Two Arizona teens accused of pimping other girls
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/teen.pimp/index.html
Two Arizona girls accused of pimping. Police believe the girls had rented an apartment used solely for acts of prostitution, he said. Hill said, "I think we were all surprised at, you know, were these 16-year-old girls that were arrested, were they running this business? And the answer is yes, they were."
Man charged with hate crime in Ecuadorian immigrant's death
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/hate.crime.arrest/index.html?iref=nextin
Hakim Scott, 25, charged with 2nd degree murder in New York case. Scott first assaulted Jose with a beer bottle before chasing after Romel, police said. The second assailant proceeded to "savagely beat Jose about his ribs, shoulders," head and back with a bat. “Jose Sucuzhanay, 31, died of his injuries in December hours before his mother arrived in New York from Ecuador. Romel Sucuzhanay, 34, suffered minor scrapes.
Eleventh body found in New Mexico desert
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/new.mexico.bodies/index.html?iref=nextin
Eleventh body found in New Mexico desert. The latest discovery was made Tuesday, and the remains were recovered Wednesday, Albuquerque police spokesman John Walsh said. Like the others, it was sent to the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, he said. So far, 11 bodies have been found, including those of a first-trimester fetus with those of a pregnant woman.
Police hunt 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/grim.sleeper.california/index.html?iref=nextin
“The killer, who police say murdered from 1985 to 2007, was nicknamed the Grim Sleeper because he seemed to take a break between homicides, police said.” The killer is wanted in 11 deaths and another homicide attempt, police say. "No one should have to face anything like this," he said. "To experience their daughters or sons taken away as early as she was."
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
ledes 2/19/09
Woman blinded by acid wants same fate for attacker
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/acid.attack.victim/index.html
"I always see myself as someone who can see and sometimes see myself in a beautiful wedding gown, and why not?" Ameneh Bahrami is always smiling even though she was once attacked and is now blind. She demanded “an eye for an eye” punishment.” Bahrami feels that if she gets her wish it will prevent another acid attack.
Three cleared over murder of Russian journalist
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/russian.journalist.trial/index.html?iref=nextin
Anna Politkovskaya, an independent journalist was murdered by three men. She was shot three times in the chest and once in the head outside her Moscow doorsteps. Defenders were brothers of alleged killer who said to have fled Russia. They were found not quality and media reports say it was a contract-style killing.
Parents seek second opinions in death rulings
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/19/parents.second.opinion/index.html
Four years ago Roger and Jane Hargens were told their son was dead, and that it was suicide. Only suicide didn’t fit him, said both his parents. They can’t except that it was a suicide, they believe it was a homicide. They are looking for a second opinion on what could have really happened.
Caylee files reveal details about duct tape, Pooh blanket, car trunk
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/18/casey.caylee.evidence/index.html?iref=nextin
Acoording to documents Caylee was killed just days after she was seen and was in her mother’s trunk for a period of time. Caylee’s mother faces death changers including first degree murder. Photos were also released of where the child’s remains were found. A diary was also released of Casey, the mothers. "I have no regrets, just a bit worried," says the entry. "I just want for everything to work out OK. I completely trust my own judgment and know that I made the right decision. I just hope that the end justifies the means. I just want to know what the future will hold for me. I guess I will soon see.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/acid.attack.victim/index.html
"I always see myself as someone who can see and sometimes see myself in a beautiful wedding gown, and why not?" Ameneh Bahrami is always smiling even though she was once attacked and is now blind. She demanded “an eye for an eye” punishment.” Bahrami feels that if she gets her wish it will prevent another acid attack.
Three cleared over murder of Russian journalist
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/russian.journalist.trial/index.html?iref=nextin
Anna Politkovskaya, an independent journalist was murdered by three men. She was shot three times in the chest and once in the head outside her Moscow doorsteps. Defenders were brothers of alleged killer who said to have fled Russia. They were found not quality and media reports say it was a contract-style killing.
Parents seek second opinions in death rulings
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/19/parents.second.opinion/index.html
Four years ago Roger and Jane Hargens were told their son was dead, and that it was suicide. Only suicide didn’t fit him, said both his parents. They can’t except that it was a suicide, they believe it was a homicide. They are looking for a second opinion on what could have really happened.
