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Guillermo del Toro spreads the infectious secrets of ‘The Strain’ (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Earl Dittman

As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on environmental news, reviewed big-name musical acts and interviewed some of the best in the entertainment business.

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The visionary Mexican filmmaker behind FX Network’s ‘The Strain’ — a unique, chilling examination of vampirism as a contagion — discusses its evolution from a bestselling trilogy of novels to a massive hit cable series.

Review: Danielle Bradbery amazes on cover of Christina Perri’s ‘Human’ (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos

Country darling Danielle Bradbery, undertook a difficult challenge, to cover Christina Perri’s hit song “Human,” and she nailed it.

Aya Cash exposes the bare facts about ‘You’re The Worst’ (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Earl Dittman

Hysterically cynical and riotously sexy, ‘You’re The Worst’ puts an unadulterated dark twist on the romantic comedy genre. Leading lady Aya Cash (who plays the obstinate, yet lovable Gretchen) reveals the naked truth behind the tasty cable TV sensation.

Review: Jared Leto and Thirty Seconds to Mars rocks on ‘Do or Die’ single (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos

On August 19, Thirty Seconds to Mars had performed at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater and Jared Leto revealed that “Do or Die” is their latest single.

Women need testosterone, a new study reports (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Tim Sandle

Testosterone hormone replacement can be vital for women who are deficient, but too much testosterone leads to unwanted effects. A new study finds the right balance.

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The congregation during Michael Brown's funeral at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in...

The congregation during Michael Brown's funeral at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri on August 25, 2014
Richard Perry, POOL/AFP

The casket of slain 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr.  is wheeled out of the Friendly Temple Missionary ...

The casket of slain 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr., is wheeled out of the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri on August 25, 2014
Richard Perry, POOL/AFP

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pictured at an extraordinary congress of the ruling AKP ...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pictured at an extraordinary congress of the ruling AKP to choose a new party leader, August 27, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP

A picture taken on August 25  2014 shows nurses wearing protective suits escorting a man infected wi...

A picture taken on August 25, 2014 shows nurses wearing protective suits escorting a man infected with the Ebola virus to a hospital in Monrovia
Zoom Dosso, AFP/File

An Afghan election commission worker carries a ballot box during an audit of the presidential run-of...

An Afghan election commission worker carries a ballot box during an audit of the presidential run-off vote in the country's general election at a counting centre in Kabul on August 25, 2014
Wakil Kohsar, AFP

A Syrian woman sits next to her children sleeping on the street in the Lebanese capital  Beirut  on ...

A Syrian woman sits next to her children sleeping on the street in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on August 29, 2014
Anwar Amro, AFP

Relatives  friends and fellow miners wait as rescuers try to reach a group of miners trapped in a go...

Relatives, friends and fellow miners wait as rescuers try to reach a group of miners trapped in a gold mine in the community of El Comal, near Bonanza in northeastern Nicaragua, on August 29, 2014
Inti Ocon, AFP

People hold placards reading

People hold placards reading “Putin get out!”, “Putin go home, there is no vodka!” and “Death for enemies!”, during a rally in the center of the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, on August 28, 2014
Alexander Khudoteply, AFP

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a press conference in Minsk on August 27  2014

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a press conference in Minsk on August 27, 2014
Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/File

Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in armoured vehicles cross from t...

Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in armoured vehicles cross from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights into Syrian-controlled territory on August 28, 2014
Jack Guez, AFP

European members of the UN Disengagement Observer Force in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights keep w...

European members of the UN Disengagement Observer Force in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights keep watch on the Syrian side on August 29, 2014 after rebel fighters took control of the Quneitra border crossing
Jack Guez, AFP/File

Mount Tavurvur erupts on August 29  2014 in eastern Papua New Guinea  spewing rocks and ash into the...

Mount Tavurvur erupts on August 29, 2014 in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities
Olivier Bluett, AFP

Security officials man a check-point to alert residents following the eruption of Mount Tavurvur in ...

Security officials man a check-point to alert residents following the eruption of Mount Tavurvur in eastern Papua New Guinea on August 30, 2014
Ness Kerton, AFP

Youths wearing masks plays among ash spewed after the eruption of Mount Tavurvur in eastern Papua Ne...

Youths wearing masks plays among ash spewed after the eruption of Mount Tavurvur in eastern Papua New Guinea on August 30, 2014
Ness Kerton, AFP, File

Smoke and ash fills the air as Mount Tavurvur erupts in Rabaul in eastern Papua New Guinea on August...

Smoke and ash fills the air as Mount Tavurvur erupts in Rabaul in eastern Papua New Guinea on August 30, 2014
Ness Kerton, AFP

Scientists fix seismometer and communication equipment over Bardarbunga volcano  Iceland

Scientists fix seismometer and communication equipment over Bardarbunga volcano, Iceland
Arni Saeberg, AFP/File

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko raises his fist in front of the audience during a military para...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko raises his fist in front of the audience during a military parade marking the 23rd anniversary of Ukraine's independence in the center of Kiev on August 24, 2014
Yuriy Kirnichny, AFP

Ukrainian forces parade during a military ceremony marking the 23rd anniversary of Ukraine's in...

Ukrainian forces parade during a military ceremony marking the 23rd anniversary of Ukraine's independence in the center of Kiev on August 24, 2014
Sergei Supinsky, AFP

People hold a placard reading

People hold a placard reading “Down with incompetent generals!” during a rally in front of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's office in Kiev on August 27, 2014
Sergei Supinsky, AFP

An Orthodox priest blesses Sich special volonteer battalion members on August 26  2014 during an oat...

