Розділ: Повідомлення
2 Congress Members Fly to Kabul Amid Evacuation
Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation Tuesday, stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials said. Representatives Seth Moulton, a Democrat, and Peter Meijer, a Republican, flew in and out on charter aircraft and were on the ground at the Kabul airport for several hours. That led officials to complain that they could be taking seats that would have otherwise gone to other Americans or Afghans fleeing the country, but the congressmen said in a joint statement that they made sure to leave on a flight with empty seats. FILE – Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks in Las Vegas, Aug. 3, 2019.”As Members of Congress, we have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch,'” the two said in their statement. “We conducted this visit in secret, speaking about it only after our departure, to minimize the risk and disruption to the people on the ground, and because we were there to gather information, not to grandstand.” FILE – Peter Meijer, R-Mich., speaks in Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 14, 2020.Meijer, an Army veteran, served in Iraq and later did humanitarian aid-related work with a nongovernmental organization in Afghanistan, helping to deliver emergency assistance to aid workers after kidnappings and targeted killings. Moulton served in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Two officials familiar with the flight said that State Department, Defense Department and White House officials were furious about the incident because it was done without coordination with diplomats or military commanders directing the evacuation. The U.S. military found out about the visit as the legislators’ aircraft was inbound to Kabul, according to the officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing military operations. One senior U.S. official said the administration saw the lawmakers’ visit as manifestly unhelpful and other officials said the visit was viewed as a distraction for troops and commanders at the airport who are waging a race against time to evacuate thousands of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others as quickly as possible. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement Tuesday evening taking note of the desire of some legislators to visit Afghanistan and saying she was writing to “reiterate that the Departments of Defense and State have requested that Members not travel to Afghanistan and the region during this time of danger. Ensuring the safe and timely evacuation of individuals at risk requires the full focus and attention of the U.S. military and diplomatic teams on the ground in Afghanistan.” The Pentagon has repeatedly expressed concerns about security threats in Kabul, including by the Islamic State group. When members of Congress have routinely gone to war zones over the past two decades, their visits are typically long planned and coordinated with officials on the ground in order to ensure their safety. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is sticking to his August 31 deadline for completing the risky airlift as people flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The two congressmen said they went into their visit wanting “to push the president to extend the August 31st deadline. After talking with commanders on the ground and seeing the situation here, it is obvious that because we started the evacuation so late, that no matter what we do, we won’t get everyone out on time, even by September 11.”
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By Polityk | 08/25/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
«Марш нескорених» об’єднав у Львові десятки людей
Також сьогодні у Львові близько 400 осіб взяли участь у легкоатлетичному пробізі «Забіг у вишиванках»
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By Gromada | 08/24/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Дніпрі відзначають День Незалежності маршем захисників, ярмарком і рекордами
У Дніпрі 24 серпня відбудеться низка розважальних заходів, серед яких флешмоб на оглядовому майданчику парку Шевченка «Дніпро – місто патріотів!», де учасники розгорнуть 50-метровий прапор України
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By Gromada | 08/24/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Hochul Becomes NY’s First Female Governor as Cuomo Exits
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo.The Democrat from western New York was sworn in as governor in a brief, private ceremony in the New York State Capitol overseen by the state’s chief judge, Janet DiFiore.Afterward, she told WGRZ, a Buffalo television station, she felt “the weight of responsibility” on her shoulders.