Isis captors ‘didn’t even have the Koran’, says French journalist held prisoner by group for more than 10 months
London Independent | His captors spoke of had little to do with religion, saying they “didn’t even have the Koran.”
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UAE halted Isis air attacks after pilot capture
London Guardian | The United Arab Emirates has suspended its air attacks against the Islamic State in Syria since the capture of a Jordanian pilot who was burned alive.
How ‘Islamic’ is the Islamic State?
Paul Joseph Watson | ISIS execution methods directly violate Islamic principles.
Was Jordanian pilot burned alive after sick Twitter campaign among ISIS supporters to name his method of death?
UK Daily Mail | Thousands of ISIS supporters took to Twitter in the days after Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured to suggest sick methods of execution.
Jordan executes female would-be suicide bomber wanted for release by Islamic State
London Guardian | Sajida al-Rishawi, an Iraqi militant whose release had been demanded by Islamic State, was hanged according to reports.
‘Half of UK people’ will get cancer
BBC | One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, analysis suggests.
Poll: Majority of millennials can’t name a senator from their home state
Politico | More than three-fourths of millennials cannot name one of their home state’s senators, according to a new poll.
OPEC leader: Oil could shoot back to $200
CNN | Right now the oil market is totally focused on finding a bottom for oil prices.
Iraqi father guns down seven ISIS members in revenge for son’s public execution
Bizpac Review | Seven Islamic State terrorists were no match for an elderly man hell-bent on avenging the execution of his son at the hands of the terrorist organization.
Gold Continues Rally As Greece Ends Creditor Standoff
Sputnik | Gold edged up Wednesday, boosted by expectations that Greece is nearing a debt deal with its international creditors.
No Saudi-Russian talks to bump up oil price in return for disowning Assad – Moscow
RT | Moscow denies a report claiming that Saudi Arabia had offered to adjust its oil production and create a crude price rise in exchange for Russia withdrawing support for Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Dashcam video captures Taiwan plane crashing through a freeway and into a river
Business Insider | Dashcam videos from cars driving along a freeway in Taiwan captured footage of a plane crashing through a freeway barrier and into a river on Wednesday.
There’s a mysterious Apple van driving around San Francisco
Business Insider | Self-driving car technology?
Report: The Gravy Train Is Over For Welfare Recipients: ‘Earn Your Keep or Go Hungry’
Mac Slavo | For those who are tired of seeing their hard earned money forcibly seized by the government and redistributed to those who refuse to contribute anything of value to society.
New Genetically Modified Tree Approved by USDA with No Assessments
Mike Barrett | Groups are outraged.