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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S. economy lost 467,000 jobs in the month of June. The number is demoralizing for those who...
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
The resignation will come at the end of the...
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
After several months of recounts and court battles, Democratic...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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Japanese unemployment rose to its highest in almost six years in May, raising concerns over the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy.
The unemployment...
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General Electric, America’s most important company and the world’s largest, recently delivered a message to the American people: Export. GM boss Jeffrey...
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Except the agricultural sector, Pakistan’s economy is on a decline in all sectors, concludes a survey launched in the federal capital Islamabad on Thursday.
The...
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The new Congress led government has indicated its priorities and areas of action as outlined in the President’s speech, Thursday. It reads as a continuation of the...
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Filed under: Humour, Dating/Love, Video You’ve been putting it off for as long as possible. Now you’re girlfriend has the ammunition she needs, and...
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Recently there was the meeting for the G20, in a nutshell, look for solutions to the global economic crisis. However, everyone knows that the recovery of the economy...
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One of the prevailing problems of modern Tunisia is the continuously high unemployment rate. The official rate is 14%, but unofficially it may be higher. Half of...
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Love her or hate her, Paris Hilton sure knows how to create the buzz. Shopaholic Hilton is now saying that her millions could bring the economy back on track. Hilton,...
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Construction spending and pending home sales both were better than expected in March, hopeful signs that those battered industries may be stabilizing.
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Construction spending rose unexpectedly in March after five straight declines, as strength in nonresidential projects and government building offset a further slide in...
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AP, Brussels
Deepening the economic gloom in Europe, the European Union admitted Monday that its previous forecasts were way off the mark. It now predicts “a deep and...
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AP, Shanghai
Robust investment backed by stimulus spending will likely help China’s economy to expand 7 percent in the second quarter, showing the economy may be rebounding...
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AP, Brussels
The European Union said Monday that Europe is suffering “a deep and widespread recession” and that unemployment will rise sharply over the coming two...
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AP, Washington
Wall Street is not going to play as dominant a role in the economy as regulations reduce “some of the massive leveraging and the massive risk-taking that had...
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U.S. manufacturing activity contracted at a slower-than expected pace in April, raising hopes that the steep plunge that began last fall may be moderating. The...
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A private group’s measure of the manufacturing sector’s health shows slower contraction in April than in the previous month, a possible sign that the...
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Japan’s jobless rate jumped to its highest in more than four years in March and household spending extended its slide, underscoring the ongoing pain for the...
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Participants shout slogans during a May Day rally organized by Japan’s National Confederation of Trade Unions in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, May 1, 2009. The government announced Friday Japan’s jobless rate jumped to its highest in more than...
