Articles Posted by Front Page News
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Historic Win for Gay Marriage
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court dramatically advanced gay rights Wednesday in rulings that direct the federal government to provide equal treatment to same-sex spouses and allow the resumption of gay marriages in California. In a pair of 5-4 rulings on the final day of the court’s term, the justices struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage […]
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Obama Wants Limits on Coal Plants, says Keystone can’t Boost Pollution
President Barack Obama unveiled an aggressive new climate change strategy that would limit pollution from existing coal-fired power plants and made it clear that approval of the Keystone XL pipeline depended on the project not increasing overall greenhouse gas emissions. Obama raised the two politically charged issues during a sweeping address on second-term environmental priorities […]
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Anita DeFrantz
In 1986, Anita DeFrantz became the first American woman and first African American to serve on the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Since 1987, she has been president of The LA84 Foundation – the legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games. The foundation has invested over $200 Million in grants for youth sports organizations, initiating […]
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Mystery girl to testify in Trayvon Martin murder case
Prosecutors in the Florida murder trial of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman will reveal a star witness for the first time on Tuesday, the girl Trayvon Martin was talking with in the last minutes of his life. The teenage girl, known as Witness #8 until now, was due to testify about what Martin, the unarmed black […]
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South Africa: Nelson Mandela in critical condition
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela’s health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday. The office of President Jacob Zuma said in a statement that he had visited the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader at a hospital Sunday evening and was informed by the medical team that Mandela’s condition […]
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Marie Deary
Marie Deary is the founder of Shore Management Solutions. Marie specializes in fixing credit, foreclosure prevention/management, and keeping your personal finance ships afloat in the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, AIG, and Merrill Lynch. She’s a Standford graduate with an MBA from UCLA. Marie can be reached at 3701 Long Beach Blvd Suite […]
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African Focus
Paul Babatunde and Uchenna Nworgu discuss inter-cultural exchange, education and economic empowerment. Come out to African Family Day: 11am-6pm, July 20, 2013 at Wilson Park in Torrance.
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FBI uses drones in U.S., says Mueller
FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged the law enforcement agency uses drone aircraft in the United States for surveillance in certain difficult cases. Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that drones are used by the FBI in a “very, very minimal way and very seldom.” He did not say how many unmanned surveillance […]
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Judge Kevin A. Ross
Judge Kevin A. Ross has been discussing the Trayvon Martin case. He also rattled the nerves of some listeners today when he said the “Trayvon Martin’ incident may not have occurred if Martin’s father were living in the home. Stay tuned to The Front Page as Judge Ross continues his analysis on the “Martin […]
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Antwone Fisher Forgiveness and Truth
Antwone Fisher, Hollywood producer, award-winning film, literary writer, poet and UCLA Extension Writers Program Instructor was born in an Ohio prison to a teen mother and raised in abusive foster homes until age 14, then suddenly became homeless discussed how being true to himself and facing emotional, psychological, and physical abuse propelled him into […]
