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Tanden Withdraws Budget Nomination Amid Opposition
President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets. Her withdrawal marks the first high-profile defeat of one of Biden’s nominees. Eleven of the 23 Cabinet nominees requiring Senate approval have been confirmed, most with strong bipartisan support. “Unfortunately, it now seems clear that there is no path forward to gain confirmation, and I do not want continued consideration of my nomination to be a distraction from your other priorities,” Tanden wrote in a letter to Biden. The president, in a statement, said he has “utmost respect for her record of accomplishment, her experience and her counsel” and pledged to find her another role in his administration. FILE – Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 24, 2021.Tanden’s viability was in doubt after Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and a number of moderate Republicans came out against her last month, all citing her tweets attacking members of both parties prior to her nomination. Manchin, a key moderate swing vote in the Senate, said last month in a statement announcing his opposition that “her overtly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members of Congress and the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.” FILE – Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2020.Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, meanwhile, cited Biden’s own standard of conduct in opposing Tanden, declaring in a statement that “her past actions have demonstrated exactly the kind of animosity that President Biden has pledged to transcend.” Tanden needed just 51 votes in an evenly divided Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris acting as a tiebreaker. But without Manchin’s support, the White House was left scrambling to find a Republican to support her. FILE – Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2020.One potential Republican vote, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, told reporters earlier Tuesday on Capitol Hill she still had not yet made up her mind on Tanden’s nomination. The White House stuck with her even after several centrist Republicans made their opposition known, insisting her experience growing up on welfare and background working on progressive policies as the president and CEO of the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress made her the right candidate for the moment. White House chief of staff Ron Klain initially insisted the administration was “fighting our guts out” for her. 100s of tweets deletedFILE – Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2021.Tanden faced pointed questions over her past comments about members from both parties during her confirmation hearing. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent and prominent progressive lawmaker, accused her of issuing “vicious attacks” against progressives, and had not said whether he would support her nomination. Tanden apologized during that hearing to “people on either the left or right who are hurt by what I’ve said.” Just prior to the hearing, she deleted hundreds of tweets, many of which were critical of Republicans. Collins cited those deleted tweets in her statement, saying that the move “raises concerns about her commitment to transparency.” She said Congress “has to be able to trust the OMB director to make countless decisions in an impartial manner, carrying out the letter of the law and congressional intent.” As recently as Monday, the White House indicated it was sticking by Tanden’s nomination, with press secretary Jen Psaki noting Tanden’s “decades of experience” in defending their pick. “We will continue, of course, to fight for the confirmation of every nominee that the president puts forward,” Psaki insisted. But she added, “We’ll see if we have 50 votes.” Possible replacementsThe head of the OMB is tasked with putting together the administration’s budget, as well as overseeing a wide range of logistical and regulatory issues across the federal government. Tanden’s withdrawal leaves the Biden administration without a clear replacement. The apparent front-runner on Capitol Hill to replace Tanden was Shalanda Young, a former staff director for the House Appropriations Committee, who has been actively pushed by members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Other names mentioned include Ann O’Leary, a former chief of staff for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Gene Sperling, who served as a top economic adviser to both Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
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By Polityk | 03/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Budget Nominee Tanden Withdraws Nomination Amid Opposition
President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets. Her withdrawal marks the first high-profile defeat of one of Biden’s nominees. Eleven of the 23 Cabinet nominees requiring Senate approval have been confirmed, most with strong bipartisan support. “Unfortunately, it now seems clear that there is no path forward to gain confirmation, and I do not want continued consideration of my nomination to be a distraction from your other priorities,” Tanden wrote in a letter to Biden. The president, in a statement, said he has “utmost respect for her record of accomplishment, her experience and her counsel” and pledged to find her another role in his administration. FILE – Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 24, 2021.Tanden’s viability was in doubt after Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and a number of moderate Republicans came out against her last month, all citing her tweets attacking members of both parties prior to her nomination. Manchin, a key moderate swing vote in the Senate, said last month in a statement announcing his opposition that “her overtly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members of Congress and the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.” FILE – Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2020.Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, meanwhile, cited Biden’s own standard of conduct in opposing Tanden, declaring in a statement that “her past actions have demonstrated exactly the kind of animosity that President Biden has pledged to transcend.” Tanden needed just 51 votes in an evenly divided Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris acting as a tiebreaker. But without Manchin’s support, the White House was left scrambling to find a Republican to support her. FILE – Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2020.One potential Republican vote, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, told reporters earlier Tuesday on Capitol Hill she still had not yet made up her mind on Tanden’s nomination. The White House stuck with her even after several centrist Republicans made their opposition known, insisting her experience growing up on welfare and background working on progressive policies as the president and CEO of the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress made her the right candidate for the moment. White House chief of staff Ron Klain initially insisted the administration was “fighting our guts out” for her. 100s of tweets deletedFILE – Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2021.Tanden faced pointed questions over her past comments about members from both parties during her confirmation hearing. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent and prominent progressive lawmaker, accused her of issuing “vicious attacks” against progressives, and had not said whether he would support her nomination. Tanden apologized during that hearing to “people on either the left or right who are hurt by what I’ve said.” Just prior to the hearing, she deleted hundreds of tweets, many of which were critical of Republicans. Collins cited those deleted tweets in her statement, saying that the move “raises concerns about her commitment to transparency.” She said Congress “has to be able to trust the OMB director to make countless decisions in an impartial manner, carrying out the letter of the law and congressional intent.” As recently as Monday, the White House indicated it was sticking by Tanden’s nomination, with press secretary Jen Psaki noting Tanden’s “decades of experience” in defending their pick. “We will continue, of course, to fight for the confirmation of every nominee that the president puts forward,” Psaki insisted. But she added, “We’ll see if we have 50 votes.” Possible replacementsThe head of the OMB is tasked with putting together the administration’s budget, as well as overseeing a wide range of logistical and regulatory issues across the federal government. Tanden’s withdrawal leaves the Biden administration without a clear replacement. The apparent front-runner on Capitol Hill to replace Tanden was Shalanda Young, a former staff director for the House Appropriations Committee, who has been actively pushed by members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Other names mentioned include Ann O’Leary, a former chief of staff for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Gene Sperling, who served as a top economic adviser to both Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
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By Polityk | 03/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
US Senate Confirms Raimondo to Head Commerce Department
The U.S. Senate voted 84-15 Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to head the U.S. Commerce Department, the agency that repeatedly sparred with China during the prior administration.Raimondo, a Democrat tapped by President Joe Biden, will oversee the Commerce Department and its bureaus, which have about 46,000 employees.The department includes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Census, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service and the Foreign Commercial Service. It also helps negotiate trade agreements and enforces laws on trade and national security.At her confirmation hearing, Raimondo vowed to protect U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies. But she refused to commit to keeping telecommunications company Huawei Technologies on a U.S. economic blacklist.The Commerce Department under former President Donald Trump took aim at China on numerous fronts, adding dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist, including Huawei, the country’s top chipmaker SMIC, Hikvision and drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology.In written responses to lawmakers, Raimondo said she had “no reason to believe” that the listed Chinese companies should not be on a trade blacklist.“We should have no illusions about China’s objectives, which I believe are to undercut America’s longstanding technological advantage and to displace America as the global leader in cutting-edge research and development and the industries of the future,” she said.Raimondo inherits the Trump administration’s unsuccessful effort to bar U.S. app stores run by Apple and Alphabet Inc.’s Google from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeChat for download. The Justice Department last month put appeals of rulings blocking those efforts on hold pending a Biden administration review of the efforts.
