Suing the Century 16 Theater

Three of the injured victims of the Aurora movie theater massacre are suing the owner of the Century 16 Theater. The shooting, which killed 12 and wounded 58 others, took place during the midnight showing of “The Dark Night Rises” at a Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado in July. The lawsuits claim that there could have been more security that may have been able to prevent the shooting. A temporary memorial that had been near the theater was recently taken down. After a survey was conducted on Facebook, it has been decided that the theater will re-open in 2013.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/21/14016516-three-aurora-theater-shooting-victims-suing-cinemark-theater-to-reopen-in-2013?lite

 

Men vs. Women Wage Gap

Last week, the Census Bureau released part of its extensive annual report on income and poverty. The report showed that women made 77 cents to each dollar a man earned in 2011, a statistic that hasn’t changed much in the last four years. However, some believe that it’s not that the gap isn’t being closed between men and women but that wages have reached a plateau. Male-dominated work was hit hard during the recession of 2007-09 and this lead to women earning more than their husbands in 2009. But as the economy got better, this changed. Still, unemployment rate for men was higher than the unemployment rate for women in August.

http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/09/14/13848108-women-face-stubborn-wage-gap-as-wages-fall-for-everyone?lite#__utma=238145375.1810079293.1339676120.1347675968.1347715882.13&__utmb=238145375.7.10.1347715882&__utmc=238145375&__utmx=-&__utmz=238145375.1347204993.10.7.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=today%20show&__utmv=238145375.|8=Earned%20By=todayshow%7Ctoday%7Ctoday%20news%7Cthe%20royals=1^12=Landing%20Content=External=1^13=Landing%20Hostname=today.msnbc.msn.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to%20External=1&__utmk=1205234

The Price of Remembrance

The National September 11^th Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center in New York, which features two large, reflecting pools with waterfalls around them in the place of where the twin towers once were and a yet-to-be completed underground museum, is projected to cost $60 million a year to function. The memorial that cost $700 million to build will use $12 million a year just for security. The operating of the waterfalls will cost between $4.5 million and $5 million a year. Because the museum has not been completed on time, the financial planning has been disrupted.  Fundraising, the sale of memorabilia, private donations, and money made from admission prices to the museum will help to cover the large cost of running the memorial.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48960348/ns/us_news-security/

Itching to Stop the Spread of the West Nile Virus

As a summer stuffed with excruciatingly hot temperatures and significant rain in many parts of the United States winds down, the West Nile Virus has become more and more prevalent in 48 states across the country. The virus, which is transmitted through mosquito bites, has infected 1,013 people and has resulted in 40 deaths in Texas alone. 54 percent of cases are the dangerous neuroinvasive type that can lead to meningitis. The past week has seen a 25 percent jump in cases throughout the nation. Luckily, pesticides that have been sprayed have helped to lessen the mosquito population.

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