TOP NEWS AUGUST 9 2014









ALL THE TROUBLE IN THE WORLD: Air strikes continue, but so does brutal horror taking place in a nation where American sacrificed for a decade..

United States expands air strikes in Iraq..


Twitter hashtag #AmessagefromISIStoUS showcasing brutal images of American soldiers dead..


Islamist rebels bring in engineers to repair the dam they've seized!


But the true horror in the 'liberated' Iraq continues to make headlines.. things like this: Christians throwing their own children off of cliffs in Iraq .. apparently they'd rather kill their own children instead of having them beheaded and tortured by ISIS.. Fear is driving a lot of action right now in Iraq.. The air strikes thus far appear to have a muted response..


Another bit of absolutely disgusting horror from the region: ISIS forces a religious minority to die of thirst on a mountain.. And this: New and *very graphic* photos are showing the ISIS atrocities..

What we are hearing happening is true hell on earth.. it's beyond scorched earth policy.. it's modern war crimes taking place.. What choices exist? No one wants another ground war.. But air strikes at this point don't seem to be mattering much to anyone..







It's another supermoon weekend.. Here's the places best to see it..

But will that bright moonlight will outshine the Perseid meteor shower, underway now as Earth moves into the debris stream of parent Comet Swift-Tuttle? Maybe.. Fireballs may still cut through the glaze of a supermoon, but could be harder to see with a bright night light in the sky..




Remains of Jonestown cult member found in Delaware..




Man fined for pretending to be a ghost in cemetery..




The 'ghost attack' story from YORK PA is getting new attention.. This time on CNN..





It will be a long weekend battle for Ayden. So many bad guys, so little time..




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Could this mean more charges for John Hinkley? The death of James Brady has been ruled a homicide by the DC medical examiner! The examiner says the death was a result of the 1981 assassination attempt and shooting of Brady..





America Airlines tweets out photo of a longstanding sky mystery: The pilot's halo. The halo is when a rainbow engulfs an airplane in midflight.. But there are potential explanations ... anything from water droplets to ...well, God. Pick your own theory..




The weather outside is going to be fruitful.. Come September, we're told, a polar vortex of cold will return.. An early autumn? Maybe.. even an early winter: Big snows are possible in November and December. Are you ready for this? I'm not. . . and even these normally warm and muggy August nights have been a bit chilly lately..




Ready, set, implant! Microchips will be in healthy people sooner than you think.. This is not a crackpot saying it, it's a respected researcher and is being reported by the Business INSIDER..




Weird noises being heard coming from volcano..






Two new species of jellyfish found off of Australia's coast.. They are extremely poisonous..






Ever hear of the 'creepy pasta' website? But did you ever hear of CREEPY PASTA!? This is a creative dish to make for Halloween, or for some, any time of the year..






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