Dozens injured in Easter Island by police
Clashes between Chilean police and local people on Easter Island injure at least 25 people. While trying to evict several indigenous people from buildings they occupied, witnesses say the police fired pellets, when the group refused to leave . Several people were shot at close range with the rubber bullets used by the police. At…
Read MoreMoscow airliner crash kills two After making an emergency landing
After making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, the plane rolled off the runway and broke up killing two people and injuring 80 others. When the plane made the emergency landing at Domodedove airport all three of the planes engine’s had failed on the Russian built TU-154 plane that was carrying about 170 passengers.…
Read MoreLabor Department says unemployment numbers high in December
In November the US unemployment rate rose 9.8%, the highest rate since April, this is an increase from the 9.6% a rate recorded in the previous three months , raising fears about the strength of the economic recovery, the Labor Department said. Many discouraged workers gave up looking for new jobs altogether during the slump,…
Read MorePresident visited troops in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Bagram air base near Kabul to praise and thank troops for their service during the holiday season. He told the troops they are making crucial progress against insurgents and today we can be proud that there are fewer areas under Taliban control. He also said there would…
Read MoreSongs Stolen from Lady Gaga and others from their computers
Recording stars, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Kesha were victims of songs being stolen from their computers. The method used to steal the songs was, a Trojan horse virus was attached to a MP3 file that was then sent to the official addresses of the stars and their managers and their recording companies to steal…
Read MoreThe Europeans are storing Digital DNA in a secret bunker in the mountains
The Europeans are storing Digital DNA in a secret bunker in the mountains near the Swiss Alpine resort of Saanen .European researchers deposited a digital genome that will provide the blue prints for future generations to read data stored using defunct technology. Scientists accompanied by security guards in black uniforms carried a time capsule through…
Read MoreChristina Aguilera why she made the decision to file for divorce
Christina Aguilera is opening up about why she made the decision to file for divorce from Jordan Bratman after their five year marriage.Aguilera said that she felt that divorcing Bratman would ultimately be the best thing for their 2-year-old son, Max.”When you’re unhappy in your marriage, your children are the ones who suffer. That’s the…
Read MoreCan you be fired for using facebook ?
The National Labor Relations Board has filed a court case to determine whether Facebook can get you fired. The board filed a complaint against American Medical Response of Connecticut, which terminated an employee after she vented about another co-worker on Facebook. Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites are no longer used primarily by college…
Read MoreExtended unemployment benefits to end today
Unless Congress changes its mind, ,Extended unemployment benefits that had been extended up to 99 weeks will end this month benefits will start running out today for an estimated two million Americans,The average weekly unemployment benefit in the U.S. is $302.90, though it varies widely depending on how states calculate the payment. Because of supplemental…
Read MoreCompanies that used emergency loan facilities
The details of 21,000 transactions have been released by the Feds that used emergency loan facilities during the financial crisis and the amount they borrowed. Congress ordered the documents to be released and the details have been posted on the Fed’s website The information will disclose the degree of support offered to banks but some…
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