Wednesday, December 14, 2011

What's in The News Today

Children trafficking ring was a nationwide investigation.  The Chinese uncovered two child - trafficking rings. They rescued 178 children and arresting 608 suspects. The two rings kidnapped and sold children across China. Officials have placed the children in orphanages and tried to reunite them with their families. Since the government launched this campaign, which started at 2009 they have rescued 18,000 children, 35,000 women and arrested 50,000 suspects.

CNN. ( December 8, 2011). Hundreds arrested in child-trafficking ring bust. Retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/08/hundreds-arrested-as-china-police-smash-child-trafficking-ring/

Twins were separated successfully in Chile.  The 10-month old twins were conjoined at the thorax, stomach and pelvis. Maria Paz and Maria Jose lost a lot of blood, but are in stable condition and recovering in intensive care. The surgery took 20 hours for one twin and 19 hours for the other and the surgery went well even with all the challenges. The twins shared many of the same internal organs and urinary tract.

Vergara, E. (December 14, 2011). Chilean doctors separate conjoined twins. Yahoo!News. retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://news.yahoo.com/chilean-doctors-separate-conjoined-twins-090726342.html


The National Transportation Safety Board wants to ban cell phone usage while driving. The federal government is stepping in and wants the ban to be nationwide for all electronic devices including hands-free-gear.

McGinty, K. ( December 14, 2011). NTSB urges full ban on driver cell phone use. The Desert Sun. Retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://www.mydesert.com/article/20111214/NEWS01/112140306/Driver-cell-phone-use-NTSB-urges-full-ban

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