The social networking giant has announced a deal to purchase AOL patents from Microsoft for $550 million.
By Karim Howard
Anchor: Carissa Loethen
Link courtesy of Newsy.com
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Dutch Government Resigns as Austerity Talks Fail
Dutch PM Mark Rutte and his cabinet resigned after the collapse of the country's coalition government.
By Celia Murray
Anchor: Christina Hartman
Link courtesy of Newsy.com
North Korea Threatens 'Special Actions' Against South Korea
North Korea accused South Korea's government Monday of slandering its leadership, threatening "special actions" by its military.
By Zakiyyah Wahab
Anchor: Christina Hartman
Link courtesy of Newsy.com
Monday, April 23, 2012
Department of Defense Addresses Sexual Assaults in the Military
Statement by the President
I applaud the initiatives that Secretary of
Defense Leon E. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, have announced to further combat sexual assault in the
military. The men and women of the United States military deserve an
environment that is free from the threat of sexual assault, and in which
allegations of sexual assault are thoroughly investigated, offenders are held
appropriately accountable, and victims are given the care and support they
need. Elevating these cases to a higher level of command review is a very
important step. I believe that sexual assault has no place in our military. I thank Secretary Panetta and Chairman Dempsey and
look forward to seeing continued progress on this important issue.
Editor's note: The following news article provides more detailed information on sexual assaults in the military: Change.org news story
Editor's note: The following news article provides more detailed information on sexual assaults in the military: Change.org news story
Jan Karski to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Polish Officer Told President Roosevelt of Jewish Slaughter During World War II
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier today at the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum, President Barack Obama announced he will
award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, a former
officer in the Polish Underground during World War II who was among the first
to provide eye-witness accounts of the Holocaust to the world.
The Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest
civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious
contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to
world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private
endeavors.
President Obama said, “We must tell our children
about how this evil was allowed to happen—because so many people succumbed to
their darkest instincts; because so many others stood silent. But let us
also tell our children about the Righteous Among the Nations. Among them
was Jan Karski—a young Polish Catholic—who witnessed Jews being put on cattle
cars, who saw the killings, and who told the truth, all the way to President
Roosevelt himself. Jan Karski passed away more than a decade ago.
But today, I’m proud to announce that this spring I will honor him with
America’s highest civilian honor—the Presidential Medal of Freedom.”
Karski served as an officer in the Polish
Underground during World War II and carried among the first eye-witness
accounts of the Holocaust to the world. He worked as a courier, entering
the Warsaw ghetto and the Nazi Izbica transit camp, where he saw first-hand the
atrocities occurring under Nazi occupation.
Karski later traveled to London to meet with the
Polish government-in-exile and with British government officials. He
subsequently traveled to the United States and met with President
Roosevelt.
Karski published Story of a Secret State, earned a Ph.D at Georgetown University,
and became a professor at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. Born in
1914, Karski became a U.S. citizen in 1954 and died in 2000.
Wanda Urbanska, Director of the Jan Karski U.S.
Centennial Campaign, was notified recently of the President’s decision to award
Karki with the Nation’s highest civilian honor.
The remainder of the honorees selected by the
President will be announced over the coming weeks and the awards will be
presented at a White House ceremony later this spring.
Photo source: E. Thomas Wood
Author:
E. Thomas Wood
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Timor-Leste’s Holds Election
Statement by the President
I congratulate Taur Matan Ruak on his victory in Timor-Leste’s presidential election and the people of Timor-Leste for successfully participating in a peaceful, free, and transparent election. I also recognize with deep appreciation President José Ramos Horta for his close friendship with the United States during his presidency, and look forward to continuing that productive relationship with Taur Matan Ruak.
Our partnership with Timor-Leste is fundamental
and enduring. It is based on shared values of democracy, freedom, and
human rights. The United States remains steadfast in its support of
Timor-Leste’s efforts to strengthen democratic institutions and consolidate
peace and security in the country.
Details of the election are available here: Timor-Leste’s
Election
Politics in Action: S. 1925 and S.J. Res. 36
STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
S. 1925 – Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011
(Sen. Leahy, D-VT, and 60 cosponsors)
The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 1925 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, a landmark piece of bipartisan legislation that first passed the Congress in 1994 and has twice been reauthorized. That Act transformed the Nation's response to violence against women and brought critically needed resources to States and local communities to address these crimes.
