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Waterless Urinals Fill Chicago City Hall with Stench
Source: The Chicago Sun-Times
There's been a stench coming from the second floor of City Hall -- and it has
nothing to do with the steady stream of Chicago aldermen convicted on corruption
charges. Waterless urinals installed to promote water conservation in the public
men's room outside the Chicago City Council chambers have turned into a stinky
mess. The odor got so bad that the "green" urinals are now being ripped out and
replaced with the old-fashioned kind at a cost City Hall has refused to
disclose.
Power Plant Blast Kills 5 in CT; Investigation Planned
Source: CNN
State and federal investigators were expected to launch an investigation Monday
into an explosion that tore apart a power plant under construction here Sunday,
killing at least five people and injuring more than two dozen. Eight people were
unaccounted for, Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said.
The US Chemical Safety Board said its seven-person investigative team would
arrive at the Kleen Energy Plant about noon.
Interception Decides
Classic Duel of Super Bowl QBs
Source: FOX Sports
The greatest quarterback duel in Super Bowl history ended with 3:24 left, on
third and five, and Peyton Manning calling his slot receiver into motion.
Manning is an expert at disguising plays, but Saints cornerback Tracy Porter,
who described his pre-game preparation as one of "excessive film study,"
recognized it immediately. "I saw it over and over on film, it's a big third
down play for them," he said. "...Once I saw Austin Collie go, I knew..."
Target Removes Globe from Shelves that Replaced Israel with Palestine
Source: The New York Post
On sale exclusively at Target is this innocent-looking toy globe. Thousands of
these trinkets have already moved out of malls, from Queens to Honolulu, and
landed in living rooms and kids' rooms across America. But folks who forked over
a buck for the miniature worlds got less than they bargained for. These
planetary models contain just about all the countries on Earth -- from France to
China, Singapore to Spain. But there's one glaring exception: Israel. In the
spot where Israel should be, this word is printed: "Palestine."
Illinois Top Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Caps
Source: The Chicago Tribune
The Illinois Supreme Court struck down the state's medical malpractice law
today, saying it violates separation of powers by allowing lawmakers to
interfere with a judge's ability to reduce verdicts. The much-anticipated
ruling, which challenged the constitutionality of damage caps for doctors and
hospitals, is being watched closely by the healthcare industry and employers
that see caps on damages as a way to tame rising healthcare costs.
Pentagon: Nuclear Missile Threats to US Mount
Source: The Washington Times
North Korea is expected to deploy a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching
parts of the United States in the next decade, despite two long-range missile
flight-test failures, according to the Pentagon's ballistic-missile defense
review. The review report, made public this week, concluded that missile threats
from several states are growing "quantitatively and qualitatively."
AIG
to Pay About $100 Million More in First Round of New Bonuses
Source: The Washington Post
American International Group plans to pay another round of employee bonuses
worth about $100 million, said several people familiar with the matter, a year
after similar payments at the bailed-out insurance giant infuriated many
Americans and inflamed Washington. This week's payments will go only to
employees at the company's Financial Products division, the unit whose risky
derivatives deals brought the insurer to the brink of collapse in 2008.
States Seeking to Ban Mandatory Health Insurance
Source: AP/Yahoo! News
Although President Barack Obama's push for a healthcare overhaul has stalled,
conservative lawmakers in more than two-thirds of the states are forging ahead
with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates. The
proposals would assert a state-based right for people to pay medical bills from
their own pocketbooks and prohibit penalties against those who refuse to carry
health insurance.
SEC
Requires Shareholders to Be Informed of Climate Laws Impact
Source: CNS News
A new ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission would require
corporations to inform their shareholders of the business risks and potential
impacts of climate change legislation, environmental regulation, and
international climate treaties. The ruling marks the first time the SEC has
required companies to make such information available to shareholders. The
ruling was handed down Wednesday by Chairwoman Mary Schapiro and is intended to
inform companies what information they must include on their annual report to
the SEC.
Critical Infrastructure at High Risk of Cyberattack
Source: RedOrbit.com
A new survey of operators of power plants and other critical infrastructure
finds that more than half have had their computer networks hacked. In many
cases, foreign governments were the suspected culprits, according to the report
prepared by security software maker McAfee and the Center for Strategic and
International Studies in Washington.
Schwarzenegger Proposes Mexican Jails Take US Inmates
BBC News
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has suggested the state could reduce
prison spending by housing undocumented inmates in Mexican jails. He said the
costs of building and running the prisons in Mexico would be half of
California's.
'Spousal Abuse' Defense Used in New York Beheading Case
Source: TheLastCrusade.org
The founder of an Islam-oriented television station, on trial for beheading his
wife, claims that he was mentally abused for many years by his diminutive spouse
and had no recourse except to hack off her head.
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