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By Dwayne C. Nelson Kobe Bryant showed why he’s the best closer in the game last night in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 92-86 victory over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Bryant nailed 20 of his 23 points in the second half for the two-time defending NBA champs. The Celtics’ Ray Allen, who eclipsed Reggie […]

Egypt — President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt told the Egyptian people Thursday that he would delegate more authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign his post, contradicting earlier reports that he would step aside. In a nationally televised address, Mr. Mubarak said he would “admit mistakes” and honor the […]

Washington, D.C.–  AFRO.com announced that they partnered with Google to  digitize the newspaper’s historic archives and make them searchable on-line and available to everyone on the web. Link to Afro-American/Google archive

Los Angeles–An LA Times correspondent recently criticized they way Huffington Post compensates their writers and journalists.  LA Times’ Tim Rutten believes that the Huffington Post’s editorial quality will decline after the AOL acquisition, because the writers are allegedly underpaid.

WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Rick Santorum’s crushing 18-point loss in his 2006 re-election bid in Pennsylvania seems an unlikely launching pad for a White House run.

Chicago– According to the U.S. Census, Black owned businesses have risen by 60% from 2002 to 2007. ABC News reports: The number of black-owned businesses in the U.S. increased by 60.5% to 1.9 million between 2002 and 2007, more than triple the national rate according to U.S. Census data released Tuesday. The number of businesses […]

Washington — The House of Representatives voted to extend three provisions of the Patriot Act and Intelligence Reform bill that are due to expire next month until December. The House voted 277-148 in favor of the bill, which fell short of the 284 votes needed to pass, because it was considered under a House rule […]

ATLANTA — Authorities say Andre Williams, a former Atlanta high school principal who is accused of sending lewd text messages to a 16-year-old girl was arrested Monday for unlawful disposition of material to minors, a misdemeanor of a “high and aggravated nature”.

New York — As smartphone platforms battle each other for dominance, a new study may provide some insight into which groups of people are buying different phones. Recent data released by Nielsen shows that at least among Asians (which includes Pacific Islanders) and African-Americans, certain platforms reign supreme. Thirty-six percent of Asians with smartphones have […]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is criticizing Republican governors on their challenging of both the constitutionality and funding of the president’s signature health care legislation. On Monday, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called out GOP leaders who were bemoaning the law — and threatening to ignore its provisions — while still taking the funds needed for […]