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Perseids meteor shower tonight – every little thing you have to know
Get ready for a big meteor shower tonight. If you would like to see the Perseids 2010 annual meteor shower, it will start August 13th in the evening. The Perseids in 2010 could be better than average because there can be no moon in the sky during the peak of activity. Head out of the ...
Conn. judge turns down Rip Torn probation in bank break-in case
Emmy Award-winning actor Rip Torn may be heading to the big house. A judge ruled against Torn's request for a special probation program Wednesday, saying the charges are too severe to qualify him. Earlier this year in January, Rip Torn was arrested for breaking into a bank in Connecticut, armed and intoxicated.
Rip Torn's case and ...
Fluidnow is not so fluid; will the EUC Fix it?
Emergency unemployment benefits are a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Americans who are suffering during the current recession and in need of emergency cash loans. Extending benefits has been a huge debate since employers aren't hiring like the government would like them to be right now. Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation is trying to ...
Wikileaks documents paint a grim picture of the Afghanistan war
Wikileaks, the controversial news site founded by Julian Assange, released 92,000 classified documents containing sensitive details about the war in Afghanistan. These documents were given by Wikileaks to the Times, the Guardian, and Der Spiegel, three of the largest newspapers in the world. July 25 was when reports were given by the newspapers on the ...
Senate Ethics Committee investigates VIP loans
Several Washington D.C. lawmakers are caught up in an ethics investigation over VIP cash loans given to their staffs. Bank of The United States bought all of these "Sweetheart" or "VIP" loans that Countrywide made. Senators might have legal issues because of the VIP cash advances being given out.
Countrywide creates VIP loans
Bank of America documents ...