As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on sports developments, reviewed big new album releases and published weird and wonderful local stories from around the world.
We also highlight some of the major topics Digital Journalists have been covering recently. Note you can see the trending topics at the top of any page on our news network, in the black bar.
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Top Digital Journal Reports
Op-Ed: Allegations of inappropriate affair in Russ Faria murder case (Includes interview) by Bruce Fischer
Explosive allegations surfaced this week alleging that Lincoln County, Missouri, prosecutor, Leah Askey, was having an affair with one of the lead detectives in the Russ Faria murder case during the time of Faria’s arrest, trial, and conviction.
American Idol alum Stefano Langone talks ‘Lemon Squeeze’ single (Includes interview) by Markos Papadatos
Stefano Langone, from the tenth season of the singing competition ‘American Idol,’ chatted about his new single “Lemon Squeeze” and future plans.
Review: Idina Menzel dazzles on new album ‘Holiday Wishes’ (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos
Broadway star Idina Menzel has released her newest album “Holiday Wishes” and it is a superb collection of holiday songs.
Review: Jeff Bridges and The Abiders remarkable on new ‘Live’ album (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos
Jeff Bridges and his talented band, The Abiders, released their newest “Live” album on September 30, and it proves that they rock in a live setting.
Review: ‘Birdman’ is every definition of spectacular (Includes first-hand account) by Sarah Gopaul
‘Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)’ delivers the highest standards in all categories to convey the story of a man risking it all to reinvent himself before it’s too late.
Top Images
HMAS Stirling guards fire blank volleys during the Ceremonial Sunset at Anzac Peace Park in Albany, Western Australia, on October 31, 2014
Lsis Jayson Tufrey, Commonwealth of Australia/AFP
Tunisian Ennadha Party supporters wave flags as they wait for the party's leader to give a speech on October 27, 2014 in Tunis following the legislative election
Fadel Senna, AFP/File
A Tunisian woman waves her national flag as she shows her ink-stained finger after voting in the country's first post-revolution in Tunis on October 26, 2014
Fadel Senna, AFP
Members of the Tunisian military move to a position near a besieged house in the town of Oued Ellil near on October 24, 2014
Fadel Senna, AFP
A truck is set on fire to break open one of the entrances to the governor's house in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state on October 29, 2014, by teachers protesting about the disappearance of 43 students
Jesus Guerrero, AFP
People walk along the Chilpancingo-Acapulco highway during a roadblock in demand of the appearance of 43 missing students in Chilpancingo, Mexico on October 26, 2014
Pedro Pardo, AFP/File
A masked student takes part in a roadblock on the Chilpancingo-Acapulco highway demanding the return of 43 missing students in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico on October 26, 2014
Yuri Cortez, AFP/File
People walk through the pro-democracy protester camp site in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 29, 2014
Nicolas Asfouri, AFP
Pro-democracy protesters open their umbrellas to mark one month since they took to the streets, in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on October 28, 2014
Philippe Lopez, AFP
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather to mark one month since they took to the streets, in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 28, 2014
Nicolas Asfouri, AFP
Pro-democracy protesters open their umbrellas to mark one month since they took to the streets, in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on October 28, 2014
Philippe Lopez, AFP
Democracy protesters disperse after police fired tear gas near the Hong Kong government headquarters on September 28, 2014
Aaron Tam, AFP/File
A pro-democracy protester wears a helmet and gas mask as he stands above a barricaded road in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on October 19, 2014
Alex Ogle, AFP/File
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (L) meet in Berlin. There are 50 percent more female ministers worldwide than nine years ago, a new report says
Clemens Bilan, AFP/File
French Justice minister Christiane Taubira delivers a speech on October 30, 2014 in Montpellier
Pascal Guyot, AFP
Kurdish peshmerga fighters wave as they ride towards the Syrian town of Kobane, from the Turkish border town of Suruc on October 31, 2014
, AFP
Turkish riot police hold their shields as Kurdish peshmerga fighters drive towards the Syrian town of Kobane on October 31, 2014
, AFP
Kurdish peshmerga fighters drive in convoy through Arbil after leaving a base in northern Iraq on October 28, 2014 headed for the Syrian town of Kobane
Safin Hamed, AFP
A picture taken from the Turkish border shows smoke billowing after a jet fighter hitthe Syrian town of Kobane on October 28, 2014]
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Kurdish women look at the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on October 26, 2014 from the Turkish border
Bulent Kilic, AFP
Virgin chief Richard Branson, while voicing shock at the accident involving Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, has vowed to push forward towards the dream of space flight for the paying public
Stan Honda, AFP/File
A rocket carrying an experimental spacecraft intended for the moon and back launches from Xichang space base in China's Sichuan province on October 24, 2014
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This still image from NASA video shows an Orbital Sciences Corporation unmanned spacecraft exploding on October 28, 2014 at Wallops Island, Virginia, six seconds after launch on a resupply mission to the International Space Station
, NASA/AFP
This still image from NASA video shows an Orbital Sciences Corporation unmanned spacecraft exploding on October 28, 2014 at Wallops Island, Virginia, six seconds after launch on a resupply mission to the International Space Station
, NASA/AFP
Boys in the Ukrainian Cadets Corps attend a memorial ceremony in Kiev on October 28, 2014 marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from Nazi occupation during WWII
Sergei Supinsky, AFP
Boys, cadets of the Ukrainian Cadets Corps, hold the Ukrainian flag in Kiev on October 28, 2014
Sergei Supinsky, AFP
Ukrainian children play on an armoured personnel carrier which belonged to pro-Russia militants and which has now been put on display in Kiev, on October 25, 2014
Vasily Maximov, AFP
Health workers enter an Ebola treatment center run by Medecins Sans Frontieres in Monrovia, Liberia, on October 27, 2014
Zoom Dosso, AFP/File
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment stand outside an Ebola treatment center run by the non-governmental international organization Medecins Sans Frontieres in Monrovia, on October 27, 2014
Zoom Dosso, AFP/File
Registered nurses at the University of California Medical Center hold protest what they say is inadequate Ebola preparedness at UC medical centers, on October 28, 2014 in San Francisco
Justin Sullivan, Getty Images/AFP
The dome at San Francisco’s City Hall was lighted with orange lights in honor of the third victory by the SF Giants at the World Series. Fans like Chris Langridge and many others posted on Facebook and other social media sites their excitement and elation.
