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Fake criminal buys guns with ease in Arizona (video). by GOOD.is: Just two weeks after the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that left six dead and many more wounded, a private investigatorial team sponsored by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg went into a gun show in Phoenix and tried to buy handguns while skirting … Read more
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Superintendent’s $1M retirement package creates storm. by Indy Star: In 2007, the Wayne Township School Board and then-Superintendent Terry Thompson agreed to a renegotiated contract that provided a generous retirement package for whenever Thompson decided to step down. But it wasn’t until this month that board members realized just how lucrative that deal was, to … Read more
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Tarpon Springs Police arrest college student for taping police activities. by WTSP 10: It’s called “Cop Watching,” where people tape police officers as they make stops and arrests. Tommy Frane says it’s not that people who do the taping are against police officers, but they want to hold them accountable, like they do all public … Read more
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South Sudan vote passes threshold. by Al Jazeer: Organizers of a landmark South Sudan independence vote have confirmed that the turnout threshold needed for it to be valid has been reached, as Jimmy Carter, former US president, said the region looks set for nationhood. Drivers honked their horns in the regional capital Juba on Thursday as … Read more
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Banks begin to charge fees on debit cards. by Wall Street Journal: Banks are also are looking at new ways to make money on cash machines and especially debit cards as regulators pinch the cards’ conventional revenue streams. To counter that lost revenue, banks are thinking about imposing annual fees of $25 or $30 on … Read more
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More Schools Embracing iPad as Learning Tool. by New York Times: A growing number of schools across the nation are embracing the iPad as the latest tool to teach Kafka in multimedia, history through “Jeopardy”-like games and math with step-by-step animation of complex problems. The iPads cost $750 apiece, and they are to be used in … Read more
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Australians face snake plague as waters continue to rise. by The Telegraph: Extra snakebite antivenom, including brown snake antivenom, has been airlifted into the city of Rockhampton, one of the worst-hit parts of the state. Health officials have warned residents to be on the look out for dangerous snakes, spiders and even crocodiles that have been … Read more
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Stocks surge to two year high. by Wall Street Journal: Stocks closed at fresh two-year highs as financial companies’ shares continued to benefit from recent merger activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 26.33 points, or 0.23%, to 11559.49, its highest close since Aug. 28, 2008. The measure’s financial components led its advance, with Bank of … Read more
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Regulators overhaul upfront cash bonuses from big banks. by Wall Street Journal: U.S. regulators are considering whether to require large financial firms to hold onto a chunk of executive pay to discourage the excessive risk-taking that contributed to the financial crisis, according to people familiar with the situation. The discussions by the Federal Reserve, Securities and … Read more
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Obama to Convene CEO Summit by Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama will convene a one-day summit of corporate chief executives Wednesday as part of a renewed White House effort to build support among business leaders for his economic agenda. Executives from Google, Cisco Systems, Inc., Facebook Inc., International Business Machines Corp., American Express Co., The Dow Chemical Co. and Pepsico … Read more
