difficulties of making ends meet finding work getting a spot at university paying into their pensions mr mark doesn't know much about that stuff that's not his life. in paris or sorties mobilized more than fifteen hundred police officers to prevent activists from disrupting the protests and causing damage several people were detained on the sidelines including a group trying to destroy a bank. but the march itself was for the most part peaceful the trade unions the same icons reforms will hurt public services and they see his economic. policies as brutal and unbalanced protesters from other groups also took part they will see michael's policies as favoring the rich. people all we have to show mccrone that people don't want his policies they are first and foremost for the wealthy and there's nothing for the poor or this is serious. we've mobilized against micron's policies to advocate for a different distribution of wealth their government is at the services of the rich . recent protests have drawn huge numbers in march more than three hundred thousand demonstrated nationwide organizers had ho

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few weeks ago where mr mark ron has probably decided to become washington's pimp in paris however the other european union countries particularly germany is in no mood to listen to washington on the business relationship that they have developed with. iran over the years it's not in the interest of anyone to create huge distance between iran on the nuclear deal. africa has long promoted itself as being a safari holiday destination catering to high end travellers through such as this. but it appears that the reality on the ground is somewhat less rosy safari parks have been looking to expand their territory and that according to a new study at the government of the east african state of tanzania to evict it didn't indigenous communities and on a huge scale evictions began in the early two thousand but tensions rose after some twenty thousand people were reportedly left homeless last august and september alone nearly six thousand homes were said to be deliberately damaged and some of those affected have told their stories. we got to come out of the fight. or not we got the model was kin

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few weeks ago where mr mark ron has probably decided to become washington's pimp in paris however the other european union countries particularly germany is in no mood to listen to washington on the business relationship that they have developed with. iran over the years it's not in the interest of anyone to create huge distance between iran on the nuclear deal or. a bridge linking mainland russia to the crimean peninsula was officially opened on tuesday the longest bridge in europe will reduce the region's reliance on sea and transport as well as allowing more tourists to visit crimea has been a popular some of us the nation for russians for more than a century. thanks. well the first to use this new link was in fact a cat there it is it lives in the area and feline even has its own social media account where this video was posted and is now enjoying a pretty hefty following. president threaten to probe the f.b.i. we'll bring you the full story after the break. join me every thursday on the elec so i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to a guest of the world of politics. i'm sure i'll se

few weeks ago where mr mark rod has probably decided to become washington's pimp in paris however the other european union countries particularly germany is in no mood to listen to washington on the business relationship that they have developed with. iran over the years it's not in the interest of anyone to create huge distances between iran or the nuclear dean. a bridge linking mainland russia to the crimean peninsula was officially opened on tuesday the longest bridge in europe will reduce the region's reliance on sea and air transport and allow more tourists to visit crimea has been a popular some a destination for russians for more than a century. the first to use the new link was in fact this cat which lives in the area has its own social media account where this video was posted. following. following the cat's footsteps. say let's go over cross the bridge in a truck passing from the mainland to the crimean city. a team of construction workers he said i joined him all the right everybody however is quite surprised about the new bridge there was an article in the washington exami

forward so much for the honeymoon for mr mark cornell the question is france could be about to lose its national carrier well he says anyway that the government won't actually intervene anyway even though the future of effort is on the line the strike is pushing eighty five year old airline on the brink of bankruptcy it's years resigned and the government saying that it won't come to its rescue or that seeing shares in the company closing almost ten percent lower on monday. as a strike is biting haunt on monday and from the union members walked out for a fourteenth day big knowing warnings that they could put their employer out of business the dispy just crossed the line three hundred fifty million euros so far. many crew members don't agree with the union though they showed up to work and help their friends avoid an all out disaster with the majority of flights able to operate. and then we can show you we like our customers we don't want them to go to the competition and we want to get out of this slump if you do this stuff to see if . they slump refers to the airlines chronic problem