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By Polityk | 03/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
FBI Director: No Evidence Left-Wing Activists Attacked US Capitol
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday defended the bureau against criticism that it missed warning signs about the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and failed to adequately sound the alarm about the possibility of violence by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.At the same time, Wray, in his first congressional appearance since the riot, disputed assertions promoted by some on the right that far-left activists masquerading as Trump supporters were involved in the deadly attack.FILE – Supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.The attack left five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer, and more than 100 other officers injured. A nationwide manhunt in the aftermath of the insurrection has led to the arrest of more than 270 rioters, including 33 members of anti-government militias and other far-right groups.Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wray said the FBI took multiple steps to ensure a “raw” intelligence report warning about the possibility of a violent attack on the Capitol — the seat of the U.S. Congress — reached key law enforcement agencies the day before. The January 5 report, prepared by the FBI’s Norfolk, Virginia, field office, cited online extremist chatter about the possibility of violence and “war.”The FBI typically verifies such raw information before sharing it with law enforcement agencies. But in this case, Wray said, the threat was concerning and “specific enough” that the FBI decided to share it with the Capitol Police, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement agencies as soon as possible.“We did pass that on to the people in the best position to take action on the threat. Not one, not two, but three different ways,” Wray said.Yet the report was not flagged for top officials responsible for securing the Capitol, hose officials testified last week, raising questions about a breakdown in intelligence- sharing.The officials — the former chief of Capitol Police, and the former sergeants-at- arms for the House and the Senate — told lawmakers that while they had prepared for a large and potentially violent protest outside the Capitol on January 6, they had not been warned about the possibility of a violent takeover.FILE – Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., responds to questions from reporters on May 6, 2019.Asked by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal why the FBI failed to “sound the alarm in some more visible and ringing way,” Wray, calling the attack an act of domestic terrorism, said the FBI had repeatedly warned about the threat in recent months.“The FBI over the course of 2020 put out a number of intelligence products specifically warning about domestic violent extremism. Including specifically warning about it in connection with the election. Including specifically warning about that threat in relation to the election and continuing past the election itself and up through the inauguration,” Wray said.In December, for example, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned that “terrorist-inspired individuals and homegrown violent extremists may be encouraged or inspired to target public events or places.”In the lead-up to January 6, Wray said the FBI had been tracking a “large amount of information” about people intending to travel to Washington and the potential for violence. A major challenge for the FBI is separating extremist online rhetoric that is “aspirational” from “intentional,” he said.Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at the start of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Feb. 23, 2021.Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the FBI report appeared to be “beyond aspirational.”“It seems like some of these reports that we now know exist out there were specific in terms of these plans that were going on,” she said.She asked Wray if he felt sending an email to other law enforcement agencies was a sufficiently aggressive response to an alarming report that even Wray was not shown at the time.Wray said the January 6 attack was not “an isolated event” but rather one that was rooted in the growing threat of domestic violent extremism confronting the country in recent years.“The problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a long time now, and it’s not going away anytime soon,” he said. “At the FBI, we’ve been sounding the alarm on it for a number of years now.”The FBI is currently investigating about 2,000 domestic terrorism cases, most of them involving white supremacists — up from 1,400 at the end of last year, and from 1,000 in 2017, according to Wray.In the nearly two months since the January 6 attack, the FBI has arrested more than 270 people on federal charges related to the Capitol breach, with additional people arrested almost daily. Local authorities have arrested an additional 30 or so people.Capitol Police estimate that about 800 Trump supporters stormed the building during the riot.Wray said “aspects” of the Capitol breach were planned and coordinated in advance, with some of the rioters traveling to Washington with “plans and intentions” to carry out an attack.“Some of the coordination appears to have been coordinated travel, coordinated meeting up, coordinated in terms of what kind of gear they may be bringing with them,” Wray said.FILE – Capitol police officers in riot gear push back demonstrators who try to break a door of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.Of the 257 people charged with federal offenses to date, 33 allegedly belonged to anti-government militia groups and other far-right groups, according to a new report released by The George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.Wray was asked repeatedly whether the FBI had any evidence that the attack was organized by “fake Trump protesters,” left-wing anti-fascists and anarchists.”We have not, to date, seen any evidence of anarchist violent extremists or people subscribing to ‘antifa’ in connection with the 6th,” Wray said. “That doesn’t mean we’re not looking and will continue to look. But at the moment, we have not seen that.”The baseless claim that the attack on the Capitol was a “false flag” operation carried out by antifa activists started soon after the riot ended. Right-wing talk show hosts, as well as some Republican members of Congress, have continued to promote the theory, despite previous denials by the FBI.During last week’s Senate hearing on the Capitol breach, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson repeated the claim, saying “fake Trump protesters” were among the people that “probably planned this.”
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By Polityk | 03/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Степанов заявив про можливу затримку в постачанні китайської вакцини від COVID-19 компанії Sinovac
Зараз в Україні є лише одна вакцина Covishield (індійська назва вакцини Oxford/AstraZeneca)
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By Gromada | 03/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Через підвищення рівнів води на річках можливі підтоплення у 4 областях – ДСНС
Підтоплення можливі у Львівській, Волинській, Рiвненській та Житомирській областях
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By Gromada | 03/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
FBI Chief Says Riot at US Capitol Was ‘Domestic Terrorism’
The director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation told a Senate panel Tuesday that the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building aimed at preventing the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory over Donald Trump was domestic terrorism.
