Dilemma X

US economy adds 195K jobs, jobless rate 7.6% U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and financial […]

Romania’s population decreases due to outbound migration Xinhua BUCHAREST– Romania’s population has shrunk by over 7.7 percent to some 20 million in ten years, according to the final results of a 2011 census published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Statistics show that the number of the country’s stable population stood at […]

2 feet of hail blankets eastern New Mexico town Santa Rosa by Ricky Treon Amarillo Globe-News The eastern New Mexico town of Santa Rosa will begin the holiday weekend with a white Independence Day. According to this report from Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico ABQjournal.com), nearly 2 feet of hail fell in the city about […]

Mexico’s Amerindian and African History By Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales Mexico, various Indian/Native American peoples still play ancient instruments. And their songs and dances — which tell of uprisings against their masters — pay tribute to their ancestors. These Mexicans play African “hand pianos” and perform “the dance of the black people.” Mexican “corridos” […]

Chevron puts downtown Houston building plans on hold Updadted December 19, 2013 ABC 13 KTRK Houston HOUSTON- California-based Chevron Corporation has put on hold its plans to build a new 50-story office tower in downtown Houston. The company announced its July that it would build the tower near two others it owns downtown. Chevron says […]

Bone marrow ‘frees men of HIV drugs’ By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Two patients have been taken off their HIV drugs after bone-marrow transplants seemed to clear the virus from their bodies, doctors report. One of the patients has spent nearly four months without taking medication with no sign of the […]

Russia’s ‘made-in-China’ Proton-M explodes during launch An unmanned rocket carrying Russian satellites veered off course and crashed a few seconds after liftoff early Tuesday, sending a cloud of highly toxic orange fumes toward the Kazakh city of Baikonur only 50 miles away. Pravda The upper stage of DM-03 Proton-M, which was installed on the booster […]

Croatia becomes newest European Union member BBC News Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union, with crowds joining celebrations in the capital Zagreb. Fireworks lit the sky as membership became effective at midnight (22:00 GMT), with President Ivo Josipovic describing the event as historic. It comes almost two decades after Croatia’s brutal […]

NCAA conference realignments are now official July 1, 2013 It is now official, as of July 1, 2013, conference shifting from one conference to another is done. There are 48 university teams who have changed NCAA conferences in this offseason, In fact this is the most in a single offseason conference shit in NCAA history. […]

President Barack Obama announces new power initiative for Africa By Julie Pace Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Challenging African youth to seize a “moment of great promise,” President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing continent still rests in ailing South African leader Nelson Mandela’s vision for equality […]