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The House of Representatives has voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in a 234 – 188 vote on Tuesday night. The punishment, while largely symbolic, was a formal public rebuke of her most recent anti-Israel comments made in the wake of the Jewish nation’s war against terror group Hamas. Twenty-two Democrats voted with 212 Republicans to censure Tlaib. Four GOP lawmakers voted against the measure. Four lawmakers voted present. The measure was introduced by freshman Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., on Monday. TLAIB ACCUSES BIDEN OF ‘COMPLICITY’ IN CHILDREN’S DEATHS AFTER CLAIMING HE SUPPORTED ‘GENOCIDE’ IN GAZA Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., recently called…
Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American in Congress, was censured for her rhetoric on Israel. It came after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to censure her last week — and failed. 22 Democrats voted for a more narrow resolution proposed by a different House Republican. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan was censured by the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening for comments she’s made about Israel in the month since the October 7 Hamas attack.22…
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© Reuters. People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Vice Governor Pan Gongsheng speaks at a news conference in Beijing, China March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China is expected to achieve its annual growth target of 5% smoothly, central bank governor, Pan Gongsheng, said at the Financial Street Forum on Wednesday, state media reported. China’s economic growth momentum improved recently, with production and consumption recovering steadily and employment and consumer prices remaining stable overall, the Securities Times reported.
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An office building with Westpac logo is seen in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, June 3, 2020. Picture taken June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Westpac Group, Australia’s fourth-largest bank by market capitalisation, cut ties on Wednesday with scandal-tainted auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia, ending a relationship stretching back to 1968. The audit and consulting major, which on Wednesday announced hundreds of job cuts citing “economic headwinds”, has been under fire this year after revelations a former partner leaked government tax plans and used them to win work with global…
VAALCO Energy Non-GAAP EPS of $0.07 misses by $0.07, revenue of $116.27M misses by $5.86M
© Reuters. A currency dealer walks past electronic boards showing the Korean Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of a bank, in Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Soo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign exchange authority on Wednesday said it will open its currency market to global traders and extend trading hours, and that it will adopt rules to ensure reform does not lead to discrepancy in pricing. Asia’s fourth-largest economy will open its U.S. dollar-won market to foreign financial institutions under a…
The Peace Corps, which has repeatedly come under scrutiny for the medical care it provides to volunteers, has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a 24-year-old volunteer who died of undiagnosed malaria in the island nation of Comoros off the coast of East Africa.The federal government did not admit any guilt or liability in the death of the volunteer, Bernice Heiderman of Inverness, Ill., according to a legal filing on Tuesday in Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.The payment is nonetheless unusual. Under federal tort law, suing the government is…
Unisys’s (UIS) shares surged 20% today following another much better-than expected quarterly report. Total revenue increased 0.7% from the prior year to $464.6 […]
Asian equities edge lower as Fed cautions on pause in interest rate rises