Afraid of Being Afraid
Wall Street flounders as the Standard & Poor’s credit outlook for the U.S. is reduced from “stable” to “negative” for its “AAA” rating and the CBOE MKT Volatility Index (VIX) jumpes over 20%. The news…
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NBA Draft Pool Thinning Out
Harrison Barnes’ announcement that he would return for his sophomore season at North Carolina has further reduced the pool of top players available for the NBA 2011 draft. Prior to the start of the season,…
Libyan City of Misurata to Receive UN Aid
The Libyan crisis continues as the western edge of Misurata came under heavy mortar fire and sniper attacks within the last week. The Libyan government has pledged to allow the United Nations to set up…
Sean Penn & Scarlett Johanasson?
If you haven’t heard, Oscar award-winning Sean Penn and the beautiful Scarlett Johanasson are an item. “Sean-lett”? Well I don’t think we’ll here any Bennifer or Brangelina references any time soon but it has been…
Gas Prices
This past Sunday, a total of six states passed the $4 per gallon mark, with New York being the latest one. The nations capital, Washington, D.C., was also affected by the growing gas prices, also…
The Hornets take the Staple Center – Game 1
In Game 1 of an opening round Western Conference NBA playoff game, Chris Paul poured in 33 points as well as dishing out 14 assists, grabbing 7 rebounds and collecting 4 steals to lead the…
114 Years Of Knowledge Lost
When Walter Breuning died on April 15, a great repository of American history was lost. He was officially the oldest documented living person until he passed away at age 114. Born just a few years…
Nicolas Cage Released After Charge of Domestic Abuse
Nicolas Cage was arrested in New Orleans for domestic abuse against his wife, Alice Kim, whom he married in 2004. An altercation occurred outside of a local New Orleans bar, where it was reported that…
Libya
Events in North Africa and elsewhere in the Arab world have given European leaders the opportunity to try and redeem the legacy of their colonial pasts. The heads of government in Great Britain, France and…
Arkansas Storms
Two people died in Tushka, Oklahoma, as a tornado ripped through the tiny town late Thursday afternoon. The storm system also spawned 80-mile an hour winds in Arkansas, where five people were killed. The twister…
