FCJ news briefs

March 3, 2007

'80s Redux: Insider Trading on the Rise - ABC

Corporate greed grows proportionally with the numbers thrown around the stock market, proved this week by the biggest crackdown on trading schemes in the last two decades.
Insider trading is making a big comeback with a new hedge fund loophole.

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Total lunar eclipse Saturday night - CNN

At 5:44 p.m. eastern standard time, the Earth will have the best view in the universe as the Moon disappears behind the Earth's shadow. An hour-long spectacle will be partially visible facing east.

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Stolen painting found in Spielberg's collection - Los Angeles Times

Famed director Steven Speilberg recognized a stolen Norman Rockwell painting in his private collection after it appeared on the FBI wanted bulletin. Spielberg's office notified the FBI which has been looking for the painting since 1988.

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New nuclear warhead design for US - BBC

In the midst of scrutinizing Iran and Korea for their nuclear proliferation efforts, the United States is making a brand new warhead of its own.

It is the first update of this technology in the past twenty years, attempting to perfect the efficiency of nuclear missiles.

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Search for oil raises the stakes in Darfur - Los Angeles Times

Sudan is torn between the need for economic progress and the need for peace as rebels strike against oil research in Darfur. Sudan has been under US oil embargo since the early 1990s.

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News briefs compiled by Nevena Predolac.

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