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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/24/2014 10:58:43 AM
	Two rallies, one racial divide over Ferguson shooting By Nick Carey and Edward McAllister10 hours ago Wochit Rival Rallies As Peace Returns To Ferguson Watch video By Nick Carey and Edward McAllister Related Stories Calm holds in streets of Ferguson, Missouri two weeks after police shooting Reuters Officer in Missouri shooting unaware teen was a suspect: police Reuters Protesters mark two weeks since police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri Reuters Missouri takes control of security away from Ferguson police Reuters Protesters rally after black teen's shootingAssociated Press FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - As the crow flies the two rallies held Saturday afternoon over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white policeman were about 10 miles (16 km) apart, but the racial divide that separated them made that distance seem infinitely greater. In Ferguson, a crowd of around 500 people marched under a blistering Missouri August sun to protest the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown two weeks ago by Darren Wilson, on a route that took them almost to within sight of where Brown died. Meanwhile, supporters gathered at Barney's Sports Pub well south to rally for Wilson, the officer who shot Brown dead. Some 70 people attended at the rally's peak in the dark, low-ceiling bar with dart boards, pool table and an old cigarette machine. The stark difference between the two events was their racial composition. The crowd at Barney's, which is frequented by police officers and firemen, was entirely white, while the marchers in Ferguson were mostly black. The killing of Brown on Aug. 9 has sparked sometimes violent protests, laying bare long-lingering racial tensions in the United States and prompting international condemnation of the clashes between police and demonstrators. On Saturday the differences that separate some in the black and white communities and their current moods were on full display. View gallery Sondra Fifer (C) confronts demonstrators supporting Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson during a r … The rally at Barney's was peaceful, but participants expressed anger at the way Officer Wilson and the police force have been treated since Brown's death. This is a community that has been on the defensive after Brown's death, and one that on Saturday sought to make its voice heard. Many participants would not give their full names, citing a fear of death threats. Others expressed anger at media coverage of the fatal shooting. "An officer that has abided by the law has been tried and found guilty without the evidence," said Laura, 48, who carried a placard on the sidewalk in front of the bar that read, "It's not about black or white, it's about rule of law." 'WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK' Navy blue T-shirts were on sale to raise money for Wilson's family reading "Darren Wilson I stand by you." View gallery Supporters of officer Darren Wilson hold placards outside Barney's Sports Pub in St. Louis, Miss … "We are here to support you, officer Wilson, and we've got your back," said St. Louis resident Mark Rodebaugh whose wife's family owns the bar. "He has been vilified in the news but his story is coming out." Early in the day Sandra Fifer, an African American woman, drove up and disrupted the gathering. Walking among Wilson supporters, Fifer, who came alone, shouted "Why are the police not shooting on you?" Although the rally up in Ferguson was mostly black, there were plenty of white protesters among the largely quiet and somber crowd. They included St. Louis County police chief Jon Belmar, who marched at the head of the rally alongside Ron Johnson, the black Highway Patrol officer who has been in charge of policing efforts here for over a week. Among the white protesters was Jennifer McCoy, a 48-year-old lawyer who lives in the St. Louis area and attended with her daughter Blair, 10. "The segregation in St. Louis has been a pressure cooker for so long I'm surprised that protests over a shooting haven't happened sooner," McCoy said. "So I'm here to show my support." View gallery Demonstrators protest the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown across the street from the Ferguson … The mood among the black participants varied. Nicki Taylor, 33, a nurse, was grim faced and determined. "I'm tired of the injustice that is being inflicted on our young black men," she said. "I'm going to keep doing this until Officer Wilson goes to jail for the execution of a young unarmed black man." But there were also those like Robbie Bailey, 47, who works for General Motors and spoke of a need for America to recognize its racial problems and police tactics but also said he was praying for Officer Wilson's family. "Both families are going through a really hard situation right now," he said. "The problems we have are much bigger than two men. They're much bigger than one community." "We're talking about the entire system and America needs to acknowledge the problem so we can fix it," he added. (Reporting by Nick Carey and Edward McAllister; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Lisa Shumaker) View Gallery Two Missouri rallies reveal racial divide The shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white cop underscores the existing tension in the U.S. 'It’s about rule of law'
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/24/2014 11:12:29 AM
