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From the New York Times: Tairod Pugh, Ex-U.S. Serviceman, Is Found Guilty of Trying to Aid ISIS
A federal jury on Wednesday found a former United States serviceman guilty of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State, the first such case involving the terrorist group to reach a verdict in a United States courtroom.
From the Washington Post: This Washington Postdrug is defying a rare form of leukemia — and it keeps getting pricier
When the drug company Novartis launched its breakthrough cancer medicine, Gleevec, in 2001, the list price was $26,400 a year. The company’s chief executive acknowledged it was expensive, calling it an “uphill battle to win understanding for our decision.”
Today, that hill is a mountain. Since Gleevec was approved to treat a rare form of leukemia, similar drugs have come on the market — and the U.S. wholesale list price for a year’s supply of that little orange pill has soared to more than $120,000.
From CNN: U.S.: ISIS detainee providing information on chemical weapons
The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against targets it believes are crucial to ISIS' chemical weapons program based on information provided by a senior ISIS operative involved in chemical weapons, several U.S. officials told CNN.
The U.S. captured the operative in Iraq three weeks ago, the first since a team of Special Operations forces recently began operating in northern Iraq.
From CBS Los Angeles: Florida Mom Who Runs Pro-Gun Facebook Page, Shot By Her 4-Year-Old Son
A Florida mom was shot by her 4-year-old son Tuesday.
Jamie Gilt, 31, told deputies that she was on her way to pick up a horse when her son accidentally shot her.
The boy was not harmed in the incident.
Her Facebook page — “Jamie Gilt For Gun Sense” — works to protect and expand the 2nd Amendment.
Gilt said she was driving in her pickup with her son in the backseat when he got his hands on the weapon — a .45 caliber handgun — and accidentally shot her in the back.
From the Chicago Tribune: First U.S. uterus transplant removed after complication
The woman who received the first uterus transplant performed in the United States suffered a sudden complication that forced surgeons to remove the organ, the Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday.
Just two days after she was introduced to much fanfare at a news conference, the 26-year-old woman, named Lindsey, is "doing well and recovering," the clinic Cleveland Clinic said in a news release. A spokesman for the clinic said the emergency occurred Tuesday.
"I just wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude towards all of my doctors. They acted very quickly to ensure my health and safety," Lindsey said in the statement. "Unfortunately I did lose the uterus to complications. However, I am doing okay and appreciate all of your prayers and good thoughts."