ABC News isn’t saying how they obtained it, but the network is touting “exclusive” footage from inside Osama Bin Laden’s lair in Pakistan after the shootout with U.S. forces. Note the blood-stained carpet:
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Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. It was nearly 10 years ago that Read More →
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Born, raised and schooled in Texas, not so far from the Mexican border, I was taught nothing of black history in the country where my grandparents were born. Slavery was a stain of the American South and the Caribbean. Little did I know that, beginning with the arrival of Hernán Cortés in 1519, more than Read More →
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At left are two pairs of shoes. One is a design from Alexander McQueen, a late designer adored by the likes of Victoria Beckham and Lady Gaga, and the other is a pair of boots sold on the street in Mexico. One costs thousands of dollars, while the other most likely does not. Both are Read More →
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Several events and memorials have been held in Little Tokyo this week to support victims and survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The events continue today, March 18, with a daylong benefit concert at Japanese Village Plaza, with performers including the Boxing Ghandis. The concert will take place from noon-9 p.m. On Saturday, Read More →
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Blonde-haired Mio Kanehara is an ambitious singer from Tokyo. The 22-year-old was in New York last month to audition at places such as NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She loves Manga comics and musical acts such as Ratatat and Justice. She says when the earthquake hit, she felt death. Mio was brave enough to Read More →
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I’m not gonna lie: I spent four hours Friday walking around Little Tokyo looking for a story, and all I brought back was a second-hand t-shirt. The assignment was simple enough: find people who may have had friends or family affected by the earthquake/tsunami in Japan and get their reactions. Man-on-the-street interviews are a very Read More →
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By Gil Asakawa Unless you live in California, most Americans can’t imagine what it’s like to be in a minor earthquake, never mind a major one. As a kid in Japan, I lived through lots of little quakes. They were no big deal. If the quake seemed serious or went on too long, we’d simply Read More →
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The BBC has issued a formal apology to the Mexican Ambassador in England for comments made on the network’s show about cars, “Top Gear.” Speaking of a Mexican-made sports car, co-host Richard Hammond (left) said: ”Why would you want a Mexican car, because cars reflect national characteristics. Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, Read More →
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We tend to associate refugee camps with wars in distant places. But Mexico’s increasingly brutal battle with its powerful drug cartels has reached a grim milestone: the first refugee camp of residents fleeing the violence. The residents are from Ciudad Mier, a town of about 6,500 near the South Texas border. According to multiple reports, including this Read More →
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