Tuesday, August 16, 2011

What's in The News Today

A Texas Ranger fan that fell over a railing and died will be honored. Shannon Stone a 39-year-old firefighter fell to his death while his 7-year-old son watched. Stone tried to catch a ball and reached out too far and fell 20 ft. To honor him there will be a bronze statue of him at home plate gate at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

CNN. (August 16, 2011). Texas Rangers fan who died at game to be honored with statue. Retrieved August 16, 2011, from  http://www.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/08/16/texas.baseball.fall/

 "Swatting" a new trend by hackers who call 911 with prank emergencies. The calls are violent that lead to SWAT teams to go to the location. The hackers who are know as 'Swatters' have hacked X-Box accounts and use the console's Internet connection to send a message to authorities. The "Swatters" are young computer hackers they choose their victims and at times they are random. One call stated that "15-year-old Hunter was stabbed and parents were being held  hostage." When Hunter came out of his room the SWAT team had their guns drawn on him. Hunter said "he thought he was going to die." 

Ellis, A. & Fuchs, J. (August 16, 2011). Hackers Prank Calls Authorities, Provoke SWAT Team Response. abcNEWS/u.s. Retrieved August 16, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/US/swatting-hackers-prank-calls-authorities-provoke-swat-team/story?id=14312879


A video released for the anniversary of 9/11 from the new al Qaeda leader "Ayman al-Zawahiri" to target the United States. The 12 minute video  urges "Muslim brothers to pursue America and hunt her down wherever you may encounter her. Hunt her down to cut what is left of her corruption's tail." The video appeared on Monday morning on a website that post al Qaeda videos.


Momtaz, R. & Ross, B. (August 15, 2011). 9/11 Message?  New Al Qaeda Leader Calls for US Attackes. abc Good Morning America. Retrieved August 16, 2011, from http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/911-message-al-qaeda-leader-calls-us-attacks/story?id=14308081




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