Розділ: Повідомлення
US Senate to Try to Finish $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Saturday
The U.S. Senate, unable to finalize a $1 trillion infrastructure bill Thursday, will try again Saturday when it are scheduled to hold a vote on limiting debate and moving toward passage of the hard-fought legislation.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer struggled throughout the day to reach closure on a bipartisan bill that would trigger new construction projects throughout the United States to expand or refurbish roads, highways, bridges, airports and other public works, many of them in substandard condition.Following hours of closed-door negotiations, senators failed to reach an agreement on remaining amendments to the bill, beyond the dozens already debated this week.”We have been trying to vote on amendments all day but have encountered numerous objections from the other side,” Schumer said, referring to Republicans.Action on the legislation, which is at the top of Democratic President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, was held up by a flurry of demands from various senators, including a controversial move by some Republicans demanding billions of dollars in new Defense Department improvements, according to lawmakers.A separate disagreement over a cryptocurrency provision in the infrastructure bill also was simmering.
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By Polityk | 08/06/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Biden Wants America to Speed the Shift to Electric Cars
Within nine years, half of all new vehicles sold in the United States should be zero-emission cars and trucks, according to an President Joe Biden signs an executive order on increasing production of electric vehicles after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Aug. 5, 2021.Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have announced moves to eliminate what Biden called the “short-sighted rollbacks” of near-term fuel efficiency and emissions standards set by the Trump administration. “They also let the federal tax credit expire, penalizing auto workers, who were at the time selling the most electric vehicles in the world and the United States,” added Biden. Leading automotive manufacturers are making voluntary commitments in line with the administration’s goals. Ford, General Motors and Stellantis said in a joint statement Thursday they hope “to achieve sales of 40-50% of annual U.S. volumes of electric vehicles (battery electric, fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles) by 2030 in order to move the nation closer to a zero-emissions future consistent with Paris climate goals.” In a separate joint statement, automakers BMW, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and Volvo are calling for a ”strong nationwide greenhouse gas emissions standard, continued investments in charging infrastructure, and broad consumer incentives for all electric vehicle purchases.” Notably absent from the automakers’ joint statements, which were also released by the White House, is Japan’s Toyota, the top-selling carmaker in the United States. “You can count on Toyota to do our part,” Ted Ogawa, the automaker’s North American chief executive, President Joe Biden walks with United Auto Workers Local 600 president Bernie Ricky before he speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Aug. 5, 2021.Biden’s actions and the automotive industry’s response are being praised by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), which calls transportation the biggest source of climate pollution in the United States. “The Big Three and other automakers have invested billions of dollars in developing zero-emitting vehicles — a testament to the enormous economic, job and consumer benefits that these vehicles will deliver,” EDF President Fred Krupp said in a statement sent to VOA. “Now, we must all work together to build on that announcement and eliminate pollution from all new passenger cars by 2035, and all new freight trucks and buses by 2040. It’s a goal that’s ambitious but achievable. America can win this race, and our prize will be good jobs, savings at the gas pump for American families, cleaner air and a safer climate.” The American Petroleum Institute (API) said it and its member companies “support transportation initiatives that both reduce emissions and ensure affordable vehicle choices for Americans.” “The best way to accelerate U.S. climate progress is through an economy-wide carbon price policy rather than costly market mandates,” Ron Chittim, the group’s vice president of downstream policy, said in a statement to VOA. The petroleum industry has pledged to improve the environmental performance of its fuels, contending vehicles powered by modern combustion engines or batteries can produce comparable greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing to retirement. API, which is the national trade association for the oil and natural gas industry, is also calling for the EPA to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions on a life cycle analysis approach to ensure consistent accounting and a level playing field across various fuel and vehicle technologies. There are also concerns being expressed that Biden’s goals cannot be met without relying on lithium and several specific rare earth minerals (neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium), which are used for permanent magnets in the drive chains for electric vehicles. Those elements “are mostly available only from China, which has acknowledged its poor track record for environmental protection in its mining and production of these minerals,” according to Pini Althaus, chief executive officer of USA Rare Earth. “The U.S. must have some level of domestic production or we simply will not be able to reach this goal,” Althaus told VOA in a statement. The strategic minerals mining company wants the United States to emulate Australia, Japan and South Korea and provide assistance to local producers of these materials.
