House Republicans slammed Democrats for making cuts to Medicare, but now the GOP is mulling a renewed effort to privatize the program, the AP reports. House budget leader Paul Ryan is assessing support for his voucher-based system, in which the government would give seniors a fixed payment; they’d then purchase…
Continue reading …Stone tools discovered in the Arabian peninsula suggest modern humans may have left Africa 125,000 years ago—some 50,000 years earlier than previously believed. Genetic data points to humans departing Africa around 60,000 to 70,000 years ago, the BBC notes. But the genetic data is “very…
Continue reading …Spurred by consumer spending and a shrinking trade deficit, the economy grew at a 3.2% annual rate in the fourth quarter. That beats the previous quarter’s 2.6% but falls short of analysts’ expectations of 3.5%. Still, “a number above 3% should drive a stake through the heart…
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Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt following Friday midday prayers, with angry demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year presidency. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country.
Continue reading …First he was soaked by a water cannon ; now Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei has been placed under house arrest by Egyptian security officials. The AP reports that police are stationed outside his suburban Cairo home, and have told him that he cannot leave. Earlier, police beat ElBaradei’s supporters with…
Continue reading …A gargantuan Dutchman serving time for fraud is seeking early release because his cell just isn’t big enough. The prisoner—who is 7 feet tall and weight 500 pounds—says he can’t sleep properly or use the cell’s shower and toilet without extreme discomfort, the BBC reports. He is seeking…
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Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt following Friday midday prayers, with angry demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year presidency. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country.
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Violent protests have spread across the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and other Egyptian cities as tens of thousands of demonstrators intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak. Protesters have been pouring out from mosques after noon prayers on Friday and clashing with police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse the crowds. This video explains the geographic spread of Cairo protests. Al Jazeera is mapping Egypt’s ‘day of wrath’ – visit this link on our website: bit.ly – for more information.
Continue reading …Glenn Beck mocked the very notion that he might be an anti-Semite on his radio show yesterday—even as a group of 400 rabbis took out a full-page Wall Street Journal ad to scold him. Beck didn’t mention the ad, instead focusing on an unnamed web commentator who apparently accused…
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Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt following Friday midday prayers, with angry demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year presidency. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country. Al Jazeera continues its coverage of what many say are unprecendented protests.
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