The Administration is pleased that S. 1925 continues that bipartisan progress and targets resources to address today’s most pressing issues. Sexual assault remains one of the most underreported violent crimes in the country. The bill provides funding through State grants to improve the criminal justice response to sexual assault and to better connect victims with services. The bill also seeks to reduce domestic violence homicides and address the high rates of violence experienced by teens and young adults. Reaching young people through early intervention can break the cycle of violence.
The Administration strongly supports measures in S. 1925 that will bring justice to Native American victims. Rates of domestic violence against Native American women are now among the highest in the United States. The bill builds on the Tribal Law and Order Act – which President Obama signed on July 29, 2010 – to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of tribal justice systems and will provide additional tools to tribal and Federal prosecutors to address domestic violence in Indian country. The Administration also supports the important leadership role of the Office on Violence Against Women and believes that all victims should have access to critically needed services and protections.
S.J. Res. 36 – Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by
STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
S.J. Res. 36 – Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by
the National Labor Relations Board Relating to Representation Election Procedures
(Sen. Enzi, R-WY, and 44 cosponsors)
The Administration strongly opposes passage of S.J. Res. 36, which would overturn recent commonsense measures adopted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to streamline and modernize workplace elections and ensure that workers deciding if they wish to be represented by a union have a fair vote in a reasonable amount of time. The Administration is committed to supporting the right of workers to join and participate in a union and bargain for fair wages, benefits and a safe workplace. These rights are fundamental to better conditions for American workers and to an open, just, economically fair and prosperous society. S.J. Res. 36 attacks these bedrock American values.
If the President is presented with a Resolution of Disapproval that would reverse these measures adopted by the NLRB, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the Resolution.
DFS Investigation Recovers Millions in Unpaid Insurance Benefits
Tens of Thousands of Policies Unpaid Because Companies Never Verified Deaths of Policy Holders
A Department of Financial Services (DFS)
investigation into how insurance companies tracked life insurance policy
holders has resulted in 32,715 payments to consumers nationwide totaling $262.2
million, including 7,525 payments totaling $95.9 million to New Yorkers.
The DFS investigation found that many insurance companies regularly received a list of recent deaths from the Social Security Administration but were not mandated to use and, therefore, were not using that list to determine if a policy holder had died. That means if a family member did not know there was a life insurance policy or simply forgot to file a claim to the insurance company, that policy went unpaid.
As a result, tens of thousands of families did
not receive their life insurance benefits.
Meanwhile, the investigation found that insurance companies often used the list of recent deaths to verify the status of people getting annuity checks, and, when a death was verified, the insurance company stopped the annuity payment.
“This investigation makes it perfectly clear that something must be done to make sure families across New York receive the life insurance benefits that they are due," Governor Cuomo said.
"In the wake of this investigation, New
York will now mandate that insurance companies actively search the list of
recent deaths so money will be paid to beneficiaries instead of being trapped
in limbo and a new website will help families search for lost or forgotten
policies."
"The Department gets frequent calls from people who say, ‘I know my parents were insured, but I can’t locate the policy and I don’t know which insurance company issued the policy.’” DFS Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky added.
"The Department gets frequent calls from people who say, ‘I know my parents were insured, but I can’t locate the policy and I don’t know which insurance company issued the policy.’” DFS Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky added.
"There is simply no reason why insurance
companies shouldn't be scrubbing their policy lists with the death index
database on a frequent basis. Running these computer matches isn't much of a
burden and the benefits to consumers are significant."
As a result of its investigation, the state demanded that insurers use the U.S. Social Security Administration’s Death Master File to investigate policies for which no claims have been made and to find beneficiaries who are eligible for benefits but have not filed claims.
New York was the first state to order the
cross-check policy and will issue a regulation to mandate this action in the
future. Following that edict, insurers reported they cross-checked
approximately 89.58 million records. Insurers are still investigating more than
445,000 potential matches for unpaid claims.
Some of the larger individual payments made so far include the following:
$344,757.37 to a Northport, New York beneficiary
on an individual life insurance policy where the insured died in 2007.
$217,031.88 to a Rockville Center, New York
beneficiary on two individual annuities where the annuitant died in 2006.
