The
U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of President
Obama’s health care overhaul. The highest court has scheduled arguments
next March in legal challenges that seek to overturn the law that
requires individuals to carry health insurance beginning in 2014. The
Supreme Court’s ruling should come by the end of June. Source Link
Taking a page from the playbook from the NFL lockout, NBA players have chosen to disband their union and sue the league rather than accept an offer for a contract with a 50-50 split of revenue with owners. The move will put the fate of the 2011-2012 season in the hands of a court. All the league’s November games were already cancelled because of the contract impasse. Source Link
A new chapter in America’s love story with the tablet computer begins today with the debut of the Kindle Fire. Amazon’s new 7-inch tablet and e-book reader carries a $199 price tag that’s less than half that of the best-selling Apple iPad tablet. Amazon won’t say how many pre-orders they’ve taken for the Kindle Fire, but analysts say the company could sell about 5 million of the tablets by the end of the year. Source Link
