Sentences with phrase «first major leader»

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Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein became the first major Wall Street leader to speak out against President Donald Trump's order to halt arrivals from several Muslim - majority countries.

GREG Evans has got off to a flying start in his new role as KPMG's global leader of mining M&A, with one of the firm's major clients announcing its first takeover bid last week.

It was the NDP leader's first major speech to the industry since winning the provincial election in May; although prior to Oct. 9 she had consulted with individuals and small groups, she'd yet to speak directly to the sector as one entity.

Amazon was the first major entrant into the smart speaker category, and continues to cement its position as market leader as it looks to expand the role of the smart speaker in the home.

President Donald Trump said he was prepared to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un in what would be the first face - to - face encounter between the two countries» leaders and potentially mark a major breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

But joining her Sunday were leaders of major energy companies, environmental groups and First Nations.

Last October, Lisa Su became the first female leader of a major semiconductor company.

We believe that we were one of the first major luxury fashion online retailers in the world, which positions us well as a leader in this evolving channel.

Western allies press Trump to maintain nuclear deal with Iran: Reuters US intelligence monitors Iranian cargo shipments into Syria: CNN A trade war is a major risk for China's debt - ridden economy: CNBC Federal judge orders gov» t must accept new DACA immigration applications: WaPo Unification of Koreas still unlikely as leaders prepare to meet: Reuters US Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April after March decline: CB New home sales in US increased to 4 - month high in March: MarketWatch Richmond Fed Mfg Index turns negative for first time since 2016: Bond Buyer S&P Case - Shiller Home Price Index surged in Feb, up 6.3 % y - o - y: CNBC Federal Housing Finance Agency: US house prices continued to rise in Feb: HW Corp bonds with lowest investment - grade rating look vulnerable: Bloomberg 10 - year Treasury yield reaches 3.0 % for first time since 2014: CNN Money

From our early roots of being the first company in the world to build a fully - integrated Bitcoin pilot system for a major bank, over the subsequent few years launching consumer wallets, exchanges, and merchant services to become the market leader in Southeast Asia and Africa, starting to build our UK presence in 2016 and now finally launching across the wider Europe: we are now one giant leap closer to our goal of bringing digital currency to everyone, everywhere.

Edmonton - Gold Bar Liberal MLA Bettie Hewes became the first woman to lead a major political party when she served as interim leader of the Official Opposition in 1994.

Moses, the leader of the exodus from Egypt and the giver of the Law, and Elijah, the first of the major Jewish prophets, together represent Israel's past.

Major Drew McCombe, divisional leader for The Salvation Army, North West, said: «Lennon grew up close to Strawberry Field, and gave generously to the home as soon as he got his first pay cheque.

But consider the circumstances: this was the first major issue on which important evangelical leaders had broken with the Republican right — something that took real courage.

From a major snack maker launching its first protein - packed bar to industry leaders using their voice in the media to represent consumer demands, here are your top news stories of the week.

We now urge the Senate and House leaders to quickly reconcile any differences between the Senate and House bills, so the first major tax overhaul in 30 years can be passed and signed into law.

Despite a15 - day stint on the disabled list, Pujols, who hit his 26th homer last Friday, was still the major league leader; if he stays healthy and sustains his currenthome run rate, the first baseman will make a serious run at 70.

Kisner, the 18 -, 36 -, and 54 - hole leader was seemingly on track for his first major title.

The FedExCup leader and local hero will play the first two rounds of the Valero with four - time major winner Ernie Els and fellow Texan and three - time titleholder at this event, Justin Leonard.

A natural leader both on and off the field, the current first team captain grew up at Barça's famous Masia academy and along with Leo Messi has won more major trophies, 29, than any other player in club history.

This is the first major overhauling of staff Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, has undertaken since he took over the majority leader post from Dean Skelos back in May 2015 after Skelos was forced out of office due to a federal corruption scandal.

Thirteen months after its devolution deal was first announced, not a single candidate from a major party has come forward to stand in the city region's mayoral election next year, while local leaders have continued to question whether they should even have to introduce a metro mayor full - stop — despite the Communities secretary Sajid Javid stating explicitly that this would continue to be a «real red line» for progressing with devolution deals.

