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20 Nov 2009 12:10

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Culture, U.S.: Teen pop shock: Miley Cyrus’ tour bus crashed in Virginia

  • one person – the driver – died after the tour bus crashed source
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20 Nov 2009 12:03

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U.S.: How big budget cuts screwed over the California university system

  • Dismantling this institution, which is a huge economic driver for the state, is a stupendously stupid thing to do, but that’s the path the Legislature has embarked on. When you pull resources from an institution like this, faculty leave, the best grad students don’t come, and the discoveries go down.
  • University of California-Berkeley dean of the College of Chemistry Richard A. Mathies • Describing how a $813 million budget cut has decimated the system, forced tuition hikes and created huge protests at universities throughout the University of California system. We’d straight-up say the budget cut was a terrible idea, but we just want to point out the level of gridlock getting ANY budget passed in California this year. The state’s jumbled constitution and laws have had the effect of screwing the state. Simple as that. • source
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20 Nov 2009 10:50

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Biz, U.S.: Most of the country is still shedding jobs; Michigan leads the way

  • 29 states reported increases in unemployment in October source
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20 Nov 2009 10:39

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U.S.: Cancer screening for the ladies just got a whole lot more lax

  • The government says that women need fewer mammograms and self-breast exams. People get angry and confused. source
  • The government says that women need fewer pap smears and cervical cancer tests. People get angry and confused – again. source
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20 Nov 2009 10:30

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U.S.: Obama judicial appointee gets through the Senate gridlock

  • 10 months for David Hamilton to finally get the nod source
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19 Nov 2009 20:56

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U.S.: For the price of a New York City condo, you can buy the Silverdome

  • $583,000 but it might get blocked source
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19 Nov 2009 20:49

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U.S.: UCLA students are pissed at their university right now

  • 32% increase the amount UCLA administrators are increasing tuition over the next two years, to heavy student protest source
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19 Nov 2009 10:50

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U.S.: George W. Bush has a pretty sweet-looking new castle coming

Bush’s presidential library, on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will feature green construction and an Oval Office replica. Sweet. source
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19 Nov 2009 09:40

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U.S.: Here’s a map of the delayed major airports from the FAA

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  • Most of the airports are fine, but the ones that are broken are major fail. Recap: West Coast, fine. Newark (a massive airport outside of NYC), screwed. Dulles (a massive airport outside of D.C.), screwed. Whoever hacked the Gibson, great job screwing everyone!source
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19 Nov 2009 09:28

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U.S.: Quick facts on the FAA’s massive nationwide airline delays

  • The problem lies not with the planes or the navigation system, but the pilot scheduling system, which now has to be put in manually. source
  • According to the FAA, the failure is not a safety hazard. You’re just going to be paying six dollars for a muffin while you’re stuck waiting in the terminal. source
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