few weeks ago where mr mark rod has probably decided to become washington is in paris however the other european union countries particularly germany is in no mood to listen to washington on the business relationship that they have developed with. iran over the years it's not in the interest of anyone to create huge distances between iran or the nuclear deal besides financial measures diplomatic efforts are also in place with the e.u. is energy commission and now in tehran on his first official visit to the country since donald trump pulled out of the accord and he sophie shevardnadze discuss the latest developments with going to the horgan former vice president of the european commission. because not except that the americans dictate the terms of the business the american policy of taking hostage other nations and companies to be it has to be partnership to do is obvious. but the ship between do you. united states the european union is entering a new new age it's it's not like it was in the past. and more or less the americans and europeans share the same use. the europeans accepted th

few weeks ago where mr mark rod has probably decided to become washington's pimp in paris however the other european union countries particularly germany is in no mood to listen to washington on the business relationship that they have developed with. iran over the years it's not in the interest of anyone to create a huge distance between iran on the nuclear deal or. a bridge linking mainland russia to crimea was officially opened on tuesday the longest bridge in europe will reduce the region's reliance on sea and transport and it will allow more tourists to visit for me has been a popular summer destination for russians for more than a century. well the first pedestrian to use the new link was in fact a cat that lives in the area of the feline has its own social media accounts that's where this video was posted it now enjoys a hefty following. the russian president was since a follow in the cat's footsteps. so you believe that you were. he said let's go over that even in the driving across the nineteen kilometer bridge in a command truck passing from the mainland to the trauma in cit

11th ofjune for a debate on the increasing risk of no deal, the £900 drop in household incomes that mr mark trade deal with a protectionist united states and the importance of securing a final say on the deal? well, i'm not going to bother with most of the honourable gentleman's assertions, which are simply wrong, but i will bother with one assertion, because it is important, faisal islam does not announce the business of this house, it has not been announced by anyone at all, it is announced by me on a thursday, given assurances to the house that i will announce the business and it will announce the business and it will be the case the withdrawal bill comes back to this place in the next few weeks. andrea leadsom. confidential papers have been published which mps say show the government didn't take the opportunity to deal with the problems at the construction firm carillion in the months leading up to the collapse of the company. thousands of workers lost their jobs and contracts had to be redesigned after the company folded at the start of the year. the chair of the public accounts commit

bring the writer for the "rolling stone," the republican strategist and cnn political commentator mr. mark hill. good evening to all of you. >> always down for that, always. >> listen and we saw -- and sometimes you have to laugh. we saw what happened at yale with the female student. and now the mail student is alleging a similar thing happened to him. whether it's starbucks, shopping at nordstrom rack after the prom, barbecuing, all of it. is it getting worse or is it just this tool, cellphone videos that we're seeing it more? >> it's not getting any worse. i'm sorry, it's not getting any worse. it's the same thing all the time. for years being black has meant degradation, lack of access to public space. the only difference before is now we have surveillance. we have people that get kicked out of stores and followed around stores all the time. >> and there's this reaction just to piggyback off of what mark is saying, there's almost a reaction from white america like how could this be. and meanwhile we're like this is what's it's been. so there's a dichotomy between black and white america

mark? the gentleman from virginia. >> mr. chairmany i have before you on block package number two. >> without objection, the gentlemen offers on block package number two. if the clerk would distribute the amendments. without objection they are considered as read and the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. on block package number two is comprised of the following, amendment number 132 by mr. smith regarding upgrading c-138h overhead control pan panels, amendment number 180 regarding miscellaneous u.s. coast guard authority. amendment number 326r1 concerning operational gaps and deemployables program. amendment number 272 concerning navy and may ride vessel purchasing, amendment number 272 by mr. garmdy regarding u.s. coast guard technical corrections bill. amendment number 2296 by mr. conoway concerning expansion of the aircraft carrier force structure. amendment number 312 by m mr. conoway establishing a training vessel sharing program and amendment number 313r1 is by mr. conoway regarding pr

i don't think it's a quite good strategy we are what is the we are not divided and mr mark hall is maybe is now the good friend of donald trump and mrs necker is more cautious but she really makes points she's explaining what is going on and the hesitance of the u.s. administration now not to impose the tariffs on steel in elementary and shows us that at least so far it's a good organized strategy and it's of utmost importance that we really are acting in. you need unity so the undivided speaking of unity are not being divided. in europe donald trump always singles out germany as the main culprit in unfair trade relations they're getting much solidarity from across europe first the that's absolutely not true we are part of the european union and the european union has the competence for trade policy so that's first and second is we are part of the euro zone and the european central bank is responsible for monetary policy so that's not not germany it's the other way around we term an export a c. many. non-tariff barriers for instance stepping into u.s. markets when it comes to public proc

