Global Citizen Festival

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An estimated 60,000 people gathered in NYC's Central Park to help end extreme poverty all over the world. The weather made it a gorgeous day as well as a beautiful night in Central Park, all for a great cause.

The leaders of Bangladesh, India, Norway and the United Nations appeared at the Global Citizen Festival headlined by Jay Z in New York's Central Park. India's Narendra Modi, Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina, Norway's Erna Solberg and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appeared at the event.

Eurovision: Here we go again!

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First is was Scotland voting to break away from The United Kingdom. Now the leader of Catalonia is calling for an independence referendum. What is the new European vision?

The president of Spain's Catalonia region has formally called for an independence referendum. The Spanish government will hold an emergency cabinet meeting to challenge the referendum, which they say is unconstitutional.

Catalonian president orders independence vote http://f24.my/1mAUaDw via @FRANCE24

Robocall rights and wrongs

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Automatically dialed telephone calls with recorded messages, known as robo-calls, annoy most everyone of those individuals with landlines.

How do we stop those annoying robo-calls?`: http://youtu.be/h7fMZgEV-Bs via @YouTube

Federal and state laws forbid certain automated calls, and violators could be fined. However, you should learn what types of calls are allowed under the law before taking steps to stop ones that aren't.

Anti ISIS Coalition Grows

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Airs strike against extremists in Syria and Iraq grow, as the US-led coalition now includes Britain, Denmark and Belgium.

European countries are taking part only in the Iraq part of the military campaign, leaving the Syria operation to US and five Arab allies who began conducting airstrikes on Tuesday.

U.S.-led strikes pressure al Qaeda's Syria group to join with Islamic State http://reut.rs/ZW11gK via @reuters

BBC News - MPs support UK air strikes against IS in Iraq http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-29385123

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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For the upcoming Breast Cancer Awareness month, Dr. Camille Wortman offers tips for breast cancer survivors on how to grieve losses they might have sustained before, during, and afterwards.

Maintain close connections with friends and family members. Breast cancer survivors often isolate themselves, thus cutting themselves off from interactions that can be healing.

Consider activism: Becoming an advocate for causes that will help future survivors of breast cancer can be very empowering.

Disease of Kings

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Following a lengthy amount of suggestions and speculation, North Koreans have finally admitted their fat cat dictator Kim Jong un is less than well and it could be GOUT. North Korea confirms he is suffering discomfort and it could be as a result of his addiction to Swiss cheese was revealed. His favorite cheese is reportedly Emmental.

Kim Jong-un's weight has ballooned in recent months thanks in part to an addiction to Swiss cheese. He has been struck down by a mystery illness, according to his Pyongyang propaganda machine, which says simply that he is suffering from discomfort.

Alcohol Alerts

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Do you consider yourself as someone who drinks a lot? The top 10 percent of American drinkers are said to consume more than 10 drinks per day.

Do you like to enjoy one drink with dinner every night? That puts you in the top 30 percent of American adults in terms of per-capita alcohol consumption. If you drink two glasses, that would put you in the top 20 percent.

NYC BIRDS

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Come face-to-beak with birds of prey this season, join NYC Parks' Urban Park Rangers on a birding program for the chance to catch a glimpse of migrating birds some from as far north as the Arctic as they pass through the city on their way down to Central and South America.

SKIP THE SIT-UPS

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Sit-ups were once ruled as the way to tighter abs and a slimmer waistline, while “planks” were merely flooring.

Now planks exercises in which you assume a position and hold it — are the gold standard for working your core, while classic sit-ups and crunches have fallen out of favor. Why the shift?

CITY SUBWAY TERROR?

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The prime minister of Iraq says intelligence forces claim credible information has been uncovered about imminent plots by the Islamic State to launch attacks on subway systems in New York City and Paris.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told reporters at a meeting of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly that officials were made aware of these plots, but noted that they had not yet been thwarted.

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