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South African MPs on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over the delay in releasing the terms of reference with regard to the Commission of Inquiry into state capture. President Jacob Zuma must issue the terms of reference as a matter of urgency and this must be based on the remedial action of former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's report on state capture, said Mathole Motshekga, Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.
Kansas corrections officials and the company picked to build a new state prison have bolstered support for their plan among top Republican legislators, making it more likely their project will get the final go-ahead. Three key Republican legislators said after a briefing this week that they're more comfortable with a state Department of Corrections plan to have the nation's largest private prison operator, CoreCivic Inc., build the new prison for 2,432 inmates in Lansing, in the Kansas City area.
Damon Hininger, the president and CEO of private prison company CoreCivic Inc., follows a Kansas legislative committee discussion of a state Department of Corrections plan to build a new prison, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The department plans to have CoreCivic build the prison and lease it to the state for 20 years.
The Coast Guard Cutter Forward was diverted from a counter drug operation to respond to hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. As part of the Department of Homeland Security team, the Coast Guard is linked directly to FEMA and the overall federal hurricane response.
With our state embarking on many needed reforms to help families and businesses prosper, our state's most durable and sustaining industry - travel and tourism - remains committed to growth and continued investment for Mainers across the state. It's no secret Vacationland is a busy destination for domestic and international visitors.
Federal, state and local law enforcement were predicting increased security for Red Sox playoff baseball at Fenway Park Sunday after reports that Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock researched online... The New England Patriots recaptured their winning defensive formula early Thursday night, then held on late to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19-14 ... (more)
Kansas legislators are debating how much the decision to house more inmates two-to-a-cell has fueled unrest at state prisons in recent months, and some worry about Department of Corrections plans to open a new prison with a majority of its cells double-bunked. Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood told a legislative committee this week that the cells at the planned new prison in Lansing in the Kansas City area would be large enough to hold two inmates, including maximum-security prisoners.
Japan on Sunday marked 72 years since the world's first nuclear attack on Hiroshima, with the nation's traditional contradictions over atomic weapons again coming into focus. The anniversary came after Japan sided last month with nuclear powers Britain, France and the US to dismiss a UN treaty banning atomic weapons, which was rejected by critics for ignoring the reality of security threats such as North Korea.
The 2017 National Football League draft is happening in Philadelphia this weekend, from April 27 to 29. And a local organization will help recover surplus food so it can be donated to area shelters. Food Connect is the Philadelphia-based organization behind an app that makes donating surplus food to local shelters as easy as a few clicks.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Life Technologies in a lawsuit brought by rival Promega that alleged patent infringement. The Thermo Fisher Scientific subsidiary prevailed 7-0 in the lawsuit.
Jonathan Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Stellar Aviation Group, talks to a reporter at Lantana Airport in Lantana, Fla. Miller says everyone agrees the president needs to be kept safe but hopes that some kind of compromise can be found to keep the facility open during Trump's visits.
President-elect Donald Trump claimed a big win Wednesday when he announced he had successfully pressured Carrier Corporation not to move some of its production facilities from Indiana to Mexico. While the company will still shift some production south of the border, the change of plans will save about 1,000 jobs in Indiana.
President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Indiana Thursday afternoon to meet with officials at heating and air-conditioning company Carrier to celebrate a deal that will keep hundreds of the company's positions from being relocated to Mexico. Yet some are concerned about what kind of precedent the pact struck by the incoming administration will set for domestic companies going forward.
President-elect Donald Trump is set on Thursday to trumpet a deal with furnace and air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. that would reduce the planned 1,400 job cuts at an Indianapolis factory that became a political cause during the presidential campaign. Feb. 10: Company officials announce plans to shutter the Indianapolis factory, along with a 700-worker factory in the northeastern Indiana city of Huntington that is also owned by Carrier parent company United Technologies Corp. of Hartford, Connecticut.
Mega-ships bringing economic infusion to Port Canaveral Second mega-ship Oasis of the Seas arrived at Port Canaveral Sunday morning Check out this story on floridatoday.com: http://on.flatoday.com/2fQ8S9s Royal Caribbean's massive cruise ship is now going to use Port Canaveral, Fl. Video by Tim Shortt.
In this Oct. 6, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall in Sandown, N.H. Trump made a series of lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005. The Republican presidential nominee issued a rare apology Friday, "if anyone was offended."
The White House cancelled the meeting of the US President Barack Obama with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte after the latter used obscene language against him. "President Obama will not be holding a bilateral meeting with President Duterte of the Philippines this afternoon," said Ned Price spokesman of the National Security Council, White House.
The Justice Department says it's phasing out its relationships w... . FILE - In this June 28, 2016 file photo, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington.
If you fly, regardless of what you fly, you've probably had indirect contact with the HEICO Corporation , even though you may never have heard the name. It's an aviation and aerospace technology company that makes replacement parts and provides a host of other services and products to flying machines.