Ferguson Missouri, Nov. 25, 2014, /voanews.com/ — The Midwestern U.S. town of Ferguson saw its worst unrest in months, after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager.
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Riots Erupt in Ferguson Following Ruling
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Lawsuit Filed Against Asian Discrimination in Admissions at Harvard & UNC
By Brian Han, The Korea Times
Asian applicants who apply to some of the most prestigious U.S. universities such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford may already be at a statistical disadvantage based purely on ethnicity.
This isn’t necessarily breaking news, but Edward Blum, head of the legal agency that is spearheading the effort, is attempting to uncover the phenomenon in a legally viable manner. The end goal is to ultimately shift college admissions processes away from race-based affirmative action and towards race-neutral alternatives.
Edward Blum, the director of the Project on Fair Representation, during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, announced the filing of two lawsuits challenging the alleged racial preference admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill . (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Mayor Walsh Commends President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration & Info Session at City Hall
President Obama announced the executive action in the White House (from Web cast).
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Jack Ma Shares Tips at World Internet Conference
By Dai Tian (chinadaily.com.cn)
Wuzhen, Zhejiang, China, Nov. 20, 2014, Jack Ma Yun, lead founder and executive chairman of China’s Alibaba Group, said at the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen that he credits the success of his company to holding true to a vision of the future.
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Hot off the Press — Late Glory, Biography of WWII Veteran Arthur Wong
By Changhong Zhang, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 21, 2014, — The Chinese version of Late Glory: Arthur Wong and Chinese American WWII Veterans Who Liberated Europe is in production now. Co-authored by David Li and Amy Yang, the biography is published by Boston Bilingual Media and Publishing Inc (BBMP). An English version of the biography will be ready for print in 2015 in time for the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII according to BBMP.
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Attorney Connie Dai Makes to 2014 Super Lawyers List
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 19, 2014, — Business Law Attorney Connie Dai was recently selected by superlawyers.com as a Rising Star Super Lawyer in Boston. Ms. Dai is an attorney at law firm CUTLER & WILENSKY LLP in Boston.
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MIT Receives $15 Million from Hewlett Foundation for Cyber Security Research
Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 18, 2014, –MIT has received $15 million in funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to establish an initiative aimed at laying the foundations for a smart, sustainable cybersecurity policy to deal with the growing cyber threats faced by governments, businesses, and individuals.
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South Cove Manor Presents Two Free Breakfast Seminars
Boston, Nov. 18, 2014, –You are invited to the November South Cove Manor Breakfast Seminar on Nov. 20. The program is sponsored by South Cove Manor and Asian Health Initiative at Tufts Medical Center. The Breakfast Seminar series are Free and open to the public, seminar topics may focus on healthcare, eldercare, healthy aging or community resources and services.
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Boston Tea Party Comes Alive at Boston Harbor This December
Boston, Nov. 17, 2014, — The history of Boston Tea Party comes alive this December. It’s December 16, 1773 and trouble was brewing in Boston. Presented by Boston’s famed Old South Meeting House and the new Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, the 241st Boston Tea Party Anniversary & Annual Reenactment is an opportunity for the public to experience one of America’s most iconic public protests.
Picture from Boston Tea Party reenactment in 2012(photo credit: Michael Blanchard Photography).
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The Politics behind G20 “Family” Photo and Statement on Ebola
Brisbane, Australia, Nov. 15, 2014, –There was plenty of distance between Tony Abbott and Vladimir Putin when world leaders lined up for the traditional G20 “family” photo.
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