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NASA: New Horizons’ Best close-up of Pluto’s surface NASA Updated: May 27, 2016 This is the most detailed view of Pluto’s terrain you’ll see for a very long time. This mosaic strip – extending across the hemisphere that faced the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015 – now includes […]

President Obama signs bill modernizing racial language The federal government will no longer use the terms “Negro” and “Oriental” H.R.4238 was unanimously passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate earlier in 2016. President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 4238 on May 20, 2016 which amends two federal acts from the […]

See Update: 2016 Cities and Towns Total Population Estimates -Release date May 25, 2017 2016 Cities and Towns Total Population Estimates -Release date May 25, 2017 2015 Cities and Towns Total Population Estimates -Release date May 19, 2016 U.S. Census Bureau Georgetown, Texas, saw its population rise 7.8 percent between July 1, 2014, and July 1, […]

United Kingdom: Sadiq Khan elected Mayor of London BBC News Referring to his council estate roots, Mr Khan, the city’s first Muslim mayor, said he wanted all Londoners to have the same opportunities he has had. It comes as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon defended Conservative Zac Goldsmith’s campaign, describing it as the “rough and tumble” […]

South Africa: Mall of Africa opens for business One of the continent of Africa’s largest malls outside Johannesburg Atterbury Property Holdings WATERFALL, GAUTENG (SOUTH AFRICA) – The iconic Mall of Africa today opens its doors for business in Waterfall City. The 131,038sqm (1,410,481.29 SF) mall marks the largest first phase completion of a mall ever […]

Russia signs contracts worth $950 million for Syria reconstruction RT News Damascus and Moscow have signed nearly a billion dollars worth of agreements to rebuild war-torn Syria, according to the Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi. The two countries intend to develop energy, trade, finance and other sectors of the economy. “The Russian side has responded to […]

Denver: RTD’s commuter train to Denver International Airport opens DENVER- Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) officially launched the A Line commuter rail, connecting downtown Denver to one of the busiest airports in the United States. Denver RTD is amidst a $7 billion program to add 122 miles of new commuter and light rail, 18 miles […]

Olympic flame lit in Greece for Rio de Janeiro and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad BBC News An actor performing the role of high priestess lit the torch by using the sun’s rays. The torch will be taken by various runners on an international relay that will culminate at the opening ceremony in Rio […]

Historical flashback: When Washington and Baltimore were true Southern cities Today, many Americans refer to Baltimore and Washington as northern or “East Coast” cities instead of Southern cities. For some people the term “East Coast” means from Washington to Boston. Yet, the term “East Coast” also means any city located along or near the Atlantic Seaboard. […]

Harriet Tubman to appear on $20 bill WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Treasury Department has selected Harriet Tubman, an African-American who helped thousands of enslaved Africans in America to freedom, will replace the slaveholding U.S. President Andrew Jackson on the center of a new $20 note. Alexander Hamilton will remain on the face of the […]