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The Dallas Ebola Case: What You Need to Know

The Dallas Ebola Case: What You Need to Know

(Newser) - The US has seen its first Ebola diagnosis , but there's no reason to panic, officials say: "There's all the difference in the world between the US and parts of Africa where Ebola is spreading," notes CDC director Thomas Frieden. "There is no doubt in my... More  »

 
Hong Kong: World's Most Polite Protesters?

Hong Kong: World's Most Polite Protesters?

(Newser) - After a feared crackdown never materialized, thousands of pro-democracy protesters remained on the streets of Hong Kong for another day today as China marked the National Day holiday. Even as the numbers of protesters blocking key parts of the city swelled, one of the things that most surprised the world'... More  »

 
Papers: Kissinger Made Plan to 'Smash' Cuba

Papers: Kissinger Made Plan to 'Smash' Cuba

(Newser) - The co-author of a new book about negotiations between the US and Cuba says Henry Kissinger was the secretary of state who tried the hardest, in secret, to establish normal relations with Havana, NPR reports. So when Castro launched a military mission in Angola in late 1975, Kissinger was "... More  »

 
Why 35K Walruses Crowded Onto This Beach

Why 35K Walruses Crowded Onto This Beach

(Newser) - What a loss of sea ice looks like: an estimated 35,000 walruses, crowded on one stretch of Alaskan beach. Images taken on Saturday via plane as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual marine animal survey capture just that. The enormous grouping of the mammals near... More  »

 
Cops: Wife Kills LA-Area Mayor

Cops: Wife Kills LA-Area Mayor

(Newser) - The town of Bell Gardens in Los Angeles County has been stunned by the murder of its mayor, who police say was shot dead by his wife during a domestic dispute that also involved their 19-year-old son. Daniel Crespo, 45, was shot several times by his wife, Levette, after the... More  »

 
White Woman Given Sperm From Black Donor Sues

White Woman Given Sperm From Black Donor Sues

(Newser) - A lawsuit from a white woman in Ohio says that while she and her white partner love their "beautiful, obviously mixed-race baby girl," they definitely didn't order sperm from a black donor and the mix-up is making life tough in their "racially intolerant" all-white town. Jennifer... More  »

 
Microsoft Skips Windows 9, Announces Windows 10

Microsoft Skips Windows 9, Announces Windows 10

(Newser) - Windows 8 didn't exactly set the world alight—market research firms say the number of computers running it is a fraction of those still using Windows XP—and Microsoft has decided to skip a number and go straight to 10 for its latest operating system. "Windows 10 will... More  »

 
California Gets Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

California Gets Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

(Newser) - After some will-he-or-won't-he speculation, California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed America's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags into law . "This bill is a step in the right direction—it reduces the torrent of plastic polluting our beaches, parks, and even the vast ocean itself," the... More  »

 
War-Scarred Lions Find New Home

War-Scarred Lions Find New Home

(Newser) - A trio of scrawny lions was brought into Israel from Gaza yesterday en route to a better life at a wildlife sanctuary in Jordan after their zoo was damaged in the recent Israel-Hamas war. The three, a pair of males and a pregnant female, were sedated at Al-Bisan zoo in... More  »

 

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