Breaking: Is the Public Option Dead in the Senate?

Confusion in the U.S. capital city as several news outlets are reporting a compromise has been reached in the Senate to drop the public option from the healthcare reform proposal. However, Reuters reports that, via Sen. Harry Reid, the public option is still on the table. More details to come.

Breaking: 2010 World Cup Groups Set

Group G is considered the “Group of Death” with strong records from Brazil, Portugal, and rising power Ivory Coast. The 1st and 2nd from each group and 3rd and 4th teams will play each other first. A schedule can be found here.

Live Post: Breaking News: Shooting at Fort Hood

12 people are dead and 31 injured after gunmen opened fire at the U.S. military base Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas at approximately 1:30 pm CST this afternoon. One gunman is dead and two others are said to be in custody. Fort Hood is currently on lockdown.
Live Updates (most recent will appear at top):

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Breaking: Hurricane Rick Strengthens

BNO News is reporting that winds from Hurricane Rick have reached 180mph. This makes Rick the second strongest eastern Pacific hurricane on record, after 1997’s Linda. The storm is moving towards Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, but it is not expected to be a category 5 storm when it makes landfall. Heavy rain should hit Mexico’s southern [...]

Breaking: Massive Earthquake Strikes Near American Samoa

An 8.3 magnitude earthquake has struck 139 miles southwest of Pago Pago on American Samoa. BNO News is reporting a 13.1 foot tsunami has hit off the coast of Pago Pago and that villages located on the southeast coast of Samoa’s Upolu have been “flattened” by the earthquake.
Update: Reuters is now reporting that police say [...]

CDU and Merkel Win German Election

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union has won the German election. The CDU will have to team up with the Free Democratic Party (FDP or commonly referred to as the Liberals) for a majority. Merkel will remain Germany’s Chancellor. In the elections four years ago, the CDU had to align with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) [...]

Breaking: Massive Protest in Tehran

There are multiple reports coming in that thousands and thousands of people have taken to the streets in Tehran, including reform politician and former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi. Karroubi is a supporter of women’s rights in Iran and spoke out about the abuse happening in Iranian prisons to anti-Ahmadinejad protesters.
There are also unconfirmed reports of [...]

Ted Kennedy Dead at 77

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has died of brain cancer at the age of 77, CNN confirms. Kennedy, the senior senator from Massachusetts who served for almost 47 years, was the younger brother of President John Kennedy and 1968 presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, both of whom were assassinated. Kennedy was a champion of healthcare reform and [...]