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Marijuana officially legal in Washington, District of Columbia -Only for those at least 21 years old

February 25, 2016

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Marijuana officially legal in Washington, District of Columbia 1 Year Anniversary Of Marijuana Legalization In Washington, D.C. Only for those at least 21 years old The law legalizing marijuana in Washington, DC went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015. The District of Columbia includes both district land and federal land. The new […]

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Judge approves nearly $1 billion settlement between the U.S. Interior Department and Native American tribes

February 25, 2016

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Judge approves nearly $1 billion settlement between the U.S. Interior Department and Native American tribes The lawsuit accused the Interior Department of not paying tribes millions of dollars in federal contract costs to oversee federal Bureau of Indian Affairs programs and services dating back as far as the 1970s. Mary Hudetz Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. […]

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China’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness 2016

January 27, 2016

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China’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness 2016 CCTV News China publishes its first nuclear emergency guidelines on Wednesday outlining the actions to be taken in an event of a nuclear accident. The 12,000 Chinese character-long instructions, named “China’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness”, have introduced the principles, measures, research and cooperation in relation to nuclear emergency management. They specify […]

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U.S. Media Markets rankings 2015-2016

January 13, 2016

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U.S. Media Markets Rankings- Television and Radio Nielsen 2015-2016 Designated Market Area (DMA) Ranks A DMA region is a group of counties that form an exclusive geographic area in which the home market television stations hold a dominance of total hours viewed. There are 210 DMA regions, covering the entire continental United States, Hawaii, and […]

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Rio de Janeiro 2016 to unveil 8 new Olympic venues during 25 test events

January 11, 2016

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Rio de Janeiro 2016 to unveil 8 new Olympic venues during 25 test events over next 5 months Source: Rio 2016 It may be more than six months until the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but there will be plenty of Games-related sporting action in the city before then. Starting with basketball […]

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Historical Flashback: When Oregon became a state – African descent population

January 4, 2016

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Historical Flashback: When Oregon became a state – African descent population Below are historical newspaper articles on Oregon when it was admitted to the Union, as a state, on February 14, 1859. The newspaper articles speak to the issues of the African descent population. The Oregon Constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates […]

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Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to begin testing new Metrorail train early in 2016

December 30, 2015

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Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to begin testing new Metrorail train early in 2016 The first test version of the train set to replace the old Metrorail fleet is in the country TMG Digital JOHANNESBURG- The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has welcomed “Test Train No1 (T1)” to its Wolmerton Depot […]

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China launches HD earth observation satellite

December 29, 2015

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China launches HD earth observation satellite Xinhua XICHANG, CHINA- China on 29 December 2015 launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country’s high-definition (HD) earth observation project. Gaofen-4 was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan at 00:04 a.m. aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket. […]

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U.S. state Populations 2015: North Carolina becomes 9th state with 10 million or more people

December 23, 2015

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See Update U.S. state Populations 2016: Most populous states -Release date: December 20, 2016 U.S. state Populations 2016: Most populous states -Release date: December 20, 2016 U.S. state Populations 2015: North Carolina becomes 9th state with 10 million or more people Propelled largely by growth in the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham areas, North Carolina’s population passed the […]

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University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum states that ancient Egypt was in fact the “land of black” African people

December 18, 2015

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University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum states that ancient Egypt was in fact the land of black African people There have been many people around the world who have asked the question…”Were the ancient Egyptians black?” The answer to that is simply, YES.   The University of Cambridge- Fitzwilliam Museum’s Virtual Kemet states the following: “Kemet : […]

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