Kamala Harris has reportedly chosen Jamal Simmons as a new communications director.
Simmons has been in politics for more than 20 years. He worked on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign as a press assistant as well as deputy communications director for Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign.
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Simmons has been in politics for more than 20 years. He worked on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign as a press assistant as well as deputy communications director for Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign.
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👀 Canadian passengers, who threw a maskless party aboard a charter flight to Mexico on 30 December, are now stranded in the country.
Three airlines have refused to fly them back home.
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Three airlines have refused to fly them back home.
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▪️ Sidney Poitier, a Bahamian-American star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 94.
Poitier was the first Black and Bahamian man to win a Best Actor Oscar – for the 1963 comedy-drama “Lilies of the Field”.
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Poitier was the first Black and Bahamian man to win a Best Actor Oscar – for the 1963 comedy-drama “Lilies of the Field”.
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⚡️ Jens Stoltenberg: NATO won't compromise on principle of accepting any country into bloc
👀 Former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo will be in court today — only to have a charge for groping a former staff member dropped.
Cuomo was set to appear remotely at virtual hearing on Friday. But Albany County District Attorney David Soares indicated earlier in the week he would abandon the misdemeanour charges since he could not prove Brittany Commisso's accusations under current law.
The attorney wrote that “statutory elements of New York law make this case impossible to prove.”
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Cuomo was set to appear remotely at virtual hearing on Friday. But Albany County District Attorney David Soares indicated earlier in the week he would abandon the misdemeanour charges since he could not prove Brittany Commisso's accusations under current law.
The attorney wrote that “statutory elements of New York law make this case impossible to prove.”
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⚡️ The US is ready to propose scaling back its troop deployment and military drills in Eastern Europe in the upcoming talks with Russia, NBC reported Friday, citing a current administration official and two former US national security officials familiar with the plans.
According to the report, the Biden administration is considering suggesting that both the US and Russia address the scope of their military drills in the region.
Aside from this, the White House is reportedly ready to discuss the number of American troops stationed in the Baltic States and Poland, advance notice about the movement of forces, and Moscow’s nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the Russian territory of Kaliningrad (situated between Poland and Lithuania).
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According to the report, the Biden administration is considering suggesting that both the US and Russia address the scope of their military drills in the region.
Aside from this, the White House is reportedly ready to discuss the number of American troops stationed in the Baltic States and Poland, advance notice about the movement of forces, and Moscow’s nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the Russian territory of Kaliningrad (situated between Poland and Lithuania).
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📹: Florida authorities have released a video and photos of a missing woman swimming in an alligator-infested river in Orlando.
The video and pictures, taken by hikers, show Paola Miranda-Rosa, 31, swimming in the Wekiva River on 18 December – a day after she was last seen by her family.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it will search four-and-a-half miles of the river near the place seen in the video.
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The video and pictures, taken by hikers, show Paola Miranda-Rosa, 31, swimming in the Wekiva River on 18 December – a day after she was last seen by her family.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it will search four-and-a-half miles of the river near the place seen in the video.
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⚡️🇺🇸🇷🇺 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of security talks with Russia next week held a press conference to outline Washington's stances heading into the negotiations:
🔻The US favors a diplomatic solution to tensions over Ukraine and will reconfirm its readiness to increase transparency and institute risk reduction measures with Russia
🔻Washington believes there are areas where the US and Russia can improve overall security and seeks stable and predictable relations with Moscow
🔻The US believes Moscow is driving a "false narrative" that NATO poses a threat to Russia; Washington also insists that the alliance never promised Russia it would not add new members
🔻NATO's defensive posture will need to be strengthened if Russia does not de-escalate near Ukraine
🔻The US believes Ukraine has fulfilled or is working on implementing the Minsk agreements, while Russia is doing "virtually nothing"
🔻The US is concerned about the state of emergency in Kazakhstan and the deployment of peacekeepers, warning that "once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave."
