Latest Unemployment Numbers Miss the Mark
By Luis Cabrera September 7, 2012–The US economy added only 96,000 jobs to the economy last month, a weak figure that fell short of expectations as manufacturers cut payroll and the government continued to slim down. The official unemployment figure nationally went down to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent, but only because more people gave [...]
Texas ID Law Rejected in Federal Court
By Luis Cabrera August 30, 2012–A law in Texas that would require voters to show ID at the polls in November was struck down in a U.S. court. A panel of three judges rejected the notion in Washington, ruling against it unanimously. The magistrates described the proposed measure as “strict and unforgiving to the poor” while noting the [...]
‘Five-Dollar Doctor’ Still Seeing Patients in Illinois
By Luis Cabrera August 20, 2012–In Rushville, Illinois, 87-year-old Dr. Russell Dohner has been charging the same rate to the sick for the last three decades. The veteran physician’s fees are only $5 for a regular check-up. Doctor Dohner sees people out of his original office located directly across town square on this town of 3,000 people. Much [...]
West Nile Spraying Delayed by Rain in Texas
By Luis Cabrera August 18, 2012–‘Crop duster’ aeroplanes loaded with pesticides to kill mosquitoes and larvae were grounded by rain in Texas today. The effort to combat the outbreak of the West Nile virus will have to wait until weather clears to resume. Dallas County has declared a state of emergency with 242 West Nile [...]
Wikileaks Founder Granted Asylum in Ecuador
By Luis Cabrera Julian Assange has been granted political asylum by Ecuador, two months after he took refugee in he country’s embassy in London. Mr.Assange has been fighting extradition from the U.K. to Sweden on allegations of sexual misconduct. Ecuador is citing fears that Assange’s human rights might be violated, but U.K’s Foreign Secretary William [...]
U.S. Retail Sales Improve in July
By Luis Cabrera Retail Sales figures were better than analysts expected for July, the Department of Commerce said today. The gain of 0.8 percent last month for retailers follows a negative growth of 0.7 percent in June, and marks the biggest improvement since February. According to a Bloomberg survey, economists had predicted a boon of only 0.3 [...]
Sexual Harassment Allegations Surface in Constable’s Office
By Luis Cabrera An ex-deputy in the Las Vegas Township Constable’s Office has filed a sexual harassment complaint against her former boss, The Sun says. Kristy Henderson alleges she was repeatedly disturbed with sexual comments and advances by Constable John Bonaventura after he took office in early 2011. Henderson was fired July 13 of this [...]
Michal Phelps Reaches Olympic Glory
By Luis Cabrera Phelps won the gold today in the 200 Meters individual medley adding the 20th Olympic medal to his record, a first ever in history. The victory in the 200 Meters IM also makes Phelps the only Olympian who has won the gold in the same event in three consecutive games. The showdown today with [...]
New-Car Sales Slip in July
By Luis Cabrera: Two of the largest auto-makers in the country, Ford and GM, reported lower new-vehicle sales in July compared to the same month last year. It is not clear yet if this decrease in business for the two giant vehicle manufacturers means a weakening of the robust performance in the first half of [...]
China’s Wonder Denies Doping
By Luis Cabrera Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen has rejected doping allegations after her ‘incredible’ Olympic performances in recent days. The teenager from China stunned the world with a series of record-breaking swims in London that rose up suspicions of possible drug-aided performance. On Saturday, the 16-year-old Ye smashed the world record and won the gold [...]
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