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mark: mr. mueller must be brought before congress. >> absolutely. account before he tears this nation apart any further. on behalf of the democrat party and the losers in the presidential campaign. i think we can all agree with that. we'll be right back. congestion and pressure? you won't find relief here. go to the pharmacy counter for powerful claritin-d. while the leading allergy spray relieves 6 symptoms... claritin-d relieves 8, including sinus congestion and pressure. claritin-d relieves more. let someone else do the heavy lifting. tripadvisor compares prices from over 200 booking sites to find the right hotel for you at the lowest price. so you barely have to lift a finger. or a wing. tripadvisor. . mark: welcome back. here's the bottom line. the kryptonite for all this is the dossier. you get to the bottom of the dossier, you drag down the whole issue in comey. you drag down rosenstein who extended it and proved it, you drag down the hillary clinton campaign and the dnc that paid for it, you drag down mr. clapper who was pushing it, mr. brenn

mark. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> is there any further discussion of the personnel subcommittee mark before we turn to amendments? gentleman from massachusetts. >> mr. chairman, i'd like to speak on my amendment on the table. >> gentleman is recognized five minutes. >> directs the secretary of defense to contract with independent research center to conduct study and submit to committee report on the health agency plans to adequately prioritize mental health care during the planned transition as the over all care manager for both physical and mental health care. study will have two goals. first, determine if the agency will be placing the right people in the correct positions to properly manage and oversee mental health care with clearly accountable leadership. second, it will assess if best practices and research efforts are properly integrated and utilized. this study is the first step we can take in ptsd and veteran communities today. we must bear in mind the shocking fact that the number of post 9/1

mr. speaker, as may marks lime disease awareness month, i rise today to recognize the countless individuals currently living with lime and honor the medical experts and add could he vats combatting this epidemic throughout the nation. mr. faso: in upstate new york where i reside, we're aware of the real and continuing threat that lime and lated tick diseases pose diseases pose wi estimated 300,000 new cases each year, the lime crisis is spreading. it is found in about half of all u.s. counties and in nearly 80 countries worldwide. trants mitted by tick -- transmitted by tick bites, lime disease has no known curing. difficult to diagnose, and can attack the nervous system, sometimes leading to death. there is no silver bullet to combat this devastating disease, but better public education and more federal research can lead to significant advancements. the medical and public health communities urge you to check yourself and your loved ones, especially children, each day for ticks. to seek out the best information on best practices for preventing tick bites and lime disease. i look forward to

commitment to a very discussion in the dialogue that you have a record let's just think of me for a moment mr mark warner that they were not the only pressed on my car who are making large wide range of constructive proposals on how we should take the unification of europe further as he has done and so many of you had occasion us but let us imagine. all of the other heads of government and you have if you would come up with proposals as to how we can best develop european universities to have a sustainable business in europe on and off we coupled with a european dimension of digital transformation common policy on africa european sanju same spirit to your daughter's approach and how to move forward and on the crystal in organizational roberts i would not even aim for such proposals to be free from advocating national representatives of interests but silence is an acceptable for this is our shared your thank you officer i would ask us to make this time of as much as i cherish the hope that this can succeed to a certain extent because it must be said for a few i am disappointed in a full measure and

mark has concluded. chair recognizes the chairman of the gentleman from ohio for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the members have before them the taxable air and land forces subcommittee mark. i want to thank the members for their attendance, participation, and contributions in the overall process. i want to convey my thanks to our ranking member for her support and contribution to the mark of bipartisan partnership that she and her staff have demonstrated and helped to craft this mark has been much appreciated. this will be niki's last mark up, as a member of the house armed service the committee as a result of her retirement. with more than a decade of service in the u.s. house of representatives. i want to personally want to thank her for her bipartisan work she's done in this committee. more particularly, i want to thank her for the work and the sexual assault caucus for ten years. we worked together on bipartisan solutions that this committee put into law. and important issues such as counsel for victims and mandatory transfers. niki, i appreciate that your contribution to the safe

