Sentences with phrase «saturday as»

Both Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Democratic rival city Comptroller William Thompson had their eyes on Queens Saturday as the mayoral contenders made stops in the borough.

Regardless of the storm, the 40th Shamrock Run is set to go on Saturday as scheduled, organizers said.

THERE was confusion in the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday as members expressed dissatisfaction over the handling of the party's congress in the state.

The new secretariat, located at Murtala Muhammad Way, opposite Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, was commissioned by the APC National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, last Saturday as campaign office for President Muhammadu Buhari.

The federal government shut down on Saturday as Republicans and Democrats in Congress feuded over spending, including a program that protects young undocumented immigrants.

There was palpable tension on Saturday as the voting and accreditation process commenced in the Ondo governorship election on Saturday.

A deep - pocketed animal rights group expects a new carriage - horse bill early next year — no thanks to the City Council speaker, who the organization blasted Saturday as an «ineffective» phony...

Mr Amaliba was speaking on TV3's New Day on Saturday as regards the resignation of William Agyapong Quaitoo, who succumbed to pressure after comments deemed ethnocentric.

Many of them turned out last Saturday as elected officials joined civic leaders and city officials to officially co-name the northeast corner of Diversity Plaza in a ceremony that coincided with World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, which was designated by the United Nations in 2002.

Gunshots were reportedly fired on Saturday as violence marred the Congress of the All Progressives Congress in the Owan East Local Government Area of the state.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned Saturday as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee amid allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

Thousands of holiday makers are expected to enjoy free train ride from Lagos to Osun as from Saturday as the state government has concluded arrangements to provide the service.

Mr Mensah sounded the caution in his address last Saturday as a guest speaker at the grand durbar of the 63rd Afenorto festival of the Chiefs and people of Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region.

One person has died on Saturday as a truck lost its control and ran over a 14 seater bus on the Kara Bridge end of the Lagos - Ibadan Expressway.

Party stakeholders and delegates escaped attack on Saturday as the Enugu State Congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ended in a fiasco.

Allies of Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, who entered Saturday as one of two leading contenders for DNC boss, «asked him not to come,» said a Democratic Party source.

There was confusion in Lokoja Local Government Kogi State on Saturday as two chairman emerged in the Local Government congress conducted by the ruling All Progressive...

The list of candidates to lead the FBI expanded Saturday as Attorney General Jeff Sessions interviewed eight potential replacements for the ousted James Comey — including a woman who investigated Bill and Hillary Clinton in the 1990s.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York state entered a new fiscal year without a state budget Saturday as lawmakers failed to find compromises on key proposals relating to education spending and juvenile justice.

There was tension in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday as residents protested the arrest of a suspected thug in...

State Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa, who was featured Saturday as a speaker at the United Federation of Teachers annual Spring Conference in Midtown, told the Daily News it only makes sense for the mayor to continue calling the shots for public schools.

The crisis in the ruling All Progressive Congress deepened on Saturday as parallel state congresses produced two chairmen in Oyo State.

Protesters made their voices heard in New York City Saturday as Trump visited for political fundraisers.

Ghana, will pay cocoa farmers GH cents 7,600 cedis (US$ 1,914) per tonne for cocoa beans, during the 2016 - 17 season, nearly a 12 percent increase, more than the last crop year, Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, said last Saturday as he announced the start of the new season.

Ghana is among over 30 countries including Saudi Arabia to declare Saturday as the first day of fasting.

Bloom resigned Saturday as an advisor to movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

State Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes fought back tears Saturday as she announced a plan to add a pillar honoring African American military veterans.

«My district is competitive, and that's a good thing... because it forces people to talk to a broader sense of the community,» Hurd said Saturday as the closing witness in a trial over whether the district lines should be redrawn.

A limited state of emergency was declared in the City of Niagara Falls on Saturday as clean - up from Friday night's damaging storms continued.

City of Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. will resign Saturday as president and 15th District alderman.

(CNN)-- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at the annual California Republicans convention Saturday as the party faces an uphill battle in a state that has turned more and more blue.

«The Nigeria Police Force advises that travellers should take advantage of alternative routes to their destinations where necessary within the hours of this restriction of vehicular movement on Saturday as Police, complemented by the military and other security agents on duty at strategic points will subject motorists and other travellers plying the affected routes to civil and meticulous security search.

Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino derided Gov. Andrew Cuomo's video presentation at the Working Families Party convention on Saturday as a «hostage tape» and questioned the agreement that gave the Democratic incumbent the party's endorsement.

NEW YORK >> New York's progressive Working Families Party formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon on Saturday as its gubernatorial candidate — challenging incumbent Democratic Gov.

The clean lines of the white dress highlighted Markle's smiling face Saturday as she sat at the altar of the chapel, holding Harry's hand as the sprawling train lay at her feet.

The state Assembly approved the program on Saturday as part of a revenue bill.

New York's progressive Working Families Party formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon on Saturday as its gubernatorial candidate — challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists had gathered here for a rally and clashed with counterprotesters, resulting in at least one death and prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency.

The extent of injuries suffered in the Bronx - Lebanon Hospital Center shooting became clear on Saturday as doctors scrambled to save the lives of their colleagues.

NEW YORK >> New York's progressive Working Families Party formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon on Saturday as its gubernatorial candidate — challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Follow The Courant's reporters Friday and Saturday as they provide up - to - the - minute information from the state Democratic convention in Hartford.

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A deep - pocketed animal rights group expects a new carriage - horse bill early next year — no thanks to the City Council speaker, who the organization blasted Saturday as an «ineffective» phony who «holds herself up as a leader who's strong on animal welfare.»

Gasps echoed through a rapt crowd at the National Action Network in Harlem Saturday as 16 - year - old Aalayah Eastmond, a Parkland shooting survivor, recalled slipping beneath the lifeless body of one of her classmates to avoid the bullets.

Sabbath services at the Lower East Side's Bialystoker Synagogue felt funereal Saturday as its star congregant — Silver — fell from grace, again.

Police have identified the man who fatally shot himself outside the White House on Saturday as 26 - year - old Alabama resident Cameron Ross Burgess.

Tragedy was averted in Osogbo the Osun State capital today Saturday as a train derailed.

But addressing the Volta Regional House of Chiefs on Saturday as part of the celebrants at a ceremony to mark the election of Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV and the former President Volta Regional House of Chiefs Volta Region as President of the National House of Chiefs, an optimistic Akufo - Addo said the NPP was hopeful of wooing the NDC someday.

In a statement issued by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Government also reiterated the call for a peaceful and orderly conduct by the electorates on Saturday as the State holds elections that will usher in new Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the State.

But O'Reilly, 17, was beaming Saturday as he shook hands and traded laughs with dozens of police officers who crowded into his family's home in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, delivering gifts and offering support in an effort to show that his family hasn't been forgotten.