interesting things
The former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has agreed to plead guilty to three counts stemming from a bankruptcy fraud case in Los Angeles, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/sports/baseball/mlb-baseball-roundup.html
A senior Air Force commander said Thursday that 31 women have been identified as victims so far in a sex scandal at the service’s training command at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/us/31-women-identified-as-victims-in-air-force-sex-inquiry.html
Good morning. Here’s a look at what’s going on around the web today.
WaPo has an interesting interview with William D. Newell, who headed the Phoenix ATF office for five years. Newell is at the heart of one of this week’s big stories. In the Post, he defended the much-derided Fast and Furious operation this way: “It was the only way to dismantle an entire firearms-trafficking ring and stop the thousands of guns flowing to Mexico,”he said.
Over at 2 Chambers, they take a stab at handicapping tonight’s congressional baseball game at Nationals Park. “In recent years, Democrats have come out on top, so, depending on how things go, winning a baseball game might be the only victory they enjoy today,” writes Ed O’Keefe.
via Homepage http://influencealley.nationaljournal.com/2012/06/news-roundup-newell-defends-fa.php
She says that if health care is overturned, it would prove the president’s efforts were a waste.
via POLITICO Top Stories http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo
Journalist Evan Wright was given a tip about a man who had gone from mafia hitman to one of the top counterterrorism agents in the CIA.
via The Daily Beast – Latest Articles http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/28/did-a-cia-agent-work-for-the-mob-excerpt-from-evan-wright-s-new-book.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29
An unrelenting campaign of arrests by the Syrian government since the start of the uprising has focused on two groups: men and boys from besieged towns, and secular activists.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/world/middleeast/beyond-arms-syria-uses-arrests-against-uprising.html
CERN will hold a scientific seminar on July 4, 2012 to deliver the latest update in the search for the Higgs boson. At this seminar, coming on the eve of this year’s major particle physics conference, ICHEP, in Melbourne, the ATLAS and CMS experiments will deliver the preliminary results of their 2012 data analysis.
via ScienceDaily: Latest Science News http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120628121950.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
News Corp.’s board last night agreed to split the company into two publicly traded units, according to a published report. The move, under consideration for years, will separate the company’s entertainment properties, which contain 75 percent of News Corp.’s revenue, from its newspaper, publishing and education assets…
via NY Post: Business http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/news_corp_board_has_ok_split_yTGJxPOq4N2Ov5GJwhgoaP?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business
Anchor signs off morning show Thursday morning.
Now the banks tell us what Facebook’s really worth.An analyst with Morgan Stanley, one of the lead underwriters in the social networking giant’s May 18 initial public offering — which set an IPO price of $38 — said yesterday he believes Facebook shares will rise 15 percent over the…
via NY Post: Business http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/street_facebook_stuck_at_ipo_price_yrKHeBW1jTIykuayjWcJDI?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business