“That siege was criminal behavior, plain and simple. It’s behavior that we, the FBI, view as domestic terrorism. It’s got no place in our democracy and tolerating it would make a mockery of our nation’s rule of law,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in his opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Wray said the insurrection was “not an isolated event” and that the nation’s top law enforcement agency “elevated racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism to our highest threat priority on the same level as ISIS (Islamic State) and home-grown violent extremists” in 2019.
He added the FBI does not focus on ideology when investigating domestic terrorism. FILE – Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.Wray’s testimony comes amid concern that the FBI was not adequately prepared for the riot, despite warnings days before the attack. Lawmakers are pressing Wray on how the FBI is dealing with the national security threat from white nationalists and domestic violent extremists and whether the agency is adequately equipped to address the problem.
President Donald Trump urged thousands of supporters who had come to Washington on Jan. 6 for a “Save America March” to walk from the Ellipse just south of the White House to the U.S. Capitol building as lawmakers were in the process of formally certifying Biden’s Nov. 3 presidential victory.
“You will have an illegitimate president. That is what you will have, and we can’t let that happen,” Trump said. Trump added: “We fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
Hundreds of Trump supporters walked to the Capitol building and broke their way inside resulting in violence that killed five people.
Wray has remained largely out of the public eye since the violent mob stormed the Capitol. His testimony before Congress Tuesday marks the first time he has made a public appearance since the attack.
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By Polityk | 03/03/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
У МЗС повідомили, що спецрейс для повернення українців з Ізраїлю запланований на 4 березня
З Тель-Авіва літак вилетить у четвер о 05:30 ранку
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By Gromada | 03/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Кличко заявив, що виграв суд у телеканалу «1+1»
За словами Кличка, позов стосувався захисту честі, гідності і ділової репутації
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By Gromada | 03/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
FBI Director to Testify Before Congress for First Time About Capitol Riot
FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, with lawmakers likely to press him on whether the bureau adequately communicated with other law enforcement agencies about the potential for violence that day.
Questions about the FBI’s preparations for the riot, and investigations into it, are expected to dominate Wray’s appearance Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He’s also likely to be pressed on how the FBI is confronting the national security threat from white nationalists and domestic violent extremists and whether the bureau has adequate resources to address the problem.
The violence at the Capitol made clear that a law enforcement agency that revolutionized itself after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to deal with international terrorism is now scrambling to address homegrown violence from white Americans. President Joe Biden’s administration has tasked his national intelligence director to work with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to assess the threat.
Wray has kept a notably low profile since a violent mob of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol two months ago. Though he has briefed lawmakers privately and shared information with local law enforcement hearings, Tuesday’s oversight hearing will mark Wray’s first public appearance before Congress since before November’s presidential election.
The FBI is facing questions over how it handled intelligence in the days ahead of the riot and whether warnings it had of potential violence reached the correct officials.
Last week, for instance, the acting chief of the Capitol Police said a Jan. 5 report from the FBI made its way to investigators within the police force and to the department’s intelligence unit but was never sent up the chain of command. The report warned about concerning online posts foreshadowing a “war” in Washington the following day. The FBI has said the report, which it says was based on uncorroborated information, was shared through its joint terrorism task force.
Wray may also face questions about the FBI’s investigation into the massive Russian hack of corporations and U.S. government agencies, which happened when elite hackers injected malicious code into a software update.
