Culture Video emerged from South Korea this week appearing to show three American women taunting and assaulting a passenger who allegedly asked them to “be quiet” on the subway. A South Korean man who said he was the victim of the women's harassment reported the video to police, which he claimed was recorded by a fellow passenger in Anyang, Gyeonggi—a satellite city just outside of Seoul. The March 3 incident took place around 5 p.m. aboard the Line 4 subway train as it passed through Indukwon Station, YTN News reported Sunday. After requesting that the women be quiet, the video shows several passengers standing up and moving away from them as their cursing and antics become more aggressive. Recommended Slideshows 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World 44 In Pictures: Every U.S. President Ranked From Best to Worst 51 In Pictures: Top 50 U.S. Cities Ranked by Quality of Life And … [Read more...] about Video Shows Three American Women Harassing, Assaulting South Korean Subway Passengers
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Constable: From horrific childhood in Africa to ‘American Idol’
Bu Burt Constable Out of thousands of musicians nationwide who auditioned, 2015 Wheaton North High School graduate Ephraim Bugumba says he is "humbled" to survive the cut and become one of the top 50 contestants still in the running on this season's "American Idol." related advertisement "Every second of it just seems so surreal," says Bugumba, 22, who lives in DeKalb now. "I couldn't believe I'm auditioning in front of Katy Perry. Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. It was insane."But that moment in the bright spotlight can't compare to the dark insanity of his entire childhood as a refugee from Zaire, the African nation torn apart by violence as it became the Democratic Republic of Congo."I left as a toddler during the war," says Bugumba, whose family was uprooted at the end of the 20th Century. "We survived the 1999 Makobola Massacre."According to news reports at the time, his small village of Makobola was overrun by soldiers in the final days of 1999. The soldiers set … [Read more...] about Constable: From horrific childhood in Africa to ‘American Idol’
Your World War I mission: ‘Quicken the Americans’ enthusiasm for the war!’
Euronews' Alasdair Sandford tells the story of one British army officer sent to the US in April 1918 to recount his experiences from WWI, part of a drive to raise funds via the 'Liberty Loans' campaign. This soldier was Alasdair's grandfather. “The object of your journey is… to quicken the interest and enthusiasm of the American people for the war by the narration of your personal experiences,” explained the letter marked “secret” from the British Ministry of Information to my grandfather. … [Read more...] about Your World War I mission: ‘Quicken the Americans’ enthusiasm for the war!’
Surgeon general urges Americans to carry overdose antidote
This story was updated April 5, 2018, at 11:38 p.m. with more information. The nation's chief doctor wants more Americans to start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone to help combat the nation's opioid crisis and save lives. Speaking at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta on Thursday morning, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams issued his office's first national public health advisory in 13 years. Adams said he hopes those who are at risk — as well as their friends and family members — will keep the antidote on hand and learn how to use it. "You don't have to be a policeman or a firefighter or a paramedic to save a life," said Adams, who pointed out that more than half of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. occur at home. According to federal data, more than 42,000 Americans suffered fatal opioid overdoses in 2016, more than double the number who died in 2010. Tennessee's drug overdose deaths increased 12 percent between 2015 … [Read more...] about Surgeon general urges Americans to carry overdose antidote
Older Americans facing job discrimination can’t rely on courts as much as earlier generations
Home Daily News Older Americans facing job discrimination… Labor & Employment By Peter Gosselin, ProPublica Posted April 2, 2018, 2:00 pm CDT At the age of 50, the federal law that seeks to protect older American workers from age bias has been enfeebled by court decisions that have widened loopholes for employers and narrowed the ways employees can seek redress. When Congress enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in 1967, the law was treated as something of an addendum to the Civil Rights Act, which had been passed three years earlier and banned bias on the basis of race, gender, religion and, later on, sexual orientation, among other categories. The 1967 law effectively added age to the list. Courts and lawyers assumed that key provisions of each act applied to the other. In years to come, lawmakers would strengthen some elements of the measure, for example largely banning mandatory retirement and requiring employers to provide more disclosures about the … [Read more...] about Older Americans facing job discrimination can’t rely on courts as much as earlier generations