February 25, 2015 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• 24 Pictures That Perfectly Capture How Insane The Snow In New England Is (Buzzfeed)
• Big US, Canadian shopping malls: Next terrorist target? (CS Monitor)
• Now You Can Sign Up To Keep Drones Away From Your Property (NPR)
• The Government’s War on Freedom of the Press (Reason)
• Anti-Semitic, Pro-Islamic State Graffiti Continues to Plague D.C. (Free Beacon)
• Anti-Semitism Spikes in the Badger State Tablet Magazine)
• The great Sim heist: how spies stole the keys to the encryption castle (The Intercept)
• Federal government: average of 10 fuel trains may derail each year (CS Monitor)
• Two men sentenced to 25 years in plot to attack Americans in Afghanistan (Reuters)
•   Supreme Court Considers Visa Case For Foreign Spouses (NPR)
•  U.S. jury orders Palestinian groups to pay attack victims $218.5 million (Reuters)

WORLD

• ISIS parades caged Kurdish fighters through Iraqi streets (JPost)
• Saudi Preacher says US never went to moon, offers 'rational' proofs Earth doesn't revolve (JPost)
• Reliving the 1930s (Town Hall)
• Denmark’s Jewish Radio Station Shuts Down (Tablet Magazine)
• Two bombs explode at residence of Iranian ambassador in Libya (JPost)
• How Russia forces its soldiers to fight against Ukraine (CS Monitor)
• After the terrorist attacks: Children deregister from Jewish school (Danmarks Radio)
• Photos: Islamic State torches musical instruments, cigarrettes in Libya
• Icelandic bankers sentenced to prison (Icelandic Review)
• WATCH: Jerusalem mayor tackles Arab terrorist seconds after suspect stabs Jewish man (JPost)

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February 11, 2015 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Obama asks Congress to authorize 3-year ISIS fight (NY Times)
• U.S. leads 12 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military (Reuters)
• Electrified rail pierced New York train in crash, official says (Reuters)
• Could a Single Food-Safety Agency be the Answer? (Reason)
• This Valentine's Day growers hope 'slow flower' movement will take root  (CS Monitor)
• Three in St. Louis indicted for helping ISIS and Al Qaeda (CS Monitor)

WORLD

• The TransAsia crash and the rise of dashcam journalism (+video) (CS Monitor)
• Troops kill eight in highway battles in northern Mexico (Reuters)
• September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda (Reuters)
• Muslim clerics demand 'crucifixion' of ISIS terrorists who burned Jordanian pilot to death (JPost)
• UK anti-Semitic incidents hit record in 2014, says charity (AP)
• Jewish groups rap German anti-Semitism commission for omitting Jews (Reuters)
• Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Cameroon: local leader (Reuters)
• After Horrific Taliban Massacre, Pakistani Teachers Are Bringing Concealed Weapons to School

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January 15, 2015 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Student Tuition Now Outweighs State Funding At Public Colleges (NPR)
• U.S. border drone program understates cost, efficiency: report (Reuters) 
• Only 2 percent of US counties have recovered from Great Recession. Why? (CS Monitor)
• Coming soon to a workplace near you: 'wellness or else' (Reuters)
• 2014 attacks on Jews in U.S. Midwest detailed in report (Reuters)
• Petraeus Should Face Charges, Prosecutors Say (NPR)
• U.S. to cut European military bases as budgets shrink (Reuters)
• Honda Fined $70 Million For Underreporting Safety Issues (NPR)

