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Trump offers DACA extension for wall funds, Schumer refuses wall talks until government is reopened; senior political analyst Brit Hume weighs in.

Furloughed federal workers are bracing to miss their second paycheck and employee unions are warning of increasingly dire consequences since the partial government shutdown began last month, as officials signal the stalemate in Washington has no end in sight.

The government partially shut down in December after Congress failed to pass a spending package funding parts of the government, forcing some federal workers to be furloughed or work without pay. President Trump is demanding $5.7 billion for a barrier on the southern border with Mexico as part of a spending deal, something Democratic leaders are rejecting outright.

TRUMP SAYS HE WILL GIVE STATE OF THE UNION AFTER SHUTDOWN IS OVER

Those whose jobs are affected by the shutdown are now speaking out more forcefully about the impact on their own lives but also safety issues for the broader public.

“This is already the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States and there is no end in sight,” said a joint statement released Wednesday by leaders of three associations representing air traffic controllers, airline pilots and flight attendants.

It continued: “In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play, nor predict the point at which the entire system will break. It is unprecedented.”

The FBI Agents Association, which advocates for 14,000 active and former FBI Special agents, also released a report earlier this week of grievances from FBI employees, including one who said the shutdown “has eliminated any ability to operate.”

“It’s bad enough to work without pay, but we can only conduct administrative functions while doing it. The fear is our enemies know they can run freely,” said an anonymous agent, described as someone working on both overt and undercover counterintelligence matters.

On Friday, affected federal workers are set to miss their second paycheck since the partial government shutdown began. Every former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, including former White House chief of staff John Kelly, sent a letter to the president and Congress on Thursday asking them restore the department’s funding.

CRACKS IN BORDER WALL RESISTANCE? PELOSI FACING DEM PRESSURE TO DEAL WITH TRUMP, END SHUTDOWN

“DHS employees who protect the traveling public, investigate and counter terrorism, and protect critical infrastructure should not have to rely on the charitable generosity of others for assistance in feeding their families and paying their bills while they steadfastly focus on the mission at hand,” the letter said. “This is unconscionable.”

Among those affected are tens of thousands of members of the U.S. Coast Guard, the only branch of the U.S. Armed Forces affected by the partial government shutdown because it falls under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security, rather than the Department of Defense, like other branches.

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A sign that officials are preparing for the possibility of the shutdown continuing for months: White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is asking agencies to provide him a list of programs that will be jeopardized if the lapse in funding continues through the spring.

“Prudent management means planning and preparing for events without known end-dates,” a senior Office and Management Budget official told Fox News. “As OMB continues to manage this partial lapse in appropriations, unfunded agencies are being asked to continue to share with OMB an ongoing list of programs that could be impacted within the coming weeks.”

In Congress, two different votes are set for Thursday in the Republican-controlled Senate with the aim to end the partial government shutdown. One vote will be on a bill reflecting Trump’s demand for border wall funding in exchange for temporary protections for some immigrants.

A second vote is set for a measure already passed by the Democrat-controlled House to reopen the government through Feb. 8. It doesn’t allow money for a border wall but gives bargainers more time to talk.

Neither bill is expected to advance under Senate rules requiring at least 60 votes, leaving unclear whether this would spur revived talks regarding a resolution.

The Senate votes come as Trump announced late Wednesday that he will postpone his State of the Union address until after the partial government shutdown ends.

But he reiterated Thursday on Twitter that he will not “cave” on border wall demands.

While Democratic leaders in Congress say they have no interest in making a deal with Trump to end the government shutdown if it includes new money for his border wall, some cracks have begun to show. A White House official said Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence is heading to Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with Senate GOP lawmakers.

The House Blue Dog coalition, the group of moderate Democrats, has written to leadership asking Congress to hold a “bipartisan, bicameral summit that brings together House and Senate leaders to hold a substantive, transparent discussion on a path forward to reopen the government.”

“That discussion should be designed to produce legislation that will quickly pass both chambers of Congress,” the group said.

And some House Democrats are considering drafting a new proposal to provide Trump with options for securing the border that don’t involve a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York said Wednesday that personnel, technology and other options “are the things that would actually improve our border security.”

Fox News’ Chad Pergram, Kristin Brown and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Republicans, Planning Impeachment Defense, Argue Trump Did Nothing Wrong – The New York Times

Republicans have already signaled that they intend to use the hearings as a platform to shift the discussion away from Mr. Trump and toward a series of largely debunked conspiracy theories about Democrats, including the business dealings of Hunter Biden while his father, who is now a Democratic candidate for president, was vice president.

