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Ethiopia rejects Egyptian protests over Nile dam Construction of Grand Renaissance dam to continue despite Eygptian concerns over impact on water supply and farming Patrick Kingsley in Cairo Guardian UK CAIRO- Ethiopia has refused to halt work on a controversial giant dam across the river Nile that Egypt fears will severely curb its water supply. […]

World’s rich and powerful met in UK for the secretive Bilderberg conclave By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press More than 100 of the world’s most powerful people met at a former manor house near London for a secretive annual gathering known as the Bilderberg meeting. It has attained legendary status in […]

The War on Marijuana in Black and White ACLU’s 2013 report on racially biased arrests By American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) This report is the first to examine marijuana possession arrest rates by race for all 50 states (and the District of Columbia) and their respective counties from 2001 to 2010. The report relies on […]

NASA: Rover radiation data poses manned Mars mission dilemma Data from NASA Rover’s Voyage to Mars Aids Planning NASA PASADENA, Calif. — Measurements taken by NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission as it delivered the Curiosity rover to Mars in 2012 are providing NASA the information it needs to design systems to protect human explorers from […]

Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger High Speed Rail Corridor Investment Plan Georgia Department of Transportation The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires agencies to publish an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) when planning a project that will significantly affect the environment. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), which is leading the Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor […]

President Obama has only completed just 4 years and nearly 5 months in office and may have already accomplished more for Wall Street than any other President did in their completed 2 terms Barack Obama is the 5th President to see the S&P 500 double while in office Floyd Norris The New York Times In […]

The world’s tallest building will be in the middle of an empty field in China By Lily Kuo | Quartz A Chinese firm best known for building air conditioning units is constructing a vertical city. Broad Sustainable Construction (BSB) said this week that next month it will finally break ground on its the tower that […]

Presidents Compensation at Public Colleges, 2012 Fiscal Year Compensation received in the 2012 fiscal year by 200 chief executives at public universities and systems in the United States. Fiscal years typically run from July 1 to June 30 but can vary by institution. The Chronicle of Higher Education surveyed institutions to collect compensation data. The […]

Where do the world’s richest people live? RT The old Russian proverb that ‘all money goes to Moscow’ has been validated by the most recent global billionaire hot spot poll, which places Europe’s largest city at number two. Research firm WealthInsight’s report has ranked the top 20 cities where billionaires reside. The 2012 date puts […]

Minnesota temperatures rise fast bringing ice from lake into homes Conrad Wilson Minnesota Public Radio ISLE, Minn. — On the shores of Lake Mille Lacs, just south of Garrison, it finally feels like spring. But the lake looks more like winter. This year, many of the lakes in northern Minnesota still have ice on them. […]