Professor finds Shakespeare’s “lost play”

A professor at the University of Nottingham says an 18th century play is probably the work of William Shakespeare. After studying “Double Falsehood,” a play that was based on Shakespeare’s lost “Cardenio,” the professor says he is sure that there is a relationship between the two. Arden, a company that publishes Shakespeare’s work, released an [...]

RI State Police chief to attend Israel anti-terrorism seminar

Brendan Doherty, superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, is one of 17 law enforcement leaders from around the country selected to attend a counter-terrorism seminar in Israel later this month. Doherty is attending the conference from March 20-28 at the invitation of The Anti-Defamation League, one of the nation’s leading civil rights organizations.
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Cholera outbreak in Mozambique proves deadly

Mozambique’s health ministry spokesman, Leonardo Chavane says the country’s cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country. The disease is spreading, with more than 2,600 cases of people who have contracted the highly contagious yet easily preventable infection this year. The situation remains worrying as [...]

Priest close to Pope is suspended in abuse case

Peter Hullermann, the priest at the center of a German sex-abuse scandal that has embroiled Pope Benedict the 16th was suspended today, more than 30 years after the church first heard allegations that he had molested children. Father Hullermann was convicted of sexually abusing children in the Bavarian town of Grafing in June 1986 by [...]

Biden Calls for Negotiations Between Israelis, Palestinians

Vice President Joe Biden says “good faith negotiations” can recognize Israeli security needs and the Palestinian goal for a separate state. Biden is urging Israel to make a serious attempt to reach peace with the Palestinians. In a speech at Tel Aviv University on Thursday, Biden repeatedly voiced Washington’s commitment to Israel’s security, while also [...]

Six charity workers killed in Pakistan

Six Pakistani employees of the American Christian charity World Vision were gunned down today, and seven others were wounded in an attack on the aid group’s offices in a remote village in northern Pakistan. Pakistani authorities said about a dozen masked militants stormed the building at about 9:30 a.m., pulled the staff members out of [...]

The Brief, 03/08/2010: Week In Review

Here’s Quyen Ngo with this week’s top news stories in your Week in Review.
Obama mentions Central Falls Firings
Rhode Island is Most Liberal
Jobless rate remains unchanged
But, US House passes Jobs bill
Good evening, I’m Quyen Ngo and here are some highlight stories of this past week.
At the start of the week, President Obama mentioned the [...]

Sarah Palin used to go to Canada for her healthcare

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has admitted that she and her family used to go to Canada for their healthcare.
The admission came in a speech last week in Calgary. She says that it’s “kind of ironic” given Republican backlash against healthcare reform.
President Obama is pushing Congress to wrap up their reform bill by March [...]

Somali pirates attack Spanish vessel

The EU Naval Force says Somali pirates have attacked a Spanish fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean by firing a rocket-propelled grenade at the ship. The naval force says the grenade exploded on the deck of the Albacan, causing a small fire that was extinguished. The attack took place between the island nation of Seychelles [...]

The Brief, 03/01/2010: Not Quite News

Tonight, Stan laments the persistence of rock star geezers in a segment we like to call Not Quite News with Stan Sundel.

The Super Bowl was a couple of weeks ago. I’m not the world’s biggest football fan. Frankly, I usually watch the game for the commercials – or more importantly, the half [...]