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Senate approves funding measure to end government shutdown
- January 23, 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives must vote on the bill before it becomes law. Notably, numerous Senate Democrats who voted against the funding agreement included a litany of potential 2020 presidential candidates, including Kamala Harris , Bernie Sanders , Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren . (more...)
- January 23, 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives must vote on the bill before it becomes law. Notably, numerous Senate Democrats who voted against the funding agreement included a litany of potential 2020 presidential candidates, including Kamala Harris , Bernie Sanders , Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren . (more...)
Drivers using mobile phones to be targeted in crackdown
- January 23, 2018
New drivers who have passed their test in the last two years will have their licences revoked f they are caught using their mobiles - they can pay for a new provisional licence and successfully take their theory and practical tests again if they want to get their license back. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
New drivers who have passed their test in the last two years will have their licences revoked f they are caught using their mobiles - they can pay for a new provisional licence and successfully take their theory and practical tests again if they want to get their license back. (more...)
Gas leak in central London closes train station, hotels evacuated
- January 23, 2018
Charing Cross and Waterloo East train stations, which brings commuters into the capital, were also closed, while Tube trains were not stopping at Charing Cross. Literally chaos. Crush on the stairs. "We are working to sort it out as quickly as possible". Network Rail said this morning: "We will reopen these stations as soon as we have clearance from emergency services that it is safe to do so". (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Charing Cross and Waterloo East train stations, which brings commuters into the capital, were also closed, while Tube trains were not stopping at Charing Cross. Literally chaos. Crush on the stairs. "We are working to sort it out as quickly as possible". Network Rail said this morning: "We will reopen these stations as soon as we have clearance from emergency services that it is safe to do so". (more...)
Tesla In Autopilot Mode Hits Fire Truck; No Injuries Reported
- January 23, 2018
The Culver City firefighting department confirmed the crash on Twitter. The unidentified motorist was arrested and charged with suspicion of DUI after being found unconscious on the Bay Bridge with a blood alcohol content "more than" twice the legal limit, the California Highway Patrol posted on Twitter Saturday. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
The Culver City firefighting department confirmed the crash on Twitter. The unidentified motorist was arrested and charged with suspicion of DUI after being found unconscious on the Bay Bridge with a blood alcohol content "more than" twice the legal limit, the California Highway Patrol posted on Twitter Saturday. (more...)
NY Times, Associated Press Blame Democrats for Government Shutdown
- January 23, 2018
Previously, Sen. Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., said he would vote to end the shutdown with the expectation that the Republican Party will abide by an agreement to address the issue of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which has been a key sticking point in negotiations. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Previously, Sen. Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., said he would vote to end the shutdown with the expectation that the Republican Party will abide by an agreement to address the issue of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which has been a key sticking point in negotiations. (more...)
Man's epic search for Claudia after accidentally swiping left on Tinder
- January 23, 2018
That's how every girl at the university named Claudia ended up getting an email from Holden. You see, Tinder users both have to swipe right on each other's profiles in order to connect and start messaging one another. He continues, "If it's none of you Claudia's, and you know even more Claudia's, spread the word please". "If you're interested we could totally get some doughnuts or something but if you choose 'left" that's cool too. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
That's how every girl at the university named Claudia ended up getting an email from Holden. You see, Tinder users both have to swipe right on each other's profiles in order to connect and start messaging one another. He continues, "If it's none of you Claudia's, and you know even more Claudia's, spread the word please". "If you're interested we could totally get some doughnuts or something but if you choose 'left" that's cool too. (more...)
People in path of winter storm urged to prepare for snow
- January 23, 2018
The National Weather Service predicts four inches-to-a-foot of snow to fall on Vail Pass by Saturday evening. Most locations in central Kansas will see 1 to 2 inches of snowfall, with the highest amounts north of Interstate 70. Rain and snow will start to spread across NorCal from the OR border right after Midnight early Wednesday, and we're looking at a fairly wet midweek forecast. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
The National Weather Service predicts four inches-to-a-foot of snow to fall on Vail Pass by Saturday evening. Most locations in central Kansas will see 1 to 2 inches of snowfall, with the highest amounts north of Interstate 70. Rain and snow will start to spread across NorCal from the OR border right after Midnight early Wednesday, and we're looking at a fairly wet midweek forecast. (more...)
