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Back at White House, Trump Tells Americans ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ of COVID-19
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans not to “be afraid” of COVID-19 after he returned to the White House Monday evening after 72 hours of hospitalization for the deadly virus.In a show of fitness, he climbed the steps of the South Portico, standing on the Truman Balcony where he removed his mask, gave a double thumbs-up gesture and saluted the Marine One helicopter as it prepared to take off from the South Lawn. Without putting his facemask back on, the president then walked into the White House where others were awaiting his arrival.Earlier, as he walked out of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Trump said, “Thank you very much, everybody.”Stepping off the helicopter and walking toward the White House residence, the president paused to turn to the cameras, waved and gave a thumbs-up. Asked by VOA how he was feeling, a muffled reply of “real good” could be heard. Later in the evening, he tweeted out a recorded message about COVID19, saying “Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it.””We’re going back, we’re going back to work. We’re going to be out front,” he said. “Don’t let it dominate your lives. Get out there, be careful,” he added.FILE – President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland.Next presidential debate
Trump’s reelection campaign said the Republican president, trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in the polls, plans to participate in the Oct. 15 second debate against the Democratic Party nominee. “Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and I agree that all our evaluations, and most importantly, his clinical status, support his return home” to the White House, which has medical facilities and practitioners to monitor the president around the clock, his primary physician, Dr. Sean Conley, told reporters Monday afternoon. “Every day a patient stays in the hospital unnecessarily is a risk to themselves,” he added. “Right now, there’s nothing being done upstairs here that we can’t safely conduct down home.” Before leaving the hospital, the president tweeted, “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” adding that he felt better than he did 20 years ago. I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, center, and other doctors, walk out to talk with reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 5, 2020.Physicians ‘cautiously optimistic’
Speaking with reporters at the hospital, Conley, an osteopath and a commander in the U.S. Navy, declined to answer some questions, such as the condition of the president’s lungs, citing patient confidentiality. The president is taking a steroid, dexamethasone, which is typically not administered in mild or moderate cases of the coronavirus, along with a five-day course of remdesivir, an antiviral medication. Trump’s physicians remain “cautiously optimistic and on guard, because we’re in a bit of unchartered territory when it comes to a patient that received the therapies he has so early in the course,” Conley said. “If we can get through to Monday with him remaining the same, or improving, better yet, then we will all take that final deep sigh of relief.” After tweeting a video on Sunday that he was “getting great reports” from his doctors, Trump promised a little surprise for his supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated. President Donald Trump drives past supporters gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 4, 2020.Drive by criticism
His decision to do a drive-around for supporters Sunday evening was condemned by one attending physician at Walter Reed as irresponsible. Dr. James Phillips, who is also chief of disaster medicine at The George Washington University in Washington, tweeted that the special vehicle the president was riding in is sealed against chemical attack. “The risk of COVID-19 transmission inside is as high as it gets outside of medical procedures. The irresponsibility is astounding. My thoughts are with the Secret Service forced to play,” said Phillips, referring to the driver and an accompanying agent in the front seat who appeared to be wearing masks, face shields and gowns. That Presidential SUV is not only bulletproof, but hermetically sealed against chemical attack. The risk of COVID19 transmission inside is as high as it gets outside of medical procedures. The irresponsibility is astounding. My thoughts are with the Secret Service forced to play.— Dr. James P. Phillips, MD (@DrPhillipsMD) October 4, 2020“Appropriate precautions were taken in the execution of this movement to protect the president and all those supporting it, including PPE,” White House spokesman, Judd Deere, said. “The movement was cleared by the medical team as safe to do.” On Monday Conley said the drive was only “for a short period of time,” and the agents in the vehicle with Trump were adequately protected. Infection date unclear
Earlier Sunday, the doctors treating the president revealed that their patient had earlier experienced “two episodes of transient drops in his oxygen saturation.” Conley received word last Thursday evening that both Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus after one of the president’s close aides, Hope Hicks, was confirmed to be ill with the infection. The doctor declined again on Monday, when pressed by reporters, to answer when Trump last tested negative for COVID-19, something considered important for doing adequate contact tracing to try to limit the spread of the virus. “I don’t want to go backwards,” the physician said. “The contact tracing, as I understand it, is being done. I’m not involved with it.” Trump’s campaign on Friday put a hold on all previously announced events involving the president’s participation.
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen, along with Sarah Pence and her husband Michael Pence and their daughter, right, arrive on Marine Two at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 5, 2020, as he departs for Utah.Return to campaign trail
Vice President Mike Pence is making campaign appearances this week, as well as facing off Wednesday evening against Sen. Kamala Harris of California, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. “As far as travel goes, we’ll see,” Conley replied when asked how soon Trump could get back on the campaign trail with less than a month before the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Doctors said it is important to ensure that the president is no longer shedding virus and that he is in good enough physical shape before getting medical permission to travel. Trump and Biden were about 4 meters apart on a debate stage last Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests at least 2 meters for social distancing purposes. Biden’s campaign said the former vice president tested negative Friday for the coronavirus. A test on Sunday was also negative. The coronavirus has killed 210,000 people in the United States and infected nearly 7.5 million across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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By Polityk | 10/06/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Рятувальникам залишається повністю загасити два осередки пожеж на Луганщині – ДСНС
У Державній службі з надзвичайних ситуацій повідомили, що станом на ранок 6 жовтня на Луганщині з десяти основних осередків пожеж лісових масивів, очерету та сухої рослинності повністю загасили вісім осередків, а ще два наразі локалізували.
Згідно з повідомленням, повністю загасити необхідно пожежу лісової пісдстилки та сухої трави поблизу села Артема Станично-Луганського району, а також пожежу біля сіл Смолянинове та Боровеньки Новоайдарського району.
У ДСНС зауважили, що основні зусилля рятувальники зосередили на захист населених пунктів, польового артилерійського складу ЗСУ поблизу Боровеньків та газорозподільчої станції на околиці
Олександрівки.
«Не допущено розповсюдження вогню до населених пунктів, потреби в евакуації не було», – зазначили в ДСНС.
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Масові пожежі спалахнули на вільній частині Луганської області 30 вересня і 1 жовтня. За даними військових, які перебувають на лінії контакту, причиною пожеж стали підпали, які влаштували російські гібридні сили, обстрілюючи пересохлі місцевості трасувальними кулями, які мають і запалювальні можливості. Це офіційно підтвердили 1 жовтня вранці і в пресцентрі штабу операції Об’єднаних сил. Також це підтвердили і в адміністрації Станично-Луганського району.
Президент України Володимир Зеленський заявив, що він не пов’язував би пожежі з обстрілами, і закликав дочекатися висновків експертів.
