Obama plans rebel aid with syria strikes, senators say ( by Scarlet Chimney)

Today, as we speak Obama and the congress are deciding whether or not they are going to attack Syria. he has come up with a plan to attack Syria in hope that the man behind the whole thing (Assad) will back down. Recently Syria's have bombed children, killed many protesters, its a absolute nightmare over there. This has been going on for quite some time, almost a year and half. The united States has not decided to take effect in the situation until now because Syria used chemical weapons. We were told it is a civil war between religions but for now,They are still deciding there next move.
      In my opinion I feel we should have done something about this whole Syria mess when it first started, that way we could cease the problem before it got out of control. Its unimaginable the state that these people are living in. The problem seems to be getting worse everyday, and I feel we should attack and soon as possible.
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1-year-old Boy Was Shot in the head And Killed. {Nikki Capron}

Antiq Hennis, 1, was shot and killed as he was being pushed in a stroller by his parents. When neighbours heard three gunshots, they ran outside to hear the father yelling "My baby is shot, my baby is shot." as a man ran away from the scene.

The child was pronounced dead upon arrival at a Brooklyn hospital. Teenager De'Marquise Elkins will be faced with a life sentence for killing Antiq and shooting Antiq's mother after demanding money in an attempted robbery. The family had been on their way to Antiq's grandparent's house.

I personally think this shows how unpredictable teenagers are, and that if the parents of the one-year-old had been able to carry an concealed weapon, they could have defended themselves in a much better fashion.

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History Goes up in Smoke at Egyptian Museum by Molly Mahowald

A tiny museum in Mallawi, Egypt, was attacked by hundreds of armed men on August 14th, 2013. The attackers remain unknown and are still not captivated, but the walls of the demolished museum are covered in pro-Morsi graffiti. Mohamed Morsi was democratically elected and replaced Hosni Mubarak, the previous dictator and fourth president of Egypt. However, the Egyptian military overthrew Morsi because of widespread protests. This location had nothing to do with the actual ousting of the president, but it was attacked merely out of anger from Morsi supporters. People are upset; however, because the artifacts that were stolen or destroyed were very important to them.

The attackers did not target this museum for a specific reason, but their anger was fueled from the army overthrowing the president, and they needed something to attack. This would be equivalent to the army overthrowing President Obama and citizens being angry to the point where they demolished a museum in the United States. This event showcases the fact that some people hold political grudges and feel that they must take action, and it eventually results in violence.

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A Miraculous Recovery by Marlee Fleisher

Roona Begum was born in Tripura, India with a disease called hydrocephalus; her parents we're told that she had the maximum of a few months to live. Hydrocephalus is a disease is a condition, typically in young children, in which fluid accumulates in the brain causing the head to enlarge.  Roona's could hardly move, her head grew three times the normal size, with a circumference of 94 centimeters. Thanks to a journalist and Natalie Krantz and Jonas Borchgrevink, more than 60,000 dollars were raised to help pay for her surgery although all they needed was $1,600. All of the money was donated to Roona and her family. The doctor, Sandeep Vaishya wasnt positive about the surgery because he had never treated a case as severe as Roona's; the surgery was particularly challenging, she nearly died. Roona's head is now down to 58 cm, after five surgeries and she maybe able to live a normal life. 

I find this story amazing and inspiring. Roona was able too beat feat because of the support from random strangers. I find it amazing that people are able to help other people around the world, one of the great parts of the internet. I think there should be more awareness raised for hydrocephalus, so that more people like Roona can get money for surgery and be able to live a normal life. 

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  http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/28/world/asia/india-child-hydrocephalus/index.html?hpt=wo_t3

Boy,5, dies of forced blunt trauma to head Eric Vazquez

A five year old boy was found dead in the back yard of a vacant house in southeast Fort Worth due to blunt trauma to the head. His death was classified has a homicide by the Tarent County Medical Examiner. He was last seen at Webster Garden Apartments which was the place that he lived. The people was very devastated and they gathered to protest. They wrote on there sign "peace and justice". I just hope that who ever did this gets arrested for it.



  
This Article was posted on June 30, 2013. I feel like this article was posted i feel to alert some people about maybe some that was out one the lose. But also as a remembrance toward this little 5 year old boy and also for people to protest about what happened in that neighborhood. 

"More leaks feared at Japan nuclear power plant" John Hollas

A nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Tokyo has been the cause for "toxic water" which has been classified as a level 3 serious incident. After the earthquake and tsunami in march of 2011 that caused the meltdowns of three reactors at the plant this is not good. 

The water was originally stored in makeshift water tanks stored on site. But recently the tanks have been running out of room. The quality of the tanks have been declining as well. With cracks in the tanks, the water has been dripping out and contaminating nearby lakes and rivers. 

 http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/asia/japan-fukushima-radioactive-water/index.html?c=world

  

DISD replacing some school busses with taxis and shuttles Tatiana Caballero

DISD money saving moved nearly backfired. Several of kids were getting picked up on the first day of school by strangers in a taxi or shuttle. Parents were furious. Many of them didn't let their kid go in the car simply because the driver wasn't in uniform. Some parents didn't even find out about this move till a few days before school started. However this move only applied to students who travel a long way to attend magnet and vanguard schools. 

If I had to go in a taxi everyday to school  I would be so scared. I wouldn't know the driver and what if it's just me and the driver in the car? In busses if anything goes wrong there are other kids in there with me to witness anything. Also on a bus you have the same driver everyday and you have the same kids riding with you everyday. What if a different driver picks you up? You hear crazy stuff on the news each day talking about murder, rape, and kid napping what if that happened to you one day? http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/23275723/disd-replaces-some-buses-with-taxis-and-shuttles