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 [...]
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Wal-Mart to stop extra $1 Sunday pay for employees
December 9th, 2010
davidguide 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
December 8th, 2010
davidguide 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, [...]
Documents Show Concern Over U.S. Troops Based in Colombia
December 7th, 2010
davidguide 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
December 7th, 2010
davidguide 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.
December 6th, 2010
davidguide 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
December 6th, 2010
davidguide 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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