• Refugee numbers at a 'record high' — here's how to fix that

    The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) released its Global Trends report on the global refugee crisis on Tuesday, concluding that the world’s forcibly displaced population was at a “record high.”  According to the report, a total of 68.5 million people were displaced by the end of 2017, increased by 2.9 million since 2016. During 2017 …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Trump threatens China with new tariffs on another $200 billion of goods

    Trump threatens China with new tariffs on another $200 billion of goods  CNNMoney Trade Fears Send Shiver Through Asian Markets  Wall Street Journal In tit-for-tat, Trump threatens more tariffs against China  Chicago Tribune Commentary: China’s threat to US crude, coal exports is a tactical masterstroke  Reuters Trump escalates China trade war, threatens tariffs on $200 billion in products  Washington Post …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • TV Review: 2018 MTV Movie Awards

    TV Review: 2018 MTV Movie Awards  Variety Why You Should Know Who Dan Levy Is Before the MTV Movie and TV Awards  E! Online ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Stranger Things’ big winners at MTV Movie & TV Awards  ABC News MTV Movie and TV Awards: The 5 best moments you missed  USA TODAY Full coverage Source: Google News | TV Review: …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 34 Days Later, the Yankees Lose a Game That Was Halted by Rain

    34 Days Later, the Yankees Lose a Game That Was Halted by Rain  New York Times Giancarlo Stanton made the most of a break from The Bronx  New York Post Soto, Hicks HRs give Nats, Yanks unusual doubleheader split  News & Observer Full coverage Source: Google News | 34 Days Later, the Yankees Lose a Game That Was …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Merriam-Webster subtweeted about Trump's child separation policy

    Merriam-Webster’s Twitter account is famed for not being here for your BS — or that of the Department of Homeland Security. On Sunday, DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen declared her agency doesn’t “have a policy of separating families at the border,” despite extensive reports contradicting the claim.  SEE ALSO: Homeland Security secretary gets shredded on Twitter …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • IBM’s Project Debater is an AI that's ready to argue

    A large group of journalists and IBM employees sit quietly while a black monolith (yes, like the one found in 2001: A Space Odyssey) with a display shows three animated blue balls floating in front and behind each other. The assembled humans are wait… Source: Engadget | IBM’s Project Debater is an AI that's ready …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Tiffany Haddish challenges Prince T'Challa for the 'Black Panther' throne

    Tiffany Haddish is going for the Wakandan throne. Hosting the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Saturday, the Girls Trip star and Saturday Night Live favourite opened the event with a hilarious parody of the Black Panther throne challenge scene.  “I came to battle, bitches!” says Haddish to Zuri, played by Forest Whittaker. “Also, I …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman hands over 'Best Hero' award to James Shaw Jr.

    Not all heroes wear capes, or Wakandan catsuits. Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman handed over his “Best Hero” award at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards to a real-life hero. SEE ALSO: ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman inspires students to challenge discrimination In his acceptance speech on Saturday, Boseman thanked the incredibly brave James …

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • What's on TV: 'Luke Cage,' 'Preacher' and 'Westworld'

    The FIFA World Cup is already rolling along, but this week we're getting ready for the second season of Marvel's Luke Cage on Netflix. AMC has the season premiere of Preacher and Comedy Central brings Drunk History while Westworld wraps up season two… Source: Engadget | What's on TV: 'Luke Cage,' 'Preacher' and 'Westworld'

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Judge: Kansas Cannot Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote

    Judge: Kansas Cannot Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote  U.S. News & World Report Judge rules Kansas cannot require proof of US citizenship to vote  New York Daily News Judge tosses Kansas voter ID law  The Mercury News Full coverage Source: Google News | Judge: Kansas Cannot Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote

    June 19, 2018 | by Raheel