October 22, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- US military denied treatment to soldiers exposed to chemical weapons in Iraq (+video) (CS Monitor)
- The secret casualties of Iraq’s abandoned chemical weapons (New York Times)
- Your Car Won't Start. Did You Make The Loan Payment?
- Supreme Court denies request to block Texas voter ID law (Reuters)
- For More Millennials, It's Kids First, Marriage Maybe (NPR)
WORLD
- Islamic State flying three jets in Syria: monitor(Reuters)
- Britain warns of 'exceptionally high' level of anti-terrorism activity (Reuters)
- Japan jets scrambling to counter rising Russian incursions (Reuters)
- In Greece, free press pays the price for crossing the government (CS Monitor)
- Hong Kong leader confesses that real democracy is 'impossible' (CS Monitor)
- Canadian soldier killed in attack by driver with links to radical Islam (CS Monitor)
- Mexican rights agency says army executed 15 of 22
- Were jihadists training in a French park? (CS Monitor)
- Nearly 500 new FGM cases identified
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