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Military Correspondent Yves Debay Killed in Aleppo

Sadly, Debay is one of two journalists in Syria to have been killed within the last two days. Al Jazeera's Mohammed al-Masalmeh was also fatally injured.

(NEW YORK CPJ) - An international journalist was killed by a sniper while covering fighting in Aleppo in Syria on Thursday, according to local and international press reports.

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on all sides of the conflict to stop targeting journalists and allow them to report freely within the country.

Your Health and the Web

The key to benefiting from the Medical Web comes from learning how to tell whether a website has reliable information.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Much has happened with Medical sites on the Internet in the past few years. First of all the medical Web has become even more important for Internet users and therefore potentially dangerous as a source of information.

Medical Marijuana Users: The Greatest Imminent Danger

It's Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske

(PORTLAND, OR) - Gil Kerlikowske, Executive Director of the Office of National Drug Policy, and President Barack Obama's point man on this subject. Actually, he is the most destructive element as far as medical patients are concerned.

He has apparently included medical users with every other kind of criminal, and calls marijuana a harmful drug with a strong potential for addiction...

Portland Police Investigate Non-Injury Drive-Thru Shooting in Southeast Portland

Nobody was hit during the shooting.

(PORTLAND, OR) - A shooting took place Friday in a Jack in the Box drive-thru on SE 82nd Avenue.

A male suspect fired multiple shots at a car, then ran away on foot.

Salem Rally for Affordable Health Care

Local HCAO organizations are arranging ride-sharing and hiring buses.

(SALEM) - On Monday Feb. 4, the first day of the 2013 legislative session, the 61 member organizations of the Health Care for All-Oregon coalition and 20 grassroots groups of local supporters from across the state will rally on the Capitol steps in Salem for Health Care as a Human Right.

The purpose of the rally is to demonstrate the breadth and depth of support for universal health care and for the Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Act...

Last Picture of Tragic Internet Guru: Reddit Founder`s Girlfriend Tells of Their Last Hours

Aaron Swartz's girlfriend Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman tells of the moment she found him hanging at their Brooklyn apartment in first interview.

(LONDON The Daily Mail) - Taren insists Swartz killed himself because he was 'tired' of facing up to a merciless justice system.

Swartz was suspected of breaking into academic files from MIT.

Naftali Bennett - Zicharon L`Brecha (R.I.P)

He has entered a political mafia Hell that is much bigger, stronger and more vicious than he or his followers want to understand.

(ST. AUGUSTINE, FL ) - Netanyahu wins the Israeli election, a given.

But according to the polls, second place is a draw between the Labor Party, and the Jewish Home Party led by Naftali Bennett.

Special Feature: A Spark of Unity for Sri Lanka?

Tim King asks activists, writers, and a Member of Sri Lanka's Parliament, if the widespread support for a Muslim maid in Saudi Arabia eased other tensions.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - I frequently joke about how an alien invasion from outer space would bring the human race together onto the same page very quickly. I hope the united struggle that ultimate failed to save Rizana Nafeek, but seemingly put all Sri Lankans onto one page, can lead to a microcosm of that idea taking place on the island nation.

Leave No Political Prisoners in Burma¹s Jails

Take action to free those who remain.

(LONDON) - Activists in Burma still face harassment and arrest by the military-backed government.

Aung Hmine San, Than Htike, Min Naing Lwin and Thein Aung Myint are activists who have been standing up for genuine freedom and democracy in Burma.

Losing a Loved One Offers an Incentive for Retrenchment

A loss can spur us to shed trivial routines and lead a more meaningful and fruitful existence.

(SALEM) - The element of surprise is often central to a loved one's unexpected death.

But once the reality sets in, various stages of bereavement for the survivors come into play.