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Jessica Posner's 'Do Something' Victory Gives $100K To Kenyan Slum Project
Monday, 19 Jul. 2010, 23:30:48 / source: huffingtonpost /total 1 news in this topic/
The 2010 Do Something Awards ceremony, hosted by actress Jane Lynch, was a star-studded affair, with appearances by Megan Fox, Snoop Dog, the Jonas Brothers, Alyssa Milano, and a bevy of other household names. The biggest name of the night, however, was Jessica Posner, who won the ceremony's $100,000 grand prize to expand a girls' school in Kibera, Kenya.
Posner moved to Kenya at a...
ASEAN urges Myanmar to hold free, fair election
Monday, 19 Jul. 2010, 23:30:18 / source: boston.com /total 1 news in this topic/
Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged Myanmar's military-run government to hold free and fair elections -- a rare stand by the cautious group often accused of overlooking rights abuses in member nations.
Myanmar - Southeast Asia - ASEAN - Burma - Asia...
Platypus trapped in sewage pipes
Monday, 19 Jul. 2010, 23:19:07 / source: BBC /total 1 news in this topic/
A young platypus has had to be rescued from an Australian sewage plant after venturing down pipes apparently looking for a mate....
Storms hit parts of NH, topple trees, cut power
Monday, 19 Jul. 2010, 23:18:06 / source: boston.com /total 1 news in this topic/
Several New Hampshire communities have been damaged or have lost power after strong storms. The summer storms hit portions of the state Monday night. Residents in Claremont and several other areas are reporting downed trees and power or telephone lines.
New Hampshire - United States - Claremont New Hampshire - Telephone line - Business and Economy...
Valleys rail decision 'next year'
Monday, 19 Jul. 2010, 23:14:22 / source: BBC /total 1 news in this topic/
A decision on an Ebbw Vale to Newport rail line is not expected before 2011, as £21m funding is unveiled for station improvements in Wales....
Karzai seeks greater aid control
19 Jul. 22:59:18 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
Afghan President Hamid Karzai opens an international conference in Kabul with a call for more control of his country's multi-billion dollar aid b...
What Does Health Care Reform Mean For Californians?
17 Jul. 17:38:13 / huffingtonpost / 4 news in this topic/
Health care reform is coming to a city near you, and it might not be pretty. There's a lot of confusion right now about how the new laws will aff...
On Education: A Popular Principal, Wounded by Good Intentions
18 Jul. 19:22:19 / nytimes.com / 2 news in this topic/
At Wheeler Elementary in Burlington, Vt., a highly regarded principal has been removed so the district can qualify for millions in stimulus dolla...
Korea, Burma to dominate talks
19 Jul. 22:59:10 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
A regional summit of Asean foreign ministers will be dominated by tension on the Korean peninsula, Burma and economic recovery....
Ryanair profits hit by ash cloud
19 Jul. 22:57:35 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
Ryanair says its first-quarter profits fell by 24% to 94m euros after the volcanic ash disruption cancelled 10,000 flights....
Accused husband due back in court
19 Jul. 22:55:36 / News24 / 1 news in this topic/
A grim Johan du Toit is due back in court for a bail hearing, after appearing in a Franschhoek court in connection with his wife's murder on a wi...
OBR chief defends his independence
13 Jul. 05:55:48 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
Sir Alan Budd told the Treasury Committee that the OBR is sufficiently independent from the Treasury....
Russian opposition to hold rally on July 31 despite ban
19 Jul. 09:31:00 / Rian / 1 news in this topic/
Russia's opposition groups will come out on a March of Dissent rally in central Moscow on July 31 in defiance of a city government ban, a leading...
University 'denied to thousands'
15 Jul. 17:43:31 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
Tens of thousands of people will miss out on a university place in the UK this year as record numbers apply, figures suggest....
N Korea spy faces Japan abductees
19 Jul. 22:43:32 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
A former North Korean spy who blew up a plane killing 115 people is in Japan to meet families of people abducted to North Korea....
Rwanda minister denies government role in murders
19 Jul. 17:32:29 / boston.com / 2 news in this topic/
Rwanda's foreign minister on Monday vehemently denied the government was involved in three recent high-profile killings, saying investigators and...
Karzai seeks greater aid control
19 Jul. 22:32:47 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
Afghanistan's president is asking for greater control of its multi-billion dollar aid budget at an international conference in Kabul....
Clinton: We support Afghan women
19 Jul. 22:37:51 / News24 / 1 news in this topic/
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has assured Afghan women that they won’t be forgotten amid fears that peace efforts will bring Islamists in...
BP floats new idea for oil slick
19 Jul. 22:37:32 / News24 / 1 news in this topic/
The US government has allowed the cap stemming the flow of oil in a broken well to remain closed while BP fleshes out other plans....
