Business and Economy
Tourists flock to New York's Occupy Wall Street protests
Occupy Wall Street attracts more than protesters. It’s also drawing tourists from around the world.
BET's Robert Johnson wants companies to be required to interview minority candidates
With unemployment among blacks double that of whites, many are advocating overt, targeted efforts to create jobs among African-Americans. One CEO says we should implement something like the NFL's Rooney Rule for corporate America....
Petition against Bank of America debit card fee goes viral
An angry Bank of America customer has launched an online petition to protest the bank's planned debit card fee of $5 per month. Almost 225,000 people have signed it....
Farmers and miners clash in Australia
The booming mining industry in Australia is encroaching on the farming industry, which has been till now, deeply rooted in the country's culture....
US airlines fight EU plans to tax plane emissions
Plane tickets through Europe may get more expensive soon, as airlines may start paying for carbon emissions. Some American carriers have called the charges illegal. ...
US Senate bill could spark a trade war with China
A proposed bill before the US Senate puts duties on goods from China that the US deems artificially cheap -- China says passage of the bill would trigger a trade war....
Farmer says hiring American workers a big mistake
John Harold hired jobless Americans to help on his farm, and says they proved to be less reliable and less willing to perform the hard work than foreign workers....
Greeks in Germany caught up in economic turmoil
The German public is getting fed up with lending a helping hand to Greece, and Greeks who live in Germany are feeling the tension....
EasyTone false claims could cost Reebok $25 million
Reebok may have to refund customers who have bought EasyTone footwear due to the company's false claims that the shoes actually help tone muscles simply through the act of walking....
High-tech companies say they can't find people to hire
High-tech companies say it’s difficult to find and recruit talent, because there is a dearth of qualified engineers and other technical job seekers....- With economy plummeting, food scavenging on the rise in Spain
- Small Greek community turns to local currency as economy struggles
- Obama's poll numbers suffer as Republicans, Democrats shift blame for high gas prices
- Greeks turn abroad as economy at home shrinks and sputters
- Historic Milwaukee bank caters to newly arrived immigrants
- Minister suggests honoring Martin Luther King Jr. by addressing structural poverty
- Bank of America agrees to pay $335M over discriminatory lending at Countrywide
- Columbia economist says to save our country, economy, we need to hike taxes
- In Spain, hair salons and nail salons finding success in a struggling economy
- 26 of 27 European Union countries indicate interest in tighter economic ties
- In the U.K., life's course dictated by results of a test taken at age 11
- Inventor works to save lives in the developing world
- Big Macs provide good glimpse of global economy
- Africa builds Great Green Wall to fight desertification
- Journalism soldiers on in Pakistan despite obvious dangers
- Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained
- In Iowa, China's vice president will reconnect with friends made 30 years ago
- Building collapse in Pakistan a reminder of an uncomfortably common occurrence
- Peru's cash crop, asparagus is bleeding key region dry
- Nicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world
- Susan G. Komen foundation reverses decision to defund Planned Parenthood
- California-based Cold War museum tries to preserve reminders of bygone era
- Peace Corps looking for more volunteers among AARP age group
- America's food pantries find rising need leading to empty shelves as Thanksgiving arrives
- The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Children and Education
- The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Seniors
- What PETA hopes its .XXX porn site will do for animal rights
- Refugees in Fargo face cultural and climate challenges
- Bird watching for the blind
- American civic clubs grow overseas
- Columbia University janitor graduates with degree in Classics
- 'Cash Mobs' profit locally owned stores
- Don't need your car today? How about renting it out?
- How organic food saved a hard-luck, Vermont town
- Skyscraper greenhouses could be farms of future
- Radio flourishing in post-Gadhafi Libya
- Copenhagen power plant turned into ski resort
- Lab in rural India solves community's unique problems
- Making mobile phones conflict-free
- 'Green' grocery store lets you package your own food
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DeeDi (21 May, 2012 02:57:20)I don't undstand Black folks we have soooo many gay folks in our families. Ya might not like it but those are the facts lets worry ...
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wavettore (21 May, 2012 12:10:25)Not the protests or the violence in the streets could ever stop one relentless Plan relying on its long tentacles and on the short memory ...