Incomplete list:
9300 block of South Springfield Avenue: 31 years old man stabbed to death. Police have arrested a suspect.
5900 block of South Justine Street: 16 years old boy shot and killed. Police suspect the shooting was gang related.
2800 block of North Harding: 24 years old man shot and tazed by police. Police say […] Continue Reading…
Bamyan Province: In Hajigak, the Steel Authority of India announced they are spending $1.14-billion USD on the Afghan Iron and Steel Consortium (AIFSCO). This is on top of $2.9-billion spent by other mining operations since 2011! At least three international mining companies are spending big bucks developing infrastructure so they can begin mining an estimated […] Continue Reading…
14 August 2014 (01:47 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Shawwal 1435/23 Mordad 1393/19 Ren-Shen 4712
Customs/Port officials in Korea, south, have discovered a shipment of scrap metal from Japan is highly radioactive. 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of scrap metal was found to be contaminated with cesium-137. They’ve ordered the ship to return to Japan.
Officials with the district of Hong […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Iconic U.S. Steel shutting down operations in Pennsylvania and Texas, at least 260 jobs lost!
British empire Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS, which operates in the United States as well) could totally fail. It was discovered that the mega-bank is missing $168-billion USD! The British taxpayers bailed out […] Continue Reading…
Sears Holdings announced it is shutting down two distribution centers by December, one in Nevada the other in Ohio. Hundreds of jobs lost. Merry Xmas!
Eddie Lampert used a store fire as an excuse to shutdown a Montana Kmart. The store caught fire the night of 04 August, it is now closed “until further notice”.
In […] Continue Reading…
Badakhshan Province: In Raghistan District, a religious leader out shopping was assassinated. Police arrested two people, but an angry mob broke into the jail and killed the two suspects.
Herat Province: In Shindand District, U.S./NATO bombed a family’s house, killing four people. The district’s government HQ was surrounded by protestors as a result. There was no explanation […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
The second largest magazine distributor/publisher in the country, Source Interlink Distribution, laid off employees in California, Florida and Michigan. This includes the editor of Automobile magazine. The company also publishes Motor Trend, Hot Rod, Camaro Performers, GM Hi-Tech, Super Chevy, Import Tuner, Honda Tuning and Super Street. […] Continue Reading…
10 August 2014 (14:16 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Shawwal 1435/19 Mordad 1393/15 Ren-Shen 4712
“Ferguson police just executed my unarmed son!!!”-Louis Head, stepfather of latest homicide by cop victim
“Kill the police!”-chant heard shouted by at least 200 protestors in Ferguson, Missouri
Desiree Harris, the grandmother of the victim, said she was driving home when she saw her grandson […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list:
1100 block of West 112th Place: 17 years old boy killed. It was police who found him, and it was apparently only the police who”heard gunshots” which led them to the victim.
4100 block of West Jackson Boulevard: 33 years old man shot in the back and killed.
7600 block of South Hoyne: 39 years […] Continue Reading…
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