Daily MP3 Headlines 01/17/2012
January 17th, 2012Cruise Ship Captain Abandoned Ship Long Before Passengers
Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino abandoned ship half an hour before hundreds of passengers were evacuated. This according to transcripts of a conversation he had with the coastguard, which were published by an Italian newspaper. When authorities asked him how many passengers were still on board, Schettino said there were only 40. The captain then ignored orders to return to the ship and help with rescue efforts.
Hugo Chavez May Be Terminally Ill
According to doctors in Venezuela, president Hugo Chavez probably won’t live to see 2013, due to his fight with cancer. In fact, the polarizing leader may not even make it to his country’s presidential election this fall! The claims contradict word from Chavez, who says he’s cancer-free after undergoing surgery in Cuba.
Missile Defense System Beginning
A part of NATO’s controversial missile defense system has gone live! An early-warning radar station in Turkey is now operational, and is being manned by both Turkish and US staff. Turkey is one of five countries who have agreed to participate in the defense shield, along with Spain, Poland, Portugal and Romania. Meanwhile Iran – which shares a border with Turkey – is objecting to the system.
Newt Rises
Mitt Romney’s path to clinching the Republican nomination hit a rather hefty speed bump on Monday night’s Fox News debate. The former Massachusetts governor floundered throughout much of the two-hour broadcast, with most analysts giving Newt Gingrich the win. A major sticking point was Romney’s continued reluctance to offer up his income tax history, documents that many believe may contain suspicious activity.
Headphone Woes
A new report says using headphones on handheld devices can be extremely dangerous – especially to pedestrians. According to US researchers, male headphone wearers under the age of 30 were most commonly involved in traffic accidents. The reasons are simple enough: they have difficulty hearing sirens, car horns, and oncoming vehicles.
New Fertility Hopes
There’s new hope out there for infertile men. German and Israeli scientists have successfully created sperm outside of the body during lab tests on mice. The team is now working frantically to reproduce the same results for humans. It’s a massive breakthrough, and the hope is that eventually men who struggle with infertility will no longer need to rely on donor sperm.
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