🔻The US favors a diplomatic solution to tensions over Ukraine and will reconfirm its readiness to increase transparency and institute risk reduction measures with Russia
🔻Washington believes there are areas where the US and Russia can improve overall security and seeks stable and predictable relations with Moscow
🔻The US believes Moscow is driving a "false narrative" that NATO poses a threat to Russia; Washington also insists that the alliance never promised Russia it would not add new members
🔻NATO's defensive posture will need to be strengthened if Russia does not de-escalate near Ukraine
🔻The US believes Ukraine has fulfilled or is working on implementing the Minsk agreements, while Russia is doing "virtually nothing"
🔻The US is concerned about the state of emergency in Kazakhstan and the deployment of peacekeepers, warning that "once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave."
⚡️ US Defense chief Austin, Latvian counterpart discuss current situation along NATO's eastern flank, enhancing readiness, interoperability - Pentagon
🐶 Virus-sniffing dogs are being deployed in the fight against COVID-19
COVID-sniffing canines have become an unexpected weapon in the battle against the deadly virus — and have already been deployed from Florida to New York to Massachusetts. The specially trained canines are now scouring schools to detect the virus, a precaution before students return to class.
“The dogs have been tested in data collected and published at 99.6 percent accuracy,” program manager Kip Schultz told. “So, that’s pretty good.”
With super-sensitive snouts, the dogs, primarily Beagles, can be trained to detect the scent of the virus, just as they can smell explosives, drugs, and even bed bugs.
One downside, Junqueira said, is that once the canines are trained to detect the virus they cannot be re-trained to detect other scents. Nonetheless, the four-legged sleuths will likely be busy for a while.
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COVID-sniffing canines have become an unexpected weapon in the battle against the deadly virus — and have already been deployed from Florida to New York to Massachusetts. The specially trained canines are now scouring schools to detect the virus, a precaution before students return to class.
“The dogs have been tested in data collected and published at 99.6 percent accuracy,” program manager Kip Schultz told. “So, that’s pretty good.”
With super-sensitive snouts, the dogs, primarily Beagles, can be trained to detect the scent of the virus, just as they can smell explosives, drugs, and even bed bugs.
One downside, Junqueira said, is that once the canines are trained to detect the virus they cannot be re-trained to detect other scents. Nonetheless, the four-legged sleuths will likely be busy for a while.
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⚡️ White House says Biden has accepted House Speaker Pelosi's invitation to deliver an annual State of the Union Address before the Congress on March 1
⚡️ Three sentenced to life in jail for murder of black man Ahmaud Arbery
🏢 The trial for the collapse of Miami's Champlain Towers South was set for early 2023
The estimated date was six months earlier, but lawyers for the insurance companies and the developers of the adjacent building argued that experts would not have time to fully assess what happened.
The trial that will resolve the causes of the collapse of an apartment building in Surfside, in Miami-Dade (Florida, USA), which last June caused the death of almost a hundred people.
The building built in 1981 was in the middle of a recertification process, a study of structures and electricity required by law as a 40-year-old building, when part of it collapsed in the middle of the night. Three years earlier, a report by an engineering firm warned of serious structural problems in the building that deserved urgent attention.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NITS), whose final report will be a linchpin in the process.
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The estimated date was six months earlier, but lawyers for the insurance companies and the developers of the adjacent building argued that experts would not have time to fully assess what happened.
The trial that will resolve the causes of the collapse of an apartment building in Surfside, in Miami-Dade (Florida, USA), which last June caused the death of almost a hundred people.
The building built in 1981 was in the middle of a recertification process, a study of structures and electricity required by law as a 40-year-old building, when part of it collapsed in the middle of the night. Three years earlier, a report by an engineering firm warned of serious structural problems in the building that deserved urgent attention.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NITS), whose final report will be a linchpin in the process.
