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The event will also feature a special tribute to the Olympic athletes with figure skater and gold medal winner Scott Hamilton. Following this musical salute, the Washington, DC, skyline will come alive with the most colorful, creative and booming display of fireworks ever set against silhouettes of the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument and the [...]

And that is an idea whose time has come. But theres just things that are allowed and accepted, in NYC that make it infinitely cooler as a city that embraces art, than here. Sounds cool? Its the baby of Olafur Eliasson, and is funded by the NY Public Art Fund, the city, and private investors. [...]

Teams must design, simulate, build, and fly a rocket capable of carrying two raw eggs to 750 feet (no more, no less). About 700 high school teams compete each year, and the top 100 teams are invited to the finals in Washington DC. We are a first year team and we finished 13th out of [...]

World leaders are calling for action to ease the crisis. Our panel of experts will discuss whats behind the higher prices and what, if anything, can be done about them in the short and long term. David Orden, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. He’s also a professor [...]

Cheryl Miller died June 7, 2003 after suffering from multiple sclerosis for 32 years. He will be joined by family and friends. Cheryl was an outspoken advocate for medical marijuana for the last 12 years of her life. She was arrested for consuming marijuana in a congressman’s office in 1998, one of many Washington DC [...]