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TMZ Productions, which runs snarky gossip site TMZ.com, is also being sued by the actor, according to the Associated Press. TMZ has posted a short clip from the video along with the warning, “Some things you can’t un-see.” Also named in the lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, was [...]

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Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love, Obama told a crowd of 32,000 people at a St. Obama, an Illinois senator who would be the first black U.S. President, gained enough delegates to win the bruising [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin is resigning effective August 31, the Fed said on Wednesday, leaving the central bank’s board thinly staffed as it navigates the U.S. Bush that he will return to his teaching post at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business in New York. He joined the Fed board in [...]

Brief reports out of china daily, reuters and CNN, saying that it was felt as far south as Thailand, and as far northeast as Beijing, but still no word on the extent of the damage. If anyone has any information, please post it here as an open thread.
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South African amputee Natalie Du Toit qualified for the Beijing Olympics after she finished 4th in the 10km race in the Open Water World Championships. SEVILLE, Spain, May 3 (Reuters) - South African amputee Natalie Du Toit qualified for the Beijing Olympics on Saturday after she finished fourth in the 10km race in the Open [...]

The goal is to promote the choice of higher education among local Hispanic youths. Schools struggle to meet demands of Hispanics. So far I have seen posts from HispanicTips on the Washington Post’s website, Reuters.com and the Chicago Sun-Times’ site. I bring you comprehensive & relevant news for, from and about Hispanics y Latinos aka [...]

Economy by the end of May, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday. We’re a little bit ahead of schedule, so we will start right on Monday with direct deposits,” Paulson told Reuters in an interview. Previously, the Treasury had planned to begin tax rebate payments in early May as part of a $152 billion stimulus [...]

On the plus side, its profit forecast for next year is higher than some analysts were projecting. The software maker reported earnings of 47 cents per share, on revenue of $14.45 billion, for the three months ended March 31. That compares to analysts estimates fo 44 cents per share, on revenue of $14.5 billion, according [...]

As a child, Melendez said he dreamed about acting but figured his speech impediment would prohibit him. As a student at New York University in the 1980s, however, he worked in friends’ movies and changed his perception of himself. “For some reason, I could do it (act) in front of the camera, and I didn’t [...]

RDR Books of Michigan said the author of the Lexicon, Steve Vander Ark, based it on his fan website, which has been very popular with Potter fans. According to Reuters, Rowling herself had called it a great site. However, the author wants to write her own definitive Harry Potter encyclopedia and donate the proceeds to [...]