by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2018 A foundation funded by the Levi Strauss fortune, which has pumped some $40 million into the effort to legalize same-sex marriage since 2001, has also targeted Christian baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, reports say. Having triumphed with the 2015 Supreme […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2018 Wake County Schools in North Carolina has proposed giving students the day off on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday marking the end of Ramadan, may be recognized as a teacher work day in Wake County Schools’ traditional calendar for 2020-21, the Raleigh News […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 A compilation of death threats on Twitter against President Donald Trump shows that 179 threats against the president’s life remain on the social media platform “without consequences,” a report said. “The threats range from simple commands for others to kill Trump, to stated desires to kill President Trump, to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2018 Taxpayers are shelling out about $70,000 for every illegal immigrant who enters the United States, a report said. For every one million illegal immigrants, the U.S. pays $69.6 billion, according to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). Deporting an illegal immigrant costs the U.S. $10,000, the report said. “The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 President Donald Trump’s agenda for the next two years will be at stake on Nov. 6 when Americans vote in the 2018 midterm elections. “The direction of the nation’s most contentious and consequential issues – health care, immigration, taxes, climate change, trade, gun control, ethics and campaign finance overhauls […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 A booming tech hub near Raleigh is only one reason venture funding for startups in North Carolina have reached $2.57 billion so far in 2018, a report said. The 2018 numbers are up 154 percent from 2017 ($1.01 billion) and a whopping 400 percent from 2013, when startups in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2018 Many of his critics were quick to label President Donald Trump an anti-Semite within minutes of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue which left 11 people dead. Not so. Accused shooter Robert Bowers “is a raving anti-Semitic white nationalist who also despises President Trump. This might sound confusing to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2018 Divisiveness and anger in the U.S. are being fueled by fraudulent reports in the media and “anti-religiosity,” the White House said in the wake of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue which left 11 people dead. President Donald Trump tweeted on Oct 29: “There is great anger in our […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2018 Yahoo has agreed to pay some $87 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a massive breach of user data. Most affected users could likely get $125 in the settlement while lawyers will get $37.5 million in fees and expenses, according to the settlement. Yahoo approved a $50 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 28, 2018 The tech industry has unleashed an all-out offensive to elect Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections and thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda. Many employees in the industry are “are focused on closing what they perceive to be an innovation gap with the GOP two years after Trump effectively tapped […]
