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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: panic

panic stories: 7 news summaries

 Buffett: 
 'Financial 
 Panic Is 
 Behind Us' 

He sounds optimistic note at Columbia University forum

Nov 12, 09 9:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Warren Buffett says the worst is over. "The financial panic is behind us," he declared at Columbia University. The Berkshire Hathaway chief acknowledged that the US economy "still is sputtering some," but he sounded a bullish note on investment opportunities around the globe. While he gave... More »

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Warren Buffett • recession • Berkshire Hathaway • panic • financial crisis

 Fake Lottery Winner 
 Causes Store Ruckus 

Ohio woman gets 'extravagant' without meds, daughter says

Oct 15, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Ohio woman may be charged with inciting panic after telling a store full of shoppers that she had won the lottery and was treating. Police had to show up at the Burlington Coat Factory to put down the ruckus when word got out, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The... More »

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Ohio • mental illness • lottery • panic • retail stores • Columbus • chaos • shopping spree

(Newser) - The H1N1 flu outbreak spotlights a public-health infrastructure ill suited to respond to a pandemic or its close cousin, a bioterror attack, D.A. Henderson writes for Newsweek. We must “sharpen our health-care response. Rapid diagnosis and response are critical,” he writes. The “interconnected world we... More »

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public health • epidemic • epidemiology • panic • anthrax • pandemic • bioterrorism • swine flu • scare

 Bloomberg Blasts 
 'Photo Op' Flyover  

Chain of communication broke down on DoD photo op

Apr 27, 09 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is livid over a Department of Defense photo op that sent two planes buzzing over lower Manhattan today, ABC News reports. Bloomberg called the flyover “ill-conceived” and expressed ire over the DoD's failure to notify him. "Poor judgment would be a nice... More »

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New York City • New York • photography • Michael Bloomberg • panic • 9/11 attacks • Air Force One

OPINION

 Media Frenzy Makes 
 Recession Worse 

Sky isn't falling for many, but barrage 'crackling with panic' makes us feel that way

Dec 8, 08 12:37 PM CST
(Newser) - There’s no doubt the economy is bad. The of flood sky-is-falling news stories make that abundantly clear. But the avalanche of bad news—delivered faster than ever before through myriad, ever-present media outlets—has fed upon itself, sinking all of us into a deeper state of collective panic than... More »

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media • news • recession • panic • economy • downturn • financial crisis • economic downturn

 Thousands Flee After
 New Quake Warning 

Roads jam, open spaces fill with crowds in Chengdu, Dhina

May 19, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new quake warning sent thousands of frightened Chinese running into the streets of Chengdu today, Reuters reports. With nerves still raw from last week's disaster, drivers jammed roads and people dragged their bedding into open spaces. A 5.0 aftershock in Pingwu County also sent buildings swaying in Chengdu,... More »

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China • panic • aftershock • Xinhua • China earthquake

Can 1987's
Black Monday Happen Again?

Not likely, but credit crunch proves we can invent new screw-ups

Oct 16, 07 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twenty years ago, Black Monday—now, the credit crunch. Haven’t we learned a thing? Yes and no, says MSNBC: Today, "circuit breakers" make a 1987-style sell-off unlikely by cutting off trading at certain limits. And new, tighter mortgage standards will keep credit under control. But greed and fear... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • hedge fund • Black Monday • panic • Gordon Gekko

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