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June Unemployment Update

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

June 2011 Unemployment map
According to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), the June 2011 unemployment rates haven’t moved much from the previous months. Our country is currently experiencing an 8.1% unemployment rate. Many of the North Western states continue to have the lowest unemployment rates in the country. This month, South Dakota knocked New Hampshire out of the third spot, for the lowest unemployment rates with their 4.8%. North Dakota and Nebraska continue to lead this list with rates at only 3.2% and 4.1% respectively. (more…)

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New Arizona Immigration Law

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

US Mexico Border
The state of Arizona has stirred up a lot of controversy this week about immigration law. Their Republican Governor, Jan Brewer, signed into law, legislation allowing police to arrest anyone believed to be an illegal immigrant. President Obama as well as Mexico’s President Calderon, were very upset about the actions the state has taken. (more…)

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Oil Rig Explosion Leads to Spill

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

BP Oil Spill
Last week, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had a fatal accident, which caused the drilling platform to explode in the Gulf of Mexico. The only tragedy though to have come from this, were the deaths of the missing personnel. However, they did not see the environmental impacts of this explosion until now. (more…)

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Oil Rig Blast Gulf of Mexico

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

BP Oil Rig Explosion
Yesterday, there was a huge oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig, leased by energy giant BP, is still missing 12 members of it’s crew. Luckily, the coast guard reported that 98 of the 126 workers were safe and were on their way to shore. A further 17 had been flown to hospital after the explosion and 7 were critically injured. (more…)

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Miners Killed in West Virginia

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Massey Energy
Earlier today, six miners were killed in an explosion in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The blast was reported around 3pm local time at Massey Energy Company’s Upper Big Branch mine. There are still 21 miners still unaccounted for, emergency personnel are still searching for the miners now. (more…)

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Huge Earthquake Hits California

Monday, April 5th, 2010

California Earthquake
At 3:40pm yesterday, a powerful earthquake was recorded near Mexicali, California. The 7.2 magnitude quake was followed by a series of aftershocks between 3.0 to 5.0 magnitudes. So far there has only been one reported death, but there are scores of people who are trapped amongst the rubble of their homes. (more…)

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Open Season On Offshore Drilling

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Offshore Oil Drilling Rig
Yesterday, President Barack Obama made a bold move by announcing that he will allow oil speculation off the coast of the United States. This came as a huge shock considering how much opposition his administration has been getting from the Republican party. Many are saying that this move, although out of character for an environmentally aware President, has been done strategically to pave the way for other legislation he is trying to push through. (more…)

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Plane Crashes Into UPS Building

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Roanoke Virginia
According to media outlets in Virginia, a small plane has crashed into a UPS building near the airport. The freight facility located in Roanoke, was crashed into about two hours ago. Luckily, no one on the ground at the time was hurt too badly. (more…)

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Phoebe Prince Bullied to Suicide

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Phoebe Prince
This story is about a young girl named Phoebe Prince, who moved from Ireland to western Massachusetts last fall. She was a 15 year old freshman who became the target of older girls looking to put her in her place. The mean natured girls stalked, intimidated, and bullied her beyond her limits. On January 14th, Phoebe couldn’t take anymore and decided to walk into a closet to hang herself. (more…)

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Obama Adjusts Mortgage Program

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Foreclosure Sign
President Obama’s administration plans to make some adjustments to his $75 billion mortgage program to account for the expected growth in foreclosures. They are predicting that over the next five years, there will be millions of foreclosures due to a poor economy and high unemployment rates. They expect the revisions will push the Home Affordable Modification Program to reach its target of helping 3 million to 4 million homeowners avoid foreclosure through 2012. (more…)

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Healthcare For Everyone

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

President Barack Obama
Earlier today, President Barack Obama signed into law, his new health reform bill. The basis for this reform is to guarantee basic healthcare coverage for all. This controversial bill has made Republicans livid, causing them to make threats to repeal the law or take the issue to the supreme court. Due to the amount of Democrats backing the President, the Republicans were unable to kill it during the vote late Sunday. (more…)

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