Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Seattle, WA, United States (AHN) – Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg pledged Thursday to give half of his wealth to charity. He made the promise by signing up with Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge campaign. Aside from Zuckerberg, others who joined the campaign include billionaire investor Carl [...]
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Zuckerberg Pledges Half of Wealth to Charity
Posted by davidguide on December 10th, 2010
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Posted by davidguide on December 9th, 2010
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Legislation settling decades-old discrimination cases against the government from black and Native American farmers was enacted late Wednesday. President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 4783, which provides $1.15 billion in compensation for plaintiffs in the Pigford II case, and $3.4 billion in [...]
Posted in Personal Loans Tags: african american farmers, Agriculture, American, Bad Credit Loans, bipartisan measure, black, case, class action suit, Cobell, DC, department, departments of agriculture, Discrimination, discrimination cases, District of Columbia, farm loan programs, Farmers, George Keepseagle, H.R, Historic, Into, Ken Salazar, Leader Harry Reid, legislation, Michelle Bachman, native, senate majority leader, senate majority leader harry reid, settlement, signed, Steve King, Timothy Pigford, Tom Vilsack, U.S. District, United States, Washington, year Comments OffPalestinian Anti-Corruption Unit Vows to Get Tough on Ministers
Posted by davidguide on December 8th, 2010
The Media Line Staff East Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory (TML) – The Palestinian Authority’s newly formed anti-corruption commission won’t hesitate to investigate ministers that have fled the country or are serving in office and remain politically powerful, the commission’s chief has vowed. Rafiq Natshe, head of the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), said he has received 70 [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: Ali Jarbawi, AntiCorruption, argentina, Bilal Al-Barghouthi, bir zeit university, Clinton, commission, Corruption, corruption cases, corruption perception index, East Jerusalem, intensive investigations, International, international monetary fund, investigation, Israel, legal adviser, legal immunity, Libya, line, London, mahmoud abbas, Media, Middle East, Minister, Ministers, Natshe, Palestinian, President Abbas, Saba, salam fayyad, Secretary of State Hillary, Tough, Transparency, Unit, United States, Uruguay, Vows, Washington Comments OffU.S. Gaming Revenues To Recover in Late 2011, 2014 Revenues to Reach $68B
Posted by davidguide on December 7th, 2010
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor New York, NY, United States (AHN) – The gaming industry which has been hard hit in recent years is slated is slated to rebound due to improved economic conditions triggering a recovery in U.S. gaming revenues in late 2011. However 2007 pre-economic meltdown gaming revenue levels will not [...]
Posted in Finance News Tags: $68B, 2011, 2014, Atlantic City, Ayinde, compound, digit, digit increases, economic meltdown, entertainment choices, Gaming, gaming entertainment, gaming revenue, gaming revenues, global casino, increase, industry, Las Vegas, Late, Laughlin, market, Mary Lynn Palenik, Nevada, New York, NY, O. Chase - AHN, Online, Pacific, palenik, Pennsylvania, percent, Reach, Recover, region, Reno, report, revenues, tribal casinos, U.S., United States, US Comments OffWith China Passive Over Pyongyang, U.S. Hosts Korean, Japanese Ministers
Posted by davidguide on December 7th, 2010
Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Monday stressed national “solidarity with our South Korean and Japanese allies and noted that these consultations demonstrate the strength of our shared commitment to advancing regional security and stability.” In a post-meeting statement National Security Council Deputy Spokesman Ben [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: Bad Credit Loans, China, Clinton, Commitment, D.C., deputy spokesman, Deputy Spokesman Ben Chang, foreign affairs and trade, hillary clinton, Hosts, Japan, Japanese, Korea, Korean, Minister Maehara, minister of foreign affairs, Minister Sung-hwan, Ministers, Mr. Donilon, National, national security advisor, national security council, national solidarity, North Korea, Over, Passive, president, Pyongyang, security, seiji maehara, solidarity, South Korea, south korean soldiers, stability, statement, Strength, Sung, tejinder singh, Tom Donilon, Trilateral, U.S., U.S. Secretary, United States, Washington Comments OffWikileaks Discloses Spanish Copyright Legislation Influenced By U.S.
Posted by davidguide on December 6th, 2010
Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Madrid, Spain (AHN) – Spain’s Parliament is close to a vote on a proposed law to protect copyrights that was heavily influenced by the U.S. government, according to the latest Wikileaks disclosures. The legislation resulted from pressure by the U.S. Embassy in Madrid to fight Internet piracy. The proposal [...]
Posted in Finance News Tags: advocacy group, anti piracy laws, Bad Credit Loans, cable, Christopher Wilson, Copyright, Dan Glickman, Discloses, economic ministers, Eduardo Aguirre, Esperanza Hernandez, Government, Influenced, intellectual property piracy, internet, internet piracy, legislation, list, Madrid, madrid spain, parliament, Pressure, secret government documents, Spain, Spanish, Trade, trade sanctions, U.S., U.S. Embassy, U.S. State, United States, Washington, WikiLeaks Comments OffU.S. Experimental Space Warplane Ends Orbital Test
Posted by davidguide on December 6th, 2010
Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – The U.S. Air Force has completed a 7-month flight test for what is believed to be a futuristic space fighter plane after the unmanned spacecraft left its orbit and landed at a California airbase on Friday. The spacecraft dubbed X-37B or [...]
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Posted by davidguide on December 4th, 2010
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Dallas, TX, United States (AHN) – A Dallas area man claims his Droid 2 phone exploded in his ear. The resulting injuries caused him to be rushed to the hospital and receive four stitches. 30-year-old Aron Embry said he was using his phone making a call when the [...]
Posted in Finance News Tags: area, aron, Aron Embry, Ayinde, Bad Credit Loans, Cell, Claims, customer safety, Dallas, dallas area, Droid, ear, economy business, Editor, Exploded, hospital, loud pop, Man, Motorola, news, O. Chase - AHN, Phone, safety article, tingling sensation, United States Comments OffPresidential Commission Approves $4 Trillion Debt Reduction Plan
Posted by davidguide on December 4th, 2010
Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – A strong majority of the presidential debt commission voted Friday to approve a plan for reducing the national budget deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade through spending cuts and tax increases. President Obama appointed the 18-member commission that includes Republicans and [...]
Posted in Personal Loans Tags: approves, Bad Credit Loans, budget, commission, D.C., Debt, debt crisis, dick durbin, economic team, Friday, Idaho, Ill., labor groups, majority, mike crapo, national budget deficit, national survival, percent, plan, political officials, President Obama, Presidential, reduction, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Mike Crapo, spending, tax, tough choices, trillion, United States, Washington Comments OffDisparities abound in global economic data
Posted by davidguide on December 3rd, 2010
Disparities in the global economy were evident on Friday with weak jobs data underscoring the long road to recovery in the United States while China and Brazil took steps to contain rapid growth. View full post on All Stories
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