1. U.S. ISIS AIRSTRIKES
New targets: The U.S. opened a new phase in the fight against ISIS yesterday, bombing positions near Baghdad. The airstrike southwest of the city appears to be the closest the U.S. airstrikes have come to the capital of Iraq since the start of the campaign against ISIS, a senior U.S. military official told CNN. And U.S. Central Command said in a statement that it was the first strike as part of “expanded efforts” to help Iraqi forces on the offensive against ISIS.
2. OBAMA EBOLA ISIS
Ebola and ISIS tour: President Barack Obama leaves today on a two-day U.S. road trip to assess and amplify the administration’s response to two unconnected overseas emergencies – the Ebola outbreak in Africa and Islamic terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Obama will be in Atlanta at the CDC later today to announce significant new U.S. efforts to combat the Ebola epidemic, which has moved quickly across western Africa. The plan includes new military assistance to the region and an increase in trained medical professionals sent to help. Tomorrow, Obama heads to Tampa, Florida, to assess his mission against ISIS at U.S. Central Command
3. ADRIAN PETERSON
The issue of abuse: Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson said yesterday that he is “not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser.” Peterson, one of the NFL’s marquee players, will practice this week and can play in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, despite facing a child abuse charge, team officials said.
Separately, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will work with four women “on the development and implementation of the league’s policies, resources and outreach on issues of domestic violence and sexual assault,” according to a memo Goodell sent to the league’s teams yesterday.
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source: CNN.com
