WASHINGTON — A major Republican donor is stepping up his effort to enlist conservative allies in his unlikely fight for new gun laws, sending thousands of letters to GOP contributors encouraging them to pressure party leaders on the issue in the wake of last week’s shooting at a high school […]
Daily Archives: February 20, 2018
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s high court issued a new congressional district map for the state’s 2018 elections on its self-imposed deadline Monday, all but ensuring that Democratic prospects will improve in several seats and that Republican lawmakers challenge it in federal court. The map of Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts is […]
Cyclone Gita battered Tonga last week with devastating winds that left thousands fleeing their homes. Now the tropical storm is heading for New Zealand. New Zealand is expecting to be battered with ferocious gales and huge sea surges as waves over 6metres tall are likely to flood the coastline. Regions […]
The remains belonged to Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, a group that existed around 8,000-years-ago between the Old and New Stone Ages, according to researchers from Stockholm University and the Cultural Heritage Foundation (CHF). The mysterious skulls were found beneath a shallow lake in Kanaljorden, Sweden. Previously, Mesolithic societies were thought to have […]