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US default: Beijing and Tokyo call on Washington to guarantee debt
China's deputy finance minister warns the United States to "maintain the creditworthiness of its Treasury bonds." As the owner of US$ 1.28 trillion in US treasuries, Beijing is very worried. Japan shares its concerns, calls on the US government to solve the stalemate.
Pope: Synod's Third Extraordinary General Meeting on the 'Pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelisation'
The theme chosen by Pope Francis was announced today. The meeting is set for 5 to 19 October 2014. In a statement, a Vatican spokesman criticises without mentioning it a document from the Office of Pastoral Care of the Diocese of Freiburg that would allow the sacraments for those remarried divorcés because it "carries the risk of engendering confusion."
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from The Blaze
TITLE YOU DON’T WANT: THE MOST DANGEROUS STATE IN THE U.S.
Tennessee — generally thought of as the home of country music, scenic Smokey Mountains, enthusiastic college football fans and quiet rural towns – is the most dangerous state in the United States.
‘YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME AS THOUGH I’M WEIRD’: JUSTICE SCALIA STUNS JOURNALIST WITH CANDID VIEWS ON HEAVEN, HELL AND SATAN
Justice Scalia gets annoyed when journalist is shocked that he believes in Satan: "You travel in circles that are so, so removed from mainstream America that you are appalled that anybody would believe in the Devil!"
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from The Daily Caller
Tea party radiologist to primary Kansas Republican for Senate seat
President Barack Obama’s second cousin has confirmed to The Daily Caller that he will challenge Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas in the 2014 primary.
Ecuador president compares US to Nazi Germany
Harvard physicist, running for Congress, criticizes global warming ‘hysteria’
Cornyn re-election campaign goes up on TV
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from Daily Mail
China goes to war with the killer giant hornets that have claimed 42 lives already
Chinese authorities have sent exterminators to Shaanxi province
Cities have been terrorised for three months by giant insects
There have been 42 deaths and 1,600 have been left with bullet-like wounds
Species is already in France and could spread to Britain
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from EarthSky
Rich biodiversity in South American rainforest
Scientists documented 1,378 plants, ants, beetles, katydids grasshoppers, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. Video and photos
Maybe more meteors, plus moon near Venus, on October 8
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from Fox News
One sacred song for every five secular songs? Wisconsin school district cracks down on Christmas music
The Wausau, Wis. School District says it's okay to jingle bells and don gay apparel but lay off the Baby Jesus stuff – and that has parents and students ready to deck somebody's halls.
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from Greatist
[from 2011]
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from The Guardian
Execute elephant poachers on the spot, Tanzanian minister urges
Khamis Kagasheki says radical shoot-to-kill policy would curb the slaughter of elephants for illicit ivory trade
Press freedom: is that the right to make up stories about asylum seekers?
The Daily Mail's attacks on Ed Miliband are just the thin of the wedge, the tabloids usually target groups that can't fight back
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from History
7 Things You Might Not Know About the U.S. Supreme Court
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Despite Attacks Syrian Christians Staying Behind, Reaching Out to Neighbors
Despite the increasing violence and specific targeting of Christians, some of stayed in Syria and are making a difference in the lives of hurting countryman. The two-plus years of civil war has created one of the largest refugee crises in recent history. There are now an estimated 7 million displaced people, with more than 2 million having left the country and nearly 5 million internally displaced. For churches who have stayed active in Syria the opportunities to serve their community have been incredible.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Britain begins process to fix ties with Iran, reopen embassies closed since 2011
Ties strained since 2011 ransacking of British Embassy in Tehran.
Is Rouhani's charm offensive beginning to bear fruit?
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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
'Disgusting': Outrage Erupts As Shutdown Halts Death Benefits To Fallen Soldiers' Kin
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from KING 5 News (Seattle)
Hoarding Awareness Week sheds light on disease
Did you know hoarding is an affliction more common than OCD, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder? Hoarding Awareness Week aims to raise awareness of the issue.
Study: Bad roads cost you hundreds in repairs
$625 per year. That's how much the average Seattle driver spends in annual vehicle repairs because of crumbling roads, according to a new study.
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
Obama urges Boehner to hold vote to reopen gov't
President Obama calls House Speaker and says he will not negotiate.
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
'The door is open': Seattle sees huge Chinese tourism boom
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from Money Talks News
Ask Stacy: Should I Look to Credit Unions for Loans?
Do credit unions offer cheaper rates on car loans?
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from Natural Society
How Blocking Sugar Intake can Reduce Cancer Risk/Progression
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from NPR
North Korea Has Restarted Nuclear Reactor, South Korea Says
South Korean officials say they have confirmed that North Korea has restarted a nuclear reactor that had been shut down in 2007. In April, North Korea said it would restart the reactor to supply its nuclear weapons program.
First Malaria Vaccine Moves A Step Closer To Approval
A decades-long effort to prevent malaria - one of the world's leading scourges - has resulted in a vaccine with only modest efficacy. Still, the shot has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Higgs Boson Researchers Awarded The Nobel Prize In Physics
Britain's Peter Higgs and Belgium's Francois Englert were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics by the Royal Swedish Academy for the "theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles."
Enter The Quiet Zone: Where Cell Service, Wi-Fi Are Banned
For the few hundred people living in the cell- and wireless-free town of Green Bank, W.Va., staying connected - to each other and to the outside world - is a daily challenge. The area is within a zone designed to protect a giant radio telescope from interference.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)
from The Spokesman-Review
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from USA Today
Washington isn't working: Column
While scientists are innovating and creating, politicians aren't doing much of anything.
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from The Wall Street Journal
A Tiny Pronoun Says a Lot About You
How Often You Say 'I' Says More Than You Realize
People who often use the word "I" are less powerful and less sure of themselves than those who don't, according to multiple studies. "The high-status person is looking out at the world and the low-status person is looking at himself," says psychology professor James W. Pennebaker.
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