Washington – US President Barack Obama signed legislation Wednesday that extends existing hate crimes laws to attacks motivated by gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. The legislation, which had stalled in Congress for years, marks the first major victory for the gay rights community since Obama came into office in January. The Matthew Shepard and...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Federal officials are sending engineers to find out what caused a repair on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to fail and send a 5,000-pound crossbeam and two rods into rush-hour traffic. Federal Highway Administration spokeswoman Nancy Singer says the agency did not inspect the original Labor Day weekend repair, relying only...
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The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to urge the United States to lift a nearly half century-old economic embargo against Cuba, making its now ritual call amid some easing of U.S. ties toward the communist-run island. The assembly passed a non-binding resolution — with 187 votes in favor, three against and two...
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Kam Moye Drops By MYX TV For An Appearance On The Rising Network’s DIG Program The Video: Despite his substantial underground following, rapper Kam Moye is making a strong push toward widespread mainstream acclaim. Kam has a new album, Splitting Image, and recently made an appearance on MYX TV’s show DIG to promote it....
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Half of urban Europe endures noise pollution from road, rail and air traffic loud enough to disrupt sleep, impair learning and trigger hypertension at night, according to a report released. More than 41 million people in cities of at least 250,000 people from 19 countries that submitted road transport data to the European Environment...
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Despite earning a reported $110 million over the course of his 13-year NBA career, former player Antoine Walker is apparently broke. According to the Boston Globe, the 33-year-old 6th overall draft pick of 1996 is in trouble, and due in a Las Vegas courtroom this week to answer to charges of fraud for writing...
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MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK take a Look Back with Three Special Nights at Lincoln Hall in Chicago this December; Band set to Perform their First Three Albums in their Entirety over Three Separate Nights – I AM THE MOVIE on DEC 18th, COMMIT THIS TO MEMORY on DEC 19th, and EVEN IF IT KILLS ME...
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At 11:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Ares 1-X experimental rocket — the next-generation of America’s space flight program — blasted off flawlessly through clear skies at Cape Canaveral. This launch shows how challenging rocket science really is: Blue skies over the launch pad in Florida hid a variety of challenges, including static-filled clouds and...
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Twelve New Jersey women have shed their clothes to pose for a calendar to raise awareness about prostate cancer. Proceeds from “Stand By Your Man: 12 Women in Support of a Cure for Prostate Cancer” will go to the Prostate Cancer Coalition of New Jersey. Sheila Rosko of Blairstown got the idea from the...
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KINGS OF LEON: LIVE AT THE O2 LONDON, ENGLAND DVD TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 10, 2009; BLU RAY TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 24 FIRST-EVER KINGS OF LEON DVD OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTS THE TRIUMPHANT THREE-NIGHT STINT AT THE LONDON ARENA IN JUNE 2009 Capping off a monumental year, RCA Records is excited to announce the release...
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