Laura Matthews

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Laura is a U.S. politics reporter for the International Business Times. She was always fascinated by the BBC World News each morning on the radio in Jamaica. That, and a love for writing led her to a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelors in media and communication from the University of the West Indies, Mona. She has worked for Gannett's Pacific Daily News in Guam, the Jamaica Observer, the Jamaica Gleaner, the Nassau Guardian in the Bahamas and Choices magazine for whom she ghost wrote the guidebook Help Your Child With Career Choice.

Laura Matthews

Romney A Birther Too? ‘No One’s Ever Asked To See My Birth Certificate’

Generally one to stay away from the birther movement, presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday reminded his hometown crowd just where he was from. Appearing to take a poke at President Barack Obama, Romney told the crowd, "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."

Shootings In NYC Don't Deter Visitors As Tourism Numbers Still Grow

A shooting that occurred near the Empire State Building on Friday happened during the height of New York City's tourism season, but officials aren't sure what effect, if any, the incident will have on tourism, an industry that brought in more than $34 billion in direct spending last year.

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