This will be one of the first major challenges for the duo; while McConnell has led Republicans in the chamber for a decade, Schumer became leader of the Democratic minority in January — though he has been a U.S. senator from New York since 1999.

Speaking to Mr Patrick Jones manager of the band and Samuel Oduro Ansah Leader of Vipers they said that, though this is going to be their first major performance in 2016 after releasing their first album they surely going to give audience value for their money.

The leader of the Senate Democrats, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, is at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to witness the historic nomination of the first female candidate for president in a major political party.

The three leaders the Party had after Major and before Cameron were the first leaders of the Party not to make it to Prime Minister since Austen Chamberlain in the 1920s.

Washington (CNN)- White House officials led by Vice President Joe Biden met for the first time Thursday with House and Senate leaders in both parties to begin negotiations on major differences over spending cuts.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has earned the dubious honour of being the first major party leader to be yelled at by a voter in the 2017 general election.

Instead, he's a grassroots campaigner — the first party leader since John Major to have begun his political life as a councillor — who narrowly won the former Tory seat of Westmoreland and Lonsdale, and set about turning it into a bastion of liberalism.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has earned the dubious honour of being the first major party...

GOP House leaders delayed their planned vote on a long - promised bill to repeal and replace «Obamacare,» in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump in their first major legislative test.

Jeremy Corbyn hammered home his message that austerity is «a political choice not an economic necessity» in his first major speech as Labour leader.

In his first major interview since quitting as party leader, Clegg said he initially did not believe the election night exit poll which suggested his party would be cut to 10 MPs.

If he does win tomorrow, Mr Cameron has less than 24 hours before his first major test as party leader - prime minister's questions in the Commons, where he will face Tony Blair over the dispatch box.

Republican Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb earned a note of distinction by becoming the first major - party candidate to formally declare a campaign to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose formidable war chest and bruising political style have seemingly made other potential candidates wary to enter the 2018 race.

That will start with the party's spring conference in Harrogate this weekend, during which he will make his first major speech as leader.

Mullins is not the first police union leader to seek the intervention of a major politician in the rift with City Hall.

Indeed, Duran's first major post-session fundraiser included as «co-chairs» Sens. Oscar Braynon and Audrey Gibson, respectively, the just - previous and current Senate Democratic leaders (as well as many of his fellow House members, including the Democratic leaders).

In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom.

With that vote, President Donald Trump's top priority passed its first major test of the legislative process, as Republican leaders in the House and Senate rush the complex tax legislation in a bid to put it on the president's desk before Christmas.

In his first major intervention in the Brexit debate, the former Lib Dem leader argued that senior figures in the Leave campaign were trying to «distort their way to victory».

Brown's appointment was the first move in a major reshuffle of the party following Corbyn's re-election as leader last month.

The general election race was thrown wide open today as polls showed that Nick Clegg's mould - breaking performance in the first of the televised leaders» debates had dramatically boosted his party's support, prompting the two major parties to vow to train their guns on its «eccentric, surprising» policies.

In his first major speech since the general election, the Labour leader blamed what he called the «brutal reality of austerity economics».

UKIP is assembling at Doncaster Racecourse for its annual conference, riding high on some major victories over the past few months and preparing for a by - election that could well secure the party its first seat in the Commons and, next year, for a general election that will see the leader himself, Nigel Farage, contesting a parliamentary seat.

Bradley, an outspoken leader in the Clarkstown Preservation society and the region - wide «preserve» movement seeks his first major elected office.

To remedy this and other ills, the report calls for major changes in the current two - tier voting system, where parents first cast an advisory vote and then leaders of parent organizations in the respective area make the final choice.

In first major policy call at party conference, leader will reveal that returning railways to public sector would be one of first acts of Labour government

The former Liberal Democrat leader argued Brexiteers were attempting to «shamelessly rewrite history» in his first major intervention in the EU campaign.

Dr. LaRusso published the first case series on PSC in the 1980s, and Mayo Clinic has become a major referral center for patients with PSC and a world leader in basic research on the disease.