Cited: AP/Reuters
The 2010 Nobel peace prize will be awarded to one a record 237 nominees the sheer according to a Nobel official earlier this month. This surpasses last year’s record of 205 nominees which was comprised of 199 individuals and 38 organizations according to Geir Lundestad, the committee’s permanent nonvoting secretary.
“The long-term trend has been [...]
Cited: ABC News
The Mouse House has renewed its relationship with Starz while Showtime has strengthened its stable with an output deal with DreamWorks Studios. Showtime’s deal with DreamWorks will provide the pay cabler with up to 35 Disney-distributed titles released between this year and 2015. Disney, meanwhile, announced it has extended its output deal with [...]
Cited: Times Online
Despite Obama’s statement about reforming Wall Street being an “army of lobbyists already arm-twisting members … to reject these reforms”, the president has promised to use everything at his disposal to achieve. In fact, he devoted his weekly radio address on March 22 the financial reform bill, which he said was essential.
Senators will [...]
Cited: Reuters
It seems that various luxury brands are now creating what they are calling “digital mirrors” online with videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glorious models and catalogs of products as they tap into the growing e-commerce of the Internet
The traditional print advert in a glossy magazine is no longer the only way to communicate [...]
Cited: ABC News
The family of an 11-year-old boy killed in a vehicle crash that was caused by an aged tire was awarded $18 million by a California jury. A Southern California tire chain store, American Tire Depot, put a tire on the Ford Explorer involved in the accident and was found negligent for doing so [...]
Cited: ABC News/USA Today
Gay and lesbian rights in prom season have become a familiar fight for ALCU chapters all over the country. In the fall, the ACLU helped Alabama teenager Cynthia Stewart win permission to attend prom with her girlfriend after the school announced it would cancel the dance for everyone. Sun said they get [...]
Cited: Associated Press
The pace of growth may finally be slowing down even though the foreclosure crisis is not over. RealtyTrac Inc. stated that the number of US households facing foreclosure in February grew by 6% compared to the year. This was the smallest annual increase in 4 years the foreclosures declined on a monthly and [...]
Cited: ABC News/USA Today
A Mississippi high school senior has filed suit to get the school’s prom reinstated after officials canceled it because the young woman, an open lesbian, asked to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
The lawsuit, filed March 11 in U.S. District Court, charges that 18-year-old Constance McMillen’s free speech rights were [...]
Cited: ABC News/AP
The father of a 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy charged last year with murder says his son is “just an all-around good kid” who doesn’t deserve to face life in prison.
A judge will soon decide whether or not Jordan Brown should be tried as an adult for the murder of his soon-to-be stepmother, and face [...]
Cited: Associated Press
Apocalyptic visions supposedly caused a New Jersey man to terrorize his family, impregnating his 3 of his 5 daughters, eat his children with boards as well as moving to avoid child protective services. He apparently impregnated 3 of his daughters to create a “pure” family.
The nightmarish picture of a family subjected to more [...]