mr. speaker, june 1 will mark the end of an era in utah broadcasting. for the 40 years, they heard doug wright inform, uplift. on fridays he removed movies, gave prizes worth up to dollars. it was telephone torture but for the listeners it's been friendship through the airwaves. the doug wright show is where utah comes to talk and in utah it's not news until you hear it on doug's show. he was worthy of the trust ahans placed in with a microphone in his hand, he raised money to bring street lamps to eureka. his motorcycle raley the ride to light up eureka, continues to grow each year. doug has earned awards and accolades and has been at the top of the ratings but he'll tell you the best thing to come from the newsroom was his wife, dee. with her he grew a family and shared with the audience all the joyce and trials that come with a family. as doug advised us at the close of each day's program, tonight when you go home, make sure you hug the people you love. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from calif

. >> the author has some highly provocative and controversial things to say, so please greet mr. markllustrious the members were, we were not going to be reassured by a commission. >> we're already having a little disagreement here while the commercials were on. what were you saying, david? >> well, i think i disagree almost totally with mark lane on several counts. i don't know where to begin. >> let me show you something just in case we have a chance. that is a picture of jack ruby. and this was taken five minutes after the assassination in front of the texas school book depository building. the commission said ruby was not there. the commission published it. he wasn't there when they published the picture because they cropped him out. >> you're accusing chief justice warren and that group of notable americans -- you're accusing them of deliberate malfeasance. >> you are part of the media which prevented the american people from finding out what happened. >> you are alarming the american people! >> i say the american public should be alarmed. >> the public had been kept in the dark

let's go straight to mr. mark carney who is here in the building at bloomberg.urious. -- here he is. >> three years ago in the wake of a series of scandals and following a period were markets have become ever more connected to each other, but disconnected from the people and businesses they serve, the bank of england, the fca published the recommendations of the fair and effective market review. femur was groundbreaking and ambitious in its recommendations. trust inive to restore markets. in today's events, policymakers will take stock of the progress that has been made in building fair and effective markets and will consider how to maintain focus as memories of the crisis fade and the temptation to turn inwards could return. we are doing so because all of us has an interest in real markets. we know that real markets are professional and they are open. they are resilient and fair and effective. they maintain their social license. intereststs serve the of end-users. we are here because we know real markets don't just happen. they depend on private actors and publ

championship competition. >> yes. >> i am not sure how they do that. >> how cool. >>> how about mr. markamayo. what out with interesting -- what a interesting weather weekend. >> we were talking about rainfall reports and 90 degree heat in the same forecast. welcome to the bay area. we had some rainfall overnight. we had about a 10th of an inch. we also had some rain showers, but they are moving out of town. there is some lingering cloud cover, this is the golden gate bridge. there are mostly cloudy skies in the bay area. we also have some rainfall. that was going into early this morning. there is some coverage on the radar. there is a chance of a shower activity a in the sierra today. there was some rain in san francisco and napa. it was not soaking. but there were some rain showers over the the past few hours pack -- past two hours. today not really, as we had towards sunday and monday you will notice some changes. this is coming closer. we have mostly cloudy skies. there is some green on the map. that was across more pay. there is some cloud cover in san francisco down to josi. we hav

mark. forr recognizes mr. kaufman the purposes of offering an amendment. >> i was going to call up in block package number one, consisting of amendments that have improved with a minority. >> the court will distribute the unblocked amendment without objection. ande are considered as read the gentleman from colorado is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. package number one is comprised 010he following amendment, by mr. moulton, clarifying criteria in the mental health care in the military system. amendment 012, which would require mental health care in the military health system assessment to be completed by an independent ff rdc. , which directs the secretary of defense to a court on delivery of mental health services. amendment 063, which asks for a report on research caps. that directs the government accountability office to conduct a study of the defense help agencies oversight of the transition of tri-care managed-care. which directs the secretary of defense to report on the total numb

