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  1. 07/06/2015

    2015-07-05 Infobitt Late Edition

    With nearly half of the votes counted, official figures showed 61 percent of Greeks rejecting the bailout offer. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13680 Pope Francis is returning to South America for the first time to make a swing through Bolivia, Ecuador and Paraguay. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13679 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) blamed President Obama for the release of a Latino immigrant charged in the recent killing of a San Francisco woman. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13681 Scientists have developed an elastic gel that stops bleeding and helps wounds heal. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13685 Ford recalled 433,000 vehicles because of a software bug that could keep their engines running after drivers try to shut them down. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13682 Billy Joel married Alexis Roderick, 33, a former Morgan Stanley executive. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13684 Samsung faces a lawsuit in China over the bloatware on their phones. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13676 Greeks turning to Bitcoin are thought to have caused the recent price increases. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13670 A Utah man, who claimed in April he was victimized twice by gay-hating bigots, admitted that he made it all up. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13678 Kraft Foods and the H.J. Heinz Co. completed their merger on Thursday -- forming the world's fifth-largest food and beverage company. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13683 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

  2. 07/03/2015

    2015-07-02 Infobitt Late Edition

    Former Virginia senator Jim Webb announced that he will run for the Democratic presidential nomination, adding "a decidedly more conservative option for Democratic voters" (WaPo). http://www.infobitt.com/b/13632 Anonymous donors have given more than $3 million to fund college scholarships for the community around the historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina where nine people were slain last month. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13628 A previously undetected measles infection was found by an autopsy to be the underlying cause of a Washington state woman's death, marking the first known U.S. fatality from the disease in 12 years. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13630 BP has agreed to pay a record environmental fine of $18.7bn to settle legal actions brought by the US and several states over the fatal 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13626 More than 5,000 residents of the US state of Tennessee have been evacuated after a freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed and caught fire. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13622 A UN official said five UN peacekeepers were killed in an attack on their convoy close to the northern city of Timbuktu. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13627 A new study suggests it may be possible to diagnose autism by giving children a sniff test. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13631 Seven police officers were charged with torturing three women who witnessed a deadly incident in the town of Tlatlaya, in southeastern Mexico. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13624 The labor force participation rate, or the share of working-age Americans who are employed or at least looking for a job, dropped to 62.6%, the lowest reading since October 1977. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13602 The Muslim Brotherhood has warned of "serious repercussions" and has called on its supporters to "rise in revolt" after Egyptian police killed 13 of its members. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13590 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

  3. 07/01/2015

    2015-06-30 Infobitt Late Edition

    Authorities said twelve correctional officers and prison executives, including the superintendent, have been placed on leave from the New York prison where two convicted murderers escaped. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13553 Captured convict David Sweat — who is portraying himself as the "mastermind" behind the elaborate 2-man escape from prison — did a "dry run" practice session the night before actually breaking free. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13552 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras requested a new two-year bailout program from the euro region just hours away from Greece's payment deadline with the IMF. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13544 A survey found there is enough support among South Carolina legislators to take down the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds: 33 senators and 83 House members would vote to remove it. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13556 The Ku Klux Klan plans to hold a pro-Confederate flag rally at South Carolina's capitol, where a statue of a former state governor who championed white supremacy was vandalized. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13554 The AP says Schuyler Bailar, a transgender man, will be swimming on the Harvard swimming team—the first "openly transgender swimmer in the NCAA." http://www.infobitt.com/b/13559 A U.S. Department of Justice report says police antagonized crowds gathered to protest in Ferguson, violated free-speech rights and made it difficult to hold officers accountable. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13560 The Girl Scouts of Western Washington recently rejected a $100,000 pledge—as long as the funds "will not be used to support transgender girls." http://www.infobitt.com/b/13555 Ten abortion clinics in Texas would have closed Tuesday, but the U.S. Supreme Court said the clinics can remain open while lawyers ask for a full review of a strict law. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13557 More than 100 people were feared dead after a military transport plane crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off in northern Indonesia. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13543 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

  4. 06/26/2015

    2015-06-25 Infobitt Late Edition

    Giant glacial earthquakes are shaking Greenland, caused by massive movements of ice and how those impact the ground beneath. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13416 The Supreme Court ruled that health insurance consumers qualify for a subsidy that lowers the cost of premiums whether they buy their coverage through federal or state exchanges. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13413 A group of President Obama's former advisers has published an open letter that warns that the looming deal with Iran "may fall short of meeting the administration's own standard of a good agreement." http://www.infobitt.com/b/13414 Russian President Vladimir Putin called U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss continued tensions in eastern Ukraine and various areas of concern in the Middle East. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13418 According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV – including about 156,300 who don’t realize it. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13417 Google's self-driving car is now driving itself around the city of Mountain View, tooling along at 25 mph on suburban streets. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13419 Apple has begun removing games with images of the Confederate flag; civil war historians took issue with the move. As one put it, it makes it "as if the Civil War didn't exist." http://www.infobitt.com/b/13420 China and the US have agreed to establish a cyber code of conduct. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13410 OneWeb, an Internet-from-orbit company based in Britain's Channel Islands, plans to launch services in 2019. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13404 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

