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HUFFINGTON
12.08.13
BROKE CITY
A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that
Detroit is officially entitled to Chapter 9
bankruptcy protection. Worker pensions
could be on the chopping block as the city
aims to solve its estimated $18 billion in
debt and liabilities, and the ruling will be
appealed. Detroit “could have and should
have filed for bankruptcy long before it did,
perhaps even years before,” the judge said.
‘THIEVES
OUT’
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Ukraine this
week in the wake of the government’s refusal to sign a
trade agreement with the European Union. The protesters
demonstrated against their leaders’ alignment with Russia,
and members of the opposition introduced a no-confidence
vote in Parliament Tuesday to force out top officials.
However, Ukraine’s political leaders show no sign of yielding,
despite public anger. The protests are the largest since the
country’s 2004 Orange Revolution. The New York Times
reported that demonstrators in Kiev on Sunday shouted
slogans like “Thieves out!” and “Revolution! Revolution!”
FAST AND FURIOUS
STAR DIES
Actor Paul Walker, who played Brian O’Conner
in The Fast and the Furious film franchise,
died Tuesday in a car crash. He was 40. The
actor was reportedly riding in a Porsche
Carrera GT, a car that’s notoriously difficult
to handle. The Los Angeles County sheriff’s
office said speed was a factor in the crash.
Earlier that day, Walker had attended an event
for his charity, Reach Out Worldwide.