But the memo circulated Monday night indicates that the president’s defenders will try to defend the president’s actions toward Ukraine as well. It urges lawmakers to argue that Mr. Trump’s July 25 call with Mr. Zelensky shows “no conditionality or evidence of pressure” on the president of Ukraine. In the reconstructed transcript of the call, when Mr. Zelensky brought up his desire to purchase defense weaponry, Mr. Trump said he wanted the Ukrainian president to “do us a favor, though” and then mentioned the investigations into the Bidens.

The memo also makes a broader case that there was no pressure on Mr. Zelensky because the Ukrainians were not aware that the United States was withholding promised security assistance, and that the aid was ultimately released without Ukraine committing to the investigations that Mr. Trump wanted.

In fact, officials have testified that some Ukrainian officials were aware that the aid had been frozen by the Trump administration, and were told by a top American diplomat that they would probably not receive it unless the investigations were publicly announced. And while the aid was eventually released, it occurred only after the Trump administration knew that a whistle-blower had filed a confidential complaint about the July 25 call. That complaint alleged that the freezing of the aid was part of a broader abuse of power by Mr. Trump in an effort to better his political chances in 2020.

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Susan Collins defends Romney, Cheney: ‘We are not a party that is led by just one person’ – POLITICO

Collins herself was the subject of a censure effort in March by Maine Republicans, upset at her votes to convict Trump. That effort also failed.

Collins also went to bat for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who was censured by her state’s Republican Party in February for her vote to impeach Trump. Cheney has continued to face criticism for speaking out about the role she feels Trump played in the Jan. 6 insurrection. And tensions heightened this week as Cheney, who hasn’t ruled out a presidential run in 2024, said some of the senators who “led the unconstitutional charge, not to certify the election” should be disqualified from the 2024 field.

Cheney also took heat this week after leaning in and fist-bumping with President Joe Biden as he made his way down the aisle for his speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. She went to Twitter to defend herself, posting: “I disagree strongly w/@JoeBiden policies, but when the President reaches out to greet me in the chamber of the US House of Representatives, I will always respond in a civil, respectful & dignified way. We’re different political parties. We’re not sworn enemies. We’re Americans.”

The intraparty rift has been evident, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy declining to say whether Cheney was still a good fit for his leadership team, saying that it’s a question for the House GOP conference. Members voted less than three months ago to keep Cheney in her leadership spot, at McCarthy’s own urging.

“Liz Cheney is a woman of strength and conscience. And she did what she felt was right and I salute her for that,” Collins said. “We need to be accepting of differences in our party. We don’t want to become like too much of the Democratic Party, which has been taken over by the progressive left.”

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Degradan alerta de tsunami tras terremoto en Alaska – Univisión

El fútbol callejero no necesita balón

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5 pandemic predictions for 2022 – POLITICO – Politico

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WE ARE NOT THERE YET — As we enter the third year of the pandemic, my mind keeps flashing back to a trailer I saw last year for a widely panned Michael Bay movie, which portrays an unlikely dystopian pandemic future, but captures the feeling of helplessness and despair that so many — even those of us lucky enough to have access to vaccines and the privilege to social distance — feel right now with the country on the brink of an Omicron surge.

Last year, when I put together a 2021 pandemic guide, it seemed like this year would bring back a sense of normalcy. And in many ways it did: Kids headed back to classrooms, sports seasons resumed relatively routine schedules, families celebrated the holidays together, people got on planes and many workers went back to the office full time.

Yet more people have died this year than last year as the virus tore its way through largely unvaccinated pockets of the country killing older Americans at alarming rates. One out of every hundred Americans 65 and older have died from Covid.

These days, with hospitals so full they are refusing patients, it’s hard to see how this pandemic will ever end, so I reached out to several Nightly go-to experts to help me figure out what is actually ahead. Here are five predictions for 2022:

The U.S. will hit one million deaths in the spring.

Earlier this week the country hit 800,000 Covid deaths and is still recording about 1,300 deaths a day. Even if the Omicron death rate is lower, the overall infection rate will likely be higher, leading to another surge in deaths, said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

“Omicron is starting to rival our most transmissible infectious agent of all: measles,” said Peter Hotez, a vaccine expert at the Baylor College of Medicine, who predicts the country will see a million deaths by the end of March.

