The US has issued an emergency fuel waiver to help eliminate shortages in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the wake of an attack on the Colonial Pipeline.
"By this letter the US Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a waiver under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to address the fuel supply emergency caused by a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline's computer networks that led to the pipeline's shutdown", the letter said.
The waiver is effective immediately and will continue through 18 May.
"By this letter the US Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a waiver under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to address the fuel supply emergency caused by a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline's computer networks that led to the pipeline's shutdown", the letter said.
The waiver is effective immediately and will continue through 18 May.
The chief of the Pentagon's Defense Digital Service (DDS), Brett Goldstein, said in an interview with Politico that he will be stepping down in July 2021 after two years in his post.
Goldstein's term expires this year. For reasons unknown, his contract has not been prolonged despite his achievements in the post. His replacement has also not been announced so far, but his deputy, Katie Olson, who focused on the counter-drone operations and assembling the Department of Defense's collection of pathology specimens, will serve as acting chief.
Goldstein's term expires this year. For reasons unknown, his contract has not been prolonged despite his achievements in the post. His replacement has also not been announced so far, but his deputy, Katie Olson, who focused on the counter-drone operations and assembling the Department of Defense's collection of pathology specimens, will serve as acting chief.
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😳 Holy cow, India, you’re in the thick of it!
It’s well-known that in India, sacred cows are so important that anything produced by the creatures can be considered holy – literally anything! With the recent rise in COVID cases in the country, an unusual spike in the use of cow dung and urine has spread across the nation. Even a local MP has been advising people to partake in the unconventional methods. Like spreading poop all over your body, drinking cow urine daily, and covering your house with cow dung – apparently this all helps you to ward off COVID!
These “ancient rituals” have taken social media by storm. While some appear to have accepted this organic approach, local doctors have stressed that these methods are not scientifically proven and that spreading cow dung all over the house floor can actually lead to many other diseases.
It’s well-known that in India, sacred cows are so important that anything produced by the creatures can be considered holy – literally anything! With the recent rise in COVID cases in the country, an unusual spike in the use of cow dung and urine has spread across the nation. Even a local MP has been advising people to partake in the unconventional methods. Like spreading poop all over your body, drinking cow urine daily, and covering your house with cow dung – apparently this all helps you to ward off COVID!
These “ancient rituals” have taken social media by storm. While some appear to have accepted this organic approach, local doctors have stressed that these methods are not scientifically proven and that spreading cow dung all over the house floor can actually lead to many other diseases.
📮 Despite having agreed to vacate the White House on 20 January, Trump has continued to suggest that widespread voter fraud allegedly took place in 2020. However, all of the former Republican president's claims have been rejected in several courts.
Former US President Donald Trump has announced via his personal messaging platform that a "bombshell pleading" was filed as part of his efforts to prove "election fraud" took place in Michigan in 2020
Former US President Donald Trump has announced via his personal messaging platform that a "bombshell pleading" was filed as part of his efforts to prove "election fraud" took place in Michigan in 2020
President Joe Biden’s progressive deputies are spending billions to help many poor migrants move into U.S. cities, even as other pro-migration groups complain that many illegal migrants currently living in those high-rent cities have become homeless.
📍The federal government has awarded about $3 billion in contracts to shelter unaccompanied illegal immigrant children since February, records show.
📍 The Department of Health and Human Services awarded the three largest federal contracts, worth over $2 billion, to two private companies and one nonprofit — as record illegal immigration surges began overwhelming the authorities at the southern border.
Meanwhile, the economic turmoil has pushed many Americans out of jobs
📍The federal government has awarded about $3 billion in contracts to shelter unaccompanied illegal immigrant children since February, records show.
📍 The Department of Health and Human Services awarded the three largest federal contracts, worth over $2 billion, to two private companies and one nonprofit — as record illegal immigration surges began overwhelming the authorities at the southern border.
Meanwhile, the economic turmoil has pushed many Americans out of jobs
💵 The New York Stock Exchange ended sharply lower on fresh concerns that a return of inflation would likely to lead to a premature rise in interest rates.
▪️ The Dow Jones index fell -1.36%, or 473.66 points, to 34,269.16 points.
▪️ The broader S & P-500 lost 36.33 points, or -0.87%, to 4,152.1 points.
▪️ The Nasdaq Composite fell 12.43 points (-0.09%) to 13,389.43 points.
