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Month: January 2014
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Of hope and reality President Obama seeks to scale down expectations
Obama promised a ‘year of action’ during which he would raise the minimum wage and tackle economic inequality. US President Barack Obama also used his State-of-the-Union Address to bring in a dash of reality into […]
United States
Academy kills Oscars nomination over email gaffe
LOS ANGELES (TIP): Oscars organizers have withdrawn a best song nomination from a composer in a rare move because he emailed voting members to highlight his candidacy, which is strictly banned for Academy executives. “Alone […]
United States
10 works of literature that were exceptionally hard to write
NEW YORK (TIP): THE WEEK magazine a leading weekly from USA and UK has selected 10 works of literature that were exceptionally hard to write. Among them Indian author and poet Sri Chinmoy’s book Transcendence […]
United States
Terror suspect challenges NSA surveillance
DENVER (TIP): Using evidence obtained under the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program violates a terror suspect’s constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure, the suspect argued on January 29 in a court document filed […]
United States
War hero’s story in speech draws standing ovation
President Obama invoked the struggles faced by a wounded army ranger as he urged the US Congress on Tuesday to work with him to tackle big problems such as boosting the economy and promoting justice […]
United States
Hundreds of living, dead pythons found in US home
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA (TIP): A schoolteacher was arrested on January 29 after hundreds of living and dead pythons in plastic bins were found stacked floor to ceiling inside his stenchfilled suburban California home. As investigators […]
Politics
Joe Biden says Hillary Clinton will not impact his 2016 choice
WASHINGTON (TIP): Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was not yet sure if he would run for president but that his decision would not be directly influenced by prohibitive Democratic favorite Hillary Clinton. The US […]
United States
Rare ice storm grips US south, kills at least 6
ATLANTA (TIP): Icy chaos gripped the US south on Wednesday after a rare winter storm that killed at least six people, stranded children in their schools overnight and paralyzed travel in several states, including hundreds […]
Pakistan
US hopes Pakistan is aware of its nuclear responsibilities
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US has said that it is confident that Pakistan is well aware of its responsibilities regarding its nuclear weapons. “The United States is confident that Pakistan is well aware of its responsibilities […]
United States
Obama to meet Jordan’s King Abdullah in California in February
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama will meet Jordan’s King Abdullah II at an exclusive California estate next month, the White House said on January 29. The talks, likely to focus on Syria‘s refugee crisis […]
United States
250 million school age kids can’t read: Report
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): A report commissioned by the UN education agency says at least 250 million of the world’s 650 million primary school age children are unable to read, write or do basic mathematics. The […]
United States
Skydiving Texas girl survives fall in Oklahoma hospital
TULSA (TIP): A 16 year old Texas girl who plummeted more than 3,000 feet to the ground in an Oklahoma skydiving accident survived and is recovering from her many injuries, a doctor said Tuesday, January […]
United States
Two Texas energy giants take multibillion-dollar dispute to jury
DALLAS (TIP): Energy Transfer Partners of Dallas contends that Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners broke its commitment to jointly build a pipeline from Cushing, Okla., to Houston. Energy Transfer Partners argues that Enterprise and Enbridge Inc. […]
United States
On duty Dallas cop accused of forcing woman to have sex in back of his patrol car
DALLAS (TIP): A Dallas police officer accused of sexually abusing a woman while on duty and in uniform, has been arrested. Officer La’Cori Johnson, 28, allegedly forced a woman to perform oral sex on him […]
United States
Poorer school districts still shortchanged in Texas, expert says
AUSTIN (TIP): The state only slightly reduced big funding gaps between richer and poorer school districts last year, a representative for hundreds of districts told a judge Wednesday, January 29. Wayne Pierce, executive director of […]
United States
AT&T creating new jobs in Dallas and around Texas
DALLAS (TIP): Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said it was hanging out a help wanted sign. The company wanted to fill more than 1,800 jobs in Texas, including 770 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. More than 1,000 […]
United States
Texas ranks No. 2 for human trafficking crime
DALLAS (TIP): The National Human Trafficking Resource Center has released its 2013 data and it may or may not come as a surprise to you that Texas ranks No. 2 in number of calls placed […]
United States
Texas woman charged with murdering 10-year-old son
FRISCO, TX (TIP): A North Texas woman was charged with murder Thursday, January 30, in the death of her 10-year-old son, whose body was found in a bathtub in the family’s suburban Dallas home. Pallavi […]
United States
Mexican beauty queen arrested in South Texas for allegedly interfering with an officer
LAREDO, TX (TIP): Police say the reigning beauty queen from a Mexican state bordering South Texas could have avoided her weekend arrest for allegedly interfering with an officer. Laredo police spokesman Joe Baeza said Thursday, […]
United States
Texas Democrats back Obama’s call for wage increase
WASHINGTON (TIP): For the second straight year, President Obama called for an increase in the national minimum wage during January 28 State of the Union address. Texas Democrats expressed strong support for the proposal. “This […]
United States
Doomsdayers’ underground survival shelters spread across Texas
HOUSTON (TIP): Texas is a home for survivalists. Underground bunkers are being built faster here than in any other state. Doomsdayers see Texas as a safe haven for bunkers and guns. And a Houston man […]
United States
Obama calls for action, with or without Congress
WASHINGTON (TIP): He talked a good game of acting on his own if necessary, calling for 2014 to be a “year of action, but President Barack Obama‘s State of the Union address showed he knows […]
Indian Americans
Dallas Indian American Community Celebrates Republic Day
DALLAS (TIP): Dallas Indian community celebrated 26th January, the 65th Indian Republic Day at the Jefferson Park, Irving. A lot of individuals and families were a part of this celebration which was highlighted to “Celebrate […]
Politics
Hillary Clinton has a Massive Lead in Early Primary Polling
NEW YORK (TIP): The Washington Post and ABC News, January 30 morning, bring an early look at the leader board for the 2016 presidential nominations. The fact that Hillary Clinton is the front-runner for the […]