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Senior Maharashtra Congress leader Narayan Rane resigns, may join BJP
- September 21, 2017
Rane had joined Congress after being expelled from Shiv Sena in 2005. Last week, Mr. Rane's bitter rival Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan, in conjunction with the party's State in-charge, Mohan Prakash, made a decision to dissolve the district committee in Sindhudurg. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Rane had joined Congress after being expelled from Shiv Sena in 2005. Last week, Mr. Rane's bitter rival Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan, in conjunction with the party's State in-charge, Mohan Prakash, made a decision to dissolve the district committee in Sindhudurg. (more...)
Mueller Seeks White House Documents Related to Trump's Actions as President
- September 21, 2017
The New York Times and Washington Post said Mueller recently asked the White House for records and communications covering 13 specific areas, particularly key actions by Trump since he became president in January. Trump's lawyer, Ty Cobb, reportedly has argued in favour of turning over as many documents as possible to Mueller in hopes of speeding up the investigation. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
The New York Times and Washington Post said Mueller recently asked the White House for records and communications covering 13 specific areas, particularly key actions by Trump since he became president in January. Trump's lawyer, Ty Cobb, reportedly has argued in favour of turning over as many documents as possible to Mueller in hopes of speeding up the investigation. (more...)
Dawood Ibrahim in 'talks' with Centre for his return: Raj Thackeray
- September 21, 2017
He is hence doing a settlement with the Centre. It is his wish, but they ( BJP ) will claim they brought Dawood back to India and win the polls on this plank. Political pundits were quick to comment that probably Thackeray thought that he could revive his nearly non-existent political career by joining social media. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
He is hence doing a settlement with the Centre. It is his wish, but they ( BJP ) will claim they brought Dawood back to India and win the polls on this plank. Political pundits were quick to comment that probably Thackeray thought that he could revive his nearly non-existent political career by joining social media. (more...)
Michigan State Trooper killed in morning crash
- September 21, 2017
Authorities said O'Neill was on watch on his police bike at around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday when he was engaged with a crash close to the crossing point of Wolverine Boulevard NE and Belding Road NE in Plainfield Township. "Timothy O'Neill", stated Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue, director of the MSP. As O'Neil's body was taken from the hospital for an autopsy, officers stood at attention and saluted their fallen comrade. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Authorities said O'Neill was on watch on his police bike at around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday when he was engaged with a crash close to the crossing point of Wolverine Boulevard NE and Belding Road NE in Plainfield Township. "Timothy O'Neill", stated Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue, director of the MSP. As O'Neil's body was taken from the hospital for an autopsy, officers stood at attention and saluted their fallen comrade. (more...)
Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US Small Cap ETF (VSS)
- September 21, 2017
As always, the values may need to be adjusted based on the specific stock and market. Investors may be employing many various trading strategies when approaching the markets. The Williams %R fluctuates between 0 and -100 measuring whether a security is overbought or oversold. A reading under 20 would suggest no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
As always, the values may need to be adjusted based on the specific stock and market. Investors may be employing many various trading strategies when approaching the markets. The Williams %R fluctuates between 0 and -100 measuring whether a security is overbought or oversold. A reading under 20 would suggest no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. (more...)
Rice Midstream Partners LP (RMP) Receives "Hold" Rating from AltaCorp Capital
- September 21, 2017
It has a 33.77 P/E ratio . The Company's divisions include Composites, Insulation and Roofing. Salient Capital Advisors Llc acquired 20,699 shares as Eqt Midstream Partners Lp (EQM)'s stock declined 9.60%. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $79.00 target price on shares of EQT Midstream Partners, in a research note on Friday, July 21st. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
It has a 33.77 P/E ratio . The Company's divisions include Composites, Insulation and Roofing. Salient Capital Advisors Llc acquired 20,699 shares as Eqt Midstream Partners Lp (EQM)'s stock declined 9.60%. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $79.00 target price on shares of EQT Midstream Partners, in a research note on Friday, July 21st. (more...)
How 15 states are breaking from Trump to abide by Climate Accord
- September 21, 2017
Andrew M. Cuomo joined the Democratic governors of California and Washington Wednesday to harshly criticize the Trump administration on climate change policies. And we're counting on that list to grow even more! Those states make up about 36 percent of the USA population and $7.6 trillion (41 percent) of America's gross domestic product. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Andrew M. Cuomo joined the Democratic governors of California and Washington Wednesday to harshly criticize the Trump administration on climate change policies. And we're counting on that list to grow even more! Those states make up about 36 percent of the USA population and $7.6 trillion (41 percent) of America's gross domestic product. (more...)
