After months of anticipation – Apple unveiled its newest products Tuesday at its new Cupertino California Headquarters. Despite significant upgrades to its line of consumer products, the most hotly anticipated was the launch of Apples’ newest smartphone. But is it for you? Mil Arcega has more. …
your ad hereFrom Refugee Camp to Runway, Hijab-wearing Model Breaks Barriers
Roughly one year ago, Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, received a phone call from 19-year-old Halima Aden asking if she could compete in the contest wearing her hijab. “Her photo popped up and I remember distinctly going, ‘Wow, she is beautiful,’” Wallace said. The Somali-American …
your ad hereViolent Street Protests Break Out in Haiti Over Tax Hikes
Protesters in Haiti damaged commercial buildings in the capital city and set cars on fire Tuesday, angered by government tax hikes that come at a time when foreign aid is declining. The Port-au-Prince protest, called by former presidential candidate Jean-Charles Moise, took many by surprise and represents the biggest outcry …
your ad hereFilmmakers Seek Uplifting Tone with Disability Tale ‘Breathe’
Andy Serkis, perhaps best-known for his role as Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, intentionally avoided a somber tone in his directorial debut Breathe, he said Tuesday. The film, which had its world premiere Monday night in Toronto, is inspired by the parents of producer Jonathan Cavendish, Robin …
your ad hereCorporate Tax Goal in Doubt as Trump Kicks Off Push on Reform
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s goal of cutting the corporate tax rate to 15 percent, even as the president moved to inject new urgency into a sluggish effort in Congress to lower taxes. “Ideally, he’d like to get it down to 15 …
your ad hereS. Korea Seeks to Boost Slow Olympic Ticket Sales
With five months to go before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics open, the games are barely an afterthought for most South Koreans, with slow local ticket sales amid the biggest political scandal in years and a torrent of North Korean weapons tests. South Korea wants more than a million spectators for …
your ad hereGOP Lawmakers Push Balanced Budget Mandate in Constitution
Lawmakers from 19 states are trying to develop a plan in Arizona this week for carrying out a growing, but unlikely, national effort to amend the Constitution to require a balanced U.S. budget, a long-held goal of conservatives who believe out-of-control spending is harming the nation. The plan is to …
your ad hereUS Updates Self-driving Car Guidelines
The Trump administration is updating safety guidelines for self-driving cars in an attempt to clear barriers for automakers and tech companies who want to get test vehicles on the road. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the new voluntary guidelines Tuesday during a visit to an autonomous vehicle testing facility …
your ad hereAbrams to Write, Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
J.J. Abrams is returning to Star Wars and will replace Colin Trevorrow as writer and director of Episode IX, pushing the film’s release date back seven months. Disney announced Abrams’ return on Tuesday, a week after news broke of Trevorrow’s departure. After several high-profile exits by previous Star Wars directors, …
your ad hereBlack-and-white Emmys Reflect TV’s Narrow Ethnic View
When cameras pan across the faces of anxious Emmy Award nominees at Sunday’s ceremony, TV viewers will see a record 12 African-Americans vying for comedy and drama series acting honors. But it’s a lop-sided outcome in the struggle for diversity. Master of None star Aziz Ansari, who is of Indian …
your ad hereRussian Director’s Arrest Hampers Premiere of ‘Nureyev’ Ballet
The arrest of prominent Russia’s Kirill Serebrennikov has complicated plans to stage the premiere of a ballet he’s directing about the late Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev at the Bolshoi Theatre, its director general said Tuesday. It is also possible that the ballet Nureyev, originally due to premiere on July …
your ad herePaper Airplane, Sand Among 12 Finalists for Toy Hall of Fame
No-frills toys including the paper airplane, sand and play food are among 12 finalists vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. The contenders for the Class of 2017 were announced Tuesday. Also up for the honor are the board games Risk and Clue, the Magic 8 …
your ad hereMonkey Selfie Case Settled
In the end, there was no monkey business. British photographer David Slater has reached an agreement with the animal-rights group PETA over a selfie shot by a crested macaque. Slater had left his camera unattended while on a trip to Indonesia in 2011 when a monkey named Naruto decided to …