WORLD

• Britain's MI5 chief warns al Qaeda in Syria planning mass attacks on West (Reuters)
• 2,000 feared dead in Boko Haram’s deadliest massacre (CNN)
• Jes Suis Charlie: Cartoonists from around the world
• 3 million copies of Charlie Hebdo to feature Mohammed cartoons (Yahoo News)
• Massive crowds join march for solidarity in Paris (Reuters)
• Does Islam Prohibit Images of Mohammed? Nope. Does It Command Death to Blasphemers? Nope. (Reason)
• Mexican mayor faces charges in kidnapping of 43 students (Reuters)
• Mexico holding 13 police officers in journalist's kidnapping (UT San Diego)
• Netanyahu at Paris victims' funeral: Time for civilized world to uproot enemies in our midst (JPost)
• Saudi Blogger To Be Publicly Flogged For Insulting Islam (CS Monitor)
• Man who stopped Ottawa shooter to become ambassador (AP)
• More than one million flee, Ukraine close to 'humanitarian catastrophe' (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
• Thousands flee intensifying India-Pakistan clashes (Reuters)
• In Iraq's war against extremists, a quiet sectarian purge (AP)
• Report: Syria's Assad building facility for the production of nuclear weapons (JPost)

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December 29, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• On Christmas, Obama marks end of Afghan combat (USA Today)
• Jeb Bush jumps to head of Republicans’ 2016 race (The Hill)
• Half of all children will be autistic by 2025, warns senior research scientist at MIT
•  Poll finds Clinton up 57 points on Warren (The Hill)
• As drones are given as gifts, FDA issues warning (CBS)
• If cyberwar erupts, America's electric grid is a prime target (CS Monitor)
• Viral secret Santa story inspires millions (CBS)
• Requiring Abortion Doctors to Narrate Ultrasound Violates First Amendment, 4th Circuit Rules (Reason)
• Getting High Safely: Aspen Launches Marijuana Education Campaign (NPR)

WORLD

• Air Asia jet “likely at bottom of the sea,” airline official says (CBS)
• Pope’s Christmas message: Iraq and Syria have suffered too long (CNN)
• Coalition strikes kill another ISIS governor (CNN)
• Death toll rises in Greek ferry disaster (CBS)
• After 522 years, Spain seeks to make amends for expulsion of Jews (KPBS)
• Pope treats homeless to new sleeping bags (AFP)
• France steps up patrols after spate of lone-wolf attacks (Reuters)
•  Saudi women drivers referred to terrorism court (AP)
• Islamic State targeted in 39 strikes by U.S., allies: Task Force
• New Russian military doctrine says NATO top threat
• Third priest killed in dangerous southern Mexico

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December 10, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Democrats balk at spending bill, raising shutdown risks (Reuters)
• Giveaways to Wall Street and nation’s wealthiest in spending bill (Common Dreams)
• Falling gas prices may boost the U.S. economy (Los Angeles Times)
• A first: National debt passes $18 trillion (APM Marketplace)
• 24 states now suing Obama over immigration (CNN)

WORLD

• Malala, Satyarthi accept Nobel Peace prize (CNN)
• Despite failures, U.S. likely to continue raids to free hostages (Reuters)
• Mexico sends federal troops into towns plagued by drug gangs (Reuters)

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November 13, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Obama to send 1,500 more troops to assist Iraq (NY Times)
• House, Senate to hold votes on Keystone XL project (Washington Post)
• Tiny spacecraft nails target: comet 300 M miles away (USA Today)
• Report: Obama’s immigration plan expected next week (The Hill)
• Hundreds of US troops exposed to dangerous chemicals in Iraq (CS Monitor)
• If You Want To Help Veterans, Get Attention By Shaming The VA (KPBS)
• Mormon church admits founder Joseph Smith had about 40 wives (Reuters)
• The $9 billion witness: Meet JP Morgan Chase’s worst nightmare (Rolling Stone)

WORLD

• World losing battle against climate change (USA Today)
• Islamic State seeking to 'delete' entire cultures, UNESCO chief warns in Iraq (CS Monitor)
• Easing of Saudi Driving Ban Possible (AP)
• Hamas announces creation of 'popular army' for 'liberation of al-Aksa' (JPost)
• Gang member confessions point to massacre of missing Mexico students (Reuters)
• Russia launches new media to lead 'propaganda war' with West (Reuters)
• CNN to end broadcasting in Russia
• The Woman Fighting ISIS in Court (JPost)
• Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, escalating crisis (Reuters)

