A Saudi construction firm employed 2,500 of the affected workers and is blamed for creating an emergency situation.… Read more
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Trump Campaign Hauls $80 Million In July
Still, the campaign struggled to make a significant dent in tapping bigger donors, raising just $16 million through 20 fundraising events in July, just 20% of the campaign’s July fundraising total.
… Read more
South Sudan Violence Leads 60,000 To Flee, U.N. Says
The mission on Monday condemned “deeply disturbing reports” of widespread sexual violence against women and girls by soldiers, as well as unidentified armed men.
… Read more
Arsonists Torching Schools In Kenya To Protest Education Reform
The fires, which mostly target dormitories, have destroyed school supplies and personal belongings and forced thousands of students out of school. Other schools have preemptively closed out of fear of more blazes. While arson attacks in schools are not a new phenomena in Kenya, the escalating rate of the fires has all eyes on the…… Read more
Obama Issues 214 Commutations For Drug Offenders
“The individual nature of the clemency process underscores both its incredible power to change a person’s life, but also its inherent shortcoming as a tool for broader sentencing reform,” wrote Neil Eggleston, Obama’s top lawyer, in a blog post on the White House website Wednesday.
… Read more
Trump Isn’t Backing Paul Ryan, John McCain
One Republican congressman predicted that Trump’s criticisms would backfire and harm the nominee rather than Ryan, given the speaker’s support among House Republicans, many of whom are lukewarm about backing the controversial real estate mogul.
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Sturm Ruger Sales Jump 19%
Ruger’s sales for the second quarter jumped 19%, to $168 million, while earnings-per-share climbed 34%.
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Ex-Christie Aide Backs Clinton Over Trump
“Instead of speaking out against instances of bigotry, racism and inflammatory rhetoric whether it’s been against women, immigrants or Muslims, we made a calculus that it was better to say nothing at all in the interest of politics and winning elections. For me, if our party has a future, we have to change that trajectory and lead by example,” she said.
… Read more
NBC Exec: Donald Trump Will ‘Never’ Be Back On ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ — But Could Return To The Network
Greenblatt’s statements come a little more than a year after NBCUniversal ended its business relationship with Trump over his “derogatory” comments about immigrants.
… Read more
New Texas Law Allows Students To Carry Guns On Campus
Under the law, handguns will be allowed in classrooms, dorms, and other campus buildings, although the specifics will vary from school to school.
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Saudi Arabia Offers Free Food, Flights To Abandoned Indian Workers
A Saudi construction firm employed 2,500 of the affected workers and is blamed for creating an emergency situation.… Continue Reading
Trump Campaign Hauls $80 Million In July
Still, the campaign struggled to make a significant dent in tapping bigger donors, raising just $16 million through 20 fundraising events in July, just 20% of the campaign’s July fundraising total.
… Continue Reading
South Sudan Violence Leads 60,000 To Flee, U.N. Says
The mission on Monday condemned “deeply disturbing reports” of widespread sexual violence against women and girls by soldiers, as well as unidentified armed men.
… Continue Reading
Arsonists Torching Schools In Kenya To Protest Education Reform
The fires, which mostly target dormitories, have destroyed school supplies and personal belongings and forced thousands of students out of school. Other schools have preemptively closed out of fear of more blazes. While arson attacks in schools are not a new phenomena in Kenya, the escalating rate of the fires has all eyes on the…… Continue Reading
Obama Issues 214 Commutations For Drug Offenders
“The individual nature of the clemency process underscores both its incredible power to change a person’s life, but also its inherent shortcoming as a tool for broader sentencing reform,” wrote Neil Eggleston, Obama’s top lawyer, in a blog post on the White House website Wednesday.
… Continue Reading
Trump Isn’t Backing Paul Ryan, John McCain
One Republican congressman predicted that Trump’s criticisms would backfire and harm the nominee rather than Ryan, given the speaker’s support among House Republicans, many of whom are lukewarm about backing the controversial real estate mogul.
… Continue Reading
Sturm Ruger Sales Jump 19%
Ruger’s sales for the second quarter jumped 19%, to $168 million, while earnings-per-share climbed 34%.
… Continue Reading
Ex-Christie Aide Backs Clinton Over Trump
“Instead of speaking out against instances of bigotry, racism and inflammatory rhetoric whether it’s been against women, immigrants or Muslims, we made a calculus that it was better to say nothing at all in the interest of politics and winning elections. For me, if our party has a future, we have to change that trajectory and lead by example,” she said.
… Continue Reading
NBC Exec: Donald Trump Will ‘Never’ Be Back On ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ — But Could Return To The Network
Greenblatt’s statements come a little more than a year after NBCUniversal ended its business relationship with Trump over his “derogatory” comments about immigrants.
… Continue Reading
New Texas Law Allows Students To Carry Guns On Campus
Under the law, handguns will be allowed in classrooms, dorms, and other campus buildings, although the specifics will vary from school to school.
… Continue Reading