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📈 Five people died last year after coming into direct contact with rabid bats, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It’s the highest number in a decade, and health officials said some of the individuals didn't realize they were infected or refused life-saving vaccinations
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It’s the highest number in a decade, and health officials said some of the individuals didn't realize they were infected or refused life-saving vaccinations
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⚡️ Reports that US ready to discuss pulling back troops from eastern Europe not accurate, State Dept says
@real_DonaldJTrump blasted President Biden and Congressional Democrats on Friday, calling Thursday's Capitol constituency event “the last gasps of a corrupt and discredited left-wing political and media establishment that has, for decades, driven our country into the ground."
🧬 Abbott is working on ‘biowearables’ to measure glucose, lactate and ketones
They are working on “biowearable” devices to track certain elements of one’s body, with the idea that they’ll provide users with more insights about their general health and help them take action. The Lingo devices will measure glucose, ketones and lactate, and eventually they may be able to monitor alcohol levels.
🗣 "This will be like having a window into your body," Abbott CEO Robert B. Ford said at CES.
With Lingo, the company is planning to expand glucose monitoring use cases to help the public manage things like sleep, weight and energy levels.
They are working on “biowearable” devices to track certain elements of one’s body, with the idea that they’ll provide users with more insights about their general health and help them take action. The Lingo devices will measure glucose, ketones and lactate, and eventually they may be able to monitor alcohol levels.
🗣 "This will be like having a window into your body," Abbott CEO Robert B. Ford said at CES.
With Lingo, the company is planning to expand glucose monitoring use cases to help the public manage things like sleep, weight and energy levels.
The unemployment rate in the United States fell in December to 3.9%, three tenths less than in the previous month and the lowest in almost two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this Friday.
Last month the US economy added 199,000 jobs, below the expectation of analysts who had calculated an increase of 440,000 jobs. Hourly wages of workers rose 0.6% in December and have increased 4.7% in one year.
The US unemployment rate at the beginning of 2020 stood at 3.5% and jumped to 14.4% in April of that year, when statistics reflected the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which included the loss of some 18 million jobs.
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Last month the US economy added 199,000 jobs, below the expectation of analysts who had calculated an increase of 440,000 jobs. Hourly wages of workers rose 0.6% in December and have increased 4.7% in one year.
The US unemployment rate at the beginning of 2020 stood at 3.5% and jumped to 14.4% in April of that year, when statistics reflected the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which included the loss of some 18 million jobs.
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📦 Amazon workers will now get only a week of time off for COVID
Amazon has changed its PTO policy for workers forced to quarantine. The policy has shrunk to one week (or 40 hours) off, down from its initial length of 14 days.
The CDC’s new guidance, released at the end of December, took the recommended isolation time down from ten days to five. Public health experts have said it’s supported by research, but some have expressed concern about employees who are still sick being brought back to work.
For some employees, their economic situations could force a return to work if they’re not paid to stay home, regardless of company policy about coming in sick.
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Amazon has changed its PTO policy for workers forced to quarantine. The policy has shrunk to one week (or 40 hours) off, down from its initial length of 14 days.
The CDC’s new guidance, released at the end of December, took the recommended isolation time down from ten days to five. Public health experts have said it’s supported by research, but some have expressed concern about employees who are still sick being brought back to work.
For some employees, their economic situations could force a return to work if they’re not paid to stay home, regardless of company policy about coming in sick.
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The legend returns on 03/09/22!
Nearly five years after it first revealed its ID Buzz concept at the Detroit auto show, Volkswagen is finally ready to show off a production-ready version of the beloved vehicle. The vehicle is a clear homage to the iconic Microbus that the company sold in North America between 1950 and 1980.
VW has said the autonomous Microbus will serve as a platform for its full-scale commercial ride-hailing and delivery operation that it plans on launching in Germany in 2025.
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Nearly five years after it first revealed its ID Buzz concept at the Detroit auto show, Volkswagen is finally ready to show off a production-ready version of the beloved vehicle. The vehicle is a clear homage to the iconic Microbus that the company sold in North America between 1950 and 1980.
VW has said the autonomous Microbus will serve as a platform for its full-scale commercial ride-hailing and delivery operation that it plans on launching in Germany in 2025.
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