	British national contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone By Belinda Goldsmith and Umaru Fofana11 hours ago Wochit Briton In Sierra Leone Tests Positive For Ebola Watch video By Belinda Goldsmith and Umaru Fofana Related Stories Sierra Leone makes harbouring Ebola victims a crime Reuters Ivory Coast closes western borders over Ebola threat Reuters Sierra Leone makes hiding Ebola patients illegalAssociated Press Germany advises against travel to Ebola-hit countries Reuters Guinea shuts borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia in bid to halt Ebola Reuters LONDON/FREETOWN (Reuters) - A British national living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease that has spread across the West African region since March, the Department of Health said on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the current Ebola epidemic - the world's worst ever with 1,427 documented deaths - will likely take six to nine months to halt. Some aid organizations, including medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, have warned that the outbreak, which began in Guinea before spreading to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, is now out of control. The WHO conceded on Friday that the hiding of victims and the existence of "shadow zones" where medics cannot go has concealed the true scale of the epidemic. Britain's Deputy Chief Medical Officer John Watson confirmed a British national was among those suffering from Ebola and said medical experts were assessing the situation in Sierra Leone to ensure appropriate care was provided. View gallery A Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) health worker stands outside the isolation unit during the visit of … "The overall risk to the public in the UK continues to be very low," Watson said in a statement. No further details about the British national were immediately available, and it was not known whether there were plans to evacuate the patient. Ebola, which is passed on by direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected persons, strikes hardest at healthcare providers and caregivers who work closely with those infected. And dozens of local doctors and nurses have died from the virus in recent months. Two American aid workers, who contracted Ebola in neighboring Liberia and were then evacuated, recovered from the disease and were released from a hospital in the United States earlier this week. Fear, stigma and denial have led many families to hide their infected loved ones from health officials. In other instances, patients have been forcibly removed from treatment facilities and isolation centers, creating the risk of the disease's further spread. Briton In Sierra Leone Tests Positive For EbolaPlay Video Under-reporting of Ebola cases has been a problem particularly in Liberia and Sierra Leone, currently the two countries hardest hit by the virus. Lawmakers in Sierra Leone on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor of making the harboring of those infected with Ebola a crime carrying a punishment of two years in prison. "The new regulation will provide for summary trial, meaning trial by a magistrate court alone," Justice Minister Frank Kargbo told Reuters. REGIONAL PANIC As the outbreak has spread across borders from its initial epicenter, governments in the region have introduced increasingly strict travel restrictions. Sierra Leone Makes Hiding Ebola Patients IllegalPlay Video The government of Ivory Coast announced late on Friday that it had closed its land borders Guinea and Liberia to try to prevent the virus from crossing onto its territory. Ivory Coast, French-speaking West Africa's largest economy and the world's top cocoa producer, had previously imposed a ban on flights to and from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Liberia's Nimba County, which shares a border with Ivory Coast, has seen the number of Ebola cases balloon in recent weeks. According to Moses Massaquoi, the head of Ebola case management at Liberia's health ministry, 65 cases including 25 confirmed patients have now been reported there. "The number of cases in Nimba has spiked recently and it is now an area of concern," Massaquoi told Reuters. The WHO does not recommend travel or trade restrictions for countries affected by Ebola, saying such measures could heighten food and supply shortages. But residents of Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan voiced support for the government's decision. "I don't think simply closing the border is enough. We need to go even further," said Romaric Kouadio, a laboratory technician. The Philippines on Saturday ordered 115 soldiers to return home from peacekeeping operations in Liberia due to the outbreak there. Brussels Airlines, Belgium's largest carrier, said on Saturday it was cancelling flights to the capitals of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for Sunday and Monday due to new restrictions put in place by Senegal's aviation authority. The company's flight to Freetown on Friday was denied permission to land for a crew change at the airport in Senegal's capital Dakar, and the plane was forced to continue on to Casablanca for an unscheduled landing. Senegal, West Africa's humanitarian hub, had announced earlier in the day that it was banning all flights to and from countries affected by Ebola. It also blocked a U.N. aid plane from landing in Dakar. "We cannot fly like that. It is pretty dangerous," Paul Delafaille, Brussels Airlines' country manager in Sierra Leone, told Reuters. A spokesman for the airline, in which Germany's Lufthansa owns a 45 percent stake, said it was exploring options that would allow it to resume service to the three countries. (Additional reporting and writing by Joe Bavier; Additional reporting by Clair MacDougall in Monrovia and Alain Amontchi in Abidjan; Editing by Stephen Powell and Lisa Shumaker) View Gallery British national tests positive for Ebola Medical experts are assessing the situation in Sierra Leone to ensure appropriate care is provided. First Briton to fall victim
