Posts Tagged ‘United States’

Judicial Watch Sues Bloomberg Seeking “Ground Zero Mosque” Documents

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Judicial Watch announced Thursday that it had filed a lawsuit against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Iman Feisal Abdul Rauf seeking information about communications between them regarding an Islamic mosque and cultural center that Rauf plans to build a few blocks [...]

Wal-Mart to stop extra $1 Sunday pay for employees

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News News Writer Bentonville, Arkansas, United States (AHN) – Wal-Mart Stores announced Wednesday that it will no longer pay its employees who work Sundays an additional $1 an hour. The new policy, however, would only cover workers hired after Jan. 1, 2011. Current U.S. employees numbering 1.4 million will not be [...]

Update: Pirate-Themed Ship Sinks Off Cape Cod

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Cape Cod, MA, United States (AHN) – A pirate-themed ship disabled off the coast of Massachusetts sunk to the bottom of the ocean late Wednesday, a day after its crew was safely evacuated. Raw Faith, which was built by its captain to give free tours to people on wheelchairs, [...]

Palestinian Anti-Corruption Unit Vows to Get Tough on Ministers

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 [...]

Tax Cuts: President Wins Republicans While Democrats Play Politics

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday called fellow Democrats to quit playing games with ordinary Americans’ lives noting that his top priority is ” to do what’s right for the American people, for jobs, and for economic growth.” Addressing journalists at a press conference [...]

U.S. Gaming Revenues To Recover in Late 2011, 2014 Revenues to Reach $68B

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 [...]

Documents Show Concern Over U.S. Troops Based in Colombia

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The latest Wikileaks disclosures this week show deep concern among Latin American countries about the U.S. military presence in South America. Much of the concern focuses on the use of seven Colombian military bases by American troops. Brazilian foreign policy advisor Marco Aurelio [...]

United States, Brazil Agree On Open Skies

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The visiting U.S. negotiators reached a deal with their counterparts in Brazil opening up new skies with a new air transport agreement, the U.S. State department said in a communique on Monday. The new air transport agreement was initialed “in Rio de Janeiro [...]

Wikileaks Discloses Spanish Copyright Legislation Influenced By U.S.

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 [...]

U.S. Experimental Space Warplane Ends Orbital Test

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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