As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at UN
- September 21, 2017
He said the United States has to "make sure all options are under development to ensure that this regime can not threaten the world with a nuclear weapon". Mattis said after Kim tested a hydrogen bomb earlier this month that the US would answer any threat from the North with a "massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming". (more...)
- September 21, 2017
He said the United States has to "make sure all options are under development to ensure that this regime can not threaten the world with a nuclear weapon". Mattis said after Kim tested a hydrogen bomb earlier this month that the US would answer any threat from the North with a "massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming". (more...)
S&P Lowers China's Rating; Outlook Stable
- September 21, 2017
On the upside, such credit growth was a factor behind strong real GDP growth and loftier asset prices, but at the price - to some extent - of "diminished financial stability". U.S. Treasury yields in 2011 moved little when S&P lowered the country's credit score. Moody's cut its rating on China to A1 from Aa3 in May, citing similar concerns over economy-wide debt and effects on state finances. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
On the upside, such credit growth was a factor behind strong real GDP growth and loftier asset prices, but at the price - to some extent - of "diminished financial stability". U.S. Treasury yields in 2011 moved little when S&P lowered the country's credit score. Moody's cut its rating on China to A1 from Aa3 in May, citing similar concerns over economy-wide debt and effects on state finances. (more...)
Podcast: 'What The Health?' Zombie Repeal-And-Replace Bill Rises Again
- September 21, 2017
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Republicans' last-resort " Obamacare " repeal effort remains two or three votes short, forecasting days of furious lobbying ahead with a crucial deadline looming next week. These idiotic Republican senators don't even know what's in the legislation, and yet they're rushing to ram this down our throats, because they hate President Obama. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Republicans' last-resort " Obamacare " repeal effort remains two or three votes short, forecasting days of furious lobbying ahead with a crucial deadline looming next week. These idiotic Republican senators don't even know what's in the legislation, and yet they're rushing to ram this down our throats, because they hate President Obama. (more...)
Regular Public School Teachers Miss More School Than Charter Teachers, Study Finds
- September 21, 2017
Fordham Institute. The study finds a national trend that, in traditional public schools, teachers are nearly three times as likely to be chronically absent as charter school teachers - 28.3 percent vs. "The reality is that charter schools need better leave policies, not worse ones, a fact ignored by Fordham". Sirinides went through the same federal ORC dataset as Fordham, and found some important nuances that didn't make the report. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Fordham Institute. The study finds a national trend that, in traditional public schools, teachers are nearly three times as likely to be chronically absent as charter school teachers - 28.3 percent vs. "The reality is that charter schools need better leave policies, not worse ones, a fact ignored by Fordham". Sirinides went through the same federal ORC dataset as Fordham, and found some important nuances that didn't make the report. (more...)
Haley: Trump's 'fire and fury' comment 'not an idle threat'
- September 21, 2017
In the days leading up to the UN General Assembly in New York Trump has been actively engaged in diplomacy with countries in the region, conversations that have focused mainly on the threat posed by North Korea. Trump has repeatedly voiced skepticism of global organizations such as the United Nations, and member nations may be looking for signs of change since the recent departures of White House nationalist advocates such as chief strategist Steve Bannon. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
In the days leading up to the UN General Assembly in New York Trump has been actively engaged in diplomacy with countries in the region, conversations that have focused mainly on the threat posed by North Korea. Trump has repeatedly voiced skepticism of global organizations such as the United Nations, and member nations may be looking for signs of change since the recent departures of White House nationalist advocates such as chief strategist Steve Bannon. (more...)
Governors join Cuomo to bash Trump on climate
- September 21, 2017
President Trump may prefer to pretend that climate change isn't real - Governor Cuomo quipped that the Trump administration is in "the State of Denial" - but these leaders detailed the extraordinary strides they're making, in the absence of White House leadership, to slash greenhouse gas emissions and grow their economies at the same time. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
President Trump may prefer to pretend that climate change isn't real - Governor Cuomo quipped that the Trump administration is in "the State of Denial" - but these leaders detailed the extraordinary strides they're making, in the absence of White House leadership, to slash greenhouse gas emissions and grow their economies at the same time. (more...)
