Judge: City ‘Foolish’ for Allowing Atheist, Wiccan Prayers at Council Meetings
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, is reprimanding the city of Huntsville for its prayer policy at city council meetings, which allows for atheists and Wiccans to lead the invocation.

Russia says NATO turning Ukraine into 'frontline of confrontation'
Russia said on Wednesday NATO was turning Ukraine into a "frontline of confrontation" and threatened to sever remaining ties with the Atlantic military alliance if Ukraine's hopes of joining it were realized.

Nun pleads for Christians raped, sold, killed by ISIS
ISIS is nothing new, she said, just the re-emergence of Islam’s dark side. “ISIS is not fanatic. ISIS is not more terrible. ISIS is real Muslim believers who like to follow the Quran and Muhammad,” said the founder of Warburg, Germany-based Sister Hatune Foundation,

Woman arrested after damaging Satanic display at Florida Capitol
"It's just wrong, when you remove baby Jesus two days before Christmas and put Satan in his place — that just can't happen. I couldn't allow it to happen,"

Tense Standoff After Police Shoot Teen Near Michael Brown Scene
An 18-year-old black man was shot and killed by police late on Tuesday at a gas station in a St. Louis suburb...

South Korea steps up cyber security at nuclear plants
South Korea boosted cyber security at the country's nuclear power plants on Tuesday following...a series "grave" data leaks, and prosecutors said they were investigating a new online threat. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co Ltd (KHNP), which runs South Korea's 23 nuclear power reactors, said on Monday its computer systems had been hacked, raising alarm in a country that is still technically at war with North Korea.

Sliding oil prices leave socialist Venezuela on brink of financial collapse
The ongoing plunge in global oil prices is pushing Venezuela toward economic collapse just as President Nicolas Maduro — the hand-picked successor to the late socialist Hugo Chavez — faces mounting international criticism for jailing opposition figures after months of street protests.

From Baltic to Asia, East-West aerial confrontations heat up
From the skies of the Baltic to the South China Sea, a new era of confrontation with Russia and China is pitting U.S. and allied pilots against their counterparts on a scale not seen since the Cold War era. It is, current and former officials say, a major shift for air crews who by and large have spent more than a decade flying largely uncontested missions over Afghanistan and Iraq.

French jobless total at new record high
The number of people seeking work in France has risen to a record high, official figures show. The jobless total rose by 27,400 in November to 3,488,300 - the highest level yet seen. That means the number looking for a job has risen by 5.8% in the past year.

Ukraine conflict: Minsk peace talks due after Nato vote
Warring parties in eastern Ukraine are set to meet in Belarus, a day after Ukraine's parliament voted to work towards membership of Nato. The talks in Minsk - involving pro-Moscow rebels, Ukraine, international monitors and Russia - are likely to focus on troop withdrawals and aid. A ceasefire and framework peace deal were agreed in Minsk in September but neither has been properly observed.

Ebola crisis likely to last a year, says expert
West Africa's Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, says a leading researcher who helped to discover the virus. Peter Piot, who has just returned from Sierra Leone, told the BBC that he was encouraged by progress there and by the promise of new anti-viral therapies. But he also warned that vaccines would take time to develop.

Sources: Qatar and Egypt officials discuss reconciliation to end 18-month standoff
Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials met in Cairo to discuss a possible reconciliation as part of Saudi efforts to broker an end to the 18-month standoff over Doha's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, security sources said. They said Qatar's intelligence chief, Ahmed Nasser Bin Jassim al-Thani, discussed plans for a meeting between the Egyptian and Qatari heads of state in Riyadh next month.

ISIS shoots down coalition warplane over Syria, captures Jordanian pilot
Islamic State fighters took a Jordanian pilot captive after his warplane was downed in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, the first captive taken from the US-led coalition battling the jihadi group. Jordan's armed forces said one of its pilots had been captured after his plane fell during an air raid over the northeastern Syrian province of Raqqa on Wednesday.

Six quakes strike west of Island
While many residents are occupied with holiday shopping and socializing this week, a scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada advises the Alberni Valley to be prepared following six earthquakes struck off the west coast of Vancouver Island over the weekend.

Magnitude-4 quake shakes Christchurch
A moderate earthquake has shaken Christchurch on Christmas Eve. The 4.0-magnitude tremor struck at 7.43pm on Wednesday 10 kilometres east of the city.

Earthquake Rattles Challis Idaho
Custer County officials in central Idaho say there’s no damage from an earthquake that shook the area Monday morning.

US moves to allow blood donations from gay men
Federal health officials are recommending an end to the nation’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.

Worse than Islamic State? Concerns rise about Iraq's Shiite militias
A former aide to General David Petraeus warns that as the Pentagon prepares to send another 1,500 US troops to Iraq to help “destroy” the Islamic State fighters, there may be an even greater danger that forces face: Iranian-backed Shiite militias.

Tornadoes blamed for four deaths, major damage in Mississippi
Tornadoes unleashed by thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast ripped through southeastern Mississippi on Tuesday, killing at least four people, injuring numerous others and causing extensive damage to homes and businesses, authorities said.

It’s official: IRS employees biased against conservatives
One IRS employee called a conservative group “icky” while another griped that they would probably “have to” approve a different group’s application for nonprofit status, according to the latest findings Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee.

NY protesters reject plea for hiatus despite police slayings
Mayor Bill de Blasio's attempts to soothe a city dismayed by the slaying of two officers were further rebuffed on Tuesday as protesters defied his call to suspend what have become regular demonstrations over excessive police force.

Doomed UN Bid Shows Abbas’s Struggle as Hamas Gains Support
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s dwindling domestic support may be the real reason behind his latest venture abroad. The 79-year-old leader is pressing ahead with a push at the United Nations to set an end-2017 deadline for Palestinian statehood even as the U.S. threatens to block the measure. At home, polls show him trailing the Hamas chief in the Gaza Strip. They also indicate Palestinians think Hamas’s armed militancy is more effective than the peace talks he’s held.

Iraqi Yazidi girls abducted by IS endured horror
Women and girls from Iraq's Yazidi minority endured horrors at the hands of Islamic State group extremists after they were taken as slaves last summer, leaving them deeply traumatized, an international watchdog group said in a report issued on Tuesday.

BBC director Danny Cohen: Rising UK antisemitism makes me feel more uncomfortable than ever
The director of television at the BBC has said he has “never felt so uncomfortable as a Jew in the UK” as it was revealed that antisemitic incidents in Britain hit record annual levels in 2014.

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