Read Worthy News (Saturday, July 18 – New York Times)
Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Deb in In the News
Just a few of the stories I’ve read this evening that are worth pointing you to:
- Henry Allingham, one of Britain’s last three surviving veterans of World War I, died on Saturday at a nursing home in the south coast town of Brighton, staff at the home said. Age 113, he was officially recognized as Britain’s oldest man. (via Henry Allingham, British Veteran of World War I, Dies at 113 – Obituary (Obit) – NYTimes.com.)
- A disconnect between perception and reality worsens the problem. New studies show that drivers overestimate their own ability to safely multitask, even as they worry about the danger. (via Dismissing the Risks of a Deadly Habit – Multitasking on the Road – NYTimes.com.)
- The seven points proposed by President Óscar Arias of Costa Rica during a second round of negotiations at his house in the capital, San José, would require the political elite of Honduras to recognize Mr. Zelaya as the country’s legitimate president, something they have refused to do until now. But in restoring Mr. Zelaya, Mr. Arias’s plan would also sharply curtail his powers and focus much of the country’s political energy on the next election. (via Plan Would Return Honduran Leader – NYTimes.com.)