Black Girls And Supporters Surf Around The World To Honor George Floyd
from California to Indonesia, Australia and Senegal, black girls and supporters floated on surfboards on Friday to pay tribute to George Floyd, the black man whose death in U.S. police custody has sparked protests worldwide. The “Solidarity in Surfing” events in more than 100 locations were organized by Black Girls Surf, a group founded in […]
General Motors About To Begin Laying Off 4,200 Salaried Workers
General Motors will begin laying off 4,200 salaried workers Monday as part of its scramble to save billions of dollars in annual costs, The Detroit News reported. GM announced in November that it was cutting a total of 15 percent of its salaried workers, including 25 percent of company executives. It’s also planning to shut […]
Trump Immigration Ban Meets Law of Unintended Consequences
President Donald Trump says his travel restrictions are aimed at keeping the U.S. safe from radical Islamic terrorism, while critics accuse him of imposing a Muslim ban. Whatever the short-term executive order accomplishes, following multiple revisions and months of court challenges, its impact on immigration policy and practices will be felt for years to come. Some […]
Beating Rivals And The Odds, Trump Captures Republican Nomination
Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn. His eldest child, Donald Trump Jr., announced the support of New York, their home state, during a […]
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, 94, dies from heart failure at her Bel Air home
Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94. The former First Lady, wife of President Ronald Reagan, passed away in Bel Air on Sunday after suffering congestive heart failure. Starting as an actress in the 1940s and 1950s, she married Ronald Reagan – then president of the Screen Actors Guild – in 1952. Mrs […]
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