NBC’s “The Voice” gets post-Super Bowl slot

Anthony Jones – Celebrity News Service Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN Entertainment) – NBC’s new hit singing competition “The Voice” won’t air its second season until next year, but NBC has already found a prime spot for its premiere: Super Bowl Sunday. The network is using its exclusive coverage of next year’s Super [...]

US housing prices drop again

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – United States housing prices continued to drop during the first three months of the year, declining in value by 4.2 percent compared to the last three months of 2010, according to the S&P Case-Shiller national home price index. Factors blamed for the drop [...]

City Room: Makeshift Effort Rising to Oppose Cuts

In the Schools: A grassroots effort grows to fend off cuts proposed by the Bloomberg administration. View full post on New York Stories

Egypt throws open a border and nobody comes

The Media Line Staff Rafah Terminal, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory Omar Ghraieb and David Ro – The Rafah terminal on the Gaza-Egypt border is a subdued place these days. When Egypt made good on its promise and eased controls governing entry and exit from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the events received worldwide attention. Hatem [...]

City Room: Capturing Moments of Naval History in New York

The Navy has provided a vast trove of cruise books to ancestry.com, and some images from them have been granted shore leave to appear on City Room. View full post on New York Stories

Vintage German camera sells for $1.89 million, sets new price record

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Vienna, Austria (AHN) – A prototype of a Leica camera built in 1923 was sold for $1.89 million at an auction in Austria on Saturday setting a new price record for a camera. A private collector from Asia won the bidding for the rare 0-Serie Nr.107, one of [...]

Needed but discouraged, Mideast entrepreneurs struggle

The Media Line Staff Cairo, Egypt David Rosenberg – When Hind Wassef, a thirty-something Cairo resident, got the idea to open a boutique bookstore with three friends in 2002, the idea seemed promising. Greater Cairo counted 16 million residents, including large numbers of university-educated people. The city’s existing bookstores were dour and drab affairs that [...]

MLB Network to premier Kings of Leon new video “Back Down South”

Cara Giovinazzo – Celebrity News Service Intern New York, NY, United States (AHN Entertainment) – On Monday, May 30, MLB Tonight will premiere the first network television look at Kings of Leon’s new video “Back Down South” featured with clips of baseball highlights every night through June 6. The full video will premiere on Vevo [...]

ArtsBeat: A New Radio Home for Alternative Music

WNYE-FM, the city-owned noncommercial station at 91.5 on the dial, will begin broadcasting the indie music service “The Alternate Side.” View full post on New York Stories

New Mets part-owner David Einhorn could control team in three years

Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor New York, NY, United States (AHN Sports) – The New York Mets potential minority owner David Einhorn, who agreed in principal to purchase roughly 33 percent of the team for $200 million, also has the potential to take control of the baseball club in three years. According to ESPNNewYork.com, [...]

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