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Israel's Netanyahu poised to lose power to new government – BBC News
Israel’s Netanyahu poised to lose power to new government BBC News Netanyahu battles to stay in power in potential last weekend as Israel’s Prime Minister CNN New Israeli coalition government seeks to put an end to the Netanyahu era The Guardian It’s Israel’s Turn to Confront Trumpism Bloomberg Yair Lapid Won’t Be Israel’s Next Leader. But He’s the Power …
Senate Republicans appear poised to block bill to create January 6 commission
Senate Republicans appeared set early Friday to block the House-passed bill creating a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Although most Republicans appeared unified in their opposition to the bill, worrying that a commission would drag into next year and potentially affect GOP chances of retaking Congress in the 2022 midterms, a few argue …
Robert Colescott’s ‘George Washington Carver’ Poised to Break Artist’s Price Record
Robert Colescott’s George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook Courtesy of Sotheby’s Text size Robert Colescott’s George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook will be offered at Sotheby’s contemporary art sales in New York this May. With an estimate of between US$9 million and US$12 …
How Technology is Poised to Make Regional Carriers Competitive Again
Evolution has always been part of human growth, including that of business. However, the popularity of online shopping has soared and recent statistics show that 51% of buyers in the United States not only prefer to shop online, but 80% have made a purchase online in the past month alone. This means the delivery person …
Biden poised to wind down executive actions next week to focus on Covid relief
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is planning to wind down his initial burst of executive actions by the middle of next week and shift his focus to getting key parts of his legislative agenda passed, with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as the top priority, according to three administration officials. Biden has been quietly …
House poised to pass bill decriminalizing marijuana at federal level
Friday’s vote in the Democratic-led House will be the first time that national decriminalization is considered by the full chamber, though the legislation stands little chance of passing the Republican-led Senate. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and eliminate criminal penalties for individuals …
Janet Yellen is poised to become Treasury secretary in a Biden cabinet — and here’s what that means for cash-strapped American families
In 2014, three months into her four-year tenure leading the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen was trying to draw an important link for investors, policy makers and community development leaders. “Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street. By keeping interest rates low, we are trying to make …
Australian dollar poised to break 0.72 US cents
Posted by OFX AUD – Australian Dollar The Australian dollar offered little to excite investors through trade on Thursday, again failing to break above resistance at 0.72 US cents. Risk assets came under pressure overnight as oil prices dipped and President Trump suggested a delay to the Presidential Election in November. Trump’s tweet sparked an …
Season 2 Of ‘Outer Banks’ Is Poised To Break Some Netflix Records
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 25: Madelyn Cline attends the premiere of Netflix’s “I Am Not … [+] Okay With This” at The London West Hollywood on February 25, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix) Getty Images for Netflix Several shows are no-brainers for Netflix NFLX when it comes …