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This* Week in Headlines
* Soon to be last week’s, the week before last’s,and sometime long ago that no one remembers.
presents
July 8th - 13th, 2012
This* Week’s Headlines were gathered from...
With other articles from...
and
Click on links in blue to read the story.
The New York Times
Hacker News
Wired
Bloomberg Los Angeles Times
Salon
Washington Post
The Telegraph
Techdirt
NPR
Forbes
Computer World TechCrunch
The Consumerist
Rolling Stone
The Wall Street Journal
So, what happened this* week?
Wait, what do we mean by that?
Top 20 Cities with Billions at Risk from Climate Change
Vast Deposits of Gold and Other Ores Lure Seabed Miners
Earliest Americans Arrived in Waves, DNA Study Finds
Open Education for a Global Economy
Spearheads and DNA Point to a Second Founding Society in North America
Somali refugees increasingly endangered in Kenya camp, agencies say
Human rights at risk as U.S. opens Myanmar investment, groups say
Russian Duma Passes Internet Censorship Bill
Young North Korean Defectors Struggle in the South
Central Americans flood north through Mexico to US Obama’s scramble for Africa
As Far Right Rises in Greece, Anti-Immigrant Violence Follows
Egypt’s President Orders Return of ParliamentAssad Says Public Support Assures He
Will Continue to Lead Syria
Egyptian Court Affirms Ruling to Disband Parliament
Egyptian Leaders Meet in Defiance of Court and Military
Russian Warships Sent on Maneuvers Near Syria
Massacre Reported in Syria as Security Council Meets
Iran's Ballistic Missiles Improving, Pentagon Finds
Never Mind: Military Doesn’t Think Iran’s Missiles Will Reach U.S. After All
FBI Investigating Major Chinese Firm for Selling Spy Gear to Iran
China’s Growth Rate Slowed in the 2nd Quarter, Down Sharply From a Year Ago
Will China abandon its one-child policy?
Chinese Leader Calls for Strong Moves to Offset Slowdown
In China, Tensions Between Church and Government
Made in China Olympics gear: Sensitive subject for U.S. factories
Appalachia Turns on
Itself
In West Virginia, Coal Means More, Party Less
Texas Gov. Perry Says No To Medicaid Expansion
Cut Taxes or Restore Services? Maryland and Kansas Differ on Path
Six governors say they will opt out of Medicaid. How long will they hold out?
Stop-and-Frisk Controls Praised in Philadelphia
Kentucky to implement key part of Obama's healthcare law
Illegal-Ivory Bust Shows Growing U.S. Appetite for Elephant Tusks
In Florida, a Fight Brews Over Governor’s Vow to
Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion
Groups Shield Political Gifts of Businesses
Helpless President, Hopeless Congress5 More States Get Waivers From Education Law Rules
House Votes (Again) to Repeal Health Care Overhaul
The Villages: Where Republicans rule
Candidates Racing for Future, Gaze Fixed Firmly on the Past
Why unions are not super PACs
Political Spending by Unions Far Exceeds Direct Donations
Unions reach beyond their base for election help
On Tricky Terrain of Class, Contrasting Paths
Romney Outraises Obama by Half in June
Mr. Romney’s Financial Black Hole
To Boos and Polite Applause, Romney Speaks to the N.A.A.C.P.
Obama Pushes Tax Cut Extension That Excludes Wealthiest
Obama: I need to do a better job of inspiring
Did Romney want to get booed?
Mitt Romney’s unnecessary lie
Will Obama’s Bain blows land?
A rich man, poor man election
Party Strains to Be Heard Now That Its Voice Isn’t Nader’s
Conservatives Push Romney to Deliver Counterpunch
In Ads, the Workers Rise Up ... and Go to Lunch
Barclays Case Opens a Window on Wall St.
