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D. L. Hughley Breaks the News is an American news show that aired on CNN from October 25, 2008 to March 2009, hosted and head written by comedian D. L. Hughley.On March 9, 2009, CNN announced that Hughley would be ending the show due to a desire to work in Los Angeles and be closer to his family.
Events from the year 2009 in the United States. The inauguration of Barack Obama as the president , occurred on January 20. The nation, still recovering from the Great Recession , received various economic stimuli through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and similar legislation, which most notably gave Americans tax credits .
Clockwise from top-left: Air France Flight 447 crashes in the Atlantic Ocean leaving no survivors; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; protests erupt over the 2009 Iranian presidential election; US Airways Flight 1549 crash-lands in the Hudson River with no fatalities, with the event becoming known as the "Miracle on the Hudson"; the "King ...
Disasters and accidents 16 people are killed in a fire that destroyed 58 houses in the Philippine city of Bacolod. (Times of India) At least 15 Tamil asylum seekers are feared dead while being rescued in seas off the coast of Australia. (The Age) International relations The United Nations announces it will suspend military assistance to an army brigade in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
Replaced by CNN Right Now: Wolf Blitzer Reports: 2001–05 An hour-long late afternoon program, broadcast live from the Washington, D.C., bureau, featuring a look at the day's news stories. Replaced by The Situation Room in 2005. Your Bottom Line: 2009–10 A news program focusing on financial news hosted by Christine Romans. Your Health
In 1996, CNN received its first major competitors with the launch of MSNBC, originally a joint venture between NBC and Microsoft, and News Corporation's Fox News Channel; despite this, CNN remained #1 in the ratings among the cable news channels and Larry King Live remained its most-watched news show. In 1998, CNN, in partnership with corporate ...
The Pakistan Cricket Team wins the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 world cup after a hard match against Sri Lanka at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England. England defeats New Zealand in the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20. (Times of India) A new pro-Treaty of Lisbon group led by Pat Cox is launched in Ireland.
A bomb in Afghanistan kills four American soldiers, making 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops since the 2001 invasion. A gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi, China, kills at least 14 people. (China Daily) The United States budget deficit for 2009 will reach $1.6 trillion, the highest ever recorded.