Month: December 2013

Violent mass looting engulfs Argentina amid police strike, 10 dead

Violent mass looting engulfs Argentina amid police strike, 10 dead At least ten people were killed and hundreds others injured as chaos gripped Argentina amid a police strike demanding pay rises. Mobs have taken over the streets, looting shops and robbing homes, local media reported.   Kiev riot police retreat after storming protest bastionsPolice have

IRS Floats Rule Changes to Tip 2014 Elections

IRS Floats Rule Changes to Tip 2014 ElectionsThe Internal Revenue Service quietly proposed new regulations aimed at 501(c)(4) organizations during the Thanksgiving recess that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, called “a crass political effort by the Administration to get what political advantage they can, when they can.”

Hong Kong quarantines 19 people over second bird flu case

Hong Kong quarantines 19 people over second bird flu case Hong Kong on Saturday quarantined an additional 19 people after the city confirmed its second human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, less than five days after it confirmed its first, officials said. The 19 people were close contacts of the second carrier of

World trade deal expected to boost EU nations

World trade deal expected to boost EU nations Hailed as “historic” by British Prime Minister David Cameron, the surprise world trade deal agreed over the weekend in Bali aims to lower the cost of exports by simplifying customs procedures and reducing import duties. It also seeks to give developing countries greater market access to western

More Earthquakes Keep Jolting North Texas

More Earthquakes Keep Jolting North Texas — Quakes Recorded Sunday, Monday Morning Another day, another earthquake in North Texas. The ice storm stopped pretty much everything in North Texas, but it hasn’t stopped seismic activity. Early Sunday morning, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in Parker County, about 2 miles northwest of Azle. And then early this

No Difference Between PG-13 And R-Rated Movies

There’s Almost No Difference Between PG-13 And R-Rated MoviesResearchers have criticized the rating system of the Motion Picture Association of America after finding that violent film characters tend to glorify “risky behaviors” like sex and drug use, regardless of the rating a film has been granted.

US Senate votes to ban plastic guns for 10 more years

US Senate votes to ban plastic guns for 10 more yearsThe US Senate has approved a 10-year extension of a ban on plastic guns invisible to metal detectors but has rejected tougher restrictions called for by gun-control advocates. The bill was approved by a Senate voice vote one week after it passed the House of

China-Japan Conflict Could Lead to World War III

China-Japan Conflict Could Lead to World War III, Warns Former UN Ambassador Former Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Sha Zukang has warned that the dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands could lead to World War III. …“If China started a war with Japan, it would be much larger than both the

Meteor Outburst

Rosetta: Anxious wait for comet chaser wake up Scientists say they are in for an anxious wait as they prepare to wake a comet-chasing probe from deep-space hibernation. In January, they will attempt to bring the Rosetta spacecraft back online so it can journey towards Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Once it has reached the huge mass of