Під час ліквідації лісових пожеж на території Луганської області загинули 11 людей, постраждали – 18 осіб (у тому числі три рятувальники). Під час гасіння пожеж евакуювали 150 людей.
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By Gromada | 10/06/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
US Waits as President Trump Fights COVID-19
This week in the United States, all eyes are on President Donald Trump’s health after he and some of those in his inner circle, including first lady Melania Trump, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. One question is how the president’s health status will change the race for the White House, just a month before Election Day. Michelle Quinn reports.
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By Polityk | 10/06/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Trump Returns to White House After 72 Hours in Hospital for COVID-19
U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday evening after 72 hours of hospitalization for COVID-19. In a show of fitness, he climbed the steps of the South Portico, standing on the Truman Balcony where he removed his mask, gave a double thumbs-up gesture and saluted the Marine One helicopter as it prepared to take off from the South Lawn. Trump said, “Thank you very much, everybody,” as he walked out of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Stepping off the helicopter and walking toward the White House residence, the president paused to turn to the cameras, waved and gave a thumbs-up. Asked by VOA how he was feeling, a muffled reply of “real good” could be heard. President Donald Trump gives two thumbs-up on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House, Oct. 5, 2020.Trump’s reelection campaign said the Republican president, trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in the polls, plans to participate in the October 15 second debate against the Democratic Party nominee. “Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and I agree that all our evaluations, and most importantly, his clinical status, support his return home” to the White House, which has medical facilities and practitioners to monitor the president around the clock, his primary physician, Dr. Sean Conley, told reporters Monday afternoon. “Every day a patient stays in the hospital unnecessarily is a risk to themselves,” he added. “Right now, there’s nothing being done upstairs here that we can’t safely conduct down home.” Before leaving the hospital, the president tweeted, “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” adding that he felt better than he did 20 years ago. I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, center, and other doctors, walk out to talk with reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 5, 2020.Earlier Sunday, the doctors treating the president revealed that their patient had experienced “two episodes of transient drops in his oxygen saturation.” Conley received word last Thursday evening that both Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus after one of the president’s close aides, Hope Hicks, was confirmed to be ill with the infection. The doctor declined again on Monday, when pressed by reporters, to answer when Trump last tested negative for COVID-19, something considered important for doing adequate contact tracing to try to limit the spread of the virus. A member of the cleaning staff, dressed in a protective suit, sprays the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Oct. 5, 2020.“I don’t want to go backwards,” the physician said. “The contact tracing, as I understand it, is being done. I’m not involved with it.” Trump’s campaign on Friday put a hold on all previously announced events involving the president’s participation. Vice President Mike Pence is making campaign appearances this week, as well as facing off Wednesday evening against Sen. Kamala Harris of California, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. “As far as travel goes, we’ll see,” Conley replied when asked how soon Trump could get back on the campaign trail with less than a month before the November 3 presidential election. President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House aboard Marine One, Oct. 5, 2020, after being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.Doctors said it is important to ensure that the president is no longer shedding virus and that he is in good enough physical shape before getting medical permission to travel. Trump and Biden were about 4 meters apart on a debate stage last Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests at least 2 meters for social distancing purposes. Biden’s campaign said the former vice president tested negative Friday for the coronavirus. A test on Sunday was also negative. The coronavirus has killed 210,000 people in the United States and infected nearly 7.5 million across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
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By Polityk | 10/06/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Відео розгону протестувальників у столиці Киргизстану
На кадрах – зіткнення між представниками сил безпеки Киргизстану і протестувальниками. Окремі учасники мітингу в Бішкеку виламали ворота з південного боку будівлі парламенту. Через кілька хвилин пролунали постріли, міліція стала розганяти мітинг. Силовикам вдалося відтіснити мітингувальників. Протестувальники кидали в силовиків каміння і підпалювали сміттєві баки, силовики використовували світлошумові гранати та подразливий газ. Є поранені, як серед протестувальників, так і серед силовиків. У понеділок, 5 жовтня, протестувальники зібралися у центрі столиці Киргизстану, щоб висловити протест проти результатів парламентських виборів, які відбулися 4 жовтня, і за попередніми результатами, принесли перемогу партіям, близьким до проросійського президента Киргизстану Сооронбая Жеенбекова. (Відео Киргизької служби Радіо Свобода)
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By Gromada | 10/06/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
How Will White House Coronavirus Outbreak Impact Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing?
U.S. Senate Republicans’ timeline to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been thrown into disarray by the coronavirus.FILE – President Donald Trump works in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Oct. 3, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)Those Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans appear to have been exposed to the virus in the cluster of cases that also infected U.S. President Donald Trump and other top members of the administration. The cluster of cases may have come from the September 26 White House Rose Garden event for Trump’s announcement of Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee. Here’s a look at where the timeline for Bennett’s confirmation hearings stand a week before the anticipated October 12 start:How are Senate Republicans responding? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced a change to the Senate schedule Saturday in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus on Capitol Hill. The Senate will now not hold any floor business until October 19, but Republicans continue to aim to start confirmation hearings for Barrett on October 12. “The Senate floor schedule will not interrupt the thorough, fair and historically supported confirmation process,” McConnell said. “Since May, the Judiciary Committee has operated flawlessly through a hybrid method that has seen some Senators appear physically at its hearings while other members have participated virtually.” FILE – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 21, 2020.The Senate Judiciary Committee has held 21 hybrid hearings — a mix of in-person and virtual — since the pandemic began in earlier this year. But McConnell cannot afford to lose even one more of the 51 Senate Republicans to illness or quarantine in order to confirm Barrett since Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have already announced they would not vote to confirm a nominee before Election Day. As it is, those senators infected or quarantining have already said they would return to Washington before the CDC recommended 14-day quarantine period has ended. In a Saturday interview with conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt, McConnell said the coronavirus is the “biggest enemy” to moving the Barrett nomination to a vote before Election Day. “Every precaution needs to be taken, because we don’t anticipate any Democratic support at all, either in committee or in the full Senate, and therefore, everybody needs to be in an all hands on deck mindset,” McConnell told Hewitt.How are Senate Democrats responding? The recent infection of three Republican senators has renewed the debate over safety procedures in the U.S. Capitol. While Congressional Republicans have held their caucus meetings in person throughout the course of the pandemic, Democrats continue to meet virtually. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday the plan to continue with the confirmation process highlighted Republicans’ disregard for safety protocols. FILE – Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 9, 2020.”The Republican leadership has truly lost touch with reality if it’s contemplating marching COVID-stricken members to the Senate to rush through a Supreme Court nominee who could strip health care from 20 million Americans. Instead of engaging in continuously more absurd and dangerous behavior, Chairman Graham should halt this already illegitimate nomination process,” Schumer said in a statement. At the same time, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have also protested the plan to hold the Supreme Court confirmation process virtually, writing Saturday in a letter to Chairman Lindsey Graham, “Holding a remote hearing for a Supreme Court nomination is not an adequate substitute. As Republican members of this Committee have recognized, questioning nominees by video is ineffective and ignores the gravity of our constitutional duty to provide advice and consent on lifetime appointments, particularly those to the nation’s highest court.” Democrats’ best chance to block the Barrett confirmation will occur with procedural maneuvers on the Senate floor, after the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on her nomination. As of now, that committee vote is still planned for October 22. Republicans’ original plan would have the nomination ready for a full Senate floor vote the week of October 26.How has the U.S. Congress previously responded to protecting members from the coronavirus? Earlier this year, the Republican-majority U.S. Senate and the Democratic-majority U.S. House diverged in their response to the virus. Led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, lawmakers in that chamber passed the first-ever rules for proxy voting and switched over to holding committee hearings virtually. After a break in April, the U.S. Senate returned to in-person work. Both McConnell and Pelosi declined a White House offer for testing. To date, there is no COVID-19 testing or tracing regimen on Capitol Hill. FILE – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 1, 2020.Pelosi did institute a mask mandate for the House side of the Capitol in late July, when Rep. Louie Gohmert — who had refused to wear a mask — tested positive for coronavirus. According to GovTrack, 72 members of Congress in total have tested positive for COVID-19, been quarantined or come into contact with someone who has the virus. U.S. lawmakers fly into Washington from all parts of the country, work a three- to four-day week on Capitol Hill and then fly back to their home districts — a situation that is ideal for facilitating the spread of the virus. “400-500+ members of Congress regularly travel from every corner of the country to DC & back. Each time we convene carries with it the potential of a super spreader event. It’s absolutely unacceptable that there is no regular temp-taking, testing, or contact tracing protocol,” Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted over the weekend. The U.S. House is currently out of session for the month of October while lawmakers’ campaign in their home districts.
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By Polityk | 10/06/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Собаки-шукачі замість тестів ПЛР: як працює новий спосіб виявлення COVID-19 (фотогалерея)
По всьому світі собаки-шукачі навчаються виявляти людей, інфікованих коронавірусом
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By Gromada | 10/05/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Homeless People in California Can Vote – Here’s How
Courts in California have ruled that a homeless person may register to vote at a location where they say they spend most of their time. Volunteers are going to places where they congregate to help them register. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
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By Polityk | 10/05/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Кошти на виплату підвищених зарплат за вересень отримали 50% медзакладів – нарада у Зеленського
Половина медичних закладів в Україні уже отримала кошти на виплату підвищених зарплат своїм співробітникам за вересень поточного року, повідомила пресслужба Офісу президента за підсумками наради під головуванням президента Володимира Зеленського.
«Половина медичних закладів уже отримала кошти на виплату підвищених зарплат лікарям за вересень поточного року. Загалом це понад 670 млн грн», – йдеться в повідомленні на сайті ОПУ.
Повідомляється, що договори з Національною службою здоров’я уклали 80% лікарень, триває процес доукладання угод з іншими медзакладами.
Уряд на засіданні 19 червня ухвалив рішення про доплати до зарплати всім медичним працівникам, які вони отримуватимуть з 1 вересня і до 31 грудня 2020 року. Зокрема, згідно з рішенням, із 1 вересня лікарям мають виплачувати надбавки до зарплат у розмірі 70% від посадового окладу, медсестрам – 50% від мінімальної зарплати, молодшому медичному персоналу – 25% від мінімальної зарплати.
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By Gromada | 10/05/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У МВС розглядають можливість залучення собак-нюхачів для виявлення людей із COVID-19
Міністерство внутрішніх справ розглядає можливість впровадження в Україні превентивного проєкту з підготовки службових собак для виявлення осіб з ознаками COVID-19, повідомила пресслужба відомства.
«Вперше цей превентивний інструмент боротьби з пандемією почали використовувати у Фінляндії наприкінці вересня. Собаки-нюхачі, які зараз працюють в аеропорту Гельсінкі, спеціально навчені виявляти запах вірусу в зразках поту, зібраних на серветках пасажирів, що прибувають. Собаці потрібно лише 10 секунд для виявлення особи з ознаками COVID-19. Після цього пасажиру пропонується пройти безкоштовно тест на коронавірус у медичному центрі аеропорту. Пізніше фінський досвід почали використовувати й інші групи дослідників, зокрема з Великої Британії та Франції, які теж тренують собак розпізнавати коронавірус», – йдеться в повідомленні на сайті МВС.
Ініціативу використання собак у виявленні COVID-19 у МВС сподіваються розвинути в найближчі місяці.
Станом на ранок 5 жовтня, від початку пандемії коронавірус вразив 230 236 українців, 4430 людей померли, одужали 101 252.
your ad hereBy Gromada | 10/05/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
In California, Homeless People Can Vote Too
Courts in California have ruled that a homeless person may register to vote at a location where they say they spend most of their time. Volunteers are going to places where they congregate to help them register. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
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By Polityk | 10/05/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
За місяць виборчої кампанії надійшло майже 2,5 тисячі заяв щодо ймовірних порушень – МВС
Із 5 вересня, початку виборчої кампанії з місцевих виборів-2020, у поліції зареєстрували 2477 заяв та повідомлень, пов’язаних із виборчим процесом, повідомила 5 жовтня пресслужба Міністерства внутрішніх справ України. Згідно з повідомленням, «рекордсменом» стала Київщина (354 заяви).
«Всього упродовж доби (4 жовтня – ред.) до поліції надійшло 84 заяви та повідомлення, пов’язаних з порушеннями виборчого законодавства. Найбільше повідомлень зафіксовано у місті Києві – 12.
Повідомляється також, що за минулу добу поліцейські відкрили три кримінальні провадження за фактами порушень виборчого процесу.
«Усього до ЄРДР внесено відомості щодо 193 кримінальних проваджень: 103 – пов’язані з порушенням виборчого законодавства, 90 – пов’язані з виборчим процесом. Також складено 400 протоколів про вчинення адміністративних правопорушень, пов’язаних з виборчим процесом», – підсумували в МВС.
Місцеві вибори в Україні заплановані на 25 жовтня.
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By Gromada | 10/05/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
В Україні за минулу добу зафіксовано 3774 нових випадки COVID-19 – РНБО
Минулої доби в Україні виявлено 3774 нових випадки COVID-19, свідчать дані Ради національної безпеки та оборони.
