Wednesday, May 11, 2011

What's in The News Today

Another passenger tries to open the door during a Delta Airlines midair flight from Orlando to Boston. The passenger grabbed the emergency door and tried to open it and couldn't, but it did set off an alarm. Passengers did get scared and the man was tackled by two passengers one of the men was a off-duty police officer. Six troopers took the man into custody when they landed in Boston.

Stark, L. (May 11, 2011). Delta Passenger Tries to Open Emergency Door Midflight. abc/News.  Retrieved May 11, 2011, from Unruly Delta Passenger Tries to Open Emergency Door Midflight - ABC News

Women were sexually assaulted while being volunteers in the Peace Corp. The Peace Corp. blamed the women and forced them to quit. A former volunteer Harvard professor Karestan Koenen was attacked twice and when she brought her complaint to Washington the female official blamed her for the attack and stated "she is sick of you girls that go out drinking and then you cry rape." Congress is now holding hearings after ABC news investigation revealed that hundreds of volunteers for the Peace Corp were raped and sexually assaulted while over seas.

 Ross, B. (May 11, 2011). Peace Corps Sex Assault Victims Testify Before Congress. abcNews. Retrieved May 11, 2011, from Peace Corps Volunteers To Testify Before Congress About Sexual Assault - ABC News

What happened to bin Laden's son during the U. S. raid. One of bin Laden's widows stated that "bin Laden's teenage son escaped." The U.S. denied that it occurred and also stated that "it would be impossible without the Navy Seals seeing him and he would have not been able to climb the compound walls. The other question that has been asked  "did the U.S. take him into custody?"

CNN. (May 11, 2011). Did bin Laden's son escape during raid? Retrieved May 11, 2011, from Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

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