June 2011
“Rather than engaging in that spirit, this is an attempt to chill independent...”
– FRONTLINE executive producer David Fanning, in response to an attack on PBS.org websites and the publication of farcical news stories by a group of hackers following the air of a program on Wikileaks informant Bradley Manning. (via producermatthew)
Source: Mets may deal David Wright, keep Jose... →
sportsnetny:
[I]t is not a foregone conclusion that Reyes is the one who will be gone. General manager Sandy Alderson instead may choose to deal Wright next offseason, a source familiar with the organization’s thinking told ESPNNewYork.com.
May 2011
FIFA Fiasco Expands: The Latest - Corruption... →
The multiple bribery scandals facing international soccer’s governing body expanded in several directions over the weekend.
'...To progressives disappointed by Eric Holder's... →
The Longform.org Guide to Bank Heists →
lammer:
A news series on Slate from Longform.org.
On Brooklyn Bridge, Dangling Man Is Rescued -... →
Mother shot while clutching 2-year-old son →
When Ms. Millan’s 2-year-old was asked what had happened, he made a gun with his fingers, held it to his head, jerked his head back and made a gunshot noise, said Juan Hernandez, 37, a longtime friend of Ms. Millan.
NPR: The Impact of War Project →
nprfreshair:
This Memorial Day, we remember our fallen soldiers. Many have died in combat, but increasingly, for off-duty members of the National Guard and Army Reserves, soldiers are dying by their own hands. Nationally, the number of those who’ve committed suicide has nearly doubled from 80 in 2009 to 145 last year.
On Fresh Air: Treating Vets with PTSD // The History of PTSD //...
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in Philadelphia
Typing this on a computer in the Apple store on Walnut. Might say hello to Jake Day later, if I get the chance.
18 of 26 Joplin Globe reporters lost their homes... →
chels:
The Globe Publisher Michael Beatty was quoted by the paper as saying employees began reporting for work minutes after the tornado hit, redoing Monday morning’s edition and making it to the press just one hour late. “It was amazing,” Beatty said in the story. “These people came in who had lost their homes completely. But they were just dedicated to their jobs, to getting the story out.”
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“Mr. Hamilton’s death was recorded in an obscure government database called the...”
– Troubled Veterans and Early Deaths After Iraq - NYTimes.com
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For Anarchist, Details of Life as F.B.I. Target -... →
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“While the search for the thieves continues, this is what it has come to in Fort...”
– Ignoring Homes, Thieves Make Off With Just Their Gates - NYTimes.com
The Youthful Enthusiasm of Dana Brand →
hotfoot:
A great tribute to the beloved and dearly departed Dana Brand by our friend Greg Prince
Must read.
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“Yellow-cab drivers’ refusals to venture to neighborhoods outside of...”
– Taxiing Out of Manhattan - WSJ.com
G-8 Presses For Transparency In Extractive... →
From Joe Palazzolo:
The Group of Eight leading nations on Friday called on all countries to join an initiative that promotes transparency in the extractive industries but stopped short of requiring its members to adopt laws requiring oil, gas and mining companies to disclose their payments to foreign governments.
Wrapping up a two-day meeting in Deauville, France, the G-8 made its plea for...
Inside Donald Trump's Empire: Why He Won't Run for... →
By Wayne Barrett
Qaddafi Said to Seek Night Refuge in Hospitals -... →
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is shuttling between Tripoli’s hospitals to elude nighttime raids by NATO jets, a European government official said.
Qaddafi is moving between the hospitals because he knows North Atlantic Treaty Organization aircraft won’t bomb them, the official said, citing intelligence on the ground. He declined to be named because the information is not in the public domain.
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Document Shows Gadhafi Stashed Billions In Western... →
Several Western financial institutions were holding Libyan state oil revenue last year, according to the nonprofit Global Witness, which cited a document it obtained.
The document names Goldman Sachs, HSBC Holdings, Societe Generale and several other institutions holding some of the sovereign wealth fund’s assets, which totaled more than $53 billion at the end of the second quarter of...
Two New York City Police Officers Acquitted of... →
fullcredit:
Two New York City Police Officers Acquitted of Rape
Although the defense never conceded that the two had sex, a central point of argument in the case was whether the woman was too drunk to consent to sex. Under the prosecutors’ theory of rape, they had to prove that the woman was physically unable to consent to sex, meaning that she was either unconscious or unable to speak...
BBC News - US withdraws diplomats from Yemen amid... →
The US has ordered all its non-essential diplomats and family members of embassy staff to leave Yemen as fighting there escalates.
Medical sources say 72 people have died in three days of clashes between tribal fighters and government troops.
State Dept. Adds Caucasus Emirate To Terrorist... →
From Joe Palazzolo:
The State Department on Thursday labelled the Caucasus Emirate, the militant Islamic group that claimed responsibility for the January bombing at the Domodedovo airport that killed 36 people, as a global terrorist organization.
The move is meant to stem the flow of financial assistance and other support to the group, which seeks to expel the Russian government from the...
a walking, talking social failure.
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