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German voters will head to the polls on September 24 [AFP/Getty Images]

Turkey Issues Travel Warning for Germany Before Vote

Turkey has told its citizens visiting or living in Germany to "be careful" and keep their composure against "racist and xenophobic slurs" in advance of the country's upcoming federal elections. "It is advised for our citizens in Germany or planning to visit this country to be even-tempered, keep themselves out of political discussions and absent themselves from rallies held by terrorist groups ahead of the elections," said the Turkish foreign ministry in a statement published on its official website on Saturday.

September 10, 2017
Published in Turks in Germany

Lauren Arikan Running for Maryland House of Delegates

Lauren Arikan, wife of Turkish American Yusuf Arikan, is running for the House of Delegates in Maryland’s 7th District in the Republican Primary on June 26, 2018. The Arikans live with their three children in Jarrettsville, Maryland on their 8-acre farm where they raise poultry and dairy goats. They own and manage an accounting and staffing firm, Arikan Accounting. Lauren also owns and operates an investment company, Arikan Investments.

August 29, 2017
Published in Businessman

Louis Madigan and a previous rendering of 111 Varick (Credit: Twitter and S9 Architecture)

Developer of 111 Varick to Build Even Taller, in Spite of Rival

Developers Madigan Development and Agime Group are wrapped up in court over the future views of luxury condominiums they’re both building in Soho, and on Friday, Madigan sent a pretty clear message to its neighbor that it’s not backing down.

August 29, 2017
Published in Business

NASA Reveals Its New Reusable Space Vehicle - the Dream Chaser

NASA has revealed its new reusable space vehicle, the “Dream Chaser”. The new spacecraft follows in the footsteps of its previous generation which was partially reusable. The craft is in its early test phase and more tests will start before the end of 2017. Once fully developed, the vehicle will be used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). Researchers hope its first delivery can happen within the next few years.