Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York Rangers Legend Mark Messier and Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes, together with other elected officials and union leaders including RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, City Council Member G. Oliver Koppell, State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblyman Jose Rivera are making a major announcement concerning the future redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory.
US WORRIES. Double-dip Recession.
The Congressional Budget Office says if Congress takes no action – and tax increases and spending cuts take effect – the economy will fall into a double-dip recession
CHINA AND JAPAN. Economy Suffers As Exports Decline.
Exporters suffer, with data showing a drop off by a quarter from the same month last year.
LAST WORST DECADE. Affecting US Middle Class.
The decline in net worth and wages during the 2000s underlines the challenges facing President Barack Obama as he seeks re-election.
AFGHANISTAN SPIES. Deployment Inside Army and Police.
In Texas, Lubbock County Judge Tom Head, "....if President Obama is reelected. He's going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the UN, and what is going to happen when that happens?,” Head asked. “I'm thinking the worst. Civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. And we're not just talking a few riots here and demonstrations, we're talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy."
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Former Palestinian Authority official Nasser Al-Kidwa will follow up his work as Deputy for Kofi Annan, who is leaving his role in peace facilitation for the Syrian crisis at the end of this month, by serving as Deputy to the new Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, a UN spokesman said today.
Mr. Al-Kidwa will begin working with new Joint Representative Lakhdar Brahimi when he takes up his position following the expiration of Mr. Annan’s mandate on 31 August 2012.
NYC Council Members James Vacca and Mark Weprin are introducing a package of bills designed to spur electric vehicle use in New York City. As a zero emissions method of transportation, electric vehicles have potential to dramatically improve air quality across the five boroughs. Though demand for the vehicles has not been as high as anticipated, Vacca and Weprin aim to ease certain regulations to make it easier to own an electric vehicle.
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AKIN'S REMARKS ABOUT RAPE. Bad For Republicans Better For Democrats.
Obama's campaign wants to paint Republicans as extreme on social issues, Todd Akin’s remarks provide the necessary ammunition.
57 YEAR OLD LEADER DIES. Creates Void In Ethiopia.
Worries that a possible power struggle within the ruling Tigrean elite may throw the country into turmoil in the jockeying for position.
UK GOVERNMENT WEB SITES. Attacked By Anonymous.
Hacking group claims responsibility for attacking government websites in protest against the handling of the Julian Assange extradition case.
A news report today reveals that a seagull hit a power line this morning, causing an outage on San Francisco's Treasure Island that lasted for about 45 minutes.
As their population continues to increase as these birds learn to seek out sources of organic waste which becomes available in small but widely disseminated quantities in malls, shopping centers, recreational parks, etc. or concentrated in massive quantities at solid waste collection points, fish and other food processing plants, etc.
Bobby McFerrin has spent four decades breaking ground in vocal music. In 2010, he made his Jazz at Lincoln Center debut with his work VOCAbuLarieS. At rehearsals and later backstage, he spoke to us about his introduction to improvisation -- courtesy of Miles Davis and friends. Catch it now on iTunes or at jalc.org/podcasts.
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