Згідно з повідомленням, померли за минулу добу 33 людей, одужали 1145 людей.
Станом на ранок 5 жовтня, від початку пандемії коронавірус вразив 230 236 українців, 4430 людей померли, одужали 101 252.
У світі, за даними Університету Джонса Гопкінса, кількість інфікованих COVID-19 сягнула 35 079 мільйонів, померли понад мільйон людей, одужали 24,5 мільйони.
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By Gromada | 10/05/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Мінськ у 57 день протестів: затримання та водомети (відео)
Затримання супроводжували новий день антиурядових протестів у білоруській столиці Мінську 4 жовтня. Поліцейські вантажівки з водометами намагалися розігнати ходу. Люди скандували «Ганьба!» у бік офіцерів. Марш дійшов до сумнозвісної мінської в’язниці «Окрестіно», в якій утримують деяких людей, затриманих під час недавніх акцій протесту. Це – 57-й день протестів поспіль після президентських виборів 9 серпня, на яких Олександр Лукашенко здобув перемогу на тлі повідомлень про порушення. (Відео Білоруської редакції Радіо Свобода)
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By Gromada | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Учасники акції в Києві закликали посла Білорусі піти у відставку – фотогалерея
Близько сотні людей зібралися 4 жовтня на майдані Незалежності в Києві на підтримку протестувальників у Білорусі. Пізніше вони пройшли центром міста до будівлі посольства Білорусі, де закликали посла Білорусі піти у відставку.
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By Gromada | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Києві відкрили пам’ятник українському воєначальнику Петру Болбочану
Погруддя встановили у сквері імені Болбочана на вулиці Січових Стрільців
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By Gromada | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Єгипет демонструє 59 трун із муміями похованих понад 2500 років тому
Єгипетська археологічна місія 3 жовтня відкрила для огляду 59 старовинних трун, що належали священникам і чиновникам, похованим понад 2500 років тому. Раніше цього року археологи виявили масове поховання у величезному некрополі на південь від Каїру.
Відкриваючи один із прикрашених саркофагів перед засобами інформації та спеціальними гостями, фахівці показали муміфіковані останки, загорнуті в поховальне полотно, на яких яскравим кольором нанесені ієрогліфічні написи.
Добре збережені та запечатані дерев’яні труни, а також 28 статуй давньоєгипетського Бога Сокара були виявлені у трьох валах поблизу населеного пункту Саккара, де розташований некрополь стародавньої єгипетської столиці Мемфіса, об’єкта Всесвітньої спадщини ЮНЕСКО.
Труни та інші знайдені предмети згодом будуть виставлені в новому Великому єгипетському музеї, який Єгипет будує біля пірамід Гізи.
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By Gromada | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Померла українська правозахисниця Раїса Руденко
3 жовтня на 81-му році життя померла українська журналістка і правозахисниця Раїса Руденко. Про це у фейсбуці повідомив голова Національної спілки письменників України Михайло Сидоржевський.
Як інформує Харківська правозахисна група, смерть настала після невдалої нейрохірургічної операції, після якої Руденко два тижні перебувала в комі.
«Раїса Опанасівна була дружиною Миколи Руденка – Героя України, відомого українського письменника, прозаїка, філософа, космолога, економіста, автора понад 40 виданих книг, учасника Другої світової війни, колишнього дисидента, багаторічного політичного в’язня радянських тюрем і концтаборів, борця за права людини, громадського діяча», – вказав Сидоржевський.
Поховають Раїсу Руденко біля її чоловіка, Миколи Руденка.
У 1976 році Микола Руденко оголосив про створення Української Гельсінської групи, його дружина неофіційно була секретаркою цього об’єднання. Подружжя Руденків заарештували і відправили до таборів. У 1987 році під тиском міжнародної громадськості Миколі та Раїсі Руденкам дозволили виїзд за кордон. Вони повернулися в Україну в 1990 році.
Після смерті Миколи Руденка у 2004 році його дружина впорядкувала архів робіт письменника, який у 2019 році передала Національній бібліотеці імені Вернадського.
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By Gromada | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Найкращим фільмом Одеського кінофестивалю журі визнало стрічку про завершення війни на Донбасі
Найкращим фільмом міжнародної програми Одеського міжнародного фестивалю журі визнало фільм «Атлантида» Валентина Васяновича. Стрічка присвячена можливому закінченню війни на Донбасі і подальшому розвитку подій. До журі міжнародної програми входили композитор Говард Шор, акторки Хальдора Ґерхардсдоттір, Жоана Рібейру і Лариса Руснак, а також актор і режисер Серж Аведікян.
«Події фільму «Атлантида» розгортаються у 2025 році, після майбутньої перемоги України у війні з Росією. Окупований Донбас повернено до складу країни, але його території визнані непридатними для проживання. Проте на тлі спустошення народжується нове кохання», – так описують автори зав’язку історії.
Раніше фільм «Атлантида» потрапив до довгого списку Премії Європейської кіноакадемії і був висунутий на номінацію «Оскар» від України. В Україні фільм вийде в прокат із 5 листопада.
Гран-прі Одеського міжнародного кінофестивалю, яке визначають глядачі, отримав американський фільм «Вечеря в Америці» Адама Ремейера.
Один з двох призів міжнародної асоціації кінопреси ФІПРЕССІ отримав український фільм – «Бєс» Єгора Трояновського (інтерв’ю із ним виходило на Радіо Свобода). Другу премію критиків отримала короткометражка «Чачьó» Віталія Гавури.
Також пов’язаний із Україною фільм переміг у конкурсі європейських документальних фільмів. Це стрічка «Воєнні канікули» німецького режисера Моріца Шульца. В ній розповідається історія кількох підлітків, які проходять вишкіл в одному з тренувальних таборів.
Найкращими фільмами в національній програмі ОМКФ стала короткометражна стрічка «Прощавай, Головін» Матью Ґрімара і повнометражний фільм «Не все буде добре» Адріана Пірву і Олени Максьом. Вони ж отримали призи за найкращу режисерську роботу. Найкращою українською акторкою журі визнало Марію Хомутову за роль у стрічці «Двоє» Владислава Вітріва, а приз глядацьких симпатій отримав мультфільм «Віктор_Робот» Анатолія Лавренишина.
У міжнародному конкурсі найкращими акторками були визнані Лідія Ліберман, Деніз Каррізо і Аґустина Малале з фільму «Материнство» Маури Дельперо, найкращим режисером Фабріс дю Вельс, який зняв фільм «Обожнювання». Також спеціальну згадку журі заслужили фільми «Служителі» Івана Остроховського і «Ти помреш у двадцять» Амджаж Абу-Алала.
