Air Boss
Darting around a windowless command center in southwestern Germany, Maggie Woodward flashed orders to pilots and skippers from the Great Plains to the Dolomites. She scrambled U.S. warplanes from Italy’s Aviano air base and ordered…
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Another Air Traffic Controller Falls Asleep On Job
The government is changing air traffic controllers’ work schedules most likely to cause fatigue following another incident in which a controller fell asleep while on duty, this time at a radar center in Miami, the…
Human rights and the US as global judge
WASHINGTON – Every year since 1976, The U.S. Department of State has published an extraordinarily detailed report on the state of human rights in the world. The latest, out in April, runs to more than…
Whoops! Stamp features Vegas babe, not New York lady
Washington — When the U.S. Postal Service printed 3 billion stamps last year, it thought the image was of the Statue of Liberty, the iconic symbol of freedom keeping watch over huddled masses yearning to…
Suicide bomber targets Indonesia mosque
Suspected suicide attacker killed and at least 17 others injured at a mosque in a police compound, police say. A bomb explosion outside a mosque in the Indonesian town of Cirebon has killed at least…
Budget vote shows challenge for Boehner, Obama
The Congress on Thursday approved a budget deal to avert a government shutdown, but mass defections in both parties highlighted the difficult fights ahead on spending and debt reduction. In a bipartisan 260-167 vote, the…
Muslim beauty queen faces abuse from all sides, she says (video)
Manchester, England — Shanna Bukhari gets some pretty nasty messages through Facebook, she says. They call her a “dirty Muslim.” They say England is a “white nationality country” and she shouldn’t be allowed to represent…
Burqa ban turns a right into a crime
Editor’s note: Sarah Joseph OBE is the CEO and editor of emel Media. She is a regular contributor to public and governmental discussions pertaining to Islam and was listed by Washington’s Georgetown University as one…
Protect Yourself Against Mortgage Relief Scams
When facing the stress of unaffordable mortgage payments, the last thing you want to worry about is whether or not the assistance you receive is in your best interest. Unfortunately, a growing trend of mortgage…
THE PRESIDENT’S FRAMEWORK FOR SHARED PROSPERITY AND SHARED FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
The White House Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FACT SHEET: THE PRESIDENT’S FRAMEWORK FOR SHARED PROSPERITY AND SHARED FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY The President believes that we need a comprehensive, pro-growth economic strategy that invests…
14 College Financial Aid Tips…
Don’t include retirement assets on FAFSA. FAFSA doesn’t care how much you have in your IRA, 401(k) or other qualified retirement account. However, FAFSA does ask about taxable accounts and college savings plans. 1. Don’t…
Early-Warning System Could Spare Lives, Businesses in Next Big CA Quake
Editor’s note: One of the success stories to emerge from the 9.0 quake in Japan is how well its pioneering and advanced Early Earthquake Warning system performed. Researchers in California have been working on a…
Turkey Day One and Two
The destination for this year’s Indonesia Media Spring Break Tour of 2011 was to the country of Turkey. I must admit that when I first heard of the tour’s destination, it seemed a bit daunting…
10 highest-paid CEOs
These lucky corporate chiefs took home the most pay in 2010. Some saw their compensation more than double – even triple! – from a year earlier. 1. Philippe P. Dauman: $84.5 million Company: Viacom…
Caution: Protect Yourself Against Mortgage Relief Scams
When facing the stress of unaffordable mortgage payments, the last thing you want to worry about is whether or not the assistance you receive is in your best interest. Unfortunately, a growing trend of mortgage…
The Best Retirement Places
Lists of best places to retire are a popular mainstay of personal finance journalism. Here at Forbes we’ve published our share, producing rosters focusing on favored locations for retirees seeking an active lifestyle, a foreign…
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