friday
Alan Jackson kicks off Las Vegas country music awards weekend (Las Vegas Sun)
Alan Jackson’s hit 1994 single proclaimed that the world had “gone country” and the legendary country star used that hit Friday night to simultaneously kick off both his concert in Primm and the Academy of Country Music Awards weekend in Las Vegas.
Witten honored by NFL for charity work (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
GRAPEVINE — Jason Witten makes a lot of money as a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys, but he probably hasn’t received a check as big as the one he got Friday. He was given a cardboard check as a souvenir for an NFL Charities’ grant of $20,000 to his S.C.O.R.E
Vick hopes for reinstatement to NFL; plan to pay creditors rejected (The Post and Courier)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Fallen NFL star Michael Vick told a bankruptcy judge Friday that he became a changed man in prison and is determined to do all the right things upon his release from prison, including repaying his creditors with the millions he hopes to resume earning in professional football.
White House’s Romer: U.S. economy "sick" but some hope (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
White House economic adviser Christina Romer said on Friday that February’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed a “sick” economy but there were “glimmers of hope” in consumer spending and housing.
Natural Gas Falls as Outlook for Economy Signals Lower Demand (Bloomberg)
April 3 (Bloomberg) — Natural gas futures fell in New York after a government report showed the economy lost 663,000 jobs in March, signaling weak demand for fuels during the recession.