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By Polityk | 03/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
До Збройних сил від початку року долучились понад чотири тисячі контрактників – Генштаб
У 2020 році на військову службу за контрактом прийняли близько 34 тисяч осіб
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By Gromada | 03/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Senate Confirms Cardona as Biden’s Education Secretary
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.Cardona, 45, a former public school teacher who went on to become Connecticut’s education chief, was approved on a 64-33 vote.He takes charge of the Education Department amid mounting tension between Americans who believe students can safely return to the classroom now, and others who say the risks are still too great.Although his position carries limited authority to force schools to reopen, Cardona will be asked to play a central role in achieving Biden’s goal of having a majority of elementary schools open five days a week within his first 100 days. He will be tasked with guiding schools through the reopening process and sharing best practices on how to teach during a pandemic.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month released a road map for getting students back into classrooms safely. The agency said masks, social distancing and other strategies should be used, but vaccination of teachers was not a prerequisite for reopening.Cardona, who gained attention for his efforts to reopen schools in Connecticut, has vowed to make reopening schools his top priority. At his Senate confirmation hearing last month, he said there are “great examples throughout our country of schools that have been able to reopen safely.”The debate has become a political firestorm for Biden, who is caught between competing interests as he aims to get students into the classroom without provoking the powerful teachers unions that helped put him in the White House. He says his goal of returning students to the classroom is possible if Congress approves his relief plan, which includes $130 billion for the nation’s schools.Republicans have rebuked Biden for failing to reopen schools faster, while teachers unions opposed the administration’s decision to continue with federally required standardized tests during the pandemic.The tricky terrain is nothing new for Cardona, however, who faced similar tension navigating the pandemic in Connecticut, and who has won early praise even from Biden’s critics.Republicans in Congress have applauded Cardona’s efforts to reopen schools in Connecticut, and some see him as a potential ally in their support for charter schools. Teachers, meanwhile, see him as a partner who brings years of experience in education and knows the demands of the teaching.The nomination continues a meteoric rise for Cardona, who was appointed to lead Connecticut’s education department in 2019 after spending 20 years working in Meriden, Connecticut, public schools — the same district he attended as a child.He began his career as a fourth-grade teacher before becoming the state’s youngest principal at age 28. In 2012, he was named Connecticut’s principal of the year, and in 2015 he became an assistant superintendent of the district. When he was appointed state education commissioner, he became the first Latino to hold the post.Cardona grew up in a public housing project in Meriden, raised by parents who came to Connecticut from Puerto Rico as children. Through his career, he has focused on closing education gaps and supporting bilingual education. It’s a personal issue for Cardona, who says he spoke only Spanish when he entered kindergarten and struggled to learn English.Cardona was the first in his family to graduate from college, and his three degrees include a doctorate in education from the University of Connecticut. He and his wife, Marissa, have two children in high school.His deep roots in public schooling fit the criteria Biden was looking for in an education secretary. During his campaign, Biden vowed to pick a secretary with experience in public education. It was meant to draw a contrast with then-secretary Betsy DeVos, a Michigan billionaire who spent decades advocating for school choice policies.In an increasingly fractionalized world of education, Cardona has vowed to be a unifier. At his confirmation hearing, he promised to engage with “the vast, diverse community of people who have a stake in education.” He added that, “we gain strength from joining together.”As he works to help schools reopen, he will also be tasked with helping them address the damage the pandemic has done to student learning. He has echoed Biden’s call for further education funding, saying schools will need to expand summer academic programs and hire more counselors to help students with mental health issues.He’s also likely to face an early test as he weighs how much flexibility to grant states as they administer standardized tests. Last week, the Education Department ordered states to continue with annual testing but said assessments could be offered online or delayed until fall. The agency also held out the possibility that states could be granted “additional assessment flexibility” in certain cases.Some states are already pushing for that extra flexibility, including Michigan, which is asking to replace state tests with local “benchmark” assessments that were administered this year. It will be up to Cardona to decide how much leniency to provide.Republicans have also set the stage for a fight over transgender athletes. At last month’s hearing, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., raised objections with policies that allow transgender girls to participate in girls’ athletics. It’s the subject of a legal battle in Connecticut, where some cisgender athletes are challenging a state policy that lets transgender students participate as their identified gender.Pressed by Paul to take a stance on the issue, Cardona said he would support the right of “all students, including students who are transgender.”
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By Polityk | 03/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
З 28 березня поїзди сполученням «Київ-Маріуполь» прибуватимуть майже на годину раніше – Криклій
Оптимізації руху вдалось досягти шляхом «перекладення нитки графіку» з однієї ділянки на іншу
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By Gromada | 03/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Senate Committee Advances Biden’s AG Nominee
President Joe Biden’s choice for attorney general, Merrick Garland, moved one step closer to confirmation Monday when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate.Garland received bipartisan support from the committee with a final vote of 15-7.The vote comes one week after Garland was questioned by the committee.During his appearance before the committee, Garland said one of his top priorities would be investigating the January 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol.He also said enforcing civil rights would be prioritized.In his testimony, Garland stressed the importance of preserving the independence of the attorney general, saying he will “be the lawyer not for any individual but for the people of the United States.”He also sought to assure Republican lawmakers that he has no intention of curbing investigations started by attorneys general appointed by former President Donald Trump.Garland said he had not discussed the current federal investigation of Hunter Biden, the president’s son, with the new U.S. leader. The investigation involves the younger Biden’s overseas financial transactions and tax considerations. Both Bidens have said there was no wrongdoing.