“I’ll tell New Yorkers I’m up to the task. And I’m really proud to be able to serve as their governor and I won’t let them down,” she said.Hochul’s ascent to the top job was a history-making moment in a capital where women have only recently begun chipping away at a notoriously male-dominated political culture.Cuomo left office at 12:00 a.m, two weeks after he announced he would resign rather than face a likely impeachment battle. He submitted his resignation letter late Monday to the leaders of the state Assembly and Senate.On his final day in office, Cuomo released a pre-recorded farewell address in which he defended his record over a decade as New York’s governor and portrayed himself as the victim of a “media frenzy.”Hochul was scheduled to have a ceremonial swearing-in event Tuesday morning at the Capitol, with more pomp than the brief, legally required event during the night.She planned to meet with legislative leaders later in the morning and make a public address at 3 p.m.For the first time, a majority of the most powerful figures in New York state government will be women, including state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Attorney General Letitia James and the chief judge, DiFiore. The state Assembly is led by a man, Speaker Carl Heastie.Hochul will inherit immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction in Cuomo’s final months.COVID-19 has made a comeback, with new cases up nearly 1,370% since late June. Hospitalizations are climbing even as schools prepare to go back into session.Big decisions lay ahead on whether to mandate masks or vaccines for certain groups, or whether to reinstate social distancing restrictions if the state’s latest wave of infections worsens. Hochul has said she favors making masks mandatory for schoolchildren, a contrast with Cuomo, who said he lacked that authority.The economy remains unsettled. Jobs lost during the pandemic have been coming back, but unemployment remains double what it was two years ago.New York has also struggled to get federal relief money into the hands of tenants behind on their rent because of the pandemic, releasing just 6% of the budgeted $2 billion so far. Thousands of households face the possibility of losing their homes if the state allows eviction protections to expire.Hochul also faces questions about whether she’ll change the culture of governance in New York, following a Cuomo administration that favored force over charm.Cuomo’s resignation comes after an independent investigation overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James concluded there was credible evidence he’d sexually harassed at least 11 women.In his farewell remarks, Cuomo struck a defiant tone, saying the attorney general’s report that triggered his resignation was designed to be ”a political firecracker on an explosive topic, and it did work.”“There was a political and media stampede,” he said.Cuomo also touted himself as a bulwark against his party’s left wing, which he said wants to defund the police and demonize businesses, and boasted of making government effective in his years in office. He cited his work battling the COVID-19 pandemic, legalizing same-sex marriage and hiking the minimum wage to $15.“I tried my best to deliver for you,” Cuomo said.Some critics jumped on Cuomo’s remarks as self-serving.Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, a fellow Democrat, tweeted he had a hundred million opportunities to improve as a leader and “Chose himself every time. Goodbye, Governor Cuomo.”Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, released a statement saying the governor was exploring his options for his post-gubernatorial life but had “no interest in running for office again.”Cuomo’s resignation won’t end his legal problems.An aide who said Cuomo groped her breast has filed a complaint with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. Separately, Cuomo was facing a legislative investigation into whether he misled the public about COVD-19 deaths in nursing homes to protect his reputation as a pandemic leader and improperly got help from state employees in writing a book that may net him $5 million.The switch in leadership was happening in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri, which narrowly missed Long Island on Sunday but dumped rain over the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley.Hochul will need to quickly build her own team of advisers to steer the administration for at least the next 16 months.Hochul, who said she didn’t work closely with Cuomo and wasn’t aware of the harassment allegations before they became public, has vowed no one will ever call her workplace “toxic.”“I have a different approach to governing,” Hochul said Wednesday in Queens, adding, “I get the job done because I don’t have time for distractions, particularly coming into this position.”She announced the planned appointments Monday of two top aides: Karen Persichilli Keogh will become Secretary to the Governor and Elizabeth Fine will be Hochul’s chief legal counselor.She plans to keep on Cuomo-era employees for 45 days to allow her time to interview new hires, but said she will not keep anyone found to have behaved unethically.Hochul, who has already said she plans to run for a full term next year, is expected to pick a left-leaning New York City politician as her lieutenant governor. Hochul once represented a conservative Western New York district in Congress for a year and has a reputation as a moderate.State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs praised Hochul as “formidable.”“She’s very experienced and I think she’ll be a refreshing and exciting new governor,” he said.
