Seizes Qatari-owned palace
The Islamic state seizes Mozeh Palace, a Qatari-owned luxury residence, in the heart of Syria. They distribute pictures on social media with the title, A castle for the tyrants of Qatar in Palmyra. The group claims the Qatari royal family had abandoned the property as they closed in. It is now being used by Islamic State leaders. It is claimed the villa was built for Emira Mozeh, the mother of the current Emir of Qatar, the British-educated Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Three more accuse Cosby
Allred hosts a press conference where three more women, Burns, Kinney and Tate jointly accuse Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them in three separate incidents. Kinney:
I was mortified at what had happened; all this time, and for many, many years, I felt that this was my fault.
US ISIS attack warning
TSA issues warning that ISIS attack on US soil is imminent while FBI investigates the possibility. VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) teams are deploying to various undisclosed locations. ISIS frequently threatens to attack the US, this is the first time the US is responding as if it is a credible threat. A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security declines to comment on specifics but states:
Over the last few months, we have made a number of security adjustments, including enhanced screening at select overseas airports and increasing random searches of passengers and carry-on luggage on flights inbound to the U.S., reflecting an evolving threat picture.
Experimental vaccine safe, effective
Early stage clinical trials find experimental vaccine VSV-ZEBOV is safe and promotes antibody response in all 40 adult recipients according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). Some recipients experience fever, but except in one case, the fever abates within 24 hours of vaccination. Volunteers are being enrolled in Liberia for the second phase of the trial. Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), states
Until a safe and effective vaccine is available, the world will continue to be under-prepared for the next Ebola outbreak.
