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Dread sweeps through the archaeological world as the Islamic State captures Palmyra
One of the world's most treasured sites for ancient history could become ancient history itself at the hands of the Islamic State. The ruins in the Syrian city of Palmyra date back to the 1st and 2nd centuries. The arid desert climate has helped preserve structures such as the Temple of Bel, built on an axis that allows the rising sun to fill the interior with natural light. As a pagan temple, scholars say it's a perfect target for Islamic State extremists, who are committed to eradicating non-Islamic icons of the past. Activists said today the extremists had captured half of Syria.
McDonald's workers to CEO: Supersize my paycheck
McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook is "incredibly proud" of efforts the company has made to pay workers more. But thousands of protesters are not. They gathered today outside the company's headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., where the annual shareholders meeting was taking place, calling for wages of $15 an hour. Easterbrook, who stepped into his role in March, is trying to reinvigorate Mickey D's. The push comes at a time when protests targeting McDonald's over low wages have been spreading around the country. McDonald's announced earlier this year that it would start paying workers $1 per hour above local minimum wage. The hike, however, only applies to company-owned McDonald's — about 10% of stores in the USA.
#MustRead: Email trail shows FDA was warned about superbugs in scopes years ago
Specialized medical scopes have been tied to a recent series of deadly superbug outbreaks. Emails reveal that the Food and Drug Administration was warned about them years ago, reports USA TODAY's Peter Eisler, who has been all over this story. He writes that health officials privately urged the FDA nearly six years ago to alert hospitals about contamination risks after the devices — duodenoscopes — were linked to drug-resistant infections in dozens of Florida hospital patients. Scopes have since been tied to superbug cases in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Conn., and elsewhere. The devices are placed down the throats of about 650,000 patients a year, mainly to treat gallstones, tumors and other blockages in the bile and pancreatic ducts. The FDA didn't issue a specific advisory on the problem until earlier this year.
This illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control depicts a three-dimensional, computer-generated image of a group of deadly carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Melissa Brower, AP)
Boy Scout president calls for end to ban on gay leaders
The president of the Boy Scouts of America says it's time to end to the group's ban on gay troop leaders. Robert Gates, former secretary of Defense, made the remarks in Atlanta at the annual meeting of the organization's leadership. Gates said he was not proposing a formal rule for the group — yet. But he raised the possibility of revising the policy at some point soon so that local Scout organizations could decide on their own whether to allow gays as leaders. "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be," he said. Two years ago the organization repealed its ban on gay scouts but refused to drop the ban on gay adult leaders.
Pascal Tessier, left, a gay Boy Scout, receives his Eagle Scout badge from Troop 52 Scoutmaster Don Beckham, right, in Chevy Chase, Md., to become one of the first openly gay scouts to reach scouting's highest rank.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AP)
Sorry, fellow passengers: Man mad about overbooked flight strips naked
Yes, air travel can be aggravating. But file this one under "things you shouldn't do when you get angry at the airport." An airline passenger stripped naked at Charlotte Douglas International Airport after apparently becoming upset that his US Airways flight was overbooked. WCNC-TV of Charlotte says the man "stripped down to the buff right in front of everyone, including kids." He remained in the gate area about 40 minutes until police led him away, the station reports. He apparently was taken in for a medical evaluation and won't be charged.
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A man stripped completely naked in front of everyone at a gate in Charlotte Douglas International Airport after witnesses say his flight to Jamaica was overbooked. VPC
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