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Nina Totenberg Democratic Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from participating in a case involving a conservative nonprofit with ties to a group that gave at least $1 million to fund a "national campaign" to win Senate confirmation of her Supreme Court nomination. At her confirmation hearing, Barrett refused to answer questions about whether she would recuse in the case, which was then pending before the court, but had not been granted review. At the time, she said it would "not be appropriate for m...

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Patrick Semansky/AP Democratic Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from participating in a case involving a conservative nonprofit with ties to a group that gave at least $1 million to fund a "national campaign" to win Senate confirmation of her Supreme Court nomination. At her confirmation hearing, Barrett refused to answer questions about whether she would recuse in the case, which was then pending before the court, but had not been granted review. At the time, ...

Almost 3,000 current students and teachers, but also future generations from high schools in the counties of Argeș, Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt, Vâlcea, Teleorman, Caraș-Severin and Constanța will benefit from green energy in March thanks to the initiative of the CEZ Group in Romania to install and donate a photovoltaic panel plant with a power of 15 kW each. The initiative is an investment with a long-term impact, worth 15,000 euros / each high school, funds provided by the CEZ Group in Romania, the company said in a statement. “One of the main directions we have focused on in recent y...

March 13, 2021 Share The Philippines has gotten a measure of control over its once-runaway COVID-19 outbreak through strict lockdowns and a year of school closures, coupled with widespread use of face protectors, experts and citizens on the ground say. The Southeast Asian country known for its migratory population — Filipinos work throughout the developed world — has reported fewer than 2,000 new cases per day most of the time since October, down from as much as 6,275 cases previously. Daily counts fell below 1,000 at the start of January. Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, only Indones...

President Rodrigo Duterte has railed against military pacts with Washington for increasing the risks of his country getting caught in a US-China conflict over the South China Sea. Photo: AP Opinion Lucio Blanco Pitlo III How the Philippines and US can save the Visiting Forces Agreement (and keep China at bay) Although Rodrigo Duterte has railed against defence pacts with the US, Washington can show its commitment to them through high-level talks With Beijing becoming more assertive in the South China Sea, Manila has the impetus to maintain robust security ties with the US