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WorldWide News
Headlines
Gender equality achieved in U.S. Senate
For the first time ever, the number of men and women in the U.S. senate was equal after the mid-term elections, marking a milestone in democratic gender parity.
Economic purchasing power for people with disabilities on par with general population
After centuries of institutional neglect and powerful socioeconomic forces keeping most people with disabilities at or near the poverty level, modern societies have ensured that people with disabilities will not be subjected to the same economic disadvantages as their predecessors.
Climate disaster averted
Against all political odds, leaders around the world united to enact legal protections that will save the planet from its greatest threat: ourselves.
Life discovered in another solar system
Radio messages were detected coming from a planet only 3 light years from our own. Linguists are still deciphering the meaning of the messages.
Weather
Seattle, WA, USA
Partly cloudy
High: 25C
Low: 15C
Washington DC, USA
Sunny
High: 27C
Low: 20C
Local News
Local high school student wins Nobel prize in economics
Johnny Smith devised his theory of economics within chaotic systems when he was 6 years old. Ten years later he has been awarded the Nobel prize in economics.
Sports
Golf officially declared a hobby, not a sport
Over objections from some of golf's greatest luminaries, golf was stripped of its status as a sport and was relegated to the status of "hobby," thus further weakening its appeal to actual athletes.
Ultimate frisbee added as an Olympic sport
One of the most popular sports of all time, ultimate frisbee, is now an Olympic sport.