Biden has said he wants Americans to view the president as a role model again; no more coarse and demeaning language or racist, divisive rhetoric. His team has promised to restore daily news briefings and the president-elect does not refer to the press as “the enemy of the people.” But it remains to be seen whether he will be as accessible as Trump, who until his postelection hibernation, took more questions from reporters than any of his recent predecessors. … [Read more...] about After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself
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UK Police Chief: ‘Now Is Really Not the Time’ for Freedom of Speech, Right to Assembly
Vaughan also took the slightly unusual step of almost openly criticising Boris Johnson’s government over how its lockdown should be enforced, with the police having made a number of missteps with respect to punishing people for leaving their home for exercise, which is allowed but only within vaguely-defined limits. … [Read more...] about UK Police Chief: ‘Now Is Really Not the Time’ for Freedom of Speech, Right to Assembly
California has 2 million unused doses of vaccine even as demand soars. Here’s why
Those examples explain why some doses are sitting in storage, but it’s not clear why two-thirds of the state’s vaccine supply hasn’t been used — putting the nation’s largest state far behind West Virginia, the Dakotas and most other states in the proportion of population that has been vaccinated. The state says it may be partly due to a data reporting lag: Counties and health systems may not always immediately report doses injected. But California’s fractured, complicated distribution system makes it nearly impossible to tell where vaccine has gone and how much of it has been administered. … [Read more...] about California has 2 million unused doses of vaccine even as demand soars. Here’s why
Rescue efforts after strong Indonesia quake stymied by blocked roads, lack of gear
In 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Palu on Sulawesi island set off a tsunami and caused soil to collapse in a phenomenon called liquefaction. More than 4,000 people were killed, including many who were buried when whole neighborhoods were swallowed in the falling ground. … [Read more...] about Rescue efforts after strong Indonesia quake stymied by blocked roads, lack of gear
