⚡️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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🇺🇸US President Joe Biden during a press conference delivered an update regarding the Ukraine crisis. Here are some highlights:
🔹Biden said he believes Russia will attack Ukraine in coming weeks or coming days and may even target Kiev.
🔹The US president claimed he was convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade Ukraine, but does not believe Putin is contemplating using nuclear weapons.
🔹Biden reiterated that the US would not send troops to fight in Ukraine but would continue to support the Ukrainian people.
🔹The US has seen reports of an uptick of ceasefire violations in Donbas region that Biden alleged were intended to provoke Ukraine.
🔹Biden also said it is not too late to return to the negotiating table to de-escalate the crisis.
🔹Biden said he believes Russia will attack Ukraine in coming weeks or coming days and may even target Kiev.
🔹The US president claimed he was convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade Ukraine, but does not believe Putin is contemplating using nuclear weapons.
🔹Biden reiterated that the US would not send troops to fight in Ukraine but would continue to support the Ukrainian people.
🔹The US has seen reports of an uptick of ceasefire violations in Donbas region that Biden alleged were intended to provoke Ukraine.
🔹Biden also said it is not too late to return to the negotiating table to de-escalate the crisis.
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A mobile station of the Ministry of Emergency Situations was deployed at the border checkpoint on the side of the self-proclaimed DPR. The evacuation continues
🗽 Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan Friday to clean up the city’s subway system by cracking down on rule-breaking and preventing people from living on the trains and stations.
“No more smoking. No more doing drugs. No more sleeping. No more doing barbecues on the subway system. No more just doing whatever you want,” he said.
Adams said teams of outreach workers and NYPD cops would start canvassing the subways next week to identify mentally ill and homeless people who need to be removed and will work to get them the treatment and housing they need.
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“No more smoking. No more doing drugs. No more sleeping. No more doing barbecues on the subway system. No more just doing whatever you want,” he said.
Adams said teams of outreach workers and NYPD cops would start canvassing the subways next week to identify mentally ill and homeless people who need to be removed and will work to get them the treatment and housing they need.
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🔎 A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.
Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.
Earlier this month, The Austin American-Statesman reported that a $150,000 settlement was approved for a woman named Ariana Chavez, who was shot in the head with less-lethal munitions resulting in a concussion. At least 19 people were hospitalized in Austin following the protests.
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Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.
Earlier this month, The Austin American-Statesman reported that a $150,000 settlement was approved for a woman named Ariana Chavez, who was shot in the head with less-lethal munitions resulting in a concussion. At least 19 people were hospitalized in Austin following the protests.
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⛔️ Homeless crisis, fear of crime shaping LA mayor election
An out-of-control homeless crisis plays out on the streets daily, sometimes with deadly consequences. A rising crime rate — spotlighted by home invasions and smash-and-grab thefts at luxury stores — has contributed to a creeping sense of civic disorder. Miles of streets and sidewalks are crumbling.
Homelessness is the most pressing issue. An estimated 41,000 people live on city streets, a figure roughly equal to the population of North Miami Beach, Florida.
The contest to become the next mayor of Los Angeles can be distilled into a single question with no easy answer: Who can fix this mess?
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An out-of-control homeless crisis plays out on the streets daily, sometimes with deadly consequences. A rising crime rate — spotlighted by home invasions and smash-and-grab thefts at luxury stores — has contributed to a creeping sense of civic disorder. Miles of streets and sidewalks are crumbling.
Homelessness is the most pressing issue. An estimated 41,000 people live on city streets, a figure roughly equal to the population of North Miami Beach, Florida.
The contest to become the next mayor of Los Angeles can be distilled into a single question with no easy answer: Who can fix this mess?
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🇺🇦Huge traffic jams, a caravan of buses with refugees and children who left home – a today picture of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) after they announced the evacuation of civilians to Russia because of the escalation of tensions with Ukraine.
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A number of buses evacuating Donetsk residents to Russia on Saturday morning
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦A shell may have exploded in the Rostov region in southern Russia, less than a mile from the Ukrainian border, a source in law enforcement told Sputnik on Saturday.
The blast caused no injuries and no material damage, the source said.
The blast caused no injuries and no material damage, the source said.