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October 30, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Nurse defies Ebola quarantine (CBS)
• Leaked autopsy raises questions about Michael Brown narrative (+video) (CS Monitor)
• Deaths at the US-Mexico border drop to 15-year low (CS Monitor)
• Recently Returned From Africa, Doctor Tests Positive For Ebola At NYC Hospital (NPR)

WORLD

• Japan nuclear plant gets approval to restart, over three years after Fukushima (Reuters)
• Egypt to create buffer zone along Gaza border (AP)
• Shooting at Canada's Parliament leaves two dead, shooter identified  (CS Monitor)
• Jerusalem to step up security after second day of violence (JPost)
• Mexico: Iguala Mayor linked to disappearance of 43 students (+video) (CS Monitor)
• Japan warns of increased activity at volcano near nuclear plant(Reuters)

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October 15, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Blackwater Founder Wants Mercenaries to Fight ISIS War (Reason)
• Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion law (Washington Post)
• U.S. Army says it faces huge equipment, training risks with budget cuts (Reuters)
• Lay-offs begin at CNN (Media Bistro)
• Feds Clear 7 On No-Fly List To Travel, Will Tell 6 More Why They Can't (NPR)

WORLD

• Meet The Kurdish Female Fighters Who Are Determined to Kick ISIS' Arse (JWR)
• Mexican activist slain during radio broadcast (AP)
• Global hero, local lightning rod? Why Malala's Nobel rankles many Pakistanis (+video) (CS Monitor)
• UN agency: Ebola cuts food in Sierra Leone (AP)
• Nations pledge $5.4 billion for Gaza at Cairo reconstruction conference (Reuters)
• UK lawmakers pass symbolic motion to recognize Palestine as a state (Reuters)
• Soldiers who fought in Gaza worry about traveling overseas (Jerusalem Post)
• ISIS threatens to conquer the Vatican, 'break the crosses of the infidels' (JPost)

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October 1, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• First case of confirmed Ebola in United States (CNBC)
• Judge accepts guilty plea in U.S. embassy bombing case (Reuters)
• Mexico Pays To Help Its Citizens Avoid Deportation From The U.S. (NPR)
• US: Immigrant families fail to report to agents (AP)
• Why Civilians Must Acknowledge the Individual Cost of War: War Letters Collector Andrew Carroll (Reason)
• New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs (Reuters)

WORLD

• 31 people feared dead in Mt. Ontake volcano eruption (+video)   (CS Monitor)
• US-led planes strike Islamic State on Syria-Turkey border (CS Monitor)
• Mexico seeks 57 missing after weekend violence (AP)
• Mexico manhunt after politician slain in Acapulco (UT San Diego)
• Catalonia defies Spain by calling secession vote (UT San Diego)
• Liberia: Top doctor goes under Ebola quarantine (UT San Diego)
• Police clamp down as Hong Kong students protest for democracy (CNN)
• Europe's stand against Islamic State is all about the home front (CS Monitor)
• Aral Sea's Eastern Basin Has Dried Out, NASA Photos Show (NPR)
• Mexico says 14 of 57 missing students found (UT San Diego)
• Thousands of Ebola orphans 'shunned' (BBC)

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September 3, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Will the GOP shut down the government over immigration? (Reuters)
• Federal judge nixes key parts of Texas abortion law (Slate)
• Holiday gas prices lowest in four years (KPBS)
• Rep. Ryan calls for ‘culture of inclusion’ to address poverty (NPR)

WORLD

•  Russia invades Ukraine, prompts emergency EU meeting (USA Today)
• EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum (BBC)
• Putin says Russia to increase its nuclear, defense potential to feel safe (KJV Post)
• Hollywood Stars, Executives Sign Petition in Support of Israel (Variety)
• U.S. carries out air strikes, humanitarian aid drops to town (Amerli) surrounded by ISIS (CNN)
• U.S. launches offensive against Islamic State Militants and Al Qaeda using Facebook, Twitter (RawStory)
• Military Skill and Terrorist Technique Fuel Success of ISIS (New York Times)
• What can ISIS do with oil wells it captures? (APM Marketplace)
• U.N. says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by Syria militants, 81 trapped (Reuters)
• Syrian refugees top 3 million, half of all Syrians displaced: U.N.(Reuters)
• Germany is building a European Army before your eyes (OSNet)
• Egypt's Sisi says Qatar and Turkey are spending millions to spread chaos in Arab lands (JPost)
• Volcanoes In Iceland, Papua New Guinea, Keep Residents On Edge (NPR)
• Islamist gains prompt US to send arms to Lebanon (JPost)
• Britain raises terror threat level to 'severe' (CS Monitor)

