Week of April 15, 2007
A gunman kills 30 people in
classrooms before turning the
gun on himself at Virginia Tech.
The Supreme Court changes
course on abortion and upholds
a national ban on a midterm
method of ending pregnancies.
The decision clears the way for
states to pass new laws
designed to discourage women
from having abortions.
It’s revealed that
Seung-hui
Cho
- the student who went on a bloody rampage at Virginia Tech had prepared
the attack for weeks.
MySpace introduces pages that rank news stories.
Music news
- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony launch a chain of European
libel actions against the national enquirer over drug scandal allegations.
Australian pop singer
Kylie Minogue
becomes the newest star to join with Swedish
fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz on a limited
swimwear line to debut in mid-May.
Technology -
Microsoft says that Google’s proposed
purchase of Internet advertising company
DoubleClick Inc. raises antitrust and privacy
concerns.
Google Inc. reports first-quarter earnings up
69% to $1 billion!
Sports -
NBA official Joey Crawford is suspended
indefinitely by league Commissioner David
Stern for his conduct toward the Spurs’ Tim
Duncan.
