Wednesday, August 10, 2011

What's in The News Today

Another U.S. woman goes missing in Aruba. Robyn Gardner 35, from Maryland travel to Aruba with a man she met through a dating service. She was last seen on August 2, at an area of Aruba called "Baby Beach" named for it's mild water. The man is only known as GVG and he stated that "he was snorkeling with Robyn and that a ripped tide sweep her away."  He was arrested and a possible suspect for her disappearance. He has a lengthily record of abusing women. Natalee Holloway went missing in May 30, 2005, also on vacation in Aruba. Her body was never found and no convictions were ever made for her disappearance.

CNN World. (August 10, 2011). Suspect held in search for American woman in Aruba. Retrieved August 10, 2011, from http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/09/aruba.missing.woman/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

California will launch a hypersonic aircraft today. Vandenberg Air Force in Santa Barbara, California will do a test flight that's scheduled today. The aircraft will allow military to travel anywhere in the world within an hour. The aircraft will reach the earth's atmosphere  in a eight-story rocket. The aircraft will separate from the booster and travel back to earth and glide over the Pacific at 20x the speed of light. To describe how quick this aircraft is it will be able to travel from LA to NY in 12 minutes. The aircraft is expected to sink a half and hour later near Kwajalein Atoll, 4,000 miles from take off.

St. Petersburg Times. (August 10, 2011). Experimental hypersonic aircraft set for launch in California.
Retrieved August 10, 2011, from http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/experimental-hypersonic-aircraft-set-for-launch-in-california/1185172

The Taliban is blamed for shooting down the Chinook helicopter.  Killing 38 people including 30 U.S. military  personnel. Commander General John R. Allen of the Marines tracked down the insurgents that the were responsible for shooting down the helicopter with a rocket- propelled gernade.
An American airstrike killed the Taliban fighters that were responsible for shooting down Chinook helicopter. The airstrikes occurred Sunday night through Monday.

Shanker, T. (August 10, 2011). U.S. Says Strike Kills Taliban Who Downed Copter. New York Times. Retrieved August,10, 2011, from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/world/asia/11military.html



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