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August 20, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• The 65 people who might run for president in 2016 (The Hill)
• Obama: Entire world “appalled” at ISIS execution of journalist Foley (The Hill)
• U.S. tried to rescue hostages in Syria, but couldn’t find them (CBS)
• Texas Governor Rick Perry turns self in on felony charges (USA Today)
• Could Islamic militants in Iraq bring their fight to America? (+video) (CS Monitor)
• Grand jury to mull Michael Brown case (CNN)
• Shock video: St. Louis cops gun down man (Huffington Post)
• Government Watchdogs Complain Of Closed Doors Set Up By White House (NPR)

INTERNATIONAL

• Kidnapping westerners is big business (USA Today)
• Exclusive: Islamic State militants grab new weapon - Iraqi wheat (Reuters)
•  Brazilian Presidential Candidate Campos Dies In Plane Crash (NPR)
• Rights group says Chinese police open fire on Tibetan protesters (Reuters)

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August 6, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• U.S. general killed, 14 wounded in Afghan academy attack: officials (Reuters)
• Colorado officials propose tightening  of rules for marijuana edibles (RawStory)
• What's Happening to America in the Borderlands? (Reason)
• CIA admits to spying on Senate intelligence committee (CS Monitor)
• White House Accidentally E-Mails Torture Report Talking Points to Associated Press (Reason)
• House Votes to Create More Visas for US Afghan Allies Threatened by the Taliban (Reason)
• Verizon defends slowdown of unlimited customers' data to FCC (Reuters)
• Hacker Says He Can Break Into Airplane Systems Using In-Flight Wi-Fi (Reuters)

WORLD

• 5 things to know about Ebola outbreak in west Africa (UT San Diego)
• What Obama can do about Ebola (CNN opinion)
• Sudanese woman who had faced execution for conversion arrives in U.S. (Reuters)
• Liberia shuts schools as Ebola spreads, Peace Corps leaves three countries (Reuters)
• Iraqi PM orders air force to help Kurds fight Islamic State (Reuters)
• Using Water As A Weapon In The Fight To Control Iraq
• Storms, Aftershocks Hurt Rescue Efforts Following Deadly China Quake (NPR)
• Taiwan gas explosions: 12,000 evacuees return to their homes (+video) (CS Monitor)  
• Hamas executes alleged spies, shoots protesters in Gaza (JPost)
• Blockade leaves Gaza cut off from world( CBS)
• Iran Says It Gave Missile Technology to Hamas (AP)
•  Italian Reporter Reveals Hamas Cover-Up Over Misfired Rockets (Israel National News)
• French police arrest Islamist militant at a Paris airport (Reuters)

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July 23, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Charge your phone, or you can't fly with it (APM Marketplace)
• USA Court ruling creates new uncertainty for Obamacare (Reuters)
• Candidate pool for Congress is missing moderates, study finds (CS Monitor)
• Inmate’s execution takes over two hours (USA Today)
• Lapses at high-security CDC labs reveal culture of negligence (CS Monitor)
• Florida airport staff get lesson in nation's geography

WORLD

• Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was shot down for money (Huffington Post)
• Great Wall of Japan? Locals balk at tsunami-protection plan. (CS Monitor)
• 2 Ukranian fighter jets shot down over rebel-held territory (Reuters)
• Israelis express anger over U.S. flight ban to Tel Aviv (Washington Post)
• Seized nuclear material in Iraq 'low grade': U.N. agency
• Anti-Israel protesters besiege Paris synagogue (JTA.org)

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