Source: Ollie Gillman, Dailymail.com, April 2, 2016 Surrounded by world leaders, President Barack Obama gave the peace sign as they gathered for a ‘team photo’ during a two-day nuclear summit. All eyes were on Obama as 54 other presidents and prime ministers joined him in Washington, DC, for crunch talks on Iran and terrorist threats… Continue reading Barack Obama flashes the peace sign for nuclear security summit 'team photo'
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U.S. employment rebounds in March, gaining 215,000 jobs
Source: The Associated Press, April 1, 2016 Steady hiring also contributes to average hourly pay, which rose 2.3% from year earlier to $25.43 U.S. employers notched another solid month of hiring in March by adding 215,000 jobs, driven by large gains in the construction, retail and health care industries. Despite the jump, the U.S. Labor… Continue reading U.S. employment rebounds in March, gaining 215,000 jobs
Justin Trudeau touts budget goals ahead of D.C. nuclear summit
Source: Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press, March 31, 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoted the federal budget to an American business audience this morning. He touted his middle-class tax cuts and plans to boost infrastructure spending, in a speech across the street from the White House. The prime minister is addressing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — a group… Continue reading Justin Trudeau touts budget goals ahead of D.C. nuclear summit
Nuclear terrorism threat will be focus of summit drawing Trudeau, world leaders to Washington
Source: Matt Kwong, CBC News, March 30, 2016 Leaders from more than 50 countries to attend high-level talks taking place in shadow of Brussels attacks The world has yet to experience an act of nuclear terrorism. High-level discussions this week in Washington will resolve to keep things that way as fresh attacks in Brussels loom… Continue reading Nuclear terrorism threat will be focus of summit drawing Trudeau, world leaders to Washington
U.S. elections ranked worst among Western democracies.
Source: Pippa Norris, Washington Post, March 29, 2016 U.S. elections ranked worst among Western democracies. Here’s why. The world is transfixed by the spectacle of U.S. elections. From New York, London and Paris to Beijing, Moscow and Sydney there is endless heated debate in the news media and across dinner tables about thefactors fueling the… Continue reading U.S. elections ranked worst among Western democracies.
Oregon's Mysterious 'Disappearing Lake'
Source: Larua Geggel, Live Science, May 6th, 2015 Oregon’s Mysterious ‘Disappearing Lake’ Explained During the rainy fall and winter, most Oregonians probably don’t give much thought to Lost Lake, a shallow lake surrounded by pine trees that sits near a highway. But drivers might do a double take during the summer. During the dry months,… Continue reading Oregon's Mysterious 'Disappearing Lake'
Starbucks U.S. food waste plan has Canadian food banks 'delighted'
Source: Solomon Israel, CBC News, March 26, 2016 Canadian food banks are already working with Starbucks on a local level A new plan by Starbucks to end food waste at its U.S. locations by donating all unused food to the needy won’t be coming to Canada just yet, but similar initiatives already exist on a local level… Continue reading Starbucks U.S. food waste plan has Canadian food banks 'delighted'
Why Cuba is no longer a third rail in U.S. politics
Julian Zelizer, CNN, Monday, March 21, 2016 This week President Barack Obama is in Cuba, the first commander in chief to visit the country since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. When Coolidge arrived in Cuba, The Saturday Evening Post’s Beverly Smith Jr. later recalled, “The crowds were tremendous and enthusiastic. They cheered themselves hoarse for Presidente… Continue reading Why Cuba is no longer a third rail in U.S. politics