Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will spearhead a project to rescue the Pacific port of Acapulco, a once glamorous haunt of Hollywood stars that has lately become mired in violent crime.
Slim, the world’s richest man and owner of Latin America’s biggest cell phone company, will be the president of a council that will pool funding for new hotel developments, mostly in the oldest part of the resort.
The United States said Wednesday North Korea has agreed to suspend nuclear activities and accept a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests, in a breakthrough in negotiations with the secretive communist nation.
In a key concession, North Korea said it had agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to verify and monitor a moratorium on uranium enrichment activities at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, “with a view to maintaining positive atmosphere’ for the US-North Korea talks”.
A man with cancer, who was not expected to live past June, wished he knew how his favorite book series would end. The latest installment of Harry Turtledove’s series, “The War That Came Early,” isn’t due out until July.
His friend, suspecting the “internet can do anything,” used Reddit to obtain an advance copy, effectively lifting the only remaining regret of his dying friend.
After posting the request last month on one of the internet’s most amazing online communities, it was quickly flooded with comments and helpful suggestions. A mere 5 hours later, Colton Jang was connected with an editor who could provide the advanced copy — and even arrange a phone conversation with the author for his friend to hear about books planned for the distant future.
Watch the young man, who still dons his hospital bracelet, open his amazing birthday gift in the video below.
(BEWARE the expletives! “Holy S#@t” is loudly repeated, as Nachu expresses his utter shock over his friend’s achievement.) Or, you can read the full story at HLN-TV, instead.
A man with cancer, who was not expected to live past June, wished he knew how his favorite book series would end. The latest installment of Harry Turtledove’s series, “The War That Came Early,” isn’t due out until July.
His friend, suspecting the “internet can do anything,” used Reddit to obtain an advance copy, effectively lifting the only remaining regret of his dying friend.
After posting the request last month on one of the internet’s most amazing online communities, it was quickly flooded with comments and helpful suggestions. A mere 5 hours later, Colton Jang was connected with an editor who could provide the advanced copy — and even arrange a phone conversation with the author for his friend to hear about books planned for the distant future.
What are God’s favorite letters? Discover two simple letters — R and E — that can refocus your view of life and renew your commitment to living an inspired one.
This is one Christian message that any person of any faith can enjoy, especially as it is delivered by a homeless scrabble-playing preacher with a huge smile.
A new game in development called Code Hero will teach gamers a new skill to go along with strategic thinking — computer programming. The game itself teaches players how to make games, learning code by using a Code Gun that shoots Javascript in Unity 3D programming language.
The founder of Primer Labs has raised more than $170,000 on the Kickstarter crowd-sourcing site to help him realize his dream of a multi-player game that allows players to build the very code that advances their 3-D world.
The more you learn, the more victories you can rack up against the evil FizzBosses.
A new game in development called Code Hero will teach gamers a new skill to go along with strategic thinking — computer programming. The game itself teaches players how to make games, learning code by using a Code Gun that shoots Javascript in Unity 3D programming language.
The founder of Primer Labs has raised more than $170,000 on the Kickstarter crowd-sourcing site to help him realize his dream of a multi-player game that allows players to build the very code that advances their 3-D world.
The more you learn, the more victories you can rack up against the evil FizzBosses.
It took just 15 minutes to locate a teen who went missing five months ago in New York City, after Whoopi Goldberg broadcasted her photo and appealed for help on the ABC talk show The View.
An anonymous tipster who recognized the 16-year-old’s profile from Friday’s segment called the Black and Missing Foundation to report her whereabouts, which led to her recovery at a women’s shelter.
The View wanted to help the Foundation create more parity between media attention focused on white women who go missing and women of color. They believe media attention is often key in finding missing persons.
It took just 15 minutes to locate a teen who went missing five months ago in New York City, after Whoopi Goldberg broadcasted her photo and appealed for help on the ABC talk show The View.
An anonymous tipster who recognized the 16-year-old’s profile from Friday’s segment called the Black and Missing Foundation to report her whereabouts, which led to her recovery at a women’s shelter.
The View wanted to help the Foundation create more parity between media attention focused on white women who go missing and women of color. They believe media attention is often key in finding missing persons.
When the Broward Sheriff’s Office held a town hall-style screening of the anti-gay bullying documentary film ‘Bullied: a Student, a School and a Case that Made History,’ they hoped to change a few minds and attitudes.
