Philippines: National Bureau of Investigation director replaced - 10 agents face charges over kidnap
Region: PhilippinesManila - In a rare case involving the country's top criminal investigation agency, patterned after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine Secretary of Justice, Leila Delima, relieved the director of t... more
Views: 1340Public Media Is More Important than Political Platitudes
Region: United StatesSource NPR Note: This report originally appeared at the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. by Matthew L. Schafer A little known bill, introduced by Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] this summer is being r... more
Views: 2318NPR Ditches Williams, Pundits Call for End of Funding
Region: United StatesNote: This report originally appeared at the media blog LIppmann Would Roll. by Matthew L. Schafer On Wednesday, NPR terminated the contract of Juan Williams, a long time news analyst for the station, after Williams ma... more
Views: 2166Campbell Brown to Leave CNN: "Not enough people want to watch my program"
Region: United StatesThe following is Campbell Brown's official statement on leaving CNN: I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8pm was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and ove... more
Views: 2810Brad Ferro, Teacher who Punched ‘Jersey Shore’ star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Fired!!! PUNCH
Region: United StatesThe Queens gym teacher charged with sucker-punching “Jersey Shore” cast member Nicole (Snooki) Polizzi is getting the boot. Watch The MTV Jersey Shore "Snookie" PUNCH VIDEO... Brad Ferro, 23, a teacher at N... more
Views: 3082Famed 'Cheers' Bartender Eddie Doyle Laid Off
Region: Massachusetts
Recession Hits Boston Icon Eddie Doyle, legendary bartender at the Bull & Finch in Boston, has been laid off after nearly 30 years of work. Doyle and the Bull & Finch gained fame in the early 1980s as the inspiration ... more
Views: 2295Ellen Simonetti, Fired as Flight Attendant Because of Blog
Region: Texas
Ellen Simonetti was fired from her job as a flight attendant with Delta earlier this year because of postings she made to her online blog. Ellen Simonetti posted work stories and photos of herself in her Delta unifor... more
Views: 2830SUDAN AIRWAYS A-310 BURNED SHORT AFTER LANDING
Region: Sudan
At 11/06 , A-310 belong to Sudan Airways burned after slip away during landing at Khartoum Airport , Capital city of Sudan. 30 passengers reported killed in the incident. Meanwhile 171 passengers escaped. Heavy san... more
Views: 1277Binghamton University Students Protest Police Brutality In the Wake of the Sean Bell Verdict
Region: New York
Today, students at Binghamton University staged a rally/die-in that protested institutionalized racism and police brutality. This comes 2 weeks after a Queens judges acquitted NYPD officers in the shooting of Sean Be... more
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