Tag Archives: Turkey
Senate Acts, Royal ‘Shrooms
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Congress Passes a Bill!!!!!: Working instead of attending Christmas parties, the Senate last night passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep the government running. Some Republicans were angry with their own Ted Cruz from Texas whose procedural maneuver …
Pistorius Gets a Slap, Airbag Recall
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Bladerunner: Amputee runner Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. His lawyer said he expected Pistorius to spend only 10 months behind bars with the rest of his time …
Kurds Flee Syria, Smart Prof & Smartphones
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Islamic State: About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled the country into Turkey over the weekend as Islamic State militants advanced and captured border towns. The Kurds said they feared a massacre in Kobani, a key city that would consolidate the hold …
New French Images, Banned Again
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Search Focuses: New mages from French satellites show what could be jet debris in the general area where an intense search is underway for the remains of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, 1500 miles west of Perth. Along with sightings by …
Illinois Short, Nazi in Minneapolis
Sunday, June 16, 2013
National: The State of Illinois is $100 billion short on its employee pension obligations and doesn’t know how it will pay. The governor has called a special session of the legislature to deal with it. All the states took a …
DNA Same As Fingerprint, The Happiest Place
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
The Supremes: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday that police officers may take a DNA swab from suspects arrested for serious crimes. The majority opinion said taking a DNA sample is an identity procedure the same as taking fingerprints or …
Tornadoes in Oklahoma, Ricin Investigation
Saturday, June 1, 2013
National: Tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma again yesterday leaving five people dead, including a mother and her baby who were sucked out of their car. Vehicles were tossed off the highway and tractor-trailers overturned. A storm-chasing photo van was smashed. Storms …
Cyprus Saved, New Condom, Most Expensive Divorce
Monday, March 25, 2013
World: Eurozone finance ministers appear to have agreed to a deal to save the Cyprus banking system. It includes a tax of as much as 40% on accounts in the country’s second largest bank, which would then be broken up. …
Cyprus Money Crisis, Blizzard Warning
Monday, March 18, 2013
World: Stocks are down and the financial world is on edge today on news of the Cyprus bailout plan that would tax Cypriot savings accounts up to 10%. Residents of Cyprus drained cash machines over the weekend, sending a ripple …
