Same-sex marriage
On Monday, the Supreme court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage. Now legalizing same-sex marriage in five other states, Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia.
ISIS
10 people within the past year have been arrested and charged “with trying to travel abroad to aid terrorists this year as it has tried to stem the flow of Americans and others to terrorist groups in Syria, like the Islamic State and the Nusra Front.”
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai, just 17-years old was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, making her the youngest winner since it was created in 1901. Just two years ago in October of 2012, in Northwestern Pakistan, a gunman leaped onto a crowded bus and asked, “Who is Malala?” He then proceeded to shoot her in the head, but she survived the injury and during her fight and recovery, she continued being an outspoken activist. Yousafzai took her story and what happened to her and transformed it into her bestselling memoir. According to the New York Times, “She will share the $1.1 million prize with Mr. Satyarthi, 60, a veteran, soft-spoken activist based in New Delhi who has rescued trafficked children from slavery.”
Ebola
The Dallas man who was the first person with a case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, a Liberian man was at the center of a widening public health scare,” according to the New York Times. The total of people diagnosed with Ebola in the United States is eight. One death, three recoveries and four in treatment as we speak. However, according to Vox News, “Assuming the worst is true, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a much bigger projection for this epidemic: up to 1.4 million people infected by January.”
On Friday, Sierra Leone approved plans to allow parents and families to tend to patients at home, “recognizing that they are overwhelmed and have little chance of getting enough treatment beds in place quickly to meet the surging need,” according to New York Times. Officials believe that this decision is a significant shift in the struggle against Ebola. Homes of Ebola patients in Sierra Leone will be given painkillers, rehydrating solution and gloves because the aid that was arriving was not fast enough or extensive enough to keep up with the outbreak.