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By Gromada | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Trump, Hospitalized for COVID-19, ‘Continues to Do Well’
U.S. President Donald Trump “continues to do well” and has made progress since his COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a statement from his physician, Dr. Sean Conley, Saturday night.Earlier in the day, a group of physicians treating the president gave an upbeat report.“This morning the president is doing very well,” Conley told reporters late Saturday morning at the front entrance of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.In his Saturday night update, he said Trump has had a second dose of remdesivir, “remains fever-free and off supplemental oxygen with a saturation level between 96% and 98% all day.”While the president is not out of the woods, his doctors remain cautiously optimistic, Conley’s statement said. Trump will receive additional doses of remdesiver on Sunday, and his doctors will continue to closely monitor him, statement concluded.Earlier Saturday, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said, “The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning, and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.”Conley, an osteopathic physician and a commander in the U.S. Navy, told reporters that in coordination with a team of medical professionals at the hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, he had recommended that Trump be brought there the previous day.“At this time, the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made,” said Conley, who explained that on Thursday, the day Trump tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus, Trump had “a mild cough, some nasal congestion and fatigue – all of which are now resolving and improving.”The physician said it is unclear how long the president will need to remain hospitalized. He did not answer questions regarding whether Trump had ever required oxygen.“We are monitoring him very closely for any evidence of complications from either the coronavirus illness or the therapies that we are prescribing to make him better,” said Dr. Sean Dooley, an internist.“He is in exceptionally good spirits,” Dooley said, explaining that when the team of doctors completed its rounds Saturday morning, the president exclaimed, “I feel like I could walk out of here today.”The team of doctors declined to go into detail on the president’s diagnosis in response to some of the questions from reporters.Conley said Trump is receiving daily ultrasounds and lab work, but when asked if lung scans have shown damage, he declined to “go into specifics of what the findings are.”On Thursday, the 74-year-old president was given a high dose an experimental special antibody therapy cocktail developed by Regeneron to fight the coronavirus, Dr. Brian Garibaldi, a specialist in pulmonary medicine, said.“We’re working very closely with the company to monitor him in terms of that outcome,” said the doctor, who added that Friday evening Trump received the first of a five-day course of intravenous remdesivir, another anti-viral drug being studied to see how effective it is in fighting COVID-19.“If he needs all five days, that would likely be the course,” Conley said, adding that Trump “has been fever free for over 24 hours.”The team of doctors noted that days seven to 10 for a coronavirus patient are the most concerning, due to the possibility of serious inflammation.“Every day, we’re evaluating, ‘Does he need to be here?’” Dr. Conley said in answering questions from reporters during a 12-minute briefing.Shortly after the news conference, Trump tweeted, “Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMAZING!!!Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months in fighting this PLAGUE. With their help, I am feeling well!”Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMAZING!!!Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months in fighting this PLAGUE. With their help, I am feeling well!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020Both Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday evening after one of the president’s close aides, Hope Hicks, was confirmed to be ill with COVID-19.Late Friday, Trump tweeted from his hospital suite, “Going well, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!”Going welI, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020There has been no transfer of power from the hospitalized president to Vice President Mike Pence, who was at his official residence, the U.S. Naval Observatory, according to White House officials.Trump’s illness comes a month before the November election. His opponent, Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden, said Friday he was sending “prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the president of the United States.”Biden added that the president’s positive test for COVID-19 is a “bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously.”Trump and Biden were about 4 meters apart on a debate stage Tuesday evening in Cleveland, Ohio. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests at least 2 meters for social distancing purposes.Biden’s campaign said the former vice president tested negative Friday for the coronavirus.Speaking Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Biden, wearing a surgical mask, called again for a national mask mandate, asserting it could save 100,000 lives in 100 days.The coronavirus has killed more than 208,000 people in the United States and infected 7.3 million across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University data.Trump’s campaign Friday put on hold all previously announced campaign events involving the president’s participation.“Vice President Mike Pence, who has tested negative for COVID-19, plans on resuming his scheduled campaign events,” campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement.A spokesperson confirmed early Saturday that Stepien has also tested positive for the virus and is suffering “mild, flu-like symptoms.”U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he and his wife, Susan, also tested negative.Pompeo said he and his wife were examined on an airplane 20 minutes before landing in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The country’s top diplomat told reporters upon arrival that he last saw Trump on September 15 at the White House and said, “We are praying for the president and first lady that they’ll have a speedy recovery.” Three U.S. senators, all from Trump’s Republican Party, have announced in recent days they have all tested positive for the coronavirus. Two of them attended last Saturday’s event in the White House Rose Garden where the president announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for the Supreme Court.Former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, who left the White House staff in August but attended that event, tweeted late Friday that she has also tested positive for COVID-19.Tonight I tested positive for COVID-19. My symptoms are mild (light cough) and I’m feeling fine. I have begun a quarantine process in consultation with physicians. As always, my heart is with everyone affected by this global pandemic. ❤️— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) October 3, 2020During the Rose Garden, guests were seated closely together and most did not wear masks – a defiance of the U.S. government’s own guidelines on such gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Polityk | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
A Primer on the Detailed Report on Trump’s Taxes
Last week The New York Times published a detailed report about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns — the documents Americans file each year with the government that are used to calculate their income tax.Unlike all other U.S. presidents in recent decades, Trump has declined to release his returns, saying that he cannot while he undergoes a long-running audit with federal tax authorities. The newspaper said it obtained years of Trump’s tax return data from sources who were legally allowed to view them but who wished to remain anonymous.Here is a summary of the newspaper’s key findings and some questions raised by the disclosures.What news did The New York Times uncover in its reports on the president’s taxes?In a report released the evening of September 27, The New York Times revealed that it had obtained what it described as “tax-return data extending over more than two decades for Mr. Trump and the hundreds of companies that make up his business organization, including detailed information from his first two years in office.”The newspaper offered up a long list of details about the president’s finances, revealing that his business empire has, for years, generated hundreds of millions of dollars in losses that allowed him to reduce his income tax liability to zero in 10 of the last 15 years, and to a mere $750 in 2016, the year he won election, and 2017, his first year in the White House.During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Trump said, “I paid millions of dollars in taxes, millions of dollars of income tax,” adding that “I paid $38 million one year, I paid $27 million one year.” However, he provided no documentation.The paper also revealed that Trump has hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding debts coming due over the next few years — debts that he has personally guaranteed. It laid out some questionable practices, such as paying his daughter Ivanka, an employee of his company, as an outside consultant, and then deducting the expenses as a cost of doing business. Other details included tens of thousands of dollars in tax write-offs associated with styling Trump’s hair for TV appearances.Where did the newspaper obtain these records?The Times has been very careful not to reveal much information about how its reporters came into possession of the president’s tax information. This includes refusing to publish or make available the source data on which its stories on the topic are based.In a note accompanying the initial publication, Dean Baquet, the paper’s executive editor, wrote, “We are not making the records themselves public because we do not want to jeopardize our sources, who have taken enormous personal risks to help inform the public.”Why are the records just coming into public view now, after years of speculation about what’s in them?It is unclear why the president’s tax information was revealed to the Times now, though the proximity of the 2020 presidential election seems like a probable contributing factor.Going back to the early 1970s, presidential candidates from both major parties have voluntarily released their tax returns to the public in order to demonstrate that they had no financial conflicts of interest that might affect their behavior in office, and no outstanding debts that could be used to exert pressure on them.Early in his run for the presidency, Trump said that he would eventually release his returns, but has used the fact — confirmed by the Times — that he is under audit as an excuse to delay making them public. There is no legal barrier to an individual releasing tax returns that are being audited.Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden this week released his 2019 tax returns showing that he and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, paid $299,346 in federal income tax on $944,737 in income.The president’s returns have been the subject of much wrangling in both state and federal courts. After the administration declined to obey a federal law requiring it to release the returns after a formal request from Congress, Democrats sued the administration in a case that remains ongoing. Prosecutors in New York state are also fighting in court to get access to the president’s tax records.What does the White House say about the newspaper’s reporting?The president’s first reaction to the Times story was to declare it “fake news,” as he does with much unfavorable media coverage. Trump and his spokespersons have declared that, contrary to the Times story, the president has paid “millions” of dollars in taxes over the years in question. However, the wording in those statements is often vague, and there has been little to no pushback from the administration on specific details of the story.During his debate with Biden in Cleveland, Ohio, Trump again insisted that he paid millions in federal income taxes for 2016 and 2017, and appeared to argue that to the extent he took action to lower his tax liability, it was legal.“It was the tax laws– I don’t want to pay tax,” he said. “Before I came here, I was a private developer. I was a private business [person]. Like every other private person, unless they’re stupid, they go through the laws and that’s what it is.”What do Republicans and Democrats say about the reports?Republicans in Congress were largely silent about the details in the Times report, but some were extremely angry that the information was provided to the newspaper in the first place.Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxation issues, said, “While many critics question the article’s accuracy, equally troubling is the prospect that a felony crime was committed by releasing the private tax return information of an individual – in this case the president’s.” Brady and other senior Republicans called for an investigation to identify the paper’s source.Democrats used the revelations to attack the president. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, in interviews and on social media, declared the revelations of the president’s massive personal debts “a national security issue.” She also noted that the reports indicate Trump has paid far more in personal income taxes to foreign governments than he has to the United States.“The President of the United States paid $750 in federal taxes,” she wrote on Twitter. “Yet he paid other countries more. What leverage do they have over him? What is he hiding? The people have a right to know.”What do tax experts say about the disclosures in the reporting?Tax experts may have been among the Americans least surprised by the revelations in the New York Times report. It has long been understood that the U.S. tax code is complex enough to allow the wealthy many opportunities to avoid paying what most would consider a fair share of their income. Nowhere is that more true than in the president’s chosen field of real estate development.“I don’t think, actually, all that much is new to people who really follow the news,” said C. Eugene Steuerle, institute fellow and Richard B. Fisher chair at the non-partisan Tax Policy Center in Washington. “There were some particular details that were enticing, you know, like the personal expenses for getting a new hairdo, that titillate. But many of those were not big picture issues. I mean, the big picture issue is the extent to which the president, but as it turns out, many real estate developers, can avoid paying income tax.”What do national security experts say about the disclosures in the reporting?While the administration itself has largely been silent on the question, retired national security and intelligence professionals have reacted with alarm to the report, particularly to the extent to which the president is personally in debt.Larry Pfeiffer, a former chief of staff at the CIA and the current director of the Hayden Center for Intelligence at George Mason University, told The Washington Post that the debts are “an outrageous vulnerability,” that would cause any other senior official to have their security clearance revoked.
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By Polityk | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
North Carolina Senate Race Upended by Sexting, Virus Diagnosis
North Carolina’s intensively competitive and expensive U.S. Senate race has been upended by personal and health disruptions that sent uncertainty through the campaigns and an electorate already casting ballots.Democratic nominee Cal Cunningham acknowledged and apologized for exchanging sexually suggestive text messages with a woman who’s not his wife, but he said he wouldn’t drop out of the race. And just a few hours earlier Friday evening, his opponent, Republican Senator Thom Tillis, announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. While the first-term senator said he had no symptoms, the news forced Tillis to cancel in-person events, and several members of his campaign staff headed into quarantine.”It’s chaos,” David McLennan, a political science professor at Meredith College in Raleigh, said in a Saturday interview.In the text message exchanges, Cunningham tells the woman he wants to kiss her and she says she wants to spend the night with him. The messages were first reported by the website NationalFile.com.”I have hurt my family, disappointed my friends, and am deeply sorry. The first step in repairing those relationships is taking complete responsibility, which I do,” Cunningham said in his statement late Friday.Staying to fightCunningham, who is married with two teenage children, added he’s staying in the Senate race: “I will continue to work to earn the opportunity to fight for the people of our state.”The race is the nation’s most expensive Senate campaign and considered key to determining the power balance in the chamber. Democrats need to gain four seats in November to take control.Voting has been under way for four weeks in North Carolina, and 341,000 completed mail-in absentee ballots have been accepted and will be counted. Early in-person voting begins October 15.McLennan and Gary Pearce, a longtime state Democratic consultant, said it’s unclear how much of an effect Cunningham’s text messages will have on the election.”Most Democrats are really scared by it, but then you wonder: Has everything changed in the age of [President Donald] Trump?” Pearce said, adding the electorate’s increased polarization since 2016 could lead many Democrats to stick with Cunningham simply because the party’s victory is paramount.TimingA spokeswoman for Cunningham’s campaign, Rachel Petri, confirmed the authenticity of the text messages on Saturday. It’s unclear when the messages were sent, but at one point Cunningham says he’s “nervous about the next 100 days,” which could be a reference to the Senate election. One hundred days before the election would be July 26.An email trying to reach Guzman Todd at the California-based communications firm that lists her as an employee and voice messages left with what public records indicate are her phone numbers weren’t returned Saturday. Public records show she had a Raleigh residence briefly until 2015. Guzman Todd is married to someone who has served in the U.S. Army, according to the NationalFile.com report.Cunningham, 47, is an attorney and Iraq War veteran who still serves as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. He served one term in the state Senate in the early 2000s and lost a Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate in 2010.FILE – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2020.As for Tillis, he said he has no symptoms but will be staying at home for 10 days. Cunningham tweeted that he wished Tillis a “quick recovery” and said he would get tested himself after the two men shared a debate stage Thursday night. No other debates are scheduled.The Tillis campaign, citing its own health concerns, deferred on Saturday questions about the text messages to Cunningham. National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesperson Jesse Hunt said Cunningham must disclose more so voters can decide his fitness for office: “These are very troubling allegations and Cal needs to be fully transparent with the voters of North Carolina.”Tillis, 60, was diagnosed with the virus after attending the Supreme Court nomination ceremony in the White House Rose Garden for Amy Coney Barrett on September 26. The first-term senator didn’t say in his statement where he believes he caught the virus but did say he had tested negative for the virus on the same day as the White House event.Advocates mask useTillis was wearing a mask at the ceremony and has been among the most consistent Republicans to preach the use of face coverings. In late August, Tillis apologized for listening maskless in person to Trump’s Republican nomination acceptance speech outdoors at the White House.The North Carolina Senate race is second only to the presidential campaign in terms of overall outside spending, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. More than $97 million has been spent by independent expenditure groups in the general election, center data says.Cunningham, who outraised Tillis during the first half of the year, announced this week that his campaign would report collecting $28.3 million in the third quarter — a record haul for any North Carolina candidate. Tillis’ campaign hasn’t announced his third-quarter fundraising totals.
