Melania Trump modelled without work visa

Melania Trump was got ten modelling jobs within the us price $US20,056 that occurred within the seven weeks before she had legal permission to figure within the country, in step with elaborated documents from twenty years agone provided to The Associated Press.

The details of Mrs Trump's early paid modelling add the United States of America emerged within the final days of a bitter presidential campaign during which her husband, Donald Trump, has taken a tough line on immigration laws and people World Health Organization violate them.

Trump has projected broader use of the government's E-verify system permitting employers to envision whether or not job candidates square measure authorised to figure. He has noted that federal law prohibits illicitly paying immigrants.

Mrs Trump, World Health Organization received a positive identification in March 2001 and have become a United States of America subject in 2006, has forever maintained that she arrived within the country lawfully and ne'er profaned the terms of her immigration standing. throughout the presidential campaign, she has cited her story to defend her husband's position on immigration.

The partner of the Republican Party presidential politician, World Health Organization generally worked as a model underneath simply her name, has aforementioned through a professional person that she 1st came to the United States of America from Republic of Slovenia on August twenty seven, 1996, on a B1/B2 visitant visa then obtained associate degree H-1B work visa on Oct eighteen, 1996.

The documents obtained by the AP show she was procured ten modelling assignments between September10 and Oct fifteen, throughout a time once her visa allowed her usually to be within the United States of America and appearance for work however not perform paid add the country. The documents examined by the AP indicate that the modelling assignments would are outside the bounds of her visa.

Genesis 'New York Concept' sports sedan bows and wows in word debut

Genesis 'New York Concept' sport sedan debuts in New York

Genesis debuted what may just be the best-looking and most inspiring concept on the 2016 New York International Auto Show.

Appropriately named the New York Concept, this sports sedan from Hyundai’s upscale brand is perfectly suited for Manhattan with its athletic, distinct, and balanced design. Finished in modest metallic blue paint, this concept is more than just a hint at the future of Genesis design language.
With endless copycat designs across today’s automotive landscape, the New York Concept is a refreshingly unique take on the mid-sized sports sedan.

Intended to be powered by the company’s familiar 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo and paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission, the New York Concept is as much about efficiency as it is great design. Given that it’s a concept, it’s given Genesis designers the opportunities to push boundaries and the interior is a perfect example of that. There’s a 21-inch, 4K infotainment display, made by LG, that runs across much of the dash.

The exterior design details of the New York Concept make it a properly distinctive sports sedan. The shape of the grille, headlamps, and fascia give the sedan a distinctiveness not seen before and, if repeated on upcoming Genesis models, will give the brand a gorgeous and unique design language.


Source : ctvnews.ca

Ellen Page describes coming face-to-face with serial killer of gay people

Ellen Page and co-host Ian Daniel discuss their New Viceland ‘Gaycation’ series in New York Rex

The Oscar-nominated actor Ellen Page has described how she came face-to-face with a self-confessed serial killer of gay people in Brazil while filming a documentary on attitudes to homosexuality.

A former police officer turned hitman told the  X-Men star, who came out in 2014, that he had started his murder spree – which he said involved running over people he believed to be gay – after finding out that his son was homosexual.

The Canadian actor said she had made the Gaycation series, investigating LGBT cultures around the world with digital media company Vice, to highlight the vulnerability of gay people to homophobic discrimination and violence.

In the episode on Brazil, which has one of the highest murder rates of gay and transgender people in the world, the killer, who goes by the alias of “El Grande”, told Page he had carried out murders while serving as a policeman in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

Speaking with his face covered by a mask, the now ex-officer said: “We used to patrol and the only thing I didn’t like were gays. If I saw them on the way I’d run them over. I did not care what was going on. I didn’t even care for the consequences.” Asked by Page how he felt he could justify his actions, the man continued: “I think every pigsty must be cleaned up. So how do I do my job? By cleaning up what was dirty. For me, they are worse than animals. If they cross my path, I’ll take care of them.”
The killer explained that he had begun his violence after finding his son having sex with another man, adding: “I took issue. I started to hate gays, lesbians or anyone of that kind.”

At one point during the interview, the actor – clearly upset by what she is being told – asked if it was safe to tell her interviewee that she is gay. After doing so, he replied: “You know, each to their own. I live my life and they live theirs. Now, if they cross my path, it’s a different story.”

The 29-year-old actor, who is in a relationship with artist and surfer Samantha Thomas, acknowledged that she had been scared. Speaking at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, she said: “I think we’d be lying if we said we didn’t feel frightened… You’re not thinking about yourself. You’re thinking about the vulnerable people who are walking the streets of Rio and might not know this man is walking right by them or he might just run them over in his car.”

The actor, who recently confronted Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz at a rally about gay rights, said America needed to do more to end the isolation of minorities. She said: “If we’re in any way perpetuating a society that discriminates and treats people unfairly and doesn’t strive toward true equality, you cause a lot of harm in people’s lives, and a lot of pain and a lot of difficulty.”

She added: “There can be such loneliness and isolation when you’re growing up in a society that does infuse this idea in you that you’re different or something’s wrong or you’re sinful… I’m privileged; I live in LA; I’ve done a job that has given me money; I can walk down the street and kiss my girlfriend. I think a lot about those more vulnerable than me.”


Source : independent.co.

Islamic State Is Giving Birth Control to Female Captives to Keep Them Fit as Sex Slaves — NYT

A man carries a Yazidi released by Islamic State group militants as she arrives in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq

The Times wrote that the militants’ enforced use of birth control appeared to be part of an effort to uphold an Islamic mandate: “According to an obscure ruling in Islamic law cited by the Islamic State, a man must ensure that the woman he enslaves is free of child before having intercourse with her.”

