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The hills of Western Hungary, after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people through their clothes.
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According to the New York Times, “The drought that has settled over more than half of the continental United States this summer is the most widespread in more than half a century. And it is likely to grow worse.” [Full article]
More:
“Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S, with Asians now making up the largest share of recent immigrants. ” Read our new report, “The Rise of Asian Americans,” just released: http://pewrsr.ch/KIJP63
Be sure to check out this neat visual summary of Nielsen’s 2011 State of the Media report.
Wow. Some stark infographics from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press’s new report, “The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election.”
Google has announced it has partnered with electronic device maker iRiver to release the first e-reader to integrate its Google eBooks platform, launching July 17 in Target stores and on Target.com. The iRiver Story HD will allow readers to buy and read Google eBooks over a WiFi connection, displaying books on its high-resolution e-ink screen and QWERTY keyboard. The device will retail for $139.999, offering hundreds of thousands of paid Google eBooks and over 3 million free titles. (via Google eBooks gets its first integrated e-reader - TNW Google)