Even folks who have gotten their booster dose are getting breakthrough infections, though they are largely spared from severe outcomes. But nearly 75 percent of the population has yet to receive a booster dose, and 40 percent of the U.S. population has yet to receive a single vaccine dose — leaving a vast number of Americans still deeply vulnerable to the worst of the crisis.

We will run out of room on our vaccination cards.

The mRNA vaccines are proving to be not as long lasting as we had hoped, said Hotez, who is working on a low-cost recombinant protein vaccine.

Even three doses may not be enough. “We haven’t hit the ceiling yet of how high we can get an immune response,” said Kirsten Lyke, a vaccine researcher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who has been studying Covid shots.

That means we will probably be getting another shot. It’s unclear whether future shots will be the same as the previous ones or reconfigured to better tackle new variants, and whether they will become annual rituals. Researchers are now working on a coronavirus shot that will protect against a broad range of coronaviruses as well as variants.

We will be talking about an Omega variant.

“We will go through the whole Greek alphabet,” said Syra Madad, an infectious disease epidemiologist and senior director of the system-wide special pathogens program at NYC Health + Hospitals. We may not hit the Greek alphabet’s last letter in 2022, but it won’t be a distant possibility.

As long as there are large unvaccinated pockets of the world, new variants will emerge, Hotez said. Less than 50 percent of the world’s population is vaccinated.

“Mother Nature has told us what she has in store for us,” Hotez said, who argues the U.S. has a responsibility to provide doses and combat global anti-vaccine messages. “If we fail to vaccinate the Southern hemisphere, she will get us.”

Welcome to POLITICO Nightly. We’ll have more on what to expect on Covid medicines and what “normal” might mean coming up. Reach out with news, tips and ideas at [email protected]. Or contact tonight’s author at [email protected], or on Twitter at @RenuRayasam.

We will talk less about social distancing and more about Covid drugs.

Governors have largely abandoned blunt Covid mitigation measures that they relied on early in the pandemic. Those measures, like keeping kids out of school and closing businesses, came with huge social and economic costs.

Instead, 2022 will bring new advancements in Covid therapeutics that won’t stop the spread or bend the curve, but could help cut infection mortality rates. The FDA is considering the approval of two antiviral pills — one from Pfizer and one from Merck/Ridgeback Biotherapeutics — that have the potential to drastically lower the chances of severe illness and death. The catch is that they have to be taken early, which will require widespread, cheap testing.

“I do think relying on pharmaceutical interventions is going to miss the mark,” said Spencer Fox, associate director of the University of Texas Covid-19 Modeling Consortium. “There are things we can do to prevent transmission rather than trying to deal with repercussions of transmission.”

There will (hopefully) be a new normal.

If 2020 caught us by surprise, 2021 plunged us into either ignorance or despair. Some people ignored the virus completely. But others tried to live Covid-safe lives and failed. We planned masked Christmas parties that turned into holiday superspreading events. Broadway reopened and canceled shows. Many major companies scrapped return-to-office plans more than once.

2022 will hopefully be the year where people and policymakers get realistic and figure out how to live with endemic Covid.

“We are not back to square one,” Madad said. “Pandemics do end.”

That means figuring out policies and guidance that are more sustainable, she said. Some of those policies are straightforward — booster shots for long-term care residents should be an urgent priority, and more rapid, frequent testing. The Biden Administration has so far resisted sending tests directly to Americans. Others, like designing office and school policies or planning parties and trips, will be more complicated but vital as Covid waves go and come.

“Covid has really humbled us as society,” Fox said. “My new normal is planning things with a sense of flexibility.”

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ONE AND NOT DONE — Today a CDC panel dealt the Johnson & Johnson vaccine another blow, recommending that it should not be the first choice vaccine because of its link to a rare blood clot disorder, writes Renu.

The vaccine had already proven to be less effective than its mRNA counterparts: the single shot was 71 percent effective against hospitalizations compared with 93 percent for Moderna and 88 percent for Pfizer, according to a CDC report.

All the bad news doesn’t mean that 16 million J&J recipients in the U.S. should panic — the clotting risk is limited to a three-week window after the initial shot. Plus they should just get a follow-up shot. And soon.

J&J was billed as a “one and done” shot, geared toward people who might be hard to reach with a follow-up dose. That was a mistake, said Maryland’s Lyke.

