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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
November 15th, 2012

East Kentucky Earthquake Impact
The noontime earthquake, centered not far from Whitesburg Kentucky, jangled some nerves and did some damage. Letcher County Emergency Management Director Paul Miles says it cracked the foundations in some homes, a church, and the county courthouse. “People that felt this, everybody I’ve talked to who felt this, nobody had actually been through an earthquake before and I haven’t either because I wasn’t here when it happened, but from the report, you know, just paraphrasing some of the people I talk to, it was one of the most scariest things they’ve ever experienced,” said Miles.

The Demise of Twinkies? Yes, It’s True. Parasitic Unions Kill Their Hosts (or, in this case, Hostess)
On Monday, Hostess permanently closed three of its plants, thanks to the union’s strike: In an unconscionable game of chicken, the bakers’ union is welcoming liquidation, according to Indianapolis union boss Dennis Howard, betting that another company will come along and buy the union facilities. The Teamsters, the other union at Hostess, has alerted its members that they may soon be unemployed.

"Belgium Will Become an Islamic State"
Two Muslim politicians, who just won municipal elections in Belgium's capital, Brussels, on October 14, have vowed to implement Islamic Sharia law in Belgium. The two candidates, Lhoucine Aït Jeddig and Redouane Ahrouch, both from the fledgling Islam Party, won seats in two heavily Islamized municipalities of Brussels, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and Anderlecht, respectively.

Genetically Modified Humans? New Gene-Altering Drug Paves Way for Mass Modification
As the months and years pass, scientists seem to be getting closer to ‘manufacturing’ humankind, with some of the most recent ‘advancements’ revolving around a new approved drug therapy that is designed to ‘correct genetic errors’. Glybera, the drug which was approved in Europe on November 1, was created to combat against a rare disorder leading to disrupted fat production

New Euro Currency Shows Woman Riding The Beast
In Greek mythology, the Phoenician princess Europa was abducted and raped by the king of the gods, Zeus. But her image will from next year replace pictures of windows and doors on euro banknotes as a security and decorative feature.

A new leader for Europe?
Speaking in Germany, Blair said that a Europe-wide vote on the position, currently held by Herman Van Rompuy and decided on by EU heads of state as part of their usual institutional wrangling, would help bring the EU closer to its citizens. There have already been similar calls in EU circles for a directly elected president of the European Commission. It is possible that Blair covets this position for himself; he was mooted in 2009 – although according to the man himself, he didn’t actively seek the position – when Van Rompuy was given his first two-and-a-half year mandate.

Mexico rattled by 6.0-magnitude earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.0 quake occurred around 3:20 a.m. local time (0920 GMT). The quake was centered about 105 miles (169 kilometers) south of the capital, at the border of the State of Mexico and the Pacific coast state of Guerrero. Mexico’s National Seismological Service estimated the magnitude at 6.4.

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits central-north Chile, no damage
The USGS said the quake struck on the coast, 54 miles (88 km) north of Coquimbo, at 4:02 p.m. (1902 GMT). It was initially reported as a magnitude 6.0 quake. Chile's state emergency office, Onemi, said there were no reports of injuries, disruptions to basic services or infrastructure damage as a result of the tremor.

Anxiety over 'fiscal cliff,' ObamaCare has businesses holding back
But the looming fiscal cliff, financial uncertainty in the Eurozone and the ongoing implementation of ObamaCare have businesses fearful of expansion. On Monday, Hostess Brands announced it is closing three bakeries and laying off 627 employees. The company joins Boeing Company, Groupon Inc, Applebee's international, Papa John's and Murray Energy, which have all announced layoffs or other job cuts since the election.

Euro zone seen sinking into recession as Germany struggles
The euro zone likely slipped into its second recession since 2009 in the July-September period, as the three-year debt crisis slowed economic growth in Germany to a crawl. Economists expect EU statistics office Eurostat to say on Thursday that the bloc's output shrank 0.2 percent in the third quarter, as it did in the second quarter.

