Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor
• April 24, 2015
Costa Rica
Dr. Brian Kubicki, a Minnesotan scientist in Costa Rica, has found a new species of frog that looks remarkably like The Muppet’s host, Kermit the Frog, according to CBC. The frog, which...
What is the value of 17 years of a person’s life?
The city of Greensboro may soon have to reckon with that question. LaMonte Armstrong, who spent 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit,...
Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Rockefeller Institute are currently facing a lawsuit from over 770 plaintiffs for $1 billion for their alleged role in a series of experiments performed on Guatemalans without...
Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor
• April 17, 2015
South Africa:
An outburst of anti-immigrant violence has killed five people and displaced many more in the costal city of Durban, according to the Guardian. Among the dead were two foreigners and three...
Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor
• April 17, 2015
“I am originally from Bhutan,” said Kharka Basnet, program manager for the Society of Bhutanese of High Point. “It was a Himalayan kingdom; it was very nice. I was only 15 when I left, but I can...
How would you feel if a whole country went to the streets calling for your impeachment after they have elected you as their president? This scenario is currently facing Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president.
Rousseff...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the triumph of President Obama’s economic agenda. In discussion since 2005, this negotiation incorporates Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New...
Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor
• April 10, 2015
India
Police are accused of using excessive force after a battle with red sandalwood smugglers killed 20 suspects, according to the BBC. Red sandalwood (prized in furniture making) was banned from sale...
Guilford College students and faculty know as well as anyone the harsh realities of budget cuts, and now it seems local high schools are facing a similar problem.
Over the past few weeks, preliminary...
