Guten Morgen, everyone. It’s Monday so that means that news has officially started happening again and everyone at work will think you’re a real lush if you’re still talking about that awesome batch of sangria you made on Saturday. Not to worry, though, we’re here to help out with a quick shot of newsy goodness to get you on your way.
- G7 Finance Ministers were literally phoning it in on the Greek debt crisis yesterday, holding a conference call to discuss further bailout loans which may be necessary to shore up the shambles that is the Greek economy.
- Have you heard the one about how the road to hell is paved with good intentions? Yeah? Well NATO admits that its bombers missed a military target, killing several civilians in Tripoli.
- Four people have been killed in a grisly shooting incident at a Long Island Pharmacy. Police did not provide much additional information but the perp is still at large.
- Ho Hum, hackers attacking video game companies again: hackers pilfered the personal information of some 1.3 Million customers from Sega. What is this hacking thing anyway, is it new?
- Green Lantern made a bunch of money at the box office this weekend despite having a dreadfully annoying actor cast in the lead role.
- Hailing from the bustling metropolis of Bangor, Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy is being described as better than Tiger Woods (at his prime I guess they mean) after absolutely cleaning up at the US open (that’s golf for the uninitiated).
- All of a sudden Republicans don’t want to spend money on wars.
- A crazy lady made a bomb threat at an airport ticket counter in Dayton, Ohio yesterday.
- You might be seeing more people than usual riding motorcycles today, it’s Ride to Work Day which promotes two-wheel travel.
- Today is the last day to pass the New York same-sex marriage legalization bill before the bozos at the state assembly go on summer vacation, I mean recess.
- Gabrielle Giffords was all smiles this weekend as she visited her old stomping grounds in Tuscon.
Well, that’s all she wrote. Go on and share other headlines in the comments during designated break times. For now – get back to work! What the hell am I paying you for?
