The American Pundit

Weiner in 2009: Cyberattacks Demand Immediate Action

This is the same guy who still hasn’t reported the “hacking” of his social media accounts on Friday to law enforcement. He still hasn’t reported the felony hacking and impersonation events to any authority, instead retaining legal counsel and attacking media outlets who dare ask him questions. The New York Daily News reported the Congressman’s [...]

Federal government to pay for 90 percent of expedited debris removal in Joplin

JOPLIN, MISSOURI (BNO NEWS) — Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Tuesday announced that the federal government will pay for 90 percent of the cost of expedited debris removal in parts of the Joplin area that received catastrophic or extensive damage from …

America: Food Stamp Nation

Take a look at that chart. You probably did a double-take. Maybe you think you misread it. Surely it can’t be what it looks like it is. Right? Wrong. It’s exactly how it appears. And it’s just as scary as it sounds. In February 2007, about 26 million Americans were on food stamps. Now the [...]

Joplin tornado death toll at least 123; 10 still unaccounted for

JOPLIN, MISSOURI (BNO NEWS) — The number of people who are still unaccounted for after a violent tornado ripped through the Missouri city of Joplin has dropped to 10, state officials said on Tuesday, adding that more than 120 people have been confirme…

Wisconsin Board Ratifies Recall Petitions for Republicans — But Not Democrats

They managed to ratify the petitions submitted by the union establishment to recall Republican legislators for actually doing their jobs and debating and voting on legislation. But they can’t manage to meet the deadline for approving the petitions submitted by ordinary folks to recall Democratic legislators for fleeing the state (literally) rather than debating and [...]

UN study shows cell phone use may increase cancer risk

LYON, FRANCE (BNO NEWS) — Cell phone use might be a possible cause of cancer, according to a recently released study conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), with the collaboration of the United Nations’ (UN) World Health O…

FIFA urged to postpone elections due to bribery scandal

LONDON (BNO NEWS) — The English Football Association (FA) and the Scottish Football Association on Tuesday urged the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to postpone presidential elections due to ongoing bribery scandal.

“We believ…

House Overwhelmingly Rejects Debt Ceiling Hike

The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly rejected legislation that would have hiked the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion. The vote was 318 against, 97 in favor. All 97 votes came from Democrats, though an equal number voted against. The legislation was a “clean” bill. In other words, there were no entitlement reform provisions, no spending [...]

Indonesia to lead ASEAN nations’ economic growth in 2012 – Finance Ministry

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesia’s 2012 economic growth is expected to top the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’s (ASEAN) member states, Indonesia’s Finance Ministry said Tuesday.

Indonesian Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said the …

Tepco confirms oil leakage at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — The Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), which operates the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant, on Tuesday announced that the facility’s reactors have been leaking oil into the sea.

At about 8:00 a.m. local time Tepco workers noticed oi…