NEW YORK (AP) -- A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter, and Facebook also said it was looking into possible site problems.
Twitter said in its status blog Thursday that it was "defending against a denial-of-se ...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 12:58AM
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ATLANTA (AP) — A man believed to be the getaway driver in the robbery and shooting death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest has been arrested, Atlanta police said Wednesday. Jquante Crews, 25, of Dallas, Ga., faces several charges including mu ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 11:28PM
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PHOENIX (AP) — The two youngest boys charged in the rape last month of an eight-year-old Liberian girl were ordered Wednesday to remain in juvenile detention with restricted visitors, as Liberia's deputy ambassador to the U.S. arrived in town hoping ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 11:16PM
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What country illegally kidnapped and then imprisoned a former member of Congress and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate? The rogue nation in question is Israel, the beneficiary of largesse forced from the pockets of millions of Americans. Former Congress ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 2:54PM
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Well, all I can say is "Thank you!" Your calls, faxes, protests, and prayers all made a huge difference and helped to secure our protection and our release. I would also like to thank those at the Tel Aviv Embassy for their work on behalf of the th ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 2:27PM
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I didn't have high hopes that the "Comeback Kid" was going to stage another grand return, particularly after reading the in-depth (and highly engaging) New York Times Magazine profile of him a couple of months ago. In it he seemed to revert to classi ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 2:02PM
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HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan marked 64 years Thursday since Hiroshima was hit in the world's first atomic bomb attack with a call for a nuclear-weapons-free world, a goal backed by U.S. President Barack Obama. The mayor of Hiroshima, the city where 140, ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 12:48PM
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WASHINGTON — Pressed by industry lobbyists, White House officials on Wednesday assured drug makers that the administration stood by a behind-the-scenes deal to block any Congressional effort to extract cost savings from them beyond an agreed-upon $80 ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 12:22PM
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has pledged to "expand and extend" American support for Somalia's weak interim government as it struggles against Islamist extremists believed linked to al-Qaida. Accusing the extremists of trying to t ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 11:45AM
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Louisiana congressman accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes was convicted in federal court Wednesday in a case in which agents famously found $90,000 stashed in his freezer. William Jefferson ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 10:52AM
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(CNN) -- A pregnant British woman, who was jailed in Laos on drug charges, will leave from the capital, Vientiane, on Thursday for Britain, said an official from the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Briton Samantha Orobator was sentenced to life in ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 10:36AM
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The minister known as Reverend Ike, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide, died Tuesday. He was 74. Family spokesman Bishop E. Bernard Jordan told The New York Times that The Rev. Frederick J. Eiker ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 9:52AM
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Senators discuss Judge Sonia Sotomayor's qualifications one final time before taking a vote
http://www.citizenlink.org/videofeatures/A000010666.cfm ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 9:35AM
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GOMA, Congo — It was around 11 p.m. when armed men burst into Kazungu Ziwa’s hut, put a machete to his throat and yanked down his pants. Mr. Ziwa is a tiny man, about four feet, six inches tall. He tried to fight back, but said he was quickly beaten ...
Posted Wednesday, August 5th 2009 at 2:00PM
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Montreal’s own Nomadic Massive has firmly established itself as a group of premier performers and skilled musicians representing an open-minded Hip-Hop which finds its inspiration in the traditions of the past; combining live instrumentation, samples ...
Posted Tuesday, August 4th 2009 at 8:01AM
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(Taylor Media Services) By late last week the Nigerian government was claiming victory over the radical Islamic group known as Boko Haram. The claim appeared justified. The Nigerian newspaper Daily Independent was reporting that the group’s charis ...
Posted Monday, August 3rd 2009 at 3:34PM
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(Taylor Media Services) Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha - the nation’s oldest and one of its most influential African American sororities - are suing International President Barbara McKinzie for allegedly treating their treasury as her own personal pig ...
Posted Monday, August 3rd 2009 at 3:25PM
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According to a survey recently released by a Christian research firm known as The Barna Group, African Americans are the most religious ethnic/racial group in America. In addition, they appear to have grown even more religious over the past 15 years. ...
Posted Monday, August 3rd 2009 at 3:15PM
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Every summer, Toronto (Canada) blazes with the excitement of calypso, steel pan and elaborate masquerade costumes during the annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) Festival.
Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana), celebrates its 42nd annivers ...
Posted Saturday, August 1st 2009 at 5:43PM
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Ever wonder how far folks will go to work against the interests of minority communities? Well, today we found out. A group in DC with ties to the Republican National Committee was caught sending letters to Congressman Tom Perriello's office, imperso ...
Posted Saturday, August 1st 2009 at 5:31PM
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Jesse Jackson Says President Obama Needs to Be “More Engaged” with Blacks
… and Meet with Him
(Taylor Media Services) Jesse Jackson, veteran civil rights leader and one-time lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., suggested last week ...
Posted Friday, July 31st 2009 at 4:19PM
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Does Obama’s Pick for Surgeon General Weigh too Much to Be Nation’s Top Doctor?
… or Is There Weight Discrimination at Work?
(Taylor Media Services) When President Obama selected Dr. Regina Benjamin to be Surgeon General, the nomination was widel ...
Posted Friday, July 31st 2009 at 4:08PM
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By Robert James Taylor
Black Kids, Swimming Pools, Racism and “God Bless the Child who Has His Own”
A few weeks ago a sad story with strong racist implications gripped the nation. A group of Black and Hispanic youngsters from the Creati ...
Posted Friday, July 31st 2009 at 4:02PM
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A reality check on a reality check
I'm a secret CNN fan. I just can't get enough of those talking heads with their gleaming teeth, wet-look lipstick and perfect coiffures. Even at 4 a.m., some gorgeous thing with flawless makeup (men and women) will ...
Posted Friday, July 31st 2009 at 9:45AM
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