As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on several airline tragedies, strange news from around the world, viral videos and more.
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.
Top Digital Journal Reports
San Francisco: Thousands protest Israel’s bloody war on Gaza (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Brett Wilkins
Several thousand Bay Area residents rallied and marched through San Francisco on Sunday, protesting Israel’s bloody war on Gaza.
Review: David Cook pours heart and soul at Long Island, New York show (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos
On July 18, rock singer-songwriter David Cook played a free concert at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa, New York, as part of the “2014 Music Under The Stars Summer Concert Series.”
Review: Adam Lambert and Queen amaze at New York’s Madison Square Garden (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos
On July 17, Grammy-nominated pop star Adam Lambert fronted the iconic rock band Queen at their Madison Square Garden concert in New York City.
Op-Ed: Killer whales dominate Superpod Three on San Juan Island (Includes first-hand account) by Elizabeth Batt
Superpod Three concluded last Friday following a fabulous whirlwind five-day orca-fest, hosted by the cast of the documentary, ‘Blackfish’. The real stars of the show however, were undoubtedly, the killer whales themselves.
Catching up with David Cook: Rock singer and American Idol winner (Includes interview) by Markos Papadatos
Rock singer and songwriter David Cook sat down and chatted with me on his tour bus after his concert on July 18 at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa, New York.
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In the Media
ISIS leader demands female genital mutilation of 2 million girls by Robert Myles
A Jihadist leader associated with the militant Islamist group ISIS — the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham — has ordered that all women aged from 11 to 46 years in Iraq undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a UN spokeswoman.
Driver, schoolchildren die after bus is struck, dragged by train by Greta McClain
More than two dozen school children and one adult are feared dead after their school bus was struck by a passenger train.
Survey reveals top ten most miserable cities in United States by Robert Myles
New research from the Vancouver-based University of British Columbia homes in on the unhappiest cities in the United States.
Video teasing ‘Fat Guy Number 3’ Kim Jong-un goes viral by Kev Hedges
A mash-up video poking fun at the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is doing the rounds across the world and has been viewed millions of times in China.
Largest aquatic flying insect discovered in Sichuan, China by Walter McDaniel
Many of the largest bugs in the world have a new competitor; the Giant Dobsonfly. Townsfolk brought the creature to researchers and it is now making international news.
Wife receives spreadsheet of reasons she uses to not have sex by Owen Weldon
A frustrated 26-year-old husband decided that he would create a spreadsheet of his 26-year-old wife’s reasons for why she does not want to have sex.
9-year-old boy marries 62-year-old woman by Owen Weldon
For the second time Saneie Masilela, 9, became the world’s youngest groom after he remarried the 62-year-old woman he married last year.
Op-Ed: Banal science — Love or lust is where you look? by Paul Wallis
In what may well be the behavioural science gimme of all time, scientists have stumbled on the information that whether a person looks at the face or body indicates love or lust. That was worth waiting 4 billion years to find out.
Walk this way: New photo marks Prince George’s birthday by AFP
Prince George shows he has got the hang of walking in a new picture released by his parents Prince William and Kate to mark the future king’s first birthday on Tuesday.
Tegan and Sara to play concert in New York with Christina Perri by Markos Papadatos
On July 26, pop duo Tegan and Sara will be playing a free concert at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York, along with singer-songwriter Christina Perri.
Toronto woman charged with 97 counts in passport fraud scheme by Arthur Weinreb
A 50-year-old former employee of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) faces the numerous offences after it was alleged she helped people obtain Canadian passports and other travel documents they were not legally entitled to.
Op-Ed: Why Chris Algieri could suffer first career loss against Pacquiao by Leo Reyes
The upcoming fight between Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquaio and WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri could turn out a bit like a replay of the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Mountie who witnessed Greyhound bus beheading commits suicide by Arthur Weinreb
A retired Mountie who witnessed Vincent Li stab and behead a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in 2008 has taken his own life. The former dog handler had been suffering from PTSD.
Nestle apologizes for ‘penis’ on candy bar by Owen Weldon
The food giant Nestle has issued an apology after a lawyer discovered what resembled a penis imprinted on one of the company’s products.
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