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James Vellanti: Death From An Escalator

At the Pier Shops at Caesar's in Atlantic City, New Jersey, James Vallanti, the chief opertaing officer for JNF Asset Management LLC in New York, had fell to his death from an escalator. "Police are investigating...

Operation still on to trace Andhra CM: Govt

Andhra Pradesh, Cheif Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, is still missing. Pradesh's helicopter was last heard from air traffic control around 9:35 am, he was supposed to land in Chitoor district at 10:30 am. ...

Halo Reach Beta Available Through Halo 3 ODST

Halo: Reach, a multiplayer game exclusively developed for Xbox 360, is now available to gamers who buy the game Halo 3: ODST. Halo 3: ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) is available for purchase today. It's a prequel to the massively popular Halo 3, released in 2007. Halo 3:...

So we're not all going to die of swine flu after all:- offical

" Deaths from swine flu could be less than half the annual toll from the usual winter flu, it emerged last night. The news came as an expert accused ministers of an 'alarmist' response to the outbreak. ...

Deputy spy chief among 23 killed in Taliban blast

" A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives as Afghanistan's deputy chief of intelligence visited a mosque east of Kabul on Wednesday, killing the Afghan official and 22 others. The attack struck at the heart of Afghanistan's intelligence service and underscored the...

Ursula Burns: First Black Woman to become CEO to a Fortune 500

On July 1st 2009, Ursula Burns became the first African American women to become a CEO of a Fortune 500 Company, from being a mechanical engineer summer intern in 1980, then moving on to become senior vice president of corporate stategic services in 2000, then seven years...

AIG CEO Robert Benmosche Gets $7 Million Salary

American International Group (AIG) will pay new CEO Robert Benmosche a salary of $7 million dollars per year. AIG received billions of dollars in bailout money from the government earlier this year. The salary has been approved in principly by Washington's new pay czar...

School uses kids as props for stunt

how can the school authorities be so ignorant and stupid..they cannot put the children into dangerous situation like these...and IF the parents have agreed to let them do so....i wonder what they were thinking....there should be some action taken so that this does not...

Suicide bombers hit Afghan city

" Suicide bombers have attacked the police chief's office in Khost, eastern Afghanistan, as suspected Taliban fighters confronted security forces. Heavy gunfire and explosions were also heard near the main police...

AP writer denied permission remain in Sri Lanka

Ravi Nessman, the Associated Press burea chief in Sri Lanka was denied permission to remain in Sri Lanka. Associated Press had reported extensively on the heavy civilian casualities this year. Nessman also...

5 NJ cops shot, 2 suspects killed in shootout

Once more this shows that police work is  dangerous. It also shows that some of  the criminals are willing to kill to avoid arrest. " Five police officers were shot — two of them critically wounded...

6 women cry rape against police chief

" DAVAO CITY -- At least six women surfaced Friday to accuse a ranking police official in Davao Region of rape and other forms of sexual harassment. With tears rolling down their eyes and shaky voices, the victims...

Honduran coup general says army "saved democracy"

" General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, leader of the joint chiefs of staff, told Reuters it was a difficult decision for him to topple Zelaya on June 28, because the two were friends. But he said he was following...

MI6 chief blows his cover as wife's Facebook account reveals...

" The new head of MI6 has been left exposed by a major personal security breach after his wife published intimate photographs and family details on the Facebook website. Sir John Sawers is due to take over as...

UN rights chief calls for investigation in Sri Lanka

This call from UN Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay has repeatedly called for investigation into war crimes committed by both sides. However, the highly politicized UN Human Rights Council voted in favor (27 in...

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