An Orthodox priest blesses Sich special volonteer battalion members on August 26, 2014 during an oath-taking and farewell ceremony in Kiev
Sergei Supinsky, AFP

Military attaches examine a Russian weapons cache displayed in Kiev on August 29  2014

Military attaches examine a Russian weapons cache displayed in Kiev on August 29, 2014
Sergei Supinsky, AFP

A Palestinian woman takes some of their belongings from her partially destroyed home across the stre...

A Palestinian woman takes some of their belongings from her partially destroyed home across the street from where a high rise apartment building in Gaza City was targeted by Israeli air strikes overnight on August 26, 2014
Roberto Schmidt, AFP

Children watch as members of Hamas armed wing Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades stand guard during the vis...

Children watch as members of Hamas armed wing Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades stand guard during the visit of a senior Hamas official on August 28, 2014 in Rafah, Gaza
Said Khatib, AFP

A Palestinian man holds a child in his arms as he watches Islamic Jihad militants parade in a street...

A Palestinian man holds a child in his arms as he watches Islamic Jihad militants parade in a street of Gaza City on August 29, 2014
Roberto Schmidt, AFP

A file photo shows Tavurvur volcano erupting  sending ash and rocks over the devastated city of Raba...

A file photo shows Tavurvur volcano erupting, sending ash and rocks over the devastated city of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, 07 October 2006
Bruce Alexander, AFP/File

US freelance reporter James Foley (L) on the highway between the airport and the West Gate of Sirte ...

US freelance reporter James Foley (L) on the highway between the airport and the West Gate of Sirte, Libya on September 29, 2011
Aris Messinis, AFP/File

The writers group that has been meeting at the Sonoma Hills residence facility in Sonoma has been ga...

The writers group that has been meeting at the Sonoma Hills residence facility in Sonoma has been gathering each month for over 15 years.

Roses line the street at a makeshift memorial for Michael Brown in Ferguson  Missouri on August 22  ...

Roses line the street at a makeshift memorial for Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 22, 2014
Joshua Lott, AFP

In the Media

Op-Ed: Funemployed — The rising cost of higher education and unemployment by Samiyah Currimbhoy

Unemployment rates are higher in the U.S. than depicted in the media, and recent graduates (with excessive student loans) are struggling to find jobs in their fields.

Op-Ed: Western Europe gawks as Eastern Europe is invaded by Russia by Larry Clifton

As Western Europe looks on like a gawker driving by a fatal car accident, Russian forces have entered Ukraine in Eastern Europe, retaking territory lost when the Soviet Union broke up.

Rogers and Shaw launch Netflix-like service called ‘Shomi’ by Owen Weldon

Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications have teamed up to launch ‘Shomi,’ a video-on demand service with more than 10,000 hours of popular TV shows.

Jared Leto and Thirty Seconds to Mars celebrate musical milestone by Markos Papadatos

Jared Leto and his rock band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, have a major musical milestone to celebrate, chart-wise with their latest single “Do or Die.”

Video: 15 missiles intercepted at once by Israel’s Iron Dome by David Silverberg

A video going viral online shows 15 missiles reportedly being shot into the sky in Israel, and moments later the Iron Dome missile-intercepting technology quickly dispatches all of the incoming attacks.

Rosetta comet probe team narrows landing site to five locations by George McGinn

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta Comet mission has chosen five likely landing sites for its Philae’s lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The lander is scheduled to descend down to the comet’s nucleus in November.

Women bare breasts all over world on International Go-Topless Day by Marcus Hondro

It’s a serious event that’s also a bit of a spectacle and somewhat odd — it’s organized by the Raelians, who believe aliens created humanity — and it draws more fully-clothed spectators than half-dressed participants. In it, breasts are bared.

Methane gas plumes erupting along Atlantic Coast by Karen Graham

A two-year sweeping survey of the U.S. Atlantic Coast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has led to an astounding discovery. From 2011 to 2013, scientists documented 570 methane gas seeps along the continental slope break.

Op-Ed: Top 10 rock bands to see live in concert in 2014 by Markos Papadatos

The summer of 2014 is coming to a close and was afforded to privilege to review many great concerts in New York. Here are my Top 10 favorite rock bands that I saw live, arranged in no particular order.

Northern California struck by 6.0 magnitude earthquake by Kev Hedges

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has woken up people in northern California, according to the US Geological Survey.
The quake struck at 3:20 a.m. local time (6:20 a.m. EDT) about four miles (6 kms) north-west of American Canyon.

Woman sparks 51,000 acre wildfire to help bored firefighters by Kesavan Unnikrishnan

An Oregon women admitted tossing a lit firework out of a car last summer because her firefighter friends were bored and needed some work.

Man dies when a cobra bites him…after he’d cut its head off by Marcus Hondro

Peng Fan, a chef who worked in China, has died after being bitten in the hand by a type of a cobra snake called an ‘Indochinese spitting cobra.’ He was cooking the snake and had in fact already cut its head off a full 20 minutes before it bit him.

Op-Ed: David Cook is a real rocker, does ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by Markos Papadatos

Rock singer-songwriter David Cook received some harsh criticism from Caleb Johnson, the winner of season 13 of American Idol.

Last Ebola-free region of Liberia falls to virus by AFP

Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said Friday, as the World Health Organization warned the fight against the worst-ever outbreak of the killer disease would take months.

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