Authorities said the search for two convicted murderers who escaped from a maximum-security prison in upstate New York over the weekend has pushed into Vermont. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12875
Juan Felipe Herrera, who was previously named California’s Poet Laureate in 2012, is the nation's 21st Poet Laureate, the first Hispanic poet to serve in this position, appointed by the Librarian of Congress. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12876
The EPA says that greenhouse gases emitted from aircraft engines contribute to "pollution" that causes dangerous climate change. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12874
The White House says the U.S. will send up to 450 more troops to Iraq to boost the training of local forces. It's a response to recent setbacks at the hands of ISIS and Iraq's request for help. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12877
The European Parliament voiced concerns over democracy and fundamental rights in Turkey. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12867
According to Australian intelligence reports, ISIS has seized enough radioactive material from government facilities to suggest it has the capacity to build a large and devastating "dirty" bomb. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12869
The Vatican announced the creation of a new tribunal for holding accountable bishops who fail to deal properly with clergy sexual abuse. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12870
Nobel laureate (physiology, 2001) Tim Hunt spoke, while in South Korea, in favor of gender-segregated workplaces, and said women in labs "fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry." http://www.infobitt.com/b/12872
Barack Obama has openly criticized Turkish authorities for the first time for failing to ramp up the capacity Ankara needs to have to prevent foreign fighters from crossing the Turkish-Syria border. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12866
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