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U.S. will play an indirect supportive effort in battle of Mosul, Pentagon press says

U.S. will play an indirect supportive effort in battle of Mosul, Pentagon press says

by Eunice Lee | Oct 18, 2016 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The Defense Department said Tuesday that no U.S. troops will go to the front lines in the battle of Mosul which launched Monday. But the U.S. is playing a key advisor role in helping Kurds and Iraqis on the battleground. Approximately 10,000 Kurdish...
Supreme Court hears arguments on Apple, Samsung patent law

Supreme Court hears arguments on Apple, Samsung patent law

by Eunice Lee | Oct 11, 2016 | Business, Featured, Technology

WASHINGTON –The Supreme Court Tuesday wrestled with how to apply a 1952 patent law, particularly sections related to design patents, to a tech industry where innovation and aesthetic appeal play key roles in originality – with Apple arguing that Samsung shouldn’t...
Biobased economy offers hope for rural America, new report by the USDA says

Biobased economy offers hope for rural America, new report by the USDA says

by Eunice Lee | Oct 3, 2016 | Business, Energy, Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – For rural Americans and folks living in small towns, biobased products offer “tremendous hope” of more jobs and cleaner energy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday at a National Press Club luncheon. When it comes to biobased products,...
How millennials in DC watched — and responded to — the first debate

How millennials in DC watched — and responded to — the first debate

by Eunice Lee | Sep 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Topics

At debate-watching parties in the nation’s capital on Monday, young voters said they know just how important this election is — they just don’t agree on why. About 350 college Republicans and Democrats came together at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, to watch...
Racial wage gap remains wide, Economic Policy Institute says

Racial wage gap remains wide, Economic Policy Institute says

by Eunice Lee | Sep 27, 2016 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – The wage gap between black workers and white workers remains wide, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. Black men make 22 percent less and black women make 34.2 percent less than their white counterparts. And yet, poverty or...
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