February 2, 2013

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B.Smyth (featuring 2 Chainz) -“Leggo”

B.Smyth (featuring 2 Chainz) -“Leggo” B.Smyth is one of the newest artists signed to the Universal/Motown recording label. 2 Chainz (Tauheed Epps) is a recording artist from metro Atlanta’s College Park, Georgia. The term “Leggo” is a new slang word that means “Let’s go”. __________________________________________ Video: B. Smyth – Leggo ft. 2 Chainz __________________________________________ Video: […]

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February 1, 2013

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January 2013’s unemployment rate increased to 7.9 percent- Dow climbs above 14,000 for first time since Great Recession

January 2013’s unemployment rate increased to 7.9 percent Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  reported today. Retail trade, construction, health care, and wholesale trade added jobs over the month. The number of unemployed persons, at 12.3 million, was little […]

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February 1, 2013

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London Underground’s metro rail system has 150th anniversary

London Underground’s metro rail system has 150th anniversary   BBC News The heir to the British throne has taken a Tube with his wife the Duchess of Cornwall for the first time to celebrate London Underground’s 150th anniversary. Prince Charles and Camilla travelled one stop from Farringdon to King’s Cross on a Metropolitan line train. […]

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January 30, 2013

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First time in U.S. history two African Americans are U.S. Senators at the same time

First time in U.S. history two African Americans are U.S. Senators at the same time  William “Mo” Cowan is Governor Deval Patrick’s choice to serve as the interim US senator until the successor to John F. Kerry (U.S. Secretary of State) is chosen by the voters June 25, 2013. Mo Cowan will become the 8th African American […]

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January 29, 2013

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Obama administration established U.S. drone base in Africa and AFRICOM’s role and mission explained at Howard University

Obama administration established U.S. drone base in Africa approved by Niger Reuters NIAMEY- Niger has given permission for U.S. surveillance drones to be stationed on its territory to improve intelligence on al Qaeda-linked Islamist fighters in northern Mali and the wider Sahara, a senior government source said. The U.S. ambassador to Niger, Bisa Williams, made […]

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January 29, 2013

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Netherlands (Dutch) Queen Beatrix abdicates for her 45 year old son -Where royal Dutch wealth comes from

Netherlands (Dutch) Queen Beatrix abdicates in favor of her 45 year old son Queen Beatrix is the longest-lived reigning monarch of the Netherlands RT Dutch Queen Beatrix, who has reigned for 33 years, has abdicated her throne in favor of her eldest son, Prince Willem-Alexander. In her televised address Beatrix, the oldest ever Dutch monarch, […]

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January 27, 2013

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Zimbabwe land reform and the country’s current economic growth

Zimbabwe land reform and the country’s current economic growth Zimbabwe land reform: Agriculture production back to the levels of the late 1990s More land is under cultivation than was worked by white farmers ____________________________________________________________ British press hails Zimbabwe land reform The Herald (Zimbabwe) HARARE- More Western academics, researchers and journalists, for long fierce critics of Zimbabwe’s land […]

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January 27, 2013

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68 years ago Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz concentration and extermination camps were liberated by the former Soviet Union

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops International Holocaust Remembrance Day Deutsche Welle Auschwitz is synonymous with the mass murder of Jews, Roma and Sinti, and other groups persecuted by the Nazis. January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops. Germany, 1945. People immediately recognized the loud, […]

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January 25, 2013

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United States of America: Debt Limit Explained

____________________________________ Video: United States of America: Debt Limit Explained _____________________________________ The United States House of Representatives  votes to suspend debt limit until May 2013 By Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman The Washington Post A plan to suspend the federal debt limit cleared a key hurdle in the House on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 easing […]

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January 24, 2013

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British Prime Minister David Cameron slams efforts to forge a country called Europe

British Prime Minister David Cameron slams efforts to forge a country called Europe By Angela Charlton Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — British Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that’s gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their debt crisis. A […]

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