WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee could end their August recess a week early to move forward on legislation to curb gun violence after shootings in Texas and Ohio that left 31 people dead, aides said on Monday. The Democratic aides, who spoke on condition […]
Daily Archives: August 13, 2019
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FILE PHOTO: A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez NEW YORK (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) and Tata Communications (TATA.NS) have joined the governing council of Hedera Hashgraph, a distributed public ledger platform that aims […]
Walk into any emergency room in the U.S. and you’ll hear a regular din of beeping alarms going off from machines connected to patients. But a new study found only a tiny fraction of the alarms signals a condition important enough to require a change in the patient’s care. And […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCarrie Lam is asked: “Do you have the autonomy or not to withdraw the extradition bill?” Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned anti-government protesters not to push the city into an “abyss”, in an emotional press conference on Tuesday. Ms Lam […]
Back in 2013, Paul Walker tragically died in a car crash while taking a break from shooting Furious 7. Nevertheless, Vin Diesel and co teamed up with the late star’s brothers Cody and Caleb to complete his role as Brian O’Connor and give him a proper goodbye thanks to CGI. […]
Carrie Symonds, Boris Johnson’s girlfriend, is taking on the rather difficult role that is being the partner of a world famous statesman. Though she is a professional herself, forging a very successful career in political PR, it is likely – considering this role – Carrie is fully aware of the […]
Sent off at 33-1, Noble Music defied her odds when finishing behind Bangkok and Telecaster in a 17-runner maiden at Doncaster in March. Admittedly, those two colts disappointed in the Derby but they had both earlier won their classic trials like smart performers. Also, endless runners behind Noble Music in […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed the US is creating a “hostile act” against Iran by ramping up naval presence in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump’s administration has sought out allies for an international coalition to “combat Iranian aggression” in one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Asian and Latino Coalition, an Iowa-based political action committee and the state’s only Democratic race-based political organization, endorsed Senator Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate on Monday night. “We support her because of the way she communicates and the strong message she sends about […]
Clear Lake (United States) (AFP) – Rarely has a candidate gone far in a US presidential race highlighting a singular issue, but Democrat Jay Inslee is aiming to buck that trend with his commitment to tackling climate change. Unless he does something to dramatically change his trajectory — he has […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating at least 35 instances in 17 countries of North Koreans using cyberattacks to illegally raise money for weapons of mass destruction programs — and they are calling for sanctions against ships providing gasoline and diesel to the country. Last week, […]
Nowadays, a growing number of women are starting their own companies. All that success is wonderful. However many women-owned businesses face a number of challenges when trying to obtain business funding. According to Entrepreneur, “women entrepreneurs run 30% of all small businesses, and together employ 7.9 million people and generate […]
Legion has come to an end, and what an end it was. The final episode of the FX drama promised the end of the world and brought it with strange family reunions, fire fights, and an extended musical number, which is about the simplest and least useful way we can […]
Carrie Symonds, Boris Johnson’s girlfriend, is taking on the rather difficult role that is being the partner of a world famous statesman. Though she is a professional herself, forging a very successful career in political PR, it is likely – considering this role – Carrie is fully aware of the […]
SteamedSteamed is dedicated to all things in and around Valve’s PC gaming service. Sometimes, you’ve just got to dust off an old classic. And ruin it. Last month, that’s exactly what one Mario Maker 2 player did with the original Super Mario Bros’ opening level, transforming it into a lava […]
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 18-24: Aug. 18: Movie director Roman Polanski is 86. Actor Robert Redford is 83. Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 76. Singer Sarah Dash (LaBelle) is 74. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 67. Country singer Steve Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 64. Comedian-actor Denis Leary is […]