A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives led by Rep.John Lewis of Georgia demanded action on gun control legislation stalled by Republican leadership in both houses of Congress by staging a sit-in on the House floor, National Public Radio reports. "Lawmakers are grouped in the well of the chamber, in front of the speaker's dais and in chairs in the front row ... "No bill, no break," they chanted ... "Mr. Speaker nothing ... ....
Share. Share this with. Copy this link http.//www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36573623. A huge snake that has lived in the roof of an Australianhome for 10 years has tried to upgrade to the master bedroom. Trina Hibberd, from Mission Beach in Queensland, awoke Monday to find the 5.2m scrub python named Monty stretched from her lounge room to her bedroom ... ....
NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who lost his daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year was arrested with two other people after they were stopped while trying to drive through the Holland Tunnel with a cache of weapons on their way to "rescue" a teenage girl involved with drugs in New York, according to officials and social media posts from two of the men. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Following the launch of two ballistic missiles by North Korea, both the United States and Japan requested an urgent meeting of the U.N.Security Council Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. France, which holds the council presidency, said closed consultations will take place in the late afternoon. Both countries sent a letter after consultations with South Korea seeking a briefing from the U.N....
(Source. APN Property GroupLimited). This probably won't surprise you but at APN Property Group we're big fans of property. Real estate is the largest asset class in the world with many attractive attributes, especially in regards to a retirement portfolio ... The residential home dominates household wealth ... According to banking regulator APRA, nearly two-thirds of bank balance sheets are exposed to housing loans ... (noodl. 34210344) ....
I write to correct the false and distressing claims made by Italy’s deputy minister of foreign affairs and reported in your article about the tragic death of Giulio Regeni, our PhD student who was brutally killed in Egypt (Cambridge ‘is failing to cooperate’ over student murder investigation, 18 June) ... The university has pressed the Egyptian authorities to explain Giulio’s death ... Professor Dr Adrian MS Piper, APRAFoundationBerlin ... ....
London. Australian artists could miss out on lucrative international deals - and even Grammy nominations - due to a funding bungle that threatens to gut the official organisation that promotes and supports Australian musicians overseas, music industry members claim ... Advertisement ... "We can't execute the program at its current level without (this)," APRA spokesman Dean Ormston said ... I can guarantee them that." ... ....
(Source. University of Houston). The correspondence, publications and images of an early 20 centuryLaredo activist, documented in a special collection in the University of Houston library, will be featured in a museum exhibit this summer in Galveston... The published memoirs of Leonor Villegas de Magnón-'The Rebel' and 'La Rebelde'-were published by Arte Público Press and copies can be acquired at www.artepublicopress.com. WHAT ... WHEN....
"Blastoma is an album about feeling spent," the Papua New Guinea born, Sydney-based singer says ... Advertisement ... Recipient of an APRA AMCOS professional development award in 2015, she received one of her first big breaks singing on season two of Australian Idol, has been a backup vocalist for ChetFaker and Paul Mac, supported Sufjan Stevens, and recently played her first solo shows in LA and New York ... With....
(Source. ANZ - Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd) f1940974-4156-4048-a8ee-4f0d6e425951.pdfAppendix 3B. Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5 New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities ...ABN ... Redemption in these circumstances is subject to APRA's prior written approval and certain conditions as described in the section entitled "Description of the Notes" of the OfferingMemorandum Extracts....