On Friday, the $2.2 billion Revel Casino in Atlantic City was back in bankruptcy court for the second time in 2 years. Lawyers for the mega-casino argued it was a “melting ice-cube” that would have to close this summer unless
Millennials are criticized for broadcasting too many intimate details of our everyday lives online. We readily publish what we had for lunch, when we went to the gym, relationship status updates, and more. Things more senior generations might deem “TMI”
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China sends four new oil rigs into South China Sea In a turnabout, Pakistan refugees flood into Afghanistan India’s PM Narendra Modi government in crisis over Iraq hostages In strategic victory, ISIS captures Syria-Iraq
From The Economist: For years after the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, China’s leaders surprised the world by adhering scrupulously to Hong Kong’s unusual political set-up of “one country, two systems”. Under the terms of the
“The budget reflects the parameters of the rainy day fund that the legislature unanimously approved last month. No budget is perfect and no one got everything that they wanted, but with this budget, that insures stability and expands opportunity, we
In a slap-down of claims by Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg that Britain would be “isolated” if it left the European Union, one of China’s most senior economic figures has said it would make no
With the United States becoming a net energy exporter in early 2014 and expected to be the world’s largest producer of oil in 2015, the United States’ 40 years of investing massive financial resources and diplomatic clout to maintain stable
The 11-hour time difference between China and Brazil has given Chinese wheeler-dealers a lucrative opportunity selling fake sick notes to football fans staying up all night to watch World Cup games. A search by AFP for “Beijing” and “sick notes
BEIJING (AP) — A court in eastern China on Thursday sentenced to up to 6 ½ years in prison three activists who were part of a nascent civil rights movement that has urged government officials to publicly disclose their assets.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), the chief deputy whip who is running against Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) for the majority whip position, touted praise from President Obama in an “Obama Voters for Roskam” website
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. is flying F-18 surveillance missions over Iraq Chinese and Vietnamese officials meet without smiling and agree on nothing Ebola unexpectedly surges again in western Africa U.S. is flying F-18 surveillance missions over Iraq
Canada’s government has approved the creation of a new pipeline which could move tar sands oil to Asian markets. The pipeline, if built, could replace a significant portion of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline’s capacity in case it is not
Illegal aliens from around the globe have been sneaking into the U.S. through the southern border. Recently the suspected head of a human smuggling ring was captured at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Two other men suspected as part
On June 17 “an accidental explosion” at a central China armory “killed 17 soldiers while they were stacking ammunition.” The armory is located “on the outskirts of Hengyang.” The Associated Press reports that China’s Xinhua News Agency says the cause
HONG KONG (AP) — As teams battle for football glory at the World Cup in Brazil, the biggest winners from the tournament may be illegal bookmakers in Asia. Since kickoff, Chinese officer worker Chen has already wagered 2,000-3,000 yuan ($320-$480)
The Chinese government announced a mass execution of 13 terrorism suspects in northwest Xinjiang province, home to many of the nation’s ethnic Uyghur population. The group was involved in seven difference cases, according to state reports, and the executions follow
The Chinese government has expanded its territorial claims in the South China Sea by building islands on reefs that both Vietnam and the Philippines claim are theirs, according to new reports. The islands, on the South Johnson Reef and the
Buffeted by slow growth and too few jobs, Americans now have to deal with more inflation. In May, consumer prices rose at more than a 4 percent annual pace, and inflation has been heating up the last several months. Rapid growth
British energy giant BP will sign a long-term deal with Chinese state-owned peer CNOOC in London on Tuesday to supply China with liquefied natural gas, BP chief executive Bob Dudley said. The LNG deal, worth around $20 billion (14.75 billion
The summer’s glitzy reboot of the famed Japanese monster Godzilla proved a hit with American audiences. Still, domestic ticket buyers seemingly prefer the Captain America reboot as well as X-Men: Days of Future Past. Not in China, where the big,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities increased their holdings in April to another record high even though China cut back on its holdings for a third straight month. The Treasury Department reported Monday that total foreign holdings
A Chinese football fan has reportedly died after spending days awake watching the opening games of the World Cup in a marathon TV session. The 25-year-old man from Suzhou, a city of eastern China, stayed up “for days” to watch
U.S. foreign policy is failing. Russia is pushing into Ukraine and threatening Eastern Europe; China is bullying Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam in the East and South China Seas; and terrorist groups in the Middle East and Africa can be
After a decade of the United States and allies working to restore stability in Iraq, the nations of the world watch – some hesitantly, some willingly – as the oil-rich nation struggles to keep afloat amid a jihadist assault. While
Melinda Gates, of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has announced that her international family planning foundation will no longer fund abortion because she believes abortion and family planning have become “conflated.” Gates, wife of the Microsoft founder and a
