Global Students: Turning Foreigners into FriendsChristian Broadcasting NetworkAn alumnus of Virginia's Old Dominion University is using his personal experience and kindness to help international students. His name is Kurnia Foe. He is the founder of Global Student Friendship, an organization that serves students from other ...

Raw StoryGood news, 'Game of Thrones' fans: HBO prepares to launch online-only serviceRaw StoryTime Warner Inc's HBO will launch a standalone online streaming service next year to make hit shows such as Game of Thrones available to people who do not subscribe to cable television. The move to take HBO “over-the-top” – media jargon that means ...and more »

BBC NewsPalestine vote 'ignored' by government, Baroness Warsi saysBBC NewsFormer Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi says the government has "ignored" a vote by MPs that had proposed official recognition of Palestine. Lady Warsi said she had received a "stock answer" when she raised the vote in the House of Lords.and more »

Raw StoryFox pundit's ugly racial rant blames Obama's 'affiliation' with Africa for ...Raw StoryDr. Keith Ablow, the resident psychiatrist at Fox News and a member of the network's Medical A-Team, declared this week that President Barack Obama was allowing Ebola into the United States because his “affiliations” and “affinities” were more with Africa.and more »

Raw StoryConservatives reinvent Christopher Columbus as anti-Muslim crusader to ...Raw Story“We thank Christopher Columbus, but now the world needs another Charles Martel,” he added, referring to the medieval warrior who turned back the Muslim conquest of Europe and set the stage for his grandson, Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor.and more »

Raw StorySecond Texas nurse with Ebola had traveled by plane a day before she reported ...Raw StoryAt least 4,447 people have died in West Africa in the worst Ebola outbreak since the disease was identified in 1976, but cases in the United States and Europe have been limited. The virus can cause fever, bleeding, vomiting and diarrhea, and spreads ...and more »

USA TODAYLanguage, cultural disconnects fuel Ebola fearUSA TODAYWhen the Chinese community in New York City developed a sudden and irrational fear of Ebola-carrying salmon last week, New York Hospital Queens fielded the strange calls and quashed the rumor. You can't get Ebola from the fish, hospital staff assured ...and more »

USA TODAYEbola virus: 5 major protocols for health care workersUSA TODAYThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a protocol for hospitals to follow when they deal with a known or suspected case of Ebola. It details everything from what health workers should wear to how a body infected with Ebola should be ...and more »

USA TODAYEbola fight takes a community-wide responseUSA TODAYDALLAS — Containing the Ebola virus in a major U.S. city requires more than just a trained hospital staff and good equipment. It takes a long list of people and companies, from clean-up firms willing to haul away Ebola-infected waste to landlords ...

USA TODAYNew Ebola vaccine study has begun in MarylandUSA TODAYOnly the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the biggest in history, has succeeded in moving experimental drugs and vaccines into larger clinical trials. There are no approved drugs or vaccines on the market, so several Ebola patients have received ...and more »

Heyl: Got game? Escape if you canTribune-ReviewWhen it comes to embracing cultural trends, there's no escaping the fact that Pittsburgh often lags behind other places. So it's refreshing to see the city ahead of the cultural curve in regard to the interactive gaming experience of escape rooms ...and more »

USA TODAYEbola could hit 10000 cases per week in Africa; US steps up responseUSA TODAYThe Ebola epidemic in West Africa could reach 10,000 cases a week and U.S. health officials are promising dramatic response to any new domestic outbreaks that signal intercontinental spread of the deadly virus. The Centers for Disease Control will send ...2nd Health care worker tests positive for Ebola in the USWWMT-TVInfected Dallas nurse ID'd; gets transfusion from Ebola survivorKSDKNew Ebola case raises worries about US hospitalsDetroit Free PressFlorida Times-Unionall 18,553 news articles »

Detroit Free PressWHO: In 2 months, expect 10000 Ebola cases a weekDetroit Free PressWHO increased its Ebola death toll tally to at least 4,447, nearly all of them in West Africa, and the group said the number of probable and suspected cases was 8,914. Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have been hardest hit. Aylward said WHO was very ...and more »

