Giorno: 25 Agosto 2021

‘Crisis teams’ sent to hard-hit COVID hospitals in Oregon

Post Content Oregon will deploy “crisis teams” of hundreds of nurses, respiratory therapists, paramedics and nursing assistants to regions of the state hardest hit by a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations that have stretched hospitals to the limit, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. The state has finalized a contract with a medical staffing company that will […]

Israeli education chiefs say can’t keep unvaccinated kids out of school

Read More The Education Ministry said Wednesday there is no way to prevent children who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus from coming to class during the school year that starts Wednesday. “No preschool teacher or principal is going to stand at the gate and prevent children from learning, even if they haven’t done […]

GOP Rep. Comer requests briefing on vetting process for Afghan refugees amid terrorism concerns

Post Content House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer, R-Ky., called Wednesday for Biden administration officials to brief lawmakers on their efforts to vet Afghan refugees amid concerns that bad actors could seek to exploit chaotic withdrawal operations to enter the United States. Comer detailed his concerns in letters to Department of […]

Fire damages self-described ‘birthplace’ of Harry Potter

Post Content A cafe in Scotland‘s capital where author J.K. Rowling wrote some of the Harry Potter books has been damaged in a fire. The Elephant House in Edinburgh suffered smoke and water damage after a blaze broke out at the patisserie next door on Tuesday. More than 60 firefighters and 12 fire engines were […]

Hamas wants Israel back at the reality before May’s Gaza fighting

Read More The location of Hamas’ monitors during the protest Wednesday at the Gaza border fence reflected some of the difference with the situation over the weekend. On Saturday, the organization’s “restraint forces” were positioned at a safe distance behind the demonstrators and let them storm the fence. This time, after the incident where a […]

Bill and Hillary Clinton spotted strolling in the Hamptons weeks before miniseries on Lewinsky scandal

Post Content Former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were spotted strolling the beach in the Hamptons as the Monica Lewinsky scandal roars back into public consciousness via an upcoming television special. The sullen pair, accompanied by Secret Service, walked along a beach in the affluent Amagansett, New York, […]

Psaki caught flat-footed by question about California students stranded in Afghanistan

Post Content White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was caught flat-footed during the daily press briefing when she was asked about a group of California students who are trapped in Afghanistan. Psaki was asked Wednesday if she knew about an LA Times report that a group of students and their parents from California’s El Cajon […]

Remain-in-Mexico SCOTUS ruling: Missouri AG declares decision a ‘huge victory for border security’

Post Content Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday said the Supreme Court ruling to reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) is a “huge victory” for border security while promising to make sure the policy is implemented by the Biden administration. “It’s a huge victory for border security and a huge victory for the […]

Fleeing Afghans should try to get to border, says UK defence secretary

Read More Afghanistan Fleeing Afghans should try to get to border, says UK defence secretary Ben Wallace signals few places remain on UK rescue flights as fears of attack grow and deadline looms and Aubrey Allegretti Wed 25 Aug 2021 15.42 EDT Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 16.16 EDT Afghans who want to […]

Psaki grilled about Biden joking in response to Afghanistan question

Post Content White House press secretary Jen Psaki was grilled about President Biden joking in response to a question about the crisis in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Biden was asked by a reporter what he will do if Americans remain in Afghanistan after the Aug. 31 deadline, prompting the president to quip: “You’ll be the first […]