On top of that, more registered Democrats say they are enthusiastic about voting in 2018 (49 percent) than do Republicans (just 32 percent). A mere eight percent say he's made things better, and 30 percent say he's made no difference. That 18-point edge is the widest Democrats have held in CNN polling on the 2018 contests, and the largest at this point in midterm election cycles dating back two decades.

He was joined in celebration by fellow Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who said on Twitter: "Brilliant news that the great British Passport is back!" The contest, which garnered more than 200 entries, was won by Scottish graphic designer Ian Macfarlane, with a design featuring a cover that transitions between the burgundy of the current United Kingdom passport and the dark blue of the old, pre-EU British passport.

Australia will end air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and bring its six Super Hornet planes home after three years as part of the US -led coalition in the Middle East, Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Friday. " Australia's Air Task Group has made a valued contribution to coalition operations against Daesh that is highly regarded by the US, Iraq and coalition partners".

The Kim Jong Un regime is looking into whether it can prevent the biological weapon from dying out in the extreme heats that an intercontinental ballistic missile endures when it goes through the Earth's atmosphere, the Asahi newspaper reported Wednesday.

According to authorities, on December 13 officers responded to a veterinary hospital after they received a report that a 15-month-old American bull dog named Bruiser had been shot in the head and was suffering from severe injuries. "I understand the severity of that type of arrest , that type of investigation, and I chose to, instead of communicating with 10 different press agencies on the same subject, to hold a press conference", Lopinto said.

Unless you've been somewhere without Internet today, December 20, we're going to assume you've heard the insanely exciting news that Khloe Kardashian , 33, finally confirmed that she is pregnant with Tristan Thompson's , 26, child! She later addressed the outpouring of support on Twitter , writing, "I was so nervous to post our announcement but WOWWW I am overwhelmed with the response by you guys!" While it's possible Thompson dumped his pregnant girlfriend to date a celebrity, it's ...

Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer declined to say whether Democrats would unite to defeat the bill in that chamber. Shortly before the House and Senate votes, Democratic representative Luis Gutierrez told reporters, "We're really exhausted of tomorrow", referring to years of failed attempts in Congress to protect Dreamers from deportation, allow them to legally work in the United States and get on a path to citizenship.

It had not raised questions about the rail bridge over I-5, which has a curve that is posted for travel at 30 miles per hour. Dinh-Zarr said they will look into whether Positive Train Control , a technology that can slow trains, would have helped prevent the wreck.

The building accommodates a fitness center, a public sauna and restaurants. The toll may rise further as firefighters continue to search the building, the spokesman said. A man who leapt from a blazing eight-storey building in South Korea yesterday survived when firefighters broke his fall with an air mattress. The worst fire ever to hit modern South Korea was an arson attack on a subway station in the southeastern city of Daegu that left 192 people dead and almost 150 injured in 2003.

The boy's parents purchased a bottle of wine for each of the educators and replaced the label with a picture of their son. An Ohio student gave his teacher a present with a unique twist, and it's going viral. DJ's tweet has more than 36,000 likes and 5,500 retweets, as of Thursday evening. Others also shared images of their own version of the hilarious DIY gift.

Most of the day Friday , especially the morning looks dry. We expect the greatest amount of ice accretion to occur in northern CT with little to no icing expected in southeastern CT. Seasonable conditions to begin the weekend, with just a low chance of snow for points south of Detroit early Saturday . Accumulating snow is likely in that area Sunday, followed by lake-effect snow showers Monday, the weather service said in its outlook.

The detainee began cooperation with Groysman during the latter's work as parliament speaker, and later he joined the government when Groysman was appointed prime minister. "He enjoyed respect. He worked very responsibly, diligently and creatively for the Russian special services". He also previously worked for Ukraine's Slovenia embassy and ex-president Viktor Yanukovych , who was ousted in the Ukrainian revolution of 2014, amid allegations of political corruption.

The leader of the other main separatist party and former vice president, Oriol Junqueras, faces the same charges and is now being held on remand in a Spanish prison. Protesters carry Esteladas, Catalan separatist flags, and Basque flags, during a rally in favour of a referendum on independence from Spain for the autonomous community of Catalonia, in the Basque city of Bilbao, Spain September 9, 2017.

Since that meeting, Japan's foreign officials have not been given the impression they should start planning a trip to Vancouver. South Korea, Japan and India are just some of the other countries that will be at the worldwide summit, which is being held on January 16.

While a number of recent presidents have been commemorated in the same way, many have talked about howTrump's Disney robot eerily resembles Hillary Clinton . Others are defending the Hall of Presidents and Walt Disney . Donald Trump will join the exclusive Disney World Hall of Presidents Club today when the attraction re-opens Tuesday after a lengthy refurbishment.

Coming in a distant second is Shah Rukh Khan with income of Rs 170.5 crore and SRK too has retained his spot at rank 2. According to a Duff & Phelps report, Kohli is the most valuable celebrity brand in the country, with a brand value of United States dollars 144 million registering a growth of 56 per cent from a year ago.

In any case, the higher-than-anticipated information exchanges ran counter to President Donald Trump's professions this year that the law was "dead", "completed" and "gone", and in addition his expressly expressed arrangement to "let Obamacare flop" so as to compel Democrats to back its nullification.

Police say Alvarez was friends with Flores' brother and had been a friend of the family for several years. Photos led officers to believe the baby was 6-week-old Shamali Flores. She told her boyfriend, and others who knew her, that the baby was due in January but came early. Instead, she lied, saying she had been at the hospital giving birth.

The lawsuit was brought in NY by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) in the first weekend of the Trump administration. Trump's refusal to divest his sprawling web of worldwide real estate holdings and other business interests has fueled criticism that he's miring the White House in conflicts of interest.

The navy's chosen UAS will be responsible for refueling capabilities which would extend the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters. Proposals for the MQ-25, the final requirements for which were released in October, are due to the Navy on January 3. According to news website New Atlas , it is competing against American aerospace and defence company Lockheed Martin and aeronautics firm General Atomics ...

Acting chief commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton told reporters that while the crash was considered to be deliberate, there was no evidence of a link to terrorism. James Gargasoulas, the man accused of that act, last week pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges, and his lawyer says he has mental health issues.

It has capped oil deliveries to North Korea and the United States has asked China to cut off crude supplies altogether, a move that would deal a crippling blow to North Korea's economy. The new draft goes a step further, requiring all North Koreans working overseas and their minders to return home within a year. There are also 19 new individuals, a lot of them in the banking sector, proposed for travel bans and asset freezes, as well as the Army ministry.

Every year, some people who pick health plans or are automatically renewed do not end up with coverage because they never start paying monthly premiums. The final tally of 2018 enrollment won't be known for a few more months. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reveled in Congress' passage of a massive $1.5 trillion tax reform bill, claiming that, once he signed it into law, it would propel economic growth.

Eyewitnesses said the incident at Sasa Musa sugar factory in Gopalganj district happened at midnight when the decrepit boiler exploded all of a sudden. The investigation report on the NTPC blast found that "violation of safety norms" and the "tearing hurry" shown in commissioning a power unit were key reasons behind the explosion.

Union defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and rural development minister Narendra Singh Tomar - who have been appointed as observers by the parliamentary board - reached Shimla along with party state in-charge and Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday evening to hold a discourse on the name of Himachal's new chief minister with the newly elected state legislators.