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By Polityk | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
GOP Seeks to Pause Senate Work, but Not Barrett Hearings
Republicans on Saturday sought to call off legislative work in the Senate until October 19 as the coronavirus reached into their ranks. But they vowed that hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee would push ahead as planned, even as lawmakers increasingly demanded testing for everyone on Capitol Hill.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett would still begin October 12, even if Democrats agreed to cancel the regular Senate session to avoid further spread of COVID-19. Since Friday morning, three GOP senators have announced they have tested positive.”The Senate’s floor schedule will not interrupt the thorough, fair and historically supported confirmation process,” the Kentucky Republican wrote. Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, who is running for reelection in South Carolina, added that senators could attend the hearings virtually.”Certainly,” McConnell wrote, “all Republican members of the committee will participate in these important hearings.”But Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, said that if the COVID-19 threat was too great for Senate sessions, it made Barrett’s confirmation perilous, too.FILE – Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, and Vice President Mike Pence arrive at the Capitol where she was to meet with senators, Sept. 29, 2020.The Republicans’ “drive to confirm Judge Barrett at all costs needlessly threatens the health and safety of senators, staff and all those who work in the Capitol complex,” Schumer said in a statement.Schumer notably did not say Democrats would block McConnell’s plan. Doing so could force the Senate back into the confines of the Capitol without the mandatory testing of lawmakers and their aides.The back-and-forth served as an emphatic reminder that Senate Republicans defending their majority had hoped for an election season finale focused on their power to solidify a conservative majority on the high court. But the infections of Trump, who has been hospitalized, and a series of GOP senators since Friday morning raised significant worries in Republican circles about the spread of the virus at various events where masks have been scarce.FILE – Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 21, 2015 .Concern began with the White House Rose Garden ceremony last Saturday where Trump introduced Barrett. In the audience, where few people wore masks, were members of the Judiciary Committee that will handle confirmation hearings. Two members of the panel, Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, on Friday announced that, like Trump, they had tested positive for the virus.On Saturday, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who is not a member of the Judiciary panel, announced that he, too, had tested positive.With three Republican senators infected and others awaiting results, McConnell is without a fully working majority of 50 senators. He would need to rely on Vice President Mike Pence to be on hand to break any tie votes.Amid the outbreak, members of both chambers of Congress called for a comprehensive testing plan for Capitol Hill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and McConnell have resisted doing so because universal testing is not available to everyone in America.Some senators are calling for a more stringent protocol and contact tracing for Congress. Senator Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, called on McConnell to require immediate tests for every senator and staff member who has visited the White House over the past two weeks.
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By Polityk | 10/04/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Із зони пожеж на Луганщині повідомили уточнене число загиблих
Із зони пожеж, які вже кілька днів тривають на вільній частині Луганської області, повідомили уточнене число загиблих. За даними обласної поліції і Державної служби з надзвичайних ситуацій, після виявлення тіл чотирьох людей, які вважалися зниклими безвісти, підтверджена загибель 11 людей.
Речниця поліції Луганщини Тетяна Погукай навела в фейсбуці імена чотирьох загиблих, тіла чи фрагменти тіл яких знайшли під завалами їхніх зруйнованих вогнем будинків у селах Сиротине й Воронове. Попереднього дня, 2 жовтня, саме їх називали безвісти зниклими. Як випливає з повідомлень, інших безвісти зниклих на цей час немає.
У ДСНС також підтвердили загибель 11 людей. Крім того, повідомили в відомстві, травмовані 18 осіб, із того три працівники ДСНС. За цим повідомленням, причина смерті згаданих чотирьох людей іще офіційно встановлюється.
Станом на 2 жовтня повідомляли про загибель семи людей у місцевостях, охоплених пожежами. При цьому в трьох із них причиною смерті було названо не безпосередній вплив пожежі (отруєння чадним газом, токсична дія оксиду вуглецю чи опіки понад 90% поверхні тіла), а інші – такі, як інфаркт, інсульт чи «розрив м’язів серця».
При цьому в Офісі генерального прокурора України ще 1 жовтня стверджували про 11 загиблих і 17 потерпілих із опіками й отруєннями чадним газом, але наступними днями ці числа переглянули і зменшили – аж до нинішніх повідомлень.
За даними ДСНС, станом на 16-у годину тривало гасіння семи основних осередків пожеж у місцевості вздовж лінії розмежування на території Станично-Луганського, Новоайдарського, Сєвєродонецького районів, де до зони ураження потрапило 32 населені пункти. Ще один осередок вдалося ліквідувати протягом минулої доби. За попередніми оцінками, орієнтовна площа, пройдена вогнем у всіх цих восьми осередках, складає понад 20 тисяч гектарів.
Під час гасіння пожеж евакуйовано 150 осіб. Інформація щодо знищення і пошкодження житлових будинків і об’єктів інфраструктури уточнюється місцевими органами влади.
Загалом, як повідомили в ДСНС, до гасіння залучено близько 2,5 тисяч осіб і понад 210 одиниць техніки, з них від ДСНС майже 700 осіб і понад 120 одиниць техніки (Луганська, Донецька, Дніпропетровська, Запорізька, Кіровоградська, Полтавська і Харківська області), у тому числі 3 літаки Ан-32П і 2 вертольоти ДСНС. Авіація ДСНС із початку гасіння пожеж здійснила 183 скиди води (646 тонн).