  5. 06/25/2015

    2015-06-24 Infobitt Late Edition

    A federal judge blocked the Obama administration’s tough, new, proposed hydraulic fracturing restrictions. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13369 The New York prison guard who said he unwittingly helped smuggle contraband that would later contribute to the daring escape of two prisoners was arrested for his role in the breakout. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13380 Pope Francis addressed family dynamics, saying sometimes the separation of a husband and wife may be "inevitable" or "even morally necessary" to protect the "weaker spouse or small children." http://www.infobitt.com/b/13384 The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook parts of southern Alaska. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13383 The #5 Freeway in Santa Clarita reopened as firefighters gained the upper hand on a fast-moving 100-acre brush fire that forced 1,000 residents to flee the flames. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13382 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, joining a crowded field as a long-shot candidate with dismal polling numbers. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13381 The IRS admits that it broke the law by awarding contracts to contractors who owe millions of dollars in debt to the federal government. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13368 Google is offering a $1999 Chromebox for its Chromebox for Meetings conference system. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13372 The FBI estimates that ransom malware has cost $18 million in loses. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13376 The governor of Alabama has ordered the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the statehouse. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13364 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

  6. 06/19/2015

    2015-06-18 Infobitt Late Edition

    The man suspected of killing nine people Wednesday night at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, was arrested. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13167 The encyclical on the environment that Pope Francis released is as much an indictment of the global capitalist economic order as it is an argument for the world to confront climate change. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13172 A Minnesota policy to hold some sex offenders after they complete prison sentences was ruled unconstitutional by a district court judge. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13161 According to the first analysis of genetic material, the 8,500-year-old Kennewick Man, found in Washington state—once thought to be related to Japanese and Polynesians—is Native American. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13173 The Supreme Court ruled that Texas is allowed to reject a license plate design that featured a Confederate battle flag. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13168 Jesse Jackson credits white conservative Pat Boone for doing "more for race relations through his music than any other performer". http://www.infobitt.com/b/13171 University accreditors hardly ever kick out the worst-performing colleges and lack uniform standards for assessing graduation rates and loan defaults. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13160 A paper in the journal Science reports an “unprecedented” surge in earthquakes in Texas, Oklahoma and other central U.S. states. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13170 Oracle hired Dave Donatelli, ex-HP head of enterprise business, to report to CEO Mark Hurd. Donatelli will head Oracle’s hardware business as well as servers, storage and networking products. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13165 Brian Williams finally admits he lied, as the NBC probe concludes with his transfer from "Nightly News" anchor to MSNBC. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13169 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

  7. 06/18/2015

    2015-06-17 Infobitt Late Edition

    The European Union has decided to extend economic sanctions against Russia for another six months. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13120 Iran is teaming up with some unlikely allies to fight against Daesh. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13130 Coordinated car bomb attacks in Yemen killed or injured at least 50 people near mosques and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi group in Sanaa. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13126 http://www.infobitt.com/b/13127 The U.S. Treasury Department said a woman will replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13131 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that the Ramallah-based national unity government would resign within the next 24 hours over its inability to operate in the Gaza Strip. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13093 Federal regulators have slapped restrictions on the mortgage businesses of six banks, saying they haven't fully complied with requirements imposed on them after the collapse of the housing market. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13122 Hungary announced plans to build a four-meter-high fence along its border with Serbia to stem the flow of illegal migrants. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13108 Commercial Network Services are to be the first company to file complaints to FCU against Time Warner Cable for "unreasonable rates to deliver its streaming videos to Time Warner’s customers." http://www.infobitt.com/b/13094 Disney reverses its decision to layoff tech workers and force them to train outsourced replacements. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13118 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

  8. 06/17/2015

    2015-06-16 Infobitt Late Edition

    President Vladimir Putin said Russia will expand its nuclear arsenal this year. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13086 The New York Times profiles a young transgender woman, Katherine Boone, who had gender reassignment surgery at age 18. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13088 Artificial trans fat will be removed from the U.S. food supply over the next three years due to a ruling by regulators that the products pose health risks that contribute to heart disease. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13065 The United States Women's National Team defeated Nigeria 1-0 on Abby Wambach's goal to win Group D and move on to the Round of 16 at the Women's World Cup. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13089 Donald Trump announced that he will be running for President in 2016 as a Republican. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13064 President Obama will no longer abide by the spending limits he agreed to 4 years ago. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13078 An Egyptian court upheld a death sentence against former president Mohamed Morsi for plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police during the 2011 uprising. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13054 The average American woman now weighs as much as the average American man weighed in 1960. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13057 The United States and Britain have announced, during a U.K. visit by Michelle Obama, a partnership to promote the education of adolescent girls in countries affected by conflict and crisis. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13060 The escaped convicted killers' trail has gone cold. http://www.infobitt.com/b/13067 http://infobitt.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/infobitt http://twitter.com/infobitt

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