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(London) — Anger and dismay, along with congratulations from Europe’s far-right, rippled across the world Sunday as politicians, community leaders and even a sports star reacted to the entry ban U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations.
As the realization sank in that people with dual-citizenship who live outside the targeted Mideast and African countries would be affected, condemnation mixed with concern about families with traveling members who could be prevented from returning to the United States they call home.
Olympic long-distance running champion Mo Farah — born in Somalia,...
(London) — Anger and dismay, along with congratulations from Europe’s far-right, rippled across the world Sunday as politicians, community leaders and even a sports star reacted to the entry ban U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations.
As the realization sank in that people with dual-citizenship who live outside the targeted Mideast and African countries would be affected, condemnation mixed with concern about families with traveling members who could be prevented from returning to the United States they call home.
Olympic long-distance running champion Mo Farah — born in Somalia,...
- 1/29/2017
- by Lynne O'Donnell / AP
- PEOPLE.com
An Iranian-backed Shiite militia is expected to give up its weapons and support the political process, The Associated Press is reporting. The group, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, has yet to turn in its arms, but Amir al-Khzaie, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s adviser for reconciliation, said the group is expected to. Al-Khzaie added the group wants to play a constructive role in Iraqi politics, and even want to run in the next parliamentary election under a new name. The group, also known as the Band of the Righteous, is an armed splinter group. They split from radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s own political movement that was formed to fight the American presence...
- 1/6/2012
- by karen
- ShockYa
Time magazine has released their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The site describes the list as "artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Welcome to this year's Time 100."
Some of the inclusions might surprise you - such as teen pop star Justin Bieber, "Glee" star and Golden Globe winner Chris Colfer, comedian Amy Poehler and "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.
Here is the complete list:
Time 100
* Wael Ghonim
* Joseph Stiglitz
* Reed Hastings
* Amy Poehler
* Geoffrey Canada
* Mark Zuckerberg
* Peter Vesterbacka
* Angela Merkel
* Julian Assange
* Ron Bruder
* Lamido Sanusi
* Colin Firth
* Amy Chua
* Joe Biden
* Jennifer Egan
* Kim Clijsters
* Ahmed Shuja Pasha
* Aung San Suu Kyi
* Cory Booker
* Gabrielle Giffords
* Katsunobu Sakurai
* Michelle Obama
* Paul Ryan
* Ai Weiwei
* Rob Bell
* Fathi Terbil
* Dilma Rousseff
* Tom Ford
* Liang Guanglie
* Sue Savage...
Some of the inclusions might surprise you - such as teen pop star Justin Bieber, "Glee" star and Golden Globe winner Chris Colfer, comedian Amy Poehler and "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.
Here is the complete list:
Time 100
* Wael Ghonim
* Joseph Stiglitz
* Reed Hastings
* Amy Poehler
* Geoffrey Canada
* Mark Zuckerberg
* Peter Vesterbacka
* Angela Merkel
* Julian Assange
* Ron Bruder
* Lamido Sanusi
* Colin Firth
* Amy Chua
* Joe Biden
* Jennifer Egan
* Kim Clijsters
* Ahmed Shuja Pasha
* Aung San Suu Kyi
* Cory Booker
* Gabrielle Giffords
* Katsunobu Sakurai
* Michelle Obama
* Paul Ryan
* Ai Weiwei
* Rob Bell
* Fathi Terbil
* Dilma Rousseff
* Tom Ford
* Liang Guanglie
* Sue Savage...
- 4/21/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
• Congressman Dennis Kucinich will hold a press conference this morning to announce his position on the healthcare bill. Is it so wrong to hope that a drunken St. Patrick’s Day reveler leaps onto the podium and demands he hand over his pot of gold? [The Hill] • Remember the radical anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose poor Shiite followers wreaked havoc in Iraq in 2004 and were defeated militarily by the U.S. and its Iraqi allies in 2008? He’s back, and this time, it’s political—his party scored a surprising and resounding success in last week’s elections. [NY Times] • Tiger Woods’s announcement that he will return to golf at the Masters tournament next month has sent the resale price of tickets soaring. How many people are buying them just in order to heckle him? [TMZ] • In an adorable nod to political correctness, President Obama has filled out a bracket for the Ncaa Women...
- 3/17/2010
- Vanity Fair
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