In California's "top-two" system for primaries, the two candidates who receive the first and second highest numbers of votes advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation. At the same time, GOP Rep. Martha Roby was forced into a runoff in Alabama after speaking out against President Trump. In Missouri's 17th state senate district, two-term state representative Lauren Arthur beat her Republican opponent by a 19-point landslide in a district Trump won by five points.

A woman casts her vote in Ireland's referendum on liberalizing abortion law, on Gola Island, Ireland, May 24, 2018. On Friday , Ireland will decide whether to repeal its Eighth Amendment and change its current abortion laws. Ireland appeared to move away from its conservative Roman Catholic roots and embrace a more liberal view. At Cambridge, however, the women's campaign said funding is dependent on voting to repeal abortion laws.

Sporadic cross-border fire was a reminder of the situation's unresolved volatility, however. Trump's move was considered by some as a tacit acceptance of Israel's de facto control over the city, and Palestinian politicians have said that the embassy move demonstrates the U.S.is not an unbiased broker qualified to help steer Middle East peace talks.

Saudi Arabia suggested shortly after the US announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal that OPEC would act to mitigate any supply shortfall should it occur. A CNBC commentator said hitting the 2008 all-time high of $147 is possible. According to agency reports, USA crude inventories C-STK-T-EIA dropped by 1.4 million barrels in the week to May 11, to 432.34 million barrels.

The first attempt lost at each step in federal court, and the Supreme Court declined to consider an appeal in 2014. The nation's most insistent promoters of gambling are state governments that run lotteries. On the reverse end, we have seen a lot of match fixing from places that have it outlawed, most notably Korea. "It's time to keep this revenue here at home".

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas acknowledged, however, that protecting European companies from potential U.S. penalties could be hard. Germany has acknowledged it could be hard to protect companies doing business with Iran as the USA tightens the screws.

With a spending increase of 1.71 percent, or $1,209,929 more than the current school year's spending, the budget presents a 2.02 percent tax levy increase. Mohonasen voters adopted the budget with 65 percent in support. More help is being made available for Waterloo Community Schools' students who don't have access to the internet at home.

The director of Shifa's emergency department, which has only 20 beds, said his staff received 500 wounded patients on Monday, almost 20 percent of all the injuries that day across Gaza . Doctors Without Borders called on the Israeli army to stop using deadly force against demonstrators, saying their actions were "unacceptable and inhuman".

Russian Federation - which is alone in having close relations with both Iran and Israel - has sought to position itself as a mediator to prevent further escalation. In the end, the US, UK, and France all condemned Iran for its missile attack on Israel without mentioning Israeli incursions into Syria to strike Iranians.

Woods found himself afforded cut-line hope as Justin Thomas , one of golf's most unflappable figures, fluffed a chip at the 18th en route to a bogey. "He's feeling better about his health. I think they might have tipped back a couple and got a little sleepy". "His chances of winning a Major are maybe better than winning a regular event".

It has been blamed for a series of recent strikes inside Syria that have killed Iranians, though it has not acknowledged those raids. At least 15 people were killed in an airstrike on an Iranian weapons depot in Damascus . " Iran has crossed a red line", he said. Several members of parliament, on Wednesday , set the US flag and a copy of the nuclear agreement (JCPOA) on fire following Trump's historic and long-anticipated announcement that Washington was exiting the Iran nuclear deal .

Media captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump: From enemies to frenemies? North Korea and South Korea have been separated since 1953 with very limited exchanges, cultural or otherwise. Kim Dong Chul had been in custody since late 2015. Singapore has diplomatic ties with North Korea but suspended all trade with the country in November previous year as worldwide sanctions were tightened.

She is kind and patient. I was always at peace because of the way my mother treated me, Like a little prince. She ran the household like a business . How is it that when they grow up and make poor decisions, rejecting their parent's advice and potentially the parents themselves, a mother, with a broken heart, can still love them? For a lot of folks, these special days pass by in much the same vein as any other.

The Houston Rockets are one game away from their first Western Conference Finals since 2015, and they have their defense - rather than their league-leading offense - to thank for that. As security escorted C.J. Paul past the Rockets' bench toward the exit, Chris Paul objected. Capela has enjoyed a dynamic postseason, averaging 15.4 points, 13 rebounds, and an NBA-high 2.6 blocks.

At its core, net neutrality regulations prohibit internet service providers from engaging in "unfair" practices, including blocking websites, throttling traffic and engaging in paid prioritization, or when an internet provider favors one of site over a competitor's or offers better access to companies that pay for it.

He said the negative tone of the Republican primary will work in his favor in the general. Blankenship was also referring to Chao's ninety-year-old father, who founded an American shipping company called Foremost Group, when he said that McConnell's "China family has given him tens of millions of dollars".

Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from Beirut, said that the move has created concerns in neighbouring Lebanon after Lebanese army said that the country's airspace was violated by Israeli fighter jets. Israel's military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus said Israel had retaliated for an attack on its outposts in the strategic Golan Heights plateau.

Mahathir disputed Najib's assertion during a concession speech that Malaysia's king must appoint the new prime minister because no single party has a parliamentary majority, calling it "confusion". A party or a coalition in Malaysia needs 112 seats to form the government. Najib's father, Abdul Razak - Malaysia's second prime minister - was in turn Mahathir's political mentor.

With such a crowded ballot consisting of 27 candidates for Governor, 11 for Lt. Governor, eight for Secretary of State and no less than three and as many as five for five other state offices, plus 32 candidates for U.S. "Ohio Republicans came out in force yesterday to register their displeasure with Sherrod Brown and his record of putting far-left politics ahead of the interests of his constituents", National Republican Senate Committee Spokesman Bob Salera said in a news release.

Schneiderman, who has resigned, has implied his conduct was either welcomed by the women, or was not as they described. The allegations were stunning, given Schneiderman's record of advocating for women, including pursuing a case against movie producer Harvey Weinstein , who has been accused of repeated assaults and attacks on women.

He said he expected it to take "some time". The prospects of saving the deal depend in large measure on whether worldwide companies are willing and able still to do business with Iran despite the USA sanctions. Trump's slogan is "America First", but a better description would be "America Alone". Netanyahu gave a televised address minutes after Trump's announcement on Tuesday to express his strong backing for the "historic" decision, announced in a speech in Washington that ...

But the fate of the Iran deal suggests Trump could also dismiss pleas from Seoul - a treaty ally - in future. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who attended the meeting along with South Korean President Moon Jae-In, said his nation would normalize ties with North Korea if the nuclear and missile issues, along with that of the abduction of Japanese citizens, were solved comprehensively.

Warner on Monday wrote a letter to Haspel, obtained by CNN , saying that the Central Intelligence Agency has failed to make enough of Haspel's record public - and he urged Haspel, now acting Central Intelligence Agency director, to intervene herself to declassify additional materials.

All the deals are dependent on United States licences because of the heavy use of USA parts in commercial planes. The decision marked a stark diplomatic defeat for Europe, whose leaders, repeatedly and in person, had begged Trump to think again.

McCabe told 21 News that there are more than 450 different ballot styles, including ones for each the Democratic and Republican races in each precinct. If you haven't and want to vote tomorrow, you'll have to do that at your precinct. In 2014, there were 1.3 million OH voters in the May primary as opposed to 3.3 in the 2016 primary.