On Friday July 26th,2009 Brazilian military decided to end the search for the passengers from the Air France plane that desceneded into the Atlantic Ocean in early June. Only 51 bodies out of 228 have been found. Officials still are unsure about the cause of the crash and time is running out to find the recorders which would assist them in figuring the situation out. One recorder taped radio transmissions and sounds in the cockpit, such as the pilot's voices and engine noises. The end of Brazil's search is a likely source for controversey between people who bleieve the search should go on, such as people who have unidentified love ones, and the people who believe this is the right time to stop because they have searched for long enough. Personally, I believe that other countries should now use there resources to search the Atlantic Ocean instead of putting all the pressure on Brazil.
Dominguez, Claudia. "Brazil calls off search for Air France crash victims ." CNN 27 Jun 2009 Web.28 Jun 2009.
National:5 defendants plead no contest in 'Jena Six' case
In 2006, 6 African American males were charged with attempted murder for beating a white classmate. The name 'Jena Six' refers to the 6 males and the town, Jena, in Louisiana, where the crime took place. Each alleged murderer was fined $500, must pay $500 in court costs and will have seven days of unsupervised probation. The Barker family is receiving large amounts of money to make up for the hate that influenced the violence on their son. I disagree strongly with the punishment that the six men are receiving because sure they say the case is closed because the Barker family received so much money but honestly, the guilt that the men feel and the memories of hate that Justin Barker still has will not be erased with money.
"5 Defendants Plead no Contest in ." CNN 26 Jun 2009 Web.28 Jun 2009. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/26/louisiana.jena.6/index.html.
Economics: Free credit report ads: Stop the music!
Ismat Mangla, the author of this atricle, is warning readers that FreeCreditReport.com is actually not free. With the economoy in such bad shape, many citizens are trying anything they can to improve their credit and ultimately their financial situation. There have been numerous complaints to the Better Bussienss Bureau of the comapny charging customers $14.95 if they don't cancel their subscription within 7 days and some cases of being charged even after they have canceled. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act is counteracting companies such as these by requiring radio and TV ads to state "This is not the free credit report provided for by federal law.” I think that the new act will clearly have a positive effect for consumers but that the BBB needs to realize that many other comapnies, not just credit report ones, partake in the same kind of schemes.
Mangla, Ismat Sarah. "Free credit report ads: Stop the music!." CNN: Bussiness 26 Jun 2009 Web.28 Jun 2009.
