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Wednesday 23 September 2020
The tech giants are being investigated for alleged anti-competitive practices.
It called for strict adherence to the Good Friday Agreement during Brexit negotiations “to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland”.
The Armenians say the mass killings of their people from 1915 to 1917 amounted to genocide, a claim recognised by some 30 countries.
White House security adviser Tricia Newbold has detailed “grave breaches of national security”.
The Taoiseach had some harsh words for the House of Commons this evening.
The 77-year-old told stories about the Dreamers in the US during the record breaking speech.
Thousands of illegal immigrants are living in fear are the US government continues to dispute immigration laws.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
“I assure you we will have the vote at 1am on Monday, unless there is a desire to have it sooner.”
The US President says the deal would be kept under constant review by congress.
And they’ve got their sleeping bags.
Martin Shkreli, who unapologetically raised the price of a life-saving drug 50 times over, later called the politicians “imbeciles.”
The Tipperary TD’s motion contains several phrases the same as a resolution from the US Congress.
The world breathed a collective sigh of relief when an eleventh hour deal ended the US government shutdown – but it only fully funds the government until January, writes Larry Donnelly.
They do have a higher opinion of Congress than of Miley Cyrus and Anthony Weiner, however.
In an interview with US network CBS, President Bashar Al-Assad said a war is not in the US interest as Russia suggests a compromise plan where Syria would hand over its chemical weapons.
Fine Gael TD Pat Breen, who met with them, will travel to Washington next month to lobby politicians on the US immigration reform legislation.
Tim Cook says there’s no special arrangement on tax with the Irish Government.
Five per cent of his salary will be given to Treasury to act in solidarity with federal workers by sharing in the budget cuts pain.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid admitted that the proposed ban on assault rifles and large capacity magazines did not have the votes to pass.
The US president was officially sworn-in for a second term yesterday but a public event will take place in Washington today.
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Curbing the US’s runaway national debt, and reforming immigration law, are points on the 113th Congress’s agenda.
Jackson has been under investigation by federal prosecutors for potential misuse of campaign funds.
John Boehner will remain as the Speaker, as the Republicans are set to keep a clear majority in the 438-member House.
A court in California has ruled that former NASA employee Jose Hernandez can keep the moniker on the ballot paper in the June vote.
The president is addressing the US Congress for the last time before the autumn election.
Pizza is a vegetable, a pet rescue in the Liffey and the tragedy of one young woman’s lonely death – some of the stories you most wanted to share with your Facebook friends.
Nine things to know by 9am: Cabinet to finalise social welfare cuts, Europe seeks powers to put weak countries ‘in administration’, and Stephen King’s lowest literary ebb?
Yes, really.
Giffords has had her first TV interview since she was seriously injured in January’s shooting, speaking clearly but haltingly.
An under-fire president demands that Congress get to work on passing an act to tackle America’s growing unemployment.
The US president has called for a “balanced approach” to the crisis, but the House Speaker says Obama cannot have a “blank cheque” for it.
Debt deal appears no nearer to agreement as the 2 August default deadline looms…
Friends say that Anthony Weiner will resign from the US congress after revelations of lewd online exchanges with women.
Ben Bernanke warned that America’s huge federal budget deficit would have to be reduced, but didn’t indicate whether he supported taxation or spending cuts.
Warning comes as US government and Treasury struggle to reach agreement over increasing the country’s debt limit.
After averting a shutdown with a short-term agreement, the White House is now focussing on brokering a bigger budget deal.
The ‘historic’ agreement came just an hour before government funding was due to run out forcing thousands of government workers to take leave.
The entire US House of Representatives is up for election, as well as 34 Senate seats, in a major test for President Obama.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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