Supreme Court rules on WOTUS
- January 23, 2018
This decision also does not address and has no impact upon the Trump Administration's ongoing efforts to promulgate a replacement for the WOTUS rule . The Supreme Court resolved the issue in favor of NAM, stating, "Ultimately, the Government's policy arguments do not obscure what the statutory language makes clear: Sub-paragraphs (E) and (F) do not grant courts of appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review the WOTUS Rule". (more...)
- January 23, 2018
This decision also does not address and has no impact upon the Trump Administration's ongoing efforts to promulgate a replacement for the WOTUS rule . The Supreme Court resolved the issue in favor of NAM, stating, "Ultimately, the Government's policy arguments do not obscure what the statutory language makes clear: Sub-paragraphs (E) and (F) do not grant courts of appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review the WOTUS Rule". (more...)
Missing girl, 5, found 'petrified', trapped inside school bus
- January 23, 2018
Ms Langdon had raised the alarm hours earlier, believing her daughter had failed to board the bus home from Jimboomba State School. A Queensland woman is threatening legal action after her five-year-old daughter was left alone and trapped on a school bus. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Ms Langdon had raised the alarm hours earlier, believing her daughter had failed to board the bus home from Jimboomba State School. A Queensland woman is threatening legal action after her five-year-old daughter was left alone and trapped on a school bus. (more...)
Morgan bounces back for Hoosiers — IU BASKETBALL
- January 23, 2018
IU forced the Terrapins into 18 turnovers and 41 percent shooting from the field. But the thing IN fans keep finding out game after game when it comes to Morgan is very simple. In that one, Maryland guard Kevin Huerter put up 19 points. Juwan Morgan leads the way in scoring for the Hoosiers with 14.8 PPG and 7.2 RPG-also a team-high. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
IU forced the Terrapins into 18 turnovers and 41 percent shooting from the field. But the thing IN fans keep finding out game after game when it comes to Morgan is very simple. In that one, Maryland guard Kevin Huerter put up 19 points. Juwan Morgan leads the way in scoring for the Hoosiers with 14.8 PPG and 7.2 RPG-also a team-high. (more...)
Christopher Wray Is Finally Fed Up With Trump's War Against the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- January 23, 2018
Sessions told White House Counsel Don McGahn about how upset Wray was about the pressure on him to fire McCabe, and McGahn told Sessions this issue wasn't worth losing the FBI Director over, according to a source familiar with the situation. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Sessions told White House Counsel Don McGahn about how upset Wray was about the pressure on him to fire McCabe, and McGahn told Sessions this issue wasn't worth losing the FBI Director over, according to a source familiar with the situation. (more...)
Magnitude 8.2 natural disaster strikes off Alaska
- January 23, 2018
The alert has warned people in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. A tsunami warning has been issued for Alaska, and a watch alert added in Hawaii after an 8.1 magnitude quake struck off the Alaskan coast. Hawaii was also put under a tsunami watch. According to their estimates, any tsunami would take at least three hours to strike the lower 49 states. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
The alert has warned people in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. A tsunami warning has been issued for Alaska, and a watch alert added in Hawaii after an 8.1 magnitude quake struck off the Alaskan coast. Hawaii was also put under a tsunami watch. According to their estimates, any tsunami would take at least three hours to strike the lower 49 states. (more...)
Supreme Court to Take Up Case of Dusky Gopher Frog
- January 23, 2018
The Supreme Court justices agreed to review a June 2016 ruling from a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld a federal agency's designation of the Louisiana tract owned by the Poitevent family companies and the Weyerhaeuser Co.as the only potential breeding ground outside MS for the gopher frogs. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
The Supreme Court justices agreed to review a June 2016 ruling from a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld a federal agency's designation of the Louisiana tract owned by the Poitevent family companies and the Weyerhaeuser Co.as the only potential breeding ground outside MS for the gopher frogs. (more...)
