Record Number of Journalists in Jail, Report Finds

According to the The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based advocacy group, recorded the highest number of jailed journalists since they began keeping track in 1990. More than 179 people were imprisoned in connection with their work as reporters, editors and photographers in 2011.Iran held the largest number, according to the group, with 42 people in jail. when ! first read this I was like wow!! this is sad go to jail because you are doing your job that's just not right.

Soccer

The Mexican player Javier Hernandez who plays for Manchester United wont be able the next four games because the got injured last week on a game. this is bad news because he is a very important player for the team.

cellphone-free at the gyms

I read in an article that they want to make the gyms cellphone-free because they prevent people from yakking on their phones and annoying the fitness buffs who want to crank out reps and mileage in relative peace. I don't think this will be a good idea because all the people needs their cellphone when they workout, to listen to music watch the time etc.. this shouldn't be allow.

Two Drugs Appear to Delay Progression of Breast Cancer

Two drugs can delay by several months the time before advanced breast cancer worsens, potentially providing new options for women with that disease, researchers reported Wednesday.

Both drugs, pertuzumab from Genentech and everolimus from Novartis, also showed signs in clinical trials that they could prolong lives, though researchers said it was too early to say that definitively. Still this is good news for all women this shows that there are many options for women with breast cancer.

I saw in the news that Eric Ding of Harvard created Campaign for Cancer Prevention, the first online platform where visitors can donate directly to cancer prevention research projects. This online platform will provide more information to the people who wants to learn more about the cancer prevention.

President Obama said he thought most parents would agree that emergency contraceptives should not be sold over the counter to girls younger than 16. I think this is a good idea and will prevent the abuse of contraceptive as a drug.

Spent Batteries From U.S. Put Mexicans’ Health at Risk

 The spent batteries Americans turn in for recycling are increasingly being sent to Mexico, where their lead is often extracted by crude methods that are illegal in the United States, exposing plant workers and local residents to dangerous levels of a toxic metal. They should solve this problem immediately because this is attempting against the health of the people.

A gunman burst into a beauty salon in the California, killing eight people and severely injuring.The attacker, left the salon and jumped into a car in a parking lot after finishing his attack, then the attacker was arrested few block away from the salon. this situation its sad killing Innocent people its not right.

I saw that the technical issues that had frustrated BlackBerry users on five continents for several days has been resolved, but that it might take a while yet for service to return completely to normal. finally they fixed that problem, i know what it feels to have problems with your phone.
     

According to a report the Birth rates in the United States declined during the recession. The analysis, based on data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, suggested women were putting off having babies while the economy was weak. Of couse this was going to happen no one wants to have babies because their its no money.      

The billionaire Raj Rajaratnnam received the longest prison sentence on record for insider trading on Thursday, a watershed moment in the government’s aggressive two-year campaign to root out the illegal exchange of confidential information on Wall Street.Judge Richard J. Holwell sentenced Mr. Rajaratnam, the former head of the Galleon Group hedge fund, to 11 years in prison and was also fined $10 million. well what can I say thats what he deserves

According to the Texas appeals court, they have exonerated a man. the man was set free after he spent 25 years in prison for his wife’s 1986 killing, and the DNA tests indicate another man committed the crime. The ruling makes Morton eligible to receive $80,000 from the state for each year he was wrongfully imprisoned, about $2 million total. This its kind of funny because we are in the riches and powerful country in the world, and if this unlawful situation happen here, what its happening in other countries where there is a lot of corruption.

Good news the Linn State Technical College is the first public college in the country to institute a mandatory drug test,The tests, requres a $50 fee per student, would be used to determine the presence of drugs, like cocaine amphetamines marijuana etc... I think this will help students think twice before they do drugs.

Apparently researchers in London want to bring the Black death microbe back to life to study what made it so deadly. These virus  killed thousands of people in the western Europe in the past. I hope this does not get out of control causing a disaster in the world again!!.

I heard that a Nigerian man pleaded guilty on a plain bombing case the mans name was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He admitted in court he tried to blow up an airliner with a bomb in his underwear for Al Qaeda. This situation scare me because this makes me feel that we are not safe anymore in this country.