$636 Million Jackpot!

The second biggest prize in US history, after the record $656 million jackpot, was won in Chicago after buying a lottery ticket last minute Tuesday morning after a spike in sales ahead of the drawing. Over the weekend there had been 20% more chances sold than expected. Winning an enormous amount of cash such as this also brings an enormous responsibility and time of serious decision making of what all should be done with such a magnificent load of cash. Sometimes people find themselves giving so much that they find themselves more overwhelmed than before.
 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-mega-millions-jackpot-20131217,0,4732450.story

Two Britons Plead Guilty For Supporting Terrorists

Two British Nationals pleaded guilty for providing material support for Terrorists. Both of these men admitted to running a website that raised funds for Muslim Militants in Afghanistan and Chechnya. One of the men, Ahmad, faces possibly up to 25 years in prison and two to five years of probation, while the other, Ahsan, faces up to 15 years in prison. Both of them could each be fined 500,000 dollars. These men were extradited from Britain to the Unites States last year, and among five other men who were also extradited from Britain to the U.S. for terrorism related charges.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/10/us-usa-uk-militants-idUSBRE9B905F20131210

2 Million Stolen Passowrds

Thousands of infected computers leaked their collected data of passwords from websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google, making two million stolen passwords now a matter of public record. This could potentially cause all sorts of dangerous happenings for those whose passwords are out there for anyone to see. This could be especially harmful for those people who use the same password for everything, such as their bank account. Facebook claims that it is not a fault of theirs by any means, and that this is definitely a problem in devices.

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/2-million-stolen-passwords-facebook-twitter-google-yahoo-others-leaked-2D11691630

JFK Assassination conspiracy

John F. Kennedy's niece who was also the former governor of Maryland was interviewed on on Fox News and sounded indecisive of whether or not her uncle's assassination was only Lee Harvey Oswald or if there were others involved. Last week John Kerry  revealed in an interview that has "serious doubts" that Oswald acted alone in the assassination, but refused to elaborate on why this is. What is the possible conspiracy that these political figures are thinking of yet not revealing?A recent poll showed that 61% of Americans believe that there were more people involved. If they're correct in their thinking, who got let off the hook?
 http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/jfk-assassination-niece-questions-lone-gunman-theo/nbw6Q/

Snapchat rejects Billions

Snapchat has become one of the most popular social networks of today. It was started up by two men in their twenties. Snapcaht makes no money along with other tech companies such as Tumblr or Instagram. These men have been offered extreme amounts of money for their company, including a multibillion-dollar proposal from the biggest social network of them all; Facebook. Why on earth would they decline such a magnificent offer? It's not that they don't want the billions of dollars, but rather they fear that making a deal now they would miss out on many more billions that they could potentially gain from this app. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is a perfect depiction of greed.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/technology/rejecting-billions-snapchat-expects-a-better-offer.html?_r=0

Starbucks Hiring at least 10,000 Veterans

Over the next few years, more than a million people will leave the military and return to civilian life.With this massive drawn out of American troops in Afghanistan, Starbucks is announcing their plan to hire at least 10,000 veterans and active duty spouses over the next five years. A Starbucks board member states that it is no form of charity, and that it is good business because they are highly trained and skilled people who have significant leadership skills. However this is very helpful for veterans who are returning home, as they forego the difficult transition of finding work.

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022197551_starbucksmilitaryxml.html

Texas Murderer

A 36 year old man was chased by police into the woods and arrested early Tuesday morning in Dallas Texas.  This man is the murderer of five people. One of which was a woman who was located in a house and had been shot. Another woman was found in a burning home nearby the other house. In yet another residence was found a man and a woman who had been shot to death. Finally, a male clerk was killed at a convenience store. The suspect was caught after stealing and wrecking a car and then running off into the woods. The motive for these killings are yet to be determined.

http://www.kbtx.com/news/headlines/5-Killed-in-Texas-City-Slayings-Suspect-Arrested-229719021.html?ref=021

Student Murders Teacher

A fourteen year old Student from Massachusetts was charged for beating his teacher to death. The suspicion started when the student was reported missing on Tuesday after not coming home from school, and the teacher hadn't come home that night after work or answered any phone calls. Police discovered blood in a bathroom at the school and searched school property until they discovered her body in the woods near the school. Wednesday morning, the police responded to a report of a pedestrian on a busy road who turned out to be the missing fourteen year old boy. Evidence of this murder was also found on surveillance video.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-danvers-high-teacher-massachusetts-killed-20131023,0,2197835.story#axzz2iaU5d7FA

Miscarriage From Plastic

A chemical known as BPA which is found in many plastics and canned foods has been found to possibly raise the risk of miscarriages or prevent fertility and effect different aspects of health. It has very week hormone like effects. Tests have found that this chemical is in practically everyone's urine.  It has been removed from baby bottles and many other reusable drink containers, but the Federal Food and Drug Administration says that BPA is okay to be in containers with food, but not liquid because it's more likely to be consumed into the liquid product.

