Friday, December 1, 2006 The U.S. government warned private financial services that al Qaeda is planning a cyber attack on the U.S. stock and bank accounts, officials said on Thursday. Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke says: “There is no information…
Gay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life
Saturday, October 27, 2007 Talese at home: “You must have a human spirit unmatched since Billy Graham made his first speech! I mean you have to have a real conscience, social conscience, to care [about the Iraq war]. Where are…
Retired U.S. vets sue Donald Rumsfeld for excessive service cutbacks
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 One thousand residents of the Defense Department-managed Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. filed a class-action lawsuit on May 24, asserting that the cut-backs in medical and dental services imposed by Secretary of Defense Donald…
Four arrested in three Naperville, Illinois prostitution stings
Monday, March 15, 2010 An undercover investigation by Naperville, Illinois law enforcement has led to the arrest last Thursday of four people allegedly involved in prostitution. The stings came after police received tips that people were using websites like Craigslist…
FC Barcelona presents project for new Camp Nou stadium
Saturday, September 22, 2007 The exterior of the current stadium. British architect Norman Foster and FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta presented today in Barcelona the redevelopment project for the team’s stadium, Camp Nou, built in 1957. The Catalan club expects…
Retired U.S. vets sue Donald Rumsfeld for excessive service cutbacks
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 One thousand residents of the Defense Department-managed Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. filed a class-action lawsuit on May 24, asserting that the cut-backs in medical and dental services imposed by Secretary of Defense Donald…
20 injured in Montreal college shooting spree
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 View towards Atwater and de Maisonneuve, corner of Dawson College within 45 minutes of the shooting. At 12:41 p.m. local time (UTC-5), a man opened fire at Dawson College, in Westmount, Quebec, Canada; the college is…
Eurozone offers Greece 30 billion euro in loans
Sunday, April 11, 2010 Member states of the eurozone have offered to give Greece thirty billion euro in emergency loans for the debt-stricken country, should the latter want it. The loans’ price will be determined using formulas by the International…
Cuban funds tied to Lula campaign, Brazilian magazine alleges
Lula and Fidel Castro at Revolution’s Palace in Havana. Photo: Antonio Milena/ABr (arquivo). Sunday, October 30, 2005 Brazil —Former advisors to Brazilian Minister of Finance Antonio Palocci have claimed that three million US dollars from Cuba were used in the…
Continental and United Airlines shareholders approve merger
Saturday, September 18, 2010 The new United’s airplanes will use the old Continental color scheme.Image: nothanks . United Airlines and Continental Airlines shareholders yesterday approved a US$3.2 billion merger that would create the world’s largest airline. 98% of shareholders approved…