$138,051.81 to a Queens, New York beneficiary on an individual life insurance policy where the insured died in 1998.
$107,399.60 to a Brooklyn, New York beneficiary on an individual annuity where the annuitant died in 2005.
Governor Cuomo also announced that as a result of the DFS investigation, the state has launched a free online Lost Policy Finder to help New Yorkers locate life insurance policies that have been lost or misplaced.
The Lost Policy Finder search application can be
found at NYPolicyFinder.com.
The program may be used to locate both life insurance policies and annuity
contracts.
Policy search applications will be submitted to DFS, which will electronically notify New York licensed life insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies.
Policy search applications will be submitted to DFS, which will electronically notify New York licensed life insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies.
Insurers will search their records to determine the existence of a life insurance policy or annuity contract. The insurers will then electronically report the search results to DFS within 30 days, and DFS will notify requestors whether or not a policy has been identified by any licensed insurer. If a policy is identified, the insurer will begin the claims process for paying proceeds to beneficiaries.
For more information on DFS, visit www.dfs.ny.gov.
Take Two: Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr.
Addabbo: "We Need to Change the Process of Allocating Member Items, When Governor Wields Veto Pen"
Queens, NY – New York State Senator
Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach), reacted strongly to the governor’s
recent use of his veto power to eliminate funding for local community groups
and programs.
Cuomo vetoed 126 items in total, costing
$640,000. Thirteen items were sponsored by the Assembly Democratic
Majority, worth a little more than $50,000. He vetoed 12 items sponsored by the
Senate Republican Majority and 99 sponsored by the Minority Senate Democrats,
worth about $412,000.
Governor Cuomo had accused state legislators of
sneaking new member item allocations or “pork” into the new state budget — and
used his scalpel to cut it out. But lawmakers said none of the projects were
new and that the money was for old projects that never got all their previously
promised cash and that the local funding allocations were a fraction of the
total $132.6 billion state budget.
Noted Senator Addabbo, “The governor’s vetoed
member items range from $10,000 for the Police Athletic League (PAL) citywide
to benefit local youth programs, to more general grants aiding school districts
with academic programs, libraries, not-for-profits and educational
institutions. This was the funding that was supposed to help local people and
community groups, but the governor didn’t want to allocate it. I believe that
was wrong.”
Some of the other painful cuts to worthwhile
projects in Addabbo’s district were community groups helping youth,
working families, seniors or veterans: $5,000 to the Greater
Woodhaven Development Corp. (Economic Development/Aid to Localities); $3,000 to
the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps (State/Aid to Localities); $2,000
for the American Italian Cancer Foundation (State/Aid to Localities); $1,000 for
Elmhurst’s New Life Food Pantry (State/Aid to Localities); $3,000 for the
Ridgewood Local Development Corp. (Parks/Aid to Localities); $2,000 for Maspeth
Town Hall (Parks/Aid to Localities); $3,000 for Howard Beach’s Columbus Day
Foundation (State/Aid to Localities); $1,000 for Ozone Park’s Zion Tabernacle
Food Pantry (State/Aid to Localities); $3,500 for Ozone Park’s South Queens
Boys and Girls Club (Criminal Justice Services/Aid to Localities); $3,500 for
Middle Village’s Juniper Park Civic Association (Parks/Aid to Localities);
$3,000 for the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council (Parks/Aid to Localities);
$2,400 for the Ridgewood Seniors Community Corporation (State/Aid to
Localities); and $2,000 for the Vietnam Veterans Chapter #32 (Division of
Veterans’ Affairs/Aid to Localities).
“While we appreciate the governor’s attempt to
cut the fat and streamline government, we are not pork. We provide vital
services to the community's working-class homeowners,” said Paul Kerzner of the
Ridgewood Property Owners.
Bob Holden, President of the Juniper Park Civic
Association stated, “The president, governor, mayor and most elected officials
encourage volunteerism. We have dozens of groups in the 15th Senate
District willing and able to organize volunteers to work on hundreds of
projects and programs. A small amount of money is needed to keep these
groups afloat. It is vital that funds to support not-for-profit groups be
released immediately.”
