World

Russia has made its first shipment of nuclear fuel to the Iranian nuclear plant. Despite pressure from mostly the U.S., Russia is building the plant in Iran. The U.S. has insisted that the nuclear plant is for nuclear weapons purposes but Iran insists it is for power purposes. Iran says it will need 80 tons of nuclear fuel for the initial process. Thats a lot of nuclear fuel.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_on_re_eu/russia_iran

December 3rd Current Events

World


Russia has held its parliamentary elections over the week. Although, it has said to be the most fraudulent election since the Soviet Union. Voters were supposedly forced to vote for the United Russia party. This is also the party that the current President Vladimir Putin is a part of. This could all be an attempt to get Putin back into the position of president, despite the fact that according to the Constitution of Russia this would be illegal since he has already served. Corruption seems to be back in Russia once again.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22061094/page/2/


Elections

Huckabee, Obama surge in Iowa

The caucus in Iowa has come out with new leaders at the top of the political parties for the presidential race. Mike Huckabee is now on top for the Republican party, overcoming Mitt Romney. Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton by a couple percentages for the Democratic party. This is the beginning of many more polls to be taken, but this is just a window to what could be the result later ones.

Nation

Early winter mix

Some of the first heavy winter storms have struck in the northeast, and New York especially. At least 10 deaths have been a result of this storm from traffic. Northern Maine could potentially get 20 inches of snow. Many flights have been cancelled or delayed due to the weather.

Science/Tech.


The makers of "World of Warcraft" and "Guitar Hero" are merging together for a very large sum of money. The two companies combined are valued at $18.9 billion. The new company will be named Activision Blizzard. Both of these companies are two of the largest successes in the video game industry. Just imagine the power they will have combined. Watch out Electronic Arts; you are in for a rough ride.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22067207/


Health

Latest health hardship: The night shift

I must say, this one is interesting. Supposedly, working the night shift increases a person's risk of cancer. Working at night instead of the day decreases the bodies hormone melatonin. If a person does work at night they can decrease the risk by working in well lit places. Seems to me about everything causes cancer nowadays. But anyways, stay in the light and maybe you'll live longer.


Sports



Currently the Colts are dominating the AFC South division. The Colts beat Jacksonville 28-25, putting them in the lead of the division by 2 games with 4 more to go. They are 2nd in the conference, right behind the undefeated Patriots.

Sports


Alex Rodriguez terminated his 10 year contract with the Yankees at a price of $252 million, to move onto another team with higher pay. The Yankees asked to meet with him before he removed the deal, but for just speaking with him his agent said they would have to offer Rodriguez $350 million. Some of the teams interested in him are the Angels, Red Sox, Dodgers, and Mets.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Nov09/0,4670,BBOGMMeetings,00.html


Health

U.S. agency recalls Aqua Dots

Aqua Dots, a toy manufactured in China has been recalled for a toxic chemical in it. Apparently manufacturers replaced glue with some toxic chemical that has the same effect as a date rape drug. Some of these symptoms include seizures, respiratory distress, and coma, and even possibly death. There have been 63 toy recalls this year, and 61 of those are from China.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21678196/
Business

Danger signs in economy

The value of the dollar is dropping even more, GM is in even worse shape, and oil prices are rising. It costs $1.46 to buy 1 Euro. The price for oil could reach $96.37 per barrel today. GM is being effected by housing costs, which most of the problem is from an accounting mistake. All of this is important because of the soon arrival of the holiday season.

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=10b4aa9c-7997-4172-abe0-f0ce012e8cd5

World


Fire burns in London

A massive fire is burning at the site of the 2012 Olympics in London. It is not believed to be an act of terror. So far no one has been injured. The fire is at an old abandoned warehouse. A lot of construction is going on around the building, and this particular building was soon going to be demolished. There are 15 fire trucks at the scene.

National


Barry Bonds has been indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice and could possibly go to prison. Although, Bonds has never been tested positive for steroids. His personal trainer has been in jail for refusing to testify against Bonds. Because of Bonds indictment, he could spend up to 30 years in jail. Supposedly there were 19 occasions in which Bonds lied while sworn into oath.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21823966/

Science/Tech.

