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- Pentagon calls Islamic State threat 'beyond anything we've seen'
- US Defense Secretary said on Thursday that Islamic State militants could possibly pose an even bigger threat to the United States than Al-Qaeda, and pledged efforts to weaken the group would continue. 351
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Police lobbies pressure Congress to keep their military equipment
- As lawmakers in Washington, DC, consider ways to stem the flow of military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, police lobbies and organizations are firing back at the possibility. 41
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Islamic State terrorists could have already crossed US border - Rick Perry
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry sounded the alarm on Thursday over the “very real possibility” that terrorists associated with the Islamic State and other extremist groups have already snuck into the United States via its border with Mexico. 67
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Banksters win again: BoA settlement with US govt allows Wall St fraudsters to 'act with impunity,' critics say
- While the US government touted its “record” settlement reached this week with Bank of America for mortgage fraud that helped fuel the 2008 recession, the details of the agreement indicate yet another slap on the wrist for an offending Wall Street titan. 7
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Experimental drug success: US Ebola doctor discharged after recovery
- An American doctor who contracted the Ebola virus while treating patients in Liberia has been discharged after being treated with the experimental drug, ZMapp. 26
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Researchers: Tests show TSA 'naked' body scanners can be easily fooled
- Weapons are easily smuggled through so-called naked body scanners, according to new research released Thursday. The devices are no longer used at airports in the United States but remain in other government facilities worldwide. 4
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3D printing drugs – New technology to revolutionize medical industry
- Scientists believe they have come up with a way to print drugs, using a 3D printer. They say they can create a capsule, which can be swallowed, and it will also allow doctors to alter a dosage according to the specific requirements. 7
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S. Carolina student arrested after writing about shooting a dinosaur
- The mother of a South Carolina high school student was left irate when her 16-year-old son was suspended and then arrested after writing that he intended to buy a gun and kill a dinosaur as part of a homework assignment. 85
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'My mission is vengeance': Man says he killed four in response to US foreign policy
- A Seattle man has told investigators he killed four people in Washington state and New Jersey this year in a mission to avenge the “millions” of lives “taken every single day” by the United States government, according to court documents. 77
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US Navy tests power-free industrial exoskeletons
- The US Navy is looking at how exoskeletons could be used at naval shipyards. Exoskeletons enable workers to operate heavyweight hand tools for longer by transferring the weight of the items from the body directly the ground. 13
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New York’s stop-and-frisk policy ineffective in recovering guns, stopping murders - report
- Data on New York City’s stop-and-frisk policing program during the reign of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg show the policy, which disproportionately targeted minorities, was not effective in reducing shootings and murders, according to a new report. 4
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The Big Picture
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St. Louis resident and 90-year-old Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein was one of several demonstrators arrested for protesting the police killing of African-American teenager Michael Brown and the law enforcement crackdown on the resulting protests...
For the eighth night, police and residents of Ferguson, MO clashed on Monday over the shooting of Michael Brown. The National Guard joined local law enforcement on the streets, firing tear gas at both peaceful and rabble-rousing protesters...
