A New York Times/Siena College survey showed Joe Biden leading President Trump by wide margins in Maine and Arizona, and effectively tied in North Carolina. Susan Collins trailed her Democratic rival in Maine’s Senate race. By Alexander Burns and Matt Stevens Source: Read Full Article
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. BBC Newsnight host Katie Razzall stunned Stephen Gethins from the SNP by claiming that recent polling numbers on independence actually proved the “strength of the union”. Nicola Sturgeon and other leading SNP figures have recently suggested that a […]
Read moreHealth Secretary Matt Hancock has not ruled out a second national lockdown, telling Sky News: “We’ll do what is necessary to keep people safe.” It has been reported that scientists advising the government have proposed a two-week national lockdown in October to try to tackle the rising number of coronavirus cases. Asked about those reports and the possibility of a […]
Read morePeople in northeast England will not be able to meet others outside their household from today – as Lancashire is also expected to be placed under tighter restrictions. More than 10 million people across the UK are now in lockdown, after new restrictions in Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham began at midnight. Residents in […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday (Sept 17) presented its appeal in the apex court against correction directions issued to it under the fake news law, mounting a fresh argument that the law is a serious restriction on freedom of speech guaranteed in the Constitution. The party’s lead counsel, Mr Suresh Nair of law firm PK Wong […]
Read moreWASHINGTON — A top Justice Department official on Thursday supported a suggestion by Attorney General William P. Barr to consider bringing sedition charges for violent crimes committed during nationwide protests this summer. The deputy attorney general, Jeffrey A. Rosen, said in an email to federal prosecutors that they should consider use of the sedition statute and other federal laws to […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In an interview today, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds admitted he speaks to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He revealed the two former Prime Minister’s are on hand to give advice to the party. His comments […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Prime Minister and his Government have faced backlash over its controversial Internal Market Bill which critics say will break international law. The Bill could see the Government overwrite aspects of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement that was […]
Read moreA Cabinet minister has bemoaned “endless carping” about problems with coronavirus testing and claimed the current system is a “phenomenal success”. The government is under increasing pressure after many people reported problems in being able to get a COVID-19 test, as well as them being advised to travel to distant parts of the country to secure one. Prime Minister Boris […]
Read moreIllustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Snowflake on Wednesday went public in the largest software IPO of all time, and then kept running like the Energizer Bunny on speed. By the time it was over, the company was worth over $80 billion. Background: Snowflake was founded in 2012 to build data warehousing and analytics services for other businesses — audaciously seeking to both […]
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