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Restrictions may be loosened even further for John Hinckley

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

A lawyer for John Hinckley Jr. is discussing a possible agreement with U.S. attorneys that would substantially reduce conditions imposed on him after his release from a Washington mental hospital in 2016, according to discussions at a federal court hearing on Wednesday.

Political scam calls on the rise this election season Political scams are expected to increase as U.S. presidential election nears.

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Scammers are opportunists who take advantage of whatever is in the news or being chatted about on social media. It’s common around this time of year to receive phone calls from political pollsters asking questions about who you plan to vote for, and scammers mimic those legitimate calls.

Despite military wins against extremists, Iraq’s combat against terrorism is ‘far from won’, says President Salih

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

“If we have defeated the terrorists militarily, the war is far from won,” the President told the Assembly’s annual debate, being held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, he said, Iraq’s war against terrorism was continuing. Mr.

Noble descendant of Henry Dundas calls in to defend ancestor in street renaming debate

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

It’s a rare if unprecedented day at city hall when nobility calls in to make their case on local policy. But that’s what happened on Wednesday when Bobby Dundas, 10th Viscount Melville, called in to Mayor John Tory’s executive committee from the U.K. to make the case for his ancestor Henry Dundas as....

Extend CERB and provide paid sick leave if you want our votes, Singh tells Trudeau

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party hasn’t decided whether it can vote to support the minority Liberal government’s throne speech. He says he wants to see the Liberals to abandon plans to phase out the $500-a-week Canada Emergency Response Benefit for those thrown out of work by the....

John Turner got young people into politics

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

Canadians of former Prime Minister John Turner’s generation are mourning the loss of a giant of their times: a man larger than life; a person of great accomplishment. Had Pierre Trudeau not existed, John Turner would have been the unquestioned celebrity of Canadian politics throughout the 1960s and ‘70s.

Death of Nicholas Leonard, founder editor of Irish Times business section

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

, who established the business and finance section of Ireland’s first full-time business journalist when he was recruited by the newspaper in 1963 at the age of 23 to edit the first daily financial section in any Irish newspaper. It was a time when Seán Lemass was promoting a new outward-looking....

Ivory Coast to free opposition leader's allies in pre-vote peace gesture, spokesman says

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Seeking to calm tensions in Ivory Coast ahead of a presidential election, the authorities plan to release associates of opposition leader Guillaume Soro who have been held in detention for months, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

US appeals court in Denver eyes American Samoa citizenship

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:44

DENVER Whether people who live in territories controlled by the U.S. automatically become citizens under a constitutional amendment that secured citizenship for freed slaves was a major focus of arguments Wednesday in a federal appeals court in Denver in a case seeking citizenship rights for residents of American Samoa.

Job training agency offers new incentives for local employers, workers The Workforce Alliance is offering a broad range of programs for workers in need of training, and for employers willing to train.T ...

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:43

The Workforce Alliance is offering a broad range of programs for workers in need of training, and for employers willing to train. The Workforce Alliance will reimburse up to 75 percent of wages for providing on-the-job training to new hires in full-time, permanent positions filled by workers displaced by COVID-19-related closures or layoffs.

France trying to stop people crossing the Channel, Calais MP says

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:43

He said French police officers are trying to stop them from making the night-time crossings, telling France 24: “We try in France to prevent this crossing because first we need to save lives.” He was speaking after a wave of people took advantage of calm seas in the Channel, with hundreds intercepted as they headed towards Britain on Tuesday.

Dan Andrews has promised to ease more coronavirus restrictions. Here's what the experts think

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:43

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is considering further easing of the coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, when Melbourne should meet the criteria to move to step 2 of the roadmap out of COVID-19. Key points: Mary-Louise McLaws says Victoria needs to get case numbers down to five cases per day;....

'There's got to be a reason to get out of bed and come into the office': Can employers lure workers back from their homes?

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:43

More than half of Australia's office real estate isn't being used, as desk dwellers continue to work from home. Key points: Office occupancy rates are closely linked to the ongoing threat from COVID-19, with Melbourne's CBD abandoned and Darwin returning towards normality; Surveys generally show....

Quebec releases scathing reports into long-term care homes where dozens died

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:42

MONTREAL — A report into a private long-term care home in suburban Montreal where dozens of residents died during the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April accuses the owners of organizational negligence. The Quebec government released the report into Residence Herron today, as well as a separate....

Ontario to move standardized testing online, will pilot some testing this year 0

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:42

TORONTO — Ontario says it intends to move its annual standardized school tests online and has started to search for a company to develop a platform for them. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), which creates and administers the assessments, started the procurement process today.

Opinion How economics tested positive for COVID-19 Laurence B. Mussio and Douglas J. Porter September 23 Updated

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:42

Laurence B. Mussio is a senior Canadian business historian and co-founder of the Long Run Initiative (LRI). Doug Porter is chief economist at BMO Financial Group. Economic and financial crises force us all to think differently. We think about what happened and why. We think of what we have lost and how to adapt: a new normal, a 2.

EU research group talks up access control, biometrics in healthcare

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:42

A European Union-funded innovation project called Panacea is showing biometric access control software tools that would be a part of... The post EU research group talks up access control, biometrics in healthcare first appeared on Biometric Update.

Eric Trump must testify in New York probe before election, judge rules

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:42

NEW YORK >> Eric Trump must testify in a New York investigation into his family’s business practices before the November presidential election, a judge ruled today, rejecting his lawyers’ claims that his “extreme travel schedule” on the campaign trail warranted a delay.

Dzifa Gomashie expresses disappointment ...

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:42

The National Democratic Congress Parliamentary candidate of Ketu South for 2020 elections Hon Ablah Dzifa Gomashie has expressed disappointment at president Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the ruling New Patriotic Party government for the continuous closure of the land borders without consulting the relevant stakeholders.

EU's new migration pact hopes to 'share ...

Mercoledì 23 Settembre 2020 23:42

The European Union has unveiled a new migration pact intended to share the responsibility for asylum seekers more evenly among member states. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the measure would strike a "reasonable balance" with all member sharing the "benefits" and "burdens" of the migration crisis.