1 of 3. A supporter of France’s newly-elected President Francois Hollande holds a red rose as he reacts after the early results in the second round vote of the 2012 French presidential elections at the Rue de Solferino Socialist Party headquarters in Paris, May 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier // By Nicholas Vinocur and Lionel [...]
By Manny Navarro mnavarro@miamiherald.com He’s officially Dr. O’Neal now. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal received his doctoral degree in Education from Barry University Saturday morning along with another 1,100 students during multiple commencement ceremonies at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami. Like all things done by the four-time world champion, 15-time All-Star, movie star, [...]
By Alexei Oreskovic and Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said its revenue declined sequentially in the first quarter, the weakest top-line performance by the world’s largest social media network since at least 2010. “It was bound to happen. You are going to see a slowdown,” said Anupam Palit, an analyst at [...]
The African slave trade refers to the historic slave trade within Africa. Systems of servitude and slavery were common in many parts of the continent, as they were in much of the ancient world. In some African societies, the enslaved people were also indentured servants and fully integrated; in others, they were treated much worse. [...]
First Posted: 03/10/2012 5:15 pm Updated: 03/10/2012 6:38 pm As the health community geared up to recognize National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day today, startling new research revealed that the disease is five times more prevalent among African-American women than previously thought. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 32 [...]
In just a matter of a few days, gasoline prices have become a major worry for people pondering what might drag down the US economy. The essence of the problem is this chart, posted by CFR’s Blake Clayton (via Brad Plumer): CFR Given where we are in the year, prices are unusually high. And [...]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Tuskegee Airmen (disambiguation). “Red tails” redirects here. For other uses, see Red tail (disambiguation). Tuskegee Airmen (unofficial) Emblems of wing Active 1940–1946 Country United States Branch United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force Role Fighter [...]
By Christine Kearney and Jonathan Allen 02/18/2012 NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Stars, family and friends mourned Whitney Houston in a spirited funeral service at her hometown church on Saturday, a week after the sudden death of the singer whose spectacular voice made her one of the biggest pop stars of her era. A choir [...]
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By Msnbc.com staff and wire Don Cornelius in 1973 Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show “Soul Train,” is dead at 75 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Los Angeles police tell the Associated Press. Cornelius’ death was discovered early Wednesday morning at his Sherman Oaks, Calif. home. Us Weekly reports that when Cornelius was in court [...]
Hillary Clinton talks to President Obama ahead of the State of the Union on Jan. 24, 2012. (Evan Vucci/AP) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told State Department employees Thursday that she will not stay on in the job if President Obama wins re-election, saying that after two decades, she is ready to step off “the [...]
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By Connor Adams Sheets January 18, 2012 3:17 PM EST SOPA and PIPA are the two Internet privacy bills currently under consideration by the U.S. Congress with similar goals and provisions but certain key differences. Both the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act bills are aimed at stopping illegal downloading and other forms [...]