Wednesday, July 6, 2011

What's in The News Today

Casey Anthony is freed from murder charges, but society is outraged about the verdict. Reasonable doubt cannot convict someone and the evidence just did not support the crime.  Two- year-old Caylee, unfortunately died, but how no one really knows.

CNN. (July 5, 2011). Anthony and the emotional rollercoaster. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

Banks are selling their customers shopping information. They are selling customers shopping habits: how much they spend and buy to retailers. The retailers then target the consumers through emails, text and even on their on-line bank statements. Every time consumers have a transaction with the retailers the bank gets paid a worth while commission. The banks that are involved are: Wells Fargo, USAA Sovereign Bank, Citi and Discover.

CNN Money. (July 6, 2011). Banks' billion-dollar idea: Sell your shopping data. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Banks sell consumers' shopping data to retailers - Jul. 6, 2011

Japanese children have been exposed to thyroid radiation. Reports stated that the "children were only expose to 0.2 microsievert per hour and this amount is not suppose to be a health risk." The soil in four different locations in the city of Fukushima had radiation levels of cesium with levels between 1.5 to 4.5 times the legal limit. The city Fukushima is 12.5 miles aways from the evacuation zone that surrounds the leaking nuclear plant.

CNN. (July 6, 2011). Report: Thyroid radiation found in 45% of children in Japanese province. Retrieved July 6, 2011, from Report: Thyroid radiation found in 45% of children in Japanese province – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs


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