New York ? China's version of Twitter breaks the tweets-per-second record, while Rand Paul is detained by the TSA ? and more winners and losers of today's news cycle
GOOD DAY FOR:
Finishing what you started
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords completes the "Congress On Your Corner" event that was violently interrupted a year ago by the shooting that killed six people and nearly took her life. [The Daily What]
SEE ALSO: Good day, bad day: January 12, 2012
?
Reuniting
Two Japanese brothers find each other after nearly 60 years apart. The brothers were born in California, but were separated as children when their father died. [Huffington Post]
Tweeting in Chinese
A Chinese microblogging site ? China's alternative to Twitter ? shatters the record for the average number of tweets per second. During the Chinese New Year, an average of 32,312 messages were sent per second. [TIME]
SEE ALSO: Good day, bad day: January 19, 2012
?
BAD DAY FOR:
Forgetting your mistakes
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams receives death threats after fumbling two punt returns, one in overtime, that cost the team its Super Bowl chances. [Opposing Views]
SEE ALSO: Good day, bad day: January 17, 2012
?
Rand Paul
The Kentucky senator and vocal TSA critic is detained by the TSA in the Nashville airport after setting off a full-body scanner and refusing a pat-down. [Business Insider]
Vacation planning
The cruise line that operated the ill-fated Costa Concordia ship offers victims 30 percent discounts on their next cruise, as long as they travel with Costa Cruises. [Newser]
SEE ALSO: The haute coffee-holder
?
For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: January 20, 2012
View this article on TheWeek.com
Get Rahm Emanuel: Obama's main man
steve jobs stanford commencement speech black star joan baez gravitas steve jobs and bill gates steve jobs quotes pancreatic cancer symptoms
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.