R In a Nutshell
19 Jul. 10:11:00 / slashdot.org / 1 news in this topic/
joel.neely writes "R is a statistical computing environment that is fully-compliant with state-of-the-art buzzwords: free, open-source, cross-pla...
Pakistan police say army kills 3 suspected bombers
19 Jul. 22:30:21 / boston.com / 1 news in this topic/
Army guards shot and killed three suspected suicide bombers as they tried to enter a sprawling military firing range in northwestern Pakistan on ...
Several hurt in xenophobic attacks
19 Jul. 22:30:18 / News24 / 1 news in this topic/
Johannesburg emergency services say several people have been injured in apparent xenophobic attacks at Kya Sands....
UK tax system 'to be simplified'
19 Jul. 22:29:58 / BBC / 1 news in this topic/
The UK tax system will be streamlined to attract more international investment, the government says....
2 children found dead after fire at Ariz. marina
19 Jul. 22:30:20 / boston.com / 2 news in this topic/
Two children have been found dead after a trailer fire in employee housing at a marina in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, on the Arizona-...
Technology, devotion for two tiny lives
19 Jul. 22:22:54 / boston.com / 1 news in this topic/
WEYMOUTH — Picture a two-pound bag of flour you might pick up at the grocery store, or two boxes of butter. Neither Molly nor Madeline Farr...
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Programming Things I Wish I Knew Earliertheodp writes "Raw intellect ain't always all it's cracked up to be, advises Ted Dziuba in his intro...
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Gunmen Burst into Honduras Factory, Kill 18Police Spokesman Calls the Attack a "Massacre," Apparently Caused by Drug Gang Turf Battle ...
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Imam behind NYC mosque back in US after Gulf tripAn imam who has become the public face of a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground...
07 Sep.,12:53/ news.yahoo.com / 2 /
U.S. team to discuss N.Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing
(Reuters)Reuters - A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North ...
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Boise State gains ground in AP Top 25 (AP)AP - More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country....
07 Sep.,21:31/ news.yahoo.com / 1 /
China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team
(Reuters)Reuters - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is s...
07 Sep.,21:30/ huffingtonpost / 1 /
Andrew Cuomo: The Survival of New York Is at StakeFaced with the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, the New York State Government ...
07 Sep.,21:30/ huffingtonpost / 1 /
A Plethora Of Americans On the London StageLONDON -- Here's a truism about the London theater that gets voiced infrequently: its indebtedness t...
07 Sep.,18:01/ news.yahoo.com / 2 /
Colorado fire forced residents to make mad dash
(AP)AP - David Myers knew it was time to leave when he looked out into the forest and spotted bright red...
07 Sep.,21:28/ boston.com / 1 /
State police arrest man in Windham shooting deathMaine State Police have arrested a Windham man on a murder charge in the death of a man whose body w...
07 Sep.,21:20/ boston.com / 1 /
Mexico: 2 bodies likely massacre investigatorsMexican prosecutors say two dead bodies found in the northern state of Tamaulipas appear to be those...
07 Sep.,21:20/ boston.com / 1 /
100 protesters throw rocks, eggs at LAPD stationPolice say at least 100 protesters are throwing eggs, rocks and bottles at a police station in the W...
07 Sep.,21:20/ boston.com / 1 /
Longtime friend testifies in Islamic charity trialA longtime friend of a man accused of using an Islamic charity to smuggle money to Muslim fighters i...
07 Sep.,21:19/ cbsnews.com / 1 /
Venus Lone American Singles Player at US OpenSam Querrey's Loss Leaves Williams the Last American; Venus Faces Defending Champ Kim Clijsters Next...
07 Sep.,06:40/ tmz.com / 1 /
JetBlue's Steven Slater Seeks Mental HealthFiled under: Steven Slater, Celebrity Justice UPDATE: The Distri...
07 Sep.,20:52/ BBC / 1 /
Cable to signal 'cuts to science'Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to signal a squeeze on government funding for scientific ...
07 Sep.,21:00/ huffingtonpost / 1 /
Terry Krepel: Newsmax Gave Bill McCollum Much More Than An EndorsementOn Aug. 9, Newsmax ran a rare editorial endorsement of a candidate -- Bill McCollum, running in the ...
07 Sep.,21:00/ huffingtonpost / 1 /
Meghan McCain: Palin Nomination Made Me Cry, 'Who The Hell Is Sarah Palin?' (VIDEO)If you hadn't heard of Sarah Palin when John McCain picked her as his running mate in 2008, you were...
07 Sep.,21:00/ huffingtonpost / 1 /
Karzai Family Ties Shielded Flailing Afghan BankKABUL, Afghanistan -- In early 2009, as President Hamid Karzai scanned the landscape for potential p...
06 Sep.,10:18/ Rian / 2 /
Russian Rokot carrier rocket to orbit Gonets-M satellite on September 8...
