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BY HARUMENDHAH HELMY
ANCHOR NATHAN BYRNE
This is Newsy Now and here are your latest headlines.
In U.S. news, after days of criticism on his record as a private businessman, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney revealed his surprisingly low tax rate yesterday. Here’s MSNBC, reporting Romney, who’s worth an estimated $250 million...
“...revealed that he is paying a lower tax rate than most middle class Americans.”
Romney: “What’s the effective rate I’ve been paying? Well it’s probably closer to the 15 percent...”
Still in the U.S., a security scare in the White House Tuesday night forced the Secret Service to briefly put it on lockdown. The First Family wasn’t home at the time, and no one was arrested. CNN has the update.
“All clear at the White House this morning. After a smoke bomb was tossed over the fence. It happened during an Occupy Wall St. protest where more than 1,000 people were demonstrating.”
In world news, chances of finding any more survivors from the cruise ship disaster are dwindling. Rescuers have found eleven bodies, and about two dozen more remain missing. As of Wednesday, search efforts have been suspended as the ship continues to shift and may drift to deeper waters. Fox News reports.
“That vessel, now tilting in turbulent water and there is new concern that it may slip into the open sea and that is exactly what they do not want.”
In tech news, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from the company’s Board of Directors and all other positions he holds with the company. CNBC reports investors are applauding the decision, sending stock prices up.
“Shareholders had blasted Yang for pursuing an ineffective personal vision and getting in the way of investment deals that could have transformed the struggling company and boosted their stock prices along the way.”
Stay with Newsy for more news analysis throughout the day. For Newsy Now, I’m Nathan Byrne, highlighting the top headlines making you smarter, faster.
