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Morgan Stanley says debt crisis is just beginning!

NEW YORK - August 25, 2010 - This spring's bond market tussle in Europe was just a warm-up, Morgan Stanley says. The investment bank warns in a report Wednesday that the sovereign debt crisis is far from over - and won't end till deeply indebted rich country governments give holders of their bonds a good soaking.

The remarks amount to the latest warning issued to investors who have

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China develops mega straddle buses!

BEIJING, China - August 25, 2010 - China has developed a bus that straddles the road, thereby allowing it to pass over normal road traffic on China’s busy city streets. The buses are 18 feet wide and 13.5 feet high, which means they take up two lanes on most roadways.

They are actually proceeding with this particular idea and I suspect that we will see it in pilot mode.

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Eight bank failures bring U.S. total to 118 for the year!

SAN FRANCISCO, Kalifornia - August. 21, 2010 - Eight banks were closed by U.S. regulators Friday, bringing the total number of failures for the year to 118 and punching a more than $450 million hole in the federal deposit-insurance fund, as the effects of the credit crisis continue to ripple through the financial system.

Chicago-based ShoreBank, which had $2.16 billion in assets an

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Noted trendsetter says we're headed for the Greatest Depression!

NEW YORK - August 20, 2010 - The fake recovery was nice while it lasted, says famous apocalyptic forecaster Gerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute. But now the fun's over, and we're headed for what Celente describes as the "Greatest Depression."

Specifically, the always-startling Celente says the country is headed for rising unemployment, poverty, and vi

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Euro zone debt problems to last at least another year!

LONDON, England - August 19, 2010 - The symptoms of the euro zone debt crisis will persist for at least another year, according to a Reuters poll of 60 economists who see governments struggling to contain their vast debts for some time to come.

A slowdown in the United States poses the biggest threat to a sustainable recovery in the euro zone economy, the poll showed, with fiscal t

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Aerial surveillance images being used to enforce laws!

RIVERHEAD, New York - August 14, 2010 - On New York's Long Island, it's used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it's a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it. Some in law enforcement use it to supplement reconnaissance of crime suspects.

High-tech eyes in the sky - from satellite imagery to sophist

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U.S. schools adjust calendars to observe Muslim holidays!

NEW YORK - August 13, 2010 - As an increasing number of U.S. public schools adjust their calendars to observe Muslim holidays, a debate is growing over how far schools should go to accommodate minority religious populations - and where they should stop.

Federal and state laws prohibit schools from penalizing students for missing school on religious holidays. In many school systems,