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Obama in China, G20 summit to Kaepernick
Posted on: 05 Sep 2016
President Obama started his tour in China in order to discuss appropriate business propositions with foreign governments. He discussed the benefits of the Tran-Pacific Partnership with China, and also met with Vladimir Putin to discuss foreign policy in Syria. The meeting was inconclusive and Russia did not return the request made by Secretary of State John Kerry to hold cease-fire in Syria. Cyber-security is also said to have been addressed as the United States had blamed Russia for the hacking of Democratic Party before their convention. Russia has denied these…
September 5 Marks Feast Day of Mother Teresa, Day After Coronization into Sainthood
Posted on: 05 Sep 2016
Mother Teresa of Calcutta spent her life devoted to helping India’s poor. Teresa’s work had been recognized by the Catholic Church for much of the 20th century. Onto the second decade following her death, Pope Francis on Sunday morning held a large gathering at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City to Canonize her as a Saint. The Pope spoke in Latin to a large crowd of thousands who then broke out into a thunderous applause. “After due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having sought the counsel of many…
Stars Pay Tribute on Ten Year Anniversary of Steve Irwin’s Death
Posted on: 05 Sep 2016
Famously known across the world as “The Crocodile Hunter”, Steve Irwin’s life was tragically cut short at the age of 44 when he was pierced in the chest by a venomous stingray during the filming of his final documentary, Oceans Deadliest. Irwin was survived by his wife Terri, daughter Brandi and son Robert. Last week, the Irwin family shared a letter never before released to the public. It was penned by Steve and addressed to his parents more than a decade before his death. In the letter, Steve describes the feeling of self-realization and credits…
Colin Kaepernick Sparks Latest Controversy By Wearing Socks Depicting Police Officers as Pigs
Posted on: 03 Sep 2016
Once again 49er’s Quarterback Colin Kaepernick is making headlines with his stance on civil justice. This time, Kaepernick wore socks depicting police officers as pigs during a training camp practice. “It’s just ridiculous that the same league that prohibits the Dallas (Cowboys) football club from honoring the slain officers in their community with their uniforms stands silent when Kaepernick is dishonoring police officers with what he’s wearing on the field,” Bill Johnson, executive director of the National Association of Police Organizations told USA today. After the Dallas shootings during the week…
Hurricane Hermine Hours Away From Hitting Florida
Posted on: 01 Sep 2016
Roads are vacated. Universities are closed. Companies are shutting down as Hurricane Hermine is starting to pick up speed alongside Florida’s Gulf coast. Hermine’s winds will rise up through Tampa to Tallahassee and meanwhile pick up off the Atlantic in areas through Savannah, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina. Hermine will likely be a tropical low when extended through the weekend and is not expected to pass a Category 2. The storm is on high alert along the entire North Coast of the Atlantic with minor winds even as far as…