Caylee files reveal details about duct tape, Pooh blanket, car trunk
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/18/casey.caylee.evidence/index.html?iref=nextin
Acoording to documents Caylee was killed just days after she was seen and was in her mother’s trunk for a period of time. Caylee’s mother faces death changers including first degree murder. Photos were also released of where the child’s remains were found. A diary was also released of Casey, the mothers. "I have no regrets, just a bit worried," says the entry. "I just want for everything to work out OK. I completely trust my own judgment and know that I made the right decision. I just hope that the end justifies the means. I just want to know what the future will hold for me. I guess I will soon see.
2/19/09 review
Alyssa Herman
Book Review
2/18/09
Jude by Kate Morgenroth. Still staggering from his drug-dealing father’s murder, moving in with the wealthy mother he never knew, and transferring to a private school, fifteen-year-old Jude is tricked into pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit.
Fifteen–year–old Jude believes that his mother abandoned him at birth. When his heroin–dealer father is murdered, the authorities discover that he is the son of DA and mayor candidate Anna Grady, and that he was kidnapped by his father at three weeks old. His mother welcomes him into her comfortable life and sends him to a private prep school. When a schoolmate dies of an overdose, Jude, though innocent, is mixed up. His mother's boyfriend, Harry, the deputy police commissioner, convinces him to take part in an elaborate charade to help Anna get elected on an anti–drug platform. Harry promises that once she's elected he will come forward with evidence that Jude is innocent. Instead, Jude is tried as an adult, sent to the state penitentiary for five years, and finds that Harry never meant to get him out at all. When Jude finally gets out he is more than determined to prove to his mom and everyone else that he is innocent.
Jude is full of suspense. Every moment kept me on my feet and waiting to see what was going to happen next. It was well written and I really enjoyed reading it. Kate Morgenroth has written other books, such as; Kill me first, Saved, Echo, and They did it with Love. I would like to read any other of her books. She’s a great writer and has great themes and ideas.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys suspense and great writing. This novel was intense, and hard to put down. Anyone of the age 13 and up would enjoy this book. Boy or girl. The basic idea of the book was good. About a boy who was confused and lost and had to turn it around on his own.
Book Review
2/18/09
Jude by Kate Morgenroth. Still staggering from his drug-dealing father’s murder, moving in with the wealthy mother he never knew, and transferring to a private school, fifteen-year-old Jude is tricked into pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit.
Fifteen–year–old Jude believes that his mother abandoned him at birth. When his heroin–dealer father is murdered, the authorities discover that he is the son of DA and mayor candidate Anna Grady, and that he was kidnapped by his father at three weeks old. His mother welcomes him into her comfortable life and sends him to a private prep school. When a schoolmate dies of an overdose, Jude, though innocent, is mixed up. His mother's boyfriend, Harry, the deputy police commissioner, convinces him to take part in an elaborate charade to help Anna get elected on an anti–drug platform. Harry promises that once she's elected he will come forward with evidence that Jude is innocent. Instead, Jude is tried as an adult, sent to the state penitentiary for five years, and finds that Harry never meant to get him out at all. When Jude finally gets out he is more than determined to prove to his mom and everyone else that he is innocent.
Jude is full of suspense. Every moment kept me on my feet and waiting to see what was going to happen next. It was well written and I really enjoyed reading it. Kate Morgenroth has written other books, such as; Kill me first, Saved, Echo, and They did it with Love. I would like to read any other of her books. She’s a great writer and has great themes and ideas.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys suspense and great writing. This novel was intense, and hard to put down. Anyone of the age 13 and up would enjoy this book. Boy or girl. The basic idea of the book was good. About a boy who was confused and lost and had to turn it around on his own.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
ledes 2/112/09
Breast cancer message goes global
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/10/breast.cancer.awareness/index.html
Tragedies and heartbreaking stories is what it takes to realize how breast cancer can affect people. The rise of breast cancer is growing rapidly around the world. Awareness’s are trying to reach out to people and create support projects.
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Comatose woman in euthanasia debate dies
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/italy.euthanasia/index.html?iref=nextin
A 37-year-old woman died after being in a coma for 17years. After a tragic car wreck when she was twenty Elunana Englaro, was forced in a coma. After 17 years they removed the feeding tube and just 3 days later she passed away. "I will do everything I can to save her life," Berlusconi said. "We have to do everything possible to stop a person from dying."