They got all that, and a check, to boot. 83-year-old Leonard Solomon stood up and announced he was giving $25,000 to fight hate crimes and bullying.
“The movie made me realize the size of the bullying problem,” the retired Fort Lauderdale resident explained. “There was a lot that struck me about it -– the lawsuit, how lax the school administration was. I knew I wanted to get involved.”
(READ the story, and view the film’s trailer at Huffington Post)
A Palmerston North man who crawled into a burning house to rescue a baby was terrified at the time, but said he could not ignore the screams and pleas of family members.
Neighbor Tony Selby heard the adults screaming for the baby and rushed inside, after another man failed to locate the 16-month-old girl.
He said the room was filled with thick smoke and he couldn’t see anything in front of him. ”I was terrified,” he said.
(READ the story, with photos, in Stuff.co.nz)
A decade ago, The Economist labeled Africa “the hopeless continent.” In December, the magazine predicted that “the continent’s impressive growth looks likely to continue.” Apologizing for their former Afro-pessimism, the editors now conclude “a profound change has taken hold” in the region.
Aside from the boom in commodity prices for copper, coffee, oil and gas, probably the most astonishing success since 2000 in Africa has been the communications revolution, which has reversed the sense of isolation, the long trips, and the inevitable waiting that had became a way of life.
A decade ago, The Economist labeled Africa “the hopeless continent.” In December, the magazine predicted that “the continent’s impressive growth looks likely to continue.” Apologizing for their former Afro-pessimism, the editors now conclude “a profound change has taken hold” in the region.
Aside from the boom in commodity prices for copper, coffee, oil and gas, probably the most astonishing success since 2000 in Africa has been the communications revolution, which has reversed the sense of isolation, the long trips, and the inevitable waiting that had became a way of life.
In an unprecedented concession, Colombian rebels have pledged to end their practice of kidnapping for ransom and release the hostages they hold, hoping to re-open the doors to dialogue as the civil conflict enters its 48th year.
In a communique published on the rebel-friendly website Anncol, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) announced an end to kidnapping.
Auto Sales are growing so fast that Detroit can barely keep up.
Three years after the U.S. auto industry nearly collapsed, sales of cars and trucks are surging. Sales could exceed 14 million this year and carmakers are adding shifts and hiring thousands of workers around the country.
A cancer-stricken New Jersey teen who yearned to take Taylor Swift to his high school prom has scored a dream date to a far more glamorous soiree.
Swift couldn’t make Kevin McGuire’s prom, so she did him one better: She asked him out to the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
Marine Cpl. Alexander Degenhardt credits “good karma” for hitting a nearly $3 million jackpot in the Las Vegas Bellagio casino.
Only days before winning the second highest amount ever paid for the slot machine, he learned he was accepted as a bone marrow donor to an anonymous patient.
“They asked me if I was sure I wanted to go through with it, because it’s kind of painful, but what’s a little pain if it will save someone’s life?” the U.S. Marine said Friday. “I look at this as kind of good karma for that.”
(READ the story in the Las Vegas Sun)
A Delaware woman trying to free her car from railroad tracks as a train approached was pulled to safety by two strangers moments before the train crushed her vehicle.
Police say the woman took a wrong turn while driving, and ended up stuck on the CSX railroad tracks.
She stayed behind the wheel of the car and tried to accelerate it off the tracks while her sister and two passersby tried to push it free.
“I told her four times to get out of the car,” said one of the helpful bystanders who decided to pull her out.
(WATCH the video below, or READ the story in ABC News)
A Delaware woman trying to free her car from railroad tracks as a train approached was pulled to safety by two strangers moments before the train crushed her vehicle.
Police say the woman took a wrong turn while driving, and ended up stuck on the CSX railroad tracks.
She stayed behind the wheel of the car and tried to accelerate it off the tracks while her sister and two passersby tried to push it free.
Recent mobile phone initiatives in Bangladesh are allowing patients to reach a health worker for advice at no cost 24 hours a day. They can receive prenatal care reminders and even send complaints about patient care.
Since 2009, the government has provided cell phones to 482 hospitals, which are used as round-the-clock hotlines staffed by health workers.
Close to 60 percent of the nationwide population – some 85 million people – use mobile phones and can benefit from the service, according to a 2011 report from the country’s telecommunications commission.
