October 12, 2013

Lost 'Doctor Who' episodes recovered in Nigeria
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/11/showbiz/lost-doctor-who-episodes-recovered/index.html
London, England (CNN) -- Whovians across the world can rejoice as the BBC confirms the discovery of nine lost "Doctor Who" episodes from the 1960s in Africa. The treasure-trove of missing episodes were traced to a relay station in Jos, Nigeria via Hong ...


10 big stars from the '70s who went wild
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/10/11/10-big-stars-from-70s-who-went-wild/
But the '70s star later confessed that her life has been plagued by drugs and abuse. In her autobiography, O'Neal wrote that she was molested by a man who dealt drugs to her father, Ryan, and she became addicted to heroin. In 2008, she was arrested for ...


The whistleblowers who visited Snowden
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-whistleblowers-who-visited-snowden/2013/10/10/47ec36be-31bb-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_gallery.html
On Oct. 10, a group of notable U.S. whistleblowers went to Moscow to visit with former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents to the media and is wanted by U.S. authorities on espionage charges. Drake ...


The Nobel Prize Goes to Who?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/11/the-novel-peace-prize-goes-to-who.html
To be sure, most of the speculation lately was about 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who was shot last year in Pakistan for fighting to be educated, survived, and has since become a powerful voice for women and girls around the world. She just won the ...


Here's who pays the bills for Ted Cruz's crusade
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/11/heres-who-pays-the-bills-for-ted-cruzs-crusade/
But as our colleague Lori Montgomery wrote last month, the Club for Growth has emerged as a uniquely influential voice in pushing the Republican Party to adopt hard-line tactics, financing primary challenges against Republicans who don't toe its line.


Mississippi man, who shunned spotlight, recalls alleged 1973 incident with UFO
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/11/mississippi-man-who-shunned-spotlight-recalls-alleged-173-incident-with-ufo/
The incident made headlines, sparked a wave of UFO sightings nationwide and became one of the most widely examined cases on record. Skeptics ranged from the deputies who first interviewed the men to an author who sought to poke holes in the story, ...


Parenting A Child Who's Fallen 'Far From The Tree'
http://www.npr.org/2013/10/11/231637209/parenting-a-child-whos-fallen-far-from-the-tree
That book, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity, explores what it's like for parents of children who are profoundly different or likely to be stigmatized ? children with Down syndrome, deafness, autism, dwarfism, or who ...


Brett McBride: Shark wrangler who sleeps with the fishes
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/10/world/brett-mcbride-shark-wrangler/
(CNN) -- Imagine you're sitting at the bottom of the ocean, amidst 500 sharks in a feeding frenzy. Would you: A.) Swim to the surface as fast as your trembling legs could take you. B.) Find a weapon to arm yourself with. C.) Fall asleep. Brett McBride ...