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(CNN) -- Forty years after they were convicted by a jury of firebombing a grocery store in Wilmington, North Carolina, civil rights activists who became known as the "Wilmington 10" were pardoned Monday by the state's outgoing governor.

"These convictions were tainted by naked racism and represent an ugly stain on North Carolina's criminal justice system that cannot be allowed to stand any longer," said Gov. Beverly Purdue. "Justice demands that this stain finally be removed."

In 1972, nine black men and one white woman were convicted in the store firebombing in the coastal city despite their claims of innocence and their supporters' vehement argument that the defendants were victims of racially biased prosecutors.

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The Emancipation Proclamation - History Channel

The Proclamation was issued in two parts. The first part, issued on September 22, 1862, was a preliminary announcement outlining the intent of the second part, which officially went into effect 100 days later on January 1, 1863, during the second year of the Civil War. It was Abraham Lincoln's declaration that all slaves would be permanently freed in all areas of the Confederacy that had not already returned to federal control by January 1863. The ten affected states were individually named in the second part (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina). Not included were the Union slave states of Maryland, Delaware, Missouri and Kentucky. Also not named was the state of Tennessee, in which a Union-controlled military government had already been set up, based in the capital, Nashville. Specific exemptions were stated for areas also under Union control on January 1, 1863, namely 48 counties that would soon become West Virginia, seven other named counties of Virginia including Berkeley and Hampshire counties which were soon added to West Virginia, New Orleans and 13 named parishes nearby.

Union-occupied areas of the Confederate states where the proclamation was put into immediate effect by local commanders included Winchester, Virginia,^[48] Corinth, Mississippi,^[49] the Sea Islands along the coasts of the Carolinas and Georgia,^[50] Key West, Florida,^[51] and Port Royal, South Carolina.^[52]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation

A few years ago, we heard that the military was building an exoskeleton suit, weighing roughly 48 lbs, that would help soldiers carry heavy objects for long distances. The mechanical suit is strapped on to the legs and is controlled by the arms. While it looks like the person is walking normally, the suit is actually doing allthe work.

Now comes word that the same suit is being used to help patients withspinal cord injuriesto walk again. Several patients, including Robert Woo who wasparalyzedin 2007 during a crane collapse in Manhattan, has been testing the new suit.

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Los Angeles County's hospital of miracles has acquired two exoskeleton robot devices that will enable patients with lower-limb paralysis to walk again. 

Rancho is the first hospital in the Western United States to acquire the ReWalks, and one of only four hospitals in the entire nation to have this technology. 

One of the devices was demonstrated today by Agnes Fejerdy, who was injured seven-years ago, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. This device is going to change the lives of our patients at Rancho.

A crush of people has killed at least 61 party-goers — most of them children — following New Year’s eve celebrations in the city of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. Officials say over 200 were injured in a stampede of people who had been watching fireworks at the African country’s sports stadium.

State broadcaster RTF 1 reported that the crush occurred when party goers were leaving Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in the country’s biggest city. Firefighter Colonel Sakho Issa told the station that many of the victims were suffocated after becoming trapped in a crush of people trying to return home.

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An HIV positive Colombian truck driver has allegedly raped and infected more than 50 women across the country.

The Dailymail is reporting 57-year-old Libardo Rojas Duenas may have ignored state-issued medical advice after being diagnosed with the deadly virus on 2006. Police are stating Duenas raped a 16-year-old in the city of Cúcuta the following year and soon discovered she had contracted the sexually transmitted disease.

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In this photo taken on Sept. 27, 2012, a man walks under a popular bridge where the city made way for a taco joint and playground, near the hip neighborhood of Condesa, in Mexico City. The government is trying to transform one of the world's largest cities by beautifying public spaces, parks and monuments buried beneath a sea of honking cars, street hawkers, billboards and grime following decades of dizzying urban growth. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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The plan is as big as this mammoth city: Turn a seedy metro hub into Mexico City's Times Square; clear swarms of feisty vendors and remodel the historic Alameda Central; illuminate the plazas and walkways of a park twice the size of New York's Central Park.

Mexico City's government is trying to transform one of the world's largest cities by beautifying public spaces, parks and monuments buried beneath a sea of honking cars, street hawkers, billboards and grime following decades of dizzying urban growth.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2012/12/28/mexico-city-wants-to-become-next-times-square/#ixzz2Gc10wiaZ

We're wishing a great big Happy 35th Birthday to the beautiful Laila Ali! Laila's not only a boxing champion and the daughter of legend Muhammad Ali, but she lends her time and talent helping others fight against BREAST CANCER! See more here -->http://bit.ly/YCByRD

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Mexico City –  A sophisticated smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity and ventilation was discovered by Mexican authorities not far from the Nogales port of entry into Arizona, U.S. and Mexican officials said Friday.

The Mexican army said the tunnel was found Thursday after authorities received an anonymous call in the border city of Nogales, Sonora, south of Arizona. U.S. law enforcement officials confirmed that the Mexican military had discovered the football field-long tunnel with elaborate electricity and ventilation systems.

U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Victor Brabble said the tunnel did not cross into the U.S.

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A sledding excursion on a frozen lake in California turns into a frantic rescue operation.Like a black hole

SOURCE OF STORY Innocent winter outing goes horribly wrong

The highly anticipated new winter mixtape release from the snowman himself Young Jeezy. "Its Tha World" is hosted by DJ Drama and boasts features from YG, Birdman, 2 Chainz, Lody & production from Jahlil Beats, Mike Will, DJ Mustard.

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Black Angel Art Collection

Below you will find various art prints and posters by famous black artists featuring black angels.  These african-american angel art prints and posters are perfect for churches, faith based community organizations, and homeowners seeking to create a more spiritual environment for their family.  Featuring black angel art by Tim Ashkar, Edward Clay Wright, Hulis Mavruk, Ernest Varner, Edwin Lester, Henry Lee Battle, Kevin "WAK" Williams, Merrill, John Holyfield, Kadir Nelson and Henry C. Porter.

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According to the New York Daily News, syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner has indeed divorced his wife Donna Richardson. Apparently, the two split weeks ago in what was a “mutual but not exactly amicable” situation. Married in 1997 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the two were happily married for 12 years, but neither of them have officially confirmed reports or disclosed details about what has happened. Tom, is best known as the popular host of "The Tom Joyner Morning Show", and his wife, Donna, is a well-known health and fitness mogul and most recently, a ESPN sports commentator.

Since its inception in 1996, Jazz Haven has promoted the culture of Jazz through unique collaborations with artists, organizations, schools and other groups. The skill and passion that its Board members have demonstrated for the culture of jazz encourages a growing network of organizations and programs that help promote jazz education as well as jazz as an art form.

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