A study released Tuesday showed there were no deaths among people in South Africa who got the J&J shot, and then were infected with Omicron. But more data is coming out showing that one shot of the J&J vaccine — like two doses of the mRNA vaccines — doesn’t produce enough neutralizing antibodies to prevent breakthrough Omicron cases.

Still, people who got the J&J shot, which uses a modified version of a virus to make the Covid spike protein, and one booster dose of an mRNA vaccine may be more protected than those who received two doses of Moderna or Pfizer, according to recent research.

Plus, while J&J may produce fewer antibodies than the other two shots, it creates a better T-cell response, which is a different arm of immunity, Lyke said. There’s also data showing that J&J’s shot might have a more durable response — eight months compared to six months with mRNA vaccines — something that Lyke’s lab is currently studying. The shot is still available for people who are allergic to mRNA vaccines or who might not be comfortable with the new technology.

In any case, she points out, one and done was still better than zero. About 85 percent of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated, according to new research from Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare.

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— Biden concedes BBB bill won’t get passed this year: President Joe Biden acknowledged today that negotiations over his Build Back Better bill will drag on into 2022 despite efforts and pledges by Democrats to get it done before Christmas. “It takes time to finalize these agreements, prepare the legislative changes, and finish all the parliamentary and procedural steps needed to enable a Senate vote,” the president said in a statement. “We will advance this work together over the days and weeks ahead; Leader Schumer and I are determined to see the bill successfully on the floor as early as possible.”

— Crackdown on China’s treatment of Muslim minority headed to Biden’s desk: The Senate today unanimously passed a bill to crack down on the Chinese government’s genocide targeting Uyghur Muslims, sending the measure to Biden’s desk for his signature. Despite the bill’s overwhelming support, it faced a long and complicated road to final passage as its co-authors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), encountered obstacles from the White House and the private sector. The legislation briefly became intertwined with Democrats’ unrelated domestic agenda items, as well as a GOP-led blockade on foreign-policy nominations.

— Rep. Alan Lowenthal won’t seek reelection in 2022: Rep. Alan Lowenthal will not run for reelection, adding to a generational changing of the guard in California politics. The Long Beach Democrat said in a statement that he would not seek a sixth term in Congress, choosing instead to “pass the baton” and spend time with family. Lowenthal’s current seat is safely Democratic and will likely remain so even under new lines, though the latest iteration from the state’s independent redistricting commission eliminated one Southern California seat to account for slower population growth.

— More than 100 Marines kicked out of the service for refusing Covid vaccine: The Marine Corps has booted 103 of its members for refusing the Covid vaccine, the service announced today, even as all the military branches report that a vast majority of troops have gotten the shots. The news comes the same day the Army announced that it has relieved six leaders — including two commanding officers — over the issue, and that almost 4,000 active-duty soldiers have refused the vaccine.

— AIPAC launches super PAC: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee will launch a super PAC ahead of the 2022 midterms, wading into direct spending for and against candidates for the first time. The group announced the move to launch two bipartisan PACs, a federal PAC and a super PAC, to supporters this morning, “to make us more effective in fulfilling our mission in the current political environment,” according to an email sent to members that was shared with POLITICO.

— Chamber launches ads targeting Manchin, hoping to kill Build Back Better: Washington’s largest business lobby got the bipartisan infrastructure bill it wanted. Now it’s going in for the kill on the piece of Biden’s agenda that it doesn’t want — Democrats’ $1.7 trillion reconciliation bill. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is readying a multi-pronged ad blitz aimed at keeping the pressure on two of the bill’s key holdouts in the Senate, Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

AROUND THE WORLD

SWEDISH GEN.: IF RUSSIA MOVES, U.S. SHOULD SEND MORE TROOPS — If the conflict between Russia and Ukraine deepens, the U.S. should send more troops to reinforce its military presence in Europe, the head of Sweden’s armed forces says.

Gen. Micael Bydén, the Swedish supreme commander, spoke to POLITICO today during a visit to Washington where he met with counterparts including Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Nahal Toosi writes.

Russia’s menacing of Ukraine is top of mind for Sweden as well as neighboring countries. President Vladimir Putin has amassed nearly 100,000 troops along the border with Ukraine, which Moscow earlier invaded in 2014.

