Lasted almost a full day and a half. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell secured zero votes to move ahead with the appointment of the Supreme Court. Mitt romney said trevor yes, my friends, even mitt romney, the dad you ask when your other republican dads say no is going along with Mitch Mcconnells plan. And i know, some people were holding out hope that he would refuse to help the republicans push through before the election, but for some reason people always forget mitt romney is still a conservative senator from one of the most conservative states. People think mitt romney came into the senate with a pussy hat on but, no. Getting a majority on the Supreme Court is what romney and other republicans have been dreaming about for 50 years. On his bedroom wall growing up, he had a poster of superman, a horse and an empty seat on the Supreme Court. Theres nothing democrats can do to stop mcconnell. Now they get revenge. The democratic leadership vowing to fight back even considering in
This pettish government has declared a state of emergency in madrid because of a rapid increase in corona virus cases the government overruled regional authorities in forcing a partial lockdown in the capital and the surrounding region the countrys Health Minister says the measures are necessary to prevent madrids high infection rate affecting the rest of spain. The United Nations World Food Program has won dis years Nobel Peace Prize for its effort to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace. He provided assistance to almost 100000000 people in 88 countries last year the committee described the award as a call to the International Community not to underfund the program. This is deja vu news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website dot com. This weekend sees the imposition of tougher coronavirus lockdown restrictions in major german cities like and frankfurt the german chancellor and the mass of 11 countrys biggest cities have agreed on more str
Now in the days and weeks that will decide how germany will fare in this pandemic in winter. We see that we obviously have very special infection dynamics in germanys largest cities. Patients on ventilators for. My top priority is possible not to have to bring economic and public life back down to the level that was necessary in the spring. We have to appeal to our population we dont want to have a situation like the resume prousts for a situation like there is in spain. We dont want to 2nd lockdown. Germany marks a year since an anti semitic attack that left 2 people dead. Ladies and gentlemen it is not enough to condemn an attack like the one in hundreds of targets and then to return to business as usual. Welcome to the day chancellor Angela Merkel the mass of 11 major cities in germany have agreed a package of new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus germany fear is a growing 2nd wave of the virus after infection rates in cities like berlin and frankfurt reached a key threshol
Literature in the time of corona a shortlist of new prize where the novels a distinguished author and a digital book fair how is the literary world coping with the pandemic 21 gets the views of some writers and then organizer. But 1st the biggest awards of all that are built for as in literature for 2020 is awarded to the american poet reason click for her. Voice. Few people were expecting her to win the 2020 nobel prize in literature the poet louise glick the committee praised the austere beauty of her writing her reaction was like conic agitation. Joy joy the food. Has received numerous awards in the u. S. And she. As the countrys poet laureate. She was born in 1903 in new york city on her fathers side shes descended from hungary and jews who emigrated to the u. S. Glick suffered from anorexia and dropped out of college she spent years receiving psychiatric treatment she has always processed her own Life Experiences and her poetry her unique writing making them universally relatable
A freshly agreed cease fire the u. S. President s doctor says donald trump has been cleared to return to work but wont confirm the fees tested negative for corona virus that comes after trump addressed a crowd of hundreds at the white house who spoke of a pandemic disappearing and attacked his democratic rival joe biden. And biden has criticized the trumpet ministrations handling of the coronavirus pandemic speaking at a Campaign Event in pennsylvania he highlighted his plans for the economy recovered 19 outbreak has left hundreds of thousands of americans unemployed more than 200000 have died a politician freed from prison by supporters just days ago is now the new Prime Minister of kyrgyzstan the parliament confirmed so dear jumper over after nearly a week of violent protests over a contested election Charles Stratford has more from bishkek. It seems as if yes certainly the situation is a lot calmer here the smalling but there are a whole host of Unanswered Questions with respect to