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Could smoking pot raise testicular cancer risk?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/health.pot.cancer/index.html?iref=nextin
Studies recently show that smoking pot can raise the risk of testicular cancer. They compared people who had been diagnosed to those who had not been and 26% of the testicular cancer patients had been pot smokers. There has been an increase in testicular cancers in the last half of the 20th century, and marijuana use has increased in the same time period.
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Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/11/health.hiv.stemcell/index.html
HIV patient with leukemia shows to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gene that confers natural resistance to the virus that causes AIDS. "The patient is fine," said Dr. Gero Hutter of Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin in Germany. "Today, two years after his transplantation, he is still without any signs of HIV disease and without antiretroviral medication." The transplant however is very dangerous.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/10/breast.cancer.awareness/index.html
Tragedies and heartbreaking stories is what it takes to realize how breast cancer can affect people. The rise of breast cancer is growing rapidly around the world. Awareness’s are trying to reach out to people and create support projects.
-Direct-
Comatose woman in euthanasia debate dies
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/italy.euthanasia/index.html?iref=nextin
A 37-year-old woman died after being in a coma for 17years. After a tragic car wreck when she was twenty Elunana Englaro, was forced in a coma. After 17 years they removed the feeding tube and just 3 days later she passed away. "I will do everything I can to save her life," Berlusconi said. "We have to do everything possible to stop a person from dying."
-Quote-
Could smoking pot raise testicular cancer risk?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/health.pot.cancer/index.html?iref=nextin
Studies recently show that smoking pot can raise the risk of testicular cancer. They compared people who had been diagnosed to those who had not been and 26% of the testicular cancer patients had been pot smokers. There has been an increase in testicular cancers in the last half of the 20th century, and marijuana use has increased in the same time period.
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Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/11/health.hiv.stemcell/index.html
HIV patient with leukemia shows to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gene that confers natural resistance to the virus that causes AIDS. "The patient is fine," said Dr. Gero Hutter of Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin in Germany. "Today, two years after his transplantation, he is still without any signs of HIV disease and without antiretroviral medication." The transplant however is very dangerous.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Ledes. 2/5/09
Don't go to work if you're sick -- please!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/02/02/cb.do.not.work.sick/index.html
During the winter more and more sickness occurs. Most workers can’t or won’t stay home from work. By not staying home they are spreading the sickness farther and faster. If it’s not possible to stay home then limit your contact with people. Its easier to stay home and get a good rest than to continue working and getting others sick.
Autism 911: Help for a family in chaos
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/23/autism.911/index.html
A 13-year-old girl was diagnosed with autism when she was just a young girl. The doctors told her she would outgrow the effects, but so far as failed to do so. Ever 150 children are effect by autism. Autism effects communication and social skills. The behavior is uncontrollable and hard to deal with. It’s a very unique behavior.
Key discovery made in fight against bird flu
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/birdflu.virus/index.html
Experts are saying they have now found key components of the bird flu. With their new discoveries they are hoping it will create opportunities for new medications. Since 2003 404 human cases have been reported. The bird flu tends to replicate itself and with the new discoveries scientist can focus more on that to find more helpful medications.
Commentary: How can we make the streets safer for our kids?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/walking.driving.safety/index.html?iref=nextin
A young boy died from being struck by a car, crossing the street to get to school. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were injured traffic causes in 2007. Children are at risk because of their size and unawareness. Preventing accidents like these are easy. Drivers need to be more cautious as well as the pedestrians.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/02/02/cb.do.not.work.sick/index.html
During the winter more and more sickness occurs. Most workers can’t or won’t stay home from work. By not staying home they are spreading the sickness farther and faster. If it’s not possible to stay home then limit your contact with people. Its easier to stay home and get a good rest than to continue working and getting others sick.
Autism 911: Help for a family in chaos
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/23/autism.911/index.html
A 13-year-old girl was diagnosed with autism when she was just a young girl. The doctors told her she would outgrow the effects, but so far as failed to do so. Ever 150 children are effect by autism. Autism effects communication and social skills. The behavior is uncontrollable and hard to deal with. It’s a very unique behavior.
