Aide Asked State Police to Contact His Accuser The New York Times | ALBANY — David W. Johnson, a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, reached out to the commander of the governor’s State Police detail the day after an altercation with his girlfriend and asked the commander to call the woman, according to a person briefed on the commander’s actions...
Cries for Help via Text Messages Are Used to Direct Aid to Haiti The New York Times | MIAMI - From his makeshift workstation, Ryan Bank spends hours sifting through thousands of electronic cries for help from Haitian earthquake victims, many detailing the horrors of dead family members, hunger and homelessness. | "I'm hungry and I have no one," says one text message from a Haitian ...
US lifts web sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Sudan The Guardian | The US yesterday said it will allow export of instant messaging, web browsing and other communications technology to Cuba, Iran and Sudan, in an effort to facilitate the flow of information and promote freedom of speech. | The move by the US Treasu...
US eases Cuba, Iran, Sudan sanctions to allow Web services Inquirer | WASHINGTON—The US Treasury Department on Monday eased sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Sudan to give citizens of those countries access to email, instant messaging, social networks and other Internet-based services. | "Today's action will enable Iranian...
US Lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet Services Export Ban The New York Times | The U.S. Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said Monday. | U.S. companies can n...
US eases Cuba, Iran, Sudan sanctions to allow freer web BBC News | The US treasury department has eased sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of web services and support opposition groups. | US technology firms will now be allowed to export online services such as instant messaging and social n...
Paul Collier: The crisis in Haiti shows we need a new approach to NGOs The Independent | In responding to the Haitian earthquake, Non-Governmental Organisations are the heroes of the hour. Even before the disaster Haiti had 10,000 of them, more per head than anywhere else in the world. They were providing most of the country's schools ...
For South Florida companies, business of rebuilding Haiti begins The Miami Herald | PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Wearing dark glasses and a baseball hat, Adam Finnieston hovered outside a field hospital in the Haitian capital with a prosthetic leg tucked beneath his arm. As groups of doctors rushed by, he handed out business cards and chatte...
Cuban Hunger Striker Vows to Go Until He Dies The New York Times | Filed at 2:04 p.m. ET | SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AP) -- A dissident journalist who has gone nine days without eating or drinking told The Associated Press on Friday that he is willing to give his life to call attention to the plight of Cuba's political p...
Kelty donates tents to shelter Haitians left homeless after earthquake The Examiner | A Kelty Foxhole 2 tent source: kelty.com If you like this ... Camping gear review: The Kelty Noah’s Tarp keeps you dry when Mother Nature has other plans Tent review: Save money on winter lodging with the Kelty Foxhole four-season tent Backpackin...
Local Chileans, Feeling at Loose Ends, Try to Connect After Disaster The New York Times | It is human nature to seek succor in times of duress, so it makes sense that since a devastating earthquake struck Chile, one shop selling bread and one selling wine have emerged as key centers of comfort for the small Chilean population in the New...
Media Group Urges Cuba to Free Jailed Journalists The New York Times | Filed at 11:48 a.m. ET | HAVANA (AP) -- A media watchdog group called on Cuba to release jailed independent journalists -- or at least improve their prison conditions -- and said Thursday it would hold the government responsible for the health of a...
US STOCKS-Wall St gains with transports, telecoms The Guardian * Airlines up after UAL finance chief sees recovery signs * Cisco Systems introduces faster router * Indexes up: Dow, S&P 0.4 pct, Nasdaq 0.7 pct (Updates to early afternoon) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, the anniversary of the market lows reached in the recession, as gains in transportation and...
Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones The Guardian | SETH BORENSTEIN | AP Science Writer= First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot. | It's not. | While it may seem as if there are more earthquakes occurring, there really aren't. The problem is what's happenin...
