Tag Archives: Costa Concordia

Copenhagen Shooter Down, Baby It’s Cold

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Free Speech, Free Fire: Danish police say they have shot and killed the man they believe carried out a shooting attack yesterday at a Copenhagen café hosting a public talk on religion and freedom of speech. In the second incident …

Citi Pays Billions, Costa Concordia Floats

Monday, July 14, 2014

Money: Citigroup agreed to pay $7 billion to settle federal claims that the bank sold junk mortgage securities that fed the international financial crisis. Two and a half billion is supposed to go to help people struggling with their mortgages. …

“Frustrated and Angry as Anyone”

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Sick Day: Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is on the congressional hot seat this morning to answer for the Obamacare website debacle. In her opening statement she said, “I am as frustrated and angry as anyone.”   The Administration delivered its …

UN Says It Was Sarin, Navy Yard Shooting

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

ChemWeps: The UN weapons report says chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian civil war “on a relatively large scale.” The report does not say which side used nerve gas in the Aug. 21 attack, but it does say, …

Stormy Weather, The Shipping News

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Hurricane Season: Hurricane Ingrid is gathering strength and is on course to hit the Gulf Coast of Mexico sometime Monday. At the same time tropical storm Manuel is churning toward Mexico’s southwest Pacific shoreline. Both storms are expected to bring …

Protests, The Odds, Thank You Mr. President

Sunday, July 21, 2013

National: Protesters rallied all across the country again yesterday demanding that civil rights charges be brought against George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network organized the demonstrations outside federal buildings in 101 cities. ➢A …