GREETING A LUCKY NEW ARRIVAL
Mya Stuflizk, kneeling, and Kat Jewell visit with their new foal named Lark on Sunday at the Wildflower Equestrian Center in Durham, Maine. The foal was born on St. Patrick’s Day and was standing within a half-hour of being born.
two days, which his office attributed to a staff transition.
WPRI-TV reported that Whitehouse filed a report Wednesday saying he had purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of shares in Target and Tesla on Jan. 28. Members of Congress are required to disclose stock trades and various other financial transactions within 45 days, making Whitehouse two days late in disclosing the January stock purchases.
Whitehouse’s spokesperson said Saturday that it was due to a staff transition and the senator does not trade stocks himself, nor is he consulted by the account manager regarding trades.
The late filing was first reported by the website Insider.
The Democratic senator likely will not face a fine. According to the financial disclosure rules for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, penalties are assessed when the report is filed more than 30 days after the due date.
UN Syria envoy urges constitution panel to act seriously
BEIRUT – The U.N.’S special envoy for Syria said Sunday he hopes the Syrian government and the opposition will work with “a sense of seriousness and purpose” during the seventh round of
talks this week over draft constitutional reforms.
Geir Pedersen spoke ahead of the talks that are scheduled to last until Friday in Geneva. The delegations are to focus on four topics including basics of governance, state identity, state symbols and the structure and functions of public authorities.
The talks that began more than two years ago were last held in October when Pedersen said the Syrian government’s refusal to negotiate on revisions to the country’s constitution was a key reason for their failure.