Hey, is there any good news around?
Apparently not much, using Saturday morning’s edition of a newspaper, largest in its state, as an example of something to kick off the weekend with perhaps some indigestion along with morning coffee and a muffin, notes Grumpy Editor.
Most stories seem to originate from law enforcement agencies.
Front page gets right into it with one of three long pieces devoted to a local man “accused of trafficking teenager.”
Among other items in the opening pages: Mental evaluation for Fresno suspect; Prosecutors file charges in genital mutilation case; Man kills 2, injures 1 before shot dead at office; More than 100 men accused of seeking sex from minors; record homicides reached since 2011 cartel clashes; Violence leaves dozen dead in Venezuelan capital area; Stabbing suspect believed cartel was after him; Parking lot shooting injures one, arrest made; Blood-covered nude man hospitalized, critical; Officers, drivers injured in crash amid traffic stop; Victim of rollover crash identified; Teen, city settle lawsuit over molestation by cop.
Any good news in the edition?
Well, sort of. On the religion page, top story is on “Taking steps to combat hatred.”
Ads contribute to gloom and doom, too. A quarter page security screens pitch, for example, carries the headline, “Protect your home, protect your family.” Included is an illustration of a masked bad guy in black garb ready to swing a baseball bat.
Other newspapers --- and broadcast outlets --- also go heavy on crime these days.
Whatever happened to coverage of Boy Scouts helping little old ladies?
Well, there’s always the weather forecast --- unless rain is predicted.
IN CASE YOUR FAVORITE NEWS OUTLETS MISSED THESE…
Navy veterans are shaking their heads over the changes being made in submarines --- for women now serving on them. Designers are giving women sailors more doors, washrooms, sleeping and bathing areas, plus with more privacy, along with lowering of some overhead valves and installing steps leading to triple-high bunk beds. These will be incorporated in the upcoming USS New Jersey. But the ship is not scheduled to be delivered until 2021…Bill O'Reilly reportedly will receive up to a $25 million payout following his exit from Fox News...How strange is North Korea? Otto Warmbier,who was a 21-year-old University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, remains behind bars after being sentenced last year to 15 years of hard labor in a North Korea prison after he confessed to (ready for this?)--- trying to steal a propaganda banner...Tesla Inc., the electric car maker, discloses its billionaire Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk paid at least $593 million in income taxes last year…Sinclair Broadcast Group is adding 14 television stations via purchasing Bonten Media Group Holdings...A U.S. federal judge ordered Volkswagen to pay a $2.8 billion criminal fine in the rigging of diesel-powered vehicles case... IBM, once the darling of business editors in grabbing space in their sections, posts its 20th straight quarter of falling revenue, despite a 12 percent gain from its new businesses…America's chief federal banking regulator admits the agency failed to act on numerous "red flags" at Wells Fargo that could have stopped the fake account scandal at the bank years earlier. It cites an overlooked key red flag In January 2010, when the regulator was aware of "700 cases of whistleblower complaints" about sales tactics”…Google is planning to introduce an ad-blocker on the mobile and desktop versions of its Chrome internet browser…University of Tennessee’s student-run newspaper, Daily Beacon, is cutting its print edition to twice weekly in the fall from five days a week during the past five decades…The number of out-of-work people collecting unemployment checks dropped to a 17-year low in April.
British insurance company Aviva’s annual Home Report surveys 2,004 people on how they handle relatively common tasks around the house and finds one in five not being able to change a light bulb.
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