mr. zuckerberg. mark: all right. president and honorable members, you've raised a lot of important questions, and i'm going to try to use the remainder of our time to get through as many of them as i possibly can. a number of you asked questions around inappropriate content on facebook in one form or another, whether that's hate speech or bullying or terrorism or different contents. and how that relates to this -- or fake accounts -- and how this relates to this position and philosophy of needing to take a broader responsibility. first, let me be clear, the bottom line here is that hate speech, bullying, terror, violence, all this content has no place on our services. but in order to really execute that, we need to upgrade and do a better job of executing our policies. so, if you look back at the history of how we've operated, when i got started in my dorm room in college, because it was just me and because we didn't have the ai tools at the time to be able to go look through a lot of the content and understand what

mr. yockelson: which cemetery the think this may be with the hill? or andzan: belleau wood mark -- or ann mar. it could be a long the rich -- alon ghtg the ridge. there is a picture there. mr. yockelson: it would be reinterred to this. national cemeteries maintained by a commission. here, a dedication. [film rolling] we have both american and french flags here. mr. yockelson: those look like wooden crosses. mr. moizan: yes. mr. yockelson: they changed? mr. moizan: at the time, there were wooden crosses. 1920's, they changed for marble. it is a dedication, i suppose. then, they were rededicated. [film rolling] mr. yockelson: are those french sailors? mr. moizan: yes. it was clear, i am sure it is this one. the change of locations, a few hundred meters. it is along the ridge. mr. yockelson: it is on the belleau wood battleground? mr. moizan: yes. this is another one. mr. yockelson: in rome on -- in romon? the largest u.s. cemetery, even for both wars. mr. moizan: it is likely are looking at the visitor center. have the cemetery. then, they built a chapel on top . over 14,000 grave

mr. president, commissioners. deputy chief mark gonzales. my operations report we had one greater alarm during this period. third alarm april 21st, struck at 2146 hours, 1806 a three story there were a few injuries and unfortunately a civilian fatality, the incident commander chief burke [please stand by for captioner switch...] .

and cyber oriented and i would just ask that we support the chairman's mark and oppose the amendment. >> the gentleman yields back. mr. wilson, you're recognized. >> thank you, madam chairwoman. i oppose this amendment which would limit the chairman's mark provision intended to speed the recent graduates into the defensivelyion positions. the current 15% cap which this subject amendment would reinstate slows hiring as organizations check allocations with higher headquarters. i believe removing the 15% cap encourages the hiring of new graduates and only stands to benefit the department of defense, it's critical at that dod is empowered to hire the best and brightest who will bring new and innovative ideas to the department. unfortunately, this amendment would slow the growth in bringing new personnel into the department. it's for this reason that i object to the amendment and urge a no vote. i yield back my time. >> the gentleman yields. is there further debate on the amendment? if not, the question is on the adoption of the amendment offered by ms. murphy. those in favor aye. that's opposed no. nos have it and the am

mr. chair. may marks national foster care month. a time for our country to come together to acknowledge the half million people in our child welfare system. no one knows the child welfare system like the foster youth who have grown up in the system and no one can raise their voices like foster youth voices. today the congressional caucus on foster youth and the national foster youth institute have brought together more than 100 young people from every corner of the country here to washington, d.c., to shadow their members of congress. the young people here today have traveled thousands of miles to share their stories, their challenges with abuse, trafficking, overmedication, or homelessness. mr. bass: but in addition to share -- ms. bass: but in addition, to share their successes with mentorship, adoption, family unification, and kin and community activism. with me here today from los angeles is megan simon. she's 24 years old and she was placed in foster care when she was only 1 years old shefments raised by her grandparents and sh

