Pandemic that has already claimed more than 225,000 american lives. We are 00 mere eight days away we are a mere eight days a away from a president ial election. Donald trump announced his nomination of judge barrett even before we could fully mourn the death of the great Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. And Senate Republicans then rushed this nomination to the senate floor. In doing so, they violated the rule that their leader, Mitch Mcconnell, imposed in 2016 which kept Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court after president obama nominated him in february of that year to fill the vacancy that arose with the death of justice antonin scalia. That rule was clear. That rule was concise. That rule was definitive. The senate would not consider a nomination to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court during a president ial election year. Many of my republican colleagues echoed leader mcconnells pledge. In fact, my colleague, senator Lindsey Graham, who chairs the judiciary committee, admonished us to
Advertising and space touchdown that nasa plans for an ambitious landing on an asteroid more than story 1000000 kilometers from earth. There are reports of gunshots in africas most populous city lagos as authorities try to break up protests people are rallying in defiance of a 24 hour curfew that came into effect just hours earlier the restrictions were implemented after Anti Police Brutality protests turned violent well the countrys police chief has also ordered anti of riot police to be deployed nationwide earlier on tuesday 2 people were shot dead by police in lagos and a Police Station was burned down protests of me that have been held across the country for more than 2 weeks originally ignited by the actions of a Controversial Police squad which has since been disbanded. Try rob you crying every day. Yeah yeah i dont but i do it and i say choice well yes i believe. You are going to do good things in. Going to you know what you like we dont want president anymore i dont want. You t
Asteroid more than 320000000 kilometers from mars. There are reports of gunshots in africas most populous city lagos says authorities tried to break up protests people were rallying in defiance of a 24 hour curfew that came into effect just hours earlier the restrictions were implemented after anti police for taliban protests turned violent with antiviolence squads the ploy to nationwide well about 20000000. 00 people across the commercial hub of lagos and the surrounding areas will be subject to the curfew only essential workers will be allowed to leave their homes the state over a key tea has also moved into 24 hour curfew the protests followed the release of a video on social media on october 3rd of a. Nice officer from the now the span that special anti robbery squad or sars shooting a young man on the stand her National Says at least 15 people have died including 2 Police Officers since the protests began a common interest reports now from the capital abuja. Just hours after a cur
The presiding officer pursuant to rule 4, paragraph 2, the senate having been in continuous session, the senate will suspend for a prayer from the senate chaplain. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, as our lawmakers strive on this decisive day in history to accomplish your purposes, show them how to discern your will. May they renew their minds through the in yourishment of your an hourishment of your holly word. Lord, prepare them to be sober minded and filled with your spirit, accomplishing the tasks that receive your approval. Lord, keep them from conforming to worldly impulses, as they strive to ensure that their conduct will rightly represent you. May they conduct themselves with holiness, godliness, and civility, waiting for the day when you will return to establish your kingdom on earth. Lord, prepare us all to stand before you in peace without spot or blemish. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. Mr. Lee mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from utah. Mr. Lee mr. P
He is definitely no longer this countrys president and that as a result the countrys Security Services were under no obligation to follow his orders tonight were expecting big protests here in minsk the police has closed down effectively the city lots of police and police vans on the streets ready to make arrests people being sent home early from work in the expectation that the police will need to get their streets emptied to deal with protesters and journalists have been arrested doing their jobs out in the streets of mints today so really a sense that events are accelerating here and its now in the 30 seconds that we have together is this going to galvanize demonstrators or is this really such a big blow to their efforts. I think it will defeat galvanize their efforts this is how scared this regime is how its feeling the pressure that it needs to basically do this in private without any real legitimacy or guests on hand to see whats going on so i think if anything this will bring mo