Monthly Archives: November 2011
Stock Markets Soar after Central Banks Announce Investment Plan
Stock markets soared today after the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks announced a plan to make it cheaper for banks around the world to borrow U.S. dollars. The aim was to not only lower the cost of short-term … Continue reading
Comedian Patrice O’Neal Dead at 41
Comedian Patrice O’Neal died Tuesday morning of complications from a stroke he suffered one month ago. He was forty-one. Mr. O’Neal was a regular guest on several TV and radio shows, including Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn and The Opie … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Notable Passings
Man Repays Money He Stole in the 1940s, with Interest
A man who confessed to stealing money from the downtown Seattle Sears store decades ago gave the money back Monday, and with interest. At around 10:00 a.m., an elderly man hand-delivered an envelope addressed to “Sears manager” to a customer … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Strange But True
Obama Administration Appeals Decision Blocking Cigarette Warning Labels
The Obama administration appealed a federal judge’s decision to block a law that would have made tobacco companies include graphic pictures on cigarette packages. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon cited First Amendment rights as a factor in his decision. … Continue reading
Casanova’s Memoirs Make Their Debut at the National Library of France
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was a writer who documented his adventures and affairs in a memoir that is a literary treasure of the eighteenth century. Born in Venice, he considered himself a Frenchman but was forced to flee in 1760 after … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, World
More Students Get Free Meals at School
Millions of schoolchildren are receiving free or low-cost meals for the first time as their once middle-class parents lost jobs or homes during the economic crisis. The number of students receiving subsidized lunches rose to 21 million last school year … Continue reading
Joran Van der Sloot Files Lawsuit for Human Rights Violation
Joran Van der Sloot, the Dutch citizen accused of murdering Peruvian student Stephany Flores, has brought a suit demanding $10 million from the Chilean government. Mr. Van der Sloot claims that his human rights were violated in extraditing him from … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, Sick Sad World, World
On This Day…
In 1995, President Clinton became the first U.S. chief executive to visit Northern Ireland.
Filed under On This Day, World
Cain Denies Affair, Too
A woman said Monday that she engaged in an affair with Herman Cain that began in the 1990s, continued as he flew her from city to city for dates, and ended eight months ago. In an interview, Ginger White offered … Continue reading
Breaking: World Central Banks Act to Stop Economic Crisis
The U.S. Federal Reserve, acting with five other central banks, took steps today to boost the global financial system by making it cheaper for banks to trade in U.S. dollars. The Fed and central banks of the eurozone, England, Japan, … Continue reading
