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Now parents, governors and retired teachers could be roped in to test pupils for Covid-19 despite massive revolt over Ministers’ eleventh-hour plans Volunteers may be used instead of teachers to carry out rapid testing next year Major education unions have threatened to scupper the New Year programme Unions announced schools will have their backing if … Read more
ISIS use donkey strapped with explosives to ambush Nigerian governor’s convoy: Animal is blown to pieces when guards shoot its bombs before it can reach them Governor Babagana Zulum was returning to Borno state capital of Maiduguri Soldiers guarding Zulum shot the donkey when they spotted it in the road As explosives detonated, jihadists sprang … Read more
On Sunday night, Oprah Winfrey presented her fellow billionaire ‘brother’ Tyler Perry with one of the top honors at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards – the Governors Award. The 66-year-old OWN CEO – who’s a Grammy away from EGOT status – called the 51-year-old movie/TV mogul ‘a businessman who bet on himself, and by doing … Read more
New York City is set to develop a massive four-million-square-foot research center on Governors Island that will study the impact of climate change around the city’s 520 miles of coastline. The Trust for the island released its proposal to build a living laboratory, academic institution, living quarters and public areas for visitors to engage in … Read more
Kobe Bryant will be honored with the Los Angeles area Emmy Governors Award for his ‘legacy of philanthropy, community building and inspiration’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 15:07 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 15:07 BST, 11 June 2020 The late Kobe Bryant will be honored with the Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award. … Read more
Donald Trump told governors during a video conference from the Situation Room on Monday that they are ‘weak’ and need to ‘dominate’ cities ravaged by riots or they will look like ‘jerks.’ ‘You have to dominate or you’ll look like a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and try people,’ Trump said during the … Read more
Donald Trump is holding talks with his Attorney General, law enforcement officials and state leaders on Monday as violent protests continued to escalate in cities all over the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Attorney General Bill Barr will visit the White House for an Oval Office meeting with the president Monday morning, … Read more
Donald Trump praises governors who opening ‘safely and quickly’ as his attorney general threatens to go after states for ‘unconstitutional’ lockdown restrictions Trump tweeted that ‘Many States moving to SAFELY & QUICKLY reopen!’ Texas is opening mall as restaurants this week, while Georgia began last Friday Trump said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was doing a … Read more
Armed anti-government protesters descended on the state capitol in Kansas while supporters of President Trump did the ‘MAGA dance’ near a large float outside the governor’s mansion in Lansing, Michigan, on Thursday as protests continued against state-mandated closures of businesses during the pandemic. Hundreds of people protested Thursday against Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s stay-at-home order … Read more
President Donald Trump has bashed governors who he says have taken shutdown orders too far in the coronavirus pandemic, saying ‘some of them are being unreasonable’ as protests against the lockdowns spread across the nation. ‘There are a lot of protests out there, and I just think that some of the governors have gotten carried … Read more