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SAUDI ARABIA―Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that does not allow women to drive. In an interview conducted by CNNMoney’s Samuel Burke, business women Deemah AlYahya, Executive Director at Saudi Arabia’s Microsoft; Lateefa Alwaalan, founder and CEO of the Arabic coffee startup Yatooq; and Hayat Sindi, a biotechnologist, and  founder and CEO of i2 are speaking out about...

UNITED STATES—Google announced on Tuesday, December 6 that they are planning to run entirely from renewable energy at the start of 2017. The company has spent the past decade negotiating and participating in deals with renewable producers and announced that its data and business centers all over the world will follow suit. According to the New York Times, Google spent...

RIONEGRO, COLUMBIA—LaMia Flight 2933 which was carrying 77 passengers crashed into a hillside near Rionegro, Columbia on Monday, November 28. “The plane is in total electric failure and without fuel,” a crew member informed CNN. Seventy-one plane members—including coaches, invited guests, reporters, and Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team, were killed in the collision. Six survivors remained including two crew members, one journalist,...

VERBANIA, ITALY―The oldest living person in the world, Emma Morano celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday, November 29. Morano was born November 29, 1899 in Civiasco, Italy. She became the oldest living person in May 2016 after the death of Susannah Mushatt Jones at 116 years old. A celebration was held for Morano in her Verbania apartment that was broadcast throughout parts of Italy....

COLUMBUS, OH—Authorities shot and killed the student who drove his car into a field of pedestrians and stabbed multiple students at Ohio State University on Monday, November 28. OSU and police have identified the suspect as Abdul Razak Ali Artan. Artan was a Somali refugee who left his country in 2007 with family. He lived in Pakistan and later moved...

NEW YORK—Thomas Arrington, a twenty-something Queensborough Community College (QCC) student, was in mid-conversation about the recent election when two students threatened to "light" his hat on fire. The incident, according to Arrington started with his "Make America Great Again" hat—which has been the slogan of president-elect Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. In an interview with Owen Shroyer of Infowars Nightly News, Arrington...

UNITED STATES—It was a race between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to become the next President of the United States of America. On Tuesday, November 8, Americans hit the polls to cast their vote for president, and in the wee hours news outlets announced that Donald J. Trump won enough electoral votes to become President. Pushing...

SAN FRANCISCO—British Airways flight BA286 made an emergency landing in Vancouver enroute to London on Monday, October 24. Twenty-five crew members had to be taken to the hospital, including 3 pilots due to “feeling ill” according to British Airways. No passengers were admitted to hospitals for treatment. The British Airways Airbus A380 departed at 7 p.m. PST and landed in...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL—It was sloppy, uneven and at times a choppy semi-final between the United States and Spain on Friday, August 19. Team USA defeated Spain, 82-76, setting the table for Sunday's gold medal game vs. Serbia. Klay Thompson and DeAndre Jordan saved the day for the Americans. Thompson was on fire with 17 points in the first quarter,...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL—The United States Men's Basketball team dismantled Team China, 119-62 on Saturday. Kevin Durant was spectacular with 25 points as USA rolled to victory in their opening game of the Rio Summer Olympics. The game was over before it really began, with the United States jumping out to a 30-10 lead after the first quarter. DeMarcus Cousins...