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…

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Russian 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…

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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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