Hong Kong book publisher 'seized from China train'
- January 23, 2018
Angela, who had been campaigning for his release from the United Kingdom, where she is studying, told the New York Times on Monday that her father was snatched from a Beijing-bound train on Saturday while being escorted by two Swedish diplomats. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Angela, who had been campaigning for his release from the United Kingdom, where she is studying, told the New York Times on Monday that her father was snatched from a Beijing-bound train on Saturday while being escorted by two Swedish diplomats. (more...)
Canada rejects angry American NAFTA criticism, says it has tabled extensive text
- January 23, 2018
Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Meanwhile, his office isn't interested in the Canadian progressive trade agenda - entrenching Indigenous, gender and workers' rights issues in the pact - because it has the whiff of Canada dictating social policy to the U.S., Goldfeder said. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Meanwhile, his office isn't interested in the Canadian progressive trade agenda - entrenching Indigenous, gender and workers' rights issues in the pact - because it has the whiff of Canada dictating social policy to the U.S., Goldfeder said. (more...)
Shiv Sena set for revamp
- January 23, 2018
The decision was taken at the party's National Executive meet organised at the Worli Sports Complex in Mumbai . The resolution was passed unanimously. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray even targeted Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari saying, "He came to Maharashtra and insulted the Navy which guards our borders here". (more...)
- January 23, 2018
The decision was taken at the party's National Executive meet organised at the Worli Sports Complex in Mumbai . The resolution was passed unanimously. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray even targeted Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari saying, "He came to Maharashtra and insulted the Navy which guards our borders here". (more...)
Indonesian office workers flee as quake shakes capital
- January 23, 2018
Another person said: "I was lying on floor and suddenly felt tremor, everything was shaking for about a minute I think". A 6.4 magnitude quake off Java island. Indonesia is regularly rocked by earthquakes - the country located on the Ring of Fire, a huge area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions frequently occur. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Another person said: "I was lying on floor and suddenly felt tremor, everything was shaking for about a minute I think". A 6.4 magnitude quake off Java island. Indonesia is regularly rocked by earthquakes - the country located on the Ring of Fire, a huge area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions frequently occur. (more...)
Second group of Manus Island refugees depart for United States under resettlement deal
- January 23, 2018
One refugee told the Refugee Action Coalition that being resettled was a bittersweet moment. Holding asylum-seekers in offshore camps , which have been strongly criticized by the United Nations and human rights groups, is part of a hardline immigration policy that has bipartisan political support in Australia. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
One refugee told the Refugee Action Coalition that being resettled was a bittersweet moment. Holding asylum-seekers in offshore camps , which have been strongly criticized by the United Nations and human rights groups, is part of a hardline immigration policy that has bipartisan political support in Australia. (more...)
Trump's UK Visit Should Be Welcomed, Johnson Says in Telegraph
- January 23, 2018
Let's see where we get to", Johnson said. Funnily enough there is a moment of opportunity here. "Clearly, Jerusalem now having been recognized by the United States as the capital of Israel, one would expect some sort of symmetrical movement in the other direction to get things moving", he added. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Let's see where we get to", Johnson said. Funnily enough there is a moment of opportunity here. "Clearly, Jerusalem now having been recognized by the United States as the capital of Israel, one would expect some sort of symmetrical movement in the other direction to get things moving", he added. (more...)
Schumer: Deal reached to reopen government
- January 23, 2018
Irritated to have missed his big event in Florida, Mr. Trump spent much of his day watching old TV clips of him berating President Barack Obama for a lack of leadership during the 2013 government shutdown , a White House aide said , seeming content to sit back and watch the show. (more...)
- January 23, 2018
Irritated to have missed his big event in Florida, Mr. Trump spent much of his day watching old TV clips of him berating President Barack Obama for a lack of leadership during the 2013 government shutdown , a White House aide said , seeming content to sit back and watch the show. (more...)
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