Just as the highly anticipated movie Hidden Figures, the story of three African-American women who were crucial in the launch of the first American into orbit, got released in theaters, more news of black female achievement in STEM (science, technology…
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Mar 29, 2016
Queen Latifah is executive producing a new series for Travel Channel
Queen Latifah is executive producing a new series set to air this summer on the Travel Channel.
It is called “The Best Place To Be,” featuring stars divulging their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and sightsee. A-list celebs will…
Jan 15, 2015
New U.S.-Cuba Trade And Travel Rules To Take Effect
The Obama administration says new rules to significantly loosen the U.S. trade embargo
against Cuba and open up the communist island to greater American travel will go into
effect Jan 16. They are the next step in President Barack Obama's…Read more
Sep 24, 2014
Chinese restaurant serves noodles laced with opium poppy
The noodles were not just tasty. They were addictive. A Chinese noodle vendor in northern
Shaanxi province has been detained for 10 days after admitting he added powdered poppy
plant from which opium is made to his dishes to keep…Read more
May 22, 2014
Airbnb Forced To Hand Over Anonymous User Records
Airbnb has announced it will turn over user data anonymized, for now to New York
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. But if Schneiderman suspects an Airbnb host
of illegal activity, the company will turn over detailed user information from name to…Read more
May 21, 2014
Jay Z opening a branch of his 40/40 Club in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Jay Z is opening a branch of his 40/40 Club in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International
Airport.Jay Z is opening his 40/40 Club at the world's busiest airport. Spokeswoman
Victoria Hong of Jay Z partner Delaware North Companies says the sports bar…Read more
May 18, 2014
Caribbean Week in New York
Caribbean Week is the largest most engaging, regional tourism activity in the
New York area and typically attracts thousands of participants. Extensive media coverage
of the various events reaches local, national and international audiences in the millions.
This year, Caribbean…Read more
New York area and typically attracts thousands of participants. Extensive media coverage
of the various events reaches local, national and international audiences in the millions.
This year, Caribbean…Read more
Mar 28, 2014
NTSB tells pilots to stop landing at wrong airports
Dear pilots: Please stop landing at the wrong airport. That's the gist of an alert from the National
Transportation Safety Board, which is going out of its way to remind pilots that they should be sure
they are landing at…Read more