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Fifth Victim Dies, The Ice Planet
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Nation: An American sailor has died of his injuries suffered in the Chattanooga mass shooting, bringing the number of dead to six, including the gunman. Randall Smith of Ohio was 24. Investigators are looking into what the Chattanooga shooter did …
Holmes Faces Death, Driverless Accident
Friday, July 17, 2015
Guilty: Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes now faces a hearing on whether he should be sentenced to death. In 12 hours of deliberations a Colorado jury found Holmes sane and guilty of murder yesterday. It took the judge an …
Obama Sells the Deal, The Face of Pluto
Thursday, July 16, 2015
NukeDeal: President Obama spent more than an hour speaking to reporters yesterday, often speaking off the cuff, explaining and selling the Iran nuclear deal. In his prepared remarks he said, “With this deal, if Iran violates its commitments, there will …
Shooter Goes to Jury, The Pentaquark
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Nation: A Colorado jury is set to begin deliberating today in the case of movie theater shooter James Holmes. They have to decide whether Holmes was sane when he murdered 12 movie patrons, and if so, whether he should be …
Iran Deal Announced, 50 Cent Broke
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
NukeDeal: Iran and six other countries including the US, Britain, Russia, and China today announced they reached an historic deal to limit Iran’s nuclear development for 10 years in exchange for lifting international oil and financial restrictions. President Obama said …
Greece Gets a Deal, A View of Pluto
Monday, July 13, 2015
Agreekment: European leaders worked long into the night before agreeing to a bailout deal for Greece, potentially ending the drama that threatened to fracture the Euro zone and leave Greece broke and adrift. The details have yet to be worked …
Still No Deal, Drug King Escapes
Sunday, July 12, 2015
On the Brink: A meeting of the European Union’s 28 leaders was abruptly cancelled today because there is no Greek finance deal to vote on. European finance ministers broke off their discussions at midnight last night in Brussels without reaching …
Psych and CIA, Political Literature
Saturday, July 11, 2015
PsychWar: A new 542-page report says that prominent psychologists associated with the American Psychological Association worked with the CIA to blunt internal dissent over the agency’s “enhanced” interrogation techniques. It’s a big embarrassment to the APA, which fired its ethics …
Greek Deal Close, Flag Coming Down
Friday, July 10, 2015
Drachma Drama: European stocks are up today on hopes that the Greek crisis is close to a solution. Greece submitted a proposal for economic reforms and a $59 billion euro zone bailout just two hours before the midnight deadline last …
Flag Voted Out, Greek Deadline Today
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Nation: After emotional debate, the South Carolina House voted last night to remove the Confederate flag from the State Capitol grounds. Gov. Nikki Haley said “It is a new day in South Carolina.” The flag must be removed within 24 …