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By Polityk | 08/06/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Biden Signs Bill Awarding Medals to US Capitol Riot Responders
President Joe Biden on Thursday offered “profound gratitude” to law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6 Capitol insurrection as he signed legislation to award them Congressional Gold Medals for their service. The president thanked the officers for saving the lives of members of Congress during those “tragic hours” of the attack seven months ago. The medal is the highest honor Congress can bestow. Joined by members of Congress, law enforcement officers and the families of police who died following the attack, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held the formal signing ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. Many officers were brutally beaten and injured that day as the violent mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters pushed past them to break into the Capitol and interrupt the certification of Biden’s victory. Many of the insurrectionists repeated Trump’s false claims about widespread election fraud as they hunted for lawmakers and tried to beat down the doors of the House chamber with lawmakers inside. Some of the officers, including four who testified at a House hearing last week, have spoken openly about the lasting mental and physical scars. “My fellow Americans, let’s remember what this was all about,” Biden said of the siege. “It was a violent attempt to overturn the will of the American people, to seek power at all costs, to replace the ballot with brute force. To destroy, not to build. Without democracy, nothing is possible. With it, everything is.” President Joe Biden listens to Vice President Kamala Harris speak in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Aug. 5, 2021.The Senate passed the legislation unanimously earlier this week. The new law will place the medals in four locations — Capitol Police headquarters, the Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution. Biden said the medals will be at the Smithsonian “so all visitors can understand what happened that day.” The Senate passed the legislation by voice vote, with no Republican objections. The House passed the bill in June, with 21 Republicans who have downplayed the insurrection in Trump’s defense voting against it. Trump, along with many Republicans still loyal to him, has tried to rebrand the rioting as a peaceful protest, even as law enforcement officers who responded that day have detailed the violence and made clear the toll it has taken on them. The four officers who testified in the emotional hearing last week detailed near-death experiences as the rioters beat and crushed them on their way into the building. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges described foaming at the mouth, bleeding and screaming as the rioters tried to gouge out his eye and crush him between two heavy doors. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn said a large group of people shouted the N-word at him as he was trying to keep them from breaching the House chamber. Both were at the White House ceremony, along with several other officers. The officers testified at the first hearing of a new House committee investigating the insurrection. Most House Republicans have staunchly opposed the Democrat-led panel, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proposed after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of a bipartisan commission. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has called the committee a “sham” and criticized Pelosi for rejecting two of the members he tried to appoint to the panel.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of California hugs Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Aug. 5, 2021.Instead, McCarthy and other Republican leaders still loyal to Trump withdrew all their appointments and have tried to pin blame for the insurrection of Trump’s supporters on Pelosi, falsely claiming she was responsible for delays in military assistance that day. Biden said at Thursday’s ceremony that “we cannot allow history to be rewritten” and the officers’ heroism cannot be forgotten. “We have to understand what happened,” Biden said. “The honest and unvarnished truth. We have to face it.” At least nine people who were at the Capitol that day died during and after the rioting, including a woman who was shot and killed by police as she tried to break into the House chamber and three other Trump supporters who suffered medical emergencies. Two police officers died by suicide in the days that immediately followed, and a third officer, Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, collapsed and died after engaging with the protesters. A medical examiner determined he died of natural causes. Last week, the Metropolitan Police announced that two more of their officers who had responded to the insurrection had died by suicide. Officer Kyle DeFreytag was found dead on July 10 and Officer Gunther Hashida was found dead in his home Thursday. The circumstances that lead to their deaths are unknown. “We are grieving as a department,” the police said in a statement. In a ceremony to send the bill to the president, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that January 6 was “a moment, a day of extraordinary tragedy for our country” and praised the Capitol Police for their bravery and patriotism. “I’m so sad that it took a tragedy of this nature for the recognition to be given to them,” Pelosi said. The Congressional Gold Medal has been handed out by the legislative branch since 1776. Previous recipients include George Washington, Sir Winston Churchill, Bob Hope and Robert Frost. In recent years, Congress has awarded the medals to former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who became a leading advocate for people struggling with Lou Gehrig’s disease, and biker Greg LeMond.
