Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD), NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NYSEAMEX:NG), Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)
Charlie Wilson Dies Unexpectedly In Florida: What Happened? [REPORT] (iDigitalTimes.com)
“Charlie Wilson dies” is the kind of headline that could frighten even the most stalwart among us. And it is a sad news day indeed. This is not the Charlie Wilson of “Charlie Wilson’s War.” This Charlie Wilson, also a Congressperson, also a Democrat, hailed from Ohio and its 6th congressional district and held office until 2010. He died of complications from a stroke and aneurysm despite a few weeks of apparently successful recovery.
A Washington woman inadvertently discovered that her husband had a second wife, when an automated Facebook pop up suggested that the two women become “friends” on the social media network. According to the Associated Press, the husband in question is Alan L. O’Neill, a 41-year-old corrections officer in Pierce County, Wash. O’Neill reportedly got married to his first wife in 2001, and then in 2009 separated from her, moving out but not formally divorcing or filing for legal separation. That same year, O’Neill legally changed his name (which had previously been Alan Leighton Fulk) and five days later he remarried, unbeknownst to his first wife.
GOLD COLLAPSE…Is It The Start of Something Big? – NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NG), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD), Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (KGC) (Insider Monkey)
The SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD) is down 17% since the survey was taken. The S&P 500 is up 38%. Gold has lost nearly one-fifth of its value this year alone, and more than 10% since Friday — the worst decline since the early 1980s, when the yellow metal began a two-decade slump. Whether the current slide is the end of gold’s bull run, or just a short-term drop, no one knows. What is clear is that gold isn’t the wealth-preserver many thought it was. Some gold stocks, like NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NYSEAMEX:NG) and Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC), have lost more than half their value in the last year.
Jamie Foxx’s Electro will prove Geraldo right in Amazing Spider-Man 2 (A.V. Club)
Also, the fact that he can bend electricity to his will doesn’t help things—things like his complexion, which has been transformed to a severe, icy blue that some fans will note more closely resembles the version of Electro seen in the Ultimate Spider-Man comic books, while others will simply note that he looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze or Watchmen’s Dr. Manhattan.
A Short Recent History of Pressure Cooker Bombs (TIME)
Authorities are now saying that the explosive devices in Boston were fashioned from pressure cookers. (Yes, like the closed pot you might use to cook rice at home.) As it happens, pressure cookers have a nefarious history in counterterrorism circles. In 2004, the Department of Homeland Security was concerned enough about pressure cooker bombs to…
…issue an alert to federal and state security officials: “A technique commonly taught in Afghan terrorist training camps is the use/conversion of pressure cookers into IEDs,” the bulletin warned.
Martin Richard’s father: ‘pray for my family’ after Boston marathon bombing (The Guardian)
The eight-year-old boy who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been identified as Martin Richard. A US congressman who is also a family friend said Martin was killed by the second bomb when the family were attempting to flee the first explosion. His mother and sister were also injured. His father, Bill Richard, who was not injured, released a statement on Tuesday. It read: My dear son Martin has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Boston. My wife and daughter are both recovering from serious injuries. We thank our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers. I ask that you continue to pray for my family as we remember Martin…
TurboTax Outage on Eve of Tax Day Panics Procrastinators (TIME)
It would have been a classic practical joke — but it wasn’t. TurboTax, one of the most popular tax preparation programs in the U.S., sent last-minute filers into a state of panic Sunday night after its online services temporarily went down. According to Twitter, filers were unable to log in or enter data online for about an hour around 6:40 p.m. Sunday night, the evening before the national deadline. TurboTax spokeswoman Ashley McMahon called the problem a “configuration setting” that required adjustment to accommodate high amounts of traffic the site received Sunday, the Washington Post reports.
Who Is Responsible For The Boston Marathon Bombing? 4 Ideas, According To The Media (Insider Monkey)
Via Alex Jones and InfoWars.com. Key quote: “UM Coach: bomb-sniffing dogs were at start and finish lines. They had loud speakers saying ‘it’s just a drill, everything’s fine, and then ‘boom,’ it happens. That’s done over and over again–7/7, the Madrid bombing, Gladio–they always have drills, so in case the compartmentalized group of mercenaries doing it with police uniforms, or FBI–it varies–get caught: ‘Oh, it was part of the drill.’ […] This is key. It proves that the drill was happening even before, during, and then after the marathon. Do you understand what that means?”
J.C. Penney: $850 Million Borrowed to Shore Up Inventory (WebProNews)
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) today announced that it has borrowed $850 million from a revolving credit fund of $1.85 billion. The company stated that the money will be used to ensure the company’s liquidity and replenish inventory levels. “Earlier this year, we increased our revolving credit facility in anticipation of operating, working capital and capital expenditure needs, especially during the first half of the year,” said Ken Hannah, CFO for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP). “As we near completion of the home department transformation in over 500 stores, we have been undertaking and will continue to experience a significant inventory build and increase in capital expenditures.”
