Tag Archives: Obituary
Eastern Blizzard, Political Countdown
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Skyfall: Snow is dumping today on the Mid Atlantic region from Virginia and north into New England. Roughly 30 million people live in the blizzard zone with the heaviest accumulations expected in Washington, DC and Baltimore. Motorists have been stranded …
Tense Prisoner Swap, GOP Jilts NBC
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Argo: The prisoner swap that sealed the Iran Nuclear deal came down to the wire when Iran tried to hold on to the wife and mother of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. The two were being held in a room …
Market Meltdown, Burkina Hotel Re-taken
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Econ 101: The stock market appears to be drowning in excess oil. With the price of a barrel crashing through $30, investors around the world are losing confidence in economic growth. The Dow Jones dropped nearly 400 points yesterday and …
Cruz Stings Trump, Michelle Not Running
Friday, January 15, 2016
Debatable: The Republican candidates hacked and slashed each other last night in debate in Charleston, SC, where finally someone landed a punch on Donald Trump. Taking on Trump’s challenge of his legal eligibility to be president, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz …
Rocker David Bowie Dies, Penn is Mightier
Monday, January 11, 2016
Starman: David Bowie, the shape shifting British singer songwriter who pushed the limits of style and sexual identity, has died of cancer at age 69. Bowie Broke through in the early 70s with his album Ziggy Stardust, performing as a …
El Chapo Back, Mein Kampf Again
Saturday, January 9, 2016
South of the Border: The elusive Mexican drug dealer Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as “El Chapo,” has been re-captured six months after his elaborately executed escape from Mexico’s most secure prison. Guzmán was taken after a ferocious gun battle in …
Nuclear Doubts, Social Media Bore
Thursday, January 7, 2016
The Hermit Kingdom: Both the US and South Korean governments say they doubt that North Korea conducted its first test of a hydrogen bomb as claimed by the North. Seismic experts say the shaking felt in South Korea near the …
Saudis Dump Iran, Patriot Games
Monday, January 4, 2016
Middle East Mess: Saudi Arabia abruptly severed diplomatic ties with Iran yesterday after Iranian protesters attacked the Saudi embassy over the execution of an outspoken Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia. Iran’s diplomatic staff was given 48 hours to get out …
Shiites Enraged, Delivering the Paper
Sunday, January 3, 2016
The Middle East Mess: Iranian protesters massed in the streets of Tehran yesterday and set fire to a portion of the Saudi Arabian embassy in protest over the execution of a Saudi Shiite cleric who had criticized government treatment of Shiites. …
Saudi Executes Dozens, Rose Bowl Runaway
Saturday, January 2, 2016
By the Sword: Saudi Arabia yesterday carried out its biggest mass execution in decades, putting to death 47 al Qaeda militants and critics of the government. One of those executed was Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken campaigner for Shiite rights, …
