Neil Gorsuch sworn in as chief judge of the United States Moscow. April 10. INTERFAX.RU Neil Gorsuch received on Monday sworn in as chief judge of the US and will soon initiate the implementation of the duties in this post, informs television channel Fox News. Under U.S. law, Gorsuch had to bring two oath before this position. So, the first ceremony was held behind closed doors in the Supreme court and the second in the Rose garden at the White house. “I promise you that I will do everything in my power in order to fully serve the Constitution and the laws of our great nation,” said Gorsuch. “I’ll never forget the fact that if someone this much (—if), from him much is expected”, — he added. Last week the us Senate after a long discussion, unanimously approved the nomination of 49-year-old Gorsuch to the Supreme court. He became the
Day: April 11, 2017
The government supported amendments to the law on rallies
The government supported amendments to the law on rallies Government Commission on legislative activities endorsed the amendments to the law on rallies, made by Irene White. In the draft opinion of the White house, which read “Vedomosti” said that the amendments are supported, comments. On Wednesday the state Duma has passed in the first reading a bill elected from Moscow by Irina Belykh (“United Russia”), which equates to a meeting of parliamentarians with voters to rally. On Friday, the interlocutors “Vedomosti” reported that the deadline for the filing of notices of meetings of deputies with voters may be reduced, and local authorities will be responsible if you do not provide venues for meetings, said several sources close to the leadership of the state Duma. Following the discussions of the amendments in the Duma, the management decided to establish a working group to work on amendments for the first time she
Foreign Minister of Britain said about the discussion of new sanctions against Russia
Foreign Minister of Britain said about the discussion of new sanctions against Russia The British foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the foreign Ministers of the countries “the Big seven” will discuss new sanctions against Russian and Syrian military leaders, reports Reuters. “We will discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions, [which will] definitely some of the Syrian military figures and, moreover, some Russian soldiers who were involved in the coordination of the Syrian military effort,” said Johnson. He also urged Russia to “make a choice” between cooperation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the G7 countries. In his opinion, the cooperation of President Vladimir Putin, Syrian leader is hurting Russia’s reputation. In his Twitter the head of the British foreign Minister wrote that Russia’s support of Assad as a priority topic of the talks between him and Tillerson before the meeting of the G7 countries. Russia’s backing for #Assad main
Trump will ask the largest U.S. companies to participate in the national restructuring
The US President Donald trump on Tuesday will meet with the heads of the twenty largest U.S. companies in the framework of the project to collect a trillion dollars on infrastructure programs. This was announced by White house spokesman Sean Spicer, Reuters reports. The head of state, in particular, is scheduled to meet with representatives of General Motors, IBM and Wal-Mart Stores. In the election program of the “national restructuring” trump promised to send a trillion dollars of private and public investment to repair bridges, the development of electricity grids and broadband Internet. In addition, the money will be spent on upgrading of airports, and perhaps, upgrade of the hospitals for veterans. Also in the plans of the 45th President of the United States listed the tax reform, which seems to simplify the system of charges on income and the introduction of new rules, stimulating the transfer of production to
Human rights activists have noted a decline in the number of executions in the world
In 2016 the world was executed by 1,032 people, which is 37 percent less than in 2015. The data provided in the report of Amnesty International published on Tuesday, April 11. According to human rights activists, the death penalty in 2016, applied in 23 countries, and 87 percent of executed sentences were for Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pakistan. However, the list did not get statistics for China, since most of the information relevant to the application of this penalty in China is a state secret. For the first time since 2006, the US was not among the five leading countries in the number of executions. Over the 20 year time was given in pursuance of an exceptional sentence, but death row there is still 2 832. The death penalty in the Russian Criminal code, but in 1996 it was a moratorium in connection with country’s accession to the Council
North Korea has declared readiness to respond to a US attack
In Pyongyang believe that sending the shock of American air group to the Korean Peninsula proves the aggressive intentions of the United States, which North Korea is ready to respond. As transfers RIA Novosti, the corresponding statement the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Republic of circulated by the KCNA. The Ministry said that the direction of the nuclear aircraft carrier “Carl Vinson” in the waters off the coast of the Peninsula proves that the scenario of the US invasion of the DPRK has reached a serious phase. “If the US dares to make a choice in favor of military action, shouting slogans of “preventive strike” and “the destruction of the headquarters”, the DPRK is ready to react in any U.S. form of military action,” — said the Minister. The statement also stressed that the DPRK is not asking for the world, but always “ready to defend themselves by force
After the interrogation, the former Governor of Chelyabinsk were found in London
Former Governor of Chelyabinsk region, former state Duma Deputy Mikhail Yurevich, the suspect in obtaining multimillion-dollar bribe could not come to Ekaterinburg to testify on medical grounds. This is a National news service (NSN) said his lawyer Igor Trunov on Monday, April 10. “We have provided notarized and certified medical records, which suggests that at least a month will pass additional examinations in London, after which it will become clear whether they will continue Yurevich treatment in Israel or return to Russia to testify,” said Trunov. The criminal case against Yurevich was filed on March 16 of this year. According to investigators, in 2012, the head of the region received as compensation of 26 million rubles from Vitaly Teslenko (now serving a sentence on charges of taking bribes — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), who was appointed to the post of Minister of health of Chelyabinsk region. On the same day
The students demanded from the Bulk of 10 thousand Euro
A group of students gathered near one of the Moscow pre-trial detention facility, demanding money from the oppositionist Alexey Navalny. It is reported by REN TV. Students are reminded that Navalny promised to sue for 10 million euros for each detainee at the anti-corruption meetings held on March 26 in dozens of cities of Russia, and urged him to keep his word. The Bulk of the insulator was not. The opposition leader on the afternoon of 10 April was released from OVD “Konkovo”, told RIA Novosti lawyer Vadim Kobzev. Previous 15 days he was in administrative detention for disobeying the lawful demands of police officers. A few days before last March 26, the stock Navalny wrote in his blog that will help everyone illegally brought to responsibility for participation in rallies, to make complaints to the European court of human rights. “If a police officer would be so careless that
In the state Duma criticized the bill Milonov on the regulation of social networks
Vitaly Milonov The implementation of the bill Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov on the regulation of social networking will throw Russia into the third world countries in protecting the rights of citizens. This opinion was expressed by head of the Committee of the lower house of Parliament on information policy, Leonid Levin, reports Monday, April 10, RIA Novosti. “By itself, the initiative difficult to implement and tells about the authors lack of understanding of the very essence of the Internet and mechanisms of its work. Technical execution of the draft law (…) requires significant funds from the state and from the Internet industry,” said Levin. He recalled that to enter the network of citizens giving their personal details. “When you purchase the SIM card must provide a passport, when connected to the home Internet it is a contract between the user and the operator when using a public wi-fi hotspots, you
The scandal aboard United Airlines: passenger forcibly removed from flight
The scandal aboard United Airlines: passenger forcibly removed from flight Social networks around the world actively spreading the video, which shows how security service the United Airlines rude flight takes off with passengers, and power pulls it from the plane. The footage shows how a middle-aged man force pulls off the seat and then the arms and legs being dragged down the aisle to the exit. The flight was supposed to fly from Chicago to Louisville in Kentucky on Sunday evening. United Airlines has already apologized for the incident in his Twitter, the company stated that is currently conducting an investigation into the incident. A 50-second video made by one of the passengers was retweet more than 100 thousand times. @United overbook #flight3411 and decided to force random passengers off the plane. Here’s how they did it: pic.twitter.com/QfefM8X2cW — Jayse D. Anspach (@JayseDavid) 10 APR 2017 Seminarian Anspa Jase, posted