Thursday, March 8, 2012

What's in The News Today

 A Solar storm will hit earth today. At 5:45 a.m. Eastern time a geometric storm from a solar flare that occurred on Tuesday arrived the earth's atmosphere today. So far the storm has been a dud, but it could change. The effects from the storm can interrupt GPS devices and air  traffic communication.

Los Angeles Times. (March 8, 2012). Solar Storm is a bit of a dud--but wait, there's more to come. retrieved March  8, 2012, from http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-solar-storm-20120308,0,1357976.story

Ground beef from grocery stores have pink slime. The United States Department of Agriculture has blown the whistle on the meat industry. They have stated that 70% of ground beef has pink slime, which contains ammonia. Pink slime breaks down the waste trimming meat on a low heat from the muscle and makes it easy to separate. Then the combination of the trimmings is sent through pipes that are sprayed with ammonia to kill bacteria. The meat is packaged and sent off to grocery stores and is added to ground beef as a filler. The pink slime does not have to be put on the label because it is considered meat. Pink slime was only thought to be found in fast food chains, but now it has circulated in your local grocery store.

WCVB. TV. 5. acb. Boston. ( March 8, 2012). Report: Supermarket Ground Beef Contains 'Pink Slime.' Retrieved March 8, 2012, from http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/30634362/detail.html


A Michigan woman who has won $1 million in the state lottery and is still collecting welfare. Amanda Clayton remained on her state welfare system after receiving a lump sum of $500,000 last September. She stated  "it was fine to still collect welfare because she had to pay for two houses." She also bought a car out of her winnings. The House of Representatives is trying to pass a bill that lottery winners that receive public assistance need to be reassess for anything over $1,000.

http://gawker.com/5891482/least-ambitious-woman-in-america-continues-to-collect-welfare-after-winning-1m-lottery

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