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 ... ....
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....
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. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Para Transpo hopes more customers take conventionalOC Transpo service to help increase capacity on the accessible mini-buses, according to the head of the transit commission. "We're going to be encouraging them to use the conventional service to create space on the system to ensure the people who need Para Transpo the most, who don't have the option to use the conventional service, get Para Transpo," Stephen Blais said Wednesday....
Delegates saddled with thousands of dollars in expenses - from pricey hotels to time off work - to attend the DemocraticNationalConvention in Philadelphia have now turned to crowdfunding sites to help pay their way. The estimated per-person cost for the four-day convention between 25-28 July ranges from $3,000 to $8,000, according to delegates pledged to the Democratic Party's two remaining candidates....
With about a month to go before the major party conventions, political, media and showbiz figures of all partisan stripes will be gathering in Pasadena for what may be a fitting prelude to the spectacle. Politicon, being held on Saturday and Sunday at the Pasadena ConventionCenter, will feature a lineup that includes Secretary of... Read more » ... ....
But when C-SPAN's Steve Scully asked Sanders about speaking at the DemocraticNationalConvention next month, the senator acknowledged that he was unlikely to best Mrs Clinton, who has already been endorsed by a number of Democratic leaders, including President Barack Obama... "It would be nice to speak at the Democratic National Convention....
(Source. Idaho Democratic Party). Important business over the weekend at the 2016 IdahoDemocraticConvention included electing 23 delegates-for a total of 27-who will represent Idaho in July at the DNCNationalConvention in Phillidelphia ...Susan Eastlake of Boise is new National Committeewoman ... Sanders National Delegates ... Original documenthttp.//idahodems.org/news/idp-convention-national-delegates-national-committe-members/ ... (noodl....
Refugees have legal protection against prosecution for illegal entry under article 31 of the 1951 refugee convention, which the UK is a signatory to ... The 1951 Refugeeconvention was forged to deal with the refugee crisis in Europe after the second world war, and article 31 provides a defence against various charges that could be brought against someone entering the country illegally....
There are various tools used by the governments to promote electric vehicles, but because the upfront costs of electric vehicles are higher than their conventional counterparts, the issue that tends to get the most attention is the fiscal incentive ... to those of conventional vehicles, helping to more rapidly establish a new electric-drive fleet....
The PCs will select a leader early next year using a delegated convention system ... “The days of top-down decision-making are over,” she said, referring to the idea Kenney would push uniting with Wildrose. “As we are demonstrating, we are guided by the will of our members ... In May, Jean said the idea of uniting with the Tories was dead because his overtures had been rejected, citing the decision at the PC convention....
Clinton pushes back, says Trump ‘has no answers’ RALEIGH, N.C. — Hillary Clinton pushed back against Donald Trump’s questions about her religion and her competence Wednesday, casting him as a candidate with not much else to say about how he would lead the nation ... Both presumptive presidential nominees are attempting to unite their fractured parties ahead of the nominating conventions ... ....
The beginning of the end game has begun as the corrupt elites – politicians, media, and financiers – bring all hands on deck to stop Donald Trump by every means possible starting at the convention in Cleveland... ....