Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Defense in Sandusky sex trial could wrap up Wednesday

Defense in Sandusky sex trial could wrap up Wednesday Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:39am EDT (Note: explicit sexual content) By Ian Simpson (Reuters) - The defense in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case could wrap up its case on Wednesday after days of testimony that included the former football coach's wife saying she never saw anything sexual between him and a child. The...

Recovery risks may prompt Fed action

Recovery risks may prompt Fed action By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON | Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:26am EDT (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may feel compelled on Wednesday to launch a new round of monetary stimulus, with signs the recovery is flagging and threatened by economic storm clouds abroad. Many economists expect the Fed to extend a program aimed at pushing down longer-term interest rates to shield the still fragile...

Facebook stock's bad start reins in short sellers

 Facebook stock's bad start reins in short sellers By Cezary Podkul and Olivia Oran NEW YORK | Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:10pm EDT (Reuters) - Facebook's weak stock market debut has a potential silver lining for the social media giant - some short sellers may have been scared off. About 8.1 percent of the 421 million shares in the initial public offering were sold short as of May 31, about two weeks...

White House asserts executive privilege in Holder case

White House asserts executive privilege in Holder case WASHINGTON | Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:59am EDT (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday asserted executive privilege, refusing to provide documents to a committee of the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives about a failed gun-running investigation. The White House move came in response to a planned vote by the House Oversight and Government Reform...

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Bill Maher maybe crazy from time to time but, you can not help to agree with him about vacations. You can not tell me you would not be a better worker if you had these types of benefits to look forward to. Just watch the video and tell me your opinion on ...
Baltic Sea UFO Looks Like A Giant 'Mushroom' [VIDEO] Posted: 06/15/2012 6:29 pm Updated: 06/17/2012 7:58 pm UFO News, Video, Benjamin Radford, Millennium Falcon, Baltic Sea, Baltic Sea Ufo, Dennis Asberg, Peter Lindberg, Sidescan Sonar, Skeptical Inquirer, Slideexpand, Weird Sweden, Weird News The unidentified circular object that has held the world...
'Squat Lobster': New Crustacean Species Discovered Near Spain Posted: 06/18/2012 10:57 am Updated: 06/18/2012 3:14 pm Animals, Video, Crustacean Species, Green Summer, New Crab Species, New Lobster Species, New Species, Spain Squat Lobster, Spanish Squat Lobster, Squat Lobster, Squat Lobster Spain, Green News A drawing of the newly discovered squat lobster. By...
Antarctica Plant Life Once Thrived On Continent, New Research Finds Posted: 06/18/2012 6:39 pm Updated: 06/18/2012 6:39 pm Video, Antarctic Plants, Antarctica, Antarctica Miocene, Antarctica Plant Life, Antarctica Plants,Antarctica Tundra, Green Summer, Miocene, Green News An artist's interpretation of what middle Miocene Antarctica might have looked like. Shrubs and...