Thursday, December 31, 2009
News Morning Newsdome: New Year's Eve edition
Posted by Bobby Feingold @senorbobby on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 4:58 PM
>> Right as the U.S. approves national health care, Britain announces today that excessive drinking on New Year's Eve could cost the country's as much as 23 million pounds. The NHS is recommending drunks be charged a hospital admission fee of 532 pounds, or $845. Like anything could stop rowdy Brits from getting drunk. (Reuters)
>> The number of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan has nearly doubled from last year, with 319 in 2009 and 155 in 2008, mainly due to larger and deadlier Taliban roadside bombs. Much like the drunk drivers sure to hit the streets tonight, Atlantans and soldiers should avoid the roads! (the Los Angeles Times)
>> For the first time in nearly 20 years, a full moon, or a "blue moon," will shine this New Year's Eve. The last time a blue moon appeared on NYE was 1990, and it won't happen again until 2028, but it won't even matter because the Mayan apocalypse will have happened. (National Geographic)
>> The world's fastest train, the Chinese bullet train which debuted Saturday, encountered its first two-and-a-half hour stoppage after a cigarette triggered the alarms. That's nearly as long as the train's journey itself. New Year's resolution: Don't overreact in 2010. (Retuers)
>> And finally, at the end of a decade filled with advances: North Korea's ruling party newspaper yesterday demanded that the huge, 26 ft-high concrete wall dividing the Korean peninsula be demolished as a New Year's wish. Problem? No such wall exists. The wall has become a New Year's tradition after state founder Kim Il-sung (who died 15 years ago though is considered the country's "eternal president) said the wall was built by Seoul's in 1989, and North Korea's propaganda machine has kept the idea alive. Nice try North Korea: there's only a horrendous 4-km wide razor wire fence. (Reuters)
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