News Links 5-18-13

 

POLITICS
Who’s going to jail over IRS scandal?
Evidence emerges that Obama administration official knew of IRS …
Michelle Obama Makes Light of President’s Failures in Graduation …
Bobby Jindal: IRS Officials Deserve Jail Time For Targeting …
Dem: Ex-IRS chief lied to Congress

 

BUSINESS
Bernanke Tells Grads Innovation Is Key
Planted question gambit backfires on IRS officials
Texas fertilizer plant that exploded carried only $1 million in liability coverage

 

HUMAN INTEREST
Woman’s body found by searchers for missing hiker
Relay for Life in Ontario honors young cancer survivor
Google Maps helps Chinese man find home 23 years after abduction 

 

LAW
Nigerian Troops Kill 10 Insurgents, Arrest 65 in Northeast
Police Say Officer Mistakenly Killed Hofstra Student in Hostage Standoff
OJ’s version not same as ex-lawyer’s

 

HEALTH
Mental Illness on the Rise in America’s Children
Calif. doctor who promised fake herbal cancer cure sentenced to 14 years in prison
Poop in pools: American study

 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31

Bitcoin finding its feet at first Silicon Valley conference

 

ENTERTAINMENT
Rihanna Packs Her Bags After NY Knicks Diss: “New York You Were …
Shots fired at Cannes film festival as actors flee for cover

Justin Bieber looking at a big bill for leaving monkey in Germany
Chris Brown Sends Birthday Wishes To His Ex After She Shares …

 

SPORTS
Member of Pakistani Cricket Star’s Party Killed
Indiana Pacers beat New York Knicks as Miami Heat lurk

Miami Heat’s Norris Cole works his way into key role
NASCAR honors mother who lost limbs to save kids

 

REAL ESTATE
Foreclosure fights drag market down

News Links 5-11-13

POLITICS
Report says senior officials knew IRS targeted tea party groups
Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?
Obama Honors ‘Top Cops’ in White House Ceremony
Another Obama green company goes belly up
David Cameron’s head of strategy sues Australian minister for libel

 

BUSINESS
Bernanke: ‘Shadow banking,’ other financial sectors still pose risks
Wall Street: Stocks stall on tepid U.S. economic growth
Texas fertilizer plant that exploded carried only $1 million in liability coverage

 

HUMAN INTEREST
Turkey blames group linked to Syria for car bombings that kill 43
Severely malnourished children in Haiti thrive, with simple…
2 dead after motorcycles crash in Md.; motorcycle-riding father hit son’s … 

 

LAW
Brother, 12, arrested in fatal stabbing of girl in California
Former FBI Agent Confirms the Surveillance State Is Real
Toys R Us Appeals $20M Award in Mass. Slide Death

 

HEALTH
Saudi Arabia says five dead from new SARS-like virus
Rat meat sold as mutton: Crackdown sparks dozens of arrests in China
Trader Joe’s targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead

 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
In rare unplanned spacewalk, astronauts hunt for mystery leak on space station

Facebook Home downloads reach 1M; App quickly losing popularity

 

ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Brown’s Neighbors Outraged Over ‘Monster Graffiti’ On His Hollywood Hills …
Lindsay Lohan wants out of Betty Ford over Adderall, could go to jail if she leaves

Fox may reboot Kiefer Sutherland’s ’24′; NBC slashes comedy lineup
Michael Jackson’s family want legal ban on kids’ paternity test

 

SPORTS
Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement leaves void in soccer world
Arsenal Reach Agreement to Sign £18.6m Real Madrid Striker

Miami Heat’s Norris Cole works his way into key role
NASCAR honors mother who lost limbs to save kids

 

REAL ESTATE
Foreclosure fights drag market down

News Links 5-4-13

POLITICS
Obama praises Mexico’s deepening democracy
Off-the-Cuff Obama Line Put US in Bind on Syria
Venezuela denounces Obama’s remarks
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans arrested on suspicion of rape
Musharraf Arrested Over Pakistan 2007 Emergency-Rule Decree

 

BUSINESS
Latest GDP Report Shows U.S. Economy Still Waiting for Liftoff
Wall Street: Stocks stall on tepid U.S. economic growth
Texas fertilizer plant that exploded carried only $1 million in liability coverage

 

HUMAN INTEREST
Taliban blamed for bus crash that killed 30 Afghans
Severely malnourished children in Haiti thrive, with simple…
2 dead after motorcycles crash in Md.; motorcycle-riding father hit son’s … 

 

LAW
I alerted FBI about Tsarnaev-friend Kadyrbayev 2 weeks ago, got a ho-hum response
Former FBI Agent Confirms the Surveillance State Is Real
Toys R Us Appeals $20M Award in Mass. Slide Death

 

HEALTH
Saudi Arabia says five dead from new SARS-like virus
Rat meat sold as mutton: Crackdown sparks dozens of arrests in China
Trader Joe’s targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead

 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Europe’s Vega rocket set to launch, starting first commercial service

Apple Offering $10k Prize to User Who Downloads 50 Billionth App

 

ENTERTAINMENT
Katy Perry branded ‘Devil Child’ by dad 
Joey Fatone’s Advice To Bieber: ‘Don’t Be A Douche’ [Video]

Tupac Shakur’s Godmother on FBI Most-Wanted Terrorists List
FBI adds 65-year-old Black Panther to Most Wanted Terrorists list

 

SPORTS
Queens Park Rangers 0 Arsenal 1
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez ready to ‘fight’ Manchester …

LeBron James humbled by 4th MVP
Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Behind the police report

 

REAL ESTATE
Foreclosure fights drag market down

News Links 4-27-13

 

POLITICS
Obama’s foreign gifts: $7750 golf bag, $40000 photo, iPod shuffle
Bolton: Obama Blind to Terror Link in Benghazi, Boston
Obama: Can’t permit Syria chemical weapons use
Obama pledges federal aid to West, Texas
Musharraf Arrested Over Pakistan 2007 Emergency-Rule Decree

 

BUSINESS
Latest GDP Report Shows U.S. Economy Still Waiting for Liftoff
Wall Street: Stocks stall on tepid U.S. economic growth
Britain launches legal challenge to EU finance tax

 

HUMAN INTEREST
Taliban blamed for bus crash that killed 30 Afghans
Severely malnourished children in Haiti thrive, with simple…
80-year-old accidentally swallows $5K diamond 

 

LAW
Times Square Targeted By Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects
FBI loses track of man investigated in poisoned letters
Judge denies FBI request to hijack suspect’s PC using spyware

 

HEALTH
HIV vaccine trial shut down
Latin America threatened by mounting cancer epidemic- study
Six more H7N9 bird flu cases reported in China

 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ESA Calls for Global Effort to Remove Space Junk

LivingSocial Hacked, 50M Accounts Affected

 

ENTERTAINMENT
Justin Bieber: A complete timeline of his most controversial moments 
Joey Fatone’s Advice To Bieber: ‘Don’t Be A Douche’ [Video]

Jason Aldean and Wife Split Months After Cheating Scandal
George Jones, Country Music Legend, Dies at 81

 

SPORTS
Arsène Wenger calls on Arsenal fans to respect Robin van Persie
FC Basel 1 Chelsea 2

Ray Allen comes through for the Miami Heat with Game 3 performance
New York Knicks win Game 3, put Boston Celtics on brink

 

REAL ESTATE
While Wronged Homeowners Got $300 Apiece in Foreclosure …
Over 1 million Americans get relief from foreclosure abuse settlement