Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta appears in the following:

Film Said To Spark Protests In Libya, Egypt

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

A State Department officer was killed in an attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. Hundreds demonstrated in both Libya and Egypt against a U.S.-made film they say insults Islam's prophet, Muhammad.

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Netanyahu Says World Has No 'Moral Right' To Stop Israel From Attacking Iran

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Israeli prime minister sharpened his words, signaling a deeper rift with Washington on how to handle Iran's nuclear program.

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AIG Stocks Drop, After U.S. Announces Sell-Off Plans

Monday, September 10, 2012

The $18 billion sell-off is the biggest since the government bailed out the insurer in 2008.

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Occupy The Conventions: Where Are The Protesters At The DNC, RNC?

Thursday, September 06, 2012

Despite predictions of the Occupy movement's resurgence, their presence in Tampa and Charlotte has been muted. But the themes they highlighted over the fall have made it to the stage.

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Are You Better Off? Democrats In Charlotte Say It's Complicated

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

But most of them said that despite some disappointments, the president deserves four more years to see his policies through.

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Fed Chief Bernanke Issues Strong Hint Of Further Stimulus

Friday, August 31, 2012

Ben Bernanke said the stagnation of the labor market was of "grave concern."

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Pentagon Sends Former Navy SEAL A Warning Over Bin Laden Raid Book

Friday, August 31, 2012

The Pentagon reminds Matt Bissonnette that he signed a non-disclosure agreement and it warns him that it is ready to take legal action against him.

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Using NASA's Infrared Telescope, Scientists Uncover Millions Of Black Holes

Thursday, August 30, 2012

This paragraph from NASA worried us:

"In one study, astronomers used WISE to identify about 2.5 million actively feeding supermassive black holes across the full sky, stretching back to distances more than 10 billion light-years away. About two-thirds of these objects never had been detected before because dust ...

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Secret Service Agent Left Loaded Handgun In Bathroom Of Romney Plane

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The agent was pulled from the security detail and the Secret Service said they take this "very seriously."

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Isaac: Louisiana And Mississippi Order Evacuations; New Orleans Lifts Curfew

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Forecasters warned the storm could still cause "life-threatening hazards." Isaac is forecast to continue moving slowly and dump up to 14 inches of rain across a wide swath of the south and midwest.

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VIDEO: Hurricane Isaac As Seen From The International Space Station

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The video shows the tropical cyclone churning slowly, its outer bands stretching for 200 miles.

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Former Navy SEAL's Account Of Bin Laden Raid Differs From Govt. Version

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Bin Laden, the former SEAL writes in an upcoming book, was already shot by the time they got to his room. He was lying in a pool of blood, his body twitching.

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U.S. Economy Grew At 1.7 Percent Annual Rate In Second Quarter

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The Bureau of Economic Analysis revised its previous estimate of 1.5 percent.

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Floods, Power Outages In Isaac's Wake

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Nearly a third of the homes in Louisiana are without power, even as a downgraded Isaac, now a tropical storm, continued to cause damage.

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Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall In Southeast Louisiana, Headed For Baton Rouge

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Isaac's core was expected to pass west of New Orleans with winds close to 80 mph and head for Baton Rouge, La. It was expected to gradually weaken. The storm made landfall near the mo...

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Israeli Court Rules American Activist's Death Was An Accident

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Rachel Corrie's parents sued Israel after their daughter was killed by a bulldozer manned by an Israeli soldier. She was killed at the height of the second intifada and became an inte...

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As Isaac Strengthens, Louisiana's Levees, Flood Gates Gird For Post-Katrina Test

Monday, August 27, 2012

The system is designed to withstand a storm this size, but this will be its first test since its previous incarnation was devastated by Katrina.

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With $66.3 Billion In Agreements, U.S. Arms Sales Break Record In 2011

Monday, August 27, 2012

Nearly half of those sales went to Saudi Arabia, which is beefing up its defenses.

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Apple Emerges Victorious In Patent Trial Against Samsung

Friday, August 24, 2012

A jury decided Samsung violated many patents and awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages.

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Jerry Nelson, Puppeteer For Sesame Street's Count Von Count, Is Dead

Friday, August 24, 2012

Besides voicing the Count, Nelson originated such Muppet characters as Mr. Snuffleupagus and Gobo Fraggle.

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