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G-7 Talks Temps, Primates of Park Avenue
Monday, June 8, 2015
World: Leaders at the G-7 summit today in Germany are focusing on climate change and international terrorism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to reach an agreement for limiting rising global temperatures and creating a fund to help poor countries hard …
Triple Crown at Last, Obama on Beau Biden
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Triple Win: Gliding to an effortless win at New York’s Belmont racetrack late yesterday, the three-year-old colt American Pharoah proved that it is still possible to win horse racing’s Triple Crown. It hadn’t been done since 1978. The crowd roared …
Woman Accuses Hastert, Triple Crown Run
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Mr. Speaker: A Montana woman told ABC News yesterday that her brother was sexually abused by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert back in the 1970s when the retired politician was a wrestling coach at a suburban Chicago high school. Jolene …
Climbers Stranded, Female Viagra
Friday, June 5, 2015
World: About 160 climbers are reported trapped on top of Malaysia’s Mt. Kinabalu after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake triggered rock falls. No deaths have been reported but some of the climbers are injured. The main climbing route is blocked and …
FIFA Exec Admits All, Family Values
Thursday, June 4, 2015
The Beautiful Game: Former FIFA executive Charles Blazer admitted when he pleaded guilty to corruption in 2013 that he and other officers of soccer’s governing body took bribes and payoffs for the assignment of broadcast rights and playing venues for …
“Red Notice” for FIFA, Senate Phone Bill
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Own Goal: Four days after being re-elected to a fifth term as president of soccer’s worldwide governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter has resigned just as reports say he’s a target of the investigation into massive corruption in his organization. American …
Yangtze Disaster, “Caitlyn” Jenner Poses
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
—From Staatsburg, NY. Death on the River: Most of the 458 passengers on board a cruise ship on the Yangtze River in China are missing after the boat capsized. The Oriental Star turned over in high winds and rain. Xinhua, …
Patriot Act Expires, Trouble in China Sea
Monday, June 1, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Patriot Inaction: Key arts of the Patriot Act, in particular the portions that allow for the wholesale collection of telephone data by the NSA, expired at midnight after Congress failed to agree on an extension. …
Beau Biden Dies, Paris Unlocks Love
Sunday, May 31, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Nation: Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the son of Vice President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer at age 46, his family announced. Biden was a handsome and promising …
Life for Website King, What a Word!
Saturday, May 30, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Nation: The 31-year-old founder of the Silk Road website known as an international market for heroin, cocaine, LSD and other illegal drugs was sentenced to life in prison yesterday in a federal court in Manhattan. …