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By Polityk | 08/24/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Hochul to Become NY’s First Female Governor as Cuomo Exits
Kathy Hochul was set to become the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo. The Democrat from western New York was to be sworn in as governor in the first minutes of Tuesday in a brief, private ceremony overseen by the state’s chief judge, Janet DiFiore. Her ascent to the top job will be a history-making moment in a capital where women have only recently begun chipping away at what was long a male-dominated political culture. Cuomo was expected to leave office at 11:59 p.m., just under two weeks after he announced he would resign rather than face a likely impeachment battle. On his final day in office, he released a pre-recorded farewell address in which he defended his record over a decade as New York’s governor and portrayed himself as the victim of a “media frenzy.”A digital billboard along Interstate 787 supports New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Aug. 23, 2021, in Albany, N.Y.Hochul was scheduled to have a ceremonial swearing-in event Tuesday morning at the New York State Capitol. She planned to meet with legislative leaders later in the morning and make a public address at 3 p.m. For the first time, a majority of the most powerful figures in New York state government will be women, including state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Attorney General Letitia James and the chief judge, DiFiore. The state Assembly is led by a man, Speaker Carl Heastie. Hochul will inherit immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction in Cuomo’s final months. COVID-19 has made a comeback, with new cases up nearly 1,370% since late June. Hospitalizations are climbing even as schools prepare to go back into session. Big decisions lay ahead on whether to mandate masks or vaccines for certain groups, or whether to reinstate social distancing restrictions if the state’s latest wave of infections worsens. Hochul has said she favors making masks mandatory for schoolchildren, a contrast with Cuomo, who said he lacked that authority. The economy remains unsettled. Jobs lost during the pandemic have been coming back, but unemployment remains double what it was two years ago. New York has also struggled to get federal relief money into the hands of tenants behind on their rent because of the pandemic, releasing just 6% of the budgeted $2 billion so far. Thousands of households face the possibility of losing their homes if the state allows eviction protections to expire. Hochul also faces questions about whether she’ll change the culture of governance in New York, following a Cuomo administration that favored force over charm. Cuomo’s resignation comes after an independent investigation overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James concluded there was credible evidence he’d sexually harassed at least 11 women. In his farewell remarks, Cuomo struck a defiant tone, saying the attorney general’s report that triggered his resignation was designed to be “a political firecracker on an explosive topic, and it did work.””There was a political and media stampede,” he said. Cuomo also touted himself as a bulwark against his party’s left wing, which he said wants to defund the police and demonize businesses, and boasted of making government effective in his years in office. He cited his work battling the COVID-19 pandemic, legalizing same-sex marriage and hiking the minimum wage to $15. “I tried my best to deliver for you,” Cuomo said. Some critics jumped on Cuomo’s remarks as self-serving. Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, a fellow Democrat, tweeted he had a hundred million opportunities to improve as a leader and “Chose himself every time. Goodbye, Governor Cuomo.” Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, released a statement saying the governor was exploring his options for his post-gubernatorial life but had “no interest in running for office again.” Cuomo’s resignation won’t end his legal problems. An aide who said Cuomo groped her breast has filed a complaint with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. Separately, Cuomo was facing a legislative investigation into whether he misled the public about COVD-19 deaths in nursing homes to protect his reputation as a pandemic leader and improperly got help from state employees in writing a book that may net him $5 million. The switch in leadership was happening in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri, which narrowly missed Long Island on Sunday but dumped rain over the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley. Hochul will need to quickly build her own team of advisers to steer the administration for at least the next 16 months. Hochul, who said she didn’t work closely with Cuomo and wasn’t aware of the harassment allegations before they became public, has vowed no one will ever call her workplace “toxic.” “I have a different approach to governing,” Hochul said Wednesday in Queens, adding, “I get the job done because I don’t have time for distractions, particularly coming into this position.” She announced the planned appointments Monday of two top aides: Karen Persichilli Keogh will become Secretary to the Governor and Elizabeth Fine will be Hochul’s chief legal counselor. She plans to keep on Cuomo-era employees for 45 days to allow her time to interview new hires, but said she will not keep anyone found to have behaved unethically. Hochul, who has already said she plans to run for a full term next year, is expected to pick a left-leaning New York City politician as her lieutenant governor. Hochul once represented a conservative Western New York district in Congress for a year and has a reputation as a moderate. State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs praised Hochul as “formidable.””She’s very experienced and I think she’ll be a refreshing and exciting new governor,” he said.
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By Polityk | 08/24/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
As Cuomo Exits, He Takes Last Swipe at Harassment Accusers
Andrew Cuomo defended his record over a decade as New York’s governor and portrayed himself as the victim of a “media frenzy” Monday as he prepared for a midnight power transfer that will make Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul the state’s first female governor.
