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After the the General Services Administration paid over 200,000 USD for a contract with a PR firm to handle their crisis communication, Senator Claire McCaskill announced an investigation into how federal agencies had used taxpayer money to pay for public relations services.
At approximately 6 am Monday morning (U.S. Pacific Standard Time), a fire was detected in the aft engine room aboard the cruise ship Carnival Splendor. The fire has been extinguished. There were no injuries to guests or crew.
BMW North America announced a recall of more than 150,000 vehicles because of potential problems with their fuel pumps.
When you read news that Toyota is recalling about 1.53 million cars globally you can only wonder: why are they still making cars?
A printing company has filed a lawsuit against Tiger Woods’ manager Theodore Forstmann, claiming he used inside information to place wagers against his own clients — including Woods.
Who is going to be BP’s new PR head, and what will happen with Andrew Gowers? One can only speculate.
Just when the congregation of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church could use divine guidance, Bishop Eddie Long is emmersed in scandal. According to the news from Atlanta, two congregation members accuse Long of using his position to get sexual favors. Long’s attorneys deny the allegations, but regardless Long’s ministry will suffer a long and hard PR battle even if the allegations are false.
The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, a private school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has decreed a social media blackout for the week.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint it made against a public relations firm Reverb Communications which accused them of using employees to pose as ordinary customers and post reviews of video games on Apple’s iTunes store. The settlement and requires Reverb to delete all misleading reviews and to never use such methods without proper disclosure.
A nightmare for authorities and construction workers, the 9 day traffic jam in China which might be prolonged for up to a month is a gold mine for local entrepreneurs selling food and other goods to the drivers stuck on the interstate to Beijing in the Heibei Province.
