(Wall Street Journal) — My best employee of all time was nicknamed Shaq. While his genetic gifts would have never landed him a spot on the New Jersey Nets, he worked for my company as a computer forensic examiner. When I hired him, Shaq was barely qualified to use a computer, let alone conduct detailed [...]

(Washington Post) — A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld the District’s authority to impose a system of handgun registration and rejected a challenge to the city’s ban on semiautomatic assault rifles and large-capacity ammunition clips.  The 2-to-1 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District leaves in place the [...]

(New York Times) — Republicans on Tuesday sought to intensify political pressure on Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. over a disputed investigation into a gun trafficking network based in Phoenix, accusing him of misleading Congress.  Representative Lamar Smith, Republican of Texas and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent aletter to President Obama asking him to appoint [...]

(Black Enterprise) — You’ve got an idea for a new product that you think is amazing. The thought of introducing it to the marketplace is so exhilarating that it keeps you up at night, and you can’t stop wondering, “Why hasn’t anyone thought of this yet?!” For some, these feelings of optimism and excitement around [...]

(AP) — One of Jamaica’s most popular deejays has been charged with murder.  A police statement issued Monday evening says dancehall star Vybz Kartel was charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm.  Police accuse the rapper, whose real name is Adijah Palmer, of conspiring with others to kill a 27-year-old [...]

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(Reuters) – President Barack Obama challenged Republican leaders on Tuesday to put his entire $447 billion jobs plan to a vote, rather than breaking it up, to show American voters “exactly where members of Congress stand.”  Obama, a Democrat facing a tough re-election battle in November 2012, sent bills for trade pacts with South Korea, [...]

(Eurweb) — The demand for religious films is on the rise, especially in the advent of Tyler Perry plays and big screens as well as movies produced by T. D. Jakes.  Megachurch preacher Creflo Dollar is catching the wave and has opened up a film division within his Christian empire.  According to reports, the new company, CAD [...]

(Daily Finance) — Marci found a lump in her breast in April of last year. She went to the doctor the next day.  ”The first doctor I saw told me that it was not life threatening, probably a cyst, and that I am too young to worry. I was 33 at the time,” recalls Marci. [...]

(Daily Finance) — Last Friday, after Bank of America’s (BAC)announcement of new fees on debit cards, retired postal worker Victoria Lee took her adult daughters to her local USPS Credit Union. “[My daughters opened] free checking accounts with no charges for the use of debit cards,” Lee said. Like many Americans who are carefully watching [...]