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Top Democrat says Russian Federation probe went 'off the rails'
- March 29, 2017
Mr Nunes said the scope and setting of the questioning has not yet been determined. White House spokesman Sean Spicer on March 22 insisted the work Manafort did for Deripaska had taken place a decade ago and was irrelevant to Manafort's job with Trump's 2016 election campaign. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Mr Nunes said the scope and setting of the questioning has not yet been determined. White House spokesman Sean Spicer on March 22 insisted the work Manafort did for Deripaska had taken place a decade ago and was irrelevant to Manafort's job with Trump's 2016 election campaign. (more...)
Theresa May triggers Article 50
- March 29, 2017
In addition, in accordance with the same Article 50 (2) as applied by Article 106a of the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, I hereby notify the European Council of the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
In addition, in accordance with the same Article 50 (2) as applied by Article 106a of the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, I hereby notify the European Council of the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community. (more...)
Louisville vs. Michigan: Score and Twitter Reaction from March Madness 2017
- March 29, 2017
Now they'll have to do it all over again Sunday. But Michigan scored 40 points in the paint and shot 63 percent in the second half (17-27), with D.J. GREENVILLE, S.C. - North Carolina scored the final 12 points to avoid a second-round upset in the NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. But it wasn't almost enough to pull the upset. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Now they'll have to do it all over again Sunday. But Michigan scored 40 points in the paint and shot 63 percent in the second half (17-27), with D.J. GREENVILLE, S.C. - North Carolina scored the final 12 points to avoid a second-round upset in the NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. But it wasn't almost enough to pull the upset. (more...)
Islamic State shells recaptured areas in west Mosul
- March 29, 2017
If the militants' behavior indicates that Islamic State is steadily being worn down, the battle for Mosul is still expected to last several more weeks. "Clearly ISIS has had a lot of time to dig in and place house-borne [homemade bombs], sniper positions, tunnels and other things they can do to make this [advance] very challenging", he said. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
If the militants' behavior indicates that Islamic State is steadily being worn down, the battle for Mosul is still expected to last several more weeks. "Clearly ISIS has had a lot of time to dig in and place house-borne [homemade bombs], sniper positions, tunnels and other things they can do to make this [advance] very challenging", he said. (more...)
Turkish pop star, journalists on trial over failed coup
- March 29, 2017
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: A steady stream of Turkish voters living in the western German countryside board a bus bound for the Turkish Consulate in Frankfurt where they will cast ballots. And this doesn't work. Erdogan argues the proposed strengthening of the presidency will avert instability associated with coalition governments, at a time when Turkey faces terrorist threats. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: A steady stream of Turkish voters living in the western German countryside board a bus bound for the Turkish Consulate in Frankfurt where they will cast ballots. And this doesn't work. Erdogan argues the proposed strengthening of the presidency will avert instability associated with coalition governments, at a time when Turkey faces terrorist threats. (more...)
Merkel's party easily beats centre-left in Saarland state poll
- March 29, 2017
A similar national alliance adding another left-leaning party might be Schulz's best hope for becoming chancellor, but the prospect may also have turned off Saarland voters. "This election shows that governing calmly ... impresses people in turbulent times ", he said. The CDU has ruled the southwestern state for the past 18 years. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
A similar national alliance adding another left-leaning party might be Schulz's best hope for becoming chancellor, but the prospect may also have turned off Saarland voters. "This election shows that governing calmly ... impresses people in turbulent times ", he said. The CDU has ruled the southwestern state for the past 18 years. (more...)
Trump signals support for another run at repealing Obamacare
- March 29, 2017
Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said he wanted lawmakers to delay a planned upcoming two-week April recess to work on the bill. "We're going to take care of them", he promised . "In health insurance terms, this is the nuclear option", says Sabrina Corlette, research professor at Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said he wanted lawmakers to delay a planned upcoming two-week April recess to work on the bill. "We're going to take care of them", he promised . "In health insurance terms, this is the nuclear option", says Sabrina Corlette, research professor at Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms. (more...)
Brokenshire gives Easter deadline for formation of new government
- March 29, 2017
Otherwise, he warns, Britain will be obliged to assume full control of the territory's unraveled government. The political crisis in Northern Ireland comes at a bad time for the British government, just two days before the prime minister is due to trigger the process of leaving the European Union. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Otherwise, he warns, Britain will be obliged to assume full control of the territory's unraveled government. The political crisis in Northern Ireland comes at a bad time for the British government, just two days before the prime minister is due to trigger the process of leaving the European Union. (more...)
