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Fil-Am lawmaker supports new US Dream Act

ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 04:41 AM

Filipino-American California congressman TJ Cox has joined other Democrats in the House of Representatives to introduce a bill that offers 2.5 million immigrants a chance at permanent status. Read more »

Fil-Am youths gather in California to learn about Pinoy culture

ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 03:03 AM

IRVINE, California - More than 400 Filipino-American students from various schools atttended the 12th Southern California Pilipino American Student Alliance (SCPASA) Summit in California to learn more about the Filipino culture. Read more »

Gambino 'mob boss' shot dead outside New York home

Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 02:59 AM

The reputed boss of New York Mafia family the Gambinos, Francesco "Frank" Cali, has been shot dead outside his home on Staten Island, police said Thursday.   Read more »

US House unanimously demands Mueller report be made public

Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 12:34 AM

The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to demand that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report on his Russian election meddling investigation be made public. Read more »

US proposes stricter curbs on e-cigarette sales

Chris Kirkham, Manas Mishra, Reuters
Mar 14 11:51 PM

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday released formal plans to curb the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and slow a surge in teenage use of the popular nicotine devices.   Read more »

Key suspect indicted over fraudulent Japan land sale

Kyodo News
Mar 14 10:49 PM

Prosecutors indicted Wednesday a man suspected of masterminding a fraudulent land sale in Tokyo in 2017 on charges including fraud that targeted a major home builder. Read more »

Japan sterilization victims to each get $28,700

Kyodo News
Mar 14 10:31 PM

Japan's ruling and opposition party lawmakers on Thursday decided on a bill to provide 3.2 million yen ($28,700) in state redress to every surviving victim of a state sterilization program that was conducted under a now-defunct 1948 eugenics law. Read more »

Fil-Am student's death after frat party in California traced to alcohol poisoning

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Mar 14 03:40 PM

The death of a Filipino-American freshman of the University of California Irvine (UCI) after a fraternity party in January was due to accidental alcohol poisoning, authorities have said.  Read more »

DOLE: Walang malawakang deportation ng OFWs sa UAE

ABS-CBN News
Mar 14 01:59 PM

Tiniyak ngayong Huwebes ng DOLE na walang mangyayaring malawakang deportation o pagpapalayas ng mga overseas Filipino worker sa United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Malaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become 'more critical'

Reuters
Mar 14 10:24 AM

Malaysia has shut more schools after a suspected chemical leak last week left more than 200 children, teachers and others being treated for poisoning, its education minister said late on Wednesday. Read more »

Brexit set for delay after May wounded by rejection of 'no-deal'

William James, Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper, Reuters
Mar 14 08:51 AM

After a day of high drama, lawmakers defied Prime Minister Theresa May by voting 321 to 278 in favor of a motion that ruled out a potentially disorderly "no-deal" Brexit under any circumstances. Read more »

US college bribery scandal grates on those who missed the cut

Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Mar 14 08:37 AM

The U.S. college bribery scandal has unleashed angst and fury among parents, students and admissions experts, as an unprecedented criminal investigation draws attention to the privileges afforded to wealthy Americans. Read more »

Hundreds of shops looted in Venezuela blackout: traders

Agence France-Presse
Mar 14 08:33 AM

CARACAS - More than 500 shops were looted in Venezuela's western city of Maracaibo during a vast nationwide blackout that struck last week and lasted for days, a retailers' association said Wednesday. Read more »

Trump sees 'very good chance' of trade deal with China

Agence France-Presse
Mar 14 08:25 AM

Eight months into their sprawling trade war, US and Chinese officials have alternated between projecting optimism and warning that they have much to do before reaching a final outcome.  Read more »

Senate rebukes Trump on Saudi, backs war powers resolution

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Mar 14 08:12 AM

WASHINGTON - The Republican-led U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution seeking to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump's policy toward the kingdom. Read more »

California suspends death penalty

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Mar 14 07:34 AM

Governor Gavin Newsom imposed a moratorium on carrying out the death penalty in California on Wednesday, granting a reprieve to 737 condemned inmates -- the largest death row population in the United States.  Read more »

Women face greater threat from job automation than men

Kate Ryan, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Mar 14 06:40 AM

NEW YORK - Women across the economic spectrum are more vulnerable than men to losing their jobs to technology, according to a study released on Wednesday by the Institute for Women's Policy Research.  Read more »

US says China's treatment of Muslim minority worst abuses 'since the 1930s'

Lesley Wroughton and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Mar 14 05:12 AM

WASHINGTON - The US State Department on Wednesday slammed human rights violations in China, saying the sort of abuses it had inflicted on its Muslim minorities had not been seen "since the 1930s." Read more »

Canadian family loses 3 generations in Ethiopian plane crash

Reuters
Mar 14 04:57 AM

TORONTO - Three generations of a Canadian family were among the 157 people who perished when Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 crashed on Sunday, a relative confirmed on Wednesday. Read more »

British lawmakers reject no-deal Brexit in any circumstance

William James, Kylie MacLellan, and Elizabeth Piper, Reuters
Mar 14 04:33 AM

LONDON - British lawmakers on Wednesday rejected leaving the European Union without a deal in any scenario, paving the way for a vote to delay Brexit to seek a way out of the country's worst political crisis in generations. Read more »

US joins other nations in grounding 737 MAX jets after 2nd crash

David Shepardson, Reuters
Mar 14 04:20 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday grounded Boeing Co's 737 MAX jets, citing new satellite data and evidence from the scene of Sunday's crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people, the second disaster involving the 737 in less than 5 months. Read more »

5 children, 4 others dead in Brazil school shooting

Reuters
Mar 14 12:58 AM

At least nine people were killed at a Brazilian elementary school where two young men were seen entering the building and firing weapons early on Wednesday, according to Sao Paulo police. Read more »

Trump ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort jailed for 43 more months

Agence France-Presse
Mar 14 12:54 AM

Manafort, already facing 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud, was sentenced on Wednesday to an additional 43 months in prison on conspiracy charges. Read more »

100 children feared trapped as building collapses in Nigeria

Nneka Chile and Temilade Adelaja, Reuters
Mar 13 11:25 PM | Updated Mar 14 01:06 AM

Residents said around 100 children had attended the school, which was on the top levels of the building, and that eight have been rescued so far. Read more »

More nations, airlines grounding Boeing's 737 MAX

Agence France-Presse
Mar 13 10:13 PM | Updated Mar 13 11:59 PM

PARIS - A number of countries have banned Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet from their airspace in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.   Read more »