With commodity prices rising along with labour shortages, fears that inflation could lead to a premature rise in interest rates dominated the session, prompting investors to sell assets in many sectors
▪️ The Dow Jones index fell -1.36%, or 473.66 points, to 34,269.16 points.
▪️ The broader S & P-500 lost 36.33 points, or -0.87%, to 4,152.1 points.
▪️ The Nasdaq Composite fell 12.43 points (-0.09%) to 13,389.43 points.
With commodity prices rising along with labour shortages, fears that inflation could lead to a premature rise in interest rates dominated the session, prompting investors to sell assets in many sectors
👨💼 The number of available positions increased to 8.12 million during the month, but many companies have reported difficulties in onboarding new employees, and the report showed that job vacancies exceeded hires by more than 2 million, the largest gap on record.
Nearly half – 44% – of small businesses have said they could not fill open jobs in April, according to the National Federation of Independent Business
Nearly half – 44% – of small businesses have said they could not fill open jobs in April, according to the National Federation of Independent Business
🚧 US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered more than 178,600 asylum-seeking migrants on the US southern border with Mexico in April, which marks the highest monthly total in 21 years, agency data revealed.
CBP released data on Tuesday that showed a total of 178,622 migrants were apprehended at the US southern border in April, the highest monthly total since early 2000
CBP released data on Tuesday that showed a total of 178,622 migrants were apprehended at the US southern border in April, the highest monthly total since early 2000
🏛 A US judge issued an order on Tuesday dismissing the National Rifle Association's (NRA) attempt to file for bankruptcy and move the organization to Texas, as he believes the organization is trying to dodge a civil lawsuit from the New York Attorney General.
"The Court agrees with the NYAG [New York Attorney General] that the NRA is using this bankruptcy case to address a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one," US Judge Harlin Hale wrote in the order.
"The Court agrees with the NYAG [New York Attorney General] that the NRA is using this bankruptcy case to address a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one," US Judge Harlin Hale wrote in the order.
Iowa and Tennessee joined the list of at least nine states that are moving toward the elimination of extra benefits ahead of the program’s scheduled expiration in September. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has also called for an end to the payments.
“Federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs initially provided displaced Iowans with crucial assistance when the pandemic began,” Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said
“Federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs initially provided displaced Iowans with crucial assistance when the pandemic began,” Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said
Removing Liz Cheney from her leadership role will almost certainly confirm that the party out of power in Washington is casting its lot with the former US president.
Republicans argue the decision is about unity, and that Cheney's continuous hammering of Trump and what she calls his "dangerous and anti-democratic cult of personality" has done nothing to bring a fractured party together following a contentious election that saw them lose the White House and their House majority
Republicans argue the decision is about unity, and that Cheney's continuous hammering of Trump and what she calls his "dangerous and anti-democratic cult of personality" has done nothing to bring a fractured party together following a contentious election that saw them lose the White House and their House majority
Check out our brief summary of some of the latest news:
▪️Hundreds marched in downtown Washington, DC, on Tuesday in support of Palestinians.
▪️Amazon has reportedly suspended at least 11 Chinese tech vendors citing seller fraud.
▪️Ex-US President Donald Trump has hailed the UK's plans to introduce a requirement for photo IDs to vote in elections in order to eliminate potential fraud – and argued that the US needs such laws too.
▪️A school in San Francisco has been slammed for reopening for just one day before the end of school year – to qualify for $12 million in state reopening funds, a report says.
▪️The Pentagon will remove Chinese electronics company Xiaomi from a government blacklist.
▪️Hundreds marched in downtown Washington, DC, on Tuesday in support of Palestinians.
▪️Amazon has reportedly suspended at least 11 Chinese tech vendors citing seller fraud.
▪️Ex-US President Donald Trump has hailed the UK's plans to introduce a requirement for photo IDs to vote in elections in order to eliminate potential fraud – and argued that the US needs such laws too.
▪️A school in San Francisco has been slammed for reopening for just one day before the end of school year – to qualify for $12 million in state reopening funds, a report says.
▪️The Pentagon will remove Chinese electronics company Xiaomi from a government blacklist.
❗️Chauvin faces tougher sentence after judge finds aggravating circumstances in Floyd's death
❗️Pentagon chief voices 'ironclad support' for Israel's right to defend itself
People are taking to the streets in Bogota, Colombia, as part of a string of protests that have been sparked by the government’s decision to raise taxes to settle the cost of the coronavirus-induced economic downturn.