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On the Radar: A new country, royals in L.A., new FDIC chief
Three things you need to know today:
South Sudan: Final preparations are being made Friday in what on Saturday will be the world's newest county, South Sudan.
In January, voters in predominantly Christian southern Sudan overwhelmingly approved a referendum to split with the Muslim north. The referendum was part of a 2005 peace deal that helped end a decades-long civil war.
That war created a class of refugees who drifted in and out of neighboring countries - many on foot - to flee violence and famine that left about 2 million people dead.
Now scores have returned to witness the birth of a nation.
"I cannot believe this day is finally here," says Victoria Bol, a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who has returned to the new capital of Juba for independence day. "It is very emotional. I'm excited, but I'm also thinking of all the people who died for this to happen."
Royals in California: Prince William and his wife, Catherine, will land in Los Angeles on Friday evening for the last leg of their whirlwind North American tour that started in Canada last week.
Gov. Jerry Brown and his wife will welcome the royal couple.
After arriving at the Los Angeles International Airport, the couple will make their way to their first event at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
The conference draws British and American venture capitalists, and leaders from the technology industry looking for new investment opportunities and ways to create jobs in both countries.
New FDIC chief: Sheila Bair, who shepherded the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through one of the worst financial shocks in history, steps down on Friday.
Bair emerged as a central figure in the government's response to the banking crisis that dominated her five years in office. She was lauded for broadening the FDIC's power to take over large financial institutions that pose a threat to the economy and pushing banks to modify home loans for troubled borrowers.
Bair's successor is Martin Gruenberg, the FDIC's vice chairman, who was nominated in June by President Obama. He will become acting chairman on Monday, pending Senate approval.
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Y ... M ... C... A !!!!
more like afR..I..C..A
I think you meant, country, not county.
I am glad that the royals are coming to Los Angeles.
I will stand outside to see William's wife.
She is interesting, although she is not as attractive as any hotel housekeeper.
I wonder whether she could use a feather duster and an oiled rag or not.
@ Mack in Hollywood:
You are not only stupid: you are a very sick man.
@ the troll who is being now Dr Pooperstien:
Ja, you know, you are having a very good brain and World-view.
You must develop it more into having a fine mind and then we can have some more funny jokes from you coming.
Two border countries...one Muslim, one Christian. What could possibly go wrong?
They stay together..
rofl so true, gonna be like Israel v Egypt all over again, except withought americas help
It will not be like Israel and Egypt because it is a completely different story. Israel is a JEWISH state that was created to protect the Jewish people from mass destruction... South Sudan split from Sudan because of cultural differences. I'd say it's like Quebec, but they'd do that for revenge.
Thanks. ILL try to think up gooder ones. We hope you have a happy weekend.
no such thing as the word gooder, bro how old are you?
I sure hope these two countries can co-exist peacefully. What a wonderful thing that would be.
A Muslin country bordering a non-Muslim(regardless of faith) country is trouble anywhere you look in the world. Muslims are not a tolerant group.
They WILL live together peacefully, even if it takes the entire U.S. treasury and military to enforce it!
Big deal, not the first time Kansas City Royals cames to Anaheim.
Just one more African country that will be a black hole for the worlds financial and humanitarian aid.
@Dan: Humanitarianism is a human condition. You would not understand.
Wow! Were you abused as a child. What person wouldn't want to help the next if they need help? I served in the military to help protect others like you so that the war is in somebody else's backyard instead of ours. You're an idiot. And you fight with words from a desk. 🙁 2 thumbs down Dan
I remember as troops were being positioned and Congress was all set to vote "yes" for war on the Iraqi peoples, Sudan's UN rep. was reporting "the worst human-rights violations in modern history" as the Bush-lovin' Sudanese gov. were slaughtering their own citizens...even their herd animals were being machine-gunned. While on TV, the talking heads were celebrating 10 years without any ethnic cleanseing in Africa. Everyone pretended it wasn't happening. Over a million sudanese villager's fled The Sudan and begged for asylum. Every single nation on earth turned them away except for the poorest country, neighboring Chad. It reminds me of when thousands of Jewish people fled Nazi Germany in boats but were forced to return. Not one country invited them in. Not even Chad.
Good for South Sudan, they've suffered enough.
Now all South Sudan needs is another National Olympic Committee, or they'll go to the '12 London Olympics as all of Sudan.
Wow that's so funny, your so cool. Your comment makes me feel happy tornadoes are ripping through trailer parks to clean the crap like you out of America.
Paul: That remark was a bit over done don't you think??????????
So how long before South Sudan is at war?
Let's just hope and pray that there is no new wars.