U.S. prepares military options in Syria against Islamic State

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing military options, including surveillance flights, to pressure Islamic State in Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday, but they cautioned no decision had been made to expand U.S. action beyond the limited airstrikes under way in...
U.S. prepares military options in Syria against Islamic State

California passes law mandating smartphone kill switch

Smartphones sold in California will soon be required to have a kill switch that lets users remotely lock them and wipe them of data in the event they are lost or stolen.

The demand is the result of a new law, signed into effect on Monday, that applies to phones manufactured after July 1, 2015,...
California passes law mandating smartphone kill switch

Freed US reporter"s Dad praises son"s noble cause

JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, France (AP) — The overjoyed father of the American journalist freed by Islamic militants said Monday that his son and others who venture into dangerous lands like Syria deserve praise for wanting to “bear witness … tell the truth about what’s...
Freed US reporter"s Dad praises son"s noble cause

Mourners urge black Americans to take action

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown – recalling him as a “gentle giant,” aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college.
But the funeral that unfolded Monday was about much more...
Mourners urge black Americans to take action

Rival second Libyan assembly chooses own PM as chaos spreads

BENGHAZI Libya/CAIRO (Reuters) – The Libyan parliament that was replaced in an election in June reconvened on Monday and chose an Islamist-backed deputy as its prime minister, leaving the chaotic country with two rival leaders and assemblies each backed by armed factions.
The election...
Rival second Libyan assembly chooses own PM as chaos spreads

Remote, gas-rich islands on Indonesia"s South China Sea frontline

RANAI Indonesia (Reuters) – The word “sleepy” could have been invented for Ranai, the largest town in Indonesia’s remote and sparsely populated Natuna archipelago.
It has few cars and only two sets of traffic lights. The cloud-wreathed mountain looming over it resembles...
Remote, gas-rich islands on Indonesia"s South China Sea frontline

Father of black Ferguson teen appeals for calm at funeral

FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – The father of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 9, appealed for calm as family, politicians and activists gathered for the funeral on Monday following weeks of unrest.
The sometimes violent...
Father of black Ferguson teen appeals for calm at funeral

Sony says PlayStation network back online, user information safe after attack

SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp’s (6758.T) PlayStation Network was back online on Monday following a cyber attack that took it down over the weekend, which coincided with a bomb scare on a commercial flight carrying a top Sony executive in the United States.
Sony said on...
Sony says PlayStation network back online, user information safe after attack

Russia says wants to send second aid convoy to east Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia wants to send a second humanitarian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after Kiev and the West criticized Moscow for sending the first cargo without official permission.
“The humanitarian...
Russia says wants to send second aid convoy to east Ukraine

Ukraine border guards clash with rebels near Russian border: military

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces engaged with a separatist armored column near the southeastern town of Novoazovsk, about 10 km (6 miles) from the Russian border, Ukraine’s military information service said on Monday.
Border guards halted the advance of the column...
Ukraine border guards clash with rebels near Russian border: military

In New Hampshire, An Unexpected Tight Race For Senate

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In New Hampshire, An Unexpected Tight Race For Senate

On The Fall Docket: Who Gets To Vote — And Who Gets To Decide?

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Grocers Lead Kids To Produce Aisle With Junk Food-Style Marketing

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Ebola Took Her Daughters And Made Her An Outcast

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Amanda Ellis, 79, lost five members of her family to Ebola. Now, nobody will buy the mangoes that used provide her income. She must rely instead on handouts.

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Suspect detained deadly California crime spree

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Capping a daylong search, a suspect in a series of shootings that killed three people and injured four others within the span of an hour in the Los Angeles area has been taken into custody.
The man, whose name has not been released, was detained by SWAT...
Suspect detained deadly California crime spree

Wildfire threatens 500 northern California homes

WEAVERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A fast-growing wildfire near the Northern California town of Weaverville forced the evacuation of about 150 homes and is threatening about 500 additional residences, authorities said Monday.
The fire about 2 miles west of Weaverville was also...
Wildfire threatens 500 northern California homes

Peace urged for Michael Brown burial

25 August 2014
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Michael Brown Snr: “All I want is peace while my son is laid to rest”



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Peace urged for Michael Brown burial

Japan could offer unapproved Ebola drug under certain criteria: government

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could offer an unapproved drug under certain circumstances to help treat the deadly Ebola virus even before the World Health Organization has decided to make a request for the drug, the country’s top government spokesman said on Monday.
Chief Cabinet...
Japan could offer unapproved Ebola drug under certain criteria: government

Sony says Playstation users" information safe after hackers target game sites

SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp (6758.T) said hackers had taken down its PlayStation Network without compromising its 53 million users’ personal data, while the FBI was investigating a bomb scare on a flight carrying a top Sony executive in the United States.
The hackers...
Sony says Playstation users" information safe after hackers target game sites

Greece changes prayer policy - 13WHAM

Greece N.Y. – In a unanimous vote at a recent town board meeting, the Town of Greece made changes to its prayer policy that have been the source of much controversy.
The changes are coming under criticism from some atheists who say the new policy denies them the opportunity to give i...
Greece changes prayer policy - 13WHAM