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Catalans declare independence
Placa Catalunya, Barcelona Photo: Tango7174/Wikimedia Commons Spain was heading for more unrest and uncertainty as the Catalan regional Parliament Friday declared independence. Catalonia holds key importance for Spain with its wealth, economic output, banking, tourism attraction...October 27, 2017 1365 0 -
Pakistani-American Shahid Khan is 72nd on Forbes 2017 list of 400 richest
With a real time net worth of $ 7.2 billion, Pakistani-American Shahid Khan is placed 72nd on Forbes 2017 list of 400 richest Americans. The magazine notes Khan, an engineer by trade, bought auto parts supplier...October 20, 2017 1949 0 -
Protesters rally against travel ban in Washington D.C.
A coalition of civil rights and immigration organizations staged a demonstrations outside the White House to press their opposition to travel ban against citizens of mostly Muslim majority countries. The organizers called the demonstration #NoMuslimBanEver and...October 19, 2017 1316 0 -
NASA reports catching of first light from a gravitational event
An animation of the event Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab In a first discovery of its kind, NASA scientists have detected light tied to a gravitational-wave event from two merging neutron stars in the...October 17, 2017 1078 0 -
In rare move, Motion Picture Academy expels Weinstein
Photo: Zff2012/Wikimedia Commons Amid growing accusations implicating producer Harvey Weinstein in “sexually predatory behavior” toward actresses over the past decades, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expelled him from the ace Hollywood body....October 14, 2017 1174 0 -
Voter registration deadline in Virginia is October 16, 2017
Virginia State Capitol, Photo Credit: Anderskev/Wikimedia Commons The voter registration deadline for the upcoming November 7 statewide election in Virginia is Monday, October the 16th, according to the Department of Elections. In order to register to...October 13, 2017 1243 0 -
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Las Vegas shooter massacres 59; Possessed 42 guns; Motive not known yet
Photo shows Las Vegas strip shooting site Credit: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz)/Wikimedia Commons The gun attack against unsuspecting crowd at a country music festival in Las Vegas shattered 59 lives, wounded more than 500 people and...October 2, 2017 1288 0 -
American middle class earnings in 2016 soared to highest level
Times Square in New York, Photo: Chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons The middle class in America earned highest income in 2016, overtaking the previous record level achieved in 1999, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Bureau released three...September 12, 2017 1254 0
