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A gunman clad in black went on a shooting rampage Thursday, killing his ex-girlfriend then slaying four workers at a suburban shopping mall near Helsinki before apparently turning his gun on himself. That is bad news all around, but someone received good news last night. Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is resting comfortably in a Hawaii hospital after suffering chest pains while on vacation. Limbaugh may be okay, but some U.S. citizens might not be. The U.S. Embassy warned Thursday of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island, based on information from the popular resorts governor.
About 400 million pages of government documents – from World War II through the Cuban Missile Crisis to the final days of the Cold War – have been sitting in boxes for decades, their secrets hidden. But a new order by President Barack Obama will declassify them within four years unless they meet narrow exceptions. The President isn't the only one getting rid of the old, New York is losing one of their oldest attorney's. For more than a generation, Morgenthau was the district attorney in Manhattan, making him the face of law and order in the nation's most densely populated county. Today is Morgenthau's final day in office. He is 90 and ran the office for 35 years, serving longer than any other prosecutor in New York. What a historical moment, and this next story keeps the historical talk going. The Negro Leagues will be featured on upcoming 44-cent stamps as part of the postal service's 2010 postage program.
The BET Network delivers Its highest viewership ever in the 29-Year history of the Channel. BET Finished the Fourth Quarter as a Top Cable Network Among Adults 18-49. What an amazing accomplishment for a network that many black people have so many concerns with. This next story is as amazing. The 14-minute "Thriller" is among 25 films the Library of Congress on Wednesday named to the registry, and it became the first music video included in the 2009 list of cultural treasures that will be preserved for all time. And yet another great moment for blacks; Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill Monday designating the site of one of the city's most shocking police shootings as "Sean Bell Way."
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