Cannes Film Festival Display Hypocrisy

Movie actors are always asking their followers and fans to save the environment for whatever reason. However, a fleet of energy-guzzling luxury yachts and private planes, kilos of gourmet food dumped, limousines driving stars just a few hundred metres in the Cannes film festival shows that they are also hypocrites.

"There is, without a doubt, a huge amount that needs to be done by the festival organizers to make it more environmentally friendly," said Cyril Dion, a filmmaker and climate activist.

Alabama Governor Confident With Abortion Ban Law

Alabama's governor said that the new abortion ban she recently signed into law is a reflection of the high value her constituents place on the "sanctity of life," adding she doesn't expect any fallout from the controversial measure on tourism or business recruitment.

Gov. Kay Ivey last week approved the most stringent abortion law in the nation— making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases unless necessary for the mother's health.

Migration Slowly Goes Down in Europe

The paradox of Europe’s migration crisis: The actual number of arriving migrants is back to its pre-2015 level, even as the politics of migration continue to shake the Continent.

Recently, leaders of the European Union are gathering in Brussels for a fraught meeting on migration that could hasten the political demise of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and unravel the bloc’s efforts to form a coherent migration policy.

Some Amazon Workers Will Have To Be Fired

A few people working for Amazon have written to the company's CEO, Jeff Bezos, to protest the sale of facial recognition tools and other technology to police departments and government agencies.

The workers cite the use of Amazon technology by the US Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which they criticized for enforcing Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy against illegal migrants and criminals.

Ignorant and Confused Senator Schooled By ICE

FOX News reported Ainsley Earhardt reported that an ICE official in the United States testifying before a Senate panel corrected a Democrat's claims on the administration's immigration and border enforcement.

Last 1 August, Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was questioning ICE Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations Matthew Albence about the immigration laws being prosecuted by the agency.