The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of trial by jury requires a unanimous verdict in serious crimes, handing a victory to a Louisiana man convicted of a 2014 murder in New Orleans. The court’s 6-3 ruling means that Evangelisto Ramos, […] Mr Sunak has been in his current job as Chancellor since February. Before this, he served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury when Sajid Javid was Chancellor between July 2019 and February 2020. He has also served as MP for Richmond, Yorkshire, since the 2015 […] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are very close to an agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Sunday, congressional and Trump administration officials said. “I think we’re very close to […] Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, is currently in charge of the government following Boris Johnson’s hospitalisation as a result of contracting coronavirus. Mr Johnson asked the Foreign Secretary to stand in as First Secretary of State for the UK Government whilst he recovers from the […] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some moderate Democrats key to their party’s control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, saying other party priorities can wait. Both […] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Parts of President Donald Trump’s guidelines for re-opening the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic trickled out on Thursday afternoon, revealing a three-phase plan that could allow some states to begin as early as this month lifting limits meant to contain the […] Gov. Jared Polis grew tearful as he responded Wednesday to a top Republican official comparing stay-at-home orders to the actions of the Gestapo, the secret police of Nazi Germany and European countries under Nazi occupation during World War II. “As a Jewish American who lost […] We are in the worst economic crisis for 300 years and the government still wants to spend £100bn+ on the HS2 line, sheer madness Nigel Farage HS2 Ltd, the Government-owned company which is overseeing the project, was granted approval to issue a notice to proceed […] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, for alleged campaign finance violations will likely be delayed until after November’s presidential election because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter […] It is “impossible” to say when frontline NHS staff will get enough vital protective equipment in the fight against coronavirus, the health secretary has admitted. Matt Hancock said work to make sure they have the items known as PPE is “now moving in the right […]
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Trump suggests U.S. states re-open economies in three phases in new guidelines
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‘Sheer madness!’ Farage attacks Government decision to approve HS2 in midst of coronavirus
Trial of Giuliani associates Parnas, Fruman likely delayed to 2021 after U.S. election
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