Greek anti-austerity protesters hurl coffee at German diplomat as riots sweep across Europe
•The protesters chanted 'Nazis out' and 'This will not pass' as they tried to obstruct municipal officials from attending a conference in the city of Thessaloniki

Terrorist Attack on Power Grid Could Cause Broad Hardship, Report Says
By blowing up substations or transmission lines with explosives or by firing projectiles at them from a distance, the report said, terrorists could cause cascading failures and damage parts that would take months to repair or replace. In the meantime, it warned, people could die from the cold or the excessive heat, and the economy could suffer hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.

Wider offensive and possible ground operation on the table, as cabinet okays reserves call-up
Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night announced the onset of a broad aerial and naval bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, and said the country’s military was ready to widen its operations until its objectives were reached.

Israel has 'opened the gates of hell': Hamas warning as leader is killed in strike
As Israel and Gaza teeter on the brink of war, with Hamas warning that an air strike that killed Ahmad Jabari, the head of its military wing, has "opened the gates of hell", the Telegraph's Phoebe Greenwood reports the horrors in Gaza City.

Russia expands treason law, critics fear crackdown
Adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to stifle dissent, Russians now live under a new law expanding the definition of treason so broadly that critics say it could be used to call anyone who bucks the government a traitor. The law took effect Wednesday, just two days after President Vladimir Putin told his human rights advisory council that he was ready to review it.

Obama Still Silent as Egypt Backs Hamas
Today, Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood – a party formerly headed by current President Mohammed Morsi – announced that Egypt would get involved if Israel continued to kill terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Such Israeli action, said the party, would prompt “swift Arab and international action to stop the massacres.” The party also warned that Israel “must take into account the changes in the Arab region and especially Egypt … [Egypt] will not allow the Palestinians to be subjected to Israeli aggression, as in the past.”

Hamas military chief killed in Gaza air strike
Hamas has said that Israeli air strike in Gaza which killed Ahmed Jabari, the head of its military wing, "has opened the gates of hell". Jabari, who is the most senior Hamas official to be killed since an Israeli invasion of Gaza four years ago, was killed in an air strike on a vehicle, in a dramatic resumption of Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian militant leaders.

Violent clashes as austerity protests grip EU cities
Millions of EU workers have held a day of action against austerity, with protests in Spain and Portugal marred by violence. General strikes in the two southern countries halted transport and closed businesses and schools, while 21 other states also saw disruption. Hundreds of flights to and from striking nations were cancelled.

Eurozone falls back into recession
The eurozone has returned to recession as the region's debt crisis continues to hurt demand, figures show. The economy of the 17-nation bloc contracted by 0.1% between July and September, after shrinking 0.2% in the previous three months, Eurostat said. The eurozone was last in recession in 2009, when the economy contracted for five consecutive quarters.

Ebola outbreak in Uganda kills two
A fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda has killed at least two people, the health minister has said. Christine Ondoa said two members of the same family died over the weekend not far from the capital - and a third person was also suspected to have died in that area of the haemorrhagic fever. An estimated 17 people died in western Uganda during an outbreak in July.

Fed hints at new bond-buying scheme
The US Federal Reserve may launch a new bond-buying stimulus programme at the start of next year, released minutes have revealed. The minutes showed that "a number" of the Fed's senior officials want to see a current bond-buying scheme, dubbed Operation Twist, replaced. Under Twist, which expires in December, the central bank has been selling short-term Treasury bonds and using the proceeds to buy longer-term bonds.

Israel and Hamas compete for EU sympathy
Both sides in the new Gaza conflict are competing for international sympathy as fighting escalates. Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told EUobserver on Thursday (15 November) morning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton by phone on Wednesday.

Gaza rocket hits building, kills three in Kiryat Malachi
Gaza terrorists continued to fire rockets into southern Israel on Thursday morning killing three people and injuring two others in Kiryat Malachi. More than 200 rockets have been fired from Gaza into the South in the 24 hours after the IDF launched a campaign Wednesday to root out the terror infrastructure in the coastal territory, beginning with the targeted killing of Ahmed Jabari, the chief of Hamas's military wing.

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