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By Polityk | 03/02/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
ВАКС відсторонив заступника директора порту «Південний» – САП
ВАКС відсторонив заступника директора відсторонили до 27 квітня 2021 року
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By Gromada | 03/01/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Науковці вивчають два старовинні судна біля берегів Хортиці
З 25 лютого на Хортиці працює наукова експедиція «Хортиця-Скуба», яка займається вивченням затонулих біля острову старовинних кораблів. Результатами своєї роботи дослідники поділилися зі ЗМІ під час спеціального брифінгу 1 березня.
Учасниками експедиції є фахівці Національного заповідника «Хортиця», дослідники дайв-клубу «Наварекс» (Одеса), а також археологи з Центру підводних досліджень при Київському національному університеті імені Тараса Шевченка. Науковці мають на меті зафіксувати, сфотографувати, зафільмувати та описати судна, що розташовані на дні Дніпра неподалік Хортиці.
«Задача – почати пам’ятки, які вже виявлені, ставити на державний облік тому, що існує міжнародна конвенція, яка підписна Україною, про охорону підводної культурної спадщини. Проте, на жаль, практично дуже не багато зроблено. Те, що роблять наші колеги разом з колегами з інших міст України, – це перші спроби оформлення на державному рівні тих пам’яток, які ми вже знаємо. Паралельно йде пошук і фіксація нових об’єктів, яких безумовно Дніпро подарує багато. Тому задача комплексна. Власне, отримати Дніпро не просто як сховище якихось випадкових знахідок, а як місце концентрації унікальних історичних, археологічних об’єктів», – розповів генеральний директор заповідника «Хортиця» Максим Остапенко.
Наразі дослідники з експедиції «Хортиця-Скуба» працюють над фото- і відеофіксацією 2 кораблів. Один з них є плоскодонним транспортним судном, ймовірно, затонулим наприкінці 19 – початку 20 століття. Другий – невелика шлюпка зі складу суден Дніпровської флотилії 1736-1739 років. Науковці також вважають, що поряд з раніше виявленою і описуваною зараз ними шлюпкою перебуває ще одна на більшій глибині.
«Одне судно – плоскодонна барка 19 сторіччя близько 15 метрів довжиною. І два об’єкти 18 сторіччя вивчаємо біля берега Хортиці. Останні частково зруйновані. Знаходяться під водою у свалі, є розмиви ґрунту, і кожного року їх вимиває все більше. Можливо доведеться їх якось закривати мішками з піском, що не руйнувалися. Пам’ятка 19 сторіччя теж частково зруйнована сучасними якорями, і можливо теж потребуватиме захисту, але вона в більш статичному стані. Лежить на глибині метрів 6, а об’єкти біля Хортиці – на глибині 7, а також можливо на глибині 10 метрів», – розповів керівник експедиції, голова відділу охорони пам’яток Національного заповідника «Хортиця» Дмитро Кобалія.
Усього ж, за даними дослідників з експедиції, довкола Хортиці зафіксовано близько десятка старовинних кораблів, які датуються різними епохами. Близько половини з них належить до 19 сторіччя.
«У нас три великі історичні пласти. Перший – це пам’ятки ще слов’янських часів. Це переважно довбанки. Одна є в реставраційному ангарі. Це 10-11 вік, тобто середньовічна епоха. Другий пласт – це період російсько-турецьких війн. Біля Хортиці і в пониззі біля острова стояла дніпровська флотилія. Це сторінка історії, що пов’язана з військовими діями і військовим суднобудуванням Російської імперії і Туреччини. Це стик епох, початок 18 сторіччя. І третій пласт – кінець 18-19 сторіччя. Це часи розвитку торгівельного флоту. Це плоскодонні баржі, барки, які майже невідомі в Україні», – додав Дмитро Кобалія.
За результатами експедиції науковцями буде створено тривимірні цифрові моделі кораблів, над описом яких працювали науковці. Підіймати пам’ятки учасники експедиції не планують. Наразі науковці також розглядають можливість створення на Хортиці в майбутньому підводного музею гідроархеології, де всі охочі, скориставшись дайверським спорядженням, зможуть побачити затонулі кораблі на дніпровському дні.
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