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Japan Hit by 8.9-Magnitude Quake
CNN is reporting that an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday, triggering tsunamis and sending a massive body of water filled with debris that included boats and houses inching toward highways. The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the…
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National Women's Hall of Fame: Coretta Scott King and Billie Holiday Among 2011 Inductees
Today on International Women’s Day, the National Women’s Hall of Fame has announced its 2011 inductees, who include the late civil rights icon Coretta Scott King and legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. Eleven American women who have made valuable and enduring contributions to our nation will be honored. These women will be formally inducted on…
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VIDEO: BBC America to Air Season 2 of 'Luther' Starring Idris Elba
EURweb is reporting that on the heels of his NAACP Image Award win for outstanding actor in a television movie, miniseries or dramatic special, the BBC will air a second season of Idris Elba’s Luther. Perry Simon, general manager, channels, for BBC Worldwide America, says: “It’s great to be involved once again with such a…
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President Obama Jokes About 'Birther' Debate
Rachel Rose Hartman of Yahoo News is reporting that President Barack Obama made light of the “Birther” debate during his comments at a Democratic fundraiser in Boston. He joked about the fact that people don’t believe that he was born in Hawaii. She reports that the president stated the following: “I think there’s nothing —…
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It is a nationwide observance that encourages people to take action in the fight against HIV/AIDS and raise awareness of its impact on women and girls. NWGHAAD was started in 2004 by the Office on Women’s Health to “help organizations across the country come together to…
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GOP Pushes Anti-Union Legislation Through in Wisconsin
MSNBC is reporting that Republicans pushed a provision stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights through the state Senate Wednesday evening after finding a way to bypass the chamber’s missing Democrats. Republican senators separated the provision from Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial budget bill, removing the requirement that 20 senators be present for a vote…
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FDA Approves New Lupus Drug
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration approved a new lupus drug from Human Genome Sciences Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, marking the first new treatment for the autoimmune disease in more than 50 years. The drug, Benlysta, is widely expected to have annual sales eventually topping $1 billion and is…
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Spokane MLK Parade Bomb Plot: Arrest Made in Case
MSNBC is reporting that a suspect has been arrested in the foiled bombing of a Martin Luther King parade in Spokane, Wash., last January. The article says that NBC station KHQ-TV of Spokane reported that FBI vehicles converged on a home located 75 miles outside of Spokane. It has been reported that one man was…
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D.C. Mayor Gray Calls for Investigation Amid 'Missteps'
Tim Craig, Nikita Stewart and Mike DeBonis of the Washington Post are reporting that D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has called for an investigation into allegations that his campaign aides paid mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown to continue attacking then-Mayor Adrian Fenty in exchange for a city job. Democrat Gray also accepted the resignation of Talib Karim,…
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Jennifer Hudson Spent 5 Days in Prison to Prepare for 'Winnie'
Black America Web is reporting that Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson confined herself in an African prison cell to prepare for her role as Winnie Mandela. Hudson, who will star in an upcoming biopic as Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, confined herself to a prison cell for five days after learning that Winnie spent 500 days in solitary…
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