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* KhizrKhan: The father of Army Captain Humayun Khan, who died in a suicide bombing attack in Iraq in 2004, provided a powerful testimonial to his son — a Muslim-American soldier — and an equally stirring condemnation of Donald Trump’s proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S.. He asked rhetorically whether Trump had even read the Constitution then whipped out a pocket Constitution of his own — a nice bit of stagecraft. Khan held the crowd in the palm of his hand — a stirring and entirely unexpected moment. Watch it here. Continue reading →
As wildfire rages in California, flooding affects millions in India and China, and eggs are fried on sidewalks in Iraq, scientists say global climate catastrophe is surpassing predictions
Southern California’s years-long drought has resulted in one of the “most extreme” wildfires the region has ever seen. (Photo: Nick Ut/AP)
Record global heat in the first half of 2016 has caught climate scientists off-guard, reportsThompson Reuters Foundation.
“What concerns me most is that we didn’t anticipate these temperature jumps,” David Carlson, director of the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) climate research program, toldThompson Reuters Foundation late Monday. “We predicted moderate warmth for 2016, but nothing like the temperature rises we’ve seen.” Continue reading →
Mohan Nandu is one of the greatest singers that Guyana has produced. When he begins to sing you would think that the Lord descended from the mountaintop and handed him the voice to entertain thousands.
Mohan is a simple and humble person that would politely disagree. But give him a harmonium and back-up musicians and he would transport you to a world in which he becomes the King of Melody. After listening to him you get the feeling that Mohan Nandu was born to sing.