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WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump will call attention to issues that make it difficult for women in developing countries to prosper financially when she travels to South America in September.
Aides to President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser say she plans to visit Paraguay and Argentina to promote her Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative.
Ivanka Trump launched the program six month ago. It has a goal of empowering 50 million women in developing nations by 2025 by focusing on job training, financial assistance and encouraging legal and regulatory changes.
Aides say she plans to focus on encouraging countries to make changes that will allow women to access courts and other institutions, build credit, own and inherit property, travel freely and work the same jobs as men.
PHOENIX — Alex Kack is mystified that video of him simply laughing at a city council meeting in Arizona has captivated the Internet.Kack, also known as “#GreenShirtGuy,” told The Associated Press on Thursday that social media reaction spawned by a news clip of him shaking with laughter at a Tucson City Council meeting has been “surreal” and “weird.”The 28-year-old field organizer was reacting Tuesday to a protester during a vote to put a “sanctuary city” initiative on the November ballot.The protester, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, is seen blasting the measure that could give certain immigrants protection.Not knowing his name, Twitter users named Kack based on the green polo shirt he was wearing.As of Thursday morning, the video has been viewed 9.5 million times.
NEW YORK — A New York City judge has rejected actor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s request to have his groping case thrown out.Judge Phyllis Chu said in a written ruling this week that conflicting accounts of the accusations against Gooding should be resolved at a trial.The Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star is accused of squeezing a woman's breast without her consent at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge near Times Square on June 9.The defense had filed papers saying the misdemeanor forcible touching case should be dismissed based on accounts of two witnesses who say it never happened. The papers also say video from the bar back up that claim.Gooding attorney Mark Heller said in a statement Thursday that he expects his client to be exonerated.
NEW YORK — Willie Nelson has canceled his tour because of a “breathing problem.”The 86-year-old singer apologized on Twitter late Wednesday, writing “I need to have my doctor check out.” Nelson had just finished performing with Alison Krauss in Toledo, Ohio, and he was next scheduled to appear Friday in Grand Rapids, Mich.He wrote “I'll be back.”Nelson was due to perform at the Farm Aid concert with John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Neil Young and Bonnie Raitt on Sept. 21. His tour was scheduled to end on Nov. 29 in Thackerville, Okla.Nelson canceled his appearance at the Outlaw Music Festival due to illness last summer. He also was forced to cancel several dates in 2018.
