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US Hospitals Unprepared to Handle Ebola Waste

(Reuters) – U.S. hospitals may be unprepared to safely dispose of the infectious waste generated by any Ebola virus disease patient to arrive unannounced in the country, potentially putting the wider community at risk, biosafety experts said. Waste management companies

US Hospitals Unprepared to Handle Ebola Waste

Philippine Islamist Militants Threaten to Kill German Captives

(Reuters) – Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring service said. Philippine security officials said on

Philippine Islamist Militants Threaten to Kill German Captives

The Worst Case Scenario for Ebola

This story originally appeared at Vox. Before this year, Ebola was a disease relegated to remote villages in Africa. Even public health officials didn’t worry about it spreading very far. Until recently, they would probably tell you that the virus typically

The Worst Case Scenario for Ebola

Israel Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Jet Over Golan Heights

The Israeli Defense Forces shot down a Syrian fighter plane over the Israeli Golan Heights Tuesday morning using a Patriot missile, the Israeli army said. The Jerusalem Post reports that the Israel Air Force detected a Sukhoi-24 Syrian fighter jet

Israel Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Jet Over Golan Heights

CDC Predicts 1.4 Million Cases of Ebola by January

A debate is erupting among scientists as to how severe the problem of Ebola in West African countries such as Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia will become in the coming months.  Scientists from the World Health Organization are trumpeting claims

CDC Predicts 1.4 Million Cases of Ebola by January

Ukraine Crisis 'Risks Recession for Europe'

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz SE, warned that global markets do not fully appreciate the risk posed by the Ukrainian crisis, a conflict which could push Europe into recession. He saw few options

Ukraine Crisis 'Risks Recession for Europe'

China: Uyghur Islamic Radicals Kill Two In Bomb Blasts

According to China’s state-media, two were killed and many more injured on Sunday when Uyghur Islamic radicals bombed an area in the country’s western region of Xinjiang, Reuters reports. The state-press report added that hundreds of innocent Chinese citizens have

China: Uyghur Islamic Radicals Kill Two In Bomb Blasts

Venezuela Opens 'Disarmament Centers' to Take Guns from Civilians

Venezuela’s repressive socialist government announced a “disarmament campaign” this weekend, urging civilians to surrender their weapons to government officials in what they claim is an attempt at reducing the nation’s astronomical murder rate. The BBC reports that President Nicolás Maduro

Venezuela Opens 'Disarmament Centers' to Take Guns from Civilians

Tennessee Braces for Next Common Core Battle

If an education summit convened Thursday by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) is any indication of what’s top priority to many state lawmakers and education groups, the Common Core standards will be the central education battle during the upcoming legislative

Tennessee Braces for Next Common Core Battle

Turkey Takes in Over 60,000 Syrian Refugees

The government of Turkey is reporting that between 45,000-60,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border in the past 24 hours to escape the Islamic State. The majority are from the Kurdish town of Kobane and surrounding villages, which is considered

Turkey Takes in Over 60,000 Syrian Refugees

U.S. to Deliver 10 Apache Helicopters to Egypt

(Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Egyptian Defense Minister Colonel General Sedki Sobhy on Saturday to confirm the United States plans to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt to support Cairo’s counter-terrorism efforts, the Pentagon said. The United States

U.S. to Deliver 10 Apache Helicopters to Egypt

Poll: Nearly 25% of Americans Would Consider Secession

Nearly 25% of Americans, largely fueled by their anger toward the permanent political class in Washington, D.C., would consider secession.  According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released a day after voters in Scotland rejected an “independence referendum” by nearly 10 points, “23.9

Poll: Nearly 25% of Americans Would Consider Secession

Turkey Secures Release of Hostages Held by Islamic State

(Reuters) – Turkish intelligence agents brought 46 hostages seized by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq back to Turkeyon Saturday after more than three months in captivity, in what President Tayyip Erdogan described as a covert rescue operation. Security sources told

Turkey Secures Release of Hostages Held by Islamic State