Democrat Elizabeth Warren unseated incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown to become Massachusetts’ first female senator in the state’s history. Elizabeth Warren ran as a champion of the people and cited her extensive work with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau throughout the campaign. Scott Brown filled the senate seat left vacant by Ted Kennedy, who died […]
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Read MoreIn order to lessen its dependence on death row inmates, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced it would create a national registry for organ donation. China’s health ministry said the new program was being developed because harvesting organs from death row inmates was never sustainable nor ethical. [Al-Jazeera]
Read MoreAlison Sudol, the singer known as A Fine Frenzy, is an alternative singer/songwriter. A Fine Frenzy‘s debut album, One Cell in the Sea, was released in 2007 and followed up by 2009’s sophomore effort a Bomb in a Birdcage. A Fine Frenzy‘s music has also been featured in other media such as movies and tv shows. Her most recent album, Pines, […]
Read MoreWealthy citizens of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are increasingly immigrating to nations like the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in search of better schools, cleaner air, and a higher quality of life. A recent poll of Chinese millionaires found that 16% held foreign residency while 44% planned on to move out […]
Read MoreEberhard van der Laan, Amsterdam’s mayor, has assured tourists that they will still be allowed to enjoy any of Amsterdam’s 220 cafes even though the new cabinet vows to move ahead with a national registration scheme that would prohibit foreigners from purchasing cannabis. [Dutch News]
Read MoreThe project by the Malaysian government is intended to be a showcase of modern living, relying upon renewable resources for energy and employing environmentally comprehensive methods of living. Everything from waste to energy will be recycled. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak had this to say of Iskandar Malaysia: Iskandar Malaysia [is] a smart city template […]
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