[ad_1] Gloriavale workers have lost fingers, falls, chemical burns, and been overcome by toxic gases in a series of incidents since 2016. However, the government’s workplace safety watchdog ruled that the incidents did not meet the “minimum threshold for a formal investigation.” It comes after reports that some members of …
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[ad_1] Wednesday, 5pm: If you expected (half) a rerun of 2016, you don’t. On this day and at this time four years ago I was drunk – ranting drunk too. I do not recommend drinking excessively; Every time I get a couple more than I should, I have been known …
Read More »US election: Joe Biden elected US president, overthrowing Donald Trump
[ad_1] Days before leaving the White House in 2017, United States President Barack Obama surprised Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, declaring his gray-haired, septuagenarian lieutenant “the best vice president the United States has ever had,” a “Lion of American History”. The tribute marked the alleged end of …
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[ad_1] After spending two weeks here, healing the divided states sometimes seems like an impossible dream. For me, COVID-19 has made America lonely and depressing in places – the virus has taken away its buzz and vibe. It feels like the United States is in mourning and wants to recover, …
Read More »ACT leader David Seymour regrets not having Invercargill or Southland candidates for the election
[ad_1] Iain McGregor / Stuff No ACT New Zealand candidate ran in Invercargill or Southland in this election, which party leader David Seymour says could change in 2023. [File photo] David Seymour regrets not having ACT New Zealand candidates in Southland or Invercargill in the last general election. ACT was …
Read More »US elections: Joe Biden will take the helm of a divided nation
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: President Donald Trump lost the election, but his bombastic style of conservative populism lives on, leaving President-elect Joe Biden with the momentous task of unifying a land divided over race, immigration, the Covid-19 pandemic and how the nation looks. Trump has long been a cartoon-like villain to moderates …
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[ad_1] ‘WORTH EVERY MINUTE’ Loud applause broke out in the corridors of the hotel where Biden’s aides are staying in Delaware. “It’s worth every minute (of waiting),” said a Biden aide. Campaign staff exchanged elbow bumps and hugs in the hotel lobby. The sun was shining in Philadelphia, where Biden’s …
Read More »US Elections: Kamala Harris Makes History As First African-American Woman To Become Vice President
[ad_1] Before her selection, several Biden aides say Harris was able to allay the concerns of some on the former vice president’s side that she would be too ambitious personally to be a trusted partner. Harris has proven to be a team player, taking on a lower-profile role and holding …
Read More »World leaders congratulate Biden and Harris after “momentous victory” | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] When news broke of Joe Biden’s triumph over Donald Trump in the US presidential election, good wishes came from other world leaders. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks alongside vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Source: Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared that he was eager to work …
Read More »US Elections: Donald Trump Plays Golf As Media Calls Elections For Joe Biden
[ad_1] World November 7, 2020 06:47 pm3 minutes to read Donald Trump was playing golf in Virginia when the major news networks called the race for Joe Biden. Photo / AP President Donald Trump, after a morning of golf, has returned to the White House to witness the celebrations of …
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