State of the Union address outlines economic recovery plan
President Obama prepares a prime time State of the Union to frame the 2012 election on a manufacturing and education focused recovery. He will push for college affordability housing relief and higher taxes on the wealthy while stressing fairness and opportunity for all. In other regions, Hamas leader Mashaal declines run for re election and Syria sees deadly violence as protests widen. Boko Haram attacks in Kano cause heavy casualties and police clashes amid a curfew debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Hamas
Khaled Mashaal
Mashaal
Syria
Shura Council
New York
Kano
Nigeria
Boko Haram
Reuters
Body found in Costa Concordia wreck amid rescue effort
Italian coast guard divers recovered a woman in a life vest from a narrow evacuation corridor of the Costa Concordia, raising the death toll to 12 after the cruise ship ran aground off Tuscany. Navy divers opened entry points with blasting charges as rescuers continued searches amid fuel concerns and chaotic evacuation by lifeboats and helicopters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Coast Guard
Mediterranean
Tuscany
Cosimo Nicastro
Associated Press
Nicastro
Concordia
Civitavecchia
Costa Crociere
Giglio
Franco Gabrielli
Italy
Civil Protection Agency
Gabrielli
Teen sails solo around world ends voyage in St. Maarten
Laura Dekker, 16, returns to dock aboard Guppy after a yearlong solo voyage covering more than 27000 nautical miles with stops from the Canary Islands to South Africa and Darwin. Guinness and World Sailing do not verify the youngest-sailor claim. Dekker says she dreamt of crossing the globe and began sailing solo at age six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
Dekker
Guinness World Records
World Sailing Speed Record Council
New Zealand
the Globe
Port
Darwin
Australia
The
Canary Islands
Britain allows TV ads for abortion clinics
Britain’s advertising watchdog approved television advertising for private abortion clinics, sparking criticism. The Broadcast Committee said no justification exists to bar for profit post pregnancy services from TV ads, though officials warned against a free-for-all. The policy follows allowance for non profits on TV and all players in other media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Broadcast Committee of
Matt Wilson
Nadine Dories
Afghan asylum bids hit record high in 2011
Afghan asylum applications surpassed previous years in 2011 with over 30,000 Afghans seeking political asylum abroad from January to November. The rise, tied to fears ahead of NATO troop withdrawal in 2014, accompanies increasing smuggling activity and a shift in some destinations toward Europe and the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kabul
Afghanistan
U.N
Associated Press
Coun
Iran
Pakistan
London
Stockholm
Also Mentioned on This Page
State of the Union
Beirut
Bashar Assad
SANA
Panama
Galapagos Islands
Tonga
Fiji
Bora Bora
St. Maarten
Jody Bell
Connecticut
Bell
Deena Merlen
Manhattan
Guppy
Laura
Merlen
Laura Dekker
Simpson Bay
Oks
U.N. Office On
Ahmad
Europe
Tajma Kurt
International Organization For Migration
Yogyakarta
Indonesia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!