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Euro “Terror,” The Pom Pom Man
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Drachma Drama: Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis accuses his country’s creditors of “terrorism” on the eve of a national vote on whether to accept a new bailout. “Why did they force us to close the banks?” he asked in an …
Tennessee Evacuation, Greek Referendum
Friday, July 3, 2015
Nation: More than 5,000 people have been evacuated near Marysville outside Knoxville, Tennessee after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed Wednesday at midnight and caught fire. At least 25-people were admitted to a local hospital with respiratory issues. The train …
Tsipras Doubles Down, Airline Collusion
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Greek Fire: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pulled a double-reverse yesterday, urging Greeks again to vote “no” Sunday to a European bailout deal that he had mostly agreed to 24 hours earlier. “A ‘No’ vote is a decisive step toward …
Greece Bends, Militants Attack in Sinai
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
It’s Greek: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is signaling today that he’s willing to accept the latest European bailout offer with some adjustments to tax increases and retirement. Greece missed the deadline to repay $1.8 billion in debt yesterday, but the …
Supremes Unload Decisions, Greek Default
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The Supremes: The court issued rapid-fire decisions yesterday on executions, voting districts, air pollution, and Texas abortion clinics. The court gave Oklahoma the go-ahead to use an execution sedative that three inmates had argued is insufficient to avoid excruciating pain. …
Greece on the Brink, Waving the Flag
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Drachma Drama: About a third of Greece’s ATM’s ran out of money yesterday after Greeks rushed to the banks in response to the latest developments in the country’s credit crisis. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a quick national …
Law of the Land, Escapee Killed
Saturday, June 27, 2015
So Ordered: Same sex marriages began almost immediately yesterday in states where it had been illegal before the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling upholding marriage as a universal right. It could go down as one of the most monumental decisions in …
Attack in France, Obamacare Lives
Friday, June 26, 2015
Developing: French authorities are investigating after at least two attackers stormed a factory near Lyon, France today in what appears to be a terrorist incident. Witnesses report explosions and seeing a man waving an Islamic flag. A decapitated body has …
Tsarnaev Says ‘Sorry,’ Flags Falling
Thursday, June 25, 2015
The Bomber: At his formal death sentencing yesterday, Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized for the first time saying, “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve …
Rally Against the Flag, Obama Wins
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Stars and Bars: The movement to cast out the Confederate flag is quickly growing. So far the big retailers Walmart, Sears, Amazon, eBay and Etsy all say they won’t sell the flag or merchandise that features it. In Charleston yesterday …