U2's cool karma
Posted: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:42 PM by Daily Nightly Editor
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Ann Curry
By Ann Curry, NBC News anchor
Hope the overworked Brian Williams is getting in some good R and R, as yours truly helps keep an eye on the news of this day.
Breaking now: Federal prosecutors say a man tried to steal 130 million credit card numbers, in a conspiracy to pull off the largest case of identity theft in U.S. history, allegedly targeting 711 and grocery store customers. He's under arrest.
The President took on defense spending today, telling the VFW that defense spending for special interests has got to stop. There were protestors outside, including a few with pistols strapped to their legs.
"Health care coops" are emerging as an element in the President's health care plan, as the "public option" appears not to be gaining enough support. (If you are confused, we will explain tonight.)
In spite of threats, an unprecedented number of women are running for offices in Afghanistan, a country where only 10 percent of girls go to school. Will women finally get a chance there?
A new study finds that 23 percent of men and 9 percent of women ages 50-65 admit to binge drinking. And by "binge," they don't mean once in a while.
In a sign of the times, Readers Digest is facing bankruptcy.
The amount of H1N1 vaccine to be available in October will be dramatically less than predicted. We are trying to get to the bottom of why this is.
And U2 is too cool. Ok, that's not news. But get this, the band that once used concerts to tell audiences what was happening in the Bosnian war, has gotten a little good karma from a survivor of the war.
This last story reminds me that all the cruelties and injustices of our world are met with an equal measure of generosity and kindness eventually. Of course the more people care about the world, the sooner things will change.
