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The current situation in Donbass: ▪️ The authorities of the DPR and LPR have announced the temporary evacuation of residents to Russia's Rostov region in connection with the threat of an invasion by the Kiev security forces; women, children, and the elderly…
Photos of DPR residents evacuating
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Evacuation from Donetsk underway. Those who remain in Donbas are waving goodbye
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⚡️JUST IN: US President Biden to hold virtual talks with G7 leaders on Russia on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said
⚡️US State Secretary Antony Blinken has accepted the invitation to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on February 23, the White House said
😷 Omicron slammed essential workers. So, the National Guard became teachers, janitors, and more.
For nearly two years now, the National Guard has been on the front lines of a continuous crisis: fighting COVID-19 and its fallout — contact-tracing, manning test sites, answering unemployment hotlines, vaccinating millions of Americans.
Some were in a noisy laundry plant, sorting through a relentless conveyor belt of linen soaked with urine and blood. Other Guard members were wiping downstairs, wheeling patients between rooms, and rushing test swabs to the lab.
The coronavirus quickly combined with nationwide unrest in 2020 to trigger the Guard’s largest domestic response in recent years, surpassing the more than 50,000 people activated after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It is not clear when the Guard’s pandemic missions may end, and National Guard Bureau Chief Daniel R. Hokanson acknowledged at a news briefing last year that “we’re not really sure” what the future holds.
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For nearly two years now, the National Guard has been on the front lines of a continuous crisis: fighting COVID-19 and its fallout — contact-tracing, manning test sites, answering unemployment hotlines, vaccinating millions of Americans.
Some were in a noisy laundry plant, sorting through a relentless conveyor belt of linen soaked with urine and blood. Other Guard members were wiping downstairs, wheeling patients between rooms, and rushing test swabs to the lab.
The coronavirus quickly combined with nationwide unrest in 2020 to trigger the Guard’s largest domestic response in recent years, surpassing the more than 50,000 people activated after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It is not clear when the Guard’s pandemic missions may end, and National Guard Bureau Chief Daniel R. Hokanson acknowledged at a news briefing last year that “we’re not really sure” what the future holds.
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The task force of the Russian Emergencies Ministry is flying to the Rostov region to help organize the reception of Donbass residents
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⚡️BREAKING: A heavy explosion has hit Lugansk, a Sputnik correspondent reports
⚡️A second explosion has rocked the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic, a Sputnik correspondent reports
🏛️ House Republicans are calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to immediately rescind mask mandates and reopen the Capitol complex to visitors from the public.
"The Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen the Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal," said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and 29 of his colleagues sent a letter to Pelosi's office Friday.
The GOP lawmakers said it's time to return to normal at the Capitol and noted that other states are lifting mask restrictions, such as California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington D.C.
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"The Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen the Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal," said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and 29 of his colleagues sent a letter to Pelosi's office Friday.
The GOP lawmakers said it's time to return to normal at the Capitol and noted that other states are lifting mask restrictions, such as California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington D.C.
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The situation remains calm in the center of Donetsk, a Sputnik correspondent reports. Trams continue to run at night, but the streets are almost deserted.
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