JOURNALISM BURNOUT

Submitted by ub on

A University of Kansas study shows journalism burnout is affecting women more than men. The field of journalism has changed greatly over the last decade, and those changes are taking a particularly hard toll on women working in newsrooms, new research from a University of Kansas professor shows. Female journalists are experiencing more job burnout and more intend to leave the field or are uncertain about their futures than their male counterparts.

NEWS QUICKIE

US AND CUBA MAKE HISTORY
President Obama and Raul Castro speak, making it a historic moment and following decades of cold war.

PAKISTAN VOTES TO KEEP OUT OF YEMEN
Parliament passes a resolution asking all warring parties to resolve the conflict through diplomatic dialogue.

TERRIBLE TORNADO
A tremendous tornado hits the tiny town of Fairdale, killing one person, injuring seven and blowing homes away.

N CHARLESTON CHANGED POLICE TACTICS BEFORE SHOOTING
Local cops were given a mandate to be more aggressive in the fight against crime in the South Carolina city.

Image
your-ballot-your-ballot-was-counted

ENFORCING OR BREAKING THE LAW?

Submitted by ub on

Another cop has been charged with murder. This time after video surfaced of him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back stayed on the force after an earlier complaint he used excessive force against another unarmed man.

The core functions of Public Safety are to enforce laws and regulations that are designed to protect all of US.

Walter Scott shooting by North Charleston Patrolman 1st Class Michael Th...: https://youtu.be/Q6-jFQPu-yo via @YouTube

Graphic: Police Radio Traffic in Fatal Shooting: https://youtu.be/uobTpqdiK9Y via @YouTube

ALCOHOL CAUSES HIGHER MORTALITY

Submitted by ub on

According to European researchers, the mortality of alcohol-dependent patients in general hospitals is many times higher than that of patients without alcohol dependency.

The study was published in the journal European Psychiatry and carried out by scientists from the department of psychiatry and psychotherapy at the University of Bonn Hospital in Germany and their British colleagues, using patient data from various general hospitals in Manchester, England.

NEWS QUICKIE

PERSIAN GULF TENSIONS
Iran deploys warships near Yemen but denies arming Shiite rebels there, while US warns of fomenting trouble.

SOUTH CAROLINA COP HAD A RECORD
Carolina cop charged with murder for shooting a fleeing suspect in the back had prior excessive force complaint.

ARRAIGNMENT DAY FOR DURST
Millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst was indicted on weapons charges that have kept him in New Orleans.

MOST AMERICANS NOT INVESTING IN STOCKS
U.S. stock market is still flirting with record highs, more than half of Americans are standing on the sidelines.

Image
your-ballot-your-ballot-was-counted

GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION

Submitted by ub on

Epidemiological studies have consistently shown an association between particulate air pollution and not only it exacerbates illness in people with respiratory disease but also rises in the numbers of deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease among older adults.

Everyone on earth knows that air pollution is hazardous to health. The effects of air pollution is having a devastating impact on our health and the environment. Here are interesting ways to analyze how air pollution is gradually causing so many deaths worldwide.

30 TIMES GUILTY

Submitted by ub on
Images

A Boston bombing jury has ruled that Dzokhar Tsarnaev os guilty of all 30 counts against him. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been convicted in The Boston Marathon bombing crimes.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in Boston bombing, eligible for death penalty http://upi.com/4297892

'BBC News - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Boston Marathon bomber found guilty http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32225787

Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev found guilty of all charges http://reut.rs/1GKgy4J via @Reuters

Boston Marathon Bombing Jury Finds Tsarnaev Guilty On All Counts http://n.pr/1FCdciL

NY COUNTERTERRORISM

Submitted by ub on

$233 million in federal grants that will support counter-terrorism and emergency preparedness activities in counties across New York State. The funding, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through its Homeland Security Grant Program, supports regional preparedness efforts, including planning, organization, and training activities that are critical to sustaining and improving community prevention, protection, response, and recovery capabilities.