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'Town Hall for Our Lives' meeting attempts to reduce gun violence
Anika Iqbal, a sophomore at the Baylor School, also traveled to Nashville - she was excited about the shared commitment to talk about gun violence seen at the town hall. The panelists discussed gun control broadly, but mainly focused on possible solutions for gun violence in the United States. "A thing I'm also exhausted [of] as an Arab-American in this country is that when a white man has a gun... [Full Article...]
Supreme Court Okays Release of Movie 'Nanak Shah Fakir'
The court allowed the release of Hindi film Nanak Shah Fakir across the country and asked the authorities to ensure that no disturbance is caused in its exhibition. The Akali Takht had yesterday chose to ban the movie amid protests by several Sikh organisations, who had objected to the portrayal of Guru Nanak, saying any on-screen depiction of a Sikh Guru or his family members was against the te... [Full Article...]
AMBER Alert cancelled for missing Miami infant
Police said Lowery is homeless and is known to abuse drugs. Authorities believe the child to be in extreme danger. Lowery is wanted for arrest and may be traveling in a white 2002 Lexus RX300 with a Georgia tag WF9F09. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a gray shirt, gray trousers, and no shoes. Anyone who sees Noah or Bella is urged to call 911 immediately, or call the... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation nixes US-draft Security Council Syria resolution
The media reports said that three draft resolutions on the chemical weapons attacks in Syria failed to get passed in a UNSC meeting. Last night, Trump said "nothing is off the table" in Syria and has vowed to respond "forcefully". It was not immediately clear whether the announcement by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons would delay or prevent a US strike in Syria. [Full Article...]
Texas Begins Sending National Guard Troops to Mexican Border
We have catch and release. It's sometimes hard to know just how worked up to get over the torrent of tone-deaf ideas coming out of the White House. The timing of these measures coincides with a growing strike movement among educators, including along the US-Mexico border in the state of Arizona. [Full Article...]
Chemical weapons watchdog plans visit to suspected Syria attack site
Then, after dusk fell, a different kind of bombardment began. Children were among the dead. In tandem with the announcement of a broad regional strategy to counter Iran's "malign influence", Tillerson's speech suggested that Trump had been won over to longer term USA intervention. [Full Article...]
Options for U.S. military strike on Syria run the gamut, official says
Now there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria , working mostly as advisers to the Kurdish dominated Syrian Defense Forces battling the Islamic State in northern Syria . "The President will remain in the United States to oversee the American response to Syria and to monitor developments around the world". Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that his country had sent expert... [Full Article...]
Digital Day 2018 Highlights EU Blockchain Partnership Initiative
The VentureEU fund will invest in six venture capital fund of funds, which is hoped to raise a total of €6.5 billion, double the amount of capital investment which is available now according to the European Commission . Tuesday, European Commission (EC) vice president Andrus Ansip went so far as to highlight distributed ledger tech, calling it one of "the areas where Europe is best positioned... [Full Article...]