In New Rules to Shine Light on Derivatives, Regulators Also Allow Exemptions
Regulators Charge Futures Brokerage Firm With Fraud
DC City Council “Uber Amendment” Would Force Sedans To Charge 5x Minimum Taxi Prices
The Spreading Scourge of Corporate Corruption
Wells Fargo to Settle Mortgage Discrimination Charges
Companies Try to Build Team Spirit Through Group Juice Cleansing
Secondary Airports, Losing Traffic, Have Space to Rent
Taxi Fares in New York to Rise by 17%
Inside a financial blowupMF Global’s Billion-Dollar Loophole
Possible pilot shortage raises safety concerns
Among Doctors, Too, Women Are Paid Less
Some Doctors Cash In by Being Their Own Pharmacist
In Preventing Alzheimer’s, Mutation May Aid Drug Quest
Organic Food Purists Worry About Big Companies’ Influence
Got Milk? You Don’t Need It
Genetic Database of Bacteria Aims to Track Food-Borne Illness
Growers Fret Over a New Apple That Won’t Turn Brown
Cell Phone Companies Cough Up Data To Law Enforcement Hundreds and
Thousands of Times Per Day
Despite Obesity Concerns, Gym Classes Are Cut
The Opportunity Gap
Lamar Smith Looking To Sneak Through SOPA In Bits & Pieces, Starting With Expanding Hollywood's Global Police Force
The Hollowing Out
Low-Paid Grads On Tight Budgets Switching to Discounters
How Does Someone Lose Their House Over A $474 Water Bill?
Health Care Will Become a Right, Just Like Water
Don’t Indulge. Be Happy.Why Conservatives Are Happier Than
Liberals
Small Farmers Creating a New Business Model as Agriculture Goes Local
The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class
‘Robo-pricing’ risks Amazon price crash
First Solar Bonds Financing $4.6 Billion U.S. Panel Boom
Courts Putting Stop-and-Frisk Policy on Trial
A Court Rules for the Planet
The Drone Zone
The Dangerous Delay on Port Security
The Ponce, a Floating Base, Reflects the New U.S. Way of War
US insurer won’t cover gas drill fracking exposure
Secrets of the Muslim bathroom
New Federal Ban on Synthetic Drugs Already Obsolete
Yahoo Breach Extends Beyond Yahoo to Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Users
'Extreme' solar flare erupts, looks like storm is headed to Earth
Geneticists Evolve Fruit Flies With the Ability to Count
There’s more information than we can possibly handle. We need to remain vividly aware that most of the time
we do not have all of the pieces.
What happened this* week often depends on what you want to know.
As in what websites you look at...
The front page could have looked like this...
Bank Ad Car Ad
'Extreme' solar flare erupts, looks like storm is headed to Earth
Geneticists Evolve Fruit Flies With the Ability to Count
Iraq’s Electricity Ministry Puts Katie Couric on Billboards
Companies Try to Build Team Spirit Through Group Juice Cleansing
At Casino, Fuming Gamblers Leave Behind Maimed Machines
...or...
TV Show Ad TV Show Ad
The Spreading Scourge of Corporate Corruption
The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class
Why Conservatives Are Happier Than
Liberals
Cell Phone Companies Cough Up Data To Law Enforcement Hundreds and Thousands of
Times Per Day
Organic Food Purists Worry About Big Companies’ Influence
...or even...
Car Ad Bank Ad
A Court Rules for the Planet
Health Care Will Become a Right, Just Like Water
Small Farmers Creating a New Business Model as Agriculture Goes Local
Got Milk? You Don’t Need It
Obama: I need to do a better job of inspiring
There’s no end to the ways we could go with it.
Russian Duma Passes Internet Censorship Bill
We could get down about the international scene...
Top 20 Cities with Billions at Risk from Climate Change
Human rights at risk as U.S. opens Myanmar investment, groups say
Young North Korean Defectors Struggle in the South
Central Americans flood north through Mexico to US
As Far Right Rises in Greece, Anti-Immigrant Violence Follows
Open Education for a Global Economy
Vast Deposits of Gold and Other Ores Lure Seabed Miners
Earliest Americans Arrived in Waves, DNA Study Finds
Spearheads and DNA Point to a Second Founding Society
in North America Obama’s scramble for Africa
Made in China Olympics gear: Sensitive subject for U.S. factories
...or think about other things.
