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Remembering The World Trade Center, dedicated April 4, 1973 More than a New York City landmark The twin towers were icons of the nation when America ruled the skyscraper world Dilemma X On today, April 4, 2015, Dilemma X would like to take this moment to remember the April 4, 1973 dedication date of the twin towers […]

World’s Muslim population will surpass Christians this century NPR Islam is growing more rapidly than any other religion in the world, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center that says the religion will nearly equal Christianity by 2050 before eclipsing it around 2070, if current trends continue. “The main reason Muslims are […]

Update: U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan population July 1, 2015 estimates –Release Date: March 24, 2016 U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan population estimates –Release Date: March 24, 2016 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates reveal metro areas and counties that propelled growth in the nation –Release Date: March 26, 2015 U.S. Census Bureau Florida was home to the nation’s fastest […]

United Nations: Permanent memorial in New York honoring victims of transatlantic slave trade United Nations A permanent memorial to honor the victims of one of the most horrific tragedies of modern history will be revealed at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, when the world marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims […]

The Southern Poverty Law Center: Report on hate and extremism Mark Potok The Southern Poverty Law Center The traditional, organized American radical right, which was swollen enormously by Barack Obama’s 2008 election and the near-simultaneous collapse of the economy, shrank significantly in 2014 for the second year in a row. The rapidly falling numbers of […]

Data from China’s finest telescope released worldwide Xinhua BEIJING- China on Thursday made observation data from the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) available to scientists worldwide. LAMOST, China’s leading optical telescope project, was completed in 2008 to collect high quality spectra, key to astronomers reading celestial bodies’ chemical composition, density, atmosphere and […]

Inequality in large U.S. cities Large cities remain more unequal by income than the nation overall Some cities are still more unequal than others By: Alan Berube and Natalie Holmes Brookings Institute Report | March 17, 2015 More than five years after the end of the Great Recession, and three years since the Occupy movement […]

Nigeria’s capital city builds a new iconic structure -Millenium Tower The Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre project is located in the capital city of Abuja. The tower is designed by Manfredi Nicoletti, an Italian architect, and is part of the Nigeria National Complex which includes the Nigeria Cultural Centre and Municipal Building. Construction progress Rendering of […]

This is how “Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (HBCUs) became the “branding” Have you ever wondered when the term Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) became the “branding” for some institutions of higher education in the United States? Dilemma X shares this information to show when the nomenclature, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (“HBCUs”), became […]

NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit Ceres, a dwarf planet NASA news release NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spacecraft was approximately 38,000 miles (61,000 kilometers) from Ceres when it was captured by the dwarf planet’s gravity at about 4:39 a.m. PST (7:39 a.m. EST) […]