Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial mayor of Davao City, appeared to win the presidential election in the Philippines on Monday night, besting four challengers despite a campaign marred by rape jokes, death threats and various obscenities ... Under Philippine election law, the candidate with the most votes wins even without a clear majority. As of 1 a.m ... Duterte insists his forces only use deadly force when encountering violent resistance....
Russian PresidentVladimir Putin is apparently well admired in his country, but a poll shows he is also respected beyond the boundaries of his own nation, Newsweek reports.Although the Kremlin’s violent foreign policy is noteworthy, Putin ranks as the sixth most-admired man in the world in an annual survey by pollster YouGov – that’s five places higher compared to his 2015 result ... Globally, U.S ... Former U.S ... U.S....
In the Western popular imagination -- particularly the American one -- World War II is a conflict we won. It was fought on the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima, through the rubble of recaptured French towns and capped by sepia-toned scenes of joy and young love in New York. It was a victory shaped by the steeliness of Gen.Dwight D ...It's a grand moment, but few of the world's major leaders will be in attendance ... Copyright....
Pakistani Police have arrested 13 people suspected of burning a girl alive. The arrest was made on Thursday last week. The people arrested belonged to a tribal council in Pakistan. The girl was left unconscious after being drugged. She was kept in a van which was set in fire outside Islamabad... Replug. In Pakistani village, there is anger, but mostly shock, after the brutal "honour killing" of 16-yr-old girl https.//t.co/8vx9QBpDSN....
(Source. City of West Lake Hills, TX). The City of West Lake Hills is using social media to make residents aware of important issues in town-events, road closures, City Council actions, etc ... For emergencies, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, please call (512) 327-1195 ... (noodl. 33471535) ....
Police misconduct – including brutality – has become a very hot topic in recent months, and Senate Bill 1286 addresses it by modifying the extraordinary secrecy that envelops conduct cases ... SB 1286, carried by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would crack this wall of secrecy, allowing some access to outcomes of cases, although not tear it down ... Dan Walters. 916-321-1195, dwalters@sacbee.com, @WaltersBee ....
After years of drought, winter’s rain and snow storms generated close to a normal supply of water for California. As winter turned to spring, the Bureau of Reclamation announced allocations to farmers ... However, it was bad news for farmers south of the Delta, who were told they would get, at most, just 5 percent of contract water this year ... “I think this has become a larger issue ... 916-321-1195, dwalters@sacbee.com, @WaltersBee ....
More than 6 million youngsters are enrolled in California’sK-12 schools, a number higher than the populations of 33 states. The diversity of those kids – in ethnicity, economic situation, intelligence and innate capacity for learning – is probably wider than any of those states ...Yes, we should ... Furthermore, college-for-everyone ignores the real world ... Dan Walters. 916-321-1195, dwalters@sacbee.com, @WaltersBee ....
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“Bribe” may be too strong a word, but a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown signed last week, appropriating $16.3 million for election-related expenses, is certainly a big incentive for county clerks to count signatures on Brown’s crime initiative in time for it to make the Nov. 8 ballot ... So in effect, Brown is giving himself an extension ... Dan Walters. 916-321-1195, dwalters@sacbee.com, @WaltersBee ....
California gained 348,000 residents in 2015, bringing its population to 39.3 million, the state Department of Finance’s demographers reported Monday. The annual growth rate, just under 1 percent, follows a recent pattern and is less than half of what it was during the state’s most recent population boom in the 1980s. It indicates that California will hit 40 million in about three years ... 916-321-1195, dwalters@sacbee.com, @WaltersBee ....
(Source. Corangamite ShireCouncil) Details Published on Monday, 02 May 2016 10.00. Are you interested in operating a Bed and Breakfast, but don't know where to start? Then this upcoming workshop to be held in Cobden on Wednesday 11 May has been designed for you! ...Original document available at http.//www.corangamite.vic.gov.au/index.php/local-news/1195-busniess4. (noodl. 33344172) ....
Moody’s Investor Service last month delivered what should be a sobering message about California’s vulnerability to a massive fiscal meltdown. The credit rating organization conducted a “stress test” of the nation’s largest states ... 1) and virtually tied with Illinois for last place among the 20 most populous ... In good times, these entrepreneurs and their team rake in profits ... Dan Walters. 916-321-1195, dwalters@sacbee.com, @WaltersBee ....
Three dry statistical reports issued simultaneously Monday reveal the stark dimensions of California’s deepening housing crisis. A Census Bureau report says that in 2015, California saw 98,188 permits for new units, up from 83,657 in 2014 ... During the same period, California’s population rose by 3.3 million, from 36 million to 39.3 million ... So much for helping the poor. Dan Walters. 916-321-1195, dwalters@sacbee.com, @WaltersBee ....