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White House complex cafeteria worker tests positive for covid-19

July 25, 2020

Some White House staff members preferred Ike's Eatery to the facility inside the White House, CNN reported. Both eateries are expected to be closed for two weeks. It was not immediately clear whether the employee who tested positive for the virus was a cafeteria worker, and the White House did not specify what symptoms of the virus the employee had displayed, The Times said.

CDC releases guidelines for schools to reopen

July 25, 2020

Some state leaders, including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, had chafed at Trump's earlier push to reopen schools. In a news conference Friday to discuss its new guidelines , CDC Director Robert Redfield suggested that it's appropriate for school officials to exercise more caution in areas of the country "where the percent positivity rate within the community is greater than 5%".

Altoona School District announces plans for fall re-opening

July 25, 2020

By beginning the year using a distance learning model open the school year and to help us transition back to face-to-face learning when it's safe to do so. School was originally scheduled to begin August 7. Chris Reykdal, the head of state schools, told the station that if districts choose online-only learning, their plans must offer parents child-care options, continue to provide school meals to children who rely on them, and address technology gaps, so all students can learn outside the ...

County clerk shares update on voting

July 25, 2020

Early Voting will begin Thursday, September 24, 2020 and will be available through Monday, November 2, 2020 at the Effingham County Building during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. The Lyon County Election Office mailed out roughly 3,500 ballots, and over 1,000 of those have come back over the last week. Green pointed out that voters are requesting the mail-in ballots as a precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for other reasons.

House votes to repeal Trump administration's controversial travel ban

July 25, 2020

Will Hurd and Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. The White House noted its opposition to the bill in March, saying in a statement that undoing the travel ban "would harm the national security of the United States" and that the ban has been "central to the Administration's ongoing efforts to safeguard the American people against the spread of COVID-19".

Dr. Birx: Stem Virus Surge So It Doesn't Travel

July 25, 2020

Officials from two of the cities she mentioned as areas of concern, Baltimore and New Orleans, originally told CNN they were not invited to the call and were not aware it was happening. "The most effective way to deal with a disaster or a natural disaster is to be straight with people, to earn their believe in and to give the data they will need to make choices for by themselves and their communities".

Unmasking China's illegal squid fishing fleet in North Korea

July 25, 2020

According to the report, around 900 vessels originating from China were identified as operating in North Korean waters in 2017 , while over 700 did so in 2018, potentially in violation of both domestic and worldwide law. "As a result, between 2014 and 2018, 505 North Korean boats washed ashore on Japanese coasts", GFW analysts concluded, arguing that these incidents often led to "starvation and deaths".

Trump to address school reopenings at briefing on Thursday -White House

July 24, 2020

Many took to Twitter claiming that Halkett had called McEnany a "lying b--h", but the reporter denied using the vulgar phrase. What is the Halkett-McEnany Issue? It turned out she didn't say that at all, but Tucker Carlson devoted a few minutes of his Tuesday night show to the topic nonetheless - and said that even if she didn't say what she was accused of, it's "entirely conceivable" that she did.

BC to limit visitor numbers at vacation rental properties

July 24, 2020

This new order, she said, "will apply across the province", and will be "another step that will ensure that we have those provisions in place that reduce the number of people who are gathering and the risk to all of us when this virus is transmitted".

Mayor of Portland Gets Tear Gassed During Protest Against Police Brutality

July 24, 2020

The Washington Post's Marissa J. Lang, who was at the scene, tweeted that the media and protesters were "not thrilled to see" Wheeler and some shouted over him and called for his resignation. Ignoring the pushback, Wheeler told those out gathered outside the courthouse that he wanted to "thank the thousands of you who have come out to oppose the Trump administration's occupation of this city ".

Istanbul's Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers

July 24, 2020

Turkey has vowed to protect Hagia Sophia's artifacts and has said it will remain open to visits by Muslims and non-Muslims outside of prayer hours. Only 500 people were invited inside the building because of coronavirus restrictions, according to Turkey's religious affairs director Ali Erbas.

United Kingdom looks to fresh laws on spies after critical intel report

July 24, 2020

The report is said to include a laundry list of Russian crimes, such as espionage and "targeted assassinations"-i.e., the Skripal affair-and warns that after the USA and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the U.K.is Russia's prime target, because it is "central to the Western anti-Russian lobby".

