R.A.T.T. in the USA

Nicolas Sarkozy’s home raided by French police Angelique...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:28:55 -0400

Nicolas Sarkozy’s home raided by French police
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, guardian.co.uk

Detectives investigating alleged illegal campaign-financing by L’Oreal heir Liliane Bettencourt search Carla Bruni’s Paris mansion
French police have raided the home and offices of the former president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of an investigation…

5 climbers die in Swiss mountain accident

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:27:44 -0400

5 climbers die in Swiss mountain accident:

ap.org

GENEVA (AP) — Police say five foreign climbers have died in a mountain accident in Switzerland near the Italian border.
Police in the southern Valais region of Switzerland said the mountaineers successfully reached the 4,010-meter…

Online Poker CEO Arrested for Ponzi Schemethedailybeast.com FULL...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:46:22 -0400

Online Poker CEO Arrested for Ponzi Scheme
thedailybeast.com

FULL HOUSE TO BIG HOUSE
Raymond Bitar was at John F. Kennedy International Airport Monday when he was arrested by federal law enforcement officials for his involvement in a $430 million Ponzi scheme. Bitar is the CEO of Full Tilt…

Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor Since Fukushima...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:44:11 -0400

Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor Since Fukushima Crisis
Erica Ho, time.com

Yuriko Nakao / Reuters
A woman takes part in an anti-nuclear demonstration to demand a stop to the resumption of nuclear power operations in Tokyo, Japan on July 1, 2012.
This weekend, Japan re-entered the nuclear age. A reactor at the …

Chimp attack victim sedated after surgery

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:43:35 -0400

Chimp attack victim sedated after surgery:

usatoday.com

A U.S. graduate student remains in a coma following six hours of surgery after his limbs were “ripped up” in a chimp attack.

Storms, dangerous heat to continue into July 4 and...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:42:01 -0400

Storms, dangerous heat to continue into July 4 and beyond
msn.com

Take precautions and seek out air conditioning, forecasters say
Several states were expected to see dangerously high temperatures until Thursday or Friday, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
The NWS issued excessive hea…

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/world/middleeast/human-rights-watch-report-accuses-syria-of-torture.html

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:41:37 -0400

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/world/middleeast/human-rights-watch-report-accuses-syria-of-torture.html:

Wait a minute, he’s sorry for shooting down a Turkish war plane because they thought it was Israeli?! So if it were an Israeli plane that was shot down he would not have apologized?! Does no one else think there’s something wrong here?!

Caveman Bones, 7,000 Years Old, Said To Yield Oldest DNA Of...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:50:05 -0400

Caveman Bones, 7,000 Years Old, Said To Yield Oldest DNA Of Modern Humans
Jacqueline Howard, huffingtonpost.com

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor
Published: 06/28/2012 12:04 PM EDT on LiveScience
What may be the oldest fragments of the modern human genome found yet have now been revealed — DNA from the 7,000-year-old bones of two cave…

Report: Probe Shows Rangel Race Growing Increasingly Tighter By...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:49:47 -0400

Report: Probe Shows Rangel Race Growing Increasingly Tighter
By National Journal Staff, nationaljournal.com

CAMPAIGN 2012
An investigation of ballot complaints has led to an ever-tightening race for embattled 21-term Rep. Charles Rangel, who had been thought to be the winner of last week’s Democratic primary, CNN reported.
New…

It would be so awesome if he lost!

Syrian regime TV reporter defects Martin Chulov in Antakya,...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:48:48 -0400

Syrian regime TV reporter defects
Martin Chulov in Antakya, Turkey, guardian.co.uk

Ghatan Sleiba, from the pro-Assad al-Dunya channel, says he has been providing intelligence to the rebels for months
A presenter from the Syrian regime’s main television channel has defected to the opposition and revealed he had secretly provide…

Facebook Execs Feel Betrayed By Nasdaq, But They Won’t...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:48:29 -0400

Facebook Execs Feel Betrayed By Nasdaq, But They Won’t Switch Exchanges
Seth Fiegerman, businessinsider.com

Tech/Media
It looks like Facebook is choosing to be frenemies with Nasdaq.
Facebook’s executives have decided to keep the company’s stock listed on the Nasdaq rather than switching to the New York Stock Exchange, the Wall Stre…

Saudi female athletes fear crackdown after London BARBARA...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:47:33 -0400

Saudi female athletes fear crackdown after London
BARBARA SURKHASSAN AMMAR, ap.org

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — While Olympic leaders and human rights advocates are encouraged by signs that Saudi Arabia may bow to pressure and send female athletes to the Summer Games, women athletes in the ultraconservative kingdom…

Japan’s ruling party suffers mass defection Reuters in...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:46:45 -0400

Japan’s ruling party suffers mass defection
Reuters in Tokyo, guardian.co.uk

Move, led by veteran Ichiro Ozawa, could in fact consolidate prime minister’s hold on power after months of in-fighting
Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, one of the key figures behind the ruling party’s rise to power, led a defection …

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/world/europe/a-salve-to-national-pride-as-spain-wins-euro-title.html

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:45:52 -0400

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/world/europe/a-salve-to-national-pride-as-spain-wins-euro-title.html:

Mexico’s old guard claim presidential winmsn.com Party...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:45:00 -0400

Mexico’s old guard claim presidential win
msn.com

Party that ruled for past century has clear lead in vote count
The party that ruled Mexico for most of the 20th century claimed victory in a presidential election on Sunday as a senior election official said the party’s candidate,…

First black Marines get Congressional Gold Medal for WWII...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:15:44 -0400

First black Marines get Congressional Gold Medal for WWII service
By Richard Simon, latimes.com

Nation
WASHINGTON — The first black Marines landed in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to receive the Congressional Gold Medal for their World War II service in the face of discrimination.
The Montford Point Marines, named after th…

Chaos Predicted if Health Care Ruling Split By EMILY P. WALKER,...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:14:55 -0400

Chaos Predicted if Health Care Ruling Split
By EMILY P. WALKER, MedPage Today Washington Correspondent, go.com

WASHINGTON — Utter confusion could result if the Supreme Court invalidates the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate while upholding other parts of the law, a physician expert predicted ahead of Thursday’s expected…

Stand-your-ground defense falls short in Texas The Christian...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:13:53 -0400

Stand-your-ground defense falls short in Texas
The Christian Science Monitor, csmonitor.com

A man who claimed Texas’ version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after an argument about a noisy party was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years for murder.
Raul Rodriguez, 46, had faced up to life in prison f…

'Today' co-host Ann Curry will bid farewell today

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:13:00 -0400

'Today' co-host Ann Curry will bid farewell today:

usatoday.com

It’s “going to be a bit of a tough day,” says Curry, stepping down after a year on the show and amid fevered speculation about her future.

Russia 'backs Annan's Syria plan'

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:12:39 -0400

Russia 'backs Annan's Syria plan':

bbc.co.uk

Russia and other major powers say they will support UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s plan for a Syrian national unity cabinet, western diplomats say.