Amber Alert Issued for 4 Siblings Missing in Southwest Florida
- September 21, 2017
Authorities believe the children are traveling in a 2016 dark green Toyota Corolla with license plate number BNZQ08. Download our WTXL news app on your Apple and Android devices for the latest from South Georgia and North Florida. "White female, 6 years old, 3'5", 40 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes, last seen wearing a black and white striped top, black trousers, and a white sweater. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Authorities believe the children are traveling in a 2016 dark green Toyota Corolla with license plate number BNZQ08. Download our WTXL news app on your Apple and Android devices for the latest from South Georgia and North Florida. "White female, 6 years old, 3'5", 40 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes, last seen wearing a black and white striped top, black trousers, and a white sweater. (more...)
May gathers divided cabinet ahead of Brexit speech
- September 21, 2017
The speech is being seen as an attempt to break the deadlock on the negotiations, with the European Union unhappy at the lack of progress on agreeing the UK's "divorce bill" from Brussels. Mr Johnson's blueprint calls for a clean-break Brexit that envisages no payments to gain access to the European single market. On Monday, May rejected the idea that there is a "binary choice" between the two models after Brexit. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
The speech is being seen as an attempt to break the deadlock on the negotiations, with the European Union unhappy at the lack of progress on agreeing the UK's "divorce bill" from Brussels. Mr Johnson's blueprint calls for a clean-break Brexit that envisages no payments to gain access to the European single market. On Monday, May rejected the idea that there is a "binary choice" between the two models after Brexit. (more...)
UK's May threatens drastic cuts to United Nations funding
- September 21, 2017
Britain will set aside 30 million pounds ($40.5 million) of its 90 million-pound membership fee which it will only pay to those parts of the organization it judges to have achieved "sufficient results", May told the UN General Assembly in NY on Wednesday. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Britain will set aside 30 million pounds ($40.5 million) of its 90 million-pound membership fee which it will only pay to those parts of the organization it judges to have achieved "sufficient results", May told the UN General Assembly in NY on Wednesday. (more...)
"Long gas lines" not forming in North Korean capital, sources say
- September 21, 2017
Trump is now in NY for the UN General Assembly but Xi - who has a major Communist Party congress next month that will cement his leadership for the next five years - is not attending the event. In late August, Spain had warned that Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes "create a serious threat to peace in the region and to global security", saying they "would have consequences on bilateral relations". (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Trump is now in NY for the UN General Assembly but Xi - who has a major Communist Party congress next month that will cement his leadership for the next five years - is not attending the event. In late August, Spain had warned that Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes "create a serious threat to peace in the region and to global security", saying they "would have consequences on bilateral relations". (more...)
As Brexit clock ticks down, European Union eyes new offer from May
- September 21, 2017
Downing Street declined to discuss the content of Mrs May's speech, beyond saying that she will give an "update on Brexit negotiations so far" and will "underline the Government's wish for a deep and special partnership with the European Union once the United Kingdom leaves the EU". (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Downing Street declined to discuss the content of Mrs May's speech, beyond saying that she will give an "update on Brexit negotiations so far" and will "underline the Government's wish for a deep and special partnership with the European Union once the United Kingdom leaves the EU". (more...)
United Nations has exhausted options on North Korea
- September 21, 2017
Haley warned a war would mean the destruction of North Korea. Asked about the President's tweet on ABC's "This Week", national security adviser H.R. Trump plans to meet with South Korean President Jae-in Moon on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. And there's little sign that talks involving the U.S., North Korea and other interested countries can be arranged amid the nearly weekly barrage of weapons tests and threats, let alone stop the North's determined nuclear march. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
Haley warned a war would mean the destruction of North Korea. Asked about the President's tweet on ABC's "This Week", national security adviser H.R. Trump plans to meet with South Korean President Jae-in Moon on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. And there's little sign that talks involving the U.S., North Korea and other interested countries can be arranged amid the nearly weekly barrage of weapons tests and threats, let alone stop the North's determined nuclear march. (more...)
Bye Bye Willie: Ontario's Prognosticating Groundhog Has Died
- September 21, 2017
She noted that the average life expectancy for groundhogs in the wild is about four years and is even shorter for albino groundhogs like Willie. "Willie was 13 years young and served our town, province and country with enormous pride each and every Groundhog Day", Janice Jackson, the town's mayor, said in a statement. (more...)
- September 21, 2017
She noted that the average life expectancy for groundhogs in the wild is about four years and is even shorter for albino groundhogs like Willie. "Willie was 13 years young and served our town, province and country with enormous pride each and every Groundhog Day", Janice Jackson, the town's mayor, said in a statement. (more...)
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