Non-IT News Thread
-
Texas weather: President Biden declares major disaster
President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Texas, clearing the way for more federal funds to be spent on relief efforts in the US state.
Power is returning across Texas and temperatures are set to rise but some 13 million people are still facing difficulties accessing clean water. Mr Biden has said he will visit Texas as long as his presence is not a burden on relief efforts. Nearly 60 deaths have been attributed to cold weather across the US. In a statement released by the White House, President Biden said he had "ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms". "Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programmes to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster," the statement said. Mr Biden has been in touch with the mayors of some of Texas' biggest cities, such as Houston, Austin and Dallas, to ensure they have access to government resources, an administration official said. -
-
https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/johns-hopkins-expert-says-covid-19-pandemic-could-end-by-april/
Johns Hopkins "expert" says pandemic might be over in April.
Of course, another Johns Hopkins expert professor and surgeon says the Egyptian pyramids are grain storage systems.
So "expert" means something very different there than in other situations.
Maybe their "experts" are doing heroin with the Columbia faculty.
-
Security officials testify Capitol rioters 'came prepared for war'
US Capitol security officials who were ousted in the wake of the 6 January attack on Congress have blamed intelligence failures for the breach.
Testifying to a Senate committee, the officials said that the rioters "came prepared for war" with weapons, radios and climbing gear. Ex-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said he had prepared for a protest, not "a military-style coordinated assault". Four people died after pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol. Three of the four officials testifying on Tuesday to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee resigned in the immediate wake of the attack, in which one Capitol Police officer was killed. -
And the award for bad ass actress goes to...
-
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/johns-hopkins-expert-says-covid-19-pandemic-could-end-by-april/
Johns Hopkins "expert" says pandemic might be over in April.
Of course, another Johns Hopkins expert professor and surgeon says the Egyptian pyramids are grain storage systems.
So "expert" means something very different there than in other situations.
Maybe their "experts" are doing heroin with the Columbia faculty.
LOL - probably....
April - puah....
What we don't know, can't really know without mandatory testing and billions of dollars - is how many people actually have had it.
I know a few people who say they had it - yet they never got tested, they just assumed so due to symptoms and quarantined...
-
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
I know a few people who say they had it - yet they never got tested, they just assumed so due to symptoms and quarantined...
I'm fine with this, keep your germs to yourself (I know I don't want to be sick)
-
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
I know a few people who say they had it - yet they never got tested, they just assumed so due to symptoms and quarantined...
I'm fine with this, keep your germs to yourself (I know I don't want to be sick)
It will be interesting to see how the next few years go during cold/flu season.
In the past, most people I know just worked through those things, and I'm sure eventually they will yet again, but in the short term, I'm guessing employers will require them to leave if they have visible symptoms.
-
Johnson and Johnson vaccine: FDA finds the single-shot jab safe
A review by US regulators of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has found it is safe and effective.
It paves the way for it to become the third Covid-19 vaccine to be authorised in the US, possibly within days. The vaccine would be a cost-effective alternative to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and can be stored in a refrigerator instead of a freezer. Results from trials were released by Johnson & Johnson last month. The Belgian company Janssen, which is owned by the pharmaceutical giant, said its data showed the product was highly effective against severe disease. It comes as Ghana became the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative. -
Jamal Khashoggi: Biden raises human rights in call with Saudi king
US President Joe Biden has talked by phone with King Salman of Saudi Arabia as he seeks to put relations with America's old ally on a new footing.
He "affirmed the importance" the US "places on universal human rights and the rule of law", the White House says. Mr Biden made the call after reading a forthcoming US report into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The report, due to be released shortly, is expected to implicate the king's son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Mr Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, pursued closer ties with Saudi Arabia. -
US suspends tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky
The US has agreed to suspend tariffs on UK goods including single malt whiskies that were imposed in retaliation over subsidies to the aircraft maker Airbus.
