US government is forcibly taking over 9 banks
The government will force nine banks to sell shares to the government. The Treasury hopes that this will help end the financial crisis.
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3 KRouge fighters jailed for British mine clearer’s murder
“A Cambodian court Tuesday sentenced three former Khmer Rouge guerrillas to 20 years in jail over the 1996 kidnapping and murder of a British mine clearer and his translator.”
Software holds your calls while you’re driving
“[S]oftware called DriveAssistT that will detect whether a cell phone is moving at car speeds. When that happens, the software will alert the cellular network, telling it to hold calls and text messages until the drive is over.”
Billboard truce: Beirut scraps irksome posters
“In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader’s poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut’s al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that ‘poster disarmament’ has been declared.”
Fark.com blames victim of sexual assault
Fark.com labeled the following link as [Ironic], “Woman who can’t stop going out half-naked in public ‘furious’ after somebody pinches her bum”.
[Asinine] Fark.com blames victim of sexual assault when stranger touches her
Fark.com collects interesting or strange links and allows people to comment on them. The editors at Fark categorize each link: amusing, ironic, dumbass, interesting, asinine, etc. In honor of their categories, I am placing this post in the category [Asinine]. On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 at 5:33 PM, Fark labeled the following link as [Ironic], … Read more
N.Korea resumes disabling nuke program
The US removed North Korea from the list of states that sponsor terrorism, and North Korea has now announced it will resume disabling its nuclear program. Context of the story: Why is this important? North Korea has developed nuclear weapons since 2000 as a deterrence from attack by the US and its allies. Some argue, … Read more
Somali forces unable to take ship back from pirates
Somali forces raided a ship stolen by pirates, but Somalia failed to win the battle and recover the ship. Context of the story: Why is this important? International piracy affects the safety of sailors and affects the prices of shipped goods. Who is involved? Somalia has not had a functioning central government for at least … Read more
Religious riots calmed in Acre, Israel
Rioting started four days ago when an Arab drove into a Jewish neighborhood. Rumors spread that the Arab was killed, and local Muslims rioted in Jewish neighborhoods. Local Jews retaliated in Arab neighborhoods. The city was calm on Sunday. Context of the story: Why is this important? Religious and ethnic tension in Israel often leads … Read more