Joan Firstenberg
Digital Journalist based in New York, NY, United States.
Joined on Dec 22, 2008
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Washington -
Martin Luther King's impressive memorial which lies alongside the National Mall in Washington D.C. bears a quote that angry critics now says is out of context to what he actually said and makes King seem conceited and self-involved.
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New York -
UPDATE: New York State health officials have just dismissed complaints from parents who claimed they were barred from entering a hospital's neonatal unit to see their own newborns because singer Beyonce was there giving birth to her daughter.
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Cairo -
With Hosni Mubarak out of power in Egypt, the violence begins anew between Muslims and Coptic Christians. The latest incident involves an Egyptian businessman who tweeted a picture of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Islamic dress. He is now on trial.
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Irving -
Hostess, the maker of Snoballs, Zingers and Twinkies, is preparing to file for bankruptcy again, just two years after emerging from its first filing. The company is hurting from a consumer move to healthier foods, and high labor and ingredient costs.
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Orlando -
How does a drink of 80-proof scotch sound for just $5? It comes in 8 or 12 ounces for the same price. But wait! This drink comes in a can, and it's not reasealable, so that means it either has to be transferred into a glass container or gulped down.
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Toulon -
Industrial silicone-infused breast augmentations have been going on since 1997. It is believed that 450,000 women worldwide were operated on with PIP's faulty implants. Some are in pain, others are frightened, and most know the 'dream' is over.
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New York -
Minhee Cho was shocked when she saw on her Papa John's pizza receipt that the employee had described her as "lady chinky eyes." She was super offended because she says the woman who served her was so nice.
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New York -
Ryan is a 6-tyear old the blonde-haired, blue-eyed model. He also has Downs syndrome and two big retailers, Target and Nordstrom have selected him for their clothing ads. Neither store made a big deal about it, and Ryan's father is thrilled.
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Washington -
The Obama administration has expanded the FBI’s eight-decade-old definition of rape so that men can be counted as victims. The change discards the requirement that victims must have physically resisted their attackers.
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New York -
Two food mavens who cook and judge other cooks on the Food Network are getting a show of their own on daytime TV. It would be based on Regis & Kelly, and could even boot Kelly, currently without Regis, from her perch.
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New York -
It's the toughest question yet for Grandpa, but if his success at picking the winners of tennis matches and pigskin tilts is any example, he may well be able to pick the banana with the GOP winner of the New Hampshire primary's name on it.
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Cairo -
Egyptian prosectors are seeking the death penalty for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. He is accused of being responsible for the deaths of over 850 protesters in a country where the death penalty is used regularly.
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Washington -
There is a wary mood of mounting optimism over the U.S. economy. Its manufacturing sector advanced in December, showing improved figures for new orders, production, construction and employment.
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Detroit -
Soul singer extraordinaire, Aretha Franklin may be 69 years old, but she says not to worry, she isn't getting married because she's pregnant. Franklin will marry her longtime friend, Willy Wilkerson, a former Detroit firefighter.
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Los Angeles -
The "person of interest" who Los Angeles police have detained for questioning in connection with a string of 55 fires in the area, is reported to be a native of Germany who may have been battling federal immigration officials.
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Damascus -
Some 60 Arab League monitors are still in Syria, but the violence persists, with 150 citizens killed since they arrived last week. The protesters are frustrated with the Leaque, and the League is caught between leaving or staying.
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Suva -
Fiji, the South Pacific's most dramatically beautiful islands with stunning mountain peaks plunging into aquamarine lagoons has been under martial law since 2006. Now, it's military leader says he's lifting that order this week.
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Beijing -
The pictures of the 8 babies born to one Chinese couple are cute as can be. But such an achievement in a country that limits couples to just one child is creating a furor. Chinese media is calling the mother “babaotai muqin,” or “octo-mom".
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Washington -
It's not just junkies and college kids who are being hurt by shortages of ADD drugs. Now, it's children and adults relying on the pills to stay focused and calm who are suffering without them. The FDA blames the quotas set by Drug Enforcement.
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Pyongyang -
Kim-Jong-Nam, half-brother to North Korea's new supreme commander, Kim Jong-Un avoided his father's elaborate funeral, instead making a secret visit using a false passport to pay his respects. Kim Jong-Nam, 40, lives in the Chinese territory of Macau.
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