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Tim Hetherington: War Hero Who Shot With a Camera
22/04/2011 10:27
If any man pursued a life of value without valuing his own life, it was Tim Hetherington. Wars in Liberia, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Libya — the world's open wounds — were vocation destinations for this English photojournalist, whose pictures had the impact of stark truth stripped of political...
Online social networking poses new risks and challenges for IT Management.
21/04/2011 10:23
Perhaps tolerance is the new satisfaction. More than a day's use of Bridge revealed an imminently workable email solution on the tablet, though placing the "send" button more conveniently is an absolute necessity -- that and "save" appear at the top of the message, requiring the user to scroll up...
Kendra Wilkinson Defends Her ‘Dancing’ Behavior: ‘I’m Always A Positive Person’
21/04/2011 10:19
Kendra Wilkinson is very aware that she’s been getting a bad rap for being shown complaining on “Dancing with the Stars,” but she said that’s not really who she is. “You only get so much time on TV and that’s all that people see of you,” Kendra told Access Hollywood following Tuesday’s show. ...
Fidel Castro officially removed as head of Cuban Communist Party
20/04/2011 10:23
It became official Tuesday: Fidel Castro was formally removed from the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party for the first time since its formation nearly 50 years ago. But despite expectations that the new party leadership would begin to usher in a younger generation, senior stalwarts were...
First Lady's Jet, Cargo Plane Fly Too Close .
20/04/2011 10:16
A White House jet with first lady Michelle Obama aboard flew closer than permitted to an Air Force cargo plane due to an air-traffic control slip-up Monday afternoon and had to break off its approach to land at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, according to people familiar with the...
Utah Jewish families prepare for first night of Passover
19/04/2011 10:11
As sundown approached Monday, many Jewish families in Utah were hurrying to prepare for the first night of Passover. Rabbi Benny Zippel’s family searched their home for breads, rolls, cakes — anything made with leavening that causes dough to rise. Monday, they removed it and burned it outside...
U.S. Warned on Debt Load
19/04/2011 10:08
A blunt warning Monday from a credit rating firm about the U.S. government's mounting debt pushed stock markets lower and intensified political divisions in Washington about how best to tackle growing deficits. Both the Obama administration and House Republicans scrambled to gain leverage from...
Deadly storms kill at least 45
18/04/2011 11:25
Askewville, N.C., a town of a few hundred in rural Bertie County, awoke to near total destruction Sunday morning after a powerful, unusually large tornado touched down and then swept across 6 miles, flattening everything in its path, killing 11 people and injuring 50 more. “It is devastating,”...
Jimmie Johnson edges NASCAR field for first victory this year
18/04/2011 11:10
Jimmie Johnson wins with an assist from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Johnson, with Earnhardt as his partner in the two-car drafting tandems that dominated all day, passed Clint Bowyer at the finish line to win Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. The win is the first of the season for Johnson,...
Syrian government holds its fire amid largest protests yet
16/04/2011 09:52
Protests in Syria swelled Friday to their largest numbers so far, as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched on the capital, Damascus, and in dozens of cities and towns across the country, witnesses said. But unlike in earlier protests, state security forces appeared to withhold lethal force,...
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