Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s…
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 At least 10% of the increase in Medicare expenditures since the mid-1990s is due to increased rates of one type of elective surgery, according to a recent study, and many of the patients may not need it. University of California, San Francisco found that only 44% of patients who undergo an…
Saturday, February 24, 2007 A fast, but potent, snowstorm passing through the United States state of Colorado dropped more than a foot of snow and caused a 35-car pile-up on one of the U.S.’s major highways, Interstate 70. The collision happened Saturday morning when white-out conditions, caused by 68 MPH sustained winds, hit the area….
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 As gas prices have risen in the United States, the regional transport authority for southeastern Pennsylvania, SEPTA, has seen a sharp increase in ridership, which has caused overcrowding on the trains. “As fuel prices have continued to rise, SEPTA ridership has steadily increased and is the highest in 18 years,” said…
Friday, June 9, 2006 In a small-scale trial on humans, American scientists say they may have developed a new drug that could stop the spread of HIV and “rapidly clears” the blood of the virus. “There is a lot of interest in this product,” said editor Keith Alcorn of the National Aids Manual. The drug…
Read More About: Financial Planning Services Independent Financial Adviser By Simon Volkov Even though an inherited Roth IRA might be vulnerable to inheritance tax when transferred to beneficiaries, this product can be a good option for estate planning. Income taxes are paid by the account holder when contributions are made. However, if proceeds exceed permitted…
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 According to the payroll services company ADP, United States private sector employers cut 742,000 jobs in in March. The figures were almost 80,000 more than the average analyst prediction of 663,000 losses. This is the largest monthly payroll decline since January 2001, when the ADP began tracking job activity. ADP also…
Sunday, September 4, 2005 The Australian Government‘s plan for the full privatization of Telstra, Australia’s dominant telecommunications company, received criticism leveled at the government and company by executives. The government owns 51.8%, with the remaining 48.2% of Telstra stock held by shareholders, having been partially floated in the 1990s. Phil Burgess, senior executive, made comments…
Sunday, June 6, 2010 Reports suggest the World Health Organisation’s declaring a swine flu pandemic was an error driven by drug companies, and lead to unjustified fear. A year after the swine flu pandemic was declared, stocks are left unused and governments try to abandon contracts, pharmaceutical companies have profited at least £4.6billion from the…
Saturday, January 29, 2005 BEIJING/TAIPEI — Nonstop flights between mainland China and Taiwan took off Saturday for the first time in more than half a century. Traditional dragon dancers in bright costumes performed on the tarmac as three airplanes prepared to leave Beijing’s airport Saturday, the first to fly nonstop to Taiwan since 1949. The…