After Fatal UK Crash, 'Anomaly' Over US Diplomatic Immunity Is Removed

July 24, 2020

The State Department also said Sacoolas was covered by diplomatic immunity and could not be extradited, in a move that caused friction with London. On 9 October, Mrs Charles and Mr Dunn's father Tim Dunn attended a meeting with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss in the hope he would urge the U.S.

Goldman’s 1MDB fiasco nears end with $3.9-bn Malaysia pact

July 24, 2020

American banks have paid hundreds of billions of dollars in fines and settlements to the U.S. government, with few admissions of actual guilt, stemming from malfeasance dating back to the days before the 2008 crisis. Former Goldman banker Roger Ng has been extradited from Malaysia to the U.S.to face similar charges. Wolfe Research's Steven Chubak estimated that the firm has already set aside more than $3 billion of legal reserves for 1MDB costs.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 a 3rd time

July 24, 2020

Brazil's lower house speaker, Rodrigo Maia, said on Friday that now was not the time to handle an impeachment process against President Jair Bolsonaro. US President Donald Trump had described hydroxychloroquine a "game-changer" in treating COVID-19, and said he took it himself to prevent the infection.

Trump Orders Exclusion of Illegal Aliens From Congressional Apportionment After 2020 Census

July 24, 2020

Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). "The Constitution requires that every person be counted". The memo, likely to spur legal challenges, prompted swift criticism from Democrats and voting rights advocates. The other side: "The Constitution requires that everyone in the U.S.be counted in the census". Trump's memo Tuesday is an blatant attempt to suppress the growing political power of Latinos in the US, said Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and ...

Israeli military reinforces northern border after Hezbollah threats

July 24, 2020

The army statement did not reveal any further details about the reason for the move, or the size of the reinforcements that Israel intends to send to the border area. Hezbollah legislator Sheikh Hassan Ezzedine said during Mohsen's funeral that "the war between us and this enemy [Israel] will continue and this path that the martyrs have taken with their blood will continue".

US Catholic Bishops Declare 'Day of Mourning' Over Hagia Sophia Becoming Mosque

July 24, 2020

The highest administrative court revoked the sixth-century monument's status as a museum on July 10 and Erdogan then ordered the building to reopen for Muslim worship, upsetting the Christian community and further straining ties with Greece.

Mayor of Portland, Oregon, teargassed by federal agents

July 24, 2020

As he was leaving the scene, some protesters continued to throw water and curse at him. "They're not wanted here", he said . After a few demonstrators had set trash bags on the fire outside the courthouse, federal agents inside the Justice Center fired tear gas, flash bangs and pepper balls into the area.

Kansas Board of Education Rejects Gov. Laura Kelly's School Reopening Plan

July 24, 2020

Kelly sought to delay opening school until September 9 to provide time to lower the surge of COVID-19 cases, which have been spiking in recent weeks, and give teachers and administrators adequate time to prepare for social distance classrooms and online learning.

China's Foreign Ministry Orders US to Close Consulate in Chengdu

July 24, 2020

China warned on Thursday it will be forced to respond after the United States ordered the shutdown of its Houston consulate, a move the Chinese Foreign Ministry said had "severely harmed" relations. reached an agreement on the mutual establishment of consular relations and the opening of consulates-general. It was unclear whether the closure demand included expulsion of Cai and his staff, but he told POLITICO that he had no immediate plans to leave the country.

AOC’s speech about Ted Yoho’s ‘apology’ was a comeback for the ages

July 24, 2020

Yoho's comments were not deeply hurtful or piercing because I have worked a working-class job", said Ocasio-Cortez, who was a bartender before she won her U.S. Yoho made headlines this week when The Hill reported that he told Ocasio-Cortez she was "disgusting" for suggesting that poverty and unemployment were factors in a crime increase in New York City during COVID-19.

Passport from United Kingdom offers new eligibility

July 24, 2020

Wang said the British move "blatantly violated British commitments, violated global law and basic norms of worldwide relations, and interfered in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs", and China firmly opposes to such moves. "Hong Kong's autonomy and independent judiciary have guaranteed the personal rights and freedoms of its people for decades and made the territory an important keystone in the global trading system".

United States fighter jets in near miss with Iranian plane in Syrian airspace

July 24, 2020

The reports said the interception forced the pilot to sharply change altitude, flying low and causing slight injuries among some of the passengers. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, two USA officials said that an American F-15 fighter jet came within visual range of an Iranian passenger aircraft in Syrian airspace on Thursday but was at a safe distance.

Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal police at civil rights rally

July 24, 2020

The mayor of Portland was teargassed by federal agents late on Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city.