seeing none, we will have our deputy chief of operations mark gonzales come up. >> good morning, mr. president, commissioners. deputy chief mark gonzales. my operations report we had one greater alarm during this period. third alarm april 21st, struck at 2146 hours, 1806 a three story there were a few injuries and unfortunately a civilian fatality, the incident commander chief burke [please stand by for captioner switch...] >> italian eight was initial and command. the neighbour reported that an occupant... initial crews found the entire rear of the building involved in flame. the staircase between a fire building on the bravo exposure was untenable due to below grade construction and intense smoke coming up at the members. the survivability profile that we reported was poor. they raid -- they made a risk assessment that it was not safe due to the current conditions. a third alarm was struck under the direction of battalion fil files. it was extinguished in the delta exposure. they entered further into the fire buildings to ask ticklish the fire. with the coordination from the rear an

mr trump said the summit would be delayed if kimjong un refused to meet certain conditions. pyongyang has threatened to walk away if the us pushes for unilateral disarmament. facebook boss, mark zuckerberg, has been criticised by european politicians for alleged evasiveness. however, mr zuckerberg said he'd make it his top priority to prevent interference in democratic elections. and this video is trending on bbc.com... church bells have rung out in manchester, marking the exact moment a year ago when a bomb exploded at a concert by the singer ariana grande — killing 22 people — including seven children. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and another headline from the uk... the second day of the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire was disrupted when a video of the blaze was shown without a warning, prompting around 30 people to walk out. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. facebook‘s mark zuckerberg takes his apology to europe, days before tough eu protection rules come into effect. we did not take a broad and a few of our responsibility, that was a mistake and i'm sorry. can jaguar land rover be saved? we will find out when the ind

you have any tips for a long and happy marriage for the couple mr mark live in different houses!ve in different houses! with less than a week to go before the big day, some marriage tips for harry and meghan. and matt's in worcestershire with the weather for us this morning. good morning! good morning, iam indeed crude side verges, home to 45% of flora, but they are under threat. i have details on why and a forecast for you which isn't a bad one! see you in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: serious organised crime, like gun smuggling, modern slavery and sexual exploitation are the greatest threat to national security, according to the uk's top law officials. the national crime agency estimates there are more than 4,500 gangs involved in such crimes in the uk with many of their offences under—reported. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has more. firearms seized days ago in dollars, assault rifles and handguns hidden ina assault rifles and handguns hidden in a lorry, one example of why the national crime agency today says organised crime groups are the

mr. speaker, 73 years ago, nazi germany's forces formally surrendered marking the end of world war ii in europe. today we commemorate victory in europe day or v.e. day. celebrations erupted throughout the world on may 8, 1945. mr. thompson: to mark the end of the second world war in europe. from paris to london to new york and small towns everywhere, people poured into she streets to join this revelly. full photos show ticker tape parade, exciting crowds were cheering the german surrender. the war was over in europe and so many american g.i.'s would return home to be with their loved ones. it would take another four month theansd use of two atomic bombs before japan surrendered and world war ii ended for good. the end of the war in europe meant an to end nearly six years of war, a war that cost millions of lives a war that destroyed homes, families, and city a war that stamped out hatred and bigotry for the greater good. v.e. day someone that shall never be forgotten. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair

mr cohen denies taking the payment. marksecutive has been defending the strategy. a woman who threw acid at herformer partner, and whose injuries were so horrific he decided to end his life, has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years. the new home secretary assures the police federation it has the full support of the government, as he addresses rank and file officers for the first time. and arsenal confirm unai emery as the club's first new manager in 22 years, replacing arsene wenger. before we get a full round—up of all of the sport. we have got some breaking news from julia skripal. —— yulia. she has been given an interview, and we are getting details of what she has been saying. she says that she is shocked that a nerve agent was actually used to attack her, and herfather, and she has been speaking in russian, and there she is. looking pretty healthy considering what she has been through. speaking in russian, back, and she says that she is shocked that a nerve agent was used to attack her and her father. that a nerve agent

a bit of time even for my honey brand of beer and sammy of bosh who will of us out the and if mark mr you how to say you you well it's an x. vitamin vien. in much of the love in your mind of the need of mental stability keep bill think there is a bleed t. u. haul them into yemen vitamin low showing to look into the sea the fim. it's vitamin that makes the difference and i think he was probably unique in his ability to persuade the leading british figures. that the jews were in fact a vast submarine eone influence which they were not. that all jews were zionists which was far from the truth and therefore the big key to winning jewish support was to offer them palestine vitamin talked up the degree to which the jewish community supported zionism in order to get his message across to the government. but for the british it seemed to be about self interest about winning the war recognizing zionism would be closely linked to gaining global juice the poor it put the objective on which should start its future resting so the british motives for supporting zionism will be we can boil it down to

