Archive for April 13th, 2009

Iranian President Ahmadinejad visits his country's new uranium enrichment plant, and states Iran's willingness to engage in direct talks over nuclear issues with the U.S.. NBC's Ali Arouzi reports. (MSNBC)The Obama administration and its European allies are preparing proposals that would shift strategy toward Iran by dropping a longstanding U.S. insistence that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities.

Airing Nationally on PBS on Wednesday, April 15th at 8PM and hosted by Frank Sesno, "Planet Forward" features guests including Carol Browner, top White House Energy and Climate Advisor. Web sequel to feature Van Jones, White House Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. (PRWeb Apr 13, 2009)


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New Career Site to Focus on Green Jobs

GreatGreenCareers.com connects job seekers with green employers (PRWeb Apr 13, 2009)


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Carlos Delgado talks with Jose Reyes during the Mets defeat on Monday.Their new home was gorgeous. The Mets looked lost.  Jody Gerut christened Citi Field with a leadoff homer, Adrian Gonzalez also connected and the San Diego Padres spoiled New York’s first regular-season game in its glittering new ballpark with a 6-5 victory Monday night.

North Korea vowed Tuesday to bolster its nuclear deterrent and boycott six-party talks aimed at its denuclearization in protest of a U.N. Security Council statement condemning the country’s recent rocket launch.

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Thai protest leaders call off rally

Angry anti-government protesters burn tires following a crackdown on violence in central Bangkok, Thailand, April 13. Thai TV news channels reported that leaders of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok have called for an end to the demonstrations after two days of rioting.

Orlando Hudson celebrates after his RBI-double in the fourth inning against the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Hudson went on to hit for the cycle, with a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the game. Orlando Hudson of the Los Angeles Dodgers has hit for the cycle, completing the feat with a triple in the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants.

PG&E makes deal for space solar power

Get a step-by-step explanation of how a space-based solar power system might workCalifornia’s biggest energy utility announced a deal Monday to purchase 200 megawatts of electricity from a startup company that plans to beam the power down to Earth from outer space, beginning in 2016.

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Spector guilty of 2nd-degree murder

Follow the music producer from his successes of the 1960s and 1970s to his courtroom battle.Music producer Phil Spector has been convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion six years ago. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury had the option of choosing involuntary manslaughter, but did not do so.

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Scoop: Jolie named most beautiful woman

Is this the face of the most beautiful woman in the world? According to Vanity Fair readers, yes.In a poll conducted by Vanity Fair, 58 percent of respondents voted for the mother of six. Gisele Bundchen came in a distant second with 9 percent of the vote.

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Rapper Lil Kim, seen here in an earlier performance, offered up a marvelous jive to "Jailhouse Rock," a sly nod at the time the rapper spent behind bars on conspiracy and perjury charges.Last week wasn’t an especially impressive week for many of the contenders of “Dancing With The Stars,” so several were eager to get back on track on Monday night.

Minn. court: Franken had most votes

A judge panel in Minnesota has declared Al Franken the winner of the 2008 Senate election. Franken speaks with reporters about his narrow victory.  (MSNBC)A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, who had already announced plans to appeal the decision.

Cavaliers clinch NBA’s best record

Cleveland LeBron James drives to the basket during Monday's game against Indiana.The Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the NBA’s best record and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs Monday night behind LeBron James’ 37 points in a 117-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Sacramento Police officer Mike Cooper gives Erik Crotty, left and Christina Fong, center, notices to move from a homeless encampment on Monday. Officials in California's capital are dismantling the camp, which is on land owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.Sacramento officials on Monday began the process of dismantling an encampment of homeless people that had put California’s capital in the international spotlight.

Last-minute changes in a Georgia millionaire’s will are the focus of a fierce legal fight that has landed before the state Supreme Court for the second time.

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Rene Saldivar, left, with his brother-in-law Aquiles Rojas in Ceres, Calif. Saldivar gained citizenship through his father, who was born in Colorado, but he had no way of proving that to immigration officials. U.S. citizens arrested as illegal immigrants or deportable residents cannot count on the legal system as a safety net. An investigation shows that dozens of Americans have been locked up or thrown out over the past eight years..

An attorney for former astronaut Lisa Nowak says prosecutors and police officers failed to disclose evidence about whether Nowak pepper-sprayed her romantic rival, Colleen Shipman. A former astronaut accused of driving 1,000 miles to confront a romantic rival asked a judge Monday to dismiss the criminal charges against her because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence.

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Bo, the Obama family's new pup is a six-month-old Portuguese water dog.Is Bo a rescued dog or not? Did President Barack Obama keep or break a campaign promise in picking the purebred as the family’s new pet?

Casey Anthony, center, is escorted from the Orange County Sheriff's Office by FBI Agent Nick Savage, left, and Orange County Sheriff Detective Eric Edwards after she was arrested last year for the murder of her daughter, Caylee. Florida prosecutors plan to seek to the death penalty against Casey Anthony, who is charged with murdering her young daughter whose remains were found in swampy woods months after she was reported missing.

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U.S. lifting ban for Cuban Americans

Keeping a campaign promise to ease U.S. policy toward Cuba, President Barack Obama acted Monday to allow Americans to make unlimited trips and money transfers to the communist nation. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.  (Nightly News)President Barack Obama is allowing Americans to make unlimited trips and money transfers to family in Cuba, ushering in a new era of openness toward the communist island nation.