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Canada Parliament to Get Transgender Rights Bill

WSJ.com 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would fulfill an election promise this week and introduce legislation that prohibits discrimination against transgender individuals.



Magic! Artist shows why black women should be proud of African heritage (photos)

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Pierre Jean-Louis, an American visual artist, creates spellbinding portraits of black women by transforming their natural hair into flowers, trees and incredible galaxies. By his series “Black Girl Magic” Pierre wants to inspire, motivate and celebrate black women. The artist encourages the women of colour to embrace their African heritage and be proud of it. Talking to Bored […]

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Kasich on third-party bid to oppose Trump: 'Not gonna do that'

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Doug G. Ware
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 16 (UPI) -- John Kasich on Monday dismissed speculation that he may re-enter the race as a third-party representative to oppose embattled Republican contender Donald Trump.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is lashing out against a plan to build George Lucas' museum in San Francisco (CRM)

BusinessInsider.com 

Mike Windle/Getty Images for Weinstein Carnegie Philanthropic Group

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff isn't happy about the prospects of filmmaker George Lucas opening his own museum in San Francisco — a plan that was rejected two years ago by the city.

In a series of tweets on Monday, Benioff voiced his opposition to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee's lobbying campaign to bring back the rights to build Lucas' museum to the city.

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Twitter plans to stop counting pics and links in that pesky 140-character limit

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Soon, managing to fit everything you have to say within Twitter’s character limit is going to be a lot easier. A recent Bloomberg report suggests that the site is going to stop counting links and photos in that 140-character cap, in effect giving you a bit more space to write. The change is expected to

Twitter plans to stop counting pics and links in that pesky 140-character limit

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Soon, managing to fit everything you have to say within Twitter’s character limit is going to be a lot easier. A recent Bloomberg report suggests that the site is going to stop counting links and photos in that 140-character cap, in effect giving you a bit more space to write. The change is expected to

The Wrong Way to Fix a Bloated National Security Council

The National Interest 

Daniel R. DePetris

Politics, United States

Raking the president's most important adviser over the coals won't make things better.

For the reporters and correspondents who cover defense policy on Capitol Hill, the House Armed Services Committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act is a dreaded all-day affair. The massive NDAA is the kind of bill where lawmakers try to attach some their pet projects to the legislation. Hundreds upon hundreds of amendments are offered and debated individually... Читать дальше...

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