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via: cnn.com (CNN) — As we enter the final months of 2011, the thoughts of tech watchers like me are turning to what we can expect in 2012. Voice recognition in all our devices? Touch control replacing the mouse and keyboard? The death of the wallet as mobile payments become mainstream? Maybe. But what I’m […]

Thousands of students in Detroit have no books or have to share books with their classmates due to a shortage in the school system. Two months into the school year, many students have still not received their textbooks for the upcoming school year. Detroit After-School Program Turns Boys To Gentlemen Detroit To Put 90% Of […]

At least two female employees complained to senior officials about inappropriate behavior by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain during Cain’s tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, Politico reports. See also: Herman Cain Smoking Ad Slammed As Glorifying Smoking According to reports, the women complained about sexually suggestive behavior by Cain […]

via: cnn.com Trying to assess the importance of the United Nations’ upcoming celebration of the global population reaching 7 billion is sort of like trying to assess the meaning of life. Read More

Since President Barack Obama was elected, the first family’s every move has been scrutinized by the media. Now, NBC is developing a new television sitcom inspired by the Obamas, which focuses on a dysfunctional first family and their life in the White House. America witnessed a historical moment when Barack Obama was elected as the […]

Extremely interesting information I read at NewsOne.com that I’d thought you’d want me to share with you.  Carver Federal Savings Bank, the largest Black-run bank in the U.S. is the latest bank to be bailed out. Carver Federal Savings received a $55 million cash rescue from key investors including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley. See […]

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President Obama disclosed new changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program HARP in a campaign stop in Nevada.   HARP, which was launched in 2009, was designed to help those who are “underwater” and owe more than their houses are worth. Read More

President Barack Obama is doing all he can to help struggling Americans in this uncertain economy. This includes sending them his own money in the form of his own personal check, according to a new book. The Huffington Post reports: “On more than one occasion, the president has cut personal checks to struggling Americans who’ve […]

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Obama will announce changes in the government’s Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) on Monday, making it easier for homeowners to capitalize on current low-interest rates by refinancing their old, high-interest mortgages. More than 890,000 Americans have already utilized the HARP program to reduce monthly mortgage payments but many more have […]

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expecte to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and reached outlying […]

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President Barack Obama declared today that the war is over! This means that all of our troops who have been fighting overseas will be withdrawn from Iraq and be coming home! Read More

First Lady Michelle Obama’s parenting style is under examination, as the first lady recently sat down with Ladies’ Homes Journal to discuss the ins and outs of raising children and running the White House. “Like any mother, I am just hoping that I don’t mess them up,” the First Lady said regarding her daughters Sasha […]