Pope Benedict XVI is about to visit the U.S. for the first time since his ascension to papacy. New York is the final stop on his six-day journey. Terra Hall reports on the city’s extraordinary preparations.
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In China today, pushback against the U.S. Congress. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Congress seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people. Congress passed a resolution earlier this week, calling on Beijing to stop cracking down on Tibetan dissident and talk to the Dalai Lama. Chinese officials say Tibetan protests are part of a violent campaign to overthrow Chinese rule and sabotage the summer’s Beijing Olympics.
In Argentina today, the Olympic torch arrived at its capital Buenos Aires. It’s the 8th stop of the torch’s world tour. And once again, it was greeted by protesters demanding China improve its human rights policies, particularly towards Tibet.
There’s also grounds full of support for Tibetan rights right here in New York City. Gregory Simmons has the story.
With employment falling, American’s dissatisfaction with the country’s direction is rising.
A New York Times/CBS News poll finds that 81 percent of respondents think the nation is headed on the wrong track. That number is up from 69 percent a year ago.
Teachers at New York City-area Catholic schools staged a limited strike today. They are protesting what they say are unfair labor practices by the Archidiocese. Lauren Moraski reports.
Of all the groups that comprise the art market, the auction houses seem to hold the most sway over prices. Museums, art galleries, art fairs, and private collectors yield to major auction houses, like Sotheby’s and Christie’s, because auction houses provide transparent transactions and they provide people with a platform where whoever put out the highest price will get the art works right away.
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There’s a new bus company in town and it just might change what you think about bus travel. These buses promise free Internet, more leg room and video entertainment…all at a price that will surprise you. Kristel Mucino climbed abroad.
What can you buy with one dollar?? Not a ride on the subway. How about a trip to from New York City to Washington DC? The price?
“One dollar…wow,” said Glenn Colson, a Manhattan resident.
It gets better. The tickets for the new buses not only start at one dollar but…
“Now you can add green restaurant to the growing list of places becoming more eco-conscious. Lauren Moraski takes a look at the latest dining hot spot in our Morningside Heights”
Morningside is now home to Community Food & Juice, a high-end restaurant that serves up healthy fare in an environmentally-friendly space. Some say a fitting move for an area that’s becoming more gentrified.
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“A recent study revealed that more than 30 percent of people living with HIV in New York City are 50 years old or older. Most have been infected for decades. But what’s worrying is the older adults who’re getting new infections. Lylah Holmes reports.”
Discussing sex can be taboo—especially for older Americans.
While some reporters may not like controversy, Bill Alpert, senior editor at Barron’s magazine, prides himself on exposing business fraud. In a visit to Columbia Journalism School on Mar. 4, Alpert reflected on the incident he had with CNBC’s stock commentator Jim Cramer. He said he never regretted writing the article which showed mathematically Cramer was overrated.
Again, this blog owner, a Chinese journalist, is swept off his feet by another Will.I.Am song dedicated to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Here is the lyrics:
We can change the world.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
We can change the world.
Continue reading ‘We’re the Ones – Another Music Video Dedicated to Barack Obama’
Trump University, the online education company, has changed its business model from e-learning alone to live training to meet market demands in real estate since its founding in 2005, said Michael Sexton, president and co-founder of the company, in a lecture at Columbia Journalism School on Feb. 12.
“While couples across the city were wooing each other on Valentine’s Day, some celebrities were helping to raise money for HIV and AIDS relief in Africa. Tesfaye Negussi reports on a high-priced art auction to benefit the charity (RED).”
Bono from the rock band U2 along with contemporary artist Damien Hurst helped organize the auction. Hurst’s nine-foot sculpture of a medicine cabinet brought the highest price – seven million one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
“The streets in Chinatown may look clean now. But last night they were flooded with garbage. Mohammad Al-Kassim reports on how Chinese New Year is starting off with a clean slate.”
Thousands of revelers flocked to Chinatown last night to welcome the lunar new year, the Year of the Rat.
“New York City has had a snowless winter so far, but it didn’t stop some thrill-seeking athletes from creating their winter wonderland in Union Square. Lauren Moraski reports.”
This could be the only snow New Yorker get to see in 2008. It’s been a mild winter, but you may not know it if you were in Union Square where twenty four of the world’s top snowboarders descended on this mountain.
This blog owner can’t recite Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s policy on where things stand, but he definitely falls for this song by Will.I.Am. It’s based on Obama’s concession speech in New Hampshire primary.
Here is the lyrics:
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
Continue reading ‘Yes We Can~Music Video Featured on a Chinese Journalist’s Site’
Some Chinese Americans in New York City have been seething because of a Los Angeles Times article in October which they say unfairly portrayed them as violating federal campaign finance law.
The article raised questions about some 50 people with Chinese names who made contributions to the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton at a single fundraiser in Chinatown on April 9. The Times reported these donors could not be identified in property, telephone or business records.
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Graffiti became widespread in New York during the seventies and eighties. Today, an early graffiti artist is annoying City Hall by teaching a class on graffiti’s history. Adam Hirsch went to the Bronx for this report.
Two news articles disclosed that in April, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign raised about $380,000 in a single fundraiser in Chinatown. They wonder if there’s campaign finance violation, while some Chinese residents say they detect racist remarks in the reports. Yang Guo has the story.
Seven streets used to feed into Chatham Square in Chinatown. They were Park Row, Worth Street, Mott Street, Bowery Street, East Broadway, Oliver Street, and St. James Place. Nowadays, cars have to crawl slowly around the hub, because only six of the streets are still functioning.
Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte gave a speech on the latest U.S. foreign policy on China at the Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue at 61st Street last night.
“We do not approach U.S.-China relations as a zero-sum game,” said Negroponte. “To the contrary, we actively invite China to play a larger role in international stage to ensure stability and prosperity long into the future by confronting challenges together.”
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