05 December 2012, an Asian man was pushed to his death by an attacker in a New York City subway. Such violent crime might not seem too surprising in the Big Apple, but what is is the fact that no one in the subway tried to help the man to safety, they just stood […] Continue Reading…
“Significant increases in flu activity in the U.S. in the last two weeks indicate that an early flu season is underway.”-U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
04 December 2012, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reporting that three women have died from flu, or flu like symptoms. They’re the first deaths reported, and […] Continue Reading…
04 December 2012, eleven companies operating in Illinois will lay off at least 1,934 people in the next few months.
U.S. Cellular Corp cutting 492 jobs in Bolingbrook. (last month the company said as many as 640 jobs would be eliminated in the Chicago area)
Willow Lake Mine in Equality is cutting 408 employees. The mine […] Continue Reading…
04 December 2012, the latest Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report shows another Kmart is being closed in Illinois.
Here’s the latest list:
Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.
Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost).
California: El Monte Sears […] Continue Reading…
“Americans were warned that if they violate our borders we would take action to protect our sovereignty.”-Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, rough translation from Iranian news source
04 December 2012, Salehi said Iran formally protested to the United States, and reminded the Obama administration that they will defend their country “by any means”.
Salehi said it is […] Continue Reading…
“The new U.S. failure in spying operation by this drone demonstrated that the U.S. government, despite its high military and economic power and its dominance on the world political order, is not capable of confronting the Islamic Iran…”-Brigadier General Hossein Salami, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps
04 December 2012, despite the USN insisting that it is […] Continue Reading…
“We want to ensure the community that this will be fully and fairly investigated.”-Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, 03 December 2012 statement
“….multiple (24) gunshot wounds of head, neck, trunk, and left arm with multiple visceral, vascular, and skeletal injuries. HOMICIDE.”-04 December 2012, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office statement referring to female victim
On 29 November […] Continue Reading…
“Now, are we preparing for it? Are we having exercises of that nature? The short answer is yes.”-Admiral D.K Joshi, Indian navy
04 December 2012, India announces it is sending a naval fleet to the South China Sea, to counter the growing presence of the Chinese navy, and possible for war.
Vietnam is also ramping up […] Continue Reading…
04 December 2012, more than a year after the GE designed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor disaster began, decontamination of residential areas isn’t anywhere near completion.
Japan’s Environment Ministry released the results of their study of the progress of radiation cleanup. More than 80% of homes have not been decontaminated!
Of nearly 100,000 homes picked for decontamination […] Continue Reading…
04 December 2012, Iranian media reports that Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have captured a U.S. Navy ScanEagle drone, which flew into Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf.
The ScanEagle is a small recon unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The recon drone had been flown over the same area for several days. Iranian IRCG officials claim they […] Continue Reading…