The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday, suspended its search for as many as 67 Haitian migrants missing near the Turks and Caicos islands. The Haitians were forced into shark infested waters after their overloaded boat capsized 2.3 miles southeast of West Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, Monday.
Henry Louis Gates is a distinguished and prominent Harvard University faculty professor who happens to be Black. He has lived in his home for 10 years in Cambridge, has been the director of Harvard’s W.E. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research, and joined the faculty in 1991. He was arrested on July 16, 2009, at his house for disorderly conduct.
Professor Henry Louis Gates sent an arrangement of flowers to Lucia Whalen, the woman who made the 911 call to the Cambridge police.
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Orlando has been named by Entrepreneur Magazine August issue as one of the top ten U.S. cities favorable to starting or growing a business.
When a woman is raped, police turn to scientific evidence — semen, blood and tissue samples — to identify her attacker. The evidence is collected through a medical exam of the victim, who is not supposed to pay for this crime-solving process.
Laurie Chmielewski has been awarded the 2009 Special Olympics North America Coach of the Year. She was chosen from more than 90,000 coaches within Special Olympics North America. Special Olympics provides instruction and develops games for more than 30 sports.
Liberty National Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK), headquartered in McKinney, Texas, announced it will hold a “We’re Hiring” event on Wednesday, August 19 at 4 locations throughout the Orlando area.
Upon receiving news that the U.S. economy contracted by 1 percent annual rate in the last quarter, better than the 1.5 percent slump forecast by economists, President Obama said on Friday that he is guardedly optimistic about the direction in which the economy is going.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $18.3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds for transit improvements in Florida. “Rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure is a key part of that prescription for strength. It creates jobs today and builds a better, more sustainable economy moving forward.”
