This past week, President Joe Biden announced his list of United States’ representatives attending the United Nations General Assembly. Among the list of representatives was Tom Carnahan, who graduated from William Jewell College in 2005 with a degree in International Relations. After completing his undergraduate degree, Carnahan attended the University…
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Iceland Air is coming to KCI
The Kansas City International Airport (KCI) will host three weekly direct international flights to the Keflavik International Airport near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, beginning May 26. The flights will offer connections to and from more than 25 destinations in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. KCI was chosen as a hub…
Read MoreThe newest wave of basketball talent from overseas might be the best
NBA talent from outside the U.S. is not new. Some of the league’s greatest players, like Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwan from Nigeria and Dirk Nowitzki from Germany, are within the top dozen all-time individual scoring leaders. Players from overseas have seen any number of roles from star players like Olajuwan,…
Read MoreRussian Doping Scandal: Olympic Problem
In the midst of the lead-up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, Russian track-and-field runners Mariya Savinova-Farsonova, Ekaterina Poistogova, Anastasiya Bazdyreva, Kristina Ugarova and Tatjana Myazina have been “provisionally sanctioned” by authorities who claim these and others were involved in a massive doping scandal. Other parties being implicated…
Read MoreGolf Returns to the Olympics
The sport of golf will be returning to the Summer Olympics in 2016, making its first appearance since 1904 in Rio de Janeiro. The sport has seen extreme expansion over the past 15 years, and the geographical diversity represented in Olympic golf is sure to stand as proof. “The popularity…
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Headlines: Kony 2015?
How this happened and why it is still happening. Many of us likely recall the 2012 Invisible Children campaign against Joseph Kony that was prompted by the documentary “Kony 2012.” We were outraged by his crimes against humanity, specifically those involving the abduction of children for the purpose of creating…
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Headlines: Ebola
The Ebola breakout in West Africa started March 2014, but interest peaked in the United States in September and October. The United States focused on the impact of Ebola within the country and not the impact internationally. The outbreak here started with Thomas Duncan, who contracted the disease after traveling…
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Headlines: Edward Snowden
After revealing the U.S. surveillance system PRISM in an interview to The Guardian newspaper, Edward Snowden fled to Russia. He recently received a three year extension on his asylum and will therefore remain in Russia. (Picture: Snowden in an interview with The Guardian in July 2013) May 20, 2013, Edward…
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Headlines: Distant Hope for Gaza
Revisit the destruction that happened over the summer in Gaza as a result of an Israeli campaign to root out terrorism in Gaza. Over the summer, Israel and Palestine entered a 50-day conflict. During this time, many Gazan homes were destroyed and civilians were killed, as human rights violations occurred…
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