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Apple has more cash than the federal government
Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT
The Ticket - Who's ready for iAmerica? As the BBC has reported, the software company Apple has more cash on hand than the United States federal government, according to the company's financial records. Apple's quarterly financial report shows that the company responsible for the iPad, iPod and the iPhone now has $76.4 billion in reserve cash, while the [...] Full Story | Top |
Philadelphia English teacher explains why she helped students cheat
Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:02 AM PDT
The Lookout - The revelation that more than 80 Atlanta teachers admitted to cheating on state standardized tests--with one group of elementary teachers even holding a "party" after school to change their pupils' answers by hand--has rocked the education reform movement. But one question has been left unanswered: Why would a teacher resort to cheating in the first [...] Full Story | Top |
Mystery surrounds loss of records, art on 9/11
Sat,30 Jul 2011 07:51 PM PDT
AP -  Letters written by Helen Keller. Forty-thousand photographic negatives of John F. Kennedy taken by the president's personal cameraman. Sculptures by Alexander Calder and Auguste Rodin. The 1921 agreement that created the agency that built the World Trade Center.
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Who will Uncle Sam pay if there's no debt deal?
Fri,29 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT
Exclusive - By JANE SASSEEN Yahoo! News Come Aug. 3, just who will get paid? That's the new worry coursing throughout Washington as the contentious debt ceiling negotiations hurtle towards Aug. 2, the deadline beyond which President Barack Obama has warned that … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot'
Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:19 AM PDT
AFP -  The family of a budding computer programmer have on Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks of playing online computer games after their son died following a marathon session on his Xbox.
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UK watches year's second, low key, royal wedding
Sat,30 Jul 2011 09:43 AM PDT
AP -  Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Phillips married England rugby star Mike Tindall on Saturday — but Britain's second royal wedding of the year was largely a low-key affair, with only a hint of the glamor and excitement of Prince William's showstopping nuptials.
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Men build small flying spy drone that cracks Wi-Fi and cell data
Sat,30 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT
Digital Trends -  Built by Mike Tassey and Richard Perkins, the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform (otherwise known as the WASP) is a flying drone that has a 6-foot wingspan, a 6-foot length and weighs in at 14 pounds. The small form factor of the unmanned aerial vehicle allows it to drop under radar and is often mistaken for a large bird. It was built from an Army target drone and converted to run on electric batteries rather than gasoline. It can also be loaded with GPS information and fly a predetermined course without need for an operator. ...
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Can Obama Really Use The 14th Amendment To Raise The Debt Limit?
Fri,29 Jul 2011 07:58 PM PDT
Forbes -  Here is the scenario that is becoming all too possible-It is Tuesday morning, August 2nd 2011. The Boehner Bill to raise the debt limit has gone down to instant defeat in the Senate. In turn, the Reid Bill, assuming it was not filibustered out of existence in the Senate, has been defeated in the House.Meanwhile, Minority Leader McConnell, who has refused to negotiate a resolution with Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, meets with the president but nothing is going anywhere.It is do or die day. ...
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Amid bee die-off, healthy hives thrive in cities
Fri,29 Jul 2011 07:41 AM PDT
AP -  Among the wildflowers and native grasses in the garden atop Chicago's City Hall stand two beehives where more than 100,000 bees come and go in patterns more graceful, but just as busy, as the traffic on the street 11 stories below.
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How to contact Congress
Fri,29 Jul 2011 01:49 PM PDT
The Newsroom - Here is contact information for your representatives and senators as the August 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches Full Story | Top |
Town asks mayor to quit after bar scuffle
Fri,29 Jul 2011 08:28 AM PDT
Reuters - MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The mayor of a Wisconsin town has been asked to step down following a late-night bar room scuffle, but said on Thursday he would not resign despite a unanimous vote by a city council committee. Full Story | Top |
Bush to attend 10th anniversary of Sept 11 in NYC
Sat,30 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT
AP - The ceremony at the World Trade Center site marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks will be a solemn but stately event that will include President Barack Obama and a chance for victims' families to view the names of loved ones etched into the new memorial, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. Full Story | Top |
New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT
Forbes -  NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth's atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing. The study indicates far less future global warming will occur than United Nations computer models have predicted, and supports prior studies indicating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide trap far less heat than alarmists have claimed.Study co-author Dr. ...
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Atheist group sues over proposed cross at 9/11 memorial
Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT
The Lookout - The group American Atheists and four New Yorkers are suing the states of New York and New Jersey for planning to place a cross--a piece of debris from the World Trade Center--at the 9-11 memorial for the attacks' victims. The planned memorial--which will at long last be unveiled this September--has received millions in federal money. [...] Full Story | Top |
Analysis: Answers to the 7 big "what-ifs" of debt default
Fri,29 Jul 2011 03:45 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The debt negotiations are getting down to the wire. Republican and Democratic lawmakers are scrambling to broker a deal to raise the country's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before Tuesday, when the Treasury will no longer be able to borrow funds to meet all of its obligations. It all means the United States could face the possibility of defaulting on its debt and losing its prized triple-A credit rating.
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Factbox: What's ahead in the U.S. debt limit fight
Sat,30 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Congress has just days to raise the debt ceiling before the government starts running out of money to pay all its bills, but lawmakers spent Friday engaged in parliamentary maneuvers rather than constructive negotiations. Full Story | Top |
Debt Deal or Not, Confidence in America Is Shredded
Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:36 AM PDT
Daniel Gross - When it comes to the economy, government isn't the solution, it's the problem, Ronald Reagan used to say. The news coming out of Washington over the last few days hammers home that point. Only this time, it's not Washington conducting business as usual that's the problem. No, the problem is our government's inability to conduct [...] Full Story | Top |
Debt interactive: Countdown to the default deadline
Thu,28 Jul 2011 08:06 PM PDT
The Newsroom - In the past decade, Congress has raised the debt limit 10 times to accommodate the nation's growing spending. Now once again, America is close to hitting that ceiling, and lawmakers must quickly come up with a debt reduction plan to avoid a federal government default by August 2. Full Story | Top |
Obama hits new low in key poll
Fri,29 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT
AFP -  US President Barack Obama's job approval rating slumped to a personal low of 40 percent in a public opinion survey out Friday, a possible reflection of the political war over US debt.
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Factbox: Republicans who voted against Boehner bill
Sat,30 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-two Republicans broke with their party leadership on Friday and voted against legislation sponsored by House Speaker John Boehner to extend the nation's debt limit in exchange for deep spending cuts. Full Story | Top |
Fight over debt tests leadership of Obama, Boehner
Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT
AP -  The fight over the debt ceiling has turned into a dramatic leadership test for President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, opponents in a divided government who've gone from negotiating in secret to facing off in public at a watershed moment for the country and their own political careers.
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Dems, GOP still at loggerheads as clock ticks
Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:52 AM PDT
AP -  The GOP-controlled House and the Democratic Senate remain at loggerheads over debt legislation required to avoid a first-ever default on U.S. financial obligations as lawmakers and the White House head into a pressure-packed weekend in search of compromise.
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