Category: World News

French parlamentarians must stop Hollande’s defense cuts

By Zbigniew Mazurak on Mar 28, 2013 in Money, National Defense and Military, Politics, Support the Troops, World News

The Left, with the help of nominal ball-less “right-wing” politicians, has managed to destroy the defenses of many Western countries: Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Canada, Britain, and Australia, among other countries. It is now in the process of doing that in the United States, and has made considerable progress in that regard. And now, the [...]

Getting Hammered Radio – March 22, 2013

By Stephen Hamilton on Mar 22, 2013 in CDNews Radio, Getting Hammered, Humor/Satire, Podcasts, Politics, World News

When: Friday, March 22 at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific Where: Getting Hammered with Steve Hamilton and Stevie J West Tonight: Join Stevie and Steve at 10PM EDT tonight as they wrap-up CPAC, talk a little politics, and of course, Mock the Week. We’ll be Live and the bar is open…Stand by…it’s time to Get Hammered!!

ICE Director: We Didn’t Let “Bad” Bad Guys Out Of Prison.

By Teresa Wendt on Mar 20, 2013 in *Participate*, Politics, World News

In a very covert fashion the Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly announced that in order to cut costs, it had released undocumented immigrants it was holding in detention. Initially, the Obama administration had insisted only a “few hundred” immigrants were released for budgetary reasons in February with reported plans to release more [...]

Pope Francis

By Teresa Wendt on Mar 13, 2013 in In The News, Religion, World News

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has been elected by his peers as the new pope, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas. He has chosen to be known as Pope Francis. Pope Francis I: Let’s begin this long road… let us all behave with love and charity

Even Michelle Obama Vulnerable to Hacking

By Teresa Wendt on Mar 13, 2013 in *Participate*, In The News, Money, Technology, World News

This week my mother was talking about ID theft. Several of her friends had their credit card information stolen and used. Fortunately, the credit card companies caught the fraud and helped each cancel the accounts. Mom is worried about her own credit and the safety of her accounts. And well she should be. Yesterday it [...]

Dear Hostess Workers, How’s that Job Search Coming?

By Teresa Wendt on Mar 12, 2013 in *Participate*, featured opinion, Money, World News

The buyout firms Apollo Global Management, LLC and Metropoulos & Co. have agreed to purchase the Hostess and Dolly Madison cake brands, including Twinkies. Recall that after the Hostess company closed its plants and declared bankruptcy after its unions went on strike in November. The proposed buyout includes the brands, bakeries and some of the [...]

Nanny B’s Soda Ban Struck Down!

By Teresa Wendt on Mar 12, 2013 in *Participate*, Health Care Reform, In The News, Money, World News

Super-Sized Soda drinkers across New York City breathed a sigh of relief Monday when Mayor Bloomberg’s large size soda ban was struck down in the courts. Beverage companies argued that the ban was inconsistent since it would still allow grocery and convenience stores to sell sugary drinks in any size. Convenience stores do not fall [...]

“Brain Freeze” Causes Wreck

By Teresa Wendt on Mar 08, 2013 in *Participate*, In The News, World News

It’s happened to us all. Drink an Icee or Slurpee too fast and suddenly you have a super intense pain right smack in the middle of your forehead. A brain freeze. For a few seconds the pain is intolerable. According to police in San Antonio a man, drinking a Slurpee, suffered a brain freeze so [...]

Core Standards: States Put Fed Dollars Ahead of Students

By Teresa Wendt on Mar 04, 2013 in *Participate*, Education, Featured Posts, World News

Sneaking under the media radar (or perhaps with their blessing) 45 of the 50 states have approved the federal program called Common Core Standards. Common Core is a requirement to participate in the Race to the Top federal grant program; many states signed on without knowing what Common Core was. The federal government offered money [...]

Health Impacted by Green Wind Turbines?

By Teresa Wendt on Feb 26, 2013 in Politics, Technology, World News

Two wind turbines towering located in the Cape Cod community of Falmouth, Massachusetts were intended to produce green energy and savings but after less than two years it appears they may instead be creating health issues to neighbors causing the town to consider their removal. In the haste to reduce carbon emissions of standard fossil [...]

Reports of Gunman On MIT Campus Deemed “Unfounded” By Cambridge Police

By TJ Thompson on Feb 23, 2013 in World News

The MIT emergency information portal is reporting that there are reports of a gunman on the campus of the school. This story will be updated as more details surface. **UPDATE 1** Police responded to report of man w/ gun inside building on Mass Ave. Police searched building w/ negative results. Will update w/ more info [...]

Precursor to Friday’s near-miss asteroid reported to hit Russia

By R. Mitchell on Feb 15, 2013 in In The News, World News

Throughout the week, news outlets have been reporting on the asteroid that will pass so close to Earth that it may knock out some GPS, telecommunication and/or television satellites. Now, RT is reporting that a part of it has already caused damage on the surface of the planet. Youtube and twitter photos from Russians are [...]

American & USAir Merge

By Teresa Wendt on Feb 14, 2013 in Featured Posts, Money, World News

After months of negotiation, Doug Parker, CEO of the US Airways announced that US Air and American have agreed to merge together creating the largest airlines in the world. The two companies agreed to an $11 billion deal allowing the American parent AMR to avoid bankruptcy. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines and [...]

Now that Pope Benedict XVI has resigned who should replace him?

By Josh Bernstein on Feb 12, 2013 in CDNews Radio, Kira Davis, Opinion, Politics, The Dark Side, Traditional Values, World News

Pope Benedict XVI sudden resignation brings with it history, health, and heroics. He is the first Pope to resign in almost 600 years. His age, declining health, and strength were all reasons for his resignation. The 85 year old head of the Catholic Church stated, “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have [...]

The Puppets of Pyongyang

By Josh Bernstein on Feb 09, 2013 in National Defense and Military, Opinion, Politics, World News

One of the most isolated, longest surviving, and brutal dictatorship the world has ever known is at it again. North Korea recently put out a very disturbing video that showed a nuclear bomb hitting New York City and the subsequent aftermath. The propaganda film depicts what the world might look like if the United States [...]