The death toll climbs in Ukraine as Pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian Nationalists continue fighting. 280 trucks with humanitarian aid from Russia are being inspected by the Red Cross before they enter Ukraine who suspects ulterior motives. Russia enacted trade sanctions on specific food items from the U.S. and E.U. ; Russian aircraft skirting US and…
Snowden
Current Event Tidbits and Kudos to US News 180-Character World Report
I was getting on the web this morning to do my usual troll of the news and came across this article. It’s eerily similar to the style of writing I have been shooting for here with our headlines: short and relevant. So this morning check out this US News article link after you read the…
Need to Know… some National News in a Nutshell
I tend to gravitate towards world news in my updates, primarily because most else I read seems to be of little value to more than a select few, is gossip, or is the media making news (through emotional play-by-plays on issues where only the outcome is actually relevant). Here are a few stories I…
Snowden offered Asylum
Edward Snowden, the former contractor who leaked classified information while working for the National Security Agency (NSA), has now been offered asylum by Venezuela now among a small group of other countries. He has been in the Moscow airport since late June. BACKGROUND: Snowden left the US for Hong Kong in May before the leaked information was published in early June. The…