Monthly Archives: August 2011
Bridge Needed to Prevent Crocodile Attacks
By the Angwa River in northern Zimbabwe, children trekking to and from school must cross crocodile-infested waters. You can imagine how much these children want to go to school to take such risks. Last year, on his way home from … Continue reading
Filed under World
Security Forces in Syria Continue to Try to Quash Protests
With the end of Ramadan came nothing new for the Syrian people. During the past two days, security forces began a new series of raids to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad‘s regime. On Tuesday morning, at least seven people … Continue reading
Government Sues to Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
On Wednesday, Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block AT&T’s $39 billion merger with T-Mobile. The merged companies would be the largest wireless company in the United States, combining AT&T’s 95 million customers with T-Mobile’s 34 million … Continue reading
Dartmouth Student Found with Meth Lab in Apartment
A Belgian chemistry graduate student at Dartmouth College who may watch a little too much Breaking Bad has been arrested for running a meth lab out of his apartment. Randy Lambreghts, 28, was busted Sunday after police responded to a medical … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Cheney Press Tour Reveals He Still Likes Waterboarding and Wanted Bush to Bomb Syria
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has stated in an interview promoting his new book that he stands by his promotion of waterboarding and would order its use again in the future if the occasion arose. Waterboarding involves pouring water over the … Continue reading
Filed under Stupid Is As Stupid Does, Uncategorized
On This Day…
In 1963, the hot-line communications link between Washington, D.C. and Moscow went into operation. Related articles The Learning Network Blog: Aug. 30, 1963 | Communications ‘Hot Line’ Connects Soviet and U.S. Heads of State (learning.blogs.nytimes.com)
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Somali Pirates Get Life Term
Two Somali pirates accused of hijacking an American boat and murdering four of its passengers have been sentenced to life in prison. Their co-conspirators will be sentenced in a few weeks. Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf and Ali Abdi Mohamed are among … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, World
Representative Wants to Make Copyright Law More Beneficial to Artists
The senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Representative John Coyners Jr. (MI), has called for a revision of United States copyright law to remove ambiguities about who is eligible to claim ownership rights to songs. When copyright law was … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Law, National