The U.S. and its European allies have warned Putin that Russia will face severe sanctions and other penalties should he attempt another incursion, and that they will not waver in their military support for Ukraine. Biden has indicated, however, that he won’t send American troops to directly fight in that ongoing war.

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FDA LOOSENS ABORTION PILL RULES — The Food and Drug Administration today said it’s lifting longstanding restrictions on abortion pills, clearing the way for doctors to prescribe the drugs online and have them mailed to patients or sent to local pharmacies, Alice Miranda Ollstein writes.

Enforcement of the agency’s decades-old rules requiring the pills to be physically handed out by a medical provider was suspended earlier this year following a lawsuit from the ACLU arguing that the risks of traveling to a doctor’s office during the Covid-19 pandemic outweighed any potential harms from having the drugs delivered. Now, the agency says it will move to make the looser distribution rules permanent.

Alexis McGill Johnson, the president & CEO of Planned Parenthood, called the decision “long overdue” and a “victory for public health and health equity.”

“This decision will remove a sometimes insurmountable barrier for patients seeking an abortion,” she said in a statement following the hearing.

The agency’s move is set to open a new front in the ongoing battle over abortion rights, with activists and lawmakers on the right pushing national and state restrictions on the pills while their counterparts on the left work to get information out about where people can obtain the drugs no matter where they live or what bans are enacted.

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And she even suggested “harsh” means to encourage Congress to introduce a new bill.Harris started her discussion about gun reform by saying: “You can be in favor of the second amendment and also understand that there is no reason in a civil society that we have assault weapons around communities that can kill babies and police officers.”

Harris shamed Congress for not introducing a bill following a 2011 assassination attempt on Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords was shot in the head and 6 innocent bystanders were fatally shot.

Harris slammed Giffords colleagues, saying: “The people who work with her every day, who know her – you know, we have colleagues. We know them. We know their children. We break bread. We share holiday moments with them. The people who knew her didn’t act.”

Senator Harris became even more impassioned while discussing the inaction by congress following the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting that took the lives of 20 children between the ages 6 and 7.

She said: “I think somebody should have required all those members of Congress to go in a room, in a locked room, no press, nobody else, and look at the autopsy photographs of those babies. And then you vote your conscience.”

Senator Harris’s response resonated with many viewers, with one person tweeting: “Truly blown away by the answer that Kamala Harris just gave on gun violence.”

San Francisco’s new district attorney, Kamala Harris, right, receives the oath of office from California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George, left, during inauguration ceremonies Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, in San Francisco. In the center is Harris’ mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, who holds a copy of “The Bill of Rights.” Harris, a political novice and career prosecutor, became San Francisco’s chief law enforcer Thursday and California’s first district attorney of Indian and black descent. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who as a prosecutor once specialized in child sexual assault cases addresses the Domestic Human Trafficking symposium in Los Angeles, Friday, April, 25, 2014. According to a 2005 International Labour Organization paper, human trafficking, or sexual servitude and forced labor, brings in about $32 billion annually, making it the second most profitable criminal enterprise after illegal arms trafficking. The vast majority of those trafficked are women and children, from all milieus of society. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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While there was not a direct response to Senator Harris’s statements, in 2018 the National Rifle Association’s CEO Wayne LaPierre suggested armed guards instead of gun control to curb the problem, saying: “Evil walks among us, and God help us if we don’t harden our schools and protect our kids.”

Regardless, Senator Harris made it abundantly clear who she holds accountable for the continued gun violence plaguing our great nation.

“We’re not waiting for a tragedy. We have seen the worst human tragedies we can imagine. So what’s missing? What’s missing is people in the United States Congress to have the courage to act the right way,” she said.

The Town Hall took place Monday in Des Moines, Iowa, and was broadcast live by CNN.

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FBI investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over campaign fundraising – CBS News

Washington — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in connection to his past political fundraising while working in the private sector, three people familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.

The investigation follows a report by The Washington Post last year that alleged DeJoy’s employees at New Breed Logistics, the North Carolina-based company where he served as CEO, were pressured to make campaign donations or attend fundraisers for GOP candidates and then were reimbursed for their contributions through bonuses. Former President Trump selected DeJoy to lead the U.S. Postal Service last May, and he had been a major donor to Republican candidates, including the former president’s campaign.

The Washington Post first reported the FBI’s investigation into DeJoy, and his spokesman, Mark Corallo, confirmed the probe.