your ad hereSyria Signs Aleppo Power Plant Contract With Iran
Syria’s government signed a contract with an Iranian company on Tuesday to import five gas-fired power plants to the war-battered city of Aleppo, in an early sign of the major role Tehran is expected to play in Syria’s reconstruction. The deal, reported by Syria’s state news agency SANA, is part …
your ad hereGarcetti: LA to Benefit from Having More Time to Prepare for Olympic Games
Los Angeles will benefit from having longer to get ready for the 2028 summer Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to award the hosting rights to two Games at its session vote in Lima this week, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said. Past Olympic hosts had seven years …
your ad hereGulf Real Estate Expo Highlights Affordable Housing Shortage
Tens of thousands of luxury projects were on display at a premier global property show in Dubai on Monday, but missing from the glittering mock-ups and pipeline of home dreams being rolled out were more affordable housing projects for the Middle East’s large and burgeoning population of young and aspiring …
your ad hereChild Heart Patients Treated for Rare Surgical Infection
At least a dozen children who had heart surgery at Children’s Hospital New Orleans between late May and July have infected incisions, apparently from contaminated equipment. The hospital’s chief medical officer says the infections were linked to a machine that regulates a patient’s temperature during heart surgery. Dr. John Heaton …
your ad hereJohn Oliver, Jon Stewart to Headline Veterans Fundraiser
John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah and Conan O’Brien are headlining this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families. Hisan Minhaj and John Mulaney are also on the bill for the Nov. 7 comedy event in New York. Stand Up for Heroes was first …
your ad hereKid Rock to Open Detroit Arena Amid Protest, Senate Talk
Kid Rock may have more to say about his political future while performing in the opening concert at Detroit’s new sports arena. The musician opens the Little Caesars Arena Tuesday night after two months of teasing a potential Republican run for U.S. Senate in Michigan. The National Action …
your ad hereBruno Mars’ First TV Special to air Nov. 29 on CBS
Bruno Mars is getting his own TV special, a first for the Grammy-winning superstar. Atlantic Records and CBS announced Tuesday that “BRUNO MARS: 24K MAGIC LIVE AT THE APOLLO” will air Nov. 29 on CBS. The special was taped at the Apollo Theater in New York’s Harlem, and Mars performed …
your ad hereUS Family Incomes Up, Poverty Down
In the United States, family incomes are up, the poverty rate is down, and the number of people covered by health insurance has improved. Experts at the Census Bureau published the data Tuesday, and it shows the median household income rose 3.2 percent between 2015 and 2016, hitting $59,039. That …
your ad hereWisconsin Set to Approve $3 Billion for Foxconn
The Wisconsin Senate was poised to approve nearly $3 billion in cash payments for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group on Tuesday, an unprecedented incentive package for the electronics company to locate a flat-screen factory in the state. The proposed subsidy would be the largest ever from a U.S. state to a …
your ad hereApple to Release Re-designed iPhone on 10-year Anniversary
Apple on Tuesday will unveil the new model of its popular iPhone, 10 years after then-CEO Steve Jobs showed the world the iPhone for the first time. Leaks of the iPhone’s design suggest it will feature a higher resolution display, wireless charging and facial recognition technology, among other improvements. The …
your ad hereApple Introduces Major Upgrades to Trademark iPhone
Apple released the latest in smartphone technology Tuesday — the $1,000 iPhone X (the X stands for the number 10, not the letter X) — a gadget Apple calls the new generation of mobile communication. Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the new phone at the first event to be staged …
your ad hereSurvivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online for Irma Aid
Worried relatives, generous volunteers, frantic neighbors, even medical providers are turning to social media now that Hurricane Irma wiped out electricity and cell service to communities across Florida, cutting off most contact with remote islands in the Keys. “We all sort of scattered around the country when we evacuated, so …
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