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Changes in American Culture Since the 1950s Survey ANXIETY, NOSTALGIA, AND MISTRUST FINDINGS FROM THE 2015 AMERICAN VALUES SURVEY Robert P. Jones, Daniel Cox, Betsy Cooper, and Rachel Lienesch Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) The 2015 American Values Survey was made possible by generous funding from the Ford Foundation and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Americans […]

Ethiopian Airlines to have an all-women functioned flight on November 19, 2015 on the Addis Ababa – Bangkok route Press Release From Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines, the leading, fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it will operate an All-Women Functioned Flight on November 19, 2015 on the Addis […]

Brazil to grant residence to some 43,781 Haitians immigrants Agencia EFE BRASILIA- The Brazilian government announced an agreement that grants permanent residence to 43,781 Haitian immigrants who entered Brazil in the last five years but, which can not be accepted legally as refugees. The ” joint recognition act , authorizes and grants residence to Haitian […]

Afro-Mexicans want legal recognition in Mexico’s National Constitution By Walter Thompson-Hernández Remezcla The myth of the Latin American racial democracy, scholars believe, began in Brazil following the abolishment of slavery in 1888, when government officials declared that high rates of racial mixing had officially absolved the nation of its racial problems. This thinking eventually transcended […]

2016 Most attractive real estate markets in the United States and Canada Urban Land Institute In 2016, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Charlotte and Seattle are the most attractive real estate markets in the United States. Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal are tops in Canada, according to a report from PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Booming populations, growing […]

Nigeria: Lagos governor says first light rail project to be completed by December 2016 By Alexis Akwagyiram and Ulf Laessin Reuters Nigeria hopes the first phase of a light railway aimed at easing traffic jams in the commercial hub Lagos will be ready within 13 months, and is inviting bidders for an expansion, Lagos State […]

FDA approves new treatment for HIV U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Genvoya (a fixed-dose combination tablet containing elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide) as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older. The CDC estimates […]

Rio de Janeiro: New images show key venues for 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games taking shape New images showing some of the key venues being constructed for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been released by the Brazilian Federal Government. The photographs, taken at the end of October 2015, show venues taking shape […]

U.S. Census: A Complete History of Census race boxes U.S. Census Bureau This interactive infographic timeline is a visual representation that captures race and ethnic categories used in the U.S. Decennial Census from 1790 to 2010. The visualized race and ethnic categories for each decade were developed from two main sources: (1) U.S. Census Bureau […]

U.S. Transportation: $500 million in TIGER Grants awarded to 39 projects U.S. Department of Transportation WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $500 million for 39 transportation projects in 34 states, some projects spanning several states, from its TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) 2015 program. […]