Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Two years after sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein launched the #MeToo movement, there are signs of a possible backlash. Surveys show an increasing number of male managers are uncomfortable working closely with women since a string of prominent men lost their jobs after being accused of sexual misconduct.
ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY
On October 15, 1930, legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington records perhaps his most famous song, “Mood Indigo.” The song was first titled “Dreamy Blues.” Originally an instrumental, lyrics were added by Irving Mills, and the tune was renamed “Mood Indigo.” The song became a jazz standard, and over the years, has been recorded by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and many more.
Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates are urging the U.S. Congress to pass a human rights bill that could impose trade sanctions on this international financial center, a measure critics say could cause more harm than good.
VIDEO: The Trump administration’s tighter economic sanctions against Cuba and a reduction of oil imports from Venezuela have made it harder to get fuel in the communist-ruled island. This is not the first fuel shortage Cuba has experienced during its almost 60 years of communism, and Cubans are once again using more horses and other old-fashioned means to travel and run farms and factories. 
VIDEO: There are more than a dozen candidates running against U.S. President Donald Trump in the next presidential race, but one Democrat who is standing out in the Asian American community is entrepreneur, Andrew Yang. He may not be one of the top three candidates in the race, but he is the first Asian American candidate to make a serious run for the White House. He has qualified for the next Democratic presidential primary debate while other Democrats have not. 
A United Nations investigation has found insurgent attacks targeting the recent presidential electoral process in Afghanistan caused nearly 460 civilian casualties, including 85 deaths.

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