Weak Storm System Moving Across The Mid-Atlantic Region
By Carey Gillam (Reuters) – Fresh winter snow moved into theU.S. mid-Atlantic region on Tuesday, shutting schools and offices in the nation’s capital and
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Mandela recalled for gift of bringing enemies together.
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his speech at the memorial service for late South African PresidentNelson Mandela at the FNB soccer stadium in Johannesburg December 10, 2013. World leaders, from U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba’s Raul Castro, will pay homage to Mandela at the memorial that will recall his […]
50 years in the making! Mandela Causes the US and Cuba to Shake Hands
U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro (C) in this still image taken from video courtesy of the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) at the First National Bank (FNB) Stadium, also known as Soccer City, during former South African President NelsonMandela’s national […]
South Africans brave the rain to hear U.S. President Barack Obama
South Africans brave the rain as they listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speak during a memorial service for Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa December 10, 2013. World leaders from Obama to Cuba’s Raul Castro joined thousands of South Africans to honour Mandela on Tuesday in a memorial celebrating his gift […]
South Africa Mourns Mandela
People sing and dance at the First National Bank (FNB) Stadium, also known as Soccer City, ahead of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s national memorial service in Johannesburg December 10, 2013. World leaders from U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba’s Raul Castro joined thousands of South […]
Governor Cuomo Launches Anti-Hunger Task Force
Andrew M. Cuomo – Governor Albany, NY (December 9, 2013) […]
Nativity HOLIDAY Bazaar in the Bronx
Come on out to the Nativity HOLIDAY Bazaar! This event will be held on Sunday, December 15, from 11 – 4 pm at Nativity of Our Blessed Lady, 3893 Dyre Avenue, Bronx. Vendors will be selling clothing, jewelry, toys, bags, […]
FROM The Desk Of Bronx BOROUGH PRESIDENT Rubin DIAZ
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ Re: Mayor-Elect de Blasio picks Bill Bratton for Police Commissioner “With his choice of Bill Bratton as Police Commissioner, Mayor-Elect de Blasio is poised to continue decades of progress that have […]
Waterbury LaSalle Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
And a great time was had by all…
Cash-strapped Iranian students in U.S. hope nuclear deal will ease tuition woes
BY JONATHAN KAMINSKY Sun Dec 8, 2013 8:08am EST U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva November 24, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE […]
Senate Majority Coalition Leader Jeff Klein (D-34th) on the Passing of Nelson Mandela
“Today the world has lost one of the greatest humanitarians and civil rights leaders in history. As he led his country from deep racial divides to democracy, Nelson Mandela chose forgiveness over vengeance and reconciliation over conflict. His legacy will […]
Freezing weather head to the Bronx
By Jana J. Pruet DALLAS (Reuters) – Freezing weather gripped parts of the United States on Saturday, with hundreds of thousands of people in Texas andArkansas coping in the cold without power after a winter storm made roads impassable and caused severe flight delays. The Arctic […]
Bronx Borough President’s Christmas Tree Lighting With Borough President Rubin Diaz
President Diaz with Santa and Mrs. Claus welcoming the children of the Bronx To Borough Hall Plaza President Diaz with Senator Reverend Diaz welcoming the community to the Bronx Christmas Tree lighting Ceremony The Christmas Tree is lit celebrating the coming […]
World War Two Era Japanese Submarine Found Off Hawaii Coast
By Suzanne Roig (Reuters) – HONOLULU Scientists plumbing the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaii coast have discovered a World War Two era Japanese submarine, a technological marvel that had been
December 7, 1941 A Day That Will Live In Infamy
At a time when the worlds attention is captured by the death of President Nelson Mandela, we in the Bronx remember Pearl Harbor and
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