Масові пожежі спалахнули на вільній частині Луганської області 30 вересня і 1 жовтня. За даними військових, які перебувають на лінії контакту, причиною пожеж стали підпали, які влаштували російські гібридні сили, обстрілюючи пересохлі місцевості трасувальними кулями, які мають і запалювальні можливості. Це офіційно підтвердили 1 жовтня вранці і в пресцентрі штабу операції Об’єднаних сил. Також це підтвердили і в адміністрації Станично-Луганського району.
Всупереч цьому, президент України Володимир Зеленський, який виступає за дотримання українськими військами режиму припинення вогню на Донбасі, попри його постійне порушення російськими гібридними силами, заявив, що він не пов’язував би пожежі з обстрілами, і закликав дочекатися висновків експертів.
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By Gromada | 10/03/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis Upends Presidential Campaign
The coronavirus pandemic has again upended the U.S. presidential campaign with President Donald Trump’s announcement early Friday morning that he and first lady Melania Trump have contracted the potentially deadly virus.Both the president and the first lady placed themselves in quarantine, and Trump was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in late afternoon following reports that he developed a fever. White House officials emphasized the president is not incapacitated and would continue to work from the hospital.Trump’s battle with the coronavirus could rally public support for him, as often happens in a time of crisis. But it could also conflict with his campaign message that everything is getting back to normal.“It’s very unpredictable at this time,” said John Fortier, a political analyst with the Bipartisan Policy Center.The second presidential debate, scheduled for October 15, could be postponed or canceled if Trump is too ill to participate or remains in quarantine to prevent the spread of infection. The debate, which was to be a town hall-style event with a live audience in Miami, could also be changed to a virtual format with participation via video conferencing.With the November election just weeks away, Fortier said, both presidential candidates are making their “primary argument” to win over undecided voters and generate enthusiasm among supporters.Pandemic focusTrump had been holding mass rallies where he has downplayed the seriousness of the virus and many supporters have not worn masks. At an event in New Jersey on Thursday, the president said the development of a vaccine was imminent and that ”the end of the pandemic is in sight.”Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can
download this video to view it offline.Download File360p | 7 MB480p | 10 MB540p | 12 MB720p | 25 MB1080p | 50 MBOriginal | 176 MB Embed” />Copy Download AudioThe president falling ill could conflict with his campaign message “that everything is turning around, we’re past this, and things are getting back to normal,” said Todd Belt, a professor of politics at George Washington University.The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. has topped 208,000, and the infection rates in many states have recently been rising, according to Johns Hopkins University data.The president has defended his administration’s response to the health and economic crises caused by the pandemic, saying the death toll would have reached into the millions had he not moved quickly to suspend travel from China where the outbreak originated and provided extensive medical support to states.Public reactionBelt said many people will be hard pressed to feel sympathy for Trump after his mocking of Democratic candidate Joe Biden and others for wearing masks, and after the president continued to hold events that violate social distancing guidance from health officials.With the electorate already intensely divided over Trump, Fortier with the Bipartisan Policy Center said he can “imagine both sides feeling strongly that this is related to their feelings” and reinforce their political views about the coronavirus and the campaign.Public opinion could also turn against Biden if his campaign is seen as mocking or ridiculing Trump for contracting the virus, Fortier said.“I think it could be dangerous politically for Biden and really backfire on him,” he said.Because of the pandemic, Biden had already cut back significantly on travel and instead waged a mostly virtual campaign with few in-person events and with mandatory masks and social distancing enforced.During a speech Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Biden said he sent “my prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the President of the United States.”“We can get this pandemic under control so we can get our economy working for everyone,” Biden said. “But this cannot be a partisan moment. It must be an American moment.”Biden has made what he has described as Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic a major focus of his campaign, contrasting his plans to implement a national strategy to bring down the infection rate with the president’s downplaying of the virus.Extreme scenarioWhile the White House says the president is experiencing only mild symptoms, there are risks that his condition could get significantly worse and even be life threatening. Trump, at age 74 and somewhat overweight, is in a high-risk category for complications from COVID-19 that can cause significant damage to the lungs and heart.If the president were to become incapacitated, Vice President Mike Pence would assume the role of the acting head of the federal government and commander in chief.Trump COVID-19 Diagnosis Raises Issue of Continuity of GovernmentThe 25th Amendment to the US Constitution details the process by which the president or vice president are replaced in the event they are unable to execute their dutiesPence on Friday tested negative for the coronavirus. The White House is conducting widespread testing of officials who may have come in contact with the president and his senior aide Hope Hicks, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.Biden, his wife, Jill, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris all tested negative for the coronavirus Friday.Regarding the presidential campaign and November election, the Republican Party could replace Trump as the party nominee if he is unable to continue.Voters backing the party would still cast their ballots for the Trump-Pence ticket. But because the U.S. Electoral College system uses the popular vote to pick electors pledged to the winning party, those electors affiliated with the Republican party could then vote for the new party nominee.
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By Polityk | 10/03/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Радіо Свобода починає приймати заявки на регіональну стипендіальну програму для журналістів
Радіо Вільна Європа/Радіо Свобода починає приймати заявки на стипендіальну програму Regional Reporting Fellowships на 2020-2021 роки.
Заявки прийматимуть до 30 жовтня 2020 року.
Метою стипендії є сприяння професійному розвитку журналістів-початківців у країнах «Східного партнерства» ЄС та Західних Балкан на підтримку свободи та незалежності ЗМІ.
Програма базується на місії Радіо Вільна Європа/Радіо Свобода сприяти незалежній і об’єктивній журналістиці, а також підтримувати демократію і права людини. Програма фінансується за рахунок гранту посольства США в Чеській Республіці.
Переможців програми інтегрують у щоденну роботу бюро, де вони працюватимуть повний робочий день, щоб виробляти контент для всіх журналістських платформ та братимуть участь у редакційних дискусіях .
Програма триватиме з 4 січня 2021 року до 31 серпня 2021 року. Вона включатиме візит до офісу Радіо Свобода в Празі для додаткового професійного розвитку.
Учасники програми отримуватимуть щомісячну стипендію. У випадку потреби стипендіатам нададуть житло.
Стипендіатами премії ставали Анастасія Магазова, Наталія Патрікєєва, Вікторія Жуган, Ольга Комарова та Михайло Штекель.
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By VilneSlovo | 10/03/2020 | Повідомлення, Свобода слова
