March 2011
Former global supply manager at Apple Inc. pleads guilty to profiting from sharing confidential info. with suppliers. http://ow.ly/45bTQ
New Zealand police estimate final toll from Christchurch earthquake will be about 240 - NZ Herald http://bit.ly/h1Pyr5
Fire ants spread around globe like wildfire http://ping.fm/zapVC
Alabama Gov. Bentley declares 3% cut in state’s education fund, plans 15% cut in General Fund - Al.com http://bit.ly/e9n0Po
Phillip and Nancy Garrido, the couple charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years, have fully confessed.
Nelly Furtado tweets she’ll donate $1m that ‘Qaddafi clan’ gave her in 2007 to sing for hotel guests in Italy http://bit.ly/gXBWv3
Libya’s Muammar Qadhafi tells ABC’s Amanpour that he is not going anywhere. Then laughed when asked if he will give up power.
U.S. sending aid teams to Libya’s borders with Egypt, Algeria to help refugees - AP
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U.S. repositioning naval, air forces should they be needed with respect to Libya, Pentagon says. http://ping.fm/9UFiU
February 2011
Science: Study finds cats adore and manipulate women http://bit.ly/eI689s
A dam has failed in eastern Cuyahoga County, OH. The details and who may be affected: http://wxch.nl/e6LMLd
Hillary Clinton tells U.N. Human Rights Council: It’s time for Ghadafi to go - now, without further violence or delay
Houston’s City Hall is evacuated after a suspicious package is found; several streets closed to traffic -KPRC http://bit.ly/fEmCy5
Yemen president ready to form unity gov’t within hours if opposition submits names for ministerial posts - source via Reuters
U.S. officials say 4 dead in UAE plane crash are all American citizens - AP
lU.S. officials say 4 dead in UAE plane crash are all American citizens - AP
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Gadhafi clings to power after security forces turn against him http://ping.fm/vEdrS
Arkansas quake was 4.7; aftershock was 3.8; more at Arkansas Online http://bit.ly/hC3d7n
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USGS: 4.7 magnitude earthquake shakes central Arkansas; people in Little Rock and Memphis felt the quake.
Belarus, in violation of UN arms embargo, is sending helicopters to Ivory Coast, UN chief says - AP
Frank Buckles, the last living U.S. World War I veteran, has died, a spokesman for his family says. He was 110. http://ow.ly/44uhk
New Zealand’s PM says cost of earthquake could reach $15 billion - NewstalkZB http://bit.ly/hXtKWK
BREAKING NEWS: 4.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken central Arkansas; reports say people in Little Rock & Memphis felt the quake
BREAKING NEWS
4.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken central Arkansas; reports say people in Little Rock & Memphis felt the quake.
6.0 magnitude quake rocks Conception, Chile, a week after 5.1 earthquake and many after shocks destroyed buildings, killed over 100
Birmingham, Alabama airport shut down due to suspicious package. Authorities currently investigating. http://ow.ly/44rf3
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says uprisings like those in the Middle East will come to the U.S. - AP http://bit.ly/fQUxlN
Suspicious package prompts evacuation of Birmingham, Alabama airport - myfoxal http://bit.ly/gOxkEz
Suze Rotolo, NYC artist who dated Bob Dylan in early 1960s, is dead at 67 - Rolling Stone http://bit.ly/gFXwG2
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Designer of Apple iPod, iPhone
and iPad, Jony Ive, rumored to be considering move back to UK, leaving
Apple. http://dlvr.it/HnQDt
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Designer of Apple iPod, iPhone, and iPad, Jony Ive, rumored to be considering move back to UK, leaving
Apple. fhttp://dlvr.it/HnQDt
Protesters begin leaving Wisconsin state Capitol; some remain, expecting to be arrested - Madison.com http://bit.ly/g4atbp
Pilot’s body recovered from Hudson River crash site - CNN http://bit.ly/g2ZGJA
Nuclear physicist behind China’s atom bomb dies at age 87 - Xinhua http://bit.ly/ejN53Z
2 freight trains collide near Tacoma, Wash.; 10-15 cars derail but no one hurt - News Tribune http://bit.ly/e1CVKh
Gadhafi’s son says regime will survive as 100,000 flee Libya - CNN
Car carrying U.K.’s Prince Harry hits photographer, leaving him hospitalized - News of the World
China floods Beijing with security forces before planned pro-democracy demonstration. http://ping.fm/xXLiw
Tunisia’s prime minister resigns, weeks after uprising forced president to quit, official news agency says. http://ping.fm/PHF2U
Libya rebels form council, reject Gaddafi talks - Reuters http://bit.ly/edswOr
Soldier impersonators target women on Facebook http://ping.fm/VakEr
Wis. police prepare to shut Capitol and clear out protesters - JSOnline http://bit.ly/gUQQJx
More on N. Korea: Pyongyang warns of military action against South over propaganda leaflet drops - Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/e389ki
North Korea says it will fire at South Korea if it continues launching propaganda leaflets - AP
North Korea says it will fire at South Korea if it continues launching propaganda leaflets - AP
Deputy Libyan Ambassador to the UN says that he sides “with the people,” adds that he does not recognize the authority of Qadhafi.
Deputy Libyan Ambassador to the UN says that he sides “with the people,” adds that he does not recognize the authority of Qadhafi.
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Sanctions against Libya include travel ban and arms embargo http://ping.fm/v60Jj
U.N. Security Council adopts resolution imposing travel bans,asset freezes on Libyan leaders - Reuters
UN Security Council to vote 8PM tonight on resolution on Libya.
