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The US Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of 14 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grants of more than $17 million.

The money granted will go to fund projects that aim at improving the water quality of Great Lakes by preventing phosphorus runoff and soil erosion that contributes to algal blooms and by reducing suspended sediments in Great Lakes tributaries.

It has been told that the projects funded by the GLRI grants will be implemented by conservation organizations and by state and local governments. Four of the grants were awarded within Ohio.

U. S. Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Russell Township, said in a statement that these four grants are a clear reason of why they need to reduce the gas to secure funds for GLRI.

It has been reported that NASA's human exploration strategy gained some clarity after the announcement of what type of asteroid astronauts might visit in coming decades after being launched from Kennedy Space Center.

Five days of collaboration and strategy clashes culminated Friday in two Caltech presentations that demystified how a potential asteroid-landing mission is a stepping stone towards getting astronauts on Mars.

In the 2015 Caltech Space Challenge, 32 international students were selected and were further divided into two teams.

The teams were then asked to design a mission where astronauts would land on an asteroid both to mine for resources and to demonstrate how the raw materials could be used.

According to a new report by RealtyTrac, home price appreciation has outpaced wage growth in 76% of housing markets amid the economic recovery. This has increased over the past two years by a 13-to-1 ratio. But in New Jersey, the condition is totally different.

According to Daren Blomquist, vice president of Realty Trac, "Generally, you would think that wages outpacing home price growth would be a good thing because it would indicate that there is more room for home prices to grow and I do think that is the case in New Jersey".

He also added that home prices are not growing and this is one of the reasons behind wages outpacing home price growth in some regions. He also added that they're observing a small decline in most of the New Jersey markets.

On Thursday, Microsoft said that it will push its US suppliers give their employees paid time off, however it will be done only for staffers who work for Microsoft. According to Microsoft, it has approximately 2,000 US suppliers, who offer services like security and maintenance.

The company is not aware regarding the number of its suppliers, which don't provide paid time off. The company got the information regarding the matter from workers and media reports.

Fewer people applied for US unemployment benefits last week. Economy experts said this is an indication that strong hiring continues despite signs of slower economic growth at the start of 2015.

The Labor Department on Thursday said that weekly applications for unemployment aid dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 282,000.

The decrease suggests that a recent slowdown in manufacturing, housing starts and retail sales has so far not hit the job market. This is an indication that economic growth will rebound after a harsh winter.

The four-week average, a less volatile measure, tumbled 7,750 to 297,000. Over the past 12 months, the average has dipped roughly 7%.

Swedish headquarters of McDonald's has unveiled a capsule collection of clothes and other items printed all over with Big Mac images. The sandwich-themed items were launched in 'McWalk' fashion show at a mall in Stockholm.

The capsule collection included raincoat, thermal tops and bottoms, pillowcase, a dog coat, rainboots, and duvet cover. According to reports, the small collection will also be available online at the Big Mac Shop in Sweden. As per a statement given by the company, a part of the sales will go to the Ronald McDonald Children's Fund.