Oct 13, 2010
Chile mine rescue underway; two-thirds hoisted to safety
SAN JOSE MINE, CHILE - One by one, the miners who have been trapped under 2,000 feet of rock in northern Chile for more than two months were being pulled to the surface Wednesday in a special capsule, then embraced by emotional family members as the end of their saga was beamed live around the world.
Michelle Obama's plea to America
Plea for more time ... Michelle Obama. Photo: Reuters
US First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday poignantly said she felt the economic anxiety of hurting Americans, but pleaded with them to give her husband more time to forge the change he promised.
Last of 33 miners likely to be saved Wednesday
The last of 33 miners trapped in a Chile mine could be saved by the end of the day, officials said Wednesday, as a complex, fast-moving rescue operation went without hitch, triggering global rejoicing.
Question of the Week: Investors Seek Metals To Soften Blow of Global Currency War
The housing market remains in the dumper. U.S. stocks - despite a rally - are still 22% below their record highs of two years ago. And the "official" unemployment rate remains at a heart-stopping 9.6%.
Flu Shots May Reduce Heart Attack Risk
Sept. 21, 2010 -- Yearly flu shots may do more than stave off the seasonal flu -- they may also prevent heart attacks, according to a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. And the earlier you get the flu shot, the greater this protection, the study shows.
You Heard it Here First: China's Plan to Dethrone the Dollar Continues to Unfold
The U.S. dollar is on the way out as the world's top reserve currency. And as Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald predicted more than a year and a half ago, the yuan could be set to replace it.
Chile miners: Rescue workers expect to begin lifting trapped miners Tuesday | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times
Officials said that Tuesday, the 69th day underground for 33 miners trapped 2,300 feet down in a northern Chile mine, will see at least the first rescue via metal capsule, with the rest to be lifted to freedom over the next two days.
Indian athlete Rani Yadav fails dope test at Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation says Yadav, who was sixth in the women's 20-kilometer walk on Saturday, has been provisionally suspended from the event.
The Peoples Voice News
World Financial System Not Sustainable
The financial system the world has evolved on the Bank of England model is not sustainable. It creates nearly all money as debt. Such money only exists as long as someone is willing and able to pay interest on it. It disappears, wholly or partially, in recurring financial crises. Such a system requires that new debt must be created faster than principal and interest payments fall due on old debt.
Beck Aides Try To Debunk Diet Coke Dangers
It's hard to believe after three decades of controversy on aspartame, NutraSweet, Equal, AminoSweet, E951, Benevia, Canderel, Spoonful, etc. that anyone would even question the fact that aspartame is a chemical poison. In reality, it is an addictive, excitoneurotoxic, carcinogenic, genetically-engineered drug and adjuvant that damages the mitochondria and interacts with drugs and vaccines.
The Foreclosure Game Tricks and Traps in the Fine Print By RALPH NADER
This time the big banks and mortgage servicing companies, with their long, one-sided fine print contracts, may have outsmarted themselves. The newspaper headlines and the network television news are blazing news of the erupting fraudulent foreclosure process. This long-overdue coverage is generating public visibility and suddenly hundreds of thousands of foreclosures may be questioned due to what one commentator delicately called “flawed paperwork.”
Spying and lying about the left
A company hired by the state of Pennsylvania has spied on left-wing, antiwar and student groups. The US peace group "Peace of the Action" has discovered documents showing that it and many other organisations have been under surveillance for many months by a private agency called the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR).
California to decide on cannabis
Those backing legalised marijuana sale enjoy narrow lead ahead of November vote. This November, California voters will decide whether they would legalise the sale of marijuana. A measure on the statewide ballot called Proposition 19 would fully legalise, regulate and tax marijuana sales, which would be restricted to adults over age 21. Most of California's elected officials and candidates for governor oppose legalisation, but the latest polls show voters who are in favour of Proposition 19 have a narrow lead.
US lifts deep oil drilling freeze
Six-month moratorium on deep water drilling lifted after implementation of new stringent safety measures. The administration of Barack Obama, the US president, has lifted the moratorium on deep water drilling that it imposed in the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill, that dumped millions of litres of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
MEET THE SUPREMACIST JEWISH REBBE MEACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON
By Nahida Izzat (Uprooted Palestinians) – Some still insist that Chabad is a “fringe group”, that “has no influence” and that exposing their supremacist ideology, their level of influence and the harm they do is a “distraction” ! Watch Benjamin Netanyahu Ordered by Chabad Rebbe to Hasten Jewish Messiah’s Coming YouTube – Veterans Today Netanyahu [...]
Taliban capture US base in Afghanistan
Taliban militants have claimed that they have driven US troops out of a military outpost in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunar Province. They also said that the Americans fled the military outpost in Kunar's Marawara district in helicopters on Monday.
Fourth of 33 men rescued from Chilean mine - Yahoo! News
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last early Wednesday, 69 days ..
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