Week 5: News Round-up

Shanghai Subway Accident Injures Hundreds

 271 of people were reported injured Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Shanghai, when two trains collided. For the entire article on The New York Times, click here.

 

 

Charlie Sheen, Warner Bros. settle lawsuit

Charlie Sheen, former actor of "Two and a Half Men" and his lawsuit with his former employer has ended. Sheen had filed a $100 million lawsuit for wrongful termination after he was fired in March. For more information on the USA Today article, click here. 

 

 

Fast-food deals go into overdrive as economy sputters

 As the economy continues to regress, and unemployment in the ages 18-24 is approaching %20, fast food chains are revving the deals into fifth gear, for more information click here.

 

Source: Marlins to hire Ozzie Guillen

 

Ozzie Guillen walked away from the Chicago White Sox on Monday after being unable to secure a contract extension, and he apparently is walking into a new job managing the Florida Marlins. For more on this breaking news, click here.

 

 

Texas A&M welcomed to SEC

 The South-Eastern Conference has officially welcomed Texas A&M as the 13th member of the league on Monday. The SEC announced Sunday that Texas A&M would leave the Big 12 to join the conference next July and will compete in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year. The Aggies are the first newcomers since South Carolina and Arkansas joined the conference in 1992. For more information on the ESPN article, click here.