2014年10月17日 星期五

2014-10-18 U.S. Spotlight

  Today.com   
Air Force captain proposes to cheerleader during NFL game  Today.com
An Air Force captain completed a successful mission in front of thousands of cheering NFL fans on Sunday when he got down on one knee during a break in the game and proposed to his girlfriend, a cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals. Air Force captain ...


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  New York Times   
The Beggars of Lakewood  New York Times
Elimelech Ehrlich (seated), a beggar who travels each year from Jerusalem, talking with students outside Beth Medrash Govoha. Credit Peter van Agtmael/Magnum, for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story.

   


Five scary Christopher Columbus quotes that let you celebrate the holiday the ...  Raw Story
Happy Columbus Day! I hope you're celebrating the holiday appropriately, by breaking into someone's home and claiming that you discovered and now own it! Or you could just, you know, mourn the genocide of indigenous people by shopping. Because we ...


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  PBS NewsHour   
What's motivating the Boko Haram cease-fire? – Part 2  PBS NewsHour
What's behind the timing of the cease-fire between Nigeria and Boko Haram? Jeffrey Brown speaks with J. Peter Pham of the Atlantic Council about the motivation for both sides, why the abducted schoolgirls may have become a burden to their captors and ...


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  TheBlaze.com   
The Simple Question This Famed Christian Rapper Has for Atheists Like Richard ...  TheBlaze.com
If popular Christian rapper Lecrae Moore could deliver one message to atheists, he says it would consist of a simple question: “If there's no purpose, if there's no creator and … no rhyme or reason to the life that we're living, then why are we not acting ...


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Coloring Isn't Just For Kids. It Can Actually Help Adults Combat Stress.  Huffington Post
Coloring is an activity that we tend to associate with children. As we grow older, we put aside our crayons and colored pencils in favor of more respectable writing utensils like pens and highlighters. However, it turns out coloring can be beneficial for adults ...


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#Gamergate leads to death threats against women in the gaming industry  PBS NewsHour
Members of the gaming community launched a campaign in August called Gamergate as a response to allegations of unethical journalism. But it has grown to include outright threats against women who work in or critique the industry. Hari Sreenivasan talks ...


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  New York Times   
'Dear White People,' About Racial Hypocrisy at a College  New York Times
Video by Robin Lindsay on Publish Date October 17, 2014. Photo by Ashley Nguyen/Roadside Attractions, via Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page. Continue ...


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  The Guardian   
How to avoid being infected with Ebola  The Guardian
The Ebola virus is transmitted in the bodily fluids of people who are seriously ill, who are likely to be vomiting, bleeding or have diarrhoea. Blood, faeces and vomit are the most infectious fluids, and in late stages of the disease even tiny amounts can carry high ...


   


How does an American nurse contract Ebola? With directions like these.  Vox
That's not supposed to happen. We've been told that Ebola can be stopped using modern medical protocols. An American health-care worker who is part of a team that knows it's treating an Ebola patient is supposed to be able to protect herself. So what ...


   

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