Chris Heaton-Harris is the latest Tory MP to say they are standing down. Future Publishing via Getty ImagesA cabinet minister has become the latest Tory MP to announce they are quitting parliament as the party braces itself for election defeat. Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said it had been an “honour and a privilege” to represent Daventry since being elected in 2010. That total is edging ever-closer to the 75 Tory MPs who said they were standing down ahead of the 1997 Labour landslide. Read more here 👇2/2 pic.twitter.com/hTqaQ2nNid — Chris Heaton-Harris MP (@chhcalling) May 18, 2024In his letter to the prime minister, Heaton-Harris said he planned to remain as Northern Ireland secretary “but obviously would understand if you feel it best to replace me”.
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May 19, 2024 17:42 UTC
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May 19, 2024 17:26 UTC
Congress first tightened regulation of machine guns back in 1934, in response to Prohibition-era gang violence. But machine guns are making a fast comeback. The tight supply of pre-1986 machine guns means that most of them easily fetch five-figure prices. “I can build my own machine gun — a modern-day machine gun,” Cargill said. “It cannot just be, ‘I got my FFL and SOT — I’m going to go and make all the machine guns I want.’ You cannot do that.”Several companies online offer to help the average citizen get their hands on a machine gun, often emphasizing the novelty of being able to access post-1986 machine guns.
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May 19, 2024 15:34 UTC
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May 19, 2024 14:35 UTC
Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishmentThe Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protestBERKELEY, Calif. -- Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. They were provocative in their times, products of an ideal that holds universities as sacrosanct spaces for debate, innovation — and even revolution. Administrators on some campuses have called in local police to break up pro-Palestinian protesters demanding that their schools divest from Israel in demonstrations that Israel's allies say are antisemitic and make campuses unsafe. The wave of pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses took inspiration from demonstrations at Columbia that began on April 17. Will there be a reckoning of how administrators handle protests over a conflict with no end in sight?
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May 19, 2024 13:26 UTC
1st long term study released on weight loss drug Wegovy ABC News’ medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton breaks down the new study on Wegovy, finding that patients continually taking the medication maintained weight loss after four years.
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May 19, 2024 09:04 UTC
Maui students visit another community that emerged from tragedy A group of students whose community was devastated by the Maui wildfires were given that chance through the Tomodachi Initiative to get inspired by another community that emerged from tragedy.
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May 19, 2024 08:08 UTC
How you can celebrate museum day across the world ABC News’ Will Ganss shows how you can celebrate international museum day both in person and virtually, with this year’s theme as “museums for education and research.”
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May 19, 2024 06:48 UTC
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will take the lead in the new Wicked movie UniversalAfter many, many years in the making, the new Wicked movie is finally very nearly here. AdvertisementHere’s everything we know so far about the first of those films…When was the Wicked film first announced? We decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one Wicked movie but two!!!! The movie will tell the same story as the musical, which reimagines the classic The Wizard Of Oz from the perspective of its witches. Check it out for yourself below:AdvertisementWhen is the Wicked movie released?
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May 19, 2024 06:13 UTC
The stars of Netflix's Mother Of The Bride Sasidis Sasisakulporn/NetflixMother Of The Bride arrived on Netflix last week, and its cast alone is sending in viewers in their droves to the streaming platform. Here’s where you might have seen them before…Miranda CosgroveMiranda Cosgrove in Mother Of The Bride (left) and School Of Rock (right) Netflix/ParamountMiranda Cosgrove plays influencer bride Emma in the film, but she’ll always be a Nickelodeon kid through and through. Rachael HarrisRachael Harris in Mother Of The Bride (left) and Suits (right) Netflix/USA Network/GettyBefore she was playing aunt Janice in Mother Of The Bride, Rachael spent three years playing the role of therapist Linda Martin in Lucifer. Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald in Mother Of The Bride (left) and performing stand-up in 2013 (right) Netflix/Michael Schwartz/GettyMichael plays Clay in Mother Of The Bride, a fellow Stanford alum from Lana’s past. Tasneem RocTasneem Roc in Mother Of The Bride NetflixAdvertisementAustralian actor Tasneem Roc plays uptight wedding planner Camala in Mother Of The Bride, and is known amongst Aussie natives for playing Thania in the teen drama Heartbreak High.
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May 19, 2024 06:08 UTC
Finding closure for loved ones killed by gangs on a relentless rampage through Haiti’s capital and beyond is growing harder day by day in a country where burial rituals are sacred and the dead veneratedAs killings surge, Haitians struggle to bury loved ones and find closure in violent capitalPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Dressed in black and white, the crowd of angry teenagers squeezed into a narrow street in Haiti’s capital. Finding closure for loved ones killed by gangs on a relentless rampage through Haiti’s capital and beyond is growing harder day by day in a country where burial rituals are sacred and the dead venerated. Still, there are those like Joseph’s friends and family who brave the streets despite the danger of whizzing bullets so they can give their loved ones a proper burial. Although many in Solino refuse to speak to reporters, the community welcomed a team of Associated Press journalists the day Joseph was buried. His mother, Daphne St. Cyr, recalled how Joseph loved school and wanted to become an agronomist.
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May 19, 2024 04:14 UTC
5th American arrested for ammo in luggage in Turks and Caicos Sharitta Grier is the latest American to be detained in Turks and Caicos after two rounds of ammunition were found in her carry-on bag.
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May 19, 2024 03:15 UTC