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Deportation Hearing Awaits President Obama’s Uncle
An immigration judge in Boston has set a hearing date for December 3 to determine if Onyango Obama, an uncle of President Obama, should be deported back to Kenya his native country, 50 years after he arrived in the U.S.
Leonard Shapiro, the immigration judge, made the announcement of the hearing date at a preliminary early on Wednesday. Following the Wednesday hearing, Scott Bratton the lawyer for...
Lenovo Announces Profits that beat Wall Street Forecasts
Computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. based in China, is on its way to claiming the top spot in personal computer manufacturing in the world. The company also reported a record profit for its recently ended third quarter.
The profit was 33% higher for the quarter that ended December 31, 2012 than the same quarter a year earlier. The Chinese computer maker gained much more market share for PCs and made large...
Woods Earns another Victory at Torrey Pines
World No. 2 golfer Tiger Woods recorded another victory at the Torrey Pines golf course on Monday when he won the PGA Farmers Insurance Open by four strokes. The event’s final round had to be played on Monday after Saturday’s third round had been cancelled due to fog that came in from the Pacific Ocean.
Woods took an eight-stroke lead on the back nine after sinking a birdie putt on 13 and never...
World’s Four Most Tech-Savvy CEOs
Reba McEntire has famously stated that “to succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a back bone, and a funny bone.” But the modern CEO will need one more thing: to be tech-savvy.
In the current digitised era, this is hardly surprising. What is surprising is that less than 2% of companies listed in the Fortune 500 of 2012 are ranked as “highly digital”, even though they are at the...
Toyota Reigns Supreme Again
Toyota, the Japanese automaker, has once again taken over the top spot as the largest automaker in the world. Toyota lost that distinction in 2011 to General Motors, but in 2012 sold more than 9.75 million autos to set a new record. The car industry throughout Japan has seen a strong rebound over the past 12 months.
Japanese auto industry sales were up 22% for 2012 helping Toyota win back the title...
Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills at least 245
In the southern Brazil city of Santa Maria, people are in complete shock as they try to come to grips with the death of more than 245 people in a Sunday morning nightclub blaze. The blaze started after the interior of the nightclub was set on fire following the pyrotechnics display put on by the band performing on site.
By Sunday mid morning, firefighters along with rescue personnel and members of...
Twenty-one Sentenced to Death in Egypt
An Egyptian court handed down death sentences to 21 defendants over rioting at a Port Said soccer stadium last year that killed 74. The rioting was the worst disaster to take place at a soccer game in Egypt and started following a match between two rival teams.
The ruling by the court caused anguish and anger in Port Said, where supporters of the defendants clashed with police officers in rioting that...
Louisiana Governor Gives Harsh Critique of Republican Party
Bobby Jindal, the Governor of Louisiana, warned his fellow members of the Republican Party that they need to stop being the stupid party. On Thursday, Jindal gave a sharp, fiery critique of the Republican Party at the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee.
On Friday, top members of the Republican Party will meet in Charlotte with many focused on the best way to jumpstart the party following...