Monthly Archives: October, 2009
Up to 70,000 post workers strike
Written by Janet Up to 70,000 Post Workers including delivery and collection staff, have failed to turn up for work on the third day of the industrial action across the country. Saturday is the last of the current three days of strikes, but the Communication Workers Union (CWU) plans further walkouts on 6 and 9 …
Top British Banks Selling Off Hundreds of Branches
Written by Janet Some of Britain’s top banks, including, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Northern Rock, and Lloyds Banking Group are to sell off as many as 700 branches in the next few years in exchange for the public aid they received during the economic meltdown. The banks were in negotiations with Britain’s treasury and …
Clinic Forbids Muslim Doctor to Wear Headscarf
Written by Janet Okay, we have muslim doctors here, and they don’t wear headscarves….so why should they be allowed? A Muslim doctor interviewing for a job at a suburban Dallas medical clinic says officials there told her she couldn’t wear her headscarf while working. Dr. Hena Zaki of Plano said Friday that she was shocked …
Credit-card rates up before new law
Written by Janet Credit card companies are racing to raise rates and tack on extra fees ahead of a law slated to take effect Feb. 22 that is supposed to limit such moves in the future. In some cases, rates are doubling to as high as 30 percent or more, even for people who pay …
Mom and 2 year old kicked off plane
Written by Janet Pamela Root’s 2 year old was screaming on the plane. Despite her embarrassment, the stay-at-home San Jose mom remained confident that once the plane took off and she fed him, Adam would calm down and take a nap — just as he had on the half-dozen other plane rides with Mom. The …
School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix
Written by Janet Let’s see, if I can explain this simply. Two sophomore girls are suing their school district, after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation. Enter the ACLU that filed the suit on behalf of the girls, argues that Churubusco High School violated the girls’ free …
Ariz. dad ran over ‘Westernized’ daughter
Written by Janet In a Phoenix suburb, today police say an Iraqi immigrant has been arrested in Georgia for allegedly running down his daughter because she was becoming “too Westernized.” Police in Peoria are releasing few details but say 48-year-old Faleh Almaleki is in custody. They aren’t saying where he is being held. Jim Joyner, a …
71-Year-Old Man Becomes U.K.’s Oldest Father of Twins
Written by Janet A first here – Richard Roden in 71 years old, but he tells the media he feels 20 years younger since welcoming daughters Emily and Ruby into the world more than eight months ago. It is now believed he is Britains’ oldest father of twins. Roden has been busy, he’s already the …
Texas law challenged: Showing porn to children
Written by Janet In the 1970s, Texas passed a law, that allows parents to show “harmful material” to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn’t file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography. Randall County District Attorney James Farren has …
Swiss historian Jean-Francois Bergier dies
Written by Janet Famous Swiss historian Jean-Francois Bergier, who led a highly critical probe of Switzerland’s conduct during World War II, has died. He was 77. Bergier received wide renown for leading an international panel in a major study that in 2001 concluded Switzerland “got involved in (Nazi) crimes by abandoning refugees to their persecutors” …
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