by Medha Imam | Mar 19, 2015 | Business
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill that aims to expedite entrepreneurship and innovation by creating a new class of immigrant visas is stalled in Congress. The Startup Act would launch a new program for 75,000 immigrant entrepreneurs who are already in the...
by Medha Imam | Mar 19, 2015 | Politics
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON— From the chants in Homs to the songs of Hama, the Syrian American Council celebrated art and creativity as critical components in igniting the Syrian revolution at a dinner commemorating its fourth anniversary. Various artists from the United...
by Medha Imam | Mar 16, 2015 | Business
By Medha Imam There remains a troubling gender gap when it comes to technology and the Internet in the developing world, the Clinton Foundation revealed in a report released Monday that has been largely overshadowed by the controversy over Hillary Clinton’s email. The...
by Medha Imam | Mar 15, 2015 | National Security, Politics
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON— Protesters from across the country rallied for a free Syria near the White House Sunday, calling for an end to the both the regime of Bashar al-Assad and the presence of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Around 2,000 people — from California...
by Medha Imam | Mar 13, 2015 | National Security
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON— Syrian advocacy groups urged congressional leaders Thursday to implement strategic policies to strengthen the fight against ISIS and associated extremist groups. The Coalition for a Democratic Syria met with congressional officials to push...
by Medha Imam | Mar 2, 2015 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON — American motorists may soon sense Big Brother peering through their rearview mirrors as the government now has a way of monitoring automobiles. Experts on Monday said the government acknowledges privacy, safety and security concerns that may surface from...
by Medha Imam | Feb 27, 2015 | Business
By Medha Imam Rebecca Ayers crawls out of bed with her phone in tow and ambles into her home office. From the moment she wakes up to the second she clocks out, Ayers leads a team of workers from three different states through a trail of instant messages,...
by Medha Imam | Feb 25, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices strongly questioned Abercrombie & Fitch Wednesday over the company’s refusal to hire a Muslim woman because she wore a headscarf. Claiming Abercrombie violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal...
by Medha Imam | Feb 24, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers proposed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would allocate $1.5 billion to strengthen the fight against global slavery and human trafficking. “This will require U.S. leadership if we want to get rid of this grave injustice in the world,” said...
by Medha Imam | Feb 23, 2015 | Immigration, National Security, Politics
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON –President Barack Obama urged the nation’s governors Monday to support his efforts to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security. As part of his remarks at the White House, Obama warned the governors of the “direct impact” a...
by Medha Imam | Feb 10, 2015 | Business
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON – The nation’s tech workforce has expanded to a total of 6.5 million with the addition of 129,600 net new jobs in 2014, according to a report released Tuesday morning. The Computer Technology Industry...
by Medha Imam | Feb 2, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama is asking Congress for a 6 percent increase in the State Department budget — to $50.3 billion — as a way to combat increasing security threats around the world through diplomacy. The administration wants $7 billion to respond...
