AUGUST 21, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump departs Washington aboard Air Force One. - Reuters/KEVIN LAMARQUE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration was seriously looking at ending the right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of non-citizens and people who immigrated to the United States illegally.
"We're looking at that very seriously, birthright citizenship, where you...
AUGUST 21, 2019
Is it time to dust off the old resume? Here are some tips.
You've probably heard the phrase, "Time to dust off the ol' resume." Whether you're currently looking for a job or not, it's always good to have an up-to-date resume ready.
Gary Burnison, the CEO of Korn Ferry, a leading headhunting and talent selection/hiring firm, shared in...
AUGUST 21, 2019
Brothers, ages 4 and 3, from El Salvador at a Border Patrol station in Brownsville, Tex., in 2014. Todd Heisler/NY Times
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Nearly 35 years ago, long before the current mass influx of Central American families making their way to America’s southern border, a different and more brutal migrant crisis was unfolding.
In El Salvador, government...
AUGUST 21, 2019
Cindy McCain, the wife of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), says no one in the GOP has become the party's “voice of reason” after her husband’s death last year.
McCain said in an interview with ABC News released Wednesday that she hasn’t seen anyone step up to fill the role for the sake of bipartisanship.
"That was a tough torch...
AUGUST 20, 2019
Here’s what his journey looks like in one chart:
This millennial claims he was FIRE before FIRE became popular.
FIRE refers to the “financial independence, retire early” movement bubbling up in the younger generation these days as a pathway out of the grind — slash expenses, save a bundle and enjoy the freedom that approach ultimately allows.
Using the name...
AUGUST 20, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Trump share a laugh during a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. - Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images
Washington, D.C. - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday defended his relationship with President Donald Trump amid...
AUGUST 20, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - The Indian Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider taking up petitions seeking mandatory Aadhaar verification for social media users in India, a day after it was told that such a measure was required in order to stop "anti-national", fake, defamatory and pornographic content online.
The petition was moved by social media company Facebook,...
AUGUST 20, 2019
China in Kashmir
Irked by India's decision to offer shelter to Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama in the late 1950s, China launched a treacherous attack on India in 1962.
Some observers have seen an element of envy in Chinese leader Mao Zedong for the diplomatic stature of Jawaharlal Nehru, the then prime minister of India.
Chinese forces humiliated the...
AUGUST 20, 2019
Indian Congress leader P Chidambaram. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO)
NEW DELHI, INDIA - A team of Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate officers reached former finance minister P Chidambaram’s house on Tuesday evening after the Delhi High Court dismissed his pre-arrest bail requests. The senior Congress leader wasn’t at home.
The move comes just three hours after the Supreme...
AUGUST 20, 2019
We're picking up more signals from deep space. - Danielle Futselaar
Scientists suddenly have a whole lot more data on one of the strangest and most recent mysteries in the cosmos, so-called fast radio bursts (FRBs). First discovered in 2007, these fleeting blasts of radio waves originate thousands, millions or even billions of light years from Earth.
FRBs...
