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VIA: ESSENCE.COM The list of President Obama’s detractors grows daily. But who would have thought that two of his loudest critics could actually be family?! It turns out that both Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh are the POTUS’ tenth cousins through their ancestors; one John Smith and Richmond Terrell, reports TIME. The genealogy site Ancestry.com […]
VIA: WTVD.COM In a sign of warming relations between the two companies, Verizon Wireless is going to start selling Apple Inc.’s iPad at the end of this month, the companies said Thursday. The news follows published reports that Verizon Wireless will start selling a version of the iPhone early next year. The companies have not […]
VIA: CNN.COM A driver for the Valentine Cab Co. in Roosevelt, New York, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after he kicked a young boy out of his cab Tuesday for not having any money, police said. Nassau County Police detectives say a 7-year-old boy with special needs was put into a […]
President Barack Obama met with activist-actor George Clooney at the White House on Tuesday to discuss U.S. involvement in Sudan ahead of a critical election early next year in Africa’s largest nation. Back from a recent trip to the region, Clooney is asking the U.S. and world community to use international pressure and robust diplomacy […]
Eddie Long, the controversial Georgia bishop, has been sued for defaulting on a property loan in Georgia. A lawsuit on Monday asked DeKalb County State Court in the Atlanta area to order Long and others to pay off the $1.9 million debt in 10 days or be obligated to pay attorney’s fees as well as […]
A man arrested after streaking at a rally for President Barack Obama over the weekend was trying to win a $1 million Internet challenge, a billionaire entrepreneur said. Alki David recently offered the million-dollar prize to the first person who could successfully streak in front of the U.S. president with a website name written on […]
VIA: TIME.COM Walmart has rolled back its rollbacks. Earlier this year, the retailer tried to spark sluggish U.S. sales by lowering its prices — already bargains — even further. One analyst called it “an initiative that screams: Price! Price! Price!” These rollbacks, as they are known in Walmartspeak and in the company’s advertising, were intended […]
The L.A. Times has uncovered emails between Obama administration officials regarding the firing of Shirley Sherrod from the Agriculture Department over statements taken out of context by right wing blogger, Andrew Breitbart. Hundreds of pages of e-mails released to the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington Bureau under the Freedom of Information Act provide a detailed, behind-the-scenes […]
A website promising a Tiger Woods sex tape has surfaced, marking some virgin territory in the fallen golf legend’s cheating scandal.
VIA: WRAL.COM A Mississippi judge ordered an attorney to spend several hours in jail Wednesday after the attorney chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in court. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported that Chancery Judge Talmadge Littlejohn told a court audience to rise and say the pledge. People in the courtroom said Danny […]
Forbes’ power lists are synonymous with moguls and movie stars, heads of state and captains of business. One look at the 2010 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list and it is clear the new ranking of the female power elite reflects the New Order of now. forbes Read More
“Become The Greatest.” That is the tagline for the newest incarnation of the NBA2K series. Surpassing NBA Live (now Elite) as the best selling basketball game for the past few years, NBA2K11 looks to continue their winning streak by securing the co-sign of arguably the greatest to ever lace up the hightops: Michael Jordan.
