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[ad_1] Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed President Biden's nominee for ambassador to Israel, Democrat Jack Lew, on his past work on Iran sanctions during a nomination hearing Wednesday.  Several pro-Palestinian demonstrators protesting against Israel disrupted the first few minutes of the hearing. After they were escorted out, the meeting continued uninterrupted.  Lew defended his record on the Iran deal , known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and asserted he would work to advance a "negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." "I want to be clear, Iran is a threat to regional stability and to Israel's existence," Lew said. "If confirmed, I will uphold President Biden's commitment to deny Iran a nuclear weapon."  GOP SENATORS COULD BLOCK JACK LEW FROM ISRAEL AMBASSADORSHIP OVER CONTROVERSIAL PAST WITH IRAN Jack Lew during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination heari

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment With the time left to lift the debt ceiling dwindling, President Biden said Thursday that the White House and congressional Republicans were “making progress” on a deal, and a leading GOP negotiator said the talks were “closer.” But there was still no certain path to avoiding a calamitous default before the government runs out of money. For much of the week, a familiar rhythm had set in on Capitol Hill. Talks never imploded or paused altogether, as they did the week before. Negotiators appeared to trudge from one meeting to the next, without indicating much concrete progress. Even as the need to find agreement intensified, House Republicans and the White House remained at odds over the extent and duration of new restrictions on federal spending, with each side accusing the other of violating their respective red lines. On Wednesday, the bipartisan discussions were held at the White House and lasted roughly four hours. Republicans have repe

[ad_1] Sentence structure is one among the most important grammatical components that acts as the foundation of a language (Representative image) Learn the rules for all types of sentence structure so that you can communicate clearly, correctly, and confidently Sentence structure is how all the parts of a sentence fit together. If you want to make more advanced and interesting sentences, you first have to understand how sentence structure works. In fact, sentence structure is one among the most important grammatical components that acts as the foundation of a language. So here is what you need to know. In this article, you will learn what a sentence structure is and the different types of sentence structures. You will also find examples for every sentence structure. What is Sentence Structure? Sentence structure is a grammatical component that tells you exactly where and how each component of a sentence should be placed in order to blend and make sense. Sentence structure is the g

[ad_1] A gut-wrenching war movie from Germany and pitch-black Irish comedy were the big winners as British cinema handed out its annual BAFTA awards on Sunday, with less than a month to go to the Oscars. With 14 nods, German director Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front started the night as the most-nominated foreign-language film in the BAFTA academy's 76-year history. The Netflix drama triumphed with seven awards, including best film and best director for Berger, as well as original score and cinematography, in the buildup to the Academy Awards on March 12.  Berger credited his daughter Matilda for turning his "doubts into trust", after she told him he had to make a movie of Erich Maria Remarque's powerful 1929 novel, which she was reading in school.  Producer Malte Grunert said the British plaudits for a German-language film were "just incredible", and it has also amassed nine Oscar nominations. With a nod to modern-day conflicts i

[ad_1] Ashita Fernando celebrates after dismissing Saud Shakeel — ICC The International Cricket Council (ICC) reprimanded Sri Lanka's fast bowler Asitha Fernando for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct for Players on day three of the second Test against Pakistan on Wednesday in Colombo. The incident happened during the 81st over of Pakistan's innings where Fernando went close to Saud Shakeel and celebrated in an inappropriate way after dismissing the batter. Fernando, 25, breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match". One demerit point was also added to the disciplinary record of the player. The 25-year-old admitted to the offence and accepted the punishment proposed by David Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so ther

[ad_1] BEIJING — China is facing a tricky year ahead, with economic growth slowing, the population — and more importantly, the workforce — shrinking, markets in turmoil and tensions with the United States remaining high. The American presidential campaign will probably see an increase in anti-Beijing sentiment. How will the ruling Communist Party deal with these challenges? We will get a good handle on policies and approaches when the “Two Sessions” begin in Beijing this week. The meetings will probably last about nine days and will see about 5,000 delegates from around the country descend on the Great Hall of the People — the palatial building on one side of Tiananmen Square — many of them wearing the traditional dress of their people. The event is high on pomp and ceremony, and also on control: Traffic is rerouted and security is dramatically tightened. The political proceedings will be highly choreographed, with most of the decisions having already been made by Communist Part

[ad_1] The Kalakshetra Foundation, loctaed in south Chennai, was established in 1936 by artiste Rukmini Devi as a center for training and performance of Bharatanatyam. (Getty Images) Students of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, being run by the Kalakshetra on its campus, resorted to the protest at the "tapovan", the prayer space at the entrance of the college on Thursday demanding justice The Kalakshetra, an iconic institution here, has announced closure of its college till April 6, in the wake of protests by students against alleged sexual harassment and misconduct on the campus. Students of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, being run by the Kalakshetra on its campus, resorted to the protest at the “tapovan", the prayer space at the entrance of the college on Thursday demanding justice. They alleged harassment by a senior faculty and sought appropriate action against him. As the allegations surfaced a few days ago, chairperson of National Commission of W