Cuomo, a Democrat, was set to end his term at 11:59 p.m., just under two weeks after he announced he would resign rather than face a likely impeachment battle over sexual harassment allegations.
Hochul was scheduled be sworn in just after midnight by the state’s chief judge, Janet DiFiore, in a brief, private ceremony.
In a pre-recorded farewell address released at noon, Cuomo boasted of making government effective in his years in office, cited his work battling the COVID-19 pandemic and struck a defiant tone on the harassment allegations.
He said the report that triggered his resignation — a scathing account of what Attorney General Letitia James said was sexual harassment or inappropriate touching of 11 women — as “designed to be a political firecracker on an explosive topic, and it did work,” Cuomo said. “There was a political and media stampede.”
But he said prolonging his fight in office “could only cause governmental paralysis and that is just not an option for you and not an option for the state, especially now.”
Some critics jumped on Cuomo’s last remarks as self-serving.
“100000000 opportunities to be a better leader. Chose himself every time. Goodbye, Governor Cuomo,” tweeted Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou,” a fellow Democrat.
The switch in leadership was happening in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri, which narrowly missed Long Island on Sunday but dumped rain over parts of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley.
The storm drew Cuomo back out into public view over the weekend, albeit briefly. He gave two televised briefings — warning New Yorkers to take the storm seriously with the same mix of scolding and reassurance that once made his daily COVID-19 briefings popular.
In a statement released to some news organizations, Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, said the governor was exploring his options for what to do after he leaves office but had “no interest in running for office again.”
Hochul, also a Democrat, will inherit immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction in Cuomo’s distracted final months in office.
COVID-19 has refused to abate. Schools are set to reopen in the coming weeks, with big decisions to be made about whether to require masks for students or vaccination for teachers. The state’s economic recovery from the pandemic is still incomplete.
Hochul will need to quickly build her own team of advisers who can help steer the administration for at least the next 16 months.
She announced the planned appointments Monday of two top aides: Karen Persichilli Keogh will become Secretary to the Governor and Elizabeth Fine will be Hochul’s chief legal counselor.
She plans to keep on Cuomo-era employees for 45 days to allow her time to interview new hires, but said she will not keep anyone found to have behaved unethically. At least 35 employees in the governor’s office have left since February, according to staff rosters.
Hochul, who said she didn’t work closely with Cuomo and wasn’t aware of the harassment allegations before they became public, has vowed no one will ever call her workplace “toxic.”
“I have a different approach to governing,” Hochul said Wednesday in Queens, adding, “I get the job done because I don’t have time for distractions, particularly coming into this position.”
Cuomo’s resignation won’t end his legal problems.
An aide who said Cuomo groped her breast and has since filed a complaint with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. Separately, Cuomo was facing a legislative investigation into whether he misled the public about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes to protect his reputation as a pandemic leader and improperly got help from state employees in writing a pandemic book that may net him $5 million.
Hochul has already said she plans to run for a full four-year term next year. She’ll do so as the state Democratic Party grapples with an internal struggle between moderate and liberal New Yorkers.
Hochul, who once represented a conservative Western New York district in Congress for a year and has a reputation as a moderate, is expected to pick a left-leaning state lawmaker from New York City as her lieutenant governor.
State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs praised Hochul as “formidable.”
“She’s very experienced and I think she’ll be a refreshing and exciting new governor,” he said.