USA TODAYWhy Ebola may pose a greater threat in the ICUUSA TODAYThe unusual nature of the Ebola virus can make it a grave threat to those who have the most intimate contact with patients' bodies — health care workers in intensive care units, family caregivers and mortuary workers — even though the disease doesn't ...and more »

Washington TimesSarah Palin PAC spends $45K on GOP racesWashington Times... Palin Channel ranking is at a new low: #130,000 (per Alexa website). Even TAPP's Christian Radio Channel is doing better. .... Tea party, Dems join forces to put Obama's Asia trade deal in jeopardy · Banking & Finance · Bernie Sanders: 'I would ...and more »

KSDKInfected Dallas nurse ID'd; gets transfusion from Ebola survivorKSDKThe hospital released a statement saying the patient had no fever, a common symptom of Ebola, but did report recent casual contact with a traveler from West Africa. Across the nation, health care professionals evaluated how best to treat U.S. Ebola ...and more »

USA TODAYInfected Dallas nurse ID'd; gets transfusion from Ebola survivorUSA TODAYHealth officials scrambled to learn how a Dallas health care worker caught Ebola at a Texas hospital where she had cared for a man who died from the deadly virus. The woman was identified Monday as nurse Nina Pham, her family confirmed. Pham, 26 ...2nd Health care worker tests positive for Ebola in the USWWMT-TVNew Ebola case raises worries about US hospitalsDetroit Free Pressall 18,553 news articles »

ZooBoo kicks off at Binder Park ZooWWMT-TVThis year's festivities include games, rides, animals and trick-or-treating. You can even experience the scarier side of the zoo with the addition of "Haunted Africa," which is a haunted safari on Friday and Saturday nights. The Great ZooBoo runs ...and more »

RadioToday IrelandRTÉ 2fm nominates The Riptide MovementRadioToday IrelandRTÉ 2fm has announced The Riptide Movement as their nomination to represent Ireland at Europe's largest new-music event, Eurosonic Festival. Eurosonic is the biggest hunting ground in Europe for festival bookers, agents, promoters and radio stations ...and more »

HallelsSkillet Announces European Album "Vital Signs" and European Tour DetailsHallelsIn preparation for their first ever European headline tour, rock band Skillet will release "Vital Signs" for the European market on October 14. Though "Vital Signs" is not meant to be a Best Of or is it by any means a Greatest Hits, it contains 10 of ...

Daily MailFive people test positive to tuberculosis after coming into contact with womanDaily MailFive people who had contact with a woman who died of an unusual strain of tuberculosis in far north Queensland have tested positive to a dormant version during screenings for the disease. Queensland Health on Tuesday confirmed the 32-year-old Cairns ...and more »

Mission team blogs from Africa on water well progressEdmond Sun (blog)EDITOR'S NOTE: Edmond resident Mark Nash is one member of a mission team sponsored by First Christian Church of Edmond that is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, partnered with Disciples4Water. The mission is to drill several water ...

Fight against Ebola continuesWWMT-TVThe CDC is now calling on the nation's hospitals to keep an eye out for Ebola symptoms in any patient who has been in West Africa. A Texas nurse, identified as Nina Pharm, recently became the first person to contract the virus in The United States ...and more »

USA TODAYCatholic bishops show new tolerance toward gaysUSA TODAYROME — Catholic bishops expressed unprecedented tolerance toward homosexuality and divorce in a document released Monday, a remarkable shift led by Pope Francis that could end the church's rigid stance on those issues. The new openness to gay ...and more »

Daily MailSon pretended to be kidnapped to extort £125 ransom from parents to pay gas billDaily MailA 35-year-old man pretended to have been kidnapped so he could extort £125 ransom from his parents. Alisdair David Swift told his mother, Fiona, he'd been abducted and would not be returned by his captors unless she paid them the money. He came up ...and more »