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The United Kingdom has voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48% BBC News Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed staying in the EU. The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985 as the markets […]

Where movies are made- 2015 Feature Film Production Study Source: FilmL.A. Research For the last three years, FilmL.A. Research has endeavored to track the movies released in 2013, 2014 and now 2015 to determine where they were ilmed, why they ilmed in the locations they did and how much was spent to produce them. The […]

Voters in Britain will decide whether or not to stay in the European Union The Irish Times David Cameron has warned that a decision to leave the European Union in this week’s referendum will be irreversible, with no prospect of Britain rejoining in future. He warned that, if Britain regrets its decision to leave and […]

IOC ‘fully supports’ decision to ban Russia track and field team from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Associated Press LONDON — The IOC threw its support behind the decision to ban Russia’s track and field team from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and said Saturday it will take “further far-reaching measures” to crack […]

Canada’s population growth Statistics Canada According to preliminary estimates, Canada’s population was 36,155,487 on April 1, 2016, an increase of 106,966 from January 1, 2016. This was the highest gain for a first quarter since 1989 (+115,420). This population growth was mainly attributable to the number of new immigrants (86,216) who arrived in the country […]

British Airways i360 viewing tower – vertical cable car Source: British Airways i360 The new British Airways i360 will allow visitors to take a voyage to the skies on the world’s tallest moving observation tower, designed by the London Eye architects. The fully enclosed aerodynamically shaped futuristic glass viewing pod is spacious – 10 times […]

Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines Associated Press CHICAGO— Ebony and Jet magazines, which have chronicled African-American life for the past 71 years, have been sold to an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm. Johnson Publishing Co. announced June 14 that Ebony and digital-only Jet were sold to Clear View Group but didn’t disclose the sale […]

Historical Flashback: Marriages of enslaved Africans in the United States Dilemma X takes this time to reflect on the institution of marriage during the time of the enslavement of Africans in the United States of America. Historical newspaper articles reflect the conversations that were taking place across this nation. First, reflect on the time period […]

World’s longest and deepest train tunnel opens The Gotthard Base Tunnel opens at record-setting 57-kilometer long (35-mile long) and reaching a depth of 2,300 meters (7,545 feet, almost 1.5 miles). Gotthard overtakes the 53.9-kilometer (33.49 miles) Seikan Tunnel in Japan as the longest rail tunnel in the world and the 50.5-kilometer (31.37 miles) Channel Tunnel between […]

ROOTS at the White House The White House hosted a day-long exploration of how we find our American stories along with a screening of History Channel’s “Roots”. The cast and producers from HISTORY’s event series “Roots” – including Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker, Tony Award® winner Anika Noni Rose, Malachi Kirby, Co-Executive Producer and original […]