This Could Be the First Time Ebola Has Spread Among People in the U.S. and 10 More

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This Could Be the First Time Ebola Has Spread Among People in the U.S. A preliminary test shows that the deadly new strain may have spread within the country for the first time. Ebola Author Says Outbreak Is 'Part of a Pattern' of Emerging, Deadly Diseases "This is not a one-time deal — this is not a one-off situation — this is part of a pattern." 2nd Ebola Case in Texas: Health Worker Was Wearing Protective Gear If confirmed by the CDC, this would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. Australian Public in Mourning as 'The Block' Shatters Every Single Dream Last night, more than 2.7 million Australians sobbed as they watched The Block and realised the volatile property market would eat them alive. Ashton Kutcher's Lenovo Commercial Doubles as Ad for His Tech Investments Ashton Kutcher's new Lenovo tablet commercial also serves as a brief tour of his tech investments portfolio. 25 Kickass Costumes for Girls Who Aren't Into Princesses Girls' Halloween costumes alternatives other than the typical princess ensemble. Train Hits 3 People Taking Photos on California Coast, 1 Killed There have been other recent train track incidents involving photography. Tomb Remains Confirmed as Alexander the Great's Father The royal burial ground was discovered in the late 1970s, but scholars have only just concluded whose bones lay inside. Dance Party Breaks Out On Australian Train, Monday Becomes Brighter Is your Monday getting you down? One guy, from Perth, Western Australia, is trying to change the way we interact in the world through dance. 2 Years Ago Sandra Fluke Was Called a Whore. Now She Wants Your Vote. Two years after Rush Limbaugh called her a whore, feminist icon Sandra Fluke aims for the California State Senate. Getting elected, however, won't be easy. How Did the Healthcare Worker in Dallas Contract Ebola? The head of the CDC said there must have been a breach in protocol. Read more at Mashable.com ▶ You received this email because you are registered on mashable.com. We respect your privacy. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe. Mashable, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. P.O. Box 64 New York, NY, 10159-0064

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Facebook Stickers Are Now Available in Comments Facebook expanded its stickers feature to comments on Timeline, Groups and Events posts Monday. How does Mashable know what's going viral? Mashable built a system called Velocity, which scours the social web, collecting lots and lots of data around how people are engaging with published articles. It then pulls all of that data back to Mashable, dumps it into our own predictive engine, and predicts which articles are about to go viral. Read more at Mashable.com ▶ Mashable, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. P.O. Box 64 New York, NY, 10159-0064

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[International Games Day @ your library] Talking Points: Play, analysis and action

'Talking Points: Play, analysis and action'

Welcome to the last of our series on the powers of play (which starts here for
those just coming in). In some ways we've saved the best to last - not in terms
of writing, that's hardly for me to say, but in terms of the importance of the
point being made. Hope you agree [...]

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Phil Minchin
ALA's International Games Day @ your library initiative