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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Cheat Sheet - Medieval Cruelty in Modern Times: ISIS Beheads American Journalist

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August 20, 2014
MONSTERS
American journalist James Foley was brutally executed by ISIS in a videotape made public Tuesday, his head cut off after he was forced to denounce his own country at knifepoint. The horrifying scene sickened the world, and that's exactly what ISIS wants, Christopher Dickey writes.
FAILING UPWARDS
After Ferguson police allegedly beat a man in 2009, they charged him with destruction of property for bleeding on the police uniforms. Now, reports Michael Daly, one of those officers sits on the City Council.
TAKING ACTION

Liberia, which has the highest death toll in West Africa from Ebola, deployed security forces on Wednesday to quarantine a slum in its capital, Monrovia. The orders from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf came after reports that in some neighborhoods, the care for the sick and burial practices that involve touching the body have continued. In addition, it was found that people in the slum were stealing items covered in the blood of victims. So far the Ebola outbreak has killed 1,229 people in the region.

ESCALATING

According to Hamas, an attempt by Israel to assassinate the group's military leader, Mohammed Deif, left the man's wife and infant son dead. The violence on Tuesday came after a 10-day break in the conflict, the longest since fighting began on July 8. There has been no official confirmation from Israel of the bombing, although the country has tried to knock off Deif with airstrikes at least four times since the 1990s. The house allegedly hit by Israel had three bodies pulled from the wreckage, which were identified as Deif's wife, his 7-month-old son, and a 20-year-old man.

CROWDED
Speaking aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis joked about his mortality but was serious about potentially retiring. Barbie Latza Nadeau writes on the strange possibility that there may soon be three popes walking the earth at the same time.

AGAIN
Police Kill Man 3 Miles From Ferguson
After pulling a knife.
STANDOFF
2 Chicago Cops Hurt, 6 Kids Held Hostage
Four released so far.
POLITICAL MUGSHOT
Rick Perry Booked in Texas
For two felony counts.
CHOSEN ONES
U.S. Changes No-Fly List Rules
No one knows how to get off it.
GREEDY
NFL May Charge Halftime Performers
Pay to sing at the Super Bowl.

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