By Nate
Tamera Jo Freeman is charged with beating her two children on a plane, and then harassing a flight attendant afterwards. Freeman was arrested on Monday at a Denver airport after a flight from San Francisco. Sources say she started beating her children even before boarding the plane, but became more abusive when she got on the plane. After getting very intoxicated, Freeman started beating her 2 and 4 year-old sons for arguing over a window shade. While she was beating them, the two children started crying loudly and backing away into a corner. While Freeman continued to abuse her children, a flight attendant tried to intervene but Freeman began threatening the flight attendant and threw an alcoholic drink on the floor. Freeman told some investigators later on that she never threw the drink down, but that she somehow “lost” her drink after setting it down before beating the children. After the plane landed and Freeman was arrested, the two sons were turned over to a relative. Tamera Freeman, who was sent to court on Wednesday, is facing 20 years in prison if she loses her case.
Both the articles that have been read are not very objective and are both very subjective, but one still doesn’t quite stick to the story. CNN.com talks much more about what will happen to Freeman in court, than what happened on the plane itself. Foxnews.com talked much more about what happened on the flight, and got into much more detail too. So I believe that foxnews.com was much more subjective.
Sources:
CNN.com
FOXnews.com
Thursday, July 19, 2007
U.S. To Help Combat Central American Gangs
By Kristin
U.S. assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs, Thomas Shannon, arrived in Guatemala on Tuesday shortly after the body parts of a local gang member were found in plastic bags placed sporadically among a football field by a rival gang. Crimes such as these are becoming increasingly, and surprisingly, common within the last few years. Just last year nearly 6,000 people were killed in this country of only 12 million.
What seems like a flood of gangs is not only occurring in Guatemala, many other Central American countries have embarked in the dangerous trend. Honduras and El Salvador are among these countries overrun with gangs.
Shannon has signed an agreement with the Central American Integration System pledging 4 million dollars as funding for this issue. With this money Shannon hopes Central America will better their security and improve law enforcement in the area. Along with enforcement, Shannon hopes to see prevention of the further development of youth involvement in gangs. A portion of the funding will go towards the building of youth rehabilitation centers.
"We have to remember that this type of delinquency has profound social roots and our way of fighting it cannot only be through policing," Shannon explains.
Sources:
CNN
The State Department
U.S. assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs, Thomas Shannon, arrived in Guatemala on Tuesday shortly after the body parts of a local gang member were found in plastic bags placed sporadically among a football field by a rival gang. Crimes such as these are becoming increasingly, and surprisingly, common within the last few years. Just last year nearly 6,000 people were killed in this country of only 12 million.
What seems like a flood of gangs is not only occurring in Guatemala, many other Central American countries have embarked in the dangerous trend. Honduras and El Salvador are among these countries overrun with gangs.
Shannon has signed an agreement with the Central American Integration System pledging 4 million dollars as funding for this issue. With this money Shannon hopes Central America will better their security and improve law enforcement in the area. Along with enforcement, Shannon hopes to see prevention of the further development of youth involvement in gangs. A portion of the funding will go towards the building of youth rehabilitation centers.
"We have to remember that this type of delinquency has profound social roots and our way of fighting it cannot only be through policing," Shannon explains.
Sources:
CNN
The State Department
Young Man’s Brand New Hummer Gets Vandalized in D.C...by Environmentalist Thugs
By Mairead
Gareth Groves recently bought a brand new, steel grey Hummer. Because of the car’s massive size, he had to park it on the street in front of the home that he shares with his mother in Northwest Washington. The Hummer sat on the street being loathed by neighbors
who drove their environment-friendly Prius. Unfortuanately, the car only lasted five days out on the street. Around 3 a.m. Monday morning, two masked men took bats to the car’s windows and body, slashed all four tires, and scratched the message “For The Environ” into the side panel.
Groves says that he never expected something like this to happen, even though he knew that his neighbors were less than pleased to see his new car. He also says that now, when neighbors drive by, he can see the smug “you-got-what-you-deserve” looks on their faces.
Many of the neighbors admit that they were all but pleased when they saw his new purchase, but they are then very quick to say that they do not condone violence and vandalism.
As for Groves, he is now trying to decide what to do with what remains of his $38,000 car. Sharing Groves shock are the local police, who say that while they do see some vandalism in the area, they haven’t seen anything like this in years.
Sources:
MSNBC.com
MyFoxDC
Gareth Groves recently bought a brand new, steel grey Hummer. Because of the car’s massive size, he had to park it on the street in front of the home that he shares with his mother in Northwest Washington. The Hummer sat on the street being loathed by neighbors
who drove their environment-friendly Prius. Unfortuanately, the car only lasted five days out on the street. Around 3 a.m. Monday morning, two masked men took bats to the car’s windows and body, slashed all four tires, and scratched the message “For The Environ” into the side panel.
Groves says that he never expected something like this to happen, even though he knew that his neighbors were less than pleased to see his new car. He also says that now, when neighbors drive by, he can see the smug “you-got-what-you-deserve” looks on their faces.
