Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Jan 15-21 news

1. FDA says consuming meat or milk of cloned animals is safe. Tuesday the NY Times reported that the long-debated topic over eating cloned animals is actually unharmful and manufacturers will not need to label such meat as "cloned."

2. Kenya protests on Wednesday escalate the violence between police and demonstrators.



3. Holiday weekend is last chance to enjoy Disney's 'It's A Small World' before major renovation. The boats and interior attraction are the original pieces of the ride that debuted at the World's Fair in 1964. Disney officials have "not yet decided" all the "rehab" choices for this family favorite.



4. 22-year-old American Mother of young twins indirect casualty of Iraq war? Does post traumatic stress disorder explain a Marine's drowning of wife in their bath tub?



5. A Cutting Tradition: Indonesian Women partake in ceremony that removes female genitalia for "purity and beauty."



6. Oscar noms announced despite the looming cloud of writer's strike. "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" are the best picture nominees.

7. Fed cuts interest rates to 3.5% in an effort to take emergency action amid a global stock sell-off and increasing fears of a U.S. recession.

8. Presidential candidates run a tough competition in California to capture the Latino voters' interest. ' I'm not going to vote for someone just because they go to King Taco,' says Mendoza, a California Latino voter.

9. Environmental chemicals suspected in younger puberty ages for American girls; eight years old is no longer abnormal.

10. Monday night's debate turns sour when Obama and Clinton exercise personal attacks against each other that jeer the crowd.

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