Egypt’s New Govt. Wants Oprah Show in Tahrir Square (Not the Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner?)
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Egypt’s New Govt. Wants Oprah Show in Tahrir SquareMarch 2, 2011 at 07:48 am Oprah Winfrey has received an invitation from Egypt’s new minister of tourism to do a show in Cairo’s Tahrir Square–the center of the recent Egyptian revolution. It’s part of an effort by the minister, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, to boost tourism to the country. Nour also invited other celebrities to come to Egypt, according to USA Today. Tahrir Square is already becoming a tourist destination, with several guided tours already organized for people to see ground zero of Egypt’s historic uprising. USA Today says that some...
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
Clashes in Yemen as Thousands Rally Against Government
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Thousands of protesters gathered in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, Saturday to celebrate the resignation of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and call for their own president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to step down. The protesters began marching toward the Egyptian embassy but were confronted and pushed back by a group of men armed with sticks. There were conflicting reports as to whether the armed men were police or government supporters. The gathering points for Saturday's protests were Sana'a University and the city's Tahrir Square, which bears the same name as the rallying point for the protests in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
Nurse in iconic "Times Square Kiss" photo dies
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The nurse known around the world for a kiss in New York's Times Square at the end of World War II has died. You may not recognize the name Edith Shain, but, you'll recognize her in the iconic life magazine photo taken on August 14, 1945.
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
Times Square bomb suspect indicted on 10 terror-related counts
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Terror suspect Faisal Shahzad, who is accused of attempting to bomb New York’s Times Square, was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on 10 terror-related counts, local media reported. Shahzad was originally charged with five counts but now he’s facing 10 terror-related counts, including a new weapons charge, WNBC-TV reported.
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
Pakistani Taliban Claim Credit for Failed NYC Times Square Car Bombing
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A top Pakistani Taliban commander took credit for yesterday's failed car bomb attack in New York City. Qari Hussain Mehsud, the top bomb maker for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, said he takes "fully responsibility for the recent attack in the USA." Qari Hussain made the claim on an audiotape accompanied by images that was released on a YouTube website that calls itself the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan News Channel. The tape has yet to be verified, but US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal believe it is legitimate. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan News Channel on YouTube was created...
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Times Square Recruiting Station Bombing Causes Minor Damage
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WASHINGTON, March 6, 2008 – No one was injured and only minor structural damage was reported after a bomb went off outside the Armed Forces Recruiting Station in New York City’s Times Square early this morning. The bomb went off at about 3:45 a.m., cracking the glass door, bending the door frame and shattering the large glass window in front of the station, said Army Capt. Charlie Jacquillard, the commander for the six Army recruiting stations in Manhattan. The station, jointly manned by Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps recruiters, is possibly the most well-known recruiting station in the...
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
Trolley Square killer, 18, had two weapons, police say
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Utah House observes moment of silenceKiller identified as 18-year-old Solejman TalovicEmotionless killer gunned down victims randomlyTheir stories: Bystanders shocked by killingsEmployee, customer witnessed slayingOther recent multiple shootings in the Salt Lake area:Trolley Square: A brief historyPosted: 8:54 AM- The man who opened fire in Trolley Square mall Monday - slaughtering two men, two women and a 15-year-old girl before he was gunned down by police - was armed with a handgun and a shotgun, police said early Tuesday. He has been identified as an 18-year-old Salt Lake City resident. Police say they will release his name, along with those of...
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
Bush rhetoric hard to square with facts (The hits just keep coming from AP)
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WASHINGTON - President Bush promised a diplomatic offensive to win support for Iraq from Middle Eastern countries that, if anything, have become more hostile to U.S. policy in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's execution. In doses of rhetoric hard to square with facts in the region, Bush portrayed the ordinary people of the Middle East as being behind U.S. goals in Iraq, in his speech to the nation Wednesday night. And he declared the need to address Iran's and Syria's support for insurgents, without acknowledging his refusal to engage either country diplomatically, as many U.S. allies and the Iraq Study Group...
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Britain ready for square watermelons
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LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A major British supermarket chain is set to begin importing square watermelons from Brazil at a fraction of the price charged for them in Japan. The Tesco supermarket chain announced it will have the boxy fruits in stores by October for less than $9 each, and boasted it was far less than the $85 price tag in Japan, where square watermelon has sold for the past five years. The company's exotic fruit buyer, Damien Sutherland, told Sky News apart from being more convenient to stack and store, the blocky melons offer a new serving method....
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
June 4, 2006 China Tiananmen Square Arrests, MSM buries the news
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China arrests demonstrators June 4, 2006 - Arrests Mark the 17th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Google China/Google.cn: No coverage Associated Press covers Arrests under "China Marks Annivesary" Yahoo News, Google News & MSN News: Also Buried under peaceful sounding headlines. Yahoo News: "China's Tiananmen Secure on Anniversary " AP Headline: "17th Tiananmen Anniversary Passes in China " While the press outlets of the world choose to avoid negative news on China, speaking about Tiananmen Square events of 1989 remains illegal.
Published on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 01:27:22 AM
Marine receives Time Square promotion
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Marine receives Time Square promotion Submitted by: New York City Public Affairs Story Identification #: 2006529181437 Story by Cpl. Lameen Witter NEW YORK (May 28, 2006) -- In the midst of Time Square’s bright lights and heavy traffic, a few Marines came together to celebrate what is said to be the best time in a Marine’s career May 28. Reserve Cpl. Jose A. Maldonado, was promoted to sergeant 9 months after he came off active-duty status. The New Jersey native said he wanted to have his ceremony in New York’s famed square in keeping with the spirit of Fleet Week,...
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