Key discovery made in fight against bird flu
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/birdflu.virus/index.html
Experts are saying they have now found key components of the bird flu. With their new discoveries they are hoping it will create opportunities for new medications. Since 2003 404 human cases have been reported. The bird flu tends to replicate itself and with the new discoveries scientist can focus more on that to find more helpful medications.
Commentary: How can we make the streets safer for our kids?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/walking.driving.safety/index.html?iref=nextin
A young boy died from being struck by a car, crossing the street to get to school. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were injured traffic causes in 2007. Children are at risk because of their size and unawareness. Preventing accidents like these are easy. Drivers need to be more cautious as well as the pedestrians.
DVD review 3
There’s nothing better than romance, laughs and great music. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Play list express all three concepts very well. It combines love, with laughter and good music to top it all off.
Nick and Norah are brought to together from love of music and ex-love. They are forced into a journey to find Norah’s crazy drunk friend, Caroline and their favorite band, “Where’s Fluffy.” Along the journey Nick’s ex-girlfriend is growing jealous of his and Norah’s attraction to each other. She follows them almost the entire way trying to break them up and make her move on Nick. Meanwhile, Nick’s band members are on the search for Caroline. She some how escaped from the van and is now drunk, lost and confused.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Play List has one of the best casts it could have. Nick (Michael Cera) has appeared in films like “Superbad,” and “Juno,” two very successful movies. He can be funny, serious, and romantic when needed. Nick (Michael Cera) is rare and is mending a broken heart and a indistinguishable ability to play the bass. Norah (Kat Dennings) is questioning pretty much all of her assumptions about the world. Though they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their rare encounter leads to an all-night hunt to find a legendary band's secret show and ends up becoming the first date in a romance that could change both their lives.
After a long night of trying to find Norah’s drunken friend, their favorite band and falling in love with each other Nick and Norah have had the night of their lives. Nick now knows that his ex-girlfriend doesn’t matter anymore, that he’s fine without her. And Norah has realized that life doesn’t suck so badly and that she can stand up for herself.
I recommend this movie to anyone who loves comedies, romance, and a great soundtrack. Anyone in their teens or early twenties would enjoy this movie. Without a doubt, the movie is so sociable that you may wish for a little more conflict, higher emotional risk, riskier jokes, a touch of danger throughout the night. Just about everyone in “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” seems to be having a good time, and most of them seem like good kids (though Norah’s friend Caroline is probably headed for a period in rehab. Why resent them for having fun. This is great movie for almost anyone. It expresses joy and heartache, fun and not so fun.
Nick and Norah are brought to together from love of music and ex-love. They are forced into a journey to find Norah’s crazy drunk friend, Caroline and their favorite band, “Where’s Fluffy.” Along the journey Nick’s ex-girlfriend is growing jealous of his and Norah’s attraction to each other. She follows them almost the entire way trying to break them up and make her move on Nick. Meanwhile, Nick’s band members are on the search for Caroline. She some how escaped from the van and is now drunk, lost and confused.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Play List has one of the best casts it could have. Nick (Michael Cera) has appeared in films like “Superbad,” and “Juno,” two very successful movies. He can be funny, serious, and romantic when needed. Nick (Michael Cera) is rare and is mending a broken heart and a indistinguishable ability to play the bass. Norah (Kat Dennings) is questioning pretty much all of her assumptions about the world. Though they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their rare encounter leads to an all-night hunt to find a legendary band's secret show and ends up becoming the first date in a romance that could change both their lives.
After a long night of trying to find Norah’s drunken friend, their favorite band and falling in love with each other Nick and Norah have had the night of their lives. Nick now knows that his ex-girlfriend doesn’t matter anymore, that he’s fine without her. And Norah has realized that life doesn’t suck so badly and that she can stand up for herself.
I recommend this movie to anyone who loves comedies, romance, and a great soundtrack. Anyone in their teens or early twenties would enjoy this movie. Without a doubt, the movie is so sociable that you may wish for a little more conflict, higher emotional risk, riskier jokes, a touch of danger throughout the night. Just about everyone in “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” seems to be having a good time, and most of them seem like good kids (though Norah’s friend Caroline is probably headed for a period in rehab. Why resent them for having fun. This is great movie for almost anyone. It expresses joy and heartache, fun and not so fun.
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