Australian Business Man Rebuilds the Titanic
Have you ever wondered what the real Titanic looked like? If so, you’re not alone. One of Australia’s richest men, Clive Palmer, is replicating the Titanic inch by inch. He calls his replication project the Titanic II. Palmer is a 58-year-old businessman from Queensland, Australia. He is known for owning a mining company called Mineralogy. [...]
A Better “Amercia”?
When you clicked on this article, you probably noticed that the word “America” is misspelled in the headline. This was done in an official Mitt Romney campaign app just last week. The mistake comes, ironically, just as the Scripps National Spelling Bee is drawing to a close. The new app, named “With Mitt”, allows users [...]
Mitt Hits the Magic Number
Mitt Romney has officially secured himself the Republican nomination by winning the required 1,144 delegates. The final delegates came from the Texas primary, May 29, where Romney picked up 69% of the vote and 105 delegates. Since Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich suspended their campaigns Romney has been the “presumptive” GOP nominee. Some of these [...]
Earthquake in Italy
On Sunday, May 21, Northern Italy was struck with a magnitude 6.o earthquake, leaving many people to live in the streets. The quake killed seven and injured around 50 people, however it also caused ”significant damage to the cultural heritage” of Emilia Romagna region, the government said. Around 3,000 people were evacuated in fears of more [...]
Facebook Goes Public
Beloved social network Facebook went public early last Friday, shortly after the NASDAQ stock exchange opened. Facebook set their opening price at $38 and the price quickly rose quickly until around 2 p.m. when the stock began to fall. The stock finished the day at a mere $38.23, only up .61%. The company will is running [...]
Hollande Ousts Sarkozy
Socialist candidate François Hollande has ousted Nicolas Sarkozy from the French presidency in the elections held yesterday. Hollande is the first left-wing candidate to be elected president in almost 20 years. Sarkozy was the most unpopular president ever to run for reelection in French history. It is the first time an incumbent has lost the [...]
Mon Dieu! Hollande Unseats Sarkozy
Yesterday, current president of France Nicolas Sarkozy lost his bid for reelection as he was defeated by Socialist challenger Francois Hollande by a margin of 51.62% to 48.38%. Hollande originally defeated Sarkozy 28.63% to 27.18% in an election held on April 22. Because neither candidate received a majority of votes, a run-off election was held. [...]
World Crazies Crime Spree
The following story is true, crazy but true. May 25, a Greyhound bus pulled in to Nashville, Tennessee for a layover and out stepped William C. Todd. Over the next nine hours he committed 11 felonies. The following is a list of the felonies Todd is being charged with. 1. Breaking and entering: Todd broke into [...]
World Trade Center Back on Top
The iconic building, brought down more than a decade ago is once again the tallest building in New York city, passing up the empire state building, and is on its way to becoming the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the third tallest in the world. By the end of the day workers will [...]
Remembering the L.A. Riots: 20 Years Later
On April 29th, 1992 the Los Angeles riots began. The six days of rioting are considered to be a main event that reshaped Southern California. The riots were sparked when a jury acquitted three white officers and one hispanic officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, accused of beating a black man. The beating of [...]
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