There are usually the following rivalries in sports. There is the absolute hatred., where there is no love lost between the teams and their fans, they absolutely cannot stand one other. Think Yankees vs Red Sox, Celtics vs Lakers, or in collegiate circles there is Michigan-Ohio State.
OBAMA REGROUPS. Romney Gains Momentum.
Both campaigns acknowledge the Republican's strong turn in last week's debate had an impact, but Democrats hope a get-out-the-vote program will turn things atround.
SANDUSKY SENTENCING TODAY. Day of Reckoning.
Former Penn State assistant coach and the victims he was convicted of molesting are expected to speak in court.
NASA EXPERIMENT. Skydivers Jump.
Felix Baumgartner's 23-mile high free fall is scheduled to take place Tuesday morning and could lead towards helping astronauts survive accidents.
SYRIA'S ATTACKS ON TURKEY. West: Stay Away.
A strong earthquake shook parts of eastern Indonesia on Monday, sending residents and hotel guests running. the earthquake of 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale shook the islands of the Moluccas, causing no casualties or any significant damage.
The epicenter of the quake occurred about 87 miles southeast of the city of Ambon, capital of Maluku province in the south, at a depth of 22 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. About 20 minutes after the quake, an aftershock of 4.9 magnitude struck the area again.
Federal law establishes today as a public holiday for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday.
CHAVEZ VICTORIOUS AGAIN. Wins Fourth Term in Venezuela
Venezuelan voters have re-elected their controversial socialist president Hugo Chávez for another term quashing the opposition’s best chance at unseating him in 14 years.
OBAMA CAMPAIGN CLAIMS. On Target Despite Poor Debate Performance.
Despite his lackluster debate, he remains optimistic and on top of reliable Democratic states, if the president takes Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa and either Wisconsin or Nevada, he will win the White House.
IRAN SCRAMBLES. Using Force To Strengthen Rial.
"Harvest of Empire" producers: Coming this week on Bill Moyers' show, two of the nation's most watched and respected television news anchors, Univision's Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas.
Tune in and watch this week’s Moyers & Company, as Bill goes beyond the numbers with two of our nation’s most popular and influential journalists: Univision’s Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas. Univision, a Spanish-language U.S. television network, has the largest audience of Spanish-language television viewers, according to Nielsen ratings.
The starting gun has been fired. The competitors bolted out of the starting blocks. The Presidential Debate has begun. The race to become the next President of The United States is very close. The current champion, Barack Obama, must perform at his peak in order to win against newcomer Mitt Romney.
New York City is internationally known as a bank and finance hub, with Wall Street as its center, but now NYC has ambitious plans to build a high-tech Silicon Island right next door.
Roosevelt Island has been used as a prison, it has been a mental asylum and an isolation hospital. But now, this thin patch of land beside Manhattan may soon become a $US2 billion hi-tech launchpad for the industries of the digital age.
City officials have drawn up plans to build a state-of-the-art campus and to develop another global reputation as a center for technology and digital enterprise.
Harnessing wind power as an energy source continues to make news headlines. Over the years, wind power has been one of the fastest-growing sources of energy all over the world. Wind energy is popular for its potential to generate a clean and abundant source of electricity.
This Week in History, Oct 7 - Oct 13
Oct 07, 2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes California governor. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California, the most populous state in the nation with the world's fifth-largest economy. Despite his inexperience, Schwarzenegger came out on top in the 11-week campaign to replace Gray Davis, who had earlier become the first United States governor to be recalled by the people since 1921. Schwarzenegger was one of 135 candidates on the ballot, which included career politicians, other actors, and one adult-film star.
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