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WASHINGTON — Six major world powers agreed Wednesday to begin putting together proposed new sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear program after China dropped its opposition. China, long a holdout against fresh international penalties against Iran, signaled its willingness to consider a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution. Read more: Russia, Sanctions, Sarkozy, Obama, Iran, […]
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OPEN LETTER TO BLACK AMERICA By Kevin Powell WRITER’s NOTE: The following essay appears in the April 2010 issue of EBONY magazine. Feel free to post widely AS IS and with proper credit given to Kevin Powell. DEAR BLACK AMERICA: This 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an opportune […]
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Filed under: Gossip, Movies, Television Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe has landed another gig! The star of ‘Precious’ has been tapped to host an upcoming episode of ‘Saturday Night Live!’ according to E! News. NBC has not confirmed the news, but E! is reporting that Sidibe will follow already scheduled hosts Jennifer Lopez, Tina Fey, Betty […]
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CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Energy ministers gathered at an international forum Wednesday estimated the world will have to invest $25 trillion over the next two decades to satisfy energy demand. “The projected global investment needs to amount to over $25 trillion up to 2030, a huge challenge in a time of unprecedented uncertainty and volatility,” […]
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A deputy in Texas who shocked a 72-year-old woman with a Taser after she dared him to has been cleared by a grand jury. A Travis County grand jury declined to indict Deputy Constable Christopher Bieze (BEEZ) on Wednesday on a charge of injury to an elderly person. Bieze used a […]
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Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin are being inducted into the Apollo Theater’s hall of fame in New York City. Read full story
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By opening parts of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico to oil drilling, the Obama administration wants to tap a huge energy resource that could keep fuel costs in check. Read full story
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A significant number of the elderly — more than one in four — will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests. Read full story
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters … Read full story
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Posted Mar 31, 2010 @ 08:17 PM Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge … Read full story
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