Coronavirus numbers rise by record in Australia

July 24, 2020

Melbourne is the capital. Andrews said casual workers across a range of industries, who do not get sick leave provisions, were anxious about "feeding their kids, paying their bills" but could apply for a Aus$1,500 (£840) hardship payment if they contract the virus.

Trump gives up on GOP convention plan

July 24, 2020

Delegates to the convention will still meet in Charlotte, N.C., as planned, but Trump's keynote Jacksonville speech will no longer take place. "I just felt it was wrong to have people going to what turned out to be a hotspot". "Having our home-state candidate was going to be a really big deal for Florida, but listen, he had it right", Gruters said. Trump, who is expected to take on Democratic candidate Joe Biden in a November 3 election, had moved the event from Charlotte to Jacksonville, ...

German court convicts 93-year-old SS guard

July 24, 2020

His wife, daughters and grandchildren accompanied him to all 45 days of court proceedings, which were limited to two-hour sessions twice a week because of his age. Thirty-five survivors of the camp were among the co-plaintiffs represented at the trial, the report said, adding that their lawyers called for admitting guilt but did not push for a harsh sentence.

U.S. hits 11 Chinese companies with sanctions over human rights abuses

July 24, 2020

Washington's unsafe escalation, which has also seen a trade war and the mobilisition of warships to the South China Sea, is further fuelled by the World Uighur Congress, a shady CIA-backed umbrella organisation based in Munich. It gave no details of what goods might be affected. In a brief statement, the Commerce Department said nine of the companies were involved in forced-labor activities involving Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups.

China warns it won't recognize Hong Kongers' British passports

July 24, 2020

The move "severely violated (Britain's) own commitments, seriously interfered with the internal affairs of China and seriously violated worldwide law and the basic norms of global relations", it said. "Will the minister make it clear that this is entirely a breach of the Sino-British agreement and it is not a breach of Chinese internal affairs to stick by the terms of the global treaty", Lord Dubs added.

Turkey, Russia agree to push for Libya truce

July 24, 2020

Turkey's Kalin said any Egyptian deployment in Libya would hamper efforts to end the fighting and would be risky for Cairo: "I believe it will be a unsafe military adventure for Egypt". Egyptians yesterday launched the Arabic hashtag " I did not delegate " to express their rejection of Parliament's decision to authorise President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to send forces outside the country under the pretext of "preserving national security".

UK Says No Evidence Of Successful Russian Meddling In Brexit Vote

July 24, 2020

Mr Johnson - the frontman for the Vote Leave campaign - claimed critics of the Government's response were disgruntled Remainers "who have seized on this report to try to give the impression that Russian interference was somehow responsible for Brexit".

JUST IN: Michael Cohen to Be Released From Prison Friday

July 23, 2020

In a virtual court hearing, Judge Alvin Hellerstein fumed at a Justice Department attorney who struggled to explain why Cohen was returned into custody earlier this month after objecting to home confinement conditions that barred him from writing a book about Trump, speaking to journalists or using social media.

Trump predicts pandemic will 'get worse before it gets better'

July 23, 2020

President Donald Trump will hold a news briefing geared toward the administration's response to the coronavirus for the second straight day. But, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently told CBS News that though the risk to children getting coronavirus is low, they can still transmit it to others.

Trump Urges Mask Use, Says COVID Could Get Worse

July 23, 2020

The Republican president, who downplayed the virus in its early stages and once referred to mask-wearing as politically correct, has been reluctant to wear a face covering himself. The number of coronavirus cases in the US has more than tripled to over 3.8 million, and deaths have topped 141,000 people. "Anything that can potentially help is a good thing", said Trump, who had previously declined to wear a face covering and has sent mixed signals about them.

Valved N95 masks ineffective to contain COVID-19

July 23, 2020

One needs to hands wash after disposing the face cover. As The Wire has previously reported on July 17, the Union health ministry's guidelines, released in March, called for the use of N95 masks with exhalation valves, which allow for exhaled air to be removed, keeping the wearer comfortable.

Biden Considering 4 Black Women as Running Mate

July 23, 2020

Obama replies that Biden's ability to relate to ordinary people was "the reason I wanted you to be my vice president, and the reason why you were so effective". Senate. "If I didn't have my mom, my sister, my brother, I don't know how I would have been able to afford it". Biden, the former vice president, raised $63.4 million for his campaign in June, compared with Trump's $55.2 million (43.36 million pounds), outraising the incumbent for a second consecutive month, according to Federal ...

