With Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, Faith Is Back in the Mix
Source: The New York Times By JONATHAN MARTIN WASHINGTON — The descent of the 2016 presidential campaign last week into the realm of sex tapes and marital infidelity was remarkable […]
FLDS bishop Lyle Jeffs went missing while awaiting trial, but Feds suspect it’s probably not rapture
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Nigel Duara All that was left of the onetime bishop was an oily ankle monitor. What became of the ankle, and the rest of Lyle […]
Heavily Catholic Guam is torn by sex abuse allegations
Source: The Associated Press By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Atop a lofty hill overlooking the ocean in the U.S. territory of Guam, a […]
US election 2016: Clinton rips into Trump over taxes
Source: BBC Hillary Clinton has attacked Donald Trump as the symbol of a “rigged system” after it emerged that he may not have paid income tax for 18 years. “It’s […]
U.S. Suspends Talks With Russia Over Syria
Source: Time By Matthew Lee / AP (WASHINGTON) — In a sharp deterioration of relations, the U.S. on Monday suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over Syria, while Moscow halted cooperation on a joint program for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium. The U.S. move followed a threat last week from Secretary of State […]
HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY ARRIVES IN CANADA
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad greeted by thousands of Ahmadi Muslims in emotional scenes in Peace Village. On 3rd October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Canada, where he was greeted by thousands of Ahmadi Muslims […]
JASTA: What’s next?
ANDREW J. BOWEN | Published — Tuesday 4 October 2016 With the first lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who lost his life on 9/11, JASTA’s legal saga begins. Even if a number of these lawsuits are filed in the coming weeks, the attorney general can delay for […]
Ahmadi Muslims’ leader arrives Monday
Federal minister to greet sect’s Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on Monday in Toronto at start of Canadian visit. By AZZURA LALANIStaff Reporter Sun., Oct. 2, 2016 The religious […]
Russia suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US
Source: BBC Russia has suspended an agreement with the US on the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium, the latest sign of worsening bilateral relations. In a decree, President Vladimir Putin […]
‘Study, pray, vote,’ Pope tells Americans ahead of elections
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE Pope Francis on Sunday advised U.S. Catholics who feel they are torn between two imperfect candidates for president to study […]
Hillary Clinton Returns to Ohio in a Changed Race
Source: Time By Sam Frizell / White Plains, N.Y. @Sam_Frizell & Philip Elliott When Hillary Clinton’s blue-tinged 737 touches down in Ohio on Monday morning for the first time in 29 days, locals will greet a changed Democratic nominee in a much changed race. The last time she campaigned in the battleground state, […]
The Racial Confidence Gap in Police Performance
Source: Pew Research Center Blacks, whites also have dramatically different views on causes of fatal encounters between blacks and police BY RICH MORIN AND RENEE STEPLER The deep racial tensions seen in many areas of American life 1 underlie how blacks and whites view police in their communities, as well […]
Complex US-Pakistan relations
MUHAMMAD WAQAS | Published — Monday 3 October 2016 Muhammad Waqas On the bilateral relations front, it is not just Pakistan’s simmering tensions with India that is making the headlines. Pakistan’s long and complicated relationship with the US is also back in the news. In a recent move, two […]
A slap Congress is beginning to regret
LINDA HEARD | Published — Monday 3 October 2016 Saudi Arabia’s response to legislation permitting the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Kingdom for compensation, which US President Barack Obama has characterized as setting a “dangerous precedent”, has been diplomatically low-key. “The erosion of sovereign immunity will have a […]
Trump’s magical economic thinking
Oct 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – SIMON JOHNSON Donald Trump has finally put out a detailed economic plan. Authored by Peter Navarro (an economist at the University of California-Irvine) and Wilbur Ross (an investor), the plan claims that a president Trump would boost growth and reduce the national debt. But […]
Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination
Source: Pew Research Center Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception […]
In Their Own Words: Why Voters Support – and Have Concerns About – Clinton and Trump
Source: Pew Research Center Major factor in candidate support: Disliking the opponent Voters who support Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offer a variety of reasons why they do so, ranging from the candidates’ issue positions to their personal backgrounds. But a major factor for both groups, beyond their candidate’s […]
Digital Readiness Gaps
Source: Pew Research Center Americans fall along a spectrum of preparedness when it comes to using tech tools to pursue learning online, and many are not eager or ready to take the plunge BY JOHN B. HORRIGAN For many years concerns about “digital divides” centered primarily on whether people hadaccess […]
US election 2016: Trump ‘a genius’ if he paid no taxes – allies
Source: BBC White House candidate Donald Trump’s allies have said he is a “genius” if a report is true that he paid no federal income taxes for 18 years. The […]
This Map Shows Who Would Win the Election If It Were Held Today
Source: Time By Chris Wilson See which states Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are expected to win based on the latest polls When it comes to political warfare, the Republican party has the superior ground game—literally. “If land could vote, the Republicans would do a lot better,” says Princeton astrophysicist J. […]