Tariffs will also be lifted on UK cheese, cashmere and machinery. The duties will be suspended for four months while the two sides seek a long-term settlement. On 1 January, the UK dropped its own tariffs on some US goods, put in place over a related dispute about US subsidies to Boeing. It is the latest twist in a decades-old trade row that has seen the EU and the US target billions of dollars worth of each other's exports with taxes. The UK is part of the dispute as a former EU member. Airbus makes wings and other parts in the UK, but assembles its commercial aircraft in the EU. -
@mlnews YAY! now I can get drunk for less $!!!
-
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews YAY! now I can get drunk for less $!!!
you're kidding, right? the retailers will just get more profit...
-
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews YAY! now I can get drunk for less $!!!
you're kidding, right? the retailers will just get more profit...
Only takes one to get all the customers by not gouging. Can't collude on pricing so prices are essentially guaranteed to come down.
-
BBC News - World's oldest known wild bird has another chick at age of 70
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56281983 -
Pope Francis on Iraq visit calls for end to violence and extremism
Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq.
The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Covid and security fears have made this his riskiest visit yet, but the 84-year-old insisted he was "duty bound". He also said Iraq's dwindling Christian community should have a more prominent role as citizens with full rights, freedoms and responsibilities. He is hoping to foster inter-religious dialogue - meeting Iraq's most revered Shia Muslim cleric - and will celebrate Mass at a stadium in Irbil in the north. -
Major and Champ: Joe Biden's dogs moved out of White House
Joe and Jill Biden's German shepherds have been removed from the White House after the younger dog, Major, reportedly bit a security agent.
According to US media, the pets have been sent back to the Biden family home in Wilmington, Delaware. It follows Major's aggressive behaviour towards White House staff. The Bidens adopted three-year-old Major in 2018. He became the first dog from an animal shelter to live in the White House. Their other dog, Champ, is 13. Anonymous sources told CNN that Major had been jumping, barking and charging at White House staff and security. Both dogs moved into the White House four days into Joe Biden's presidency. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Major and Champ: Joe Biden's dogs moved out of White House
Joe and Jill Biden's German shepherds have been removed from the White House after the younger dog, Major, reportedly bit a security agent.
According to US media, the pets have been sent back to the Biden family home in Wilmington, Delaware. It follows Major's aggressive behaviour towards White House staff. The Bidens adopted three-year-old Major in 2018. He became the first dog from an animal shelter to live in the White House. Their other dog, Champ, is 13. Anonymous sources told CNN that Major had been jumping, barking and charging at White House staff and security. Both dogs moved into the White House four days into Joe Biden's presidency.Follow up story from Fox News: Secret Security can't even keep the President's dogs in check Since announcing that the Presidential dogs can't be controlled, this weak president has sent the dogs away to the family home, "just put down these rabid animals" says Chief of Staff.
-
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Major and Champ: Joe Biden's dogs moved out of White House
Joe and Jill Biden's German shepherds have been removed from the White House after the younger dog, Major, reportedly bit a security agent.
According to US media, the pets have been sent back to the Biden family home in Wilmington, Delaware. It follows Major's aggressive behaviour towards White House staff. The Bidens adopted three-year-old Major in 2018. He became the first dog from an animal shelter to live in the White House. Their other dog, Champ, is 13. Anonymous sources told CNN that Major had been jumping, barking and charging at White House staff and security. Both dogs moved into the White House four days into Joe Biden's presidency.Follow up story from Fox News: Secret Security can't even keep the President's dogs in check Since announcing that the Presidential dogs can't be controlled, this weak president has sent the dogs away to the family home, "just put down these rabid animals" says Chief of Staff.
Now there's a person who doesn't like dogs.
-
Meghan and Harry interview: Royal Family 'very much not racist' - William
The Duke of Cambridge has said the royals are "very much not a racist family" in his first comments after accusations by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a TV interview.
Prince William also said he had not yet spoken to his brother but would do so. Meghan and Prince Harry said a royal had expressed concern over "how dark" their son Archie's skin might be. Buckingham Palace previously said the claim was "concerning" but it would be addressed privately. In a statement, the Palace said "recollections may vary" but that the Sussexes would "always be much loved family members". During a visit to a school in Stratford, east London, on Thursday, Prince William was asked by a reporter: "Is the Royal Family a racist family, sir?"