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By Polityk | 08/06/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Активіста в Криму засудили до обмеження волі – Денісова назвала це переслідуванням за його участь у Меджлісі
Ільвера Аметова засудили до восьми місяців обмеження волі за «незаконне зберігання частин вогнепальної зброї»
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By Gromada | 08/05/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Затриманому в Кабміні ветерану Прохничу просять арешт без права на заставу – адвокат
Запобіжний захід Прохничу обиратимуть 6 серпня, повідомляє Тарас Безпалий
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By Gromada | 08/05/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Учасника «ДНР» засудили до 10 років ув’язнення – СБУ
Вирок набув законної сили
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By Gromada | 08/05/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Набули чинності зміни в умовах в’їзду до України, запроваджені Кабміном
Всі особи, які перетинають кордон, повинні пройти період самоізоляції, за винятком кількох категорій людей
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By Gromada | 08/05/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Екскомандиру «Беркуту» повідомили про підозру за вбивства і поранення учасників Євромайдану – ОГП
За версією прокуратури, дії колишнього командира роти «Беркуту» призвели до вбивств трьох мітингувальників і поранень, у тому числі тяжких, майже 200
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By Gromada | 08/04/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Чоловіку, якого затримали в Кабміні, призначили психіатричну експертизу – Монастирський
За словами міністра, мотиви учасника бойових дій стануть зрозумілі в ході слідства
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By Gromada | 08/04/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
4 серпня – що очікувати в цей день і що було в історії
Вищий антикорупційний суд України розгляне клопотання НАБУ про арешт колишнього судді Дніпровського райсуду Києва Миколи Чауса
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By Gromada | 08/04/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Поліція повідомляє про спецоперацію через чоловіка з, ймовірно, гранатою в будівлі Кабміну
«На даний час із чоловіком проводяться перемовини», заявляють у поліції
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By Gromada | 08/04/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Carey, Backed by Trump, Wins Primary for House Seat in Ohio
A pair of special congressional primaries Tuesday in Ohio could serve as litmus tests for the moods of the Republican and Democratic parties heading into next year’s midterm elections. After the stinging defeat of one of his endorsed congressional candidates in Texas last week, former President Donald Trump’s sway as a kingmaker among Republicans was tested in central Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, where his candidate won. He had endorsed coal lobbyist Mike Carey from among a formidable field of 11 GOP primary contenders for the seat vacated by Republican Steve Stivers in May. Stivers had backed one of three sitting lawmakers in the race — state Rep. Jeff LaRe — for the job. In the Cleveland area, progressives and Democratic centrists are in fierce competition for the 11th Congressional District seat formerly held by Rep. Marcia Fudge, a Democrat appointed as President Joe Biden’s housing chief in March. Former state Sen. Nina Turner, a leading national voice for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaigns, is the best known among 13 Democrats running in the primary and the choice of Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others. Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown, a centrist backed by Hillary Clinton, influential House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the Congressional Black Caucus, several leading unions and over 100 local leaders, enjoyed a surge in national support in July. The race comes at a pivotal moment for the progressive movement. Centrists have been ascendant in the early months of the Joe Biden era, while the party’s left flank has faced a series of defeats — in New York City’s mayoral race, a Virginia gubernatorial primary and a Louisiana House race. Meanwhile, a contingent of moderates are worried that a leftward drift could cost the party seats in the midterms next year. Biden hasn’t heeded the left’s calls for more aggressive action on certain issues, including voting rights and immigration. That’s left progressive leaders searching for new strategies that can bolster its influence. Turner will add another voice to those efforts, joining Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of New York, and a class of younger, relatively new lawmakers who have made it their mission to push the Democratic leadership to the left. But Turner’s history of biting criticism of fellow Democrats no doubt irked her party’s establishment — she once likened supporting Biden to being forced to eat excrement — and has given Brown something to campaign against on the campaign trail. For Republicans, the Columbus-area race emerged as a test of Trump’s influence, particularly after the former president backed the loser in a Texas primary last week. As president, Trump boasted of his sway over politicians’ political fortunes, with a strong record of backing winners. Since he left office, candidates have scrambled to get his endorsement, even lining up at times for reality-show style interviews. All of the candidates in the GOP primary billed themselves as conservatives and many boasted more legislative-branch experience than Carey. State Sen. Stephanie Kunze has spent almost nine years in the Ohio House and Senate, championing legislation to tackle opiate addiction, infant mortality and sexual violence. She had won the endorsement of the GOP in the district’s largest county, Franklin, and of the Value In Electing Women PAC. Sen. Bob Peterson has been a state lawmaker since 2012. A farmer and former president of the Ohio Farm Bureau, he was backed by the powerful political arm of Ohio Right to Life and former Senate President Larry Obhof. On the Democratic side, state Rep. Allison Russo, a health policy consultant, defeated Greg Betts, a former Army officer and decorated combat veteran, for the nomination. Back in the 11th District, Laverne Gore, a business owner, consultant, trainer and community activist, defeated Felicia Ross, a self-described “Jane of all trades,” in the Republican primary. Winners of the August primaries will face off in the Nov. 2 general election.
