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For years individuals, businesses, and the government borrowed excessively based on what they hoped to earn tomorrow. In the latter part of the George Bush II era many believed, through the excessive use of debt, to have found the magic fountain of wealth. However, the rug was pulled from beneath all of us when the […]
It’s Been 10 Years Since her Death: Remembering Aaliyah [w/ PLAYLIST] Born in Brooklyn, Aaliyah Haughton was moved to Detroit at an early age, where her parents provided her with a vocal instructor before she was even old enough to attend school. Her public singing career was initiated at the ripe old age of 9, […]
“Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company,” said Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, on behalf of Apple’s Board. “Steve has made countless contributions to Apple’s success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple’s immensely creative employees and world class executive […]
Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage. The 55-year-old Apple co-founder and pancreatic cancer survivor has been on medical leave for an undisclosed condition since January 17. Apple said Steve Jobs has been elected chairman […]
“There’s not going to be any pity party and I’ll make sure of that,” Summitt told the Knoxville News-Sentinel in a statement that is as pure Pat Summitt as you’ll ever find. After months of what she described as “erratic behavior” she went to the Mayo Clinic in May and has since received the diagnosis. […]
Black-owned banks are struggling to remain relevant and during difficult economic times, according to a report by HuffingtonPost.com The number of black-owned banks across the nation is shrinking– almost half of the banks closed in the past two decades. HuffingtonPost.com reports: Their traditional customer base — lower and middle class blacks, small business owners and […]
via Huffington Post Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) had someharsh words for the Tea Party at a forum in Inglewood, California Saturday. With California’s jobless rate now 12 percent, the second-highest rate of unemployment in the nation after Nevada, talk about jobs, the economy and the partisan squabbling in Congress dominated the “Kitchen Table Summit.” “I’m […]
via Courthouse News Service The morning crew of a Tulsa radio station claims they were poisoned by a managing cook of a Red Robin restaurant. The four-man crew says that as they held a lunchtime “business meeting” at the restaurant, the cook manager posted on a rival station’s Facebook page that they were eating there […]
via BBC News A plan to complete work on a US nuclear reactor at a half-built plant in Alabama has been approved, more than 20 years after construction was halted. The Tennessee Valley Authority approved the $4.9bn (£3bn) plan to restart construction, which stopped in 1988 amid declining power demand estimates. The Bellefonte Nuclear Plant […]
Pryor left Ohio State after his part in a scandal that involved impermissible benefits given to players over a number of years. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel lost his job, and the program was rocked to its core. Pryor chose to make his way to the NFL instead of serving his suspension. Story […]
Georgetown had to leave the court during the fourth quarter of its exhibition game against the Baiyi Rockets on Thursday night in Beijing after both benches emptied and a wild brawl erupted between the two teams. None of the Hoyas were seriously injured despite trading punches with the opposing players and having to dodge chairs […]
via CNN A lawsuit filed against a Missouri school district alleges that officials failed to protect a female student from repeated sexual assaults from a male student, and at one point expelled her for reporting the alleged attacks. A rape examination proved that the girl was telling the truth, and the male student pleaded guilty […]