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By Polityk | 08/24/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Синоптики прогнозують незначне похолодання на День Незалежності
На територію України завтра почне переміщатися прохолодне і вологе повітря із Західної Європи
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By Gromada | 08/23/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Запоріжжі День державного прапора відзначили ходою та флешмобом (фото)
Кілька сотень людей пройшлися центральним проспектом міста від площі Маяковського до майдану Героїв Революції
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By Gromada | 08/23/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
В Україні відтепер е-паспорти прирівняні до паперових
В Офісі президента у квітні повідомляли, що близько 5 мільйонів громадян України користуються е-паспортами через мобільний додаток «Дія»
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By Gromada | 08/23/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
На свята у столиці безпеку гарантують понад 10 тисяч правоохоронців – МВС
Нині через святкування Дня прапора та 30-ї річниці Незалежності України у Києві є значні обмеження в русі
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By Gromada | 08/23/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
«Ми отримали шанс» – Кулеба про наплив туристів із Саудівської Аравії
Зростання туристичного потоку з Саудівської Аравії в Україну є «шансом», який треба «перетворити на постійну практику» – міністр
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By Gromada | 08/23/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У ніч на 25 серпня роботу метрополітену у Києві буде продовжено на 2 години
24 серпня перед початком концерту на НСК «Олімпійський» можливе обмеження (закриття) на вхід станції «Олімпійська»
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By Gromada | 08/23/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Почалося мовлення з телевежі поблизу Попасної – Луганська ОДА
Радіус розповсюдження сигналу з вежі складає 50 кілометрів
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By Gromada | 08/23/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Фінальна репетиція параду: влада Києва попереджає про чергові обмеження руху
Обмеження діятимуть від 15:30 до 01:15, попередили у Київській міській державній адміністрації
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By Gromada | 08/22/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Гран-прі Одеського міжнародного фестивалю отримав фільм про підлітків і дорослішання
Найкращим повнометражним фільмом конкурсної програми Одеського міжнародного фестивалю-2021 журі визнало фільм «Стоп-Земля» Катерини Горностай. Гран-прі, яке визначають глядачі, також отримав цей фільм
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By Gromada | 08/22/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Патріарх Варфоломій ушанував українських військових та жертв Голодомору, ПЦУ провела подячну молитву
У Михайлівському Золотоверхому соборі з нагоди прибуття Вселенського патріарха Варфоломія відбулася подячна молитва
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By Gromada | 08/21/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Друга репетиція параду: в Києві з 15:30 обмежать рух
На 22 серпня запланована третя репетиція параду військ до Дня Незалежності України, під час якої діятимуть такі ж обмеження руху транспорту, додали в КМДА
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By Gromada | 08/20/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Кличко і Ткаченко обмінялися звинуваченнями через знесення будинку Барбана в Києві
Раніше сьогодні активісти повідомили, що в Києві вночі знесли історичну садибу Барбана, побудовану у ХІХ столітті
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By Gromada | 08/20/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
20 серпня – що очікувати в цей день і що було в історії
Канцлерка Німеччини Ангела Меркель в Москві проведе переговори з президентом Росії Володимиром Путіним щодо війни на Донбасі, ситуації в Білорусі і подій в Афганістані
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By Gromada | 08/20/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Києві знесли історичну садибу Барбана – активіст
Будівлю знесли на вулиці Обсерваторній
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By Gromada | 08/20/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Співробітника КП підозрюють у завданні бюджету Києва збитків на 6,9 мільйона гривень – ДБР
Заступнику голови підприємства повідомили про підозру в службовій недбалості, що спричинила тяжкі наслідки
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By Gromada | 08/19/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Акція на захист садиби Барбана: поліція склала два адмінпротоколи
За словами речниці поліції, учасників акції не затримували, а «доставляли до управління поліції»
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By Gromada | 08/19/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У МВС анонсували появу нових камер автофіксації порушень ПДР на дорогах України
Систему автоматичної фотовідеофіксації порушень ПДР в Україні запустили 1 червня минулого року
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By Gromada | 08/19/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Науковці повідомили, що Україна придбала легендарний британський криголам James Clark Ross
Після переоформлення документів судно вже під українським прапором зможе вирушити до України. Планується, що криголам прийде до Одеси на початку осені цього року
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By Gromada | 08/19/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
19 серпня – що очікувати в цей день і що було в історії
Вірні православної церкви святкують Преображення Господнє (Яблучний Спас)
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By Gromada | 08/19/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Ще одна фігурантка «справи Шеремета» заявляє про переслідування
«Якщо я починаю брати вину за вбивство Шеремета на себе – прошу одразу розцінювати як голосне волання про негайну допомогу», – заявила Кузьменко
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By Gromada | 08/19/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
