Four manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks popular among college students were issued with warning letters from the Food and Drug Administration, terming the caffeine added to their beverages as an unsafe food additive.
According to Margaret Humbug, the FDA Commissioner, evidence has shown that the consumption of drinks that have a combination of caffeine and alcohol leads to alcohol poisoning, car accidents and assaults.
The letters give a 15-day period for the companies to reply and explain their strategy on withdrawing their products from the market or defend their products as harmless.
These …

All the 27 member countries of the European Union agreed to a stable or partially reduced quota for bluefish tuna on Wednesday. This occurred ahead of a 10-day meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in Paris. The agreement ended a protracted squabble between European Union fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, who was for a significant reduction and states opposed to the idea including France, Italy, Malta and Spain.
The countries agreed to negotiate the bluefish tuna quota between its current 13,500 level and a partial reduction. It …

Security in German train stations and airports is being tightened as the country said it had proof that Islam Militants were planning attacks within the next two weeks.
According to Thomas Maiziere, the interior minister, details of the suspected plot were uncovered after mail bomb attacks were directed by Greek militants at Chancellor Merkel, among other prominent figures; as well as the fact that parcel bombs were sent to U.S. targets at the end of October.
At a news conference hurriedly called in Maziere’s ministry in Berlin, the minister asserted that intelligent …

Ronni Chasen, a 64-year old publicist in Hollywood was found slumped in her Mercedes near Sunset Boulevard with multiple shots in the chest. The incident occurred at around 12.30 am on Tuesday when neighbors say they heard gunshots and then found the car crashed into a light pole on Whittier Drive, just south of Sunset Boulevard.
This was a well-used shortcut that she presumably used to get to her home in West Los Angeles.
She was found struggling to breathe in the car but was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.
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Iran’s biggest defense air drill which kicked off on Tuesday was marred by reports of unidentified foreign airplanes violating its airspace.
The spokesman for the exercise, General Harmid Arjangi stated that the planes were picked up on by Iran’s radar stations and observation posts during the drill which lasted five days. The drill is aimed at displaying the country’s ability to protect its nuclear facilities from possible attacks.
It was scheduled after the Iranian Air Force reported that it had conducted similar exercises in several facilities, including the uranium enrichment sites in …

Stephen Cowan, a 67-year old man from rural Wisconsin shot his TV and then pointed the shotgun at his wife after being enraged by Bristol Palin’s performance in the TV show, ‘Dancing with the Stars’.
The incident led to a stand-off with a SWAT team the whole night after which he was arrested and charged in court for second-degree reckless endangerment.
According to Cowan’s wife, Janice Cowan, her husband had come from the bar on Monday evening and was having dinner when they started to watch the TV show. When Bristol Palin, …

Ireland still insists it does not need a bail-out package as it prepares to host a delegation of European experts and International Monetary Fund officials. The meeting is as a result of heavy pressure by EU members in its quest to convince Ireland to follow Greek’s example in taking a large bail-out package.
However, Ireland is insistent that it only needs a loan to rescue its banking sector which is on its knees as a result of a $90 billion debt. The European Union is worried about the impact of Ireland’s …

The new Harry Potter movie has sparked controversy (to be or not in 3D) among some of the actors.
The film made and distributed by Warner Bros,  in a class of its own, needs no conversion as it self markets superbly in the current form according to Radcliff, one of the actors in the film.
What the actors and distributors are ignoring is the fact that movies in 2 and 3D are more popular with the fans whether expensive or not.
The film maker has tried and failed to create a 3D version …

In the BC God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, one was against adultery. In case that would be today, perhaps the rule would apply against Facebook.
That would have been the case if a man of God from New Jersey had his way.
The socio-network is responsible for the breakup of so many marriages in his church over the last six months, the pastor explained.
To solve the whole situation before matters get out of hand the pastor has given church leaders two options either to resign from the network or leave the …

The current rebranding at Target Corp is expected to yield positive results over the holidays especially in the credit and debit card sector, the company reports.
The reports have come in the right time as the company just showed improvements in its third quarter, which were pushed by gains in its credit card and food businesses.
The sectors which have made the basis of the improvement, credit and debit cards and the food chain, are expected to boost the company in new heights not seen in the last three years. The remodeling …