Bioscience Authority Approves Regional Research Funds
The Bioscience Authority approved funds for a wet lab incubator at KU to boost bioscience industry growth in Douglas County and the Kansas City metro area. It also greenlit 4.1 million for the Kansas Bioenergy and Biorefining Center of Innovation to unite KU, Kansas State, and industry in alternative fuel development. Additional grants include 600 thousand for Krista Walton’s gas purification research at Kansas State, 500 thousand for a national cancer research compound management system, and 250 thousand for drugs targeting tumor growth cells.
Morales orders US diplomat to leave Bolivia amid tensions
President Evo Morales on Monday ordered the U.S. second secretary Francisco Martinez to depart after investigations said he was in permanent contact with opposition groups. The State Department condemned the move as unwarranted and unjustified, while a U.S. official noted Martinez’s career role in political affairs.
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U S protests harassment of Navy ship near Hainan Island
The White House condemned what officials call Chinese harassment of the USNS Impeccable as five Chinese vessels closed within 50 feet in international waters south of Hainan Island. The Pentagon said the crew wore swimwear, sprayed water, and forced an emergency stop before the ship moved on.
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Supreme Court narrows voting rights Act reach in redistricting ruling
In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court limited the Voting Rights Act to districts where minorities exceed half the population. North Carolina’s 39 percent Black district case was rejected as a crossover district not covered. MALDEF says the ruling weakens minority leverage in drawing electoral maps post 2010 Census. Justice Kennedy announced the judgment.
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North Korea Reopens Border for South Korean Workers
North Korea agreed to allow South Korean workers in the joint Gaeseong zone to cross the border after Pyongyang cut the hot line to Seoul amid 12 day joint military drills. Officials note the border move comes as talks of satellite launch and missile test concerns persist.
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