Chinese authorities blow up dam in eastern province amid flood pressure

July 23, 2020

According to an AFP report, rising waters across central and eastern China have leftover 140 people dead or missing, and floods have affected nearly 24 million since the start of July. So far more than 140 people have died due to floods. About 1.8 million people have been evacuated and direct losses attributed to flooding are estimated at more than 49bn yuan ($7bn), according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Johnson insists Government 'leads the world' in caution about Russian activity

July 23, 2020

The report criticised intelligence agencies for not taking action during the European Union referendum, despite there being "credible open source commentary" suggesting "influence campaigns" from the Russians during the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.

Trump pressed ambassador to get British Open held at his golf course

July 23, 2020

None of the next four British Opens are scheduled to take place at the Turnberry resort, according to The Times report. President Donald Trump pressured U.S. The denial goes further than the reaction from Mr Johnson, the US Embassy in London and the State Department, all three of which did not issue a denial when the report first ran on Tuesday.

Nigeria president says Islamic militants kill 5 aid workers

July 23, 2020

Security has always been a concern for aid groups operating in the northeast, where humanitarian workers have been kidnapped and killed during Boko Haram's decade-long insurgency against the Nigerian government. The humanitarian workers - five of them included a staff of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, Action Against Hunger, Rich International, International Rescue Committee and a security guard.

Australia sees record daily number of COVID-19 cases

July 23, 2020

Australia reported a record 501 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, almost four months after the pandemic initially peaked in the country, with authorities warning of a critical new phase in its two biggest cities. "That is the only thing that you can and must do", he said in Melbourne. Melbourne was not the only city to bring in a mask law this week, with a similar initiative in the USA capital.

Indiana's mask mandate to start on July 27

July 23, 2020

Statewide -Begining Monday, July 27, Hoosiers across the state will be required to wear a mask if they are eight-years-old or older in all indoor spaces, commercial entities, transportation services, and in outside public spaces when social distancing is not possible.

Rajasthan crisis: Speaker’s plea to be heard by SC tomorrow

July 23, 2020

Advocate for the petitioner said, as per the provisions of the Constitution, the disqualification by the speaker are proceedings of the legislature and the court can not interfere in the matter. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Joshi said he wanted to the apex court to avert what he called a "constitutional crisis". Joshi insisted that the High Court has breached the bar imposed by the apex court in Kihoto Hollohan case against judicial intervention in matters pending before the ...

Trump concedes pandemic ‘is likely to get worse before it gets better’

July 23, 2020

He is encouraging Americans to wear masks and says he's open to more funding for testing. He added that regardless of whether people like masks, they are effective. "I think you're going to see something over the next fairly short period of time - maybe very short period of time - having to do with therapeutics and vaccines that are very good", he said.

Tokyo reports single-day record of 366 new coronavirus infections

July 23, 2020

Saitama Prefecture reported a record 62 cases. The city's record hit 293 cases last Friday, the metropolitan government said, having previously raised its pandemic alert to the highest on its four-tier scale, stating that "infections are spreading".

Ethiopia’s leader hails 1st filling of massive, disputed dam

July 23, 2020

The project has been a source of huge diplomatic tension since its construction began in Ethiopia in 2011. Ethiopia plans to sell some of the new, cheap electricity to neighbors alongside the domestic electricity provision, and views the dam as a ticket to economic growth.

Donald Trump says of Ghislaine Maxwell, ‘I wish her well’

July 23, 2020

Maxwell has pleaded not guilty. "It certainly increases the intrigue around this case". It was particularly galling because Trump has been photographed with both Maxwell and Epstein . The woman said she knew Ms Maxwell for more than 10 years and still felt threatened, adding: "If she is out, I need to be protected". In particular, he cited comments at a news conference by William Sweeney, head of New York's FBI office, that referenced Maxwell as "one of the villains in this investigation" ...

Gavin Newsom Rages at Trump Discounting Illegal Aliens for States’ Representation

July 23, 2020

Supreme Court precedent has interpreted the Constitution as requiring congressional districts to be appointed by total population, Reuters notes . In addition to targeting immigrants, however, this move also goes against the Constitution , which says that congressional representation is not based around citizenship, but "the whole Number of free Persons".

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds COVID-19 roundtable

July 23, 2020

FEA President Fedrick Ingram said , "Governor DeSantis needs a reality check, and we are attempting to provide one". But when asked on July 17 about closing health clubs and fitness studios in Florida due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the state, Florida Gov.

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