The first World Cup ever held in Africa opened at 2:00 PM Eastern time in a spectacular burst of noise, color and joy. Unfortunately, South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela missed the event. This was the result of a car crash which killed Zenani Mandela, his great-granddaughter, at the age of 13.
Other personalities were present including US Vice President Joe Biden, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, and United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon. Last month, President Obama gave Vice President Joe Biden a job that the Biden …

More than 2,200 people, including a Mexican cartel leader, were arrested Thursday at the Southwest border. This led to confiscated 75 tons of drugs and $154 million in cash. This may be a major attempt at striking back; maybe the most important U.S. victory in the war on drugs according to Los Angeles Times. The massive takedown project was confirmed as part of a second year operation in the new administration’s effort to combat Mexican drug operations.
Michele Leonhart, the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, said that “Project Deliverance inflicted …