originally posted in:Bungie News Corp
Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen
Today is October 18th of 2013 these are the news i have been able to gather thus far
Snowden in an interview said that the [url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/edward-snowden-us-would-have-buried-nsa-warnings-forever] systems in place to check the NSA and make sure no one abuses the system was heavily flawed.[/url] He said that the biggest reason his opposition to NSA is that its data mining systems is being done in secret.
Canada has a made a historic deal, [url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-and-europe-sign-historic-trade-deal-1.2125122]with the signing of the Canada and Europe free trade deal.[/url] Prime Minister Stephen Harper was at Brussels to sign the deal with the European Commision president Jose Manual Barroso. The trade is called the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement(CETA).
In interesting news, [url=http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-cia-drone-program-2013-10]the NSA has been noticed to have a bigger role in drone strikes than previously believed.[/url] This information came from a post detailing the tracking of Hasan Ghul, the informant of Osama Bin-Laden. Although the collaboration between NSA and CIA is not exactly big news, but is an interesting new point in the story of the Osama Bin-Laden story.
With the rise of the NSA scandal, [url=http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-revelations-kill-ibm-hardware-sales-in-china-2013-10]there has been a drop in sales of IBM hardware in China.[/url] First was Teradata, now IBM to face loss in the Asia-Pacific Markets.
[url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/india-arrests-crew-us-ship-carrying-weapons]India arrested the crew of a US ship, which was carrying weapons.[/url] The men were charged with illegal possession of weapons and ammunition and entering India's territorial waters without permission, Singh said.
In other news, [url=http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131017/08120824913/dutch-telecoms-companies-used-highly-personal-user-data-retained-to-fight-terrorism-serious-crimes-everyday-marketing-purposes.shtml]Dutch Telecommunication Companies have been found using customer Metadata for marketing.[/url] The Metadata that was used to fight terrorism, has now turned into a marketing device.
The United Nations have started to give out Debit cards to Syrian Refugees. [url=http://mashable.com/2013/10/16/syrian-refugee-ecards/]The debit cards[/url] are reloaded with $27 each month for food and other items. This will help stop Refugees from waiting in line for food or pre-packaged items. This also helps tame fraud vouchers etc.
Saudia Arabia, angered by the World’s inaction in Syria, [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-saudi-securitycouncil-idUSBRE99H0FL20131018]has rebuffed its seat on the Security Council.[/url] The kingdom condemned what it called International double standard in the Middle East.
Thousands march across Egypt, in support of [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE99H0MV20131018]ousted President Morsi.[/URL]
In business news, [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-google-results-stocks-idUSBRE99H0KW20131018] Google reaches $1000[/url] after surge in paid mobile and video advertising. The shares rose 13% to $1007.04.
[url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-libya-militias-insight-idUSBRE99H05820131018]While Militia Rivalries[/url] in Libya threaten to send Libya to a new Civil War. The rise of this conflict between Militia was marked with the recent kidnapping of the Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.
Now to sports:
In Soccer:
[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24587187]Adros Townsend signs new contract with Tottenham[/url]
[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24585187]Bayern Munich players must follow order - Pep Guardiola[/url]
In MLB:
[url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=331017106]Red Sox 4-3 Tigers[/url]
In NFL:
[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=331017022]Seahawks 34-22 Cardinals[/url]
In NBA:
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491556]76ers 84-110 Bobcats[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491561]Spurs 106-104 Hawks[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491560]Suns 90-107 Kings[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491557]Knicks 98-89 Wizards[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491559]Pelicans 105-102 Thunder[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491565]Lakers 89-115 Warriorsr[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491558]Pistons 84-96 Cavaliers[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400491562]Heat 62-86 Nets[/url]
In NHL:
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484339]Canucks 3-0 Sabres[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484340]Hurricanes 3-2 Maple Leafs[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484341]Oilers 2-3 Islanders[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484342]Penguins 4-1 Flyers[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484343]Blue Jackets 3-5 Canadiens[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484344]Devils 2-5 Senators[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484345]Wilds 1-3 Lightnings[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484346]Bruins 3-2 Panthers[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484347]Blues 3-2 Blackhawks[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484348]Kings 2-1 Predators[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484349]Sharks 3-4 Stars[/url]
[url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400484350]Red Wings 4-2 Avalanche[/url]