Many of the neighbors admit that they were all but pleased when they saw his new purchase, but they are then very quick to say that they do not condone violence and vandalism.
As for Groves, he is now trying to decide what to do with what remains of his $38,000 car. Sharing Groves shock are the local police, who say that while they do see some vandalism in the area, they haven’t seen anything like this in years.
Sources:
MSNBC.com
MyFoxDC
75% of Americans Estimated to be Overweight by 2015
By Jasmine
A new study done by a team at John Hopkins University on Wednesday shows that by the year 2015, almost three fourths of America will be overweight, and a little over two fifths will be obese. From the 1960s to 2004, the nation’s obesity rate jumped from 13 percent in the ‘60s to 32 percent in 2004, and it looks as if that rate will continue to increase rapidly. Dr. Youfa Wang, the leader of the study, calls obesity “A public health crisis.”
Currently, approximately 66 percent of Americans are overweight, and it is a growing problem for women aged 20 to 34, and black women aged 40 and above. A startling 80 percent of black women older than 40 are overweight, and almost half are obese. For children and adolescents, 16 percent are overweight, while 34 percent are at risk.
Sources:
MSNBC.com
FOXnews.com
A new study done by a team at John Hopkins University on Wednesday shows that by the year 2015, almost three fourths of America will be overweight, and a little over two fifths will be obese. From the 1960s to 2004, the nation’s obesity rate jumped from 13 percent in the ‘60s to 32 percent in 2004, and it looks as if that rate will continue to increase rapidly. Dr. Youfa Wang, the leader of the study, calls obesity “A public health crisis.”
Currently, approximately 66 percent of Americans are overweight, and it is a growing problem for women aged 20 to 34, and black women aged 40 and above. A startling 80 percent of black women older than 40 are overweight, and almost half are obese. For children and adolescents, 16 percent are overweight, while 34 percent are at risk.
Sources:
MSNBC.com
FOXnews.com
Vatican Approves of New Chinese Bishop
By Helen
China, a country with about one-fifth of the world’s population is also home to approximately 12 million Catholics. Recently, a new bishop of the Beijing diocese was elected with the customary approval of the Vatican. However, Father Joseph Li Shan was declared by a Vatican spokesperson to be “very good,” even though the Pope did not have any say in his appointment.
Chinese Catholics were forced to officially cut ties with the Vatican in 1951, after the communist takeover of the country. Now, Chinese Catholics are spilt into two churches; the state-approved Patriotic Church and underground churches that remain loyal to Rome. Recently, the Pope has encouraged the two churches to reconcile with each other, and has expressed his wish to have more control over decisions that are made in the Patriotic Church. The Vatican has reached workable agreements with other communist countries such as Vietnam, where the Vatican nominates several candidates for a position, and the government chooses one.
Sources:
NY Times
BBC
China, a country with about one-fifth of the world’s population is also home to approximately 12 million Catholics. Recently, a new bishop of the Beijing diocese was elected with the customary approval of the Vatican. However, Father Joseph Li Shan was declared by a Vatican spokesperson to be “very good,” even though the Pope did not have any say in his appointment.
Chinese Catholics were forced to officially cut ties with the Vatican in 1951, after the communist takeover of the country. Now, Chinese Catholics are spilt into two churches; the state-approved Patriotic Church and underground churches that remain loyal to Rome. Recently, the Pope has encouraged the two churches to reconcile with each other, and has expressed his wish to have more control over decisions that are made in the Patriotic Church. The Vatican has reached workable agreements with other communist countries such as Vietnam, where the Vatican nominates several candidates for a position, and the government chooses one.
Sources:
NY Times
BBC
Mother Pleads Not Guilty to Driving Son, Friends to Kill Teen Boy
By Faith
Eva Daley,30, is being charged with driving her 14-year-old son and six other juveniles, ages ranging from 14-17, to a Californian skate park so they could attack another teenager., The mother has pleaded not guilty to murder. Police said Daley knew her son and his friends planned to kill Jose Cano, age 13, when she drove them to the park on June 26. Cano died of multiple stab wounds. Police said he had been previously involved in a dispute with the minors. Daley has been put on $1.15 million bail.
Nearly a dozen friends and relatives of Jose Cano were present in court, including Cano's mother and 24-year old cousin. Samantha Maradiaga. Maradiaga said reports that her cousin was a gang member were fictitious, although she confirmed he was friends with some gang members. In his neighborhood, Maradiaga said, it is impossible to avoid gang members. The seven minors who had attacked Cano all are in custody. Authorities have rejected to release their names, for the fact that they are minors.
Sources:
CNN.com
Sunday Morning Herald
Eva Daley,30, is being charged with driving her 14-year-old son and six other juveniles, ages ranging from 14-17, to a Californian skate park so they could attack another teenager., The mother has pleaded not guilty to murder. Police said Daley knew her son and his friends planned to kill Jose Cano, age 13, when she drove them to the park on June 26. Cano died of multiple stab wounds. Police said he had been previously involved in a dispute with the minors. Daley has been put on $1.15 million bail.
