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 […]
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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. […]