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By Polityk | 08/04/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
CDC Issues New Eviction Ban for Most of US Through Early October
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until October 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose their homes during a pandemic. The new moratorium could help keep millions in their homes as the coronavirus’ delta variant has spread and states have been slow to release federal rental aid. It would temporarily halt evictions in counties with “substantial and high levels” of virus transmissions and would cover areas where 90% of the U.S. population lives. The announcement was something of a reversal for the Biden administration after saying that a Supreme Court ruling prevented a moratorium. But the choice to impose a new measure in the face of legal uncertainty was also a win for the progressive lawmakers who pushed the White House to do more to prevent about 3.6 million Americans from losing their homes during the COVID-19 crisis. President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 3, 2021.President Joe Biden stopped short Tuesday afternoon of announcing the new ban on evictions during a press conference at the White House, ceding the responsibility to the CDC. “My hope is it’s going to be a new moratorium,” Biden told reporters. The new policy came amid a scramble by the Biden team to reassure Democrats and the country that it could find a way to limit the damage from potential evictions through the use of federal aid. But pressure mounted as key lawmakers said it was not enough. Top Democratic leaders joined Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., who has been camped outside the U.S. Capitol. The freshman congresswoman once lived in her car as a young mother and was leading a passionate protest urging the White House to prevent widespread evictions. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks with reporters as she camps outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Aug. 2, 2021.”For 5 days, we’ve been out here, demanding that our government acts to save lives,” she tweeted. “Today, our movement moved mountains.” Administration officials had previously said a Supreme Court ruling stopped them from setting up a new moratorium without congressional backing, saying states and cities must be more aggressive in releasing nearly $47 billion in relief for renters on the verge of eviction. The president said he sought input from legal scholars about whether there were options and said the advice was mixed, though some suggested, “It’s worth the effort.” Biden also said he didn’t want to tell the CDC, which has taken the public health lead in responding to the pandemic, what to do. “I asked the CDC to go back and consider other options that may be available,” he said. The CDC identified a legal authority for the new, different moratorium for areas with high and substantial increases in COVID-19 infections. Biden also insisted there is federal money available — about $47 billion previously approved during the COVID-19 crisis — that needs to get out the door to help renters and landlords. “The money is there,” Biden said. The White House has said state and local governments have been slow to push out that federal money and is pressing them to do so swiftly. FILE – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks in Venice, Italy, July 11, 2021.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen briefed House Democrats on Tuesday about the work underway to ensure the federal housing aid makes it to renters and landlords. She provided data so that lawmakers could see how their districts and states are performing with distributing the relief, according to a person on the call. The Treasury secretary tried to encourage Democrats to work together, even as lawmakers said Biden should act on his own to extend the eviction moratorium, according to someone on the private call who insisted on anonymity to discuss its contents. The CDC put the initial eviction ban in place as part of the COVID-19 response when many workers lost income. The ban was intended to hold back the spread of the virus among people put out on the streets and into shelters. Democratic lawmakers said they were caught by surprise by Biden’s decision to end the moratorium, creating frustration and anger and exposing a rare rift with the administration. The CDC indicated in late June that it probably wouldn’t extend the eviction ban beyond the end of July. Rep. Maxine Waters, the powerful chair of the Financial Services Committee, has been talking privately for days with Yellen and urged the Treasury secretary to use her influence to prod states to push the money out the door. But Waters also called on the CDC to act on its own. After the CDC’s announcement Tuesday, Waters released a statement thanking Biden “for listening and for encouraging the CDC to act! This extension of the moratorium is the lifeline that millions of families have been waiting for.”
