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Cuba: Afro-Cubans could gain from new trade relations with the U.S.  A brief history of Black Cubans President Obama moves to undo the 54-year-old United States trade embargo against Cuba, using broad executive power to lift restrictions on travel, commerce and financial activities. The U.S. Census Bureau reports there are 2,013,155 Cuban-Americans (2013). The majority of Cubans who […]

U.S. Army building an airport just for drones in El Paso, Texas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Complex (UAV) located on Fort Bliss Army Military Installation in El Paso, Texas. The airport will house the drones Gray Eagle and Shadow and include a 50,000-square-foot unmanned aircraft maintenance hangar and more than a mile of runways, aprons, and taxiways. […]

UN Committee Against Torture’s Concluding Observations Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Australia, Burundi, USA, Croatia and Kazakhstan GENEVA- The Committee against Torture considered the combined third to fifth periodic report of the United States of America at its 1264th and 1267th meetings, held on 12 and 13 November 2014, and adopted the concluding observations at its 1276th […]

The United States and China to extend visas for short-term business travelers, tourists, and students The White House Office of the Press Secretary Starting November 12, the United States and the People’s Republic of China will reciprocally increase the validity of short-term business and tourist visas and student and exchange visas issued to each other’s […]

Recreational marijuana use now legal in Washington DC, Oregon, Alaska and Colorado By David Knowles Bloomberg Politics When it came to the fast-expanding rights of marijuana smokers, Election Night was not a buzz kill. Voters in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. passed measures legalizing the drug for recreational use Tuesday, joining Colorado and Washington, which […]

Zambia: Guy Scott becomes Africa’s first white head of state in 20 years Scott is the first white leader of an African nation since F.W. de Klerk, the last president of South Africa under apartheid. Scott is not allowed to run for president as his parents are not native Zambians and he can only hold […]

United Kingdom: Scotland votes “NO” to independence BBC News Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence. With 30 out of the country’s 32 council areas having declared after Thursday’s vote, the “No” side has an unassailable lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688. The winning total needed was 1,852,828. Nationally, the […]

The final polls: Yes 43-47% No 48-50%, Don’t know 4-9% The final polls before voting opens on Thursday morning suggests the No camp are still in the lead. Herald Scotland A Panelbase poll reported 45% for Yes, 50% for No, and 5% either undecided or wouldn’t say. When the third category are excluded, it produces […]

U.S. DOT Announces 72 TIGER ’14 Awards in 46 States and DC U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces 72 TIGER 2014 Recipients: Demand Demonstrates Need for Greater Transportation Investment through GROW AMERICA ACT U.S. Department of Transporatation WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, on September 12, 2014, announced that the Department of Transportation would provide […]

United Kingdom: Ten days to save the Union with Scotland Cameron and Brown join forces to persuade Scots to stay British as Yes camp forges lead By Peter Dominiczak, Simon Johnson and Matthew Holehouse The Telegraph David Cameron and Gordon Brown are to spearhead a final 10-day scramble to save the United Kingdom, following a […]