China’s latest ‘sacred’ manned space mission blasts off By Ben Blanchard Reuters BEIJING- A Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft was launched from a remote […]
June 10, 2013
University of Texas at Austin anticipating U.S. Supreme Court ruling -Fisher v. University of Texas
University of Texas at Austin anticipating U.S. Supreme Court ruling -Fisher v. University of Texas The Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Ed Source: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas — The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to issue a series of opinions Monday morning and could release its decision in […]
June 10, 2013
Bilderberg 2013: Secret meeting opens press office for 1st time
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 […]
June 10, 2013
Brazil prepares for World Cup 2014 as criticism mounts over cost
Brazil prepares for World Cup 2014 as criticism mounts over cost Taxpayers bearing brunt of projects such as mega-stadium in Manaus, which will struggle to justify running costs after 2014 Jonathan Watts The Guardian MANAUS- When the heart of the Amazon was among the richest places on Earth, local rubber barons flaunted their incredible wealth […]
June 8, 2013
The War on Marijuana in Black and White- ACLU’s 2013 report on racially biased arrests
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 […]
June 8, 2013
U.S. unemployment for May 2013 ticked up to 7.6%. African American male unemployment increased to 13.5%
U.S. unemployment for May 2013 ticked up to 7.6%. African American male unemployment increased to 13.5% U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in professional and business services, food […]
June 7, 2013
Britain to compensate tortured Kenyans-The Mau Mau who fought against colonial rule
Britain to compensate tortured Kenyans Foreign secretary says Mau Mau fighters who suffered abuse for resisting colonial rule will receive $30.8m Al Jazeera Britain has agreed to compensate Kenyans tortured during the Mau Mau uprising against colonial rule in the 1950s, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. Hague expressed “sincere regret” on Thursday that the […]
June 6, 2013
Vietnam eyes foreign investors to expand stock market
Vietnam eyes foreign investors to expand stock market By Bloomberg News Vietnamese regulators will submit a proposal next month to ease restrictions on foreign ownership in companies as they lure more international investors to a stock market that’s 14 times smaller than Singapore’s. The proposal would raise the foreign ownership limit for publicly-traded companies from […]
June 5, 2013
President Obama appoints Susan Rice as the National Security Advisor
President Obama appoints Susan Rice as the National Security Advisor Samantha Power named to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations By Stephen Collinson | AFP President Barack Obama will name UN ambassador Susan Rice as his new national security advisor Wednesday, months after her hopes of becoming the top US diplomat were […]
June 5, 2013
Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th coronation anniversary
Thousands hail Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th coronation anniversary Queen’s diamond jubilee year seen as huge success for monarchy CBC News A fanfare of trumpets and cheering crowds greeted Queen Elizabeth today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her coronation with a service at Westminster Abbey featuring a priceless crown that has adorned the heads of […]
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