by Jingnan Huo | Apr 4, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Monday that “more and better education” is crucial to combat sagging productivity in period of technological change. Lagarde said that in “both in advanced and emerging...
by Jingnan Huo | Mar 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Senate Select Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election will move into the interview phase next week, with 20 people expected to talk to Senate investigators about Russia’s role in President Donald Trump’s...
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by Taylor Goebel | Mar 30, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON: Erin Macdonald has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, loves Star Trek, and is education manager for World Space Week. She is also working toward her candidacy for state legislature. Macdonald wants to connect science and politics in the public eye, and running for...
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by David Jordan | Mar 29, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
In Matanzas, Cuba workers handcraft books at the government owned publishing house Ediciones Vigías. They primarily use recycled materials and publish in both Spanish and English. Hugo Santana is an engineer by day and a poet by night, and has been published by...
by Nona Tepper | Mar 16, 2017 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON–After 15 years of working in Chinese banking and finance, Matt Trusch turned to the bottle. Trusch moved from Shanghai to Houston in 2013 and founded ByeJoe Spirits USA, the first U.S.-based manufacturer of the traditional Chinese liquor baijiu. The...
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by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Mar 16, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Economic experts from both conservative and liberal perspectives said Thursday that U.S. trade policy likely will continue along the lines of the Obama administration this year with some protectionist rhetoric added by the Trump administration, deflating...