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By Polityk | 08/04/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
President Biden Calls on New York Governor Cuomo to Resign
U.S. President Joe Biden said New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign after a report released Tuesday by the state’s attorney general found that Cuomo had sexually harassed numerous women in violation of federal and state laws, allegations that he vehemently denied. “I think he should resign,” Biden told reporters Tuesday afternoon at a press conference in Washington. Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, said Cuomo allegedly targeted 11 current and former employees of the state government.New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a press conference, in New York, Aug. 3, 2021.The probe uncovered a “climate of fear” created by Cuomo’s behavior, which included unwanted kisses, groping, hugging and making unacceptable remarks, James said. She said the investigation also found that the Democratic governor had retaliated against at least one former employee for complaining about his actions. At a news conference in Albany, Cuomo denied any wrongdoing, declaring, “I never touched anyone inappropriately.” “That is just not who I am, and that’s not who I have ever been,” he added. In March, Biden said Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, should resign if the investigation confirmed allegations of harassment. “I don’t know that anyone could’ve watched this morning and not found the allegations to be abhorrent. I know I did,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, August 3, 2021.The nearly five-month investigation was performed by two outside attorneys whom the state attorney general had hired. They spoke to 179 people, including complainants, current and former members of the governor’s office, state troopers, and other state workers. James said the probe was launched because of the “heroic women who came forward.” Shortly after the report’s release, several of Cuomo’s accusers demanded that he resign immediately, including Charlotte Bennett, who tweeted, “Resign, @NYGovCuomo.” The report is expected to be taken into account in an ongoing investigation by the state Legislature into whether there are reasons for Cuomo to be impeached. New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who authorized the investigation, was one of a growing chorus of state lawmakers calling for Cuomo’s resignation on Tuesday. He said in a statement that the report’s findings point to “someone who is not fit for office.” New York’s U.S. senators, Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, have been calling for him to step down since last winter. Gillibrand reiterated her demand Tuesday at a news conference in Washington. The Legislature is also investigating the assistance Cuomo received from top aides to write a book about the coronavirus pandemic, preferential treatment his relatives received during COVID-19 testing last year, and his administration’s decision not to publicly disclose some data relating to nursing home fatalities for several months. Some information in this report is from The Associated Press and Reuters.
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By Polityk | 08/04/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
US Republican Report: Coronavirus Leaked From Chinese Lab; Scientists Still Probing Origins
A report by U.S. Republican lawmakers says a “preponderance of evidence” proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility — a conclusion that U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached. The report, released Monday, also cited “ample evidence” that Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) scientists — aided by U.S. experts and Chinese and U.S. government funds — were working to modify coronaviruses to infect humans, and such manipulation could be hidden. FILE – Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, speaks with members of the media outside of the White House, Oct. 16, 2019.Representative Mike McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the report by the panel’s Republican staff. It urged a bipartisan investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that has killed 4.4 million people worldwide. China denies a genetically modified coronavirus leaked from the facility in Wuhan where the first COVID-19 cases were detected in 2019, a leading but unproven theory among some experts. Beijing also denies allegations of a cover-up. Other experts suspect the pandemic was caused by an animal virus likely transmitted to humans at a seafood market near the WIV. “We now believe it’s time to completely dismiss the wet market as the source,” said the report. “We also believe the preponderance of the evidence proves the virus did leak from the WIV and that it did so sometime before September 12, 2019.” The report cited what it called new and underreported information about safety protocols at the lab, including a July 2019 request for a $1.5 million overhaul of a hazardous waste treatment system for the facility, which was less than two years old. In April, the top U.S. intelligence agency said it concurred with the scientific consensus that the virus was not human-caused or genetically modified. U.S. President Joe Biden in May ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to accelerate their hunt for the origins of the virus and report back in 90 days. A source familiar with current intelligence assessments said the U.S. intelligence community has not reached any conclusion whether the virus came from animals or the WIV.
