Taliban storms Pakistan school, killing scores of children

Taliban gunmen stormed into a Pakistan school Tuesday and killed at least 126 people, most of them children, before army commandos swept in and halted the siege, Pakistan authorities said.
The attack at the Army Public School — a military-run facility in the northwestern city of Peshawar for students in grades 1-10 — began in the early morning when gunmen entered the school and shot at random, police officer Javed Khan said.
Army commandos quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged fire with the gunmen, he said. An intelligence official told the Associated Press that nine militants had been killed. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

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The growing outcry comes in the midst of a "week of outrage" over police brutality after recent deaths of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri and New York.

The outage peaked twice in recent weeks as grand juries decided not to indict white police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

Witnesses said Brown had his hands up when he was shot and killed.

In Garner's case, he was put in a chokehold. His final words: "I can't breathe. I can't breathe."

Professional athletes joined the demonstrations on November 30 when five St. Louis Rams players made the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture before a game against the Oakland Raiders to remember

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Last night, ahead of the team's win against the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers issued them to every player on their team ahead - though not all decided to wear one

Professional athletes are getting involved in the debate about police brutality and race, wearing T-shirts and staging protests in support of victims Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers wore a shirt that said, "I Can't Breathe," Garner's infamous last words, during pregame warm-ups before facing the Brooklyn Nets Monday night in New York.

Michael Brown's Stepfather Under Investigation for Outburst

Investigators are considering whether to charge Michael Brown's stepfather with attempting to incite a riot for urging a crowd in Ferguson, Missouri, to "burn this bitch down" as part of a larger inquiry into violence after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the shooting death of the unarmed black teenager, authorities told NBC News on Tuesday.

Louis Head, who is married to Lesley McSpadden, the young man's mother, could be seen screaming that call and stronger ones at a gathering in Ferguson shortly after the grand jury's "no bill" decision in the case of Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson was announced late Nov. 24.

Head isn't the focus of the inquiry, St. Louis County police Sgt. Brian Schellman told NBC News. His comments are just one part of a county and state investigation into arson, looting, destruction of property and other alleged offenses the night of Nov. 24, Schellman said.

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Morgantown Police are still investigating how Burch ended up unresponsive on a fraternity house floor on November 12, suffering from what was described by university officials as a "catastrophic medical emergency."  More than a week after the incident, authorities have not confirmed Burch's official cause of death, which will be determined by a medical examiner.    

New details obtained Friday indicated that Burch received citations for possession of alcohol and underage consumption on March 22, 2014, nearly five months before beginning his freshman year at West Virginia University.  Burch was scheduled to appear in Monongalia County court at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 1.  Burch's charges will be vacated, said Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston.

Nolan Burch, Morgantown Riots, and the Troubling Relationship Between Alcohol and College Campuses

 

WVU officials are continuing to look for a way to handle what they're calling the "800-pound gorilla in the room." That's the phrase they used after the post-Baylor riots to describe alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption is what also led to the arrest of three Sigma Chi pledges and 16 citations in the days before the Nolan Burch incident. Burch's death, which was alcohol related, is just the latest in a series of appearances by the gorilla. For young people it's all about camaraderie and about being part of a social group," said Dr. Sullivan. "And so if they see one or two other people drinking heavy, especially if there are some dares and some goading going on, then folks who may not have that much interest in drinking a lot will drink way more than they intended to."

Here are the key events in world news for the month of November 2014.

China and U.S. Reach Landmark Agreement on Climate Change (Nov. 11): After weeks of discussion, China and the U.S. reach a landmark agreement on climate change. The plan is announced in Beijing by both President Xi Jinping and President Obama. The agreement includes a commitment for the first time by China to stop its emissions from increasing by 2030. One way China plans to achieve that goal is to use clean energy sources, such as windmills and solar power, as 20% of the country's total energy by 2030. Also in the plan, the U.S. sets new goals for carbon emissions reductions, pledging to reduce emissions 26-28% by 2025. The number one and two carbon polluters in the world, China and the U.S. hope to set the stage for other countries to follow their example, with the end result being a new global accord. To avoid future conflicts, the two leaders also agree on a military plan for navigating U.S. and Chinese planes and ships off China's coast as well as cutting tariffs on technology items.

Rosetta: Battery will limit life of Philae comet lander Pt2

People just want to learn more about space and the solar system.
"We have estimations right now that go between Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon," explained Paolo Ferri, the head of Esa's operations here in Darmstadt, Germany.

"It depends on the activities, of course. The more activities we do with the lander, the more power we will consume, and the less time we will have." this is what the author says.Engineers are examining how they might re-orientate the robot to maximize the light reaching its solar panels. More extreme options being considered even include using some of the moving parts on the lander to try to make a hopping motion that would carry it clear of the shadows.

This influenced me because I didn't even know they launched a "lander" that's the name they call it. How is it even possible to keep something like that type of machine running for so many years. It's also kind of cool to. The author of this article gave me enough information to understand it fully.

Rosetta: Battery will limit life of Philae comet lander Pt1

The lander bounced twice, initially about 1km back out into space, before settling in the shadow of a cliff, 1km from its intended target site.

