The holiday of Diwali is starting to light up mainstream America. Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in India and other countries, has long been observed in immigrant communities around the U.S. But now public celebrations of the holiday are starting to pop up …
your ad hereResidente Leads Latin Grammys Nominations With 9 Nods
Puerto Rican rapper Residente’s first solo album post-Calle 13 has received a leading nine nominations for this year’s Latin Grammys, including for record, song and album of the year. Colombian sensation Maluma follows him with seven, Shakira’s comeback gathered six, and Juanes, Mon Laferte and producer Kevin Jimenez ADG received …
your ad hereGuitarist Joe Walsh, Friends Stage VetsAid Concert
Joe Walsh is known for his guitar skills as a member of The James Gang and later as a member of the rock super group, The Eagles. He has received multiple Grammy awards, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and was a Kennedy Center honoree. But …
your ad hereRobert Plant Releases New Track, Announces 2018 Tour
Robert Plant is going on tour in North America next year to support his upcoming album, “Carry Fire.” The former Led Zeppelin frontman announced Tuesday that his 2018 tour will begin Feb. 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He’ll also visit New York, Boston, Toronto, Chicago and Los Angeles, among other …
your ad hereWashington Wizards Show NBA’s Global Reach
More than ever, professional basketball in the U.S. is becoming a global game. Last season, the National Basketball Association had 113 international players from 41 countries and territories. All in all, a quarter of NBA players are international. The Washington Wizards alone have players from Poland and the Czech Republic, …
your ad hereNetflix CEO Reed Hastings Donates $5M to Alma Mater Bowdoin
Netflix chief executive officer and Bowdoin College graduate Reed Hastings says he’s donating $5 million to the school to help traditionally under- represented students graduate. The “Thrive” program offers academic assistance for low-income students and first-generation students at the Brunswick-area college. The Portland Press Herald reports Hastings will work with …
your ad here‘Frozen’ Star Idina Menzel Marries One-time ‘Rent’ Co-Star
“Frozen” star Idina Menzel has married actor Aaron Lohr. Menzel posted wedding pictures to her Facebook page on Monday, writing: “Wanted to let you know… married the love of my life Aaron Lohr this weekend at our home. Dad & son walked me down the aisle. It was magical.” …
your ad hereBusiness as Usual as USOC Prepares for Winter Games in Seoul
Not a single American athlete has expressed security concerns about next year’s Winter Games in South Korea and it is business as usual for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as it pushes ahead with preparations, officials said on Monday. The USOC’s reaction to mounting tensions on the Korean peninsula …
your ad hereUS Olympics Committee Chief Backs Athlete Protests
Athletes should feel free to express their political opinions during next February’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang despite strict Olympic rules barring such demonstrations, the head of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said on Monday. Referring to Sunday’s protest by over 100 NFL players, who went down on one knee …
your ad hereIndia Unveils $2.5B Plan to Electrify All Households by End of 2018
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a $2.5 billion project to electrify all of the country’s households by the end of 2018. More than 40 million households – about a quarter of all in the country – are yet to be electrified and about 300 million of India’s …
your ad hereVenezuela Doctors in Protest Urge Stronger WHO Stance on Health Crisis
Venezuela’s doctors, fed up with what they called the World Health Organization’s passive attitude toward the country’s deep medical crisis, protested at the agency’s Caracas office on Monday to demand more pressure on the government and additional assistance. Venezuela is suffering from a roughly 85 percent shortage of medicines, decrepit …
your ad hereTurkey’s Erdogan Threatens to Cut Off Oil From Iraq’s Kurdish Area Over Referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday that Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world, intensifying pressure on the Kurdish autonomous region over its independence referendum. Erdogan spoke shortly after Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Ankara could take punitive measures involving borders …
your ad hereBrazil to Reinstate Protection for Amazon Reserve
Brazil will reinstate a mining ban in a vast area of the Amazon rainforest, the government announced on Monday, in an about-face that is a victory for environmentalists who feared deforestation. The Mines and Energy Ministry said in a statement that President Michel Temer’s administration had decided to revoke an …
your ad hereBanned Books Week in US Emphasizes Freedom to Read
Inside the Woodridge Neighborhood Library in the U.S. capital, a wall is plastered with ominous warning signs: “Reading This Book Display Is Banned” and “No Books to See Here.” Below the messages are shelves with books that have been banned, at one time or another, in parts of the United …
your ad hereTop US NAFTA Negotiator Sees No Problem With Pace of Talks
The top U.S. negotiator at talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact on Monday dismissed questions about why his team had so far failed to produce specific proposals on key issues, saying “I don’t see a problem.” Officials from the United States, Mexico and Canada are in Ottawa for the …
your ad hereRepublican Health Care Bill Likely Dead
The latest Republican effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system appears to have failed after another Republican senator came out against the plan. Senator Susan Collins from Maine became the third Republican senator to oppose the measure, saying Monday night, “This is simply not the way that we should …
your ad hereTrump Administration Offering $200M in STEM and IT Study Grants
The Trump administration announced Monday that it would offer at least $200 million in grant funding annually for programs that offer science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and particularly computer science education. With 6 million job openings in the United States, administration officials said it was making the pledge to …
your ad hereGuardian Newspaper: Deloitte Hit by Sophisticated Cyber Attack
Global accountancy firm Deloitte has been hit by a sophisticated hack that resulted in breach of confidential information and plans from some of its biggest clients, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said on Monday. Deloitte — one of the big four professional services providers — confirmed to the newspaper it had been hit by …
your ad hereUber Boss Apologizes for ‘Mistakes’ in London
Uber’s chief executive apologized for “mistakes we have made,” but says he still plans to appeal London’s decision to revoke the ride-hailing app’s license to operate in the city. “While Uber had revolutionized the way people move in cities around the world, it is equally true that we have got …
your ad hereResearchers Studying 1M People to End Cookie-cutter Health Care
U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact. Today, health care is based on averages, what worked best in short studies of a few hundred or thousand patients. The massive “All of Us” …
your ad hereAirbnb Launches Local Tours in NYC with Sarah Jessica Parker
Airbnb is launching local tours and other experiences in New York City this week with a special host. Her listing promises an “unforgettable shoe-shopping experience’” and her bio describes her as an “actor, producer, businesswoman” and “proud New Yorker.” She’s Sarah Jessica Parker of ‘Sex and the City’ fame …
your ad hereTrump Promising Huge Tax Cut; Focus on Taxes vs Health Care
Poised to reveal a tax plan that is a pillar of his economic policy and delivering on a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump is promising “The largest tax cut in the history of our country.” Trump’s declarations came as the health care legislation brought forward by Republicans teetered near failure. …
your ad hereShark Fin Bans Might Not Help Sharks, Scientists Say
As lawmakers propose banning the sale of shark fins in the U.S., a pair of scientists is pushing back, saying the effort might actually harm attempts to conserve the marine predators. Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey introduced a bill this year designed to prevent people from possessing or …
your ad hereMove Over Superman: UN Taps Burka Avenger to Fight Extremism
She has already captured hearts across Asia by taking on corrupt politicians and fighting bad guys who tried to shut girls’ schools — and now even the United Nations has been wowed by a superheroine whose only weapons are pens and books. Move over Superman and Batman. Here comes Pakistan’s …
your ad hereIraqi Government Asks Foreign Countries to Stop Oil Trade With Kurdistan
Iraq on Sunday urged foreign countries to stop importing crude directly from its autonomous Kurdistan region and to restrict oil trading to the central government. The call, published in statement from Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office, came in retaliation for the Kurdistan Regional Government’s plan to hold a referendum on …
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