Nearly a dozen friends and relatives of Jose Cano were present in court, including Cano's mother and 24-year old cousin. Samantha Maradiaga. Maradiaga said reports that her cousin was a gang member were fictitious, although she confirmed he was friends with some gang members. In his neighborhood, Maradiaga said, it is impossible to avoid gang members. The seven minors who had attacked Cano all are in custody. Authorities have rejected to release their names, for the fact that they are minors.
Sources:
CNN.com
Sunday Morning Herald
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Nearly a Dozen Popular Food & Drink Companies Limit Ads Geared Towards Kids
By Jasmine
Under self-imposed regulations, 11 popular U.S. companies have decided to limit their advertisements aimed towards children under age 12. The companies, which all market food and drink products, include Campbell Soup Co., PepsiCo Inc., and General Mills Inc. and make up approximately two-thirds of all food commercials geared towards children. The announcement was made earlier today ahead of a Federal Trade Commission hearing, in an effort to help reduce the nation’s increasing child obesity problem.
The new rules state that seven of the companies will only continue use of their popular licensed characters to advertise online or in print media if they are advertising the company’s healthier products. The four remaining companies promise not to advertise to children at all. New healthy products are said to hit supermarket shelves later this year, and most will use the popular characters, such as Shrek or Spongebob Squarepants, on their packaging.
These new rules are hoped to help parents make smarter, healthier food and drink choices for their children, and should be fully put into action by the end of next year.
Sources:
Fox news
Team 4 News
Under self-imposed regulations, 11 popular U.S. companies have decided to limit their advertisements aimed towards children under age 12. The companies, which all market food and drink products, include Campbell Soup Co., PepsiCo Inc., and General Mills Inc. and make up approximately two-thirds of all food commercials geared towards children. The announcement was made earlier today ahead of a Federal Trade Commission hearing, in an effort to help reduce the nation’s increasing child obesity problem.
The new rules state that seven of the companies will only continue use of their popular licensed characters to advertise online or in print media if they are advertising the company’s healthier products. The four remaining companies promise not to advertise to children at all. New healthy products are said to hit supermarket shelves later this year, and most will use the popular characters, such as Shrek or Spongebob Squarepants, on their packaging.
These new rules are hoped to help parents make smarter, healthier food and drink choices for their children, and should be fully put into action by the end of next year.
Sources:
Fox news
Team 4 News
Brazilian Airplane Crashes, 300 Suspected Dead
By Carolina
Workers are trying to recover the bodies of the people that died after one of the TAM Airlines Airbus A320 crashed on Tuesday at Brazil’s busiest airport. Rescuers had pulled dozens of bodies out, as the rate of more bodies to be found increases. There is to be said that more than 200 people died in the terrible accident.
The airplane was trying to land in a driving rainstorm, when it crashed into a airline building and gas station and exploded immediately after the struck killing everyone on board. There were 186 people in the plane but they do not know exactly how many people were in the actual building where the airplane crashed. Friends and relatives of the victims can not believe what has happened. Many people were present and witnessed when the plane slide on a major road
and hit the building. “We saw the plane go straight down the runway,” said witness Paulo Barros. “ It didn’t managed to stop and went into the avenue. It went by so fast that we thought it was taking off.”
There is no possible chance that anyone on board could survived, authorities said. Recovering the bodies was going to be hard work because the intense fire caused massive destruction that reached 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1000 C), officials said. Investigators are trying to find out
why the airport reopened the resurfaced runaway that had been closed for several weeks for repairs.
All the possible causes of such a tremendous loss of life does not heal the tremendous pain of all the victim’s family and friends. Many believe that there is a reason for the crash and the airline or airport is responsible for the loss of so many lives in this horrible tragedy.
Sources:
CNN.com
CBSnews.com
Workers are trying to recover the bodies of the people that died after one of the TAM Airlines Airbus A320 crashed on Tuesday at Brazil’s busiest airport. Rescuers had pulled dozens of bodies out, as the rate of more bodies to be found increases. There is to be said that more than 200 people died in the terrible accident.
The airplane was trying to land in a driving rainstorm, when it crashed into a airline building and gas station and exploded immediately after the struck killing everyone on board. There were 186 people in the plane but they do not know exactly how many people were in the actual building where the airplane crashed. Friends and relatives of the victims can not believe what has happened. Many people were present and witnessed when the plane slide on a major road
and hit the building. “We saw the plane go straight down the runway,” said witness Paulo Barros. “ It didn’t managed to stop and went into the avenue. It went by so fast that we thought it was taking off.”
There is no possible chance that anyone on board could survived, authorities said. Recovering the bodies was going to be hard work because the intense fire caused massive destruction that reached 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1000 C), officials said. Investigators are trying to find out
why the airport reopened the resurfaced runaway that had been closed for several weeks for repairs.
All the possible causes of such a tremendous loss of life does not heal the tremendous pain of all the victim’s family and friends. Many believe that there is a reason for the crash and the airline or airport is responsible for the loss of so many lives in this horrible tragedy.
Sources:
CNN.com
CBSnews.com
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