mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: ask con scene the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed for a period of morning business and senators allowed to speak up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow friday, april 11, all postcloture time be yielded back and the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on calendar number 574. further, that following disposition of that nomination, the senate proceed to vote on cloture on executive calendar number 613. if cloture is invoked all postcloture time be yielded and the senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination, that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. no further motions be in order to the nominations th
The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to
The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to reach Australia. Researchers dated and analysed the artefacts and sediment at the Laili rock shelter in central-north Timor-Leste, north of Australia, to pinpoint the arrival of the colonists.