“With major cuts to the City Budgets over the
past few years, small not-for-profits are desperate for State monies to
survive. The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council has been waiting 3 years for
State capital dollars to build its state-of-the art Community Center in Ridgewood
without success. It is our hope that the governor will work with the
Senate and Assembly to move old, allocated monies along, and allow agencies
like the GRYC to complete projects that will benefit a whole lot of families,”
added Bob Monahan of the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council.
Eileen Reilly from the Maspeth Town Hall
explained, “The Maspeth Town Hall would have used these much-needed dollars
towards our Tutorial Program, Regents Review classes and After School Program
for children in the area who need our services. We would also use these
dollars to help pay for our Senior Programs which include Tai Chi Instruction,
Chair Yoga Classes and Fine Art Instruction. Maspeth Town Hall would be very
grateful if the governor would let these dollars be used by our center to offer
the programs that enhance the lives of the families of our community.”
“A new
process is needed to get monies to our local groups after the
governor uses line-item vetoes for funding of legislators’ projects back
home,” said Addabbo.
Addabbo proposes a structure where groups can
apply directly to the various state agencies for money, which would cut the
elected official out of the process altogether.
For example, veterans could apply to the
Division of Veterans’ Affairs; seniors to the Department for the Aging; and
community or youth groups to the Department of Economic Development, Department
of Parks, State, or Criminal Justice Services. Addabbo was optimistic that a
process can set up with very little effort from Governor Cuomo’s office.
The senator believes that the state already has
a credible vetting process that can determine if an applying group is credible
and would use the funding in a proper manner.
Addabbo believes a process can be established
where applications can be submitted directly to state agencies where the
funding has already been allocated to their individual budgets.
He also believes that by eliminating the elected
officials from the process, any concern or issue of misuse, scandal or
impropriety would be addressed.
“It’s not about the photo op or press release to
be issued by the elected official, it’s about getting funding to local
residents, schools and community groups who provide services, but are now being
ignored by our state budget,” Addabbo stated.
Addabbo Speaks Out on Proposed Closing of John Adams High School
Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. released the
following statement today, which is taken from remarks he made during
a public forum at John Adams High School in Ozone Park last Thursday
evening.
Addabbo is a member of both the Joint Senate
Conference Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education:
In September of 2011,
John Adams High School was one of a number of schools throughout the City of
New York that was tapped to undergo a “transformation” – to take steps over
three years to improve its operations, raise test scores, increase graduation
rates, and ultimately provide our local children with the best possible
education.
Only a few months
later, in January of this year, the rug was pulled out from under John Adams
High School. Instead of continuing on its three-year path to improvement
under the “transformation” model, John Adams became one of eight Queens schools
slated for closure at the end of this academic year in June under a different
“turnaround” plan.
In other words, with
virtually no warning and no acknowledgement of the improvements already in
place and those yet to come, John Adams is supposed to close its doors, change
its name, and do away with half of its faculty.
As a lifelong
resident of Ozone Park and past supporter of John Adams HS, I disagree with
that approach, because it doesn’t give John Adams the chance it deserves – and
was told it had – to assess its strengths and weaknesses and to go
forward with improvements.
Since its initial
designation as a “transformation” school, John Adams High School has been
working hard and successfully to make improvements. Closing this school
would be a slap in the face to our entire John Adams High School community –
our students, families, teachers, school administrators and everyone else who
cares about this historic educational institution and who wants it to
succeed.
On its website, John
Adams High School notes that it is “Celebrating 89 Years of Academic
Excellence.” Clearly, sacrificing this school to a “turnaround”
scheme doesn’t leave John Adams with very much to celebrate.
Instead of shuttering
John Adams High School, why don’t we honor the original restart improvement
agreement?
There is a tremendous
amount at stake here. The academic success of our children is at
stake. Job stability for talented teachers and administration is at
stake. Funding to help John Adams and other schools that are struggling
to improve is at stake. Any decision to close John Adams High School
should not be made lightly, and in my mind, should not be made at all.
One week from today,
only seven days from right now, the Panel for Educational Policy will vote on
whether to close John Adams High School and 25 other schools throughout the
City. I hope they will see the wisdom of letting this school stay open.
To take a few more
words from John Adams himself, he once said that “children should be educated
and instructed in the principles of freedom.” I think it would be a great
lesson for our children, and it would pay respect to President John Adams,
if we were to apply the principles of freedom to this high school and give it
the chance – the freedom, if you will – to finish the job of
improvement it has already begun.
