20. desember 2005

Transit strike in NYC. Something to think about during the strike. How quickly NYC would turn into a New Orleans if a terrorist struck the NYC subway system. You hear a fair amount of bitterness in New Orleans about the argument that New Orleans is not a good place to build a city. New York is easily as dependent on the subways as New Orleans is on its levees. And the weak link is just about as weak. Think about that as you hear stories in the next few days (hopefully that's all it is) about NYC without a functioning subway system. [Scripting News] 8:33:50 PM    comment [] Al-Qaeda terror suspect jailed. An Algerian with suspected al-Qaeda links is jailed for downloading information on how to blow-up a jet. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:32:09 PM    comment [] Germans release Lebanese hijacker. A Hezbollah member jailed for life for killing a US Navy diver is freed, German officials say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:30:01 PM    comment [] Cabs With Strangers, and Other Ways to Work. New York City's subways and buses were replaced by rusty bicycles, old walking shoes, ferries and $20 cab rides today. By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and COLIN MOYNIHAN. [NYT > Home Page] 8:28:40 PM    comment [] NASA Pluto mission looks good to go. January launch for New Horizons [The Register] 8:27:33 PM    comment [] Italy facing bank 'power vacuum'. Italy's opposition leader calls on the government to quickly replace former central bank boss Antonio Fazio. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:25:53 PM    comment [] Several hurt in Italy train crash. Two trains collide south of Rome, injuring between 20 and 30 people, the Italian railway service and police say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:23:52 PM    comment [] Strike halts New York transport. New York's subway and bus services grind to a halt as city transport workers go on strike. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:21:43 PM    comment [] Wales' worst E.coli outbreak over. Health officials declare that Wales' worst-ever outbreak of E.coli is finally over after 101 days. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:20:51 PM    comment [] Turkish MPs probe honour killings. Turkish MPs visits the south of the country to undertake the first ever survey into honour killings. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:19:32 PM    comment [] Deadly attack on Nigeria pipeline. Unidentified gunmen blow up a pipeline in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta region, officials say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:18:22 PM    comment [] Four accused of court blaze bid. Four people are charged with conspiring to set fire to Fort William Sheriff Court in an attempt to stop a trial. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 8:17:07 PM    comment [] EBay Scraps Plans to Offer Live Pets . SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. has canceled plans to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after receiving thousands of angry letters from users. By AP. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 8:15:20 PM    comment [] Some Economic Indicators Leave Room for Optimism. The economy appears to have recovered from much of the damage inflicted by high energy prices and the hurricanes and is poised to end 2005 at a high note. By VIKAS BAJAJ. [NYT > Business] 8:14:01 PM    comment [] GM recalling 425,593 vans for faulty seat belts . DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. is recalling 425,593 full-size passenger and cargo vans because the seat belt will not latch properly, U.S. safety regulators said. By Reuters. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 8:11:56 PM    comment [] Suit Filed Against BP, Exxon in Alaska . JUNEAU, Alaska -- An antitrust lawsuit filed against Exxon Mobil Corp. and BP PLC claims the two oil giants are restricting the nation's supply of natural gas and keeping prices at record highs. By MATT VOLZ. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 8:07:53 PM    comment []

© Copyright 2006 Olaf E. Roalkvam. Last update: 01.01.2006; 20:18:01.