A 16-year-old Yazidi girl who spent a year locked in a room as a sex slave told the New York Times, “Every day, I had to swallow one [birth control pill] in front of him. He gave me one box per month. When I ran out, he replaced it. When I was sold from one man to another, the box of pills came with me.”

The recently escaped female captives described being given a variety of contraceptives including oral and injectable.

The Times learned of two cases in which women who had been captured while pregnant were pressured to have an abortion to make them fit for being raped.

A man named Abdal Ali told the Times that his 20-year-old sister was in her second trimester when she was taken captive two years ago.

Her Islamic State captor gave her pills, which were said to cause her to miscarry, but she hid the pills under her tongue and later spit them out.

“They wanted to get rid of the child so that they could use the woman,” Ali said.

A 20-year-old identified as “H.” was also pregnant when she was captured. She was driven to the hospital by the fighter that had bought her to try to force her to undergo an abortion. When she refused, her captor punched her repeatedly in the stomach, she told the Times.

She was smuggled out of Islamic State territory soon after and two months later gave birth to a health baby boy.


Source : theblaze.com

Canadians hold centre stage at White House state dinner

Before Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains saw Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds at the White House state dinner, he didn’t know what to expect.

“I must confess, in real life,” Mr. Bains said, pausing for effect, “he’s got big muscles.”

“He’s an intimidating guy.”

Intimidating, but grateful: Mr. Bains said the Vancouver-born movie star, who attended the dinner with his wife, Blake Lively, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and told him he was proud to be Canadian and thrilled to be there.

Mr. Bains, smiling but bleary-eyed, was speaking the day after the historic event hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Between the dinner, the after-party on the rooftop of Washington’s posh W Hotel, and official meetings and events, Mr. Bains estimated he’d only had about an hour’s sleep.

But, like most of the 22-member Canadian delegation, he was still wired from the night before.

At the dinner, Mr. Bains sat at one of the round tables in the White House’s stately east room beside Lisa Monaco, the president’s homeland security and counterterrorism adviser.

As they dined on lamb chops and maple pecan cake, the two talked about their respective portfolios of economy and security, but also discussed the lighter, but no less important subjects, of family and golf.

“It was really a special evening,” Mr. Bains said.

Mr. Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau’s three-day visit to Washington included an official welcoming ceremony on the White House lawn and a state luncheon.

But the state dinner was the apex of hospitality.

The first for a Canadian Prime Minister in 19 years, it was a dinner party with the most powerful people in the world, at one of the grandest residences in the world, where Canadians held the attention of a nation – if only for a night.

“There are parts of [a] visit like this that are undeniably fun,” Mr. Trudeau said Friday, speaking at the Center for American Progress luncheon in the Mayflower Hotel.

“Last night’s state dinner was just wonderful. It was a coming together of friends who have much in common, much to celebrate. And not just at the head table, but across and throughout the room.”

At the dinner itself, Mr. Trudeau toasted Mr. Obama “on behalf of 36 million Americans,” which a top official from his office says was an accident.

“He meant to say Canadians,” Mr. Trudeau’s principal secretary Gerald Butts told The Globe and Mail.

U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki, sat at a table with Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., David MacNaughton, and his wife, Leslie Noble.

“It was warm, magical, the energy was palpable,” Ms. Heyman said. “Just a lot of love in the room, and respect and admiration and history.”

Ms. Heyman, who wore a navy and floral Oscar de la Renta gown, said guests spent a lot of time mingling between tables.

She added that there was a “multigenerational” feel to the dinner, with Ms. Grégoire-Trudeau’s parents and Margaret Trudeau in attendance, as well as Mr. Obama’s girls, Malia and Sasha.

“There was a wonderful familial connection,” she said.

The head table included the leaders and their wives, as well as actor Michael J. Fox and his wife Tracy Pollan. Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels sat at a nearby table beside Malia Obama and Canadian actress Sandra Oh.

On his way into the dinner, Mr. Fox told reporters, “It’s terrific that our countries have a fresh start. It’s nice to see.”

When asked about Mr. Trudeau, he said, “He’s cool.”

“I was a fan of his dad. When I was a kid, I used to say we had the coolest world leader going. His son is pretty cool, too.”

Word has it that members of the Prime Minister’s inner circle were even taken into the Oval Office for a private tour with White House chief of staff Denis McDonough.

Mr. Reynolds and Ms. Lively were in the front row for the evening’s entertainment in the purple-lit state dining room, which featured American singer Sara Bareilles and young women from Washington’s Children of the Gospel Choir. As the group’s powerful voices filled the space, Ms. Obama moved to the music in her chair, and gave the girls high-fives on their way out.

At the state department luncheon earlier in the day hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry, Montreal-bred singer Rufus Wainwright serenaded guests at the piano with three songs, including Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, which was Mr. Trudeau and Ms. Grégoire-Trudeau’s wedding song.

Mathieu Bouchard, a senior adviser in the PMO, said he was “impressed” with the luncheon, particularly in seeing the antechamber beforehand, which contained President Thomas Jefferson’s desk and the 1973 Paris peace accord.

“You see the importance that they place on preserving institutional history,” he said.

Mr. Bouchard said it was inspiring to see how the Americans look beyond partisan lines when it comes to history, noting that two former Republican secretaries of state, Colin Powell and Henry Kissinger, sat at the head table during the luncheon, beside Ms. Grégoire-Trudeau.

“How often do you see that in Canada?” he said.

“Despite the fact that their politics are much more divisive than ours, they treat the functions with more respect.”


Source : theglobeandmail.com