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Sculpture of King, Hesburgh planned in downtown South Bend

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

(AP) — A sculpture of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and University of Notre Dame President Theodore Hesburgh is planned for a downtown South Bend plaza. The bronze sculpture is being modeled after a photograph of King and Hesburgh joining hands during a 1964 civil rights rally in Chicago.

Twijfels over immigratie Melania Trump na naaktfoto's

Tubantia 

Er is onduidelijkheid ontstaan over de immigratiestatus van Melania Trump in de jaren negentig. De Sloveense vrouw van presidentskandidaat Donald Trump beweerde altijd dat ze in 1996 in Amerika ging werken, maar eerder deze week gepubliceerde naaktfoto's laten zien dat ze al een jaar eerder modellenwerk deed in New York.

Busy Philipps Hosts Baby2Baby Back To School Event With Daughter Birdie!

«Just Jared» 

Busy Philipps is all smiles as she strikes while hosting the Baby2Baby Back To School event held at The Gap at The Grove on Wednesday (August 3) in Los Angeles. The 37-year-old Vice Principals actress was accompanied by her daughter Birdie, and co-presidents of Baby2Baby Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein at the event, where [...]

Murder is on the rise in Rio ahead of the Olympics

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

Atop the chipped blue metal table sat two 9 mm pistols and small plastic packets of cocaine and marijuana. Two young men slouched in white plastic chairs, while a third held a rifle in a corner 10 meters away.

It was midday this week, not far from a main road in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro's most developed and supposedly "pacified" slum that straddles a mountain and sits right between the main Barra and Copacabana Olympic zones.

A uniformed police officer stood just 150 meters away... Читать дальше...

Rio 2016: Nigeria suffers epic embarrassment against Japan

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Nigeria’s Dream Team VI failed to respond as a wrong anthem was played as they filed out for the preliminary pleasantries against Japan, in their opening Group B fixture of the Olympic Games. The tune played supposedly as Nigeria’s anthem was definitely not that of the most populous black nation, as the players looked with awe, […]

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Does America Really Need to Spend More on Defense?

The National Interest 

Lawrence J. Korb, Eric M. Goepel

Security, America

America can’t buy perfect security.

There is little consensus about the details of President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2017  defense budget request, and there are few challenges of the underlying assumptions upon which the request is built. Congress, pundits and thought leaders argue over the makeup of the request and question whether the U.S. Department of Defense should fund a strategy of posture or presence, capability or capacity... Читать дальше...

'Black-ish' producer: 'I'm so tired of talking about diversity'

BusinessInsider.com 

Getty Images

The cast and showrunner of "Black-ish" don't think it matters what race their viewers come from.

A reporter sparked some strong comments from the show's panel at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills when he brought up some early controversy over the show's title and asked if they had statistics for how much of their audience is black and white.

"I will be so happy when diversity is not a word," "Black-ish showrunner Kenya Bariss said of the reporter's question. Читать дальше...

Afghanistan Is Finally Standing Up to Pakistan

The National Interest 

Adam Gallagher

Security, Asia

Confronting the Taliban’s main sponsor at last.

As the first president of Afghanistan following the toppling of the Taliban, Hamid Karzai’s legacy will always be decidedly mixed. The famously mercurial Karzai masterfully navigated the traditional tribal politics of Afghanistan, but arguably laid the groundwork for much of the corruption and weak governance that plague the Afghan government today. During his tenure, Karzai often made headlines... Читать дальше...



Benin baseball comes to Minnesota

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

It's more than baseball for the 12 kids from Benin, West Africa who are in Minnesota this week to participate in a baseball tournament. For them, it's the first chance to see the U.S. and compete with kids their age in the American sport brought to their country by three Robbinsdale residents in 2011.

Korea's Cultural Juggernaut is a Soft-Power Strategy Worth Copying

The National Interest 

Steven Kim

Politics, Asia

Conquering the world, one K-pop hit at a time.

In seeking to raise its international profile and influence, Taiwan can take lessons from South Korea’s growing soft power. Its soft power has been expanding through the growing appeal and attraction of its popular culture (a.k.a. Korean Wave or Hallyu) worldwide. As a result, the government has vigorously promoted Korean popular culture, taking advantage of its growing popularity to enhance Korea’s international standing and national image... Читать дальше...

Your lucky numbers

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Oil Won't Save Libya

The National Interest 

George Ward

Security, Africa

Making oil the solution only creates more problems.

As political opponents of the Democratic presidential nominee often note, crisis has paralyzed Libya since 2011. To be sure, a power vacuum erupted after dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi’s death, opening the door to a political free-for-all, warring militias, and ISIS. Amidst the ensuing conflict, some hang their hopes on Libya’s greatest natural resource: oil. Ten years ago, over 60 percent of Libya’s GDP came from oil revenues. Читать дальше...

Kenya's Counterterrorism Approach is Floundering

The National Interest 

Peter Kirechu

Security, Africa

Despite money and training, Kenya’s security forces are still far from professional.

As Kenya inches dangerously close to shutting down the world’s largest refugee camp in Dabaab, the announced closure masks a calculated, yet disastrous parlay of legitimate domestic terrorism concerns for an expedient, yet flawed, solution that is unlikely to resolve the country’s security challenges. But as insecurity evolves into a bargaining currency for the governing elite... Читать дальше...

Granaat ontploft bij parlement Kosovo

Tubantia 

In Pristina, de hoofdstad van Kosovo, is gisteravond een explosief ontploft. Er vielen geen gewonden. Volgens lokale media vuurden twee motorrijders een granaat af terwijl ze het parlement voorbijreden.

The Nuclear Deal is a Chance to Change Iran's Behavior

The National Interest 

Sima Shine

Security, Middle East

Washington has tools for influencing Tehran’s most anti-Western faction—before the clock runs out.

The anniversary of the nuclear agreement was just another day on the calendar, because no one believed that Iran would violate the agreement even before it had enjoyed the considerable benefits that agreement confers on Iran.

The key question facing Western decisionmakers and the American administration is how to make sure that the years gained by the nuclear agreement... Читать дальше...

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Celine Dion Dedicates 'My Heart Will Go On' to Rene Angelil on 'Greatest Hits' (Video)

«Just Jared» 

Celine Dion belts out her smash hit song “My Heart Will Go On” during the Greatest Hits live finale on Thursday (August 4) in Montreal, Canada. The 47-year-old singer performed live via satellite from her concert in Canada while the rest of the performances were taped at the studio in Los Angeles. Celine dedicated the [...]

Texas professors are arguing that new campus-carry laws would suppress academic freedom

BusinessInsider.com 

Jon Herskovitz/Reuters

Three University of Texas professors asked a U.S. judge on Thursday to give them the option of barring students from bringing guns into their classroom after the state gave some students that right under a law that went into effect this week.

The professors said academic freedom could be chilled under the so-called campus carry law backed by the state's Republican political leaders that allows concealed handgun license holders 21 and over to bring handguns into classrooms and other university facilities. Читать дальше...

Brandon Cottom, Ronnie Shields go down with apparent Achilles injuries for Seahawks

NBCSports.com 

The Seattle Seahawks seemingly lost two different players to Achilles injuries within minutes of each other during practice on Thursday. Fullback/tight end Brandon Cottom and tight end Ronnie Shields each had to be carted off the practice fields during the first half of practice. Cottom (pictured) was the first of the pair to go down…


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