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Blasts kill scores at peace rally in Turkey in sign of worsening instability

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
BEIRUT - Two bomb blasts ripped through crowds at a rally of peace activists in the Turkish capital Saturday, killing scores, in a reminder of the growing conflicts Turkey faces both at home and across the border in war-torn Syria.
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Fired Benghazi Committee Investigator Alleges Bias Against Hillary Clinton

NBCNews.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
A former investigator on the House Select Committee on Benghazi claims the investigation has become disproportionately focused on former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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By evening, a hospital. By morning, a war zone.

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
KABUL - The day after Taliban fighters swept through Afghanistan's northern city of Kunduz, capturing a major urban area for the first time since 2001, six stray bullets crashed through the windows at the Doctors Without Borders hospital there.
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Two Reports Conclude Officer's Shooting of Tamir Rice Was Justified

NBCNews.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Ohio prosecutor gathering evidence in the death of Tamir Rice by a Cleveland police officer released two reports Saturday that conclude the officer was justified in shooting the 12-year-old.
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Obama Gives Kanye West Some Tips for Presidential Run

NBCNews.com - ‎23 minutes ago‎
If you're going to run for president, Kanye West, you might as well listen to someone who's been there and done that. "I do have some advice for him," President Barack Obama said during a West Coast fundraiser featuring an appearance by the rapper.
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California Law Will Automatically Register Drivers to Vote

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
LOS ANGELES - After a record low turnout in last year's election, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed legislation on Saturday designed to increase electoral participation by automatically registering eligible state voters when they obtain a driver's ...
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Russian warplanes strike Syria; US, Russian officials talk

USA TODAY - ‎7 hours ago‎
Russian military officials said their warplanes destroyed two Islamic State command centers in Syria in the past 24 hours, and their planes also reportedly helped Syrian troops seize a central village Saturday in fierce clashes with anti-government ...
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Israeli strike on Hamas in Gaza kills Palestinian woman, child

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
GAZA An Israeli air strike on a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip on Sunday brought down a nearby house killing a Palestinian woman and her daughter, hospital officials said, as a wave of violence in the region triggered fears of wider escalation.
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Merkel, Zerai, Pope Francis all in Nobel Peace Prize buzz

gulfnews.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
Oslo, Norway: Europe's record-breaking refugee crisis was a hot topic ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday, but a Saudi blogger, a pope who reveres the Earth and its poorest people and the key players in the Iranian nuclear deal were ...
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North Korea stages massive military parade, says ready to defend itself against US

CNN - ‎4 hours ago‎
(CNN) Presiding over a massive military parade in the nation's capital, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "fully ready" to defend itself against any U.S.
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Protesters Gather to Hold Anti-Islam Rally at Phoenix Mosque

ABC News - ‎9 minutes ago‎
About 200 protesters gathered in front of a mosque Saturday afternoon to demonstrate against Islam as part of a nationwide campaign.
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20 years after the Million Man March, a fresh call for justice on the Mall

Washington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
Thousands of black men, women and children gathered on the Mall on Saturday to demand justice at a time of growing anger and fraying tensions in African American communities over the killings of young black men by police.
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Lawyer: Army officer recommends against prison time in Bowe Bergdahl case

Washington Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
The attorney for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said Saturday that an investigating officer has recommended against the most serious kind of court-martial and prison time in the soldier's desertion case, despite a months-long manhunt in Afghanistan that put ...
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Farhad and Mike's Week in Tech: Figuring Out Twitter's Future

New York Times - ‎13 hours ago‎
Each Saturday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at The New York Times, review the week's news, offering analysis and maybe a joke or two about the most important developments in the tech industry.
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Banks take spotlight as earnings season heats up

Reuters - ‎Oct 9, 2015‎
NEW YORK The financial sector, recently a weak performer in the stock market, will garner the majority of investor attention next week as a number of big banks post their quarterly results.
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Central bank cavalry can no longer save the world

Reuters - ‎8 hours ago‎
LIMA In 2008 central banks, led by the Federal Reserve, rode to the rescue of the global financial system. Seven years on and trillions of dollars later they no longer have the answers and may even represent a major risk for the global economy.
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Report: Dell Inc to use VMware (VMW) to help pay for EMC merger

The Next Digit - ‎7 hours ago‎
Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) is planning to use the equity in cloud software company VMware Inc. (NASDAQ:VMW) to pay for the acquisition of EMC Corporation (NASDAQ:EMC), a data storage company.
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Obama Won't Seek Access to Encrypted User Data

