“Mars One will establish the first human settlement on Mars in 2023. A habitable settlement will be waiting for the settlers when they land. The settlement will support them while they live and work on Mars the rest of their lives. Every two years after 2023 an additional crew will arrive, such…
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Few Americans know how, when and why government agents monitor their phone calls and email accounts, and that might not change anytime soon. On Thursday, discussions began in Washington about renewing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Daily chart: disease. You are more likely to be killed by a non-communicable disease, like cancer or heart disease, than anything else. In 2008 they accounted for 63% of the 56m deaths worldwide.
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Why Do Asian Americans Have the Worst Long-Term Unemployment?
According to a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute, the Asian community suffered from the most severe long-term joblessness of any racial demographic in 2010, during the slow, early period of the economic recovery.
As shown in the graph below, 48.7 percent of unemployed Asian Americans had been out of a job for 27 weeks or more. Blacks were next, at 48.5 percent, followed by Whites, at 42.7 percent.
What makes the situation even odder is the more educated Asians are, the more they fall behind whites. Asians with just a high school diploma were more likely to be employed than whites; however, Asians with a bachelor’s degree or higher more likely to be unemployed.
Read more. [Image: Economic Policy Institute]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4y4ywWgde1qcokc4o1_500.png)
Why Do Asian Americans Have the Worst Long-Term Unemployment?
According to a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute, the Asian community suffered from the most severe long-term joblessness of any racial demographic in 2010, during the slow, early period of the economic recovery.
As shown in the graph below, 48.7 percent of unemployed Asian Americans had been out of a job for 27 weeks or more. Blacks were next, at 48.5 percent, followed by Whites, at 42.7 percent.
What makes the situation even odder is the more educated Asians are, the more they fall behind whites. Asians with just a high school diploma were more likely to be employed than whites; however, Asians with a bachelor’s degree or higher more likely to be unemployed.
Read more. [Image: Economic Policy Institute]
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George Zimmerman’s bond has been revoked in the Trayvon Martin shooting case, the Orlando Sentinel reports. In a motion filed today, prosecutors accused Zimmerman and his wife of lying to the judge during a bond hearing about money they collected for his defense.
The judge has ordered Zimmerman to surrender within 48 hours.
More updates on breakingnews.com.
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