Almost 4.9 million people voted in Texas' 30 largest counties during the early-voting period, surpassing the total number of votes cast throughout the state in the last midterm election, according to secretary of state figures released Saturday. [Full Article...]
In one of the first key House races to be called, Democrat Jennifer Wexton scored a victory for her party by defeating incumbent GOP Representative Barbara Comstock in a suburban Virginia district that was considered a bellwether by both parties. [Full Article...]
Police also said it was an ongoing incident with an active shooter on spot. Officers at the scene told the newspaper that about 30 shots had been fired. They said that soon after the gunman opened fire, victims were running to a nearby petrol station to get help. Officers escorted large groups of people to safety as they left the area. [Full Article...]
In a historic result on couple of seats in the US midterm polls, Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the first Muslim women elected to US Congress. He was running Tuesday to be Minnesota attorney general. Tlaib said at a summit celebrating women of color in politics. MA will also be getting its first black congresswoman while Arizona and Te... [Full Article...]
Going into election day, the Democrats needed a net gain of 23 seats to take over a majority in the House , and polling indicated that they stood an excellent chance of doing that. Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot and federal prosecutor, was favored for a suburban Newark seat that became open after the sudden retirement of the powerful chairman of the Appropriations Committee. [Full Article...]
In a statement, the Speaker said that a majority of lawmakers in the 225 member Parliament were of the opinion that the recent changes made in the Parliament were undemocratic and inconsistent with Parliamentary traditions. Although Wickremesinghe and the opposition have called the president's dismissal unconstitutional, Rajapaksa remains one of the country's most popular leaders and will not be e... [Full Article...]
As he was being whipped with a belt by another man, other people stood around him and watched. Police took action after videos emerged showing workers being whipped with a belt and drinking a yellow liquid. The company had reportedly failed to pay their employees' salary for the past two months and staff was scared to speak up fearing they would lose the pay if they'd quit. [Full Article...]
French Housing Minister Julien Denormandie has described the task as a race against time, after the buildings collapsed on Monday morning. There was no immediate word on any casualties. Images of the buildings before they collapsed, visible on Google Street View , showed that one had five floors and the other six. As noted, one of the collapsed buildings were in disrepair, its inhabitants were ... [Full Article...]
Almost 4.9 million people voted in Texas' 30 largest counties during the early-voting period, surpassing the total number of votes cast throughout the state in the last midterm election, according to secretary of state figures released Saturday. [Full Article...]
In one of the first key House races to be called, Democrat Jennifer Wexton scored a victory for her party by defeating incumbent GOP Representative Barbara Comstock in a suburban Virginia district that was considered a bellwether by both parties. [Full Article...]
Police also said it was an ongoing incident with an active shooter on spot. Officers at the scene told the newspaper that about 30 shots had been fired. They said that soon after the gunman opened fire, victims were running to a nearby petrol station to get help. Officers escorted large groups of people to safety as they left the area. [Full Article...]
Going into election day, the Democrats needed a net gain of 23 seats to take over a majority in the House , and polling indicated that they stood an excellent chance of doing that. Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot and federal prosecutor, was favored for a suburban Newark seat that became open after the sudden retirement of the powerful chairman of the Appropriations Committee. [Full Article...]
In a statement, the Speaker said that a majority of lawmakers in the 225 member Parliament were of the opinion that the recent changes made in the Parliament were undemocratic and inconsistent with Parliamentary traditions. Although Wickremesinghe and the opposition have called the president's dismissal unconstitutional, Rajapaksa remains one of the country's most popular leaders and will not be e... [Full Article...]
As he was being whipped with a belt by another man, other people stood around him and watched. Police took action after videos emerged showing workers being whipped with a belt and drinking a yellow liquid. The company had reportedly failed to pay their employees' salary for the past two months and staff was scared to speak up fearing they would lose the pay if they'd quit. [Full Article...]
French Housing Minister Julien Denormandie has described the task as a race against time, after the buildings collapsed on Monday morning. There was no immediate word on any casualties. Images of the buildings before they collapsed, visible on Google Street View , showed that one had five floors and the other six. As noted, one of the collapsed buildings were in disrepair, its inhabitants were ... [Full Article...]