Here are the top news headlines that may interest you for Friday, March 22, 2013. Read, be informed, discuss, and prosper.
Blackberry Plans to Release a New Smartphone “BlackBerry will face jaded customers on Friday with the U.S. launch of its latest smartphone, a last-ditch effort to show that after years of product delays and poor performance, the company is ready to compete.”
Chinua Achebe Dies at 82 “Achebe made his name more than 50 years ago with his novel “Things Fall Apart,” about his Igbo ethnic group’s fatal brush with British colonialism in the 1800s. It was the first time the story of European colonialism had been told from an African perspective to an international audience.”
Chicago Will Close 54 Schools “After weeks of uncertainty, principals at 54 public schools here officially learned from city officials on Thursday that their schools would close, with 11 more to share space with other schools.”
(Interesting Debate) Power of the Prenup “If a legal document like a prenup can be thrown out by the court, is it worth pursuing to begin with? If so, should everyone have one?”
Why the Rich Don’t Give to Charity “It is not. One of the most surprising, and perhaps confounding, facts of charity in America is that the people who can least afford to give are the ones who donate the greatest percentage of their income.”
