Pittsburgh conjures up visions of steel mills and gritty sports teams for many. The host city of this week’s Group of 20 summit hopes to update that image.
Pittsburgh in spotlight as G-20 summit approaches
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Man City contesting Adebayor improper conduct charge
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has confirmed the English Premier League club will contest the improper conduct charge handed out to striker Emmanuel Adebayor by the Football Association. The Togo international was charged following his goal celebration in City’s 4-2 victory over his former club Arsenal at Eastlands last weekend
Liverpool and Everton drawn in FA Cup
Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton have been drawn together in the fourth round of the English FA Cup with the tie set for Anfield on the weekend of 24-25 January. That clash will come just a few days after the bitter rivals meet on the same ground in a televised Premier League encounter on Monday 19 January
Kanye West calls Swift with ‘sincere’ apology
Kanye West called Taylor Swift with a “very sincere” apology Tuesday for interrupting her acceptance speech at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, Swift said. West phoned Swift following her appearance on ABC’s “The View” Tuesday, her publicist said.
Report: Student stabbed to death at Florida high school
Police said Tuesday they are investigating a death at a high school in Coral Gables, Florida. Let’s face it.
Kanye West tells Leno ‘my hurt caused someone else’s hurt’
Kanye West appeared to blame the pain of his mother’s death two years ago for his “rude” behavior at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The rapper told Jay Leno he would now “take some time off” to think about how he will “make it through the rest of this life.” West’s appearance on Monday’s prime-time premiere of “The Jay Leno Show” capped a 24-hour period that began Sunday evening with him strolling down the red carpet at New York’s Radio City Music Hall while gulping from a bottle of Cognac.
Michael Jackson tribute planned for MTV awards
Sunday night’s “2009 MTV Video Music Awards” will feature a personal tribute from Janet Jackson to her late brother, MTV said.
L.A. firefighters escape as truck sinks into hole
Los Angeles firefighters and city crews worked for several hours Tuesday to rescue one of their own: a 22-ton firetruck that was nearly swallowed by a water-logged sinkhole. The incident happened after four firefighters took the truck to the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Valley Village, where flooding had been reported after a water main break, just before 6 a.m.
China to send ‘harmony makers’ to Urumqi
China is sending 7,000 officials to the western city of Urumqi after last week’s deadly protests over a strange series of syringe stabbings, state-run media reported. The officials, known as “harmony makers,” are meant to ease tensions after demonstrators, demanding better police protection, clashed with police for two days
Saudis reveal details of attempted assassination of minister
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has identified the suicide bomber who attempted to assassinate the country’s assistant interior minister last Thursday and released details of a phone conversation between the two men prior to the attack. The disclosures reported by the country’s official news agency were highly unusual