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/bpa-raises-miscarriage-risk-study-article-1.1484731

Boston Bus Drivers Bails.

Last Tuesday many bus drivers in Boston quit the job, letting down many of the 33,000 frantic students searching for another way to travel. City officials called this action illegal. The city interpreted this action as a protest for new bus programs. The Boston Mayor Tom Menino had city police to give students rides to school, and made it free to all who were able to identify themselves as school students. Only thirty of the six hundred and fifty buses that regularly drove students were on the road. Only time will tell what the effects of this strike will be and how this all pans out.

Breast Cancer Prevention

Breast cancer is a concept that frightens most women to think about, and everyone hopes to never get it. Although cancer is always thought of as the spontaneous giant that cannot be prevented, there are some steps that have been discovered that reduce the risk of breast cancer. Approximately one fourth of all breast cancer cases could have been prevented through maintaining a healthy body weight and exercising regularly. The disease of breast cancer can happen to men, but it is about 100 times more common among women than men. If vanity isn't a motivating enough reason for women to eat healthier and workout, this recent discovery of the correlation between a healthy lifestyle and breast cancer should be a wake up call to those in an unhealthy one.  

Satisfries

Burger Kind recently introduced their newest product; the satisfry .A 70 gram packet of satisfries contains 6.5 grams of fat and 150.5 calories. McDonal's fries of the same amount contain 11.2 grams of fat and 226.8 calories. Although Burger King has released this wonderful justification of a fry, they still also sell their traditional fries that are packed with much more calories and fat. Satisfries are slightly more expensive than the traditional fry, being about ten more cents to buy a small satsifry than a small traditional fry. This new invention could potentially steal business from McDonald's and other fast food corporations. Only time will tell what the satisfry is capable of.

Starbucks Says Guns are Unwelcome, Yet Not Banned

 http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Starbucks-says-guns-unwelcome-though-not-banned-4823265.php

Starbucks has become a target for gun control advocates, partially do to its tenancy to have a liberal image. Shocking the gun rights advocates, Starbucks decided to delay local laws. A growing trend for gun rights advocates on "Starbucks Appreciation Days" would be to show up in Starbucks cafes with firearms. Last month in Newton Conn., a store was closed down after finding out that another "Starbucks Appreciation Day" was being planned. This particular store was close by a school that a gunman had killed  20 children and 6 women. Starbucks corporations hope that bringing guns and making other costumers uncomfortable will stop. However, those who do will still be served. This is a please and thank you from Starbucks.

Man Flees Sex Charge and Survives Four Months in Andes

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uruguay-trekker-lost-months-andes-found-alive-20196593


          A 58 year old plumber by the name of Raul Gomez was rescued Sunday by a helicopter crew from Argentina. With no mountaineering experience he was still set on walking across the Chilean frontier which left rescuers with a questionable mentality. He traveled through Argentina and then Chile to meet up with motorcyclist. He told people at the hospital that he had decided in May to walk back over after he experienced difficulties with his motorcycle. Finally, from an official from Chile's prosecutor's office it was confirmed that Raul has been wanted for sexual child abuse.  His mother, Irma, is refusing to believe this to be true. She claims he is a hardworking man who doesn't have trouble with anyone. True or not, his warrant was quickly issued to April 22nd.

Putting a Stop to Chemical Weapons

              Congress members agreed to Obama's plans on bombing the military region under Bashar Assad. Obama claims that there is a lot more at stake than his credibility in this action. He stressed that he made that promise for a reason. Obama will still continue communicating with Russian President Vladimir Putin in hopes that he'll change his position. This action is a risk he finds necessary in order to put a stop to any further destruction that could be caused by the harmful chemical weapons used by Syria. This vote has to make its way through Senate and House committees before it can the two chambers for the final vote and decision.

 http://www.boston.com/news/world/2013/09/04/world-credibility-stake-syria-response-obama-says/cj9yRCkYdl1DAxYaJ8FvRN/story.html