Ebola Sept. 30, 2014:
The first case of Ebola in the United States was discovered in Dallas, Texas. A man who took a commercial flight from Liberia that landed in Dallas on Sept. 20, was “the first traveler to have brought the virus to the United States on a passenger plane and the first in whom Ebola has been diagnosed outside of Africa in the current outbreak,” according to the New York Times. The man first boarded the plane on Friday Sept. 19. He then arrived in Dallas, Texas on Saturday Sept. 20, then four days later on Wednesday Sept. 24, started developing symptoms. Two days after he started developing symptoms he went to seek care, but was sent home on Friday, Sept. 26. Two after that on Sunday, Sept. 28 he was hospitalized and put in isolation in Dallas. Finally 11 days after being back from Liberia, he was was diagnosed with the Ebola virus on Tuesday, Sept. 30, and now is in critical condition. The virus is only contagious when there are symptoms such as a fever and upset stomach and if you share bodily fluids with someone who has the virus.
ISIS Sept. 29, 2014:
Bombs are still falling down and President Obama talked over the weekend about intelligence agencies underestimate the “peril posed by the Islamic State, also known ISIS or ISIL. Mr. Obama accurately quoted James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, acknowledging that he and his analysts did not foresee the stunning success of Islamic State forces or the catastrophic collapse of the Iraqi Army,” according to the New York Times.
Hong Kong Oct. 3, 2014:
According to New York Times, 19 men, eight of which have links to organized crimes, have been arrested in connection with the violence in one of the districts, Mong Kok, according to Radio Television Hong Kong. Along with this news is that at least 18 people have been injured in the violence, including six police officers, said a police spokesperson.
