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Marine Corps Pressured to Lower Women Combat Standards

Cory Doyle   | Oct 30, 2014 04:18 PM EDT

Interest groups in D.C. are trying to pressure the U.S. military to lower combat standards for women in the Marine Corps. read more

Jeb Bush Swipes At Hillary Clinton In Colorado

Christl Leong   | Oct 30, 2014 08:58 AM EDT

Jeb Bush took a dig at Hillary Clinton Wednesday night for her remarks last week when she said that businesses don't create jobs while at a rally for Sen. Elizabeth Warren last week, a move that some believe could presage the course of the 2016 presidential race. read more

New Jersey Officials Scramble To Finalize Protocols For Handling People From Ebola-Stricken Regions

Bianca Ortega   | Oct 30, 2014 07:10 AM EDT

New Jersey officials scrambled on Wednesday to finalize the protocols for handling aid workers, patients and travellers entering the U.S. from regions affected by the Ebola outbreak, a source familiar with the situation said. read more

SAT Cheating Scandal Prompts Delayed Scores For China And South Korea

Bianca Ortega   | Oct 30, 2014 04:14 AM EDT

A cheating scandal prompted the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to temporarily withhold the results of thousands of Chinese and South Korean students who took the SAT test on October 11. read more

Democrats Claim Republicans Violated Campaign-Finance Laws In Vidak Senate Race

Kat De Guzman   | Oct 30, 2014 07:30 AM EDT

Democrats have called out the Fair Political Practices Commission (FFPC) to investigate the Republican Party's violation of federal campaign finance laws in its support of Andy Vidak (C) who seeks re-election in the midterm elections for the Senate seats. read more

Mitt Romney Pep Talks Tom Tillis For North Carolina Senate Race In YouTube Video

Kat De Guzman   | Oct 30, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Former candidate Mitt Romney, who represented the Republican party during the 2012 presidential candidacy, gave Tom Tillis a pep talk for the North Carolina Republican Senate Race in an advertisement that was released on YouTube by the United States Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 29. read more

Democrats Are Losing Support From Latinos, Pew Survey Says

Kat De Guzman   | Oct 30, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

The Democratic Party is still popular among the Latino voters but a new study from Pew Research Center has revealed that such support is already weakening as the supporters of the party have already decreased by eight percent. read more

Walker Leads Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race In Latest, Last Poll

Kristina Fernandez   | Oct 30, 2014 07:30 AM EDT

Republican Gov. Scott Walker overtakes Democrat challenger Mary Burke by seven points in the final poll released Wednesday as one of the tightest gubernatorial races head to its uncertain end. read more

Zambia’s Guy Scott Becomes Africa’s First White State Leader Since ‘94

Bianca Ortega   | Oct 30, 2014 12:45 AM EDT

Zambia's Vice President Guy Scott on Wednesday became the first white leader of an African democracy in 20 years after President Michael Sata passed away in London on Tuesday. read more

Antares Rocket That Exploded on Lift-off Powered by 1960s-era Russian Engines

Andy Vitalicio   | Oct 29, 2014 10:02 PM EDT

Several experts outside of NASA are training their eyes on the Russian engines that powered the 140-foot Antares rocket a contractor was using to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. read more

How Israel Responds After U.S. Officials Called Netanyahu A ‘Chickens**t Prime Minister’

Kristina Fernandez   | Oct 30, 2014 02:17 AM EDT

Speaking in Hebrew Wednesday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the anonymous chickenshit slur hurled against him by a senior White House official. read more

Obama's Officials Call Israel’s Netanyahu ‘Chickens**t’ And ‘Coward’

Kristina Fernandez   | Oct 30, 2014 12:54 AM EDT

U.S.-Israeli relations just hit a new low following a report citing two senior White House officials calling Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "chickenshit" and a "coward" who puts his political survival ahead of the greater problem of de-escalating regional conflicts. read more

'Patriotic' Chinese Blogger Zhou Xiaoping Comes Under Scrutiny For Anti-West Claims

Dan Weisman   | Oct 29, 2014 10:50 PM EDT

Popular anti-West Chinese blogger Zhou Xiaoping was the subject of Western media reports this week discussing controversial, and seemingly inaccurate assertions he has made about life in the West. read more

World Bank: ‘5,000 More Workers Needed to Fight Ebola’

Danielle Austria   | Oct 29, 2014 07:52 AM EDT

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim urged more healthcare workers to volunteer in the fight against Ebola during his visit to Ethiopia on Tuesday. read more

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