Second, the Confucius Institute is strictly for public good, focusing on mutual exchange and providing people with an opportunity to learn the Chinese language and culture, to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation, and to build friendship. The Institute has never participated in any activities in the host country that are political or religious in nature, and will not do so in the future.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who is also opposed, said doubts also are increasing among Republicans who want to see a fuller repeal of the Affordable Care Act. "The longer the bill's out there, the more conservative Republicans are going to discover that it's not repeal," he said.
Seattle City Light’s Hamilton said the cloud-based implementation leaves him able to do much better planning for the utility. “We (used to) plan for growth by looking at meter reading for a few load centers in Excel — or on paper — and would add a safety margin and then plan to add bigger wires and more capacity based on that,” he recalled. “We now need much more of a scalpel approach. and the ability to synthesize much more data.”
Secretary for Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah said on Wednesday that the number of travelers to Hong Kong had fallen more than 30 percent during the first 10 days in August compared with the same period last year. The hotel occupancy of some local hotels plummeted between 30 and 50 percent, he added.
Sessions — an early Trump supporter who ran afoul of the president by recusing himself from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign for the White House — said in a letter to Trump that he was submitting his resignation "at your request."
Seven people, including three teenagers, were injured in this shooting incident, Baltimore Sun reported, citing local police.
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is giving his closing argument for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Serious concerns about a trade war between the two large countries based on Trump's tough campaign rhetoric have dissipated dramatically the past few months, especially after the first summit between President Xi Jinping and Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in early April.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate would vote on a three-week stopgap spending bill at 1 am EST (0600 GMT) on Monday, unless Democrats agree to hold it sooner. It's unclear whether the bill has enough votes to pass the Senate.
Seattle publisher Fantagraphics Books said in a blog post that some of its most popular series?will be available on the service. It listed 87 titles, including some from “Love and Rockets” and “The Complete Peanuts,” which was showing up in a “popular” box on comiXology’s?homepage on Thursday.