Andrew Cuomo Sworn in As New York’s 56th Governor – On Saturday morning, Andrew Cuomo became New York’s 56th governor, making him the first son to follow his father into the office. Cuomo took the oath of office in the governor’s mansion at 10:09 p.m. during a private ceremony as his father, former three-term Governor Andrew Cuomo Sworn in As New York’s 56th Governor is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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If Pres. Obama's signal fight in the coming year will be preserving ObamaCare, he can count on at least one ally in his struggle with Republicans: ABC News and in particular its Political Director, Amy Walters. On GMA today, Walters issued a stern warning to Republicans who might have the audacity of hoping to repeal ObamaCare. The segment began with a montage of Republicans vowing to do do, including an oddly mocking replay of a Mitch McConnell moment. Then Walters appeared and pronounced her admonition.
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Photo: iStockphoto It is now 2011 which means Fashion Week in New York is just around the corner. Making news abroad, Norway has banned fur from the biannual Oslo Fashion Week , Ecouterre reports (via Huffington Post ) making them… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast-Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to cede power, has accused world leaders of launching a coup to oust him. Meanwhile, the U.N. has warned Gbagbo supporters not to attack the hotel where his political rival is being protected by hundreds of U.N. peacekeepers. A Gbagbo youth leader has called for internationally recognized leader Alassane Ouattara to leave the hotel by Saturday. By midday, however, no Gbagbo supporters had shown up at the hotel to contest Ouattara’s presence. The United Nations has said that the volatile West African nation once divided in two faces a real risk of return to civil war, but Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, a…
Continue reading …European Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s Ghostly Photos of Disappearing Species
January 1, 2011 No Comment
“Ghostly Cheetah” by Britta Jaschinski While runners-up came eye-to-eye with a baby sea turtle or captured a crystal-clear picture of a bird scooping up a fish for dinner, the winning image in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 contest was neither close-up or sharp. Instead, it was a dark, atmospheric portrait highlighting the vulnerability of the
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Member of Bilin popular committee says ‘Israel’s lethal response to our campaign will not be ignored’ following death of Jawaher Abu Rahma who inhaled large quantities of tear gas in anti-fence protest
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Eds: epa photos available = La Paz (dpa) – Bolivian President Ivo Morales late Friday repealed a hike in fuel prices that had sparked street protests similar to those five years ago that brought down the government of his predecessor Carlos Mesa. At the time, Morales was leader of the opposition in the South American country. On Thursday, just…
Continue reading …Meizu’s M9 launch amasses thousands of Jack Wong fans across China (video)
January 1, 2011 1 Comment
Pretty impressive, isn’t it? Meizu sure has made a wise decision to launch its M9 Android Froyo phone on the first day of 2011 which, like most other countries, happens to be a public holiday in China. According to some Meizu fans (aka “Mei-yo” or literally “friends of Meizu”) outside one of the two Shenzhen stores, there were already about 60 people lined up outside at around 6am. A few of them even braved the cold weather since 8pm last night, despite CEO Jack Wong actively discouraging such hustle on the forum for the sake of people’s health, promising “all the flagship stores will have sufficient stock” for all pre-orderers. Meizu wasn’t keen on giving us an official number, but the two Shenzhen stores alone could’ve easily served several thousand customers this morning. With no limit on how many units each person could pre-order (
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Former IDF chief of staff claims national considerations prevented Israel from paying money to release kidnapped navigator; says state lacks proper intelligence to free Gilad Shalit
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Estonia joins euro area (CNN) — Estonia became the newest member of the eurozone Saturday, adopting the euro for its official currency as the clock rang in 2011. The country’s Prime Minister Andrus Ansip hailed the currency changeover as economic good sense despite the turmoil…
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