Heavily armed Canadian police backed by armored vehicles surrounded the country’s parliament buildings in Ottawa, after at least one gunman shot a soldier guarding the nearby National War Memorial. After opening fire at the War Memorial, witnesses said the gunman escaped in the direction of the parliament buildings, and multiple reports said there was an […]readmore
President Obama is not the only one changing travel plans to deal with the Ebola epidemic. Gov. Rick Perry is canceling the final leg of his Europe trip and returning to Texas to help coordinate the response to the outbreak, now that a second case among health care workers has occurred in his state. Felix […]readmore
President Barack Obama says the risk of a widespread Ebola outbreak in the United States is very very low, if all the proper protections are taken. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Ebola Wednesday, Obama called for an emergency federal medical team to be immediately deployed to any hospital where an Ebola case is diagnosed, […]readmore
WASHINGTON – President Obama abruptly canceled a political trip to New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday to remain in Washington to meet with members of his Cabinet about the Ebola threat. The change came as a second health worker in Dallas tested positive for the disease. Obama was supposed to headline an event in Union, […]readmore
Warner Bros. gave comic book fans notice Wednesday to start saving up ticket money, unveiling their plot for 10 DC superhero movies scheduled through 2020. Industry insiders already had high expectations for the first film — «Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice» — which introduces Ben Affleck’s Batman and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman to Henry Cavill’s Superman, who […]readmore
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the second U.S. health care worker to contract the deadly Ebola virus took a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland, Ohio, to a Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, airport on Monday, October 13. The health worker was identified as Amber Vinson, 29, a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Officials said Vinson […]readmore
After years in television and film, Rene Russo confessed to struggling with lifelong bipolar disorder. «Bipolar medication,» the 60-year-old actress told Queen Latifah after the daytime talk show host asked her and fellow guest Jake Gyllenhaal to detail an obstacle they’ve had to overcome in their lives. «Yea I pretty much hit a wall and then my mom said my whole […]readmore
Nina Pham, a 26-year-old nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, was infected with the deadly virus while treating patient Thomas Eric Duncan. ‘I’m doing well and want to thank everyone for prayers,’ she said in a statement. The Dallas nurse infected with Ebola expressed gratitude for all the kind messages she’s received and is hopeful […]readmore
Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris. She first came to Paris in 1905 and found fame as a performer of exotic Asian-inspired dances. She soon began touring all over Europe, telling the story of how she was born […]readmore
Observers of Wednesday morning’s total lunar eclipse might be able to catch sight of an extremely rare cosmic sight. On Oct. 8, Interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously. The little-used name for this effect is called a «selenelion,» a phenomenon that celestial geometry says cannot happen. […]readmore
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