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/24/2014 11:16:32 AM
	Airlines on alert as eruption begins in Iceland By JENNA GOTTLIEB and JILL LAWLESS13 hours ago Associated Press Videos Raw: No Fly Zone Declared Around Iceland Volcano Watch video REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano burst forth with a small eruption Saturday under the ice of Europe's largest glacier, scientists said, prompting the country to close airspace over the area. Related Stories Earthquakes over 5 magnitude shake Iceland volcano Associated Press Iceland evacuates areas close to rumbling volcanoAFP Iceland Volcano Begins Erupting, Sparking Red Alert The Atlantic Wire Is Iceland's volcano erupting? Scientists are still waiting to see. Vox.com A huge volcano in Iceland may be getting ready to erupt Vox.com Thousands of small earthquakes have rattled the volcano, located deep beneath the Vatnajokull glacier, in the last week. Icelandic Meteorological Office vulcanologist Melissa Pfeffer said Saturday that seismic data indicated that an eruption had begun, with magma from the volcano melting ice within the glacier's Dyngjujokull icecap, The remote area, 200 miles (320 kilometers) east of the capital of Reykjavik, is uninhabited. The Civil Protection Department said scientists flew over the ice cap Saturday afternoon but saw no visible signs of the eruption on the surface. Late Saturday the Met Office said there were "no signs of ongoing volcanic activity." Still, authorities raised the country's aviation alert to red — the highest level on a five-point scale — indicating the threat of "significant emission of ash into the atmosphere." Icelandic authorities declared a no-fly zone of 100 nautical miles by 140 nautical miles around the eruption as a precaution, but did not shut down air space over most of the island nation in the North Atlantic. "All airports are open and flights are on schedule," said spokeswoman Olof Baldursdottir. View gallery In an in an image from an Aug. 19, 2014 video, a sign is posted on the road next to Bardarbunga, a s … A 2010 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano produced an ash cloud that caused a week of international aviation chaos, with more than 100,000 flights cancelled. Pfeffer said it was not clear when, or if, the eruption would melt through the ice — which is between 100 to 400 meters (330 to 1,300 feet) thick — and fling steam and ash into the air. She said it could take up to a day for the ice to melt — or the eruption might remain contained beneath Europe's largest glacier. Scientists were monitoring a hydrological station downstream from the volcano for flooding, a common result of volcanic eruptions in Iceland. Pfeffer said the amount of ash produced by the new eruption would depend on the thickness of the ice. "The thicker the ice, the more water there is, the more explosive it will be and the more ash-rich the eruption will be," she said. Iceland sits on a volcanic hot spot in the Atlantic's mid-oceanic ridge and eruptions occur frequently, triggered when the Earth's plates move and when magma from deep underground pushes its way to the surface. View gallery Map locates Bardarbunga.; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76 mm; Well-practiced emergency procedures mean eruptions in Iceland usually do not cause deaths. Authorities evacuated several hundred people, mostly hikers, earlier this week from the highlands north of the Vatnajokull glacier as a precaution. But the impact of the tiny island's volcanoes has been felt around the world. Millions of people were stranded in April 2010, when aviation officials closed Europe's air space for five days out of fear that ash from Eyjafjallajokul could harm jet engines. European aviation authorities later changed their policy, giving airlines detailed information about the location and density of ash clouds but leaving decisions to airlines and national regulators. A 2011 eruption of Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano was far more powerful than Eyjafjallajokul but cause much less disruption to aviation. The budget airline EasyJet, which flies between Britain and Iceland, said it was operating as usual. It said it would use ash-detection technology, satellite data and other information "to determine what, if any, changes it should make to its flying program" in the event of an ash cloud. The chunk of closed airspace over the volcano extends over the North Atlantic, and Virgin Atlantic said a London-do-San Francisco flight took a detour to avoid it. Nicholas Wyke, a spokesman for continental air traffic controller Eurocontrol, told The Associated Press in an e-mail that it was difficult to estimate how many flights typically crossed that airspace, noting that trans-Atlantic flights vary their routes based on wind conditions. "It is unlikely that this danger area will have any significant effect on north Atlantic traffic," he said. ___ Lawless reported from London. Associated Press Writer Scott Mayerowitz in New York and Jamey Keaten in Paris contributed to this report. Online: Icelandic Meteorological Office: http://en.vedur.is/ View Gallery Volcanic eruption causes air travel warning Authorities in Iceland raise the aviation alert to its highest level because of the threat of ash. Thousands of small earthquakes
