As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on the U.S. midterm elections, analyzed the latest issues in sports and covered the latest viral videos.
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
New tapes show Israel’s attack on USS Liberty was deliberate (Includes interview) by Ralph Lopez
In a devastating documentary aired by Al Jazeera America on October 31st, never-before-heard Israeli military tapes show that the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, which killed 34 American sailors, was deliberate.
Croatian wine, culture in Rome: Interview with cultural attache (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Paul Bradbury
Promoting foreign wine and culture in Rome is no easy task, but steady progress is being made in one quarter. Digital Journal meets the Croatian Cultural Attache.
Internet key to Indonesia’s economic growth, says Mark Zuckerberg (Includes first-hand account) by Kindra Cooper
Proclaiming connectivity “a human right”, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Indonesia to meet with heads of government as part of a global campaign to increase internet penetration in LEDCs.
Nic Bishop opens up about his wild globetrotting ‘Covert Affairs’ (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Earl Dittman
As a member of the cast of the thrilling international spy series, Aussie actor Nic Bishop has not only had the chance to flex his acting muscles but also been able to travel the world with cable television’s sexiest and most talented actress.
Photo Essay: Wild and cultural gems of inland Dalmatia, Croatia (Includes first-hand account) by Paul Bradbury
The Croatia National Tourist Board has launched a new initiative to extend the season. Digital Journal went to visit a lesser known region with a lot of year-round potential.
Top Images
US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House on November 5, 2014 in Washington, DC
Mandel Ngan, AFP
Senate Minority Leader U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) waits after voting in midterm elections with his wife Elaine Chao on November 4, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky
Aaron P. Bernstein, Getty/AFP
In battleground state Arkansas, Republican challenger Tom Cotton (pictured) defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Pryor
Michael Mathes, AFP
US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House November 5, 2014 in Washington
Brendan Smialowski, AFP
Ellen Lohmeyer (L) and Jane Lohmeyer wait for the start of an election rally for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at Bowman Field November 3, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky
Aaron P. Bernstein, Getty/AFP
A photograph of US President Barack Obama and his family appears inside a polling place alongside the “Authorized Poll Watchers” designated area as voters cast their ballots for the midterm elections in Washington, DC, November 4, 2014
Saul Loeb, AFP
The afternoon sun hits the U.S. Capitol on the eve of the nation's mid-term elections, November 3, 2014 in Washington, DC
Mark Wilson, Getty/AFP
US President Barack Obama is seen in the Oval Office of the White House, October 23, 2014 in Washington, DC
Brendan Smialowski, AFP/File
Former ebola patient Spanish nurse Teresa Romero (L) is kissed by her husband Javier Limon before a press conference at Carlos III Hospital in Madrid on November 5, 2014 following her recovery from the deadly virus
Pierre-Philippe Marcou, AFP
US soldiers teach medical workers how to effectively wear protective gear during a training session on fighting Ebola on November 7, 2014 at the police academy in Monrovia
Zoom Dosso, AFP
Northrop Nomad no. 3521 plane that crashed in 1940 was retrieved from the bottom of Lake Muskoka, Ontario
Screengrab via CTV
Masked Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat in east Jerusalem, on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
Israeli security forces stand guard as a Palestinian Muslim worshipper performs traditional Friday prayers on a street outside the Old City in east Jerusalem, on November 7, 2014
Thomas Coex, AFP
Masked Palestinian youths throw stones during clashes with Israeli security forces in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat in east Jerusalem, on November 7, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
Masked Palestinian youths clash with Israeli security forces in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat in east Jerusalem, on November 6, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
Israeli security forces stand guard near Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam but also the most sacred place in Judaism on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
Israeli police and rescue workers inspect on November 5, 2014 the car a Palestinian man used to deliberately ram into a crowd of pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding at least nine others
Menahem Kahana, AFP
Israeli security forces walk near Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
A masked Palestinian protester jumps over a car as he runs from team gas during clashes with Israeli security forces in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat in east Jerusalem, on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
A Palestinian protester picks up a burning tyre during clashes with Israeli security forces in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat in east Jerusalem, on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
A Palestinian woman shouts slogans as Israeli security forces stand at one of the entrances to Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
People run for cover at one of the entrances to Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque during clashes between Israeli police and stone-throwing Palestinians on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
Israeli police and rescue workers inspect the vehicle that a Palestinian used to drive into a crowd of pedestrians in Jerusalem, on November 5, 2014
MENAHEM KAHANA, AFP
An Israeli policeman aims his tear gas launcher during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians near the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, on November 5, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
An effigy of Russian President Vladimir Putin is paraded through the streets of Lewes in Sussex, on November 5, 2014, during the traditional Bonfire Night celebrations
Justin Tallis, AFP
A street vendor of souvenirs displays her most popular goods, toilet paper depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the center of Ukrainian capital of Kiev on November 7, 2014
SERGEI SUPINSKY, AFP
A pro-Russian separatist uses binoculars to monitor the position of the Ukrainian army near the village of Frunze, eastern Ukraine, on November 4, 2014
Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP
Pro-Russian separatists stand guard at a checkpoint near the village of Frunze, eastern Ukraine, on November 4, 2014
Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP
An elderly woman pulls а cart with firewood near Donetsk airport, in eastern Ukraine on November 3, 2014
Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP
Pro-Russian separatists ride on top of a tank near the town of Krasnyi Luch in eastern Ukraine, on October 28, 2014
Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP/File
Pro-Russian separatists sit in a trench at a check point near the village of Frunze, eastern Ukraine, on November 4, 2014
Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un with a walking stick as he inspects a construction site in Pyongyang, in a photo released by Korean Central News Agency on November 1, 2014
, KCNA/AFP/File
A man walks past the SpaceShipTwo vessel at Spaceport America, northeast of Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico, on October 17, 2011
Frederic J. Brown, AFP/File
Wreckage from Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is seen near Cantil, California, on November 1, 2014
Josh Edelson, AFP
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) team surveys a tail section from the crashed Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo near Cantil, California, on November 1, 2014
Josh Edelson, AFP
Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson speaks at a press conference at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California on November 1, 2014
Josh Edelson, AFP/File
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (R) leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, on October 27, 2014, as he prepares to address the House of Commons on Britain's relations with the European Union
Leon Neal, AFP/File
French President Francois Hollande is pictured on a TV set prior to the start of a French channel TF1 broadcast show, on November 6, 2014 in Aubervilliers, outside Paris
Martin Bureau, Pool/AFP
French President Francois Hollande (C) shakes hands with an audience member on November 6, 2014 in Aubervilliers, outside Paris
Martin Bureau, Pool/AFP
A member of the Royal Australian Navy Band plays at the Ceremonial Sunset held at ANZAC Peace Park, as part of the Albany Convoy Commemorative Event, on October 31, 2014
Abis Bonny Gassner, Commonwealth of Australia/AFP
A view of an original piece of the Berlin Wall with the European Union flag in the background is displayed in Paris, 25 years after the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, on November 5, 2014
Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP/File
The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose reforms helped pave the way for the Wall's fall, leaves his handprints in a plaster cast bolted onto an original piece of the Wall from Checkpoint Charlie on November 7, 2014 in Berlin
Odd Andersen, AFP
People walk past a light installation, Lichtgrenze (Light border), showing the course of the former Berlin wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 7, 2014
Tobias Schwarz, AFP
A French cellist plays music in front of two original pieces of the Berlin wall on November 9, 2009 in Bordeaux, southwestern France
Jean-Pierre Muller, AFP/File
A woman walks past a painting on the East Side Gallery, a stretch of the Berlin wall, in Berlin on November 3, 2014
John Macdougall, AFP/File
Indonesian artist Teguh Ostenrik works beside the four sections of the Berlin wall kept at his workshop in a suburb of Jakarta on November 6, 2014
Romeo Gacad, AFP/File
German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to singer Wolf Biermann after he performed to lawmakers at the Bundestag during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on November 7, 2014
Tobias Schwarz, AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel after being honoured with the “General-Andre-Delpech-Prize” by the president of the Comite International de Dachau in Berlin on November 4, 2014
Tobias Schwarz, AFP
Around 8000 illuminated balloons will be displayed along the former route of the Berlin Wall — as part of a light installation called “Lichtgrenze” to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Tobias Schwarz, AFP
Relatives of 43 missing students leave at the end of a private meeting with Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam (3rd-R) in Chilpancingo, Mexico on November 7, 2014
Jesus Eduardo Guerrero, AFP
Masked students take part in a demonstration demanding information on the whereabouts of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, in Mexico City on November 5, 2014
Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP
Hundreds of people take part in a demostration demanding information on the whereabouts of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, in Mexico City on November 5, 2014
Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP
People take part in a demostration demanding information on the whereabouts of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, in Mexico City on November 5, 2014
Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP
A young woman takes part in a demonstration demanding information on the whereabouts of the 43 missing students, in Mexico City on November 5, 2014
Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP
People hold signs bearing images of the 43 missing students, during a demostration demanding information on their whereabouts in Mexico City on November 5, 2014
Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP
Edmonton vigil for 43 missing students in Mexico.
Edmonton vigil for 43 missing students in Mexico.
Million Mask March in Edmonton, Canada.
Kurds flash the “V” for victory sign as they gather on November 1, 2014 in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, during a rally in support of the Syrian city of Kobane
Ilyas Akengin, AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) speaks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and State Councilor Yang Jiechi before a bilaterial meeting with Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid in Beijing on November 8, 2014
Parker Song, Pool/AFP
French President Francois Hollande (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet for talks on November 2, 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada
Alain Jocard, AFP
French President Francois Hollande arrives for a press conference on November 3, 2014 in Ottawa
Alain Jocard, AFP
French President Francois Hollande (R) delivers a speech to Canada's Parliament November 3, 2014 in Ottawa
Alain Jocard, AFP
The most expensive house for sale in the United States: Palazzo di Amore. — For god’s sake, someone get a real designer involved, sometime!
