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More new millionaires in Dallas and Houston than most of the U.S. WFAA 8 ABC Dallas-Fort Worth HIGHLAND PARK, TX – It takes big money to be a regular at luxury shops like Chanel and Ralph Lauren. That seems like a high bar, but more shoppers than ever are clearing it at Highland Park Village. […]

Fury325, the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster The Fury325 coaster at Carowinds, an amusement park in Charlotte, will be the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster. A “giga coaster” rises between 300-399 feet in height. Fury325 is 325 feet (99.06m) tall. The 81-degree initial drop allows for speeds of 95 miles per hour (152.88 […]

Scientists in Italy discover “hiding place” of HIV virus in cells International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology An important advancement has been made in the ICGEB Trieste laboratories where an international team of researchers, headed by Prof. Mauro Giacca, has photographed the structure of nucleic lymphocites to discover the “hiding place” of HIV-1 that […]

Recreational marijuana legal use explained in Washington D.C. -February 26, 2015 As February 26, in the capital city of the United States, marijuana will be a legal. There will be no pot shops, no open-air smoking, but at least for the moment, the District — for once in its decades-long struggle for the right to […]

New Zealand’s Martin Jetpack inventor company listed on Australian stock exchange Glenn Martin’s jetpack dream achieves lift-off as Martin Aircraft IPO rises on debut New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft Company is already taking orders for ‘world’s first practical jetpack able to be flown by a pilot or via remote control’ Sally Rose The Sydney Morning Herald […]

Religion of former enslaved Africans after slavery ended in the United States The following articles expose the fact that even after slavery ended, in the United States, formerly enslaved Africans continued to observe forms of Traditional African Religion and in some cases actually reverted back to their ancestral faith. There was a great lack of comprehension of […]

Boston 2024 releases its Olympic Bid renderings Boston 2024, the private nonprofit behind the city’s bid, released the presentation materials it gave to the U.S. Olympic Committee during its bid in December 2014. Below are renderings of potential Boston 2024 venues. ____________ Potential Boston 2024 Olympic facilities ___________ Boston 2024 Olympic districts Click images below […]

Canada releases its annual population estimates for metropolitan areas, July 1, 2014 Release date: February 11, 2015 Source: Statistics Canada On July 1, 2014, almost 7 in 10 Canadians, or 24,858,600 people, were living in a census metropolitan area (CMA). In turn, more than one in three Canadians (35.3%) made their home in Canada’s three […]

Remembering Yesteryear: American carnivals once held “Hit The Nigger Baby” contest As the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom officially celebrate Black History Month we flashback to never forget yesteryear. It is not too long ago when a popular game was played at carnivals across the United States. That game was known by many […]

Colorado may have to refund as much as $30 million in marijuana taxes Associated Press DENVER — Colorado’s marijuana experiment was designed to raise revenue for the state and its schools, but a state law may put some of the tax money directly into residents’ pockets, causing quite a headache for lawmakers. The state constitution […]