US Marines turn to female executives for advice on recruiting more women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ��� Last spring, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos did not even know who Sheryl Sandberg was. Six months later he is good. The Pentagon has also launched a fresh drive to end sexual assault in the military and review.
Features: Want to Know If Your Food Is Genetically Modified?
Labeling proponents have focused their message not on attacking GMOs themselves but on consumers right to information. ���This bill is.. (Gary Cameron/Reuters). The GMO debate has a frustrating quality, with one side decrying big corporations out to.
Shell Shocked: Now That Hes Losing, Big Oil Boss Calls for Balanced.
Ben van Beurden, the head of Royal Dutch Shell, is apparently a little perturbed by those of us who have marched, called, written and worked for strong action to reduce the carbon pollution that is cooking our planet. Now hes asking for a time-out in.
US Supreme Court wont stop gay marriages in Florida
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to block gay marriages in Florida, the latest of about three dozen states allowing same-sex weddings. In a one-paragraph order, the court decided not to step into the Florida case. A federal judge previously.
Why Governments Use Broadcast TV and Dissidents Use Twitter
(Murad Sezer/Reuters). Last March I was walking past Gezi Park with a Turkish friend at dusk. He had just joined me from prayers and I asked him what he thought about the brewing debate over the parks future. Like most Turkish voters, he is a fan of.
New gadgets this holiday? Heres how to make sure your old ones arent hurting.
According to the EPA, the U.S. generated nearly 3.5 million tons of electronic waste (e-waste) in 2012. Among those items, Americans recycled 40 percent of computers, 17 percent of televisions. The EPA provides tips on reducing and recyling e-waste.
Hong Kongers Demand Self-Determination���Will Beijing Listen?
Aside from the pet causes of a rainbow of social groups such as gay rights advocates, free speech activists and Falun Gong adherents, the focus of this years march was the issue of universal suffrage for Hong Kongs millions of registered voters in.
U.S. corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing.
U.S. corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing gay rights.. demand from Wal-Mart Stores Inc for the governor to veto the bill. Read more from source:���reuters���. 0Share. 0Share. 0Share. 0Share. You may also like:.
Ten ways the Scotland referendum is like the American revolution and three.
The taxes seemed unjust and punitive. ���This we apprehend annihilates our charter right to govern and tax ourselves,��� the Boston revolutionary Samuel Adams wrote of the Sugar Act of 1764. A parallel outrage fueled the rise of the Scottish national party.
US corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing gay rights
(Reuters) - Arkansas lawmakers passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Tuesday that critics said would allow businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians, drawing a swift demand from Wal-Mart Stores Inc for the governor to veto the bill.
Republicans Seem Poised To Expand Senate Majority With Louisiana Race
WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) - Republicans appear poised to expand their Senate majority with a runoff election in Louisiana on Saturday that would cap big wins for their party in the Nov.. Last month, Landrieu tried to prove her energy.
US corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing.
US corporations accuse Indiana and Arkansas of curbing gay rights. Reuters (Reuters) ��� Arkansas lawmakers passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Tuesday that critics said would allow businesses to deny service��.
The Catholic Roots of Obamas Activism
���He so quickly got us,��� said Andrew Lyke, a participant in the meeting who is now the director of the Chicago Archdioceses Office for Black Catholics.. While Mr. Obamas early work with the church is ���not on the radar screen,��� the official said.
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New assertions by U.S. Judges attorney at odds with full call obtained by BRAD BLOG.. Sarah Davis earns BRAD BLOGs rarely-bestowed Intellectually Honest Conservative award for defending Constitutional rights of women... Mind you, many of the.
Supreme Court could leave legacy of gay rights
WASHINGTON ��� The 10th edition of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. begins work Monday with the prospect of a monumental ruling for gay rights that could serve as a surprising legacy of an otherwise increasingly conservative court.
Shipping firms look to volatile methanol as cleaner, cheaper alternative to.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) ��� Methanol, a fuel used to power light aircraft and racing cars, is being tried out as alternative for ships, highlighting its potential in an industry under pressure to cut emissions. From next year. Global IMO curbs will lower.
Neil Young vows Starbucks boycott over GMO suit
The Canadian songwriter and environmental activist urged his fans to put pressure on Starbucks over a lawsuit filed by an industry group against the US state of Vermont, the first state to pass a law requiring labels on genetically modified products.
Future president: The new Republican Congress will pass comprehensive.
Note well: He is indeed discussing comprehensive reform here, not a ���security first��� bill as most GOPers tend to mention when theyre put on the spot with a question about amnesty in the next Congress. And he seems pretty chill about it. Which is odd.