Posts Tagged ‘first’

First Lady Michelle Obama says she’s tired of ‘angry black woman’ tag Denies book’s account that she meddles in policy decisions 

First Lady Michelle Obama insists she’s no “angry black woman,” and says she’s one of her husband’s “biggest allies” and on good terms with his White House advisers.

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Gabby Giffords braves first anniverary of Tucson shooting

It’s been a year since that bloody Tucson morning — a year of reflecting on lives shattered, of struggling with flashbacks and nightmares, of replaying the what-ifs before the deadly rampage that shocked a nation. And in the middle of it: one woman, Gabrielle Giffords, forging one of the most grueling journeys back of all.

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Pregnant Beyonce at Lenox Hill Hospital about to give birth to first child: Sources 

Baby-once is expected to make her long-awaited debut any minute at Lenox Hill Hospital, sources told the Daily News.

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US stocks leap on first day of new year (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2011 file photo, traders John Panin, center, and Robert Charmay, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets rose Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, as market confidence grew after the release of manufacturing data that showed improvement in Europe. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP – Stocks opened sharply higher Tuesday in the first trading of 2012 after positive economic reports from around the globe. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 260 points.


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Meet the first babies born in NYC

RIGHT AS THE clock hit midnight on New Year’s Day, two baby girls were born in city hospitals, vying for the title of the Big Apple’s first newborns of 2012.

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Iran claims to have made its first nuclear fuel rod

Iranian scientists have produced the nation’s first nuclear fuel rod, a feat of engineering the West has doubted Tehran capable of, the country’s nuclear agency said Sunday.

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In a first, gas and other fuels are top US export (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, oil refineries are shown in this aerial view, in Deer Park, Texas. For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world’s biggest gas guzzler, is — wait for it — fuel. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)AP – For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world’s biggest gas guzzler, is — wait for it — fuel.


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