Tales From The Earth Download exclusively on iTunes, or to order the CD, please visit www.melodia.com NEW CD RELEASE, featuring: Mark Weinstein, concert, alto and bass flutes Omar Sosa, vibraphone, marimba, piano, percussion Jean Paul Bourelly, guitar Aly Keita, balafon Marque Gilmore, drums Stan Michalak, bass Aho Luc Nicaise, lead vocals, percussion Mathias Agbokou,...
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After a half-day of animated debate, the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected efforts by liberal Democrats to add a government-run health insurance plan to major health care legislation, dealing the first official setback to an idea that many Democrats, including President Obama, say they support. All of the other versions of the health...
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The death of celebrity disc jockey DJ AM was caused by an accidental drug overdose, and eight different substances were found in his body, the New York City Medical Examiner’s office said on Tuesday. The 36-year-old disc jockey, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, died last month from a lethal cocktail of cocaine, cold...
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In an effort to bring back some programming power to the fans, MTV and Garnier Fructis have teamed up to encourage viewers to cast their votes for the next breakout artist on MTV. J*DaVeY (www.jdaveybaby.com), amongst four other buzz bands, have been hand-selected to participate in the “I Want My Music On MTV” (http://iwantmymusic.mtv.com) contest The...
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck in the Samoan Islands region Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The temblor generated a nearly 10-foot (3-meter) tsunami — measured from crest to trough — according to preliminary data, said Chip McCreery, the director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. A...
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Fifteen years later, it is a story that continues to touch the heartstrings of the world.
Seven year-old boy Nicholas Green was killed by highway robbers in 1994 while vacationing in Italy with his family. His parents, Reg and Maggie Green, agreed to donate his organs and corneas, which went to seven Italians waiting...
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Federal health reforms under discussion in Congress have spurred hundreds of questions. Starting today, a team of Free Press reporters will answer your questions. Send them to healthcare@freepress.com. QUESTION: Do we need health care reform? ANSWER: Health care expenses in the United States have been rising a lot faster than either inflation or wages,...
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NEW YORK, September 29, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Statement attributable to the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General The Secretary-General deplores the use of force by the armed and security forces in Guinea to disperse the demonstrations that took place in the capital, Conakry, today. He is shocked by the loss of life, the...
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CONAKRY, September 29, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Guinean security forces should immediately cease violent attacks on demonstrators protesting against the military government, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called upon the government to hold accountable security forces responsible for firing upon and killing dozens of generally peaceful demonstrators in the Guinean...
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that Iran’s construction of the Qom nuclear enrichment facility violates U.N. resolutions requiring greater candor about its atomic activities, adding that Tehran must prove to the world that it has no intention of developing nuclear weapons. Ban’s remarks placed the U.N. body squarely behind the Obama administration’s...
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