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The Obama Economy: Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 18000 for first time ever The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 18,000 for the first time on December 23, 2014, capping a run that saw the index tack on 1,000 points in only six months. This is fifth straight session of gains for the Dow. -Source: NBC News […]

Morocco’s planned Al Noor Tower- Africa’s tallest skyscraper at 540 metres (1771.65 ft) Casablanca’s newest landmark By John O’Ceallaigh Telegraph (UK) Visitors to Casablanca typically explore its famed Hassan II mosque and medina, but that could change following the announcement of plans to build Africa’s tallest skyscraper in the Moroccan city. Dubai-based developers Middle East […]

Obama’s College-Ratings Plan- How will it impact HBCUs The Obama administration unveiled a framework for its long-awaited college-ratings system Press Release: U.S. Department of Education DECEMBER 19, 2014 Since taking office in 2009, President Obama has set a course for the nation to once again lead the world in college attainment as it did a […]

Cuba: Afro-Cubans could gain from new trade relations with the U.S.  A brief history of Black Cubans President Obama moves to undo the 54-year-old United States trade embargo against Cuba, using broad executive power to lift restrictions on travel, commerce and financial activities. The U.S. Census Bureau reports there are 2,013,155 Cuban-Americans (2013). The majority of Cubans who […]

United States to bid for 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games By United States Olympic Committee (USOC) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – The United States Olympic Committee board of directors unanimously approved a U.S. bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the USOC announced today. Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., remain under […]

U.S. Army building an airport just for drones in El Paso, Texas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Complex (UAV) located on Fort Bliss Army Military Installation in El Paso, Texas. The airport will house the drones Gray Eagle and Shadow and include a 50,000-square-foot unmanned aircraft maintenance hangar and more than a mile of runways, aprons, and taxiways. […]

Wealth inequality has widened along racial, ethnic lines since end of Great Recession BY Rakesh Kochhar and Richard Fry Pew Research Center The Great Recession, fueled by the crises in the housing and financial markets, was universally hard on the net worth of American families. But even as the economic recovery has begun to mend […]

Alesso – Heroes (we could be) “Heroes” is a song by the Swedish DJ and music producer Alesso released on 25 August 2014. It peaked in the U.S. at Number 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Songs in December 2014. A remake of the song, titled “Heroes (We Could Be)” featuring the vocals of Swedish […]

NASA’s Curiosity Rover finds clues to how water helped shape Martian landscape NASA News Release December 8, 2014 Observations by NASA’s Curiosity Rover indicate Mars’ Mount Sharp was built by sediments deposited in a large lake bed over tens of millions of years. This interpretation of Curiosity’s finds in Gale Crater suggests ancient Mars maintained […]

Bermuda: Cannabis (Marijuana) Medicine Act approved by members of parliament By Jonathan Bell and Rebecca Zuill The Royal Gazette Legislation allowing the use of cannabis-derived medicines won approval in yesterday’s House of Assembly. However, the debate in the House of Assembly saw the Opposition criticising the new law as not going far enough, while Government […]