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Today’s News: Ben Bernanke, Oil in Libya and more

Five Things You Might Want To Know Friday, August 26th, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze In no particular order… 1. Fed chair has yet to share details about plan for boosting the economy: The chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, said that the Fed must take action to to respond to sudden changes [...]

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Today’s News: Steve Jobs, Hurricane Irene and more

Five Things You Might Want To Know Thursday, August 25th, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze In no particular order… 1. Steve Jobs resigns from Apple: It’s the end of an era at Apple. Steve Jobs has resigned from his post as CEO, effective immediately. Jobs has been fighting pancreatic cancer for the past several [...]

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Today’s New: Earthquakes, school unions, Amy Winehouse and more

Five Things You Might Want To Know Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze In no particular order… 1. Earthquake shakes East Coast: Yesterday afternoon a 5.8 earthquake shook most of the East Coast, including NY and DC. The quake was also felt in parts of the Midwest and South. Major tourist attractions [...]

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Today’s News: Hunstman, Bachmann, Women in the workplace, philosophy in therapy and more

Five Things You Might Want To Know Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze In no particular order… 1. Jon Hunstman would run as Bachmann’s VP: In an interview with Piers Morgan, Hunstman said he was open to the idea of running as the VP for a Tea Party candidate. Do you think [...]

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Today’s News: Tripoli, environmental protests, and more

Five Things You Might Want To Know Monday, August 22nd, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze 1. Tripoli taken by rebel forces, Gaddafi’s days are numbered: Seven months after the beginning of the Arab Spring and five months after US military intervention in Libya, Libyan rebels have entered Libya and the fall of Gaddafi seems [...]

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Today’s News: Jon Hunstman believes in Global Warming and More

Five Things You Might Want To Know Friday, August 19th, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze Disclaimer: This will be a less comprehensive edition of Today’s News, we will return to our full glory next week. In no particular order, 1. Jon Hunstman believes in Global Warming: Yesterday Republican primary contender Jon Hunstman tweeted that [...]

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Today’s News: GOP Attacks the EPA; Strippers, Religion and more!

Five Things You Might Want To Know Thursday, August 18th, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze In no particular order… 1. Can Farms Survive without Undocumented Workers? Farmers are lobbying against a bill that would require them to “verify migrant workers’ status and employ only legal workers,” saying that the cost of food can only [...]

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Today’s News: Why You Get Tired of Making Decisions; Battle over Abortion Rights and more!

Five Things You Might Want To Know: Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze In no particular order… 1. Abortion Rights Activists Fire Back Against Kansas Law A new court case in Kansas may change the direction of the long waged battle over abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a new case [...]

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Today’s News: Everyone Hates Congress, Unions; Artificial Intelligence, and more!

Five Things You Might Want To Know: Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 Interactive News without the Shnooze In no particular order… 1. Congress as Popular as Casey Anthony (Too Soon?) According to a gallop poll, only 13% of “US adults” approve of Congress–tying with the all time low in December 2010. How many of you approve [...]

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