Daily News Feed 7.12.2010/Vocab: Subtilize

Monday Jul 12, 2010 – by Clutch

Carmelo Anthony and LaLa Vazquez wed in NYC
NEW YORK — Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony and LaLa Vazquez have tied the knot in New York City. Michael Gagliardo, a publicist for Vazquez, confirms that the wedding took place Saturday night at the Manhattan restaurant Cipriani. He provided no details.

Us Magazine first reported the nuptials on its website. The magazine says 30-year-old Vazquez and 26-year-old Anthony were escorted down the aisle by their 3-year-old son, Kiyan. Vazquez wore a Vera Wang gown and carried red and hot pink flowers. (Continue Reading…)

NAACP Convention Underway in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, MO. – “One Nation, One Dream” is the battle cry for the NAACP’s national convention that kicked off on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.

More than 10,000 people are expected to travel to Kansas City for the 2010 convention. George Davis Jr., 82, said this will be his 48th NAACP convention.

A delegation of national staff members from Louisiana took center stage for day one of the convention. The group shared its findings from an investigation they conducted from the BP oil drilling disaster. (Continue Reading…)

Six months after quake, Haiti still suffers
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — On January 12, the earth shook here. More than 220,000 people were killed. More than 300,000 people were injured. The city and large stretches of surrounding countryside were devastated.

Six months later, not much appears to have changed. It still looks like a bomb just dropped on this city.

The government has barely begun the cleanup process. Roads in the center of the city are still blocked by debris. And some experts predict that it could take up to 20 years to remove all of it. (Continue Reading…)

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap 3 prominent journalists
Vick a no-show at his own celebrity golf tourney
University of Texas may change dorm name that honors Klansman
S.Africa urged to build on World Cup success’
Uganda blasts ‘deplorable, cowardly,’ says Obama

Photo Source: AP Photo/Louis Lanzano