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April 07, 2014 | | CRIMEA II? In what has been called "a most promising lead" by the chief coordinator of the multinational search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, an Australian ship has detected underwater signals "consistent with" those of a plane's data and cockpit voice recorders. Angus Houston said Monday morning, however, that finding out where the signal is precisely coming from could take several days. The batteries in the recorders, also known as black boxes, were expected to expire at the beginning of this week, which means the signal will quit transmitting. The first signal lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes. A second lasted for 13 minutes, and on a return journey the underwater sensors discovered two separate signals which could have been from both black boxes. PROGRESS In a new poll from Gallup released Monday, the uninsured rate in the U.S., i.e. those without health insurance, is at its lowest since 2008, clocking in at 15.6 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2014. At the end of 2013, before the push to enroll in Obamacare got underway, the uninsured rate was 17.1 percent. The communities that saw the biggest change were blacks and low-income Americans. According to Gallup, the numbers are "a sign that the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as 'Obamacare,' appears to be accomplishing its goal." HOPE? In what has been called "a most promising lead" by the lead coordinator of the multinational search for missing Flight MH370, an Australian ship has detected underwater signals "consistent with" those of a plane's data and cockpit voice recorders. Angus Houston said Monday morning, however, that finding out where the signal is precisely coming from could take several days. The batteries in the recorders, also known as black boxes, were expected to expire at the beginning of this week, which means the signal will quit transmitting. The first signal lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes. A second lasted for 13 minutes, and on a return journey the underwater sensors discovered two separate signals which could have been from both black boxes.
FOOL ME TWICE An unresponsive culture helped bring General Motors to bankruptcy four years ago. In exchange for taxpayer salvation and restructuring, the automaker was supposed to change its ways. Micheline Maynard writes that, instead, the automaker dithered as faulty ignition switches killed customers following the bailout. CEO Mary Barra may insist the company has been run differently since it was saved, but for now the old GM is back. R.I.P. Peaches Geldof, the daughter of Irish rock star Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, is dead at age 25. "At this stage, the death is being treated as unexplained and sudden," said a statement from Kent police, who discovered her body Monday. The former model and journalist was known for her hard-partying ways, including an alleged history of heroin use. Geldof was married to rock star Thomas Cohen, with whom she has two sons. Her own mother died of a drug overdose when she was 11. "We are beyond pain," her father said. "How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable?" | | 
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