Courtesy of Chris Langridge
Over a million people packed the sidewalks of San Francisco for a noon-time parade down Market Street to City Hall on Oct. 31, 2014 to celebrate The San Francisco Giants third World Series win in five years.
Courtesy of Ricky Manalo
San Francisco realtor Ted Bartlett referred to the celebration and the SF Giants victory as a “Gyros” moment. (Certainly a “turn” of events as this is The Giants third World Series win in five years). Bartlett and his family were among the thousands gathered at City Hall to cheer the home team.
Courtesy of SF realtor, Ted Bartlett
A miner waits for news of twelve coworkers trapped inside a coal mine in Amaga, northeastern Colombia on Octobre 31, 2014
Raul Arboleda, AFP
Rescue and mine workers try to free the 20 miners trapped in a coal mine in Karaman, southern Turkey on October 28, 2014
Ihlas News Agency, AFP
The funeral procession for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo approaches Christ's Church Cathedral on October 28, 2014 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Aaron Vincent Elkaim, Getty/AFP
Members of the public mourn during the funeral procession for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at Christ's Church Cathedral on October 28, 2014 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Aaron Vincent Elkaim, Getty/AFP
Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s son Marcus, 5, pays tribute to his father at the funeral service in Hamilton
Courtesy John Rieti / CBC
A letter, candle and flowers for shooting victim Cpl. Nathan Cirillo are left near the National War Memorial in Ottawa on October 23, 2014
Peter McCabe, AFP/File
This photo of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo (on left) guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National Memorial in Ottawa, was taken on October 22, 2014, moments before he was shot and killed by a man who later attacked the Parliament buildings
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US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, October 28, 2014
Carolyn Kaster, Pool/AFP
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (centre) addresses journalists following an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Cairo, on October 25, 2014
, Egyptian Presidency/AFP
Egypt also announced it would close the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, the only route into the Palestinian territory not controlled by Israel
Said Khatib, AFP
British (left) and US flags fly with the NATO and Afghan national flags (centre) during a handover ceremony at the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex at Lashkar Gah in Helmand province on October 26, 2014
Wakil Kohsar, AFP/File
British Prime Minister David Cameron (2nd left) is greeted by the Garrison Sgt Major on arrival at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan on October 3, 2014
Dan Kitwood, pool/AFP
In a handout picture released by the British Ministry of Defence via Defence News Imagery on October 30, 2014, Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus arrives at the QE2 dock in Freetown in Sierra Leone on October 30, 2014
Staff Sergeant Tom Robinson RLC, Crown Copyright 2014 / MOD/AFP
A typical “street” in San Blas
Art galleries, cafes and restaurants line the stairway streets of San Blas
A colorfully dressed local with her llama
Millions of tourists flock each year to Barcelona, home of the world-famous, Gaudi-designed Sagrada Familia cathedral
Lluis Gene, AFP/File
The dining hall at the Thomas Alleyne Academy
The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant, south of Tehran on October 26, 2010
Majid Asgaripour, Mehr News/AFP/File
Pro-independence Catalans hold signs reading “Yes-Yes” in support of the independence referendum planned for November 9 in Barcelona, on October 19, 2014
Lluis Gene, AFP/File
A crowd gathers on October 31, 2014 in front of army headquarters in Ouagadougou, demanding that the army take over following the resignation of the president of Burkina Faso
Issouf Sanogo, AFP
People stand in front of smoke rising from the Burkina Faso Parliament after demonstrators set cars on fire in a courtyard at the building, on October 30, 2014 in Ouagadougou
Issouf Sanogo, AFP
Protesters pose with a police shield outside parliament in Ouagadougou on October 30, 2014 as cars and documents burn nearby
Issouf Sanago, AFP
Women holding spatulas in their hands attend a demonstration in Ouagadougou organised by the opposition against a proposal to amend the constitution to extend President Blaise Compaore's 27-year-rule on October 27, 2014
Romaric Hien, AFP/File
Residents march on October 29, 2014 in Ouagadougou against the high cost of living in Burkina Faso
Issouf Sanogo, AFP
Representatives of Tuareg rebel groups wait prior to a meeting gathering members of the Malian government and Tuareg rebel groups on May 29, 2014 in Ouagadougou
Ahmed Ouoba, AFP/File