It may now be problematic to get enough sunlight to charge its battery systems.

Launched in 2004, the European Space Agency (Esa) mission hopes to learn about the origins of our Solar System.

It has already sent back the first images ever taken from the crumbling, fractured terrain of a comet.

 

Pictures taken by Philae of its surroundings show it pressed up against what appears to be a hard wall of some kind.

Telemetry indicates it is on a slope or perhaps even on its side.

Certainly, one of its three feet is not in contact with the surface.

The key issue vexing controllers right now is the lighting condition

Shaheen holds on to New Hampshire Senate seat

Shaheen said late Tuesday night that Brown had called her to concede, and praised him for a "vigorous race."The race represented Republicans' best chances at picking up a Senate seat in the Northeast -- one that was vital for Democrats to protect as they faced majority-threatening challenges elsewhere. Over the summer, Brown used a series of crises to nationalize the race -- arguing that President Barack Obama and, by extension, Senate Democrats like Shaheen, are unable to govern effectively. He was among the first Republican candidates to call for a travel ban from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa. He ran ads focused on ISIS and the border security, and focused much of his campaign on hitting Democrats over illegal immigration.

Shaheen, meanwhile, turned to core Democratic economic issues and issues affecting working class voters and women. She hit Brown over what she argued were impossible-to-peg stances on lifting the minimum wage and mandating equal pay. She accused him of supporting GOP tax measures that promoted outsourcing while representing Massachusetts in the Senate.

Polls give GOP momentum going into midterms

Washington (CNN) -- Republicans woke up Sunday to a wave of new polls that showed their Senate candidates surging ahead in key states -- including one in Iowa that looked particularly grim for Democrats -- giving the GOP a jolt of enthusiasm going into the 2014 campaign cycle's final hours.Two days from the midterm election, Washington's political class was buzzing around news that Iowa GOP Senate hopeful Joni Ernst was 7 percent points up in a Des Moines Register poll and Republican candidates and surrogates popped up on the Sunday news shows, gleeful about their prospects

Nurse Nina Pham's dog tests negative for Ebola, both will be reunited Saturday

When Dallas nurse Nina Pham left hospital after treatment for Ebola last week, all she wanted to do was hug her dog.She'll get a chance to do that Saturday, when she's reunited with Bentley, her beloved King Charles Spaniel.The puppy got a third negative test for Ebola, and the two are meeting after his 21-day quarantine  the incubation period for the deadly virus.All three samples came back negative today," said Sana Syed, the Dallas city spokeswoman. "We're planning the big reunion for Saturday -- Nina is ready!"Pham was released from the National Institutes of Health in Maryland after undergoing treatment for the virus. She contracted it while caring for Duncan Eric, the first patient diagnosed in the United States. He died on October 8.

Global threats shredded Dem midterm playbook

GLOBAL THREATS SHREDDED DEM PLAYBOOKHow did Scott Brown push the New Hampshire Senate race from long shot to toss-up? Why did the Democratic plan to roil the election with an executive order on amnesty disappear? What explains the shift toward the GOP among women, Latinos and now even young adults? When did the Democratic effort to make this an election about social issues fall apart? The answer is as simple as a look at today’s biggest story. A series of national security catastrophes, starting this summer, reset the election and left Democrats in retreat instead of merely on defense. Russian aggression, chaos at the southern border, Ebola’s arrival in America and, most of all, the unraveling of Iraq and Syria at the hands of Islamist militants shredded the Democratic playbook. When things got real, a strategy based on micromarketing of wedge issues was untenable.

7 things Hillary Clinton says at almost every speech

By Election Day in November, Hillary Clinton will have stumped for candidates in over 15 states, with sometimes multiple events at each destination. As most politicians have some formula of commonly used phrases and lines of attack, the former secretary of state has started to shape a stump speech with similar wording for praise of those she endorses and jabs for her Republican opponents.

The lines are more than just ideas, however. They shed light on the type of campaign Clinton would have if she decided to run for president in 2016, and highlight what she will focus on and how she has learned from many of the mistakes that caused her to lose to Barack Obama in 2008.

How the 'war on women' is changing

The so-called war on women that Democrats love to talk about on the campaign trail may be losing some of its luster. The attack line  aimed at painting Republicans as out of sync with women on contraception, abortion and other issues  isn't resonating like in 2012, when Democrats hurled it at the GOP with a devastating effect. Instead, Republicans have improved their standing among women during this election cycle, narrowing the gender gap in key races that could decide control of the Senate.The dynamic reflects the painstaking efforts among Republicans to avoid the mistakes of 2012. This time around, there aren't any candidates talking about "legitimate rape" or "binders full of women." And the GOP put up strong female candidates in states like Iowa and Michigan, making it harder for Democrats to attack them as opposed to the interests of women.

New Hamshire Midterm october 22nd 2014 New Hampshire candidates debate Ebola, Obama

In the New Hampshire Midterm Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen faced republican nominee and former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown. This was on the sad Ebola case, abortion, and immigration.The very first question in the debate was about Ebola. Brown directed his criticism almost exclusively to Obama, even praising Shaheen after she cited her experience handling anthrax threats when she was governor of New Hampshire. It was to much criticism towards the president.