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Amazon just revealed its own specially curated version of the Android Marketplace, but has chosen to label it the “Appstore.” Apple, in turn, has now sued Android for trademark violation. The move is a not-so-subtle shot across Amazon’s bows. The suit was filed last week, but has emerged at more or less the same time […]
A U.S. Air Force fighter jet crashed in Libya after experiencing an equipment malfunction, but both crew members ejected safely and are now out of Libya and in U.S. hands, the U.S. military and a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday. A pilot and weapons officer aboard an F-15E Strike Eagle had flown from Aviano […]
Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church — a spiritual pillar of the Civil Rights Movement — marked its 125 birthday with a special ceremony on Sunday, reports Fox 5 Atlanta. It is the church which raised Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Founded in 1886, the Auburn Avenue area church has long been an important place of […]
The HBA provides free wills for eligible senior citizens (60+) each spring. All seniors must contact the Houston Volunteers Lawyers Program (713-228-0735) for intake to become eligible. For further information, please contact Lucy Fisher at 713-759-1133. Spring 2011 Will-A-Thon Dates: Intake – April 19, 2011; Will Execution – May 17, 2011. Read More:
*At spring training Wednesday with the Seattle Mariners, Ken Griffey Jr. finally discussed his reasons for suddenly retiring from baseball last June — and the reason he left with just a prepared statement to explain his decision, reports ESPN. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=91965
HOUSTON-Lashwanda Allen was arrested in Houston after police found her passed out with her 1-year-old daughter, allegedly drunk off Four Loko. The New York Post reports: When she awoke, she told police, her one-year-old daughter was holding an empty can and was stumbling around like she was drunk, KTRK reported Police said that the incident […]
From Newsone.com: A new Presidential poll by Public Policy, has actor and drug user, Charlie Sheen beating Sarah Palin among independents: We’ve found a lot of brutal poll numbers for Sarah Palin so far in 2011: down in South Dakota, down in South Carolina, down in Arizona, only up by 1 point in Texas, only […]
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Seven years ago, former Los Angeles Clippers head coachKim Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and the ensuing aftermath will change the way you feel about several NBA types significantly. Up until Tuesday afternoon, the only functional knowledge I had of former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Kim Hughes was that he was, in fact, a […]
A dizzying succession of major world events is bombarding a president who insists on controlling his own time, emotions and political message. With Japan’s nuclear crisis teetering on the verge of catastrophe, withLibya and Bahrain in violent turmoil, and with financial markets crashing in response, President Barack Obama has been adamantly sticking to his own […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton has thrown down the gauntlet to New Haven, Connecticut Mayor John DeStefano, who has refused to negotiate with the city’s unions. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/26676
