‘Headlines’ Archives
Zune unfairly compared in Business Insider article
Dan Frommer of Business Insider, recently wrote an article comparing the poor adoption of the Barnes & Noble Nook reader’s to the that of the Microsoft Zune media players release in 2006. Stating: We can't remember a bloodier beating since Microsoft first unveiled its Zune in 2006. He goes on to compare the nook and Zune just as [...]
Headlines: November 19, 2009
MIAMI’S NEW POLICE CHIEF NAMED At 11AM, the Mayor of Miami and the City Manager are expected to officially name the city’s new top cop. It’s believed Major Miguel Exposito will be the new police chief. He’s a 35 year veteran of the force. LIBERTY CITY TERRORISTS SENTENCED Sentencing continues today for the Liberty City men [...]
Headlines: November 19, 2009
MIAMI’S NEW POLICE CHIEF NAMED At 11AM, the Mayor of Miami and the City Manager are expected to officially name the city’s new top cop. It’s believed Major Miguel Exposito will be the new police chief. He’s a 35 year veteran of the force. LIBERTY CITY TERRORISTS SENTENCED Sentencing continues today for the Liberty City men [...]
Headlines: November 18, 2009
CRITICS UPSET ABOUT NEW MAMMOGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS There is an uprising over a government panel’s recommendation for women under 50 not to get mammograms and those over 50 to get them every other year. Critics say the panel’s decision is simply about politics and money and not the health of individual women. BROWARD BLACK LEADERS CALL ON [...]
Headlines: November 17, 2009
NAACP ASKS PRESIDENT OBAMA TO CREATE MORE JOB The NAACP is joining a coalition of groups including the AFL-CIO calling on President Obama to do more to create jobs. They don’t think the $787 billion dollar stimulus program has done enough to fight unemployment. The employment rate for blacks is nearly 16 percent, almost double what it was [...]
Headlines: November 12, 2009
MIAMI COMMISSIONER IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW? Another Miami politician is in trouble with the law. This time it’s Miami City Commissioner, Angel Gonzalez. He’s the focus of a criminal probe that could lead to his resignation. Gonzalez will reportedly meet today with the Miami Dade State Attorney’s office to cut a deal to stay out of jail in [...]
Headlines: November 9, 2009
HURRICANE IDA The Florida Panhandle is potentially in harm’s way from Hurricane Ida. It is headed north from Mexico to the Gulf Coast with winds at 100 miles an hour. Residents in Pensacola and other parts of northern Florida have cancelled school. November storms are rare. The last one to make land this late in the season in the U.S. was [...]
Headlines: Ft. Hood Shooting Details Being Slowly Released
By Robin Abcarian, Ashley Powers and Josh Meyer of LA Times Reporting from Ft. Hood, Texas, Washington and Los Angeles -- An Army psychiatrist who was about to be deployed to Iraq allegedly armed himself with two guns and opened fire Thursday afternoon on the grounds of Ft. Hood, the country's largest military base, killing 12 people and [...]
Headlines: November 5, 2009
MIAMI MAYOR WANTS POLICE CHIEF FIRED Miami Mayor elect, Thomas Regalado doesn’t officially take office until next Wednesday, but he’s already promising to shake things up. His first order of business is apparently to fire police chief, John Timoney. Reglado has already talked to the City Manager about it and says he’ll keep talking to him [...]
Headlines: November 4, 2009
MIAMI MAYOR ELECT, THOMAS REGALADO The longest serving Miami City Commissioner, Thomas Regaldo waking up as Miami Mayor- Elect, after a landslide victory over Joe Sanchez. Regalado won 72 percent of the vote. He campaigned on a platform of change, among other things, getting rid of police chief, John Timoney. Regalado is not a supporter of the [...]
