Alabama, US – A joke message the a store owner in Alabama put on his outdoor sign has sparked anger after it read ‘No Muslims Allowed’. The Electronic Repair Company store, owned by Chuck Biddinger has failed to make an apology and in fact has claimed that he had received more support than harsh criticism. [...]
San Diego, US – Authorities decided to burn a California house to the ground after discovering that the house was so full of explosives, and concluding that they had no other options. They had carefully cordoned off the area and the house was laid with detonators that were remotely controlled by experts who then proceeded [...]
Afghanistan – A US soldier who was captured by the Taliban over 18 months ago has recently appeared in a video, proving that he is still alive. Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, is seen clearly in the video which comes from a production house that is linked to the Taliban but it is unclear as to when [...]
US – A reception hosted on Saturday night at the state department by Hillary Clinton saw her attempting to successfully make light humor regarding the latest batch of WikiLeaks that have managed to cause more embarrassment for Washington. The classified U.S government documents that have been made public offer in depth communications and transcripts depicting [...]
US – If you have not seen it yet you soon will, filling stations with gas over $3. Unless there is a dramatic drop in the price of crude. The Lundburg Survey completed Friday, showed the national average price per gallon of self-serve unleaded gasoline at $2.91, increased by 3.9 cents since two weeks ago. [...]
Arlington, US – Eight bodies have been discovered in one grave, located at Arlington cemetery, which has sparked a criminal investigation launched by the U.S army. The cemetery is the most distinguished and prestigious burial ground in the country, but the latest discovery has cast a grim shadow over the operations at the cemetery. Eight [...]
Los Angeles – 37-year-old Sven Koppler, a German Tarantula dealer was arrested last Thursday as he arrived in L.A. He has been formally charged with illegally importing wildlife into the United States, attorney’s office spokesman Thom Mrozek told CNN. He went on to say, “Koppler failed to declare to the Fish and Wildlife Service that [...]
Two of the former senator’s top aides testified on Thursday to a federal grand jury regarding payments from the campaign funds to his mistress Rielle Hunter, born Lisa Druck, who had been working as a videographer. Two sources watching the case disclosed Jonathan Prince who was Edwards’ deputy campaign manager during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential [...]
Gulf of Mexico – Despite one of the largest operations to clean up the mess left by the devastating oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig, which leaked approximately 5 million barrels, the spillage still remains a massive ecological threat. A large amount of the oil that managed to leak is still laying on [...]
Southern California, US – A major drug trafficking network tunnel has been discovered by authorities which was being used for the trafficking of marijuana along the Mexican-US border. Along with the discovery of the tunnel came a seizure of more than 20 tons of the illegal substance and a total of nine arrests. The successful [...]
Cape Canaveral, Florida – The latest launch of the Delta-4 Heavy rocket on Sunday had taken onboard one of Washington’s greatest tools for eavesdropping in the form of the most state of the art and up to date reconnaissance satellites. The National Reconnaissance Office has regarded the satellite, which they classed as one of the [...]
US – The United Nations Security Council have been told by U.S Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton that for the leaders of Sudan to effectively put into operation the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, it will require ”courage and skill.” “The world expects these steps, and the courage to change will be rewarded by the international community [...]
UK – A recent worldwide study has revealed how the U.K is in fact at lower risk of being the target of a terrorist attack than both the U.S and France. Despite remaining in the ‘at risk’ category, the U.K actually featured in the list at number 44, whereas France came in at number 44 [...]
MetLife announced that it would stop underwriting long-term care policies after 2010 has drawn to a close. MetLife pointed out that new long-term care policies, irrespective of origin, will no longer we available starting in 2011. This means that new individual policies as well as those enrollments to groups and employer plans will no longer [...]
As Nancy Pelosi looks towards 2011 and a newly constituted House without her as speaker, displeasure within her own party simmers, with some questioning her return as Democratic leader. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Peter A. DeFazio of Oregon have urged their party members to consider what went wrong on Election Day, and they are [...]
The Commerce Department figures show that the United States imported a total of $198.1 billion against exports of $154.1 billion in September. The $44 billion deficit is down from a $46.5 billion gap noted in August. Of the $46.5 billion, China accounted for $27.8 billion, a significant 60% of the total US trade deficit, though [...]
For the latest Q3 profit report, General Motors had $34.1 billion revenue, with an overall net profit of $2-billion. The company hopes this report will encourage prospective investors to pick up GM shares when it returns to the stock market on Nov. 18. There is a $646-million profit from GM’s international region, where the Asian [...]
Yesterday, Microsoft announced its CEO Steve Ballmer’s plan in selling 75 million Microsoft shares. The plan aims to “gain financial diversification” and to “assist in tax planning before the end of the year,” according to them. Before this current sale, Ballmer owned 408 million shares. Ballmer stated that this is a “personal financial matter,” and [...]
President Obama left just this Friday for an Asian trip that will result in more US jobs and export, if all works well. This trip is three days after the election was held, where the Democratic Party loss big-time due to the weak economy. During the course of the 10-day trip, President Obama will head [...]
The day after winning the gubernatorial race, Andrew Cuomo chatted with President Obama and Gov. Paterson. Cuomo’s chat with the president lasted for only five minutes, while a more thorough conversation was held with the outgoing governor. Staffs of both Cuomo and Paterson are already discussing vital state issues, especially the declining finances of the [...]
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