FDIC - Federal bank insurance fund short on cash

"WASHINGTON - Banks are not the only ones struggling in the growing financial crisis. The fund established to insure their deposits is also feeling the pinch, and the taxpayer may be the lender of last resort.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., whose insurance fund has...

Australian cities suffering severe 'man shortage'

Women in search of a man may want to steer clear of Australia's big cities and head for the countryside instead. Newly released census reports show that women in the island nation now out number men, and that the cities are experiencing a severe man shortage."An analysis of...

Homeless Hell Hole Below Science World

Vancouver really needs to do something about our homeless problem.  This is no way for people to live."As downtown development squeezes a rising number of homeless British Columbians into a dwindling number...

World food stocks dwindling rapidly, UN warns

"In an "unforeseen and UNPRECEDENTED" shift, the world food supply is dwindling rapidly and food prices are soaring to historic levels, the top food and agriculture official of the United Nations warned Monday....

Oklahoma Struggles to Recover from Storm

It's been over a week, and parts of Oklahoma are still fighting to get back on their feet. Eight days without power for some people."OKLAHOMA CITY - Rebeca Rascon bundled up her two children against a brisk wind...

The Real World Survivor Fiji – Cultural Icons Suffer :: MAXINE

"Island nation cultural history and methods on how societies operate and evolve is an extremely important component to island life. Anyone who has traveled the Pacific knows that the undercurrent of how things operate is colored in island tribal tradition and that this is...

''Kettering General Hospital. need's your charity cash''

AN APPEAL is being launched to encourage members of the public to donate money to Kettering General Hospital. Hospital director of finance Vince Doherty has told members of the hospital's charitable funds committee that the charitable fund balance is set to fall below £1m...

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