Monday, October 10, 2011

What's in The News Today

 California Dream Act will pay for illegal immigrant's college tuition. Jerry Brown signed this Act over the weekend and the Act will allow for illegal immigrants to get financial aid and scholarships to go to community college and universities. The Act supporters are also pushing for illegal immigrants to get a driver's license and drafted into the military.

abc. Good Morning America  (October 9, 2011). California 'Dream Act' Will Help Cover College Costs for Illegal Immigrants. Retrieved October 10, 2011, from http://gma.yahoo.com/california-dream-act-help-cover-college-costs-illegal-211005796.html

Seven people went stranded when their boat sank in Florida. Seven people treaded water for 20 hours when their boat sank. An 80-year-old woman was the 8th person on the boat, but she drowned. Seven of those people who were saved was a 4-year-old. The girl had hypothermia and many had jellyfish stinks. A passerby boat saved three of the seven and the coast guard saved the others as the women and child clung to a cooler.

Barkhurst, A. (October 20, 2011). Seven people rescued off the Florida Keys after treading water for 20 hours. SunSentinel.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011, from http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/fl-boaters-rescued-off-keys-20111009,0,7354950.story

The Republic. (October 10, 2011). Coast Guard: 7 people treaded water, child clung to cooler, after boat sank off Fla. Keys. Retrieved October 10, 2011, from http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2d93730dbaaa4f77bfa49f4fe183bcfa/US--Boat-Capsizes-Florida-Keys/

Amanda Knox is going to be sued by the Kercher family. Meredith Kercher was the murdered roommate that Amanda served 4-years in jail at an Italian prison for. She was released last week on an appeal due to not having enough evidence to link Amanda to Meredith's death.  The Kercher family is  "appalled that Amanda will possibly make money from media deals." They are upset with the inconsistencies of the Amanda and Raffaele's stories of the actual events the evening that Meredith was killed. Raffaele Sollecito was Amanda's boyfriend at the time of Meredith's murder. He was in jail for 4 years and was released last week on an appeal with Amanda.

India Vision. (October 10, 2011). Murdered Brit student Meredith Kercher's family to sue Amanda Know for 8 million. Retrieved October 10, 2011, from http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/topnews/237216/murdered-brit-student-meredith-kerchers-family-to-sue-amanda-knox-for-8mln/

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