July, 2010
Wikileaks documents paint a grim picture of the Afghanistan war
Wikileaks, the controversial news site founded by Julian Assange, released 92,000 classified documents containing sensitive info about the war in Afghanistan. In what is being called one of the biggest stories in recent years, Wikileaks gave the classified documents to the New York Times within the U.S., The Guardian in Britain and Der Spiegel in ...
First Generation Nap Nanny products recalled by CPSC
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and business Baby Matters have recalled the first generation of Nap Nanny products. One five-month-old died while using a Nap Nanny, though it was getting used incorrectly. Baby Matters has offered an $ 80 coupon for the purchase of a new Nap Nanny for any person who has a first-generation ...
Tropical Storm Bonnie heads for gulf, oil spill cap holding
Tropical Storm Bonnie moved from the Bahamas and headed toward the oil spill within the Gulf of Mexico 2010 Thursday . Most work was halted on cleanup of the oil spill and oil spill containment efforts. BP was waiting for official word from Thad Allen, the federal director of the spill response about whether drill ...
Wall Street reform set into motion Wednesday at signing ceremony
A Wall Street Reform bill was signed into law by President Obama Wednesday. The financial reform bill should change the financial industry more than other things since the Depression. The financial reform bill was called by Obama "the strongest consumer financial protections in history.". Republicans think the bill will really just bail out Wall Street ...
Man tries to smuggle Titi monkeys through Mexico City airport
In the airport in Mexico City, a man was found with 18 Titi monkeys strapped to his waist. There are high profits to be found in illegally trading black market Titi monkeys. The smuggler was discovered and arrested by the airport police. If Roberto Zavaleta Sol Cabrera had really sold the Titi monkeys he was ...