Goldman Sachs reassures staff over Brexit in voicemail
- March 29, 2017
Khan said the online clean vehicle checker will help to restore public confidence following the "Dieselgate" scandal and he claimed it will stop purchasers from relying on "unrealistic" official test results. While May was pictured signing the letter that will trigger Article 50 , Khan used a goodwill visit to Paris to press the PM to guarantee the status of some 3.3 million continental citizens living in Britain. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Khan said the online clean vehicle checker will help to restore public confidence following the "Dieselgate" scandal and he claimed it will stop purchasers from relying on "unrealistic" official test results. While May was pictured signing the letter that will trigger Article 50 , Khan used a goodwill visit to Paris to press the PM to guarantee the status of some 3.3 million continental citizens living in Britain. (more...)
French far right presidential candidate Le Pen
- March 29, 2017
In recent polls for the April 23 first-round election, Le Pen and Macron were neck-and-neck, but polling for a hypothetical Le Pen-Macron pairing in the May 7 runoff showed him defeating her by a substantial margin. Her visit to Chad has created a controversy with opposition parties in the country. The Front National leader also launched attacks against her main opponents in her speech. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
In recent polls for the April 23 first-round election, Le Pen and Macron were neck-and-neck, but polling for a hypothetical Le Pen-Macron pairing in the May 7 runoff showed him defeating her by a substantial margin. Her visit to Chad has created a controversy with opposition parties in the country. The Front National leader also launched attacks against her main opponents in her speech. (more...)
Austere Texas spending bill passes Senate amid budget woes
- March 29, 2017
That proposal hasn't yet reached the House floor. Be Civil - It's OK to have a difference in opinion but there's no need to be a jerk. Nelson touted her budget's focus on education. The money had been promised to the Texas Department of Transportation after voters overwhelmingly approved the appropriation via a ballot proposition in 2015. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
That proposal hasn't yet reached the House floor. Be Civil - It's OK to have a difference in opinion but there's no need to be a jerk. Nelson touted her budget's focus on education. The money had been promised to the Texas Department of Transportation after voters overwhelmingly approved the appropriation via a ballot proposition in 2015. (more...)
Scottish Parliament Backs Bid For New Independence Vote
- March 29, 2017
But Scottish Secretary David Mundell seems to have hardened Westminsters opposition to a second referendum as he said the government would not be discussing any independence vote with the Scottish leadership until after Brexit. Having won the vote in the Scottish assembly, Sturgeon said she would not seek discussions with London until after Article 50 was triggered because she recognised Wednesday was a momentous day and May should not be distracted. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
But Scottish Secretary David Mundell seems to have hardened Westminsters opposition to a second referendum as he said the government would not be discussing any independence vote with the Scottish leadership until after Brexit. Having won the vote in the Scottish assembly, Sturgeon said she would not seek discussions with London until after Article 50 was triggered because she recognised Wednesday was a momentous day and May should not be distracted. (more...)
House panel should investigate Clinton, not me
- March 29, 2017
Eastern on Monday, repeating a false rumor that Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State approved a plan to move 20 percent of USA uranium to a Russian company. "The special prosecutor should start looking at Hillary Clinton's rogue server that was never given an ATO, which is an authority to operate", he said, adding that her classified emails were another violation of the Espionage Act. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Eastern on Monday, repeating a false rumor that Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State approved a plan to move 20 percent of USA uranium to a Russian company. "The special prosecutor should start looking at Hillary Clinton's rogue server that was never given an ATO, which is an authority to operate", he said, adding that her classified emails were another violation of the Espionage Act. (more...)
Very Warm Wednesday, Storms Return Late Thursday
- March 29, 2017
The active spring storm season continues this week, as yet another multi-day severe weather outbreak is set to rake across the southern U.S. "The severe weather risk remains at a "two" on a scale of "one" up to 'five, '" said WLOX First Alert Meteorologist Wesley Williams. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
The active spring storm season continues this week, as yet another multi-day severe weather outbreak is set to rake across the southern U.S. "The severe weather risk remains at a "two" on a scale of "one" up to 'five, '" said WLOX First Alert Meteorologist Wesley Williams. (more...)
Led Coalition Not Protecting Mosul Civilians: Rights Group
- March 29, 2017
According to Townsend, the munitions used during the USA airstrike should not have collapsed an entire building. But Townsend said Tuesday he had won approval for "minor adjustments" to rules for the use of combat power. "The brutality and cruelty of the [ISIS] do not absolve the US and its allies of responsibility to care for civilians; indeed, the coalition's duty to harm as few civilians as possible is even greater because of it", the group said in a statement . (more...)
- March 29, 2017
According to Townsend, the munitions used during the USA airstrike should not have collapsed an entire building. But Townsend said Tuesday he had won approval for "minor adjustments" to rules for the use of combat power. "The brutality and cruelty of the [ISIS] do not absolve the US and its allies of responsibility to care for civilians; indeed, the coalition's duty to harm as few civilians as possible is even greater because of it", the group said in a statement . (more...)
Ukraine to appeal court decision on $3 billion dispute with Russia
- March 29, 2017
The High Court of Justice referred the case to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling as to whether the restrictions were valid. In the summer of 2014, the USA banned the supply of offshore hydrocarbon production equipment to Russian Federation, including for oil production in the Arctic. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
The High Court of Justice referred the case to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling as to whether the restrictions were valid. In the summer of 2014, the USA banned the supply of offshore hydrocarbon production equipment to Russian Federation, including for oil production in the Arctic. (more...)
Scottish lawmakers to hold independence vote on eve of Brexit
- March 29, 2017
Scottish people held a first referendum in 2014, voting to remain as part of Britain. The vote was delayed but will be held on Tuesday, with t he Scottish Greens expected to help the minority Scottish Government pass its motion asking for a mandate to take forward discussions with the UK Government on the details of a section 30 order, the mechanism to transfer the legal powers for a vote. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Scottish people held a first referendum in 2014, voting to remain as part of Britain. The vote was delayed but will be held on Tuesday, with t he Scottish Greens expected to help the minority Scottish Government pass its motion asking for a mandate to take forward discussions with the UK Government on the details of a section 30 order, the mechanism to transfer the legal powers for a vote. (more...)
In unanimous decision, Supreme Court raises bar for special education
- March 29, 2017
Gorsuch challenged any implication by lawmakers that he was unsympathetic to the plight of children with physical or mental disabilities. And in a bill sponsored by Senator Hatch , Senator Kennedy, and Senator Schumer, when he was in the House wrote a very, very strict law and it says that any sincerely held religious belief can not be abridged by the government without a compelling reason. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Gorsuch challenged any implication by lawmakers that he was unsympathetic to the plight of children with physical or mental disabilities. And in a bill sponsored by Senator Hatch , Senator Kennedy, and Senator Schumer, when he was in the House wrote a very, very strict law and it says that any sincerely held religious belief can not be abridged by the government without a compelling reason. (more...)
Coalition isn't protecting Mosul civilians, Amnesty alleges
- March 29, 2017
GENEVA The United Nations human rights chief urged the Iraqi government and USA -led coalition on Tuesday to review tactics in Mosul to spare civilians he said were being deliberately put at risk by Islamic State. Iraq's military says 61 bodies have been pulled out so far. "It is a new tactic being used by the members of this terrorist group, using big vehicle bombs against the troops that impact the civilians to inflame the public", he told The Associated Press. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
GENEVA The United Nations human rights chief urged the Iraqi government and USA -led coalition on Tuesday to review tactics in Mosul to spare civilians he said were being deliberately put at risk by Islamic State. Iraq's military says 61 bodies have been pulled out so far. "It is a new tactic being used by the members of this terrorist group, using big vehicle bombs against the troops that impact the civilians to inflame the public", he told The Associated Press. (more...)
Security, parking, garbage irk Ivanka Trump's DC neighbors
- March 29, 2017
Ms Robinson has taken her anger to Washington's Democrat mayor Muriel Bowser, saying in a letter: "Frequently several of them are milling outside of the house at all hours having conversations and staring meanly at anyone in view". "You have three or four, sometimes five SUVs that are very big and that aren't from the neighborhood". Friedman has a garage for her own vehicle. "If you happen to miss that moment before the spaces get filled, you're dead", she said. (more...)
- March 29, 2017
Ms Robinson has taken her anger to Washington's Democrat mayor Muriel Bowser, saying in a letter: "Frequently several of them are milling outside of the house at all hours having conversations and staring meanly at anyone in view". "You have three or four, sometimes five SUVs that are very big and that aren't from the neighborhood". Friedman has a garage for her own vehicle. "If you happen to miss that moment before the spaces get filled, you're dead", she said. (more...)
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