The source of this confrontation, in the early hours of February 2011, was an unprecedented push by Wisconsin Republicans, led by the state’s newly elected Republican governor, Scott Walker, to slash the union rights held by most public workers. Walker argued that budget woes in the state necessitated the shift, and barrelled forward to eliminate the rights of virtually all ... Read More »
In these new and increasingly unprecedented times, it is more important than ever to take steps to protect yourself from uncertainties — and that sometimes requires hiring a personal bodyguard. It’s never a bad idea to go the extra mile to take care of yourself or your family by contracting with security personnel, but you might not know how to ... Read More »
The Egyptian line is the purest of all Arabians, as its pureblood status comes from an unbroken lineage. Egyptian Arabians can trace their bloodlines back to a herd in Egypt owned by Viceroy Mohammed Ali and his grandson Abbas Pasha I. Unlike other types of Arabians that have been bred interchangeably to increase the gene pool, the Egyptian line remains ... Read More »
Imagine being given everything you could ever want from a young age. The best education, holidays and homes, then told you never really need to work because your family has more than enough money. A dreamy scenario for some. But there is normally a side effect: wealth robs children of motivation. The more money that is given to children from ... Read More »
The wedding is taking place after Hurricane Nicole passed through Florida and lavish pictures of the rehearsal dinner on Friday night indicated that it will be a glamorous affair. Beaming Tiffany could be seen arm-in-arm with her famous father during the pre-wedding festivities, attended by her mom, Marla Maples, and half-brother Eric Trump. Just a few days before the wedding, ... Read More »
The IMF is an organization of 189 member countries that works to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. The Secretary of the Treasury serves as the U.S. Governor to the IMF, and the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF is one of 24 ... Read More »
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), it was established by ECOSOC resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s ... Read More »
Rishi Sunak, (born May 12, 1980, Southampton, England), British politician and financier who became leader of the Conservative Party and prime minster of the United Kingdom in October 2022. Previously he served as chancellor of the Exchequer (2020–22). Sunak was born into a family with immigrant roots. His grandparents emigrated from Punjab, in northwestern India, to East Africa, where his ... Read More »
The woman said she met the prince in a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro in 2004 — when Charlene and Albert were supposedly dating. Her daughter, a 15-year-old Brazilian schoolgirl, sent a handwritten note in Portuguese to Prince Albert at the Royal Palace last September. Albert’s legal team call the allegations ‘a hoax’ and the legal team of the woman ... Read More »
Previous analysis finds that people respond differently to “financial” and “moral” political scandals. However, experimental and observational studies tend to reach different conclusions about which type of scandal induces a stronger negative reaction from the public. We use an experiment embedded in a national survey to examine the possibility that these divergent findings can, in part, be explained by a ... Read More »