Vincent Cook: "I'll Show You...How Great I Am!"
Gifted Comedian/Actor Discusses His Muhammad Ali Tribute Show, His Stint as a Boxer, and the "Dark Side" of Comedy
Vincent Cook has been in good professional
company for quite some time. Having worked with Oscar-nominated Will Smith and
Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx in the movie "Ali", and Academy
Award-winning actress Halle Berry in Robert Townsend's "B.A.P.S.",
Cook is rapidly working his way toward Hollywood stardom and his own starring
vehicle.
An experienced stand-up comedian and all-around
entertainer, Cook feels right at home on a comedy club or theater stage, as
well as a movie or television sound stage. Cook's accomplishments and remarkable impersonation of
Ali and others can be viewed here: Vincent Cook
From The G-Man recently conducted an interview
with the Washington, D.C. native to discuss his critically acclaimed, one-man
show, "Ali: The Man. The Myth. The People's Champion", and how
Muhammad Ali and boxing helped shape his future as an entertainer.
G-Man: Your admiration, love and respect
for boxing icon Muhammad Ali is well-documented. However, if you had to pick
three words that best describe him, what would they be?
Cook: I can only describe Muhammad Ali in
one way. He is a great human being.
G-Man: What was the hardest aspect of
putting together "Ali: The Man. The Myth. The People's Champion"?
Cook: The hardest part was getting the show
launched and connecting with the right people to help me get it on stage.
G-Man: In doing research for the show, was
there anything you discovered -- something millions of fans may not be aware of
-- that heightened your level of love and respect for Ali?
Cook: Yes. I discovered that he was -- and
still is -- a loyal person. I also learned that he was taught to box by a Black
fighter from Louisville, Kentucky, named Fred Stoner. The public never hears
about him because the mob allegedly ran him out of Kentucky. That's all I care
to say about that.
G-Man: You've performed the show at
colleges and universities, but I have no doubt that you would love to
perform the show on Broadway, at some point. Have you talked to any of the
power-players in Hollywood or New York about providing
some form of assistance to have the show appear on the "Great
White Way"?
Cook pictured with the subject of his one-man show, the incomparable Muhammad Ali, and a woman described as "Kim".
Cook: I would love to have it appear on Broadway. I've
talked to a few investors, but nothing has happened. Magic Johnson, if you read
this, let's get it done, son! You've helped keep the Dodgers in L.A., now
let's get Ali to Broadway. Contact me!
G-Man: Once the lights dim and the day's
performance is over, is there a particular period of Ali's life that you
want audiences to remember for years to come?
Cook: I can't say that there's one specific period
that I want audiences to remember. However, what I'd like them to remember most
is something that Ali stresses to this day, and that is to love, respect and be
of service to each other.
G-Man: Prior to becoming an actor
and comedian, you spent a number of years as a boxer. What was it,
specifically, about the sport that led you on a quest to become a professional
fighter during your youth?
Cook: I didn't like being
bullied, so I had to learn to fight and became very good at it. I beat up
bullies after learning how to fight, but then I decided that I wanted to be
seen around the world for my fighting.
G-Man: What was your record?
Cook: I was undefeated
in 250 amateur fights. In the six fights I ever lost, I was robbed.
That's why I still consider myself undefeated. I was still undefeated when they
boycotted the Olympics in 1980. After that, I was done.
G-Man: What was the best and worst part of life as
a boxer?
Cook: I know this may sound like an
obvious answer, but the best part was winning and the worst was losing.
G-Man: In conversations held with die-hard boxing fans,
many stated that the sport has been tainted by "rigged" fights,
greedy and unscrupulous promoters, and "mega bouts" that never live
up to the hype or public's expectations. What do you think of the current
state of boxing in America?
Cook: A lot youngster are not
fighting with their hands anymore. Punks are using guns, so they end up being
arrested and get sent away to be slaves in prisons, as opposed to
learning a sport that allows them to make a living or obtain wealth. Programs
have to be introduced to get the sport's pool of fighters back on track. It's
happening to some degree, but it's happening too slowly. Many fighters, as well
as potential fighters, don't know they can make a living or obtain riches from
boxing, so somebody's got to show or tell them.
