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Feb222017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Is French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Following Theresa May’s Footstep

General

Marine Le Pen is looking ahead to follow the footstep of British Prime Minister Theresa May in her own country France. She believes they too must withdraw themselves from European Union (EU). The president of France's political party, the National Front (FN), Le Pen said she wants to run the nation using policies of May. April will go for poll in April and May, and Le Pen is running a populist campaign in an effort to overturn the country's elite. Amid all these she is also frequently trapped in controversies. Very recently she refused to wear a headscarf on her Lebanon visit while meeting the highest Sunni authority of the country. She vowed to restore ties with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if she wins the election and becomes the president. In her campaign the French...

Feb212017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Which Bathroom Should Transgender Student Use

Health, Lifestyle

Which bathroom should a transgender student use in school seems to be a big question still even after the guidelines of Obama administration was hailed as a civil rights victory. The Trump administration has signaled coming up with a new policy on transgender rights and probably may revoke the signature initiative of predecessor. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the new president believes the states need to decide on the matter as this is their rights issue and not something the federal government should take care. The Obama government considered it to be a federal issue and the Departments of Education and Justice then said the issue is covered under Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. He added the Justice and Education departments...

Feb202017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

What Happened On ‘Not My President’s Day’

General

Donald Trump is still in controversy, even after becoming the president of United States. Many are unable to accept him as the leader saying Not My President. Demonstrators in thousands walked down across the US streets on Monday observing the so-called Not My President's Day. It was a federal holiday and protesters in huge number lined up outside the Central Park in Manhattan. A flag read, "No ban, no wall. The Trump regime has got to fall." Two other message read, "Uphold the Constitution Now" and "Impeach the Liar." Rally in downtown Los Angeles too drew huge protesters in thousands even being a holiday. They called attention on the immigration crackdown of the president and response to climate change by his party members. The protesters said rally on the holiday ...

Feb192017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

When Will Commercial Autonomous Cars To Become A Reality

Automobiles

Amid increased enthusiasm from automakers, tech companies as well as US government to hit the roads, to the earliest, with commercial autonomous cars, a nonprofit organization, National Safety Council, has come up with some astonishing facts that may slow down the development of the new face of auto industry. According to the organization, about 40,000 Americans died last year due to traffic accidents and the figure is about 6 percent more than that of 2015. More to this, the figure mentioned for 2016 is the deadliest on US roads in about past decade. The jump in traffic casualties has lately raised questions whether driverless cars would be safe on roads. It is underscoring the need for rapid adoption of new automotive safety technologies. If believed to public policy experts...

Feb182017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Is Melania Trump Not Happy Being First Lady

General, Lifestyle

Is Melania Trump struggling with the new realities that she is United States First Lady. Probably she had never dreamt about such role, reveals President Donald Trump's family friend and stylist Phillip Bloch, if believed to a report published lately in the US Weekly. A quick fact check is that she is still living in New York City instead of Washington, instead of course White House. She cites her 10-year-old son Barron need to finish up school before they could move. Jimmy Kimmel said on February 8 in a late-night punch line that Melania Trump is trapped like Rapunzel in the Trump Tower penthouse. Vogue editor Anna Wintour meanwhile faced boycott threats after she commented the next day the First Lady to appear on a future cover. Similarly Daily Mail has criticized she...

Feb162017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Heat Waves Major Cause Of Death Due To Climate Change: Al Gore

Health

Former United States Vice President Al Gore said heat stress is responsible for most of the deaths at an event hosted by him and American Public Health Association along with over fifty organizations representing policymakers, activists and scientists on Thursday for the Climate & Health Meeting to replace the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's climate change conference. The meeting at the Carter Center in Atlanta allowed experts to raise alarms about climate change related death risks. Carter Center was founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter. It is a non-profit organization to fight poverty, hunger, conflict, oppression as well as disease across the world. World Health Organization (WHO) said climate change could cause more 250,000...