#press-conference

#press-conference

A man has appeared in court in France charged with shooting dead an 11-year-old British girl who was playing in the garden of her family home.The suspect, Dirk Raats, 70, a Dutch national originally from Antwerp in Belgium, has been officially put under investigation for the murder of Solaine Thornton and the attempted murder of her parents, Adrian and Rachel Thornton.

Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Mayor Eric Adams signed an emergency rule on Friday to nix the mandate that people must spend 90 days in homeless shelters to access city housing vouchers, a month after the City Council passed a bill doing the same thing.

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature This is from Jonathan Yerushalmy, who has been looking at how the papers have been covering the privileges committee report into Boris Johnson.In his Today programme interview Damian Green, the Tory former first secretary of state, also suggested that Boris Johnson should not be allowed to stand as a candidate for the party again.

Rep. Kevin Hern speaks at a press conference on vaccine mandates for businesses with House Republicans on Capitol Hill on November 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images A panel comprised of three-quarters of the House Republican caucus released a budget proposal on Wednesday that would raise the Social Security retirement age - cutting benefits across the board-while further privatizing Medicare and slashing taxes for the rich, a plan that Democratic lawmakers and progressive advocacy groups said is a clear statement of the GOP's warped priorities ahead of a critical spending fight this fall.

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More than 14,000 people experiencing homelessness have been moved off the streets during the first six months of her administration, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reported Tuesday.About 30%, or 4,332, acquired permanent housing.An additional 10,049 people were placed in interim housing through city and county programs from December through May, Bass said - a 27% increase over the same period the year before.

Rhun ap Iorwerth has been officially announced as the new leader of Plaid Cymru.Mr ap Iorwerth, who represents Ynys Mon (Anglesey) in the Senedd, was named as successor during a press conference in Cardiff on Friday.It follows the resignation of Adam Price last month after a report found a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny and made 82 recommendations to detoxify the party.

The new leader of Plaid Cymru is to be officially announced at a press conference on Friday.Rhun ap Iorwerth, who represents Ynys Mon (Anglesey) in the Senedd, is expected to be named as successor.It follows the resignation of Adam Price last month after a report found a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny and made 82 recommendations to detoxify the party.