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
CUPERTINO, Calif. - The Obama administration has backed down in its bitter dispute with Silicon Valley over the encryption of data on iPhones and other digital devices, concluding that it is not possible to give American law enforcement and ...
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Cortana is available on Xbox One, if you know the right tricks

Engadget - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Microsoft won't officially bring its Cortana voice assistant to the Xbox One until 2016, and it's not even supposed to be available if you're using the console's interface preview.
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Google search in Safari iOS browser to show app contents

The Next Digit - ‎10 hours ago‎
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has recently announced the indexing of iOS app content. This app indexing is the new feature that allows the Apple content to be displayed on your browser search.
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'X-Files' revival premiere implies that everything we know might be a lie

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Kumail Nanjiani moderated "The X-Files" panel at New York Comic-Con, which featured "The X-Files" creator and executive producer Chris Carter and cast members David Duchovny and Mitch Pileggi.
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Amy Schumer hosts SNL: Talk about it here

Entertainment Weekly - ‎5 hours ago‎
Not only did she make her feature film debut in Trainwreck, but she also befriended Jennifer Lawrence (and started working on a screenplay with her), appeared on The Bachelorette, and opened at Madison Square Garden for Madonna.
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Carrey joins heartbroken family at funeral of tragic Cathriona

Irish Independent - ‎1 hour ago‎
She was a "small-town girl" with big dreams who wasn't afraid to pursue them. She made her boyfriend, the Hollywood actor Jim Carrey, watch televised GAA matches at all hours of the night.
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Cubs 6, Cardinals 3: Nine things to know about NLDS Game 2

CBSSports.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Saturday evening, the Cubs tied their best-of-five NLDS matchup with Cardinals at one game apiece. They won Game 2 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis (CHC 6, STL 3).
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WATCH: Mets' Conforto hits rocket line drive homer off foul pole

CBSSports.com - ‎28 minutes ago‎
The Mets and Dodgers are playing Game 2 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night (GameTracker). The Mets took Game 1 on Friday thanks to a dominant performance from Jacob deGrom.
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Unprepared for the expected, Sooners stumble. Now what's next?

FOXSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
DALLAS -- Texas changed offensive coordinators one game into 2015 giving the impression coach Charlie Strong was lost. The Longhorns changed quarterbacks, too.
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Researchers Say They've Recreated Part of a Rat Brain Digitally

New York Times - ‎Oct 8, 2015‎
Building on years of research, 82 researchers from institutions around the world reported Thursday that they had built a reconstruction of a section of a rat brain in a computer.
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Mars: Rivers ran through it, says Scientists

The Market Business - ‎29 minutes ago‎
A group of NASA scientists has discovered that, billions of years ago, Mars had a system of long-lasting lakes and water streams, thus proving the Red Planet was once a much more favorable living environment than researchers had previously thought.
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State orca decision sends SeaWorld valuable message

The San Diego Union-Tribune - ‎3 hours ago‎
Last week, California's powerful Coastal Commission decided that SeaWorld San Diego can build giant tanks, but only if it prevents its killer whales from breeding.
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DLNR: Permitless Mauna Kea Camping Still Banned

Big Island Now - ‎2 hours ago‎
The very bottom of the Mauna Kea Summit Access Road. File photo by Jamilia Epping. Posted on October 10, 2015. Share |. by Big Island Now Staff.
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Whole Foods Recalls Blue Cheese Due To The Deadly Bacteria Listeria

The Market Business - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Whole Foods Market publicized a recall of one of its most-reputed organic cheese products. The company announced the recall of Whole Food's Papillion Organic Roquefort Cheeses from one of its suppliers, affecting all of its stores nationwide, due to ...
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Major breakthrough in multiple sclerosis confirmed through trials

Nature World Report - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Pharmaceutical company Roche is reporting that three late stage trials for its multiple sclerosis drug Ocrelizumab is turning in highly positive, potentially ground breaking results.
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DC Week: Mixed Reviews for CMS's Final Meaningful Use Rules

Dehli Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - This week, medical specialty gгoups, politicians, and otheг healthcaгe expeгts expгessed maгkedly diffeгent views of CMS's Meaningful Use pгogгam, which aims to leveгage electгonic health гecoгds and impгove patient outcomes.
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Nobel Renews Debate on Chinese Medicine

New York Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
BEIJING - As China basks in its first Nobel Prize in science, few places seem as elated, or bewildered, by the honor as the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
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