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/24/2014 11:22:16 AM
	Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50 3 hours ago Rescue workers remove debris to search for missing people on August 24, 2014, four days after devastating landslides at a residential area in Hiroshima, western Japan (AFP Photo/Jiji Press) View Gallery The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 with 38 others missing on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of more disasters and hampered the round-the-clock search for survivors. Related Stories Japan landslide death toll rises to 46 AFP Death toll could double to over 80 in Hiroshima landslide, more rain falls Reuters Japan death toll could double as landslide fears halt rescue AFP At least 39 dead as Japan landslides engulf homesAFP Landslides hit Japan's Hiroshima, killing at least 36Reuters Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called off a planned inspection tour of the western Japan city by helicopter on the day as his presence was feared to further complicate the search and rescue mission as rain intensified, media reports said. Abe, 59, has been criticised by opposition parties and some media for continuing to play golf in a summer resort for about one hour after being informed of the disaster, which occured early Wednesday. Meanwhile, two women were killed Sunday on the remote island of Rebun, some 1,350-kilometres (840 miles) northeast of Hiroshima, when a rain-triggered landslide crushed their home, local officials said. The Hiroshima regional police headquarters updated the death and missing figures Sunday morning after a 83-year-old man was confirmed dead four days after unusual downpours caused landslides that swallowed dozens of homes, many of them perched on hillside housing areas. A total of about 3,000 rescuers including ground troops, fire fighters and police continued digging through mud and debris in Hiroshima but their operation was suspended for seven hours Sunday morning as fresh rain raised concerns about more landslips, public broadcaster NHK reported. View gallery Local residents visit a landslide site four days after the disaster at a residential area in Hiroshi … About 1,700 people remained sheltered at 13 safe public facilities while the Hiroshima city government upheld evacuation orders and warnings for 164,000 residents in the disaster areas. On Rebun, an isle lying west of the main northern island of Hokkaido, 18 centimetres (seven inches) of rain fell in 24 hours, according to the region's weather observatory. The downpour was due to a low pressure in the area, separate from a rain front affecting western Japan. Related Video Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50 Fresh rain stokes fears of more disasters and hampers about 3,000 rescuers as they dig through the mud. 38 people missing
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/24/2014 4:01:37 PM
	British Woman Vows To Become First Female Jihadist To Kill American Or British Captive The Huffington Post \| By Emily Thomas Posted: 08/23/2014 5:14 pm EDT Updated: 08/23/2014 5:59 pm EDT Watch video here In the wake of journalist James Foley's brutal beheading, a 22-year-old woman is vowing to copycat his execution and become the first female jihadist from the United Kingdom to kill a Western captive in Syria. Khadijah Dare, originally from London, England, is married to a Swedish man and Islamic State fighter named Abu Bakr. The couple moved to Syria in 2012 and are currently living alongside the extremist militant group with their son, according to London's Evening Standard. Dare apparently writes under the Twitter name Muhajirah fi Sham (which means “immigrant in Syria”) to discuss her jihadist ambitions in Syria, though her account has recently been taken down. In a tweet, which has since been removed, Dare revealed her intentions, per The Independent: “Any links 4 da execution of da journalist plz. Allahu Akbar. UK must b shaking up ha ha. I wna b da 1st UK woman 2 kill a UK or US terorrist!(sic)”. The graphic video of Foley's murder, released by the militant group this week, has refocused attention on foreign fighters streaming to join the Islamic State. The man in the propaganda clip speaks in a British accent and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said it is likely he is a British citizen. Before moving to Syria, Dare was reportedly a regular at the Lewisham Islamic Center in southeast London, having converted to Islam as a teenager, the same mosque linked to Woolwich killers Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale who were convicted of the 2013 murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, the Evening Standard reports. Trying to distance itself from Dare, the center said in statement, as reported by The Guardian: "It is rather unfortunate that time and time again, the media do not seem to understand that whether or not any individual who has ever prayed in the mosque has gone on to be involved in acts that are considered to be illegal, that this should in no way reflect on the mosque or on the message the mosque imparts." In response to being asked to condemn Dare's tweet, the mosque described the requests as being "loaded with an islamophobic assumption that Muslims by default condone such brutality," according to the newspaper. Last July, Dare was featured in a documentary on the U.K.'s Channel 4 about British women joining Islamist militants in Syria. In the film, she referred to herself as "Maryam" and told cameras that she doesn't consider herself a fighter, but would instead like to become a martyr.
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