G-Man: In one or two words, describe the
following champions: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, the late Joe
Frazier, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Tommy
Hearns, and Marvin Hagler.
Cook: In my view, that's the only word
you can use to describe them: champions. They'll always be champions.
G-Man: Currently, who would you
say is the best fighter in the sport?
Cook: Floyd Mayweather is the best fighter in the
sport.
G-Man: Okay, given my last question, you
know where I'm going, right? It's the fight everybody's demanding.
Who wins in the Pacquiao/Mayweather contest and why? Yes, The G-Man is
going there!
Cook: (Smiling) Floyd Mayweather wins. He is too
big and too fast for Pac Man.
G-Man: Stand-up comedy is very similar to boxing, in
that you're literally fighting to survive from one performance to the
next. Do you agree?
Cook: Yes, I definitely agree. You're
fighting for your life when you're on that stage because everybody wants to be
you or better than you, especially if you're a really good comedian.
G-Man: What comedian had
the greatest impact on your life? Why?
Cook: Without question, Richard Pryor.
Why? His sheer intelligence.
G-Man: Describe your first time on stage....and your
most embarrassing moment on stage.
Cook: My first time on stage, I won $108
in a talent show. As far as my most embarrassing moment, I got tomatoes and
lettuce thrown at me. Oh, what a night!
G-Man: Comedians like Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld have
enjoyed monumental success by avoiding what some call
"controversial comedy", while others like the late, great Lenny
Bruce, George Carlin, and Bill Hicks pushed the comedy envelope and upset the
establishment. Do you think there is a line in comedy that should
never be crossed just to get a laugh?
Cook: Absolutely. For example, there is nothing funny
about rape. I don't care if it's a woman or child, it's just not funny.
G-Man: The "dark side" of comedy is something
more and more comedians are beginning to talk about, especially since a number
of comedians -- such as Freddie Prinze, Ray Combs and Richard Jeni -- have
committed suicide. Have you ever experienced it? If so, can you describe
it?
Cook: Consider this: Somebody kills a fan of mine and
sells me the victim's car. Now, some might consider that dark comedy. However,
many comedians venture into the dark periods of their lives and find a way to
create humor. Not everyone can do that. Actually, a lot of my fans were killed
because of their involvement in the drug game or other bad choices.
G-Man: Finally, which would you choose if the
universe blessed you with the following: an opportunity to
be the world's greatest comedian for one year....or an opportunity to have
a one-year run on Broadway doing Ali: The Man. The Myth. The People's
Champion?
Cook: I would definitely choose to do my Ali tribute
show on Broadway.
Photos courtesy of Vincent Cook.
Photos courtesy of Vincent Cook.
Top Newsy Headlines: Zimmerman Released on Bail
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Anchor: David Earl
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Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb Wakes Up from Coma, Shocks Doctors
Robin Gibb makes miraculous recovery by waking up from a coma. A doctor told his family he would not make it.
By Stacey Welsh
Anchor: Carissa Loethen
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Army Base Cancels Ted Nugent Concert: Others to Follow?
Fort Knox has dropped Ted Nugent from a concert this summer after he made violent remarks toward President Obama and his administration.
By Zach Toombs
Anchor: Zach Toombs
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Possible Blood Stain Found in Etan Patz Search
Authorities found a suspicious stain while searching for Patz's body in a New York basement. The FBI are testing the stain for DNA.
By Carissa Loethen
Anchor: Carissa Loethen
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Volcano Threatens Mexico City
A series of small eruptions from a volcano within sight of Mexico's capital has officials gearing up for mass evacuations.
By Steven Sparkman
Anchor: Christian Bryant
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Wal-Mart Accused of Covering up Mexican Bribery Scandal
Wal-Mart faces legal problems after being less than thorough in an investigation of alleged bribery practices of Wal-Mart de Mexico.
Sources:TheNewYorkTimesNY1FoxNewsForbes
By Joe Deutschmann
Anchor: Carissa Loethen
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Dolphins Dead off Peru Coast
Hundreds of dolphins have been found dead on the north coast of Peru in the last few weeks. But nobody knows why they died.
Sources:HLNBlueVoicePeruThisWeekEcology
By Gina Cook
Anchor: Zach Toombs
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