Monday, July 11, 2011

What's in The News Today

China's top general states that U.S. spends too much money on military. Chen Bindge from Beijing stated "that the U.S. should stop spending on defense for the sake of the  U.S. taxpayers." He also said" the U.S. should spend the money on improving the livelihood of the American people." China's budget is 95 billion this year and Washington's plan is $650 billion in defense. China is two decades behind the U.S. in military technology.

Olesen A. (July 11, 2011). China say US spends too much money on military. Yahoo!News.
 Retrieved July 11, 2011, from China says US spends too much money on military - Yahoo! News

A stun gun was found on a Jet Blue Carrier tucked under a seat. The cleaning crew of a Jet Blue plane found the stun gun while they were cleaning the plane tucked in a seat at Logan airport in Boston. No one can explain how it got aboard the plane and the FBI and TSA (Transportation Security Administration)  are involved in the investigation.

Forbes. com (july 11, 2011). Stun gun found in Boston-to-NJ jet after arrival. Retrieved July 11, 2011, from Stun gun found in Boston-to-NJ jet after arrival - Forbes.com

A train derails in India after the conductor slammed on the breaks, due to cattle sitting on the tracks. Volunteers worked through the night to rescue trapped passengers that were caught in mangled coaches. The train was carrying over 1,000 passengers and 67 were killed, but that number may climb. Bodies were badly mangled that only four of the dead bodies were identified. Hundreds of miles away there was another derailment caused by a militant group triggered by a bomb. More than 50 passengers were hurt and 4 were critical during that derailment.

Singh K, R. (July 11, 2011). More bodies pulled from India wreckage. Yahoo!News. Retrieved July 11, 2011, from More bodies pulled from India train wreckage - Yahoo! News

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