Coldwellbanker.com
The new Ak Saray presidential palace on the outskirts of Ankara on October 29, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP/File
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares to host a republic day ceremony the new Ak Saray presidential palace on the outskirts of Ankara on October 29, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP
Volunteers firing flintlock muskets during demonstration at Castillo de San Marcos. St. Augustine, FL
View of part of the atrium in Columbia Restaurant. St. Augustine, FL
In the Media
Op-Ed: Why Chris Algieri need not win against Pacquiao to remain popular by Leo Reyes
WBO light welterweight champion Chris Algieri need not win his upcoming fight against eight weight titlist Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 22 at the Cotai Arena of the Venetian Resort & Casino in Macau, China in order to remain wealthy and popular.
Jerusalem Post confirms Israel knew USS Liberty was American by Ralph Lopez
A 2004 transcript of an Israeli military tape published in the Jerusalem Post supports the unanimous position of the survivors and many high-ranking US officers that Israeli forces knew the USS Liberty was an American ship, as they attempted to sink it.
Op-Ed: Knockout win over Algieri to keep Pacquiao fighting beyond 2015 by Leo Reyes
A knockout or an impressive win by Manny Pacquiao over Chris Algieri on Nov. 22 in Macau, China, could prompt the Filipino star to set aside his plan to retire in 2015 and continue fighting as long as he keeps on winning.
Video: Doctors pull live South American lungfish from man’s bowel by JohnThomas Didymus
A Brazilian man had to undergo an emergency surgery to remove from his intestine a live lungfish that entered through his anus and passed a “considerable way” up before getting stuck.
Op-Ed: Why aspiring boxers await Manny Pacquiao at 140 pounds limit by Leo Reyes
Aspiring boxers who are salivating for a dream fight against eight-weight titleholder Manny Pacquiao are celebrating after trainer Freddie Roach announced Pacquiao’s plan to go down to the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds.
Edmonton store apologizes for not allowing cadets to sell poppies by Marcus Hondro
A Cabela’s store in Edmonton has issued an apology for the actions of one of its store managers over the weekend. Cadets were turned away from the North Edmonton Cabela’s, told to take their poppies and go.
Op-Ed: Aspiring pay-per-view boxers start courting Manny Pacquiao again by Leo Reyes
After a successful ring return following his two straight losses in 2012, Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is once again becoming the object of aspiring pay-per-view (PPV) fighters for a lucrative career fight.
World War II plane that crashed in Canada in 1940 recovered by Marcus Hondro
A World War II era plane that crashed in Canada’s Lake Muskoka in 1940 has been hauled up from the depths of the lake. The plane was brought up piecemeal over the past 10 days and most of it was recovered and is now on land.
Op-Ed: Chris Algieri may retreat once he feels Pacquiao’s awesome power by Leo Reyes
At this stage of his training, unbeaten American Chris Algieri is confident he will beat eight-division world titleholder Manny Pacquiao when they clash at the Cotai Arena of the Venetian Resort & Casino on Nov. 22
Op-Ed: Jian Ghomeshi: Isn’t anybody out there worried about him? by Marcus Hondro
Let’s start here: I get it that Jian Ghomeshi would appear to have, allegedly has, done some lousy, mean, vicious things of a potentially criminal nature. I’ve even condemned him in a op:ed recently. But the whole country is condemning him now.
Canadian government to bring in 285,000 immigrants in 2015 by Marcus Hondro
The Conservative government in Canada is looking to up the number of immigrants it brings into the country during 2015. The country’s minister responsible for immigration says they’ll bring in between 260,000 and 285,000 immigrants next year.
Video: ‘The Last — Naruto The Movie’ full trailer by Can Tran
Don’t be sad that Masashi Kishimoto’s “Naruto” manga series is coming to a conclusion. Come December 6, “The Last: Naruto The Movie” hits theaters across Japan. This seventh movie installment is the first part of “Naruto’s New Era Opening Project.”
Video: Lockheed Martin Area 51 scientist confesses UFOs, aliens by JohnThomas Didymus
A video recently posted to YouTube shows Boyd Bushman, who claims to have worked as a scientist at Lockheed Martin, making bizarre claims of evidence that aliens have visited Earth and that he worked at Area 51 on alien spacecraft technology.
Op-Ed: Report: U.S. narcs hid study showing marijuana destroys tumors by Robert Weller
A pro-marijuana site is reporting the U.S. government shut down a study in 1974 when it showed marijuana destroyed brain tumors. Other work has been quashed.
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