mr. brennan's nomination. this comes as only the latest distinction in a career marked by truly impressive legal accomplishments. in both public service and private practice, this graduate of notre dame and northwestern law school has developed a represent fiergs a keen legal mind and unwavering commitment to the rule of law. according to current and former peers on the milwaukee county circuit court, mr. brennan has, quote, the mind, heart, and soul of a great jurist and a keen understanding of the legal issues and sophisticated and complex litigation. like judge engelhardt mr. brennan has my full support and i encourage my colleagues to vote to confirm another fine nominee this week. now, on another -- on a final matter, it seems that every day it brings another piece of good news for middle-class workers and families, and like clock work, another desperate attempt by my democratic colleagues to convince everyone that this growing tide of new prosperity is somehow a bad thing. in the last few weeks alone the percentage of americans who were unemployed, underemployed, or who have given up finding a job has dro

mr cohen denies taking the payment. marksd spencer's profits slump by more than 60%, after a costly plan to shut more than a hundred stores. the chief executive defends the strategy. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in light of major profit losses for m&s, we'll ask a fashion expert about the clothing side of the business and what the high street retailer can do to stay ahead. we'll look at diversity in higher education, as a row brews over the lack of black students at colleges within oxford university. and at 10:40 this evening, tomorrow's headlines in the papers, with tonight's guests, baroness ros altmann, former pensions minister, and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. a new present and a new future. unai emery outlines his arsenal vision. the challenge, it's a dream. keeping calm in kiev — karius would rather have a q

mr. speaker, memorial day weekend also marks the ninth year that the national endowment of the arts and blue star families began blue star museums. this program provides free admission to our nation's active duty military personnel this summer, from memorial day weekend through labor day weekend of 2018. this is an initiative of the national endowment of the arts in observance with blue star families, the department of defense, and more than 2,000 museums nationwide. including children's museums, fine art museums, history and science, zoos and nature centers. blue star museums are one way our nation's museums can express appreciation to our military for their service and share with them america's cultural treasures. blue star museums also provide a way for military families to feel connected to their community, especially for those families who have recently relocated from a change of station. blue star families build communities that support military families by connecting research and data to programs and solutions, including career development tools, local community events for families an

mr. zuckerberg. you can watch mark zuckerberg's testimony before the european parliament at 12:15 p.m. york time. using the function live go. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. mark: a matter of minutes. vonnie: it is time for our later -- latest bloomberg business flash. valeant is up three tens of a percent amid fallout from the scandal that shook the company. a former executive was found guilty of taking a $10 million bribe for manipulating the company's takeover of a startup mail-order pharmacy. the former head of the startup who paid the kickback was also convicted. a new ceo at lows. 's.owe they've named the outgoing jcpenney ceo as the job. is retiring after 25 years. jcpenney shares are lower today. until a new chief is named, it ceo be led by -- of the which will include four executives. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. time for our stock of the hour. elliott management is sticking -- seeking a stake in thyssenkrupp. they could hold three to 5% of the shares in the coming weeks, which will have to reveal its position. thyssenkrupp s

mr. mcconnell: today the senate will begin considering the v.a. mission act. it marks a major step forward for the v.a. system and the millions of heroes who rely on it for services. the bipartisan reform legislation before us builds on the earlier progress of the veterans choice act of 2014 and reaffirms a clear message. delays at the v.a. cannot stand between veterans and the medical care that they need. the shortcomings of a federal bureaucracy do not free our nation from its promises to all our -- our all-volunteer forces. veterans deserve prompt, thorough care, period. in a few short years since the creation of v.a. choice, the program has seen important success. more than two million veterans have taken the opportunity to see private providers when the v.a. system couldn't meet their needs. in kentucky it helped more than 23,000 veterans in 2017 alone. thanks to the leadership of chairman isakson, this new legislation builds on this significant progress, continues it, and improves it in ways that will help veterans even more. the v.a. mission act will clear the p

