An international meeting meant to hammer out the details of a possible cease-fire in Syria on Friday was canceled, Russia’s foreign ministry said, denting efforts to bring a peaceful resolution to the long-running conflict.
How does one prepare for a constitutional crisis? Stock up on canned goods and copies of “The Federalist”? It might be best to take precautions if we really are, as Democrats say, on the verge of another man-made, unnatural disaster in Washington. Senator Elizabeth Warren sees a threat to “both the Constitution and our democracy itself” in Senate Republicans’ refusal to consider replacing Justice Antonin Scalia before President Obama leaves office; Hillary Clinton, in a series of tweets, decried this “dishonor” to our founding document. Читать дальше...
A 26-year-old lawyer from Chembur has been arrested for allegedly creating a dummy Facebook account of a 23-year-old woman, who is a friend of his girlfriend. The accused Sagar Patil, son of a bureaucrat, sent ‘friend requests’ to people known to the woman, the police said, adding that the motive of creating the account is unclear.
Clyburn said Friday "my heart has always been with Hillary Clinton," a sharp departure from eight years ago when former President Bill Clinton called him on the phone at 2:15 a.m. after his wife lost the 2008 South Carolina primary against Barack Obama. Clyburn has never endorsed a candidate before, saying the Democratic National Committee asked him to stay neutral since South Carolina started its primary in 2004 so the races would be competitive for all candidates. [...] he said Hillary Clinton... Читать дальше...
I read what happened to Dipti Sarna, and the dramatic story of her abduction by a stalker. And my own fear was renewed. Fear makes you sit up all night with a knife in your hand. It makes you jump at every crash, whistle and footstep. It makes you worry about every missing or displaced object.
I read what happened to Dipti Sarna, and the dramatic story of her abduction by a stalker. And my own fear was renewed. Fear makes you sit up all night with a knife in your hand. It makes you jump at every crash, whistle and footstep. It makes you worry about every missing or displaced object.
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate hit two per cent last month as the weaker dollar continued to drive up prices for fresh fruits and vegetables, the federal statistics agency said Friday.
BBC Sport looks at Wes Morgan's remarkable rise from tubby teenage trialist to captain of Premier League leaders Leicester.
There has been some speculation lately that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg may run as an independent, third-party candidate for president — and succeed. Many have noted that Bloomberg's ascendancy to the presidency is unlikely, and some have sought to challenge those assumptions.
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ALMELO - Risico voor de asbestsanering van het oude stadhuis moet bij de bieder liggen en niet bij de gemeente, stelt de VVD.
Subdistrict final games Thursday that look like state tournament match-ups.
Nebraska coach Tim Miles said senior forward Shavon Shields is still experiencing some health issues related to his concussion and hasn't yet practiced with the Husker men's basketball team.
Actress Lisa Ray was in Gurgaon recently, when she met Dr Charu Sharma, a plastic and cosmetic surgeon and director of Gorgeous Looks Cosmetic, at a hospital in the city.
It was a fashion night at The Frat House, HKV, when the venue, in association with Sbuys, showcased the Spring Summer Collection.
Priyank Sukhija and Sunjay Jain hosted a pre-Valentine’s Day bash with singer Alfaaz at Townhouse Cafe in Connaught Place recently. The Birthday Bash singer sang some romantic songs like Haaye Mera Dil
Now, a multi-specialty women’s hospital in the suburbs
A bill that would restore pedestrians' rights to cross railroad tracks cleared the Wisconsin Assembly late Thursday but faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
Opinion Journal’s Mary Kissel and Main Street columnist Bill McGurn on Donald Trump’s tiff with Pope Francis. Plus, why stock markets stabilized, Apple’s encryption dispute and President Obama’s planned trip to Cuba. Photo: Getty Images.
(AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Transportation secretary says the agency made missteps in announcing a recently proposed turnpike project near Choctaw. Department secretary Gary Ridley apologized to more than 700 northeast Oklahoma County residents who expressed their concerns at a public meeting Thursday. "A lot of people have a lot of money invested in their property and they feel like maybe they're not going to get a fair deal," said Jerry Williams, who owns five acres of land near the proposed project area.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) knows exactly what kind of justice he won't nominate to the Supreme Court if he becomes president: a fake conservative like that wishy washy Chief Justice John Roberts.
Democrats don't consider Roberts in the least bit liberal. He has presided over a court that routinely sides with big business and gave the country the Citizens United decision that loosened campaign finance laws.
But for Cruz, Roberts is no better than former Justice David Souter... Читать дальше...
Inside Westminster: Expectations that the PM would produce a surprise last-minute concession have not materialised
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Abby Johnston is not only an Olympic diving silver medallist, she's also a second-year medical student who's been studying Zika from afar.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Abby Johnston is not only an Olympic diving silver medallist, she's also a second-year medical student who's been studying Zika from afar.
Divers face mosquitoes and ambivalence at Rio diving event RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Abby Johnston is not only an Olympic diving silver medallist, she's also a second-year medical student who's been studying Zika from afar. [...] she's up close to it in Rio de Janeiro for an Olympic qualifying event, and she's ambivalent about being at the epicenter of the mosquito-borne virus that is possibly linked to an increase in a rare birth defect in Brazil. Cornel Marculescu, the executive director of FINA... Читать дальше...
LOS ANGELES - Family members of a man who prosecutors say was killed by an off-duty Los Angeles police rookie outside a bar have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the former officer.