In a blistering six-page letter, the US President accused Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of partisanship and of turning the House into a medieval “star chamber”. Trump robustly defended himself against charges that he abused the power of his office and obstructed Congress. He ridiculed the Democrats’ allegations and warned […]
Daily Archives: December 17, 2019
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Women have to wait a while for equal pay, a new report says — roughly until the year 2277. At the current rate of change, the gender gap in economic participation and opportunity won’t close for another 257 years, up from 202 years in last year’s estimate, according to the […]
BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping attended the commissioning of China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier, underscoring the country’s rise as a regional naval power at a time of tensions with the U.S. and others over trade, Taiwan and the South China Sea. The Shandong is the second Chinese aircraft […]
By Eva FrederickDec. 17, 2019 , 7:01 PM In forests across West Africa, scientists have caught some grown male chimpanzees engaging in a strange behavior. As seen in the video above, they pick up a rock, hoot, throw the stone at a tree, and run away. At popular trees, small […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $1.4 trillion spending package to avert a partial government shutdown that also would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) taxes. The spending package now heads to […]
(Reuters) – Former European team sprint champion Jess Varnish has won the right to appeal after an employment tribunal ruled against her in January in her case against British Cycling and UK Sport. FILE PHOTO: England’s Jess Varnish waves after winning the bronze medal in the women’s sprint finals cycling […]
(Reuters Health) – Brightly-colored artwork by patients adorns the walls of the waiting room at a small community healthcare center in New York City, the result of a project by two young doctors on a mission to humanize medicine. FILE PHOTO: A self-portrait of a pediatric patient displayed on the […]