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By Polityk | 08/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
НАБУ звинувачує СБУ в «сприянні ухиленню від кримінального судочинства» через переховування Чауса
Згідно з позицією НАБУ, заходи безпеки не є підставою для переховування особи від кримінального судочинства
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By Gromada | 08/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
КМДА: «Квітам України» надали статус «об’єкту культурної спадщини»
«Упродовж місячного строку власник повинен укласти охоронний договір на щойно виявлений об’єкт»
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By Gromada | 08/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Бойовики 7 разів порушили режим тиші в понеділок – ООС
«На обстріли російсько-окупаційних військ українські захисники відкривали вогонь у відповідь»
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By Gromada | 08/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
129 населених пунктів лишаються знеструмленими вранці в понеділок – ДСНС
Без електроенергії залишилися населені пункти в шести областях
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By Gromada | 08/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Senator Graham, Fully Vaccinated, Tests Positive for COVID-19
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated. In a statement issued Monday afternoon, the South Carolina Republican said that he “started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night” and went to the doctor Monday morning. After being notified of his positive test, Graham said he would quarantine for 10 days. “I feel like I have a sinus infection, and at present time, I have mild symptoms,” the 66-year-old Graham said. “I am very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccination, I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now. My symptoms would be far worse.” Graham, who was vaccinated in December, has long been a proponent of vaccination, saying during a visit this spring to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston that “the sooner we get everybody vaccinated, the quicker we can get back to normal.” Graham’s infection comes on the heels of updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance urging even fully vaccinated people to return to wearing masks indoors in areas of high coronavirus transmission, citing the surge of the highly contagious delta variant. Recent analysis has shown that breakthrough cases of COVID-19, with mild or no symptoms, still remain rare. Both congressional chambers have been adopting stricter face covering regulations amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases across the country. The House has returned to a mask requirement, while the Senate has recommended medical-grade face coverings. Graham, who was wearing a mask, did not answer questions from reporters on Capitol Hill earlier Monday, before the statement being issued. Because of Senate votes, Graham was not in attendance at Friday night’s Silver Elephant dinner, the South Carolina Republican Party’s signature annual fundraiser and an event attended by hundreds, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a headlining speaker.
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By Polityk | 08/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
ДФС повідомила про обшуки в «Київзеленбуді» у справ про ухилення від сплати податків
Працівники ДФС вилучили «первинні фінансово-господарські документи по проведеним роботам з ремонту та реконструкції парків»
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By Gromada | 08/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Черкасах вперше провели пересадку серця – МОЗ
Раніше в МОЗ повідомили, що за перше півріччя 2021 року українські лікарі здійснили 126 операцій із пересадки органів
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By Gromada | 08/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Внаслідок негоди понад 500 населених пунктів залишилися без електроенергії – ДСНС
У Львові через падіння дерева загинули двоє людей
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By Gromada | 08/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Один пункт перетину кордону з Угорщиною не працює через знеструмлення – ДПСУ
У Держприкордонслужбі знеструмлення пояснили негодою
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By Gromada | 08/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Запоріжжі завершився всеукраїнський мотопробіг за єдність України
Повний маршрут мотопробігу з Ужгорода до Запоріжжя подолали 45 мотоциклістів
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By Gromada | 08/01/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Початок тижня в Україні позначиться дощами і грозами – синоптики
«2 серпня в Києві – гроза. У Київській області вдень – гроза, в окремих районах град та шквали 15-20 м/с ( І рівень небезпечності, жовтий)»
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By Gromada | 08/01/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
