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FBI Raids Bankrupt Solar Venture Solyndra
FBI Agents posing as federal inspectors from the Department of Energy (DOE) raided the offices of Solyndra only days after the company filed for bankruptcy. An FBI spokeswoman has confirmed the raid, but refused to divulge any more details regarding the operation.
The Department of Energy’s inspectors office usually investigates businesses that they believe are committing fraud.
After Solyndra...
NBC’s Twitter hacked; Reports False Attacks (GE)
Online hackers illegally accessed NBC’s Twitter account on Friday. While they had access to this account, they reported false attacks on the United States. A group named Script Kiddies have claimed responsibility for the hacking. They tweeted three messages talking about the a hi-jacked plane hitting the World Trade Centers. This happened at approximately 6 PM on Friday.
A few hours after the...
2 of 3 suspects in 9/11 terror plot traveled to U.S.
The United States received intelligence from the safe house of Osama Bin Laden that Al Qaeda may be planning a terror attack against the United States during the 10th anniversary of 9/11. From the intelligence they recovered, 2 out of the 3 alleged terrorists traveled to the United States last week.
According to United States intelligence agencies, the two alleged suspects are of Arabian descent. Government...
State of Mississippi decides when life starts
One huge contemporary issue in America right now is abortion. Now the state of Mississippi is going to have a portion of their ballot dedicated to “personhood”. “Personhood” entitles the question “When do you think life starts?” The voter can either choose at birth or at conception.
“Personhood” was a very controversial litigation case passing through...
Credible terror threat on 9/11′s 10 anniversary
The stricter security measures in New York City and Washington D.C. were more than noticeable on Friday. This was because American intelligence agencies received information of a possible terrorist attack that is being engineered by Al Qaeda for 9/11′s 10th anniversary.
“We have received credible information very recently about a possible plot directed at the homeland that seems to be...
The contents of Obama’s stimulus plan
Last night President Obama unveiled his proposed economic stimulus plan to congress. He said the plan is designed to help give the economy a boost that is much needed by creating a plethora of jobs.
The bill is comprised of 253 billion dollars in tax cuts and 192 billion dollars in new spending. The total spending for this economic stimulus plan would be 447 billion dollars. Many analysts say the...
Stocks drop after Bernanke Speech
United States stocks dropped Thursday after Ben Bernanke made a speech to investors. Judging by the performance of the market after the speech, it failed to impress investors.
Ben Bernanke said once again that the central bank is ready to use the power they have to help stimulate our economy out of this recession. One thing did not elaborate on is the plan the Federal Reserve is going to follow to...
Google buys Zagat (GOOG)
It has not been a secret that Google has been concentrating on local businesses. They have further proved this point by acquiring Zagat on Thursday. The amount they purchased Zagat for has not been revealed to the public yet.
Zagat is a website that revolves around local consumer reviews. It was originally started in 1979 by Tim and Nina Zagat as a way to rate local restaurants and diners around...
Bank of America stirs up the corporate ranks (BAC)
Last Tuesday, at the Bank of America headquarters, the bank decided to stir up the executive ranks. The bank effectively split up its employees in to two separate groups. The first half of the employees is going to serve personal accounts with the bank, while the other is going to serve larger business and commercial bank accounts.
Some analysts say that this is a sign that the Bank of America lay...
Russian Plane Carrying Hockey Team Crashes
A plane carrying an international hockey team, some of which were NHL veterans, crashed on take off Wednesday evening from Russia’s Yaroslavl airport.
The aircraft that crashed was a Yak 42. The plane was taking players of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team. This is one of the best hockey teams in Russia. They were traveling to Minsk, the Belarusian capital.
Only two out of the 45 people aboard...