six years ago, mr belhaj launched a legal action against the british government, mark allen, an mi6 officerles and jack straw, who was foreign secretary at the time. today, jack straw acknowledged he had given verbal approval for some intelligence to be shared, but says he had always acted lawfully. whether he was fully briefed by mi6 remains unclear. outside parliament, lawyers who had worked with the family described the day as a victory for everyone who opposes injustice, secret detention and torture. the uk lost its way when it got mixed up in the rendition of an innocent pregnant woman and an anti—gaddafi dissident, but today, i think it stood on the right side of history by recognising its mistakes and by apologising. while his wife received compensation of £500,000, mr belhaj said he did not want money, just an apology. and today, he got it. it has taken years to get to this point. parliamentary enquiries failed to unearth the story and it was only the fall of gaddafi's regime that brought it to light, and still the government sought to keep it quiet. today's settlement, though, may

mr trump said the summit would be delayed if kimjong un refused to meet certain conditions. pyongyang has threatened to walk away if the us pushes for unilateral disarmament. facebook boss, markver, mr zuckerberg said he'd make it his top priority to prevent interference in democratic elections. and this video is trending on bbc.com... church bells have rung out in manchester, marking the exact moment a year ago when a bomb exploded at a concert by the singer ariana grande — killing 22 people — including seven children. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and another headline from the uk... the second day of the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire was disrupted when a video of the blaze was shown

mr. primo. >> good afternoon, commissioners. mark primo, capital advisers to the director's office.is item is a request to approve a lease before you as you have two packets, a brief power point and then the actual lease. it's a request to approve the lease between the san francisco general foundation and the city. it's for space at 2789 25th street which is the community health network building. let me bring this up. so 27 years ago what started out as a volunteer organization has blossomed into a foundation that's generated over $200 to zuckerberg san francisco general hospital for initiative in research, education and health services. during the rebuild part of the $200 million, 141 million was generated for the purposes of focusing in on the new acute care hospital which you guys are all familiar with. so the lease is basically since we did the ucsf lease for the research facility we are now going through all the leases on campus to make sure they are up to date and has all the provisions that the city has in them. this is a lease to create that base and then we are going to com

mr. president. you brought back three americans. >> wait a second, mark. i'm all for saying thank you, mr. president. that's it. what chuck schumer was saying, there's no way that kim jong-un should have been holding those people in the first place. >> it was a back-handed compliment. >> you shouldn't be somehow praising a bad guy for releasing americans -- >> he was praising him for releasing them, juan. it's -- come on. you can't take something so positive and find the negative in it. it's just amazing. >> i'm not trying to find the negative. i don't think chuck schumer -- i don't think americans should not be saying excellent, kim jong-un. you -- >> it was a back-handed compliment. that's the way it comes up here. mark thank you. juan, thank you. don't go far. there's one thing we're watching overseas that could be a headwind, too. the situation with israel and iran. something we're keeping a close eye on. 7:00 here in new york, 2:00 jerusalem time. we're waiting for news as to see whether or not that escalates more. for president trump, he will be on the stage in elkhart, indiana now.

things in history when we are complete it was he was secretary of state mark compare their earlier a senior policy advisor to mr pompei with the u.s. state department brian hook spoke to our washington bureau chief alexander phenomena let's take a look so mr huq the announcements today and the sanctions do you really believe if that stay can bring about change expect from iran well it certainly will bring about more change than we've had under the j c.p.o. way since adoption of the iran nuclear deal iran has actually increased its destabilizing behavior across the middle east and it also has not deterred iran's intent to acquire a nuclear weapon and so we're putting in place a new security architecture that we think is going to actually achieve our national security objectives not just for the united states but for the world. however many experts are skeptical saying that you are telling the run to stop being iran and its rival on the other on the realistic that the iran iranian regime is going to comply with the statement so are they on realistic well if it won if iran wants to be treated like a normal nation