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Michelle Obama wows audience, inspires thousands with moving speech

2015-04-06 21:06:21| Footwear - Topix.net

ESSENCE Entertainment Editor Yolanda Sengweni discusses why Michelle Obama's appearance at "Black Girls Rock" is necessary and not racist. Michelle Obama wowed viewers during her recent appearance at the BET's "Black Girls Rock" awards show and the First Lady looked stunning while wearing a white off-the-shoulder Zac Posen dress and metallic silver Jimmy Choo pumps.

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Obama Announces Plan to Train 75,000 Solar Workers

2015-04-03 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: As part of President Obama's plans to combat climate change, the White House announced a program on Friday for the U.S. Department of Energy to train 75,000 people to work in the solar power industry by 2020, many of whom will be part of a military veterans jobs initiative called Solar Ready Vets. The announcement comes as the solar industry in the U.S. booms, adding more than 30,000 people to its workforce between 2013 and 2014. Another 36,000 solar jobs are expected to be added this year. Solar...

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Obama Draws Cyber Line in Sand

2015-04-02 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed an executive order that gives the Secretary of Treasury the authority to impose sanctions on entities found responsible for or complicit in carrying out a cyberattack harmful to U.S. interests. The Secretary of Treasury will have to consult with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General before enacting the powers granted under the order.

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