Category: ‘General’
US Foreclosure Filings Surge 53 Percent
Thursday, July 10th, 2008yahoo news: WASHINGTON - The number of homeowners stung by the rout in the U.S. housing market jumped last month as foreclosure filings grew by more than 50 percent compared with June a year ago, according to data released Thursday. Nationwide, 252,363 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice in June, ...
Do Illegal Aliens Have Rights?
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008brianCuban.com: Do illegal aliens have rights to basic services? Will local regulation herd them all into massive “sanctuary cities? I am aware we all have basic human and constitutional rights regardless of our immigration status. To what extent however can local government alter those rights based on that status? While not the ...
Signs of Ancient Hydrothermal Vents Found on Mars
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Thursday, May 22, 2008 Silica is present in Martian soil that the Spirit Rover unintentionally turned up. Image: NASA/JPL. The Spirit Rover, one of two planetary rovers operated by NASA on the planet Mars, has made an important, though unintentional discovery on the red planet. A wheel which has been inoperable on ...
The ‘Long War’ Fallacy
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008laTimes: Donald Rumsfeld is today a discredited and widely reviled figure. Robert Gates, Rumsfeld's successor as Defense secretary, is generally admired for manifesting qualities that Rumsfeld lacked -- a willingness to listen not least among them. Yet on one crucial point, the two see eye to eye: Both believe that ...
Einstein’s Letter: Belief in God ‘childish,’ Jews not Chosen People
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008guardian.co.uk: Albert Einstein - A little known letter written by him... Due to be auctioned this week in London after being in a private collection for more than 50 years, the document leaves no doubt that the theoretical physicist was no supporter of religious beliefs, which he regarded as "childish superstitions". Einstein ...
Behind College Raid, Rising Drug use on Campus
Sunday, May 11th, 2008yahoo news: Los Angeles - The arrest this week of 96 suspects on drug-related charges, including 75 students, after a six-month sting operation at San Diego State University is shining a fresh spotlight on the issue of growing substance abuse at America's colleges and universities. The incident also highlights the growing ...
Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings
Thursday, May 8th, 2008yahoo news: Serious mental illness costs Americans at least $193 billion a year in lost earnings alone, a new report shows. The study broadly defines mood and anxiety disorders that greatly limit a person's ability to function for at least 30 days a year, including instances of any condition linked to ...
Less ‘Ass-Whoopin’ for Younger Siblings
Friday, May 2nd, 2008newsweek.com: It's considered a "fact" of sibling relations: the baby of the family always gets away with murder. If the oldest brother had a curfew of 11 p.m. on weekends, his baby sister just has to call if she's staying out all night. But can it be proven that ...
Employers cut Fewer Jobs in April, Jobless Rate Falls
Friday, May 2nd, 2008yahoo news: WASHINGTON - Employers cut far fewer jobs in April than in recent months and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, a better-than-expected showing that nonetheless reveals strains in the nation's labor market. For the fourth month in a row, the economy lost jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. ...
Teacher Fired for Refusing to Sign Loyalty Oath
Friday, May 2nd, 2008laTimes.com: When Wendy Gonaver was offered a job teaching American studies at Cal State Fullerton this academic year, she was pleased to be headed back to the classroom to talk about one of her favorite themes: protecting constitutional freedoms. But the day before class was scheduled to begin, her appointment as ...
Clueless in America: Widespread Ignorance
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008nyTimes: We don’t hear a great deal about education in the presidential campaign. It’s much too serious a topic to compete with such fun stuff as Hillary tossing back a shot of whiskey, or Barack rolling a gutter ball. The nation’s future may depend on how well we educate the current ...
American Accused of Giving Nuclear Secrets to Israel
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested an American engineer on Tuesday on suspicion of giving secrets on nuclear weapons, fighter jets and air defense missiles to Israel during the 1980s, the Justice Department said. Ben-Ami Kadish acknowledged his spying in FBI interviews and said he acted out of a belief that ...
Existing Home Sales Decline, Slump Continues
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008yahoo news: WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes fell in March as a severe slump in housing showed no signs of abating. The median price of a home fell compared with the price a year ago. The National Association of Realtors said sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums dropped by ...