A man kneels down in front of candles and flowers at Ouagadougou Airport on July 26, 2014 to pray for the victims of the Air Algerie crash
Sia Kambou, AFP
The worldwide gender gap in the workplace had barely narrowed in the past nine years, a report by the World Economic Forum says
Saeed Khan, AFP/File
Malaysian diplomat Muhammad Rizalman Ismail, charged with attempted rape, runs to a waiting taxi outside the Wellington District Court after being released on bail in Wellington, New Zealand on October 28, 2014
Marty Melville, AFP
Battlers Michael James crushes Devin Rahming after a 12-yard rush. Steve Pope/Digital Journal
Duquesne dominated Alderson Broaddus in home action
Piure a.k.a. sea-squirts are tunicate shellfish that look like bags of blood inside a stone and taste…different…
Erin
In the Media
Op-Ed: Video of Canadian people defending a young Muslim on the street by Stephen Morgan
Watch this video of Canadian people defending a young Muslim man faced with Islamophobic aggression waiting for a bus in Hamilton.
Londoners fear house prices will force them out of the capital by Katherine Ogilvie
According to the Chartered Institute of Housing, 34 percent of people living in Greater London agreed that they might have to leave their local area in the future because of the high cost of housing.
Op-Ed: Mayweather’s next opponent should be Miguel Cotto by Zachary Stallings
After his win over Marcos Maidana in September the world is waiting for the announcement of Mayweather’s next opponent. And with a potential fight against Pacquiao looking like a pipe dream, a rematch with Cotto may be Mayweather’s next choice.
Manny Pacquiao’s foe Chris Algieri cooks 90 percent of his food by Leo Reyes
To stay in top shape, WBO light welterweight titlist Chris Algieri prepares and cooks his own food to be sure that he gets the kind of nutrition that he needs.
Rumour mill says Tampa Bay Rays could move to Montreal by Michael Thomas
It’s no secret that 2014 has been a bad year for the Tampa Bay Rays — the team once again missed the playoffs, and on Friday, manager Joe Maddon abruptly left the team and became a free agent. Now sources say the team could be headed for Montreal.
Op-Ed: Truth about Jian Ghomeshi may lie between disturbing and criminal by Marcus Hondro
It seems Canadian cultural hero Jian Ghomeshi, once of the CBC, was caught with his pants down and maybe also with his fists poised. Do note the word “seems” though, but also note a hoary old cliche: where there’s smoke, there is often a blazing inferno.
Kenyan lawyer to sue Israel for killing Jesus by Kev Hedges
A Kenyan lawyer has applied to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to sue the state of Israel, as well as some other entities, for killing Jesus.
Video: ‘Halo — Nightfall’ 1st trailer by Can Tran
“Halo: Nightfall,” an original series tied in with the upcoming “Halo 5: Guardians,” will be available on November 11. Check out the first trailer.
Op-Ed: Best time for Manny Pacquiao to play basketball by Leo Reyes
Public clamor for boxing star Manny Pacquiao to refrain from playing basketball while under contract to do a boxing fight has subsided a bit following his pro debut as playing coach for Kia Sorento last Oct.19, when he played basketball for six minutes.
Man lives in cave for five months after evicted from apartment by Scott Tuttle
In the Scottish woods, a disabled former builder brought a whole new meaning to life off the grid living with his partner Elaine for five months in a cave after the housing authorities booted him from his Oban apartment.
Op-Ed: What Chris Algieri can do to pull an upset against Manny Pacquiao by Leo Reyes
Despite predictions that Chris Algieri won’t last the distance against veteran boxing star Manny Pacquiao when they face each other in the ring on Nov. 22, the unbeaten champion could still pull an upset if he knows how to use his own skill and talent.
Denmark rolls out the welcome mat for returning Jihadists by Martin Laine
While officials in many western countries are wringing their hands over what to do about those citizens who want to return after fighting with one of the extremist groups in Syria and Iraq, Denmark welcomes its returning Jihadists with open arms.
Easter Islanders also made voyages to the New World by Karen Graham
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is one of the world’s most remote inhabited islands. The closest continental land mass is Chile, 2,182 miles away. Yet, science has proven the Rapa Nui people met with early South Americans, well before Europeans came visiting.
Op-Ed: Why Chris Algieri won’t survive Manny Pacquiao’s speed, power by Leo Reyes
Unbeaten WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri will face Manny Pacquiao in the ring on Nov. 22 with dominating height and superior reach but Pacquiao’s longtime trainer Freddie Roach believes that despite the edge, Pacquiao will win the fight.
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