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| Lady Gaga’s Asia Tour and the Global Economy |
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Lady Gaga recently kicked off her "Born This Way" tour in Seoul, the capitol of South Korea, and will travel to Hong Kong, Taiwan’s Taipei, Jakarta in Indonesia, Singapore, and Bangkok in Thailand.
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| | President Announces Support for Same-Sex Marriage |
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President Obama clearly stated his support for same-sex marriage for the first time as president in a recent interview with ABC News. The statement placed Obama firmly on the side of gay rights advocates ahead of an election that’s likely to spotlight social issues polarizing many Americans.
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| | Nintendo Reports First Annual Losses in Decades |
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Nintendo, the Japanese video game company, reported in April that it lost more than $400 million, its first annual loss in revenue since 1981. Nintendo has been around since 1889 and began as a playing card company in Kyoto, Japan, so it is capable of adapting to stay profitable. However, some critics say that Nintendo is no longer changing fast enough.
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The dramatic escape of a blind Chinese activist from a well-guarded house in the countryside is now at the center of a delicate diplomatic situation between China and the U.S. as they try to figure out their respective roles in the global economy of the future.
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More than 170 girls and women became ill at a school in northern Afghanistan after opponents to women’s education allegedly poisoned the school’s water supply, according to local health officials. The incident highlights the dangers women face in the country after American and NATO forces leave.
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| | Politicians Bicker Over Fate of Student Loan Rates |
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A war of words over student loan interest rates shows how hard it is to fix government problems even when most politicians agree that keeping student loans affordable is in the country’s best interest.
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Voters in Egypt’s first presidential election since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak will find far fewer candidates to choose from on the ballot than they originally thought. Ten candidates, including three front-runners, have been disqualified, causing protests and unrest among Egyptians and bringing into question whether the elections will be free and democratic.
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I’ve been able to have really good music education. I’ve been through it, so it makes me really sad to see that other kids who may be interested in music aren’t getting the education that they want.
