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TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR: Mark Zuckerberg

SOCIALLY ACTIVE Time magazine has picked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as its annual Person of the Year, the figure it believes had the most influence on events in 2010. The 26-year-old billionaire was the subject of a 2010 film, The Social Network, charting Facebook’s rise. Wikileaks founder Julian...
December 15th, 2010 | COMMUNITY | Read More

CONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS: On Main Street Mantra

THE CORE ISSUES Congresswoman Dina Titus on Main Street Mantra with Ajay Dayal. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Congresswoman Dina Titus addressed the...
August 20th, 2010 | COMMUNITY | Read More

DEVASTATION AND RELIEF: Nature wreaks havoc in Philippine

Typhoon Parma has pounded the northern Philippines, killing at least 15 people and leaving a trail of destruction. The storm toppled power lines, tore off roofs and ripped up trees as it swept across the islands’ far north-east. Thousands of people have been displaced and hundreds feared dead or...
October 4th, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More

HEALTH CARE REFORM: Moment of truth has arrived

IMPORTANCE OF BABY STEPS President Barack Obama has said he intends “to get something done this year” on healthcare reform. In an interview for ABC News ahead of his key speech to Congress, he said he was open to new ideas and would not be “rigid or ideological”. Mr Obama said...
September 9th, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More

MISSING GIRL: Found after 18 years, now recovering with family

SOLVING LIFE'S MYSTERY A woman who walked into a US police station claiming she was kidnapped 18 years ago is likely to be telling the truth, police in California say. DNA tests were being carried out, local police said, with officers almost certain that the results would back up the woman’s...
September 1st, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More

SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY: Laid to rest at Arlington

KENNEDY BROTHERS Kennedy, the youngest and last-surviving brother of a heralded Kennedy generation, was laid to rest on a hillside at Arlington National Cemetery alongside his slain brothers, the late President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy — both assassinated more than four decades...
August 26th, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More

AMAZON, MICROSOFT AND YAHOO: Unite against Google

VIRTUAL LIBRARY DOMINANCE Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google’s attempt to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive. They oppose...
August 21st, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More

JACKSON’S DOCTOR: Had financial troubles

Dr. MURRAY'S FINANCIAL TROUBLES Police have searched the Las Vegas home and offices of Michael Jackson’s doctor as part of a manslaughter investigation into the singer’s death. Dr Conrad Murray’s lawyer, Edward Chernoff, said officials were looking for the star’s medical records. Dr....
July 29th, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More

PLANET HOLLYWOOD: Privé loses license

LAS VEGAS NIGHTLIFE Planet Hollywood Resort today paid a $500,000 fine after the Nevada Gaming Commission commended the resort for steps it has taken since the hotel-casino accepted responsibility for not adequately controlling illegal activity that was taking place at the resort’s Privé nightclub,...
July 23rd, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More

ESPIONAGE: Stolen trade secrets

A Chinese-born engineer was convicted Thursday of stealing trade secrets critical to the U.S. space program in the nation’s first economic espionage trial. A federal judge found former Boeing Co. engineer Dongfan “Greg” Chung guilty of six counts of economic espionage and other charges for taking...
July 16th, 2009 | COMMUNITY | Read More