June2016
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Clinton ahead in new poll; Voters want Trump to cut business ties
Democrat Hillary Clinton overtakes Republican Donald Trump by a 47% to 42% margin in the race for the presidency, according to a new poll that finds both candidates lacking in excitement among majority of voters. The...June 24, 2016 802 0 -
Millions of illegal immigrants face uncertainty after deadlocked plan
Millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States face uncertain future after the Supreme Court on Thursday deadlocked 4-4 on President Barack Obama’s plan that would have allowed those with no criminal record to live in...June 23, 2016 962 0 -
Democrats stage sit-in seeking gun control legislation
Civil rights movement icon Democratic Congressman John Lewis led a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representative demanding Capitol Hill enact legislation to effect gun control in the wake of mass shootings including June...June 23, 2016 837 0 -
Pakistani-Americans shocked at loss of Sufi voice
It was only last month that Amjad Sabri enthralled Pakistani-Americans in Washington metro area with his devotional Sufi music, resonating a message of spiritual connection and love for humanity. On Wednesday, the news of his targeted killing in Karachi...June 23, 2016 3164 1 -
Virginia Senator Tim Kaine said to be on Clinton’s VP shortlist
Virginia Senator Time Kaine is said to be on likely Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s shortlist for vice president pick. The two other politicians being vetted on the shortlist include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Housing Secretary...June 22, 2016 1001 0 -
Kardashian hits out at gun control failure
Following Senate’s failure to pass stricter gun control laws after the Orlando mass shooting, Kim Kardashian West has voiced her concern over easy access to weapons. “The fact that anyone can so easily access guns is...June 22, 2016 848 0 -
65 million refugees and shrinking survival islands
FEATURED IMAGE above shows a Yemeni refugee family in Darwin Camp Photo Credit: UNHCR/Yahya Arhab The number of refugees and displaced people spiraled to unprecedented 65.3 million last year, the United Nations said in another grim...June 21, 2016 799 0 -
With Trump inflaming intolerance, Biden warns of dangers
While Donald Trump continues to ramp up his rhetoric against Muslims and Latinos, Vice President Joseph Biden has warned that politics of fear and intolerance would have serious implications for American democracy, security and societal values....June 21, 2016 734 0 -
As Britain’s EU referendum looms, economic concerns grow
Come Thursday – and a referendum Britain could touch off reverberations all around. Voters will decide whether the United Kingdom remains part of the European Union or quit the powerful trading bloc of multi-speed economies. The...June 20, 2016 730 0 -
Apple to stay away from GOP convention over Trump’s toxic rhetoric
Apple has decided to completely shun next month’s Republican convention, in a rebuke to likely nominee Donald Trump’s political rhetoric against immigrants, minorities and women. A Politico report says the tech giant has informed the GOP...June 19, 2016 676 0