1. American Ebola patient speaks out as another is identified
CNN reports on Dr. Rick Sacra, a married physician from Massachusetts as well as the most recent American to have contracted the Ebola virus while in West Africa for medical mission work. Sacra returned to West Africa after hearing of his fellow missionaries - Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly - who contracted the disease and were flown back to the U.S. to be treated back in August; however, the ZMapp experimental drug that was given to Writebol and Brantley is no longer available, thus removing it as a possibility for Sacra. Writebol, recognized as "salt of the earth" by members of her home church in North Carolina, has miraculously recovered from Ebola and attributes her survival to the ZMapp drug, the attention of her doctors, and her faith.
2. Exonerated North Carolina men freed from prison
Two death row inmates, Henry McCollum, 50, and his half-brother, 46-year-old Leon Brown, were released from prison Wednesday after serving 30 years. The men were falsely accused of raping and murdering a young 11-year-old girl, whose actual murderer was arrested for another killing of the same kind just a month after McCollum and Brown were sentenced. With low IQs and no money, and at the time of the incident just 19 and 15-years-old, McCollum and Brown were essentially coerced into confessing but, upon their release from prison, are quoted for saying that they do not harbor any anger, but are just eager to see that their life outside of bars is not a dream; the men are unfamiliar with everything from the Internet to seat-belts to regular social interaction.
3. iPhone 6 fans already lining up a week before Apple unveils it
In typical fanatic fashion, Apple product lovers are already setting up camp outside of the Apple store anticipating the iPhone 6, which will be released next Tuesday. The newest iPhone shares many traits of its other smartphone competition, such as the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, and Galaxy S5, along with the HTC One, additionally boasting a larger, 5.5-inch sapphire screen, opposed to the previous 4.7-inch screen made out of Gorilla Glass. There are also rumors buzzing of Apple's new "iWatch," whose appearance is still a secret until its timely release as part of Apple's HealthKit.
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