Comet Holmes is itself very small, but its atmosphere has expanded so much that it is larger than the diameter of the sun. The coma, or atmosphere, and its tail will expand even more in the next few weeks and possibly months. It is still very far away, 149 million miles.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071115/sc_space/incrediblecometbiggerthanthesun

Local

On the West side of Anderson a gunman robbed a Pizza King. It is the 5th robbery in a week in that area. It is unknown whether the other robberies are linked to this one or not. It is believed they may all be linked because the description for them all match very closely.

http://www.heraldbulletin.com/local/local_story_321163108.html

Election

Rudy Guilani is campaigning hard in Iowa. Except for one thing, its an under the radar style. He's sending direct mail and having radio ads. One of his main themes is that he cut more taxes than any other mayor of New York. The main reason he is not using TV airtime is because of money. He is saving up his money for later in the campaign to air on TV.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GIULIANI_OUTREACH?SITE=ININS&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-05-06-23-38

Science/Tech

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/photos/N/NYOL52911040829.html?SITE=ININS&SECTION=TECHNOLOGY&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

In Japan, PC's are not being sold. Most people are wanting a newer high-tech phone that has access to the internet or a game console like the Nintendo Wii. Flat panel TV's are also high up on the list. In the second quarter of 2007, desktop sells dropped 4.8 percent. The reason why many people are not buying PC's is because many of the reasons they had them are now featured on other high-tech items. One example of this is being able to download a movie directly to the TV.

National

A hearing is set for Monday for the teacher that ran off with her student to Mexico. They were found after the boy called home asking for some money. Peterson, was a 6th grade teacher and also a basketball coach. Rodriguez turned out to be an illegal immigrant. So he has to stay in Mexico with relatives from there. Letters and emails were found between the boy and his teacher. Apparently the two showed quite a bit of affection for each other. They had a close relationship. But, thats all over now.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEACHER_STUDENT_SEARCH?SITE=ININS&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-04-15-55-03

State

Three men that were part of a large counterfeit ring were caught. They had a car full of fake Colts tickets, including some for next weeks game as well as other teams. All three men were from Atlanta. Police feel that this is just a part of the counterfeit ring, and many more are still out to be found. They sold about 40 tickets for Sunday's game, each selling for about $150 or more.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071105/LOCAL18/711050382

Local

A local man from Anderson at the age of 68 is facing 3 counts of molestation charges from several years ago. James F. Jones is charged with one count of Class A felony child molestation and two counts of Class C felony child molestation for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with two girls when they were ages 9 through 11. He apparently ran a daycare. He is on bond for $35,000 and if he is convicted, he could be in jail up to 24 years.


http://www.heraldbulletin.com/local/local_story_306014920.html

Sports

Colts-Pats analysis

This is an analysis of the Colts and Patriots, before the game. According to these guys, Manning and Brady are basically identical. Which they are very similar in their playing styles. Some of them think that the Colts will win no doubt. But...now writing this after the game, we know the real results. The Colts lost 24-20.

Health

Get the dirt on the germiest places



The germiest places, your kitchen sink is rated as the #1 germiest place. Going in order from first to last is airplane bathrooms, wet laundry, public drinking fountains, shopping cart handle, atm machines, playgrounds, handbags, yoga mats, and bathtub. Be sure to wipe down things with hand sanitizers and hand wipes.

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=d7e7abad-8cf2-425a-9cd9-bc2b536a8913

Business

How does weak dollar affect you?

The value of the American dollar is dropping. Many other foreign countries, such as China and Canada have had the value of their money rise. The American and Canadian dollar are now equal in value, the first time this has happened since 1976. Many foreign investments are putting money into America due to the cheaper price. The lower value of the dollar has made foreign travel much more expensive.

World

Deadly Noel heads to Bahamas

Tropical storm Noel is on its way to the Bahamas. 20 deaths have been linked to the storm in the Dominican Republic. There is massive flooding, up to 20 inches. It is expected to hit the Bahamas on Thursday with winds at about 70mph. Southern Florida will also catch part of the storm, expecting 5-10 inches there. Noel is currently hitting Cuba.

Iraq

Iraq's largest dam in danger of collapse

The countries largest dam is on the verge of collapse. Trillions of gallons would run downstream and possibly kill as many as 500,000 people. $27 million dollars have been put into it to prevent any possible collapse. This could effect much of the region's economy, and the area already has a 40% unemployment rate.