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Fiery Riots Spark In Brazil Over Government Corruption [Photos]

Growing tensions in the country of Brazil have escalated to violent levels, with some groups sparking small riots in the streets of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Although the latest reports focused on the violent acts of few, Tuesday (June 18) marked the second day of largely peaceful protests… Continue Continue reading

Update: Serena Williams Backtracks On Blaming 16-Year-Old Steubenville Rape Victim “What I Said Was Hurtful And Insensitive”

Serena apologizes for blaming young Stuebenville sexual assault victim … Serena Williams Apologizes For Steubenville Sexual Assault Quote Via Serena Williams Blog reports: “What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me. I was deeply saddened. For someone to be raped, and at only sixteen, is such a horrible tragedy! For both families involved – that of the rape victim and of the accused. I am currently reaching out to the girl’s family to let her know that I am deeply sorry for what was written in the Rolling Stone article. What was written – what I supposedly said – is insensitive and hurtful, and I by no means would say or insinuate that she was at all to blame. I have fought all of my career for women’s equality, women’s equal rights, respect in their fields – anything I could do to support women I have done. My prayers and support always goes out to the rape victim. In this case, most especially, to an innocent sixteen year old child.” Serena Williams just needs to win tennis matches and STFU! Yes, of course, in all areas of life, we are wise to be cautious. Look both ways. Don’t text and drive. Replace the batteries in your smoke-detector. Don’t walk to your car alone. But always always always ALWAYS the criminal is responsible for the crime. Continue reading

Visa Inc. Will Buy Online Processor CyberSource

People nowadays, most especially in developed countries has been relying on online shopping using the ‘plastic’ or cards. These cards may be credit cards or debit cards. It gives a shopping person the convenience of just staying at home and waiting for the product to be delivered on their doorsteps. One of the major names in industry, is the credit and debit card processor Visa. Visa Inc. has announced Wednesday that to further broaden their scope in fulfilling customer’s online shopping, they would be buying the online processor CyberSource. The price would be $26 per share and that would be around $2 billion dollars. CyBerSource’s known clients include British Airways, Home Depot, Facebook and Google. These are just few big name among their 295,000 merchant clients. The deal between them allows Visa to increase the amount of online payments it processes and the resulting business for its client banks, which issue Visa credit and debit cards. “CyberSource’s key market opportunities are international, specifically Asia and Latin America. This will be a significant focus, effective immediately,” said Visa Chairman and Chief Executive Joseph Saunders Visa Inc. Will Buy Online Processor CyberSource is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading