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Sheldon School Board To Meet Three Times Tuesday
- February 15, 2018
According to the resolution, more than 8 percent of public school students in the district are enrolled in charter schools and the number is expected to rise. Making further progress on Jones's 10-year capital proposal - estimated to cost $144 million - to address the district's school buildings 30 years or older , helping improve literacy in the district and formulating local lesson plans are three goals for Alvey before his term expires in August. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
According to the resolution, more than 8 percent of public school students in the district are enrolled in charter schools and the number is expected to rise. Making further progress on Jones's 10-year capital proposal - estimated to cost $144 million - to address the district's school buildings 30 years or older , helping improve literacy in the district and formulating local lesson plans are three goals for Alvey before his term expires in August. (more...)
Where's your Girl Scout cookie money going?
- February 15, 2018
Beginning Feb. 22 through March 31, Girl Scouts will be selling cookies at various locations across the islands. The Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council's award-winning Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge has returned and it is a program unique to Arizona. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Beginning Feb. 22 through March 31, Girl Scouts will be selling cookies at various locations across the islands. The Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council's award-winning Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge has returned and it is a program unique to Arizona. (more...)
Allegiant Announces New Nonstop Flight from Lexington
- February 15, 2018
This is in addition to the nonstop flights Allegiant already offers to seven other locations - Daytona, Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Fort Myers, Savannah, Tampa and St. "If you haven't been to Florida's emerald coast I highly recommend it". Allegiant offers a unique option to Bentonville-area travelers with low base fares and savings on rental cars and hotels. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
This is in addition to the nonstop flights Allegiant already offers to seven other locations - Daytona, Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Fort Myers, Savannah, Tampa and St. "If you haven't been to Florida's emerald coast I highly recommend it". Allegiant offers a unique option to Bentonville-area travelers with low base fares and savings on rental cars and hotels. (more...)
Day 'alien' concept, Hindutva group gets dog, donkey married instead
- February 15, 2018
According to sources, the footfall in Taj registered a sharp increase on Wednesday despite warnings by a saffron outfit that it would "punish" the couples if they were found celebrating Valentine's Day. They also warned that they would marry off couples seen celebrating on Wednesday. The dog and the donkey were garlanded with flowers and had their foreheads marked with turmeric in Chennai's Choolai area. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
According to sources, the footfall in Taj registered a sharp increase on Wednesday despite warnings by a saffron outfit that it would "punish" the couples if they were found celebrating Valentine's Day. They also warned that they would marry off couples seen celebrating on Wednesday. The dog and the donkey were garlanded with flowers and had their foreheads marked with turmeric in Chennai's Choolai area. (more...)
Bribery charges recommended against Netanyahu
- February 15, 2018
The second, Case 2000, also alleged "bribery, fraud and breach of trust by the prime minister" and by the publisher of the biggest-selling Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth , Arnon Mozes. Netanyahu, prime minister for almost 12 years, addressed the nation as news of the recommendations broke, proclaiming his innocence and pledging to continue to lead the country. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
The second, Case 2000, also alleged "bribery, fraud and breach of trust by the prime minister" and by the publisher of the biggest-selling Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth , Arnon Mozes. Netanyahu, prime minister for almost 12 years, addressed the nation as news of the recommendations broke, proclaiming his innocence and pledging to continue to lead the country. (more...)
British Judge Upholds WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange's Arrest Warrant
- February 15, 2018
Last week , Judge Arbuthnot rejected Assange's legal argument that a 2012 British warrant was no longer valid because Swedish authorities had dropped an investigation into sex-related allegations. WikiLeaks released in 2010 a trove of government documents provided by Chelsea Manning , a US Army analyst, which US officials said harmed national security. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Last week , Judge Arbuthnot rejected Assange's legal argument that a 2012 British warrant was no longer valid because Swedish authorities had dropped an investigation into sex-related allegations. WikiLeaks released in 2010 a trove of government documents provided by Chelsea Manning , a US Army analyst, which US officials said harmed national security. (more...)
Birmingham to Tunisia holidays resume three years after terror attack
- February 15, 2018
The flights were blocked in the year 2015 attack where 30 britons were killed. The group of tourists were met by Nabeul governor Saloua Khiari in a festive atmosphere. But this guidance was withdrawn for the majority of the North African country past year. Before the massacre, Tunisia was one of the most popular holiday destinations for British people. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
The flights were blocked in the year 2015 attack where 30 britons were killed. The group of tourists were met by Nabeul governor Saloua Khiari in a festive atmosphere. But this guidance was withdrawn for the majority of the North African country past year. Before the massacre, Tunisia was one of the most popular holiday destinations for British people. (more...)
Neiphiu Rio gets a walkover
- February 15, 2018
He was again elected from the same seat in 1993 as Congress candidate and was appointed a minister. Three-time former chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who is returning to the state politics after a gap of nearly four years on an NDPP ticket from the Northern Angami-II seat of Kohima district, is the only declared uncontested candidate. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
He was again elected from the same seat in 1993 as Congress candidate and was appointed a minister. Three-time former chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who is returning to the state politics after a gap of nearly four years on an NDPP ticket from the Northern Angami-II seat of Kohima district, is the only declared uncontested candidate. (more...)
Ukraine deports opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili to Poland
- February 15, 2018
Saakashvili also faces criminal charges in Ukraine. "This person was illegally in Ukrainian territory and that is why he was sent back to the country from which he arrived in violation of Ukrainian law", the Ukrainian border guard said in a statement. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Saakashvili also faces criminal charges in Ukraine. "This person was illegally in Ukrainian territory and that is why he was sent back to the country from which he arrived in violation of Ukrainian law", the Ukrainian border guard said in a statement. (more...)
Pakistani Human Rights Activist Asma Jahangir Dies
- February 15, 2018
After serving as one of the leaders of the Lawyers' Movement, she became Pakistan's first woman to serve as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. According to the family sources, Asma was talking on phone after having lunch at her home when the cell phone fell from her hands. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called Jahangir a "human rights giant" and praised her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
After serving as one of the leaders of the Lawyers' Movement, she became Pakistan's first woman to serve as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. According to the family sources, Asma was talking on phone after having lunch at her home when the cell phone fell from her hands. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called Jahangir a "human rights giant" and praised her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all. (more...)
Queen of England bans plastic bottles and straws at royal estates
- February 15, 2018
Internal caterers will also have to start using china plates and glasses instead of unrecyclable, environmentally intensive alternatives. Packaging for takeaway food must now be compostable or biodegradable , and cardboard boxes used to shift materials between sites will be re-used many times to avoid waste. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Internal caterers will also have to start using china plates and glasses instead of unrecyclable, environmentally intensive alternatives. Packaging for takeaway food must now be compostable or biodegradable , and cardboard boxes used to shift materials between sites will be re-used many times to avoid waste. (more...)
Sensex recovers 260 points, Nifty above 10500 ahead of inflation data
- February 15, 2018
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex slumped over 407 points to end at one-month low of 34,005.76 and the Nifty ended below 10,500 mark due to widespread sell-off after global rout in stocks returned on worries about rising United States interest rates. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex slumped over 407 points to end at one-month low of 34,005.76 and the Nifty ended below 10,500 mark due to widespread sell-off after global rout in stocks returned on worries about rising United States interest rates. (more...)
United Nations to participate in Rohingya repatriation, Bangladesh says
- February 15, 2018
Md Shahriar Alam spoke to the media about the government position after accompanying a European Union delegation during their visit to a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar on Monday. Doctors Without Borders estimates at least 6,700 Rohingya died in the first month of violence. Mr Johnson said: "I spoke to her about my own experience witnessing the awful conditions of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and my deep concern about their future". (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Md Shahriar Alam spoke to the media about the government position after accompanying a European Union delegation during their visit to a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar on Monday. Doctors Without Borders estimates at least 6,700 Rohingya died in the first month of violence. Mr Johnson said: "I spoke to her about my own experience witnessing the awful conditions of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and my deep concern about their future". (more...)
Federal Bureau of Investigation boss contradicts White House on Porter clearance
- February 15, 2018
Some senior staff feel he asked them to lie on his behalf. I mean, other than anyone and everyone connected to Trump? Porter, who has denied the accusations , had been rising in President Donald Trump's inner circle and according to a source familiar with the situation, had been talking to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly about a promotion. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Some senior staff feel he asked them to lie on his behalf. I mean, other than anyone and everyone connected to Trump? Porter, who has denied the accusations , had been rising in President Donald Trump's inner circle and according to a source familiar with the situation, had been talking to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly about a promotion. (more...)
White Substance Sent to Obama's DC Office Was Actually Baby Powder
- February 15, 2018
The former president has leased office space at the building since leaving office in January 2017. The building also contains the headquarters of the World Wildlife Fund, an environmentalist group. Vanessa, her mother Bonnie Haydon and one other person were taken to a NY medical center on Monday following the scare, but they were cleared as healthy by medical staff. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
The former president has leased office space at the building since leaving office in January 2017. The building also contains the headquarters of the World Wildlife Fund, an environmentalist group. Vanessa, her mother Bonnie Haydon and one other person were taken to a NY medical center on Monday following the scare, but they were cleared as healthy by medical staff. (more...)
Pence's bid to isolate North Korea at Olympics falls flat
- February 15, 2018
But as North Korea's brutal dictator, Kim's brother has ruled with an iron fist since coming to power, operating Nazi-style prison camps , repressing political opposition and even executing senior officers and his own family members in an effort to consolidate power. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
But as North Korea's brutal dictator, Kim's brother has ruled with an iron fist since coming to power, operating Nazi-style prison camps , repressing political opposition and even executing senior officers and his own family members in an effort to consolidate power. (more...)
Airstrike injuries forced Baghdadi to cede control of Isis
- February 15, 2018
The jihadist chief had been wounded in "air raids against [ISIS] strongholds in Iraq". However, Iraq's intelligence and counterterrorism department head Abu Ali al-Basri says: "We have irrefutable information and documents from sources within the terrorist organization that al-Baghdadi is still alive and hiding" in Syria's northeastern Jazira region. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
The jihadist chief had been wounded in "air raids against [ISIS] strongholds in Iraq". However, Iraq's intelligence and counterterrorism department head Abu Ali al-Basri says: "We have irrefutable information and documents from sources within the terrorist organization that al-Baghdadi is still alive and hiding" in Syria's northeastern Jazira region. (more...)
Deportation stopped for father of U.S. boy with cancer
- February 15, 2018
Berrones' five children are all US citizens: two from a previous relationship and three with Garcia, who is pregnant. "The main reason is because of two removals that he has from the country", Wilkes said. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of solicitation of forgery, which resulted in him being returned to Mexico when he was 17 or 18. When he again faced deportation in 2016, he was able to get a stay of deportation based on humanitarian factors-Jayden's illness-and was granted a work ... (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Berrones' five children are all US citizens: two from a previous relationship and three with Garcia, who is pregnant. "The main reason is because of two removals that he has from the country", Wilkes said. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of solicitation of forgery, which resulted in him being returned to Mexico when he was 17 or 18. When he again faced deportation in 2016, he was able to get a stay of deportation based on humanitarian factors-Jayden's illness-and was granted a work ... (more...)
United Kingdom develops new tool to detect extremist content
- February 15, 2018
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has unveiled a tool, which she claims , can detect extremist content and block it from view. According to them, numerous major tech companies have developed technology specific to their own platforms and have publicly reported on the difference this is making in their fight against terrorist content. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has unveiled a tool, which she claims , can detect extremist content and block it from view. According to them, numerous major tech companies have developed technology specific to their own platforms and have publicly reported on the difference this is making in their fight against terrorist content. (more...)
State Democrats React to GOP Congressional Map
- February 15, 2018
Republicans now have until the end of the day Thursday to submit another map for Wolf's approval - which is an ambitious goal. There is nothing to stop whichever political party is in the majority then from drawing maps which some future court may declare equally unfair and created to benefit one party or the other. (more...)
- February 15, 2018
Republicans now have until the end of the day Thursday to submit another map for Wolf's approval - which is an ambitious goal. There is nothing to stop whichever political party is in the majority then from drawing maps which some future court may declare equally unfair and created to benefit one party or the other. (more...)
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