Pakistan
Iran
Eqypt
Sudan
Kenya
Syria
IraqAfghanistan
SaudiArabia
Turkey
Ethiopia
We can always wring our hands over the Middle East.
Egypt’s President Orders Return of Parliament
Assad Says Public Support Assures He Will Continue to Lead Syria
Egyptian Court Affirms Ruling to Disband Parliament
Egyptian Leaders Meet in Defiance of Court and Military
Russian Warships Sent on Maneuvers Near Syria
Massacre Reported in Syria as Security Council Meets
Iran's Ballistic Missiles Improving, Pentagon Finds
Never Mind: Military Doesn’t Think Iran’s Missiles Will
Reach U.S. After All
Somali refugees increasingly endangered in Kenya camp, agencies say
U.N. Blames Syria’s Heavy Weapons in Bloody Clash
No, let’s count some unhatched chickens!
...gasp...
China’s Growth Rate Slowed in the 2nd Quarter, Down Sharply From a Year Ago
Chinese Leader Calls for Strong Moves to Offset Slowdown
China’s Economy: Apocalypse Soon?
Chinese Love Free Markets as Much as Americans Do
Will China abandon its one-child policy?
Meanwhile in the U.S. of A...
Does it matter what any presidential candidate saysgiven the current state of Congress?
Helpless President, Hopeless Congress
House Votes (Again) to Repeal Health Care Overhaul
Candidates Racing for Future, Gaze Fixed Firmly on the Past
Party Strains to Be Heard Now That Its Voice Isn’t Nader’s
As important as this election is, the real action...
On Tricky Terrain of Class, Contrasting Paths
Romney Outraises Obama by Half in June
Mr. Romney’s Financial Black Hole
To Boos and Polite Applause, Romney Speaks
to the N.A.A.C.P.Obama Pushes Tax Cut Extension That Excludes Wealthiest
Did Romney want to get booed?
Mitt Romney’s unnecessary lie
Will Obama’s Bain blows land?
A rich man, poor man election
Conservatives Push Romney to Deliver
Counterpunch
...is in the states.
Appalachia Turns on
Itself
In West Virginia, Coal Means More,
Party LessCut Taxes or Restore
Services? Maryland and Kansas Differ on Path
Texas Gov. Perry Says No To
Medicaid Expansion
Six governors say they will opt out of Medicaid. How long will they hold out?
In Florida, a Fight Brews Over Governor’s Vow to Opt Out
of Medicaid Expansion
Kentucky to implement key part of Obama's healthcare lawBankruptcy in California
Isn’t Seen as a Trend
“Say you fall behind on your property taxes, or choose to make your car payment instead of the water bill. It doesn't take much for some municipalities to file a tax lien against a homeowner, often a debt of only a few hundred dollars, says the NCLC.
Those liens are often sold to companies that tack on substantial interest rates starting in the 18% range, and upwards of 50%. These lien buyers also charge huge fees to redeem the liens and avoid foreclosure. ...
Seeing a potential for huge profits, lien buying is a $15 billion business in the U.S., and a number of state and local governments are eager to sell off these liens to bidders. “
Not to mention all the problems at the local level.
How Does Someone Lose Their House Over A $474 Water Bill?
While in other news...
In NYC, people get stopped and frisked on the street...
Courts Putting Stop-and-Frisk Policy on Trial
...while on another street more sophisticated transgressions happen under police protection.
Barclays Case Opens a Window on Wall St.
In New Rules to Shine Light on Derivatives, Regulators
Also Allow Exemptions
Regulators Charge Futures Brokerage Firm With Fraud
Wells Fargo to Settle Mortgage Discrimination Charges
Inside a financial blowup
MF Global’s Billion-Dollar Loophole
At Peregrine Financial, Signs of Trouble Seemingly Missed for Years
Barclays Informed New York Fed of Problems With Libor in 2007
JPMorgan Fears Traders Obscured Losses in
First Quarter
...and so it went again this* week.
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