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13 Jul 2011 13:36

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U.S.: Hasidic Jewish boy brutally murdered in Brooklyn

  • Leiby Kletzky’s body was found today. The eight-year-old had been missing for two days, and it turns out he was kidnapped walking home from day camp. His parents were waiting outside to meet him — but he got lost on the way home. This video shows him a few blocks off course, walking near a hardware store (he walks by after about 15 seconds in this video). Apparently, a short while after this video was recorded, someone offered to take Kletzky home, but kidnapped him instead. A massive search was launched, and when the suspect learned of how extensive the search was, he reportedly killed Leiby. His dismembered body was found in the suspect’s refrigerator and in a trashcan on a street. Horrific story. (via jvbrewer) source

13 Jul 2011 11:11

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World: Deadly Mumbai blasts: Were they an act of terrorism?

  • three blasts went off in Mumbai late Wednesday
  • 8+ people reportedly died in the attacks
  • 70+ people were reportedly injured source
  • » The worst terror attack in three years? Mumbai is no stranger to wide-scale terror attacks, having suffered an extremely violent one in 2008 where 10 militants left the city in a state of terror for nearly three solid days. Also, there is a photo running on the wires, but it is extremely violent. Please use caution when clicking here.

13 Jul 2011 10:28

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Biz, World: Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB deal straight-up goes bust, painfully

  • We believed that the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News Corporation would benefit both companies but it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate.
  • News Corp. chairman Chase Carey • Explaining why the company chose to drop out of the coveted BSkyB deal  which they had been gunning for for a while. However, this mess with News of the World happened, and here we are. Right now, the company’s problems center on the United Kingdom, but Sen. Jay Rockefeller is threatening to give them some increased stateside scrutiny. This could be bad. source