Senate Democrats can't block a Supreme Court confirmation on their own and are seeking to sway two additional Republicans to be able to do so. Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine have already publicly objected to a vote before Election Day.
Second, philanthropies can de-risk investments in promising technologies, so they are more attractive to commercial investors, Gates said. "For instance, we make equity investments in biotech start-ups to develop new products that prevent and treat infectious diseases. And we guarantee the purchase of large volumes of vaccines and contraceptive implants by public agencies."
Seven of the ten cities that saw the highest growth in property prices in the first quarter of 2017 are in China, despite the average appreciation rate growing at a slower rate than the previous quarter, according to the Global Residential Cities Index released by Knight Frank, a London-based real estate consultancy.
Second, parents have high expectations for their children's education, with fierce competition to gain admission into top universities.
Seattle Public Library is offering the ability to check out e-books for up to 21 days. Despite the fact that they’re electronic copies, a limited number of each title is available, based on usage licenses.
Second-quarter financial data released in the prospectus showed annual spending per active user has increased from 673.9 to 762.8 yuan, while monthly active users on average reached 195 million, up 17 percent from the first quarter.
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Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun said the government aims to take ownership of 400 hectares of private land under the Lands Resumption Ordinance over the next five years whereas this law has been invoked 13 times for public rental housing since Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997.
Secondly, the United States has benefited a lot in international trade despite its trade deficit in goods.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Senate will remain in session Thursday. "We have to see what the House does," he said.