Fatal Bombings in Afghanistan

A suicide bombing attempt at an airfield in Kabul,Afghanistan, has left 9 people dead and 12 people wounded. This bombing is in response to NATO troops burning Qurans in front of Afghanis last week. This airfield is very close to the entrance to the NATO controlled International Security Assistance Force base, however no NATO troops were injured. The Qurans were taken from a detainee facility and were not meant to be burned. President Obama publicly apologized for the error. The Afghan president issued a statement saying the actions were inhumane and said that NATO was an enemy that was going to earn nothing but public hatred.

America in an oil boom....Gas prices continue to rise...

Despite the United States being in one of the largest oil booms in its history, gas prices have increased by 10% over the last month bringing the national average to almost 4 dollars. However, this oil boom may have more of an effect than you think. If the United States opened all of its land despite national parks up to drilling, the nation's dependency on foreign oil, while creating 1.4 million jobs and 800 million in revenue. Our executives at oil companies say that this is a chance that we as a nation need to take unless we want to get used to the price of gasoline. With tensions in Iran seeming to be on the verge of a war, Americans may get used to the sight of more oil rigs in places they didn't used to see.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/27/news/economy/oil_boom/index.htm?iid=Popular

Aerosole Caffiene.... More Dangerous Than You'd Think?

A new product that has been introduced in the convenience markets of Boston and New York is stirring up some controversy amongst the food and drug administration. The new product is called AeroShot and is a bullet sized container of powdered Vitamin B and Caffeine that you allow to dissolve on your tongue, and then is swallowed for an extra boost of energy. Many government officials are concerned that this product will make it into the college consumer's hands and become a tool to allow them to drink more which could potentially be very dangerous.  However this new product only contains about as much caffeine as a large Starbucks coffee, so many officials aren't concerned over Aeroshots, but others think that there are too many questions that have not been answered about this product, as it is the first of its kind. Yet, this product could be the first since 2004 to be banned from sale.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/22/health/aeroshot/index.html

Cruise Ship Captian in Trouble

The captian of the cruise ship that collided with rocks and high sided in Italy announced in court  that he made a mistake when the accident happened. In a tapped phone conversation he said to a friend that it was not an accident however, and that he was pressured by officials to steer the boat into the area of the collision. The captain has faced a lot of scrutiny for his behavior regaurding what happened on that day. He faces charges of manslaughter, abandoning ship, and shipwreck. He has faced the most judgement by other captains for abandoning his own ship when it struck the rocks and rolled onto its side. It was also found that he was going 15 knots at the time in which he hit the rocks, which some people think was well too fast for the dangerous area that he was going into.The captain is in serious trouble for the endangerment of 4,000 that he caused by his careless operation of the ship he was piloting.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/world/europe/italy-cruise-ship/index.html

Braun to Accept MVP Despite Steroid Scandal

In a recent interview, Ryan Braun announced that he is still planning on accepting his MLB MVP award despite his pending 50 game suspension for testing positive for high levels of synthetic testosterone. When his agent was questioned on whether or not Braun would appear or accept the award the agent responded with "he will be there to accept the award." As a part of the award ceremony Braun is scheduled to give an acceptance speech for obtaining this award. This speech may be an opportunity for Braun to voice his opinion about the accusations, as he has been known to be very clear on his opinion of the suspension stating that it was "B.S." in an interview with ESPN. Even though the league has decided not to strip him of his title,this weekend's ceremonies should be interesting for fans of Ryan Braun.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/01/ryan-braun.html