Global Nation: Kim Kardashian officially files for divorce from Kanye West; Thriving Filipina model in New York remains practical; U.S. immigration agents ordered to focus on serious criminals, recent border crossers

[Inquirer.Net]( Global Nation  USA & CANADA  [It is official – the US is back in the Paris climate club]( The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement on Friday, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change. The Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades. Scientists and foreign diplomats have welcomed the U.S. return to the treaty, which became official 30 days after President Joe Biden ordered the move on... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash]( Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at “their own pace” and display a banner providing additional information. In January, the messaging platform informed users it was preparing a new privacy policy, under which it could share limited user... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [NASA’s rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing]( NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology lab ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely inside a vast crater, the first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. Mission managers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bitcoin steams to new record and nears $1 trillion market cap]( Bitcoin hit yet another record high on Friday and moved within sight of a market capitalization of $1 trillion, blithely shrugging off analyst warnings that it is an “economic sideshow” and a poor hedge against a fall in stock prices. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency jumped 2.6% to an all-time high of $52,932, setting it... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nearly half of all Texans without water even as power grid returns to life]( A “fragile” energy grid has returned to life for frigid Texans after five days of blackouts caused by a historic winter storm, but challenges in finding drinking water and dealing with downed power lines loomed on Friday. All power plants in the state were once again functioning, but more than 190,000 homes were still without... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Harry and Meghan make final split with British royal family]( Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have done a final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of the monarchy, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Harry and Meghan sent shockwaves through the monarchy in January 2020 by suddenly announcing they were splitting from the... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kim Kardashian officially files for divorce from Kanye West]( On Friday, the reality star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her rapper husband Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage and months of rumors that their relationship had broken down. Representatives for Los Angeles Superior Court and Kardashian, 40, said she had filed the divorce papers. Celebrity website TMZ cited unidentified... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Thriving Filipina model in New York remains practical]( Filipina model Manuela Basilio, 31, has taken the pandemic as an opportunity to learn other skills, like photography and doing e-commerce business. In fact, before the pandemic, she had started crafting small batches of jewelry and now sees the e-commerce space as her next venture. Manuela never expected a career in modeling even though she... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [U.S. immigration agents ordered to focus on serious criminals, recent border crossers]( WASHINGTON – The U.S. government issued interim guidance on Thursday sharply limiting who can be arrested and deported by immigration agents, a move that comes as the Biden administration faces growing pressure from activists to scale back deportations. The guidelines instruct Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to focus on immigrants deemed national security and... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nursing schools see enrollment bump amid pandemic]( Last December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. But Gross has changed her mind and is heading back to school in May for a one-year accelerated nursing degree program. The pandemic that has sickened more than 27 million people in the United States and killed nearly 500,000 helped... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [I won my case but my employer filed for bankruptcy– now what?]( Q:        I got a judgment for back wages from the California Labor Commissioner. But my employer filed bankruptcy and closed the business. I heard that the owners will put up another business somewhere else. Is there anything I can do to collect my back wages? A:        The question above is not an uncommon one... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Repeal the unjust Rescission Act on its 75th anniversary]( CHICAGO — The National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA) renews its call for the immediate repeal of the Rescission Act of 1946 and the proper recognition of the service of all Filipino World War II veterans. The Act effectively stripped thousands of Filipinos of their status as veterans and denied them the benefits they were promised... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Apex Call Centers Announces New Business Process Outsourcing Services]( Costa Mesa CA — Apex, a boutique call center and business process outsourcing firm, aims to offer premium call center services to help businesses of all sizes achieve their upscaling and evolution goals in 2021. The company offers a wide range of call center services. This is including customer support, chat support, remote technical support,... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Easy Ways To Drive Traffic to Your Website]( Looking for the best ways to drive traffic to your website never ends. Every day, we discover more forms of media and technology. In response, companies always find ways to take advantage of these innovations. Whenever a new social media or device comes, marketing teams want to divert the potential users to their websites. Before... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to turn off iPhone 12]( Wondering how to turn off your iPhone 12? Perhaps you just got yours and want to switch it off temporarily. When you held the side buttons, though, Siri just activates instead. In response, you probably searched online frantically and finally landed here. Fortunately, you’ve come to the right website! We’ll show you how to switch... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Best Contact Centers – Lead Generation and Virtual Assistant Services]( As your business expands, you’ll eventually need the best contact centers in the world. You’ll have a larger customer base, so your company should be able to address their concerns. You must have a dedicated team that can provide real-time solutions. Usually, they’re the ones answering phone calls regarding client issues. Nowadays, call center solutions... [Share this article](  Want to see more latest news? [Visit our website]( FOLLOW US © Copyright 2021 [INQUIRER.net]( [INQUIRER.net]( is the official news website of the INQUIRER Group of Companies (IGC) Your privacy is important to us. We will not share, sell or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial or other purposes without your permission. You can opt-out of any emails from us by [updating your preferences](. [Forward to a Friend]( | [Feedback](