State of emergency

WASHINGTON (AP) — A report Wednesday by the State Department’s internal watchdog confirms news accounts that staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Britain have accused Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and the U.S. ambassador, of making “insensitive” and “inappropriate” remarks. … [Read more...] about State Department rejects further probe of diplomat’s remarks

Harris started slowly in California, only reaching fourth place in the crowded field in June 2019, at 13%. But she soon surged, particularly after the first presidential primary debate in Miami, Florida, when she attacked Biden over his past support for segregationists, and his opposition to mandatory school integration (“busing”). She led the Democratic Party field in California in July 2019, with 23% of the vote. … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris’s Final Poll Number in Home State of California: 7%

“The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been at the center of every decision we have made regarding the ability to proceed forward,” said Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren. “As time progressed and after hours of discussion with our Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee, it became abundantly clear that there was too much uncertainty regarding potential medical risks to allow our student-athletes to compete this fall.” … [Read more...] about Ohio State’s Justin Fields gives three-letter response to Big Ten postponing football season

“These masks help in Transportation, Public Works, and Recreation and Parks, among others,” said Kevin Simmons, director of the Annapolis’ Office of Emergency Management. About 20,000 masks will be distributed to public safety employees while the other half will be given based on need, the newspaper reported. … [Read more...] about Maryland city gets 40,000 mask donations from Chinese city

Reports last week noted that the president was looking at a number of options to deal with the problem, including possibly invoking the National Emergencies Act of 1976 to declare an emergency or moving the homeless in Los Angeles to a FAA facility. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Proposes Federal Homeless Task Force for Los Angeles, San Francisco