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Mark Kelly speaks out after grand jury declines to indict six lawmakers over video urging troops to resist illegal ordersArizona senator Mark Kelly warned that the Trump administration’s failed attempt to secure an indictment against him and five other Democratic lawmakers for a video urging service members to resist unlawful orders was a “master alarm flashing for our democracy”.On Tuesday, a grand jury in Washington DC declined to indict the […]

Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis and was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by the administrationDemocratic lawmakers assailed Doug Collins, the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary for repeating Trump administration’s claims on the killing of Alex Pretti, a VA nurse shot 10 times by federal immigration officials in Minneapolis, during a congressional hearing Wednesday.Are you going to “correct your cabinet colleagues when they called him a terrorist?” Mark […]

Public opinion polling agency says decision ‘solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities’Gallup, the public opinion polling agency, will stop tracking presidential approval ratings after almost nine decades, a spokesperson confirmed.As Donald Trump continues to closely scrutinize polling of his popularity, and publicly lambast media companies that report on unfavorable numbers, Gallup insisted its decision was “solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities”. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

The call for a leadership ballot followed a wave of resignations from the shadow frontbench on Thursday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor has officially launched his bid for the Liberal party leadership, declaring the party has “lost its way” under Sussan Ley.After resigning from shadow cabinet on Wednesday night, Taylor confirmed plans to challenge Ley […]

Resignations mount as more shadow ministry members move to back Taylor. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCarthy threatens pulling funding levers on states on Close the Gap outcomesMalarndirri McCarthy says there are funding levers the government could pull to put more pressure on the states to improve on Closing the Gap outcomes.We have levers that we can pull and I know that […]

This live blog is now closed. For the latest, read our coverage:Full report: Canadian police identify suspect in school massacre that left nine deadTumbler Ridge shooting: key questions answered about deadly attack in Canada“We believe we’ve been able to identify the shooter,” said Floyd, adding that RCMP will withhold the shooter’s identity for privacy reasons and for the conduct of the investigation.Floyd also refused to disclose details on how many […]

Millions of people are expected to cast ballots in the first polls since prime minister Sheikh Hasina was removed.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

CEO Stephane Bancel said the letter refusing review did not cite 'any safety or efficacy concerns'. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article