“Mr. DeJoy has learned that the Department of Justice is investigating campaign contributions made by employees who worked for him when he was in the private sector,” Corallo said in a statement. “He has always been scrupulous in his adherence to the campaign contribution laws and has never knowingly violated them.”

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on August 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill.

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DeJoy’s tenure as postmaster general has been rocky, marked by his decision in 2020 to implement a series of operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that led to mail delays. Democrats accused DeJoy of working to hinder the agency in the run-up to the presidential election, which brought a flood of mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Facing pushback from the public and Capitol Hill, DeJoy halted the changes, put in place to cut costs at the Postal Service, until after the November election.

But the postmaster general’s troubles extended to his work in the private sector following the Post’s report in September about the alleged practice of reimbursing his employees for political contributions.

The Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform committee launched an investigation into DeJoy and the reported scheme. Its chair, Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney of New York, claimed he “could face criminal exposure” for the practice and for lying to Congress under oath if the accusations are true.

Corallo said DeJoy has “fully cooperated with and answered the questions posed by Congress regarding these matters.”

“The same is true of the Postal Service Inspector General’s inquiry which after a thorough investigation gave Mr. DeJoy a clean bill of health on his disclosure and divestment issues,” he said. “He expects nothing less in this latest matter and he intends to work with DOJ toward swiftly resolving it.”

DeJoy denied repaying his employees at New Breed Logistics for donations to GOP candidates during testimony before the House Oversight panel in August and called the suggestion by Congressman Jim Cooper, a Democrat from Tennessee, that he did so an “outrageous claim.”

“I’m fully aware of legal campaign contributions, and I resent the assertion,” DeJoy said. “What are you accusing me of?”

Still, a slew of Democratic lawmakers have called for DeJoy to resign.

Congressman Ted Lieu of California told CBS News that while he would like more facts to come to light, DeJoy should step down. A former prosecutor, Lieu said he knows “that when you open up an investigation on one topic, It could lead to other topics as well.”

“In August 2020, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and I sent a letter asking for an investigation into Louis DeJoy for a number of possible criminal violations and as sometimes is the case, if they do an investigation, it may lead to other additional possible criminal acts,” Lieu said. “And it appears that what happened is, you had employees of Louis Dejoy make contributions to candidates and then based on what the employees said they will get reimbursed through higher bonuses and that is a straw donor scheme. It’s illegal under the federal code and punishment includes both fines and jail time.”

Asked whether DeJoy should step down, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at Thursday’s White House press briefing that she will “leave the investigation and the process” to the Justice Department.

Nikole Killion contributed to this report.

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Human remains recovered at Texas plane crash site; no survivors found, officials say – Fox News

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At least three dead in Texas cargo plane crash

Officials said they recovered human remains and debris that includes women’s clothing and bedsheets from a Texas bay where a cargo jetliner operating for Amazon crashed minutes before it was set to arrive in Houston.

Federal aviation officials were investigating the scene around Trinity Bay near Anahuac on Saturday where the three crewmembers on board Atlas Air Flight 3591 were feared lost.

“Knowing what I saw, I don’t believe anyone could have survived it,” said Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne, who described the scene as “total devastation.” He said recovery efforts would resume Sunday.

“Knowing what I saw, I don’t believe anyone could have survived it.”

— Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne

Local and federal officials gather at a staging area during the investigation of a plane crash in Trinity Bay in Anahuac, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The twin-engine Boeing 767 contracted by Amazon plunged from the sky minutes before it was expected to arrive at George Bush International Airport, the Houston Chronicle reported. The aircraft was part of the Amazon Prime Air Fleet and was traveling from Miami to Houston. It had been at Ontario International Airport in California earlier in the day, the Press-Enterprise of Riverside reported.

Witnesses said they heard the plane sputtering before it “went in nose first” around 12:40 p.m., leaving a half-mile of debris along the shallow bay.

The Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the airliner when it was 30 miles southeast of the airport, according to the paper.

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“I would venture to say that it’s probably going to be mechanical,” Hawthorne said of a possible cause.

In a statement, Amazon said its “thoughts and prayers are with the flight crew, their families and friends along with the entire team at Atlas Air during this terrible tragedy. We appreciate the first responders who worked urgently to provide support.”

A helicopter flies overhead as emergency personnel work the scene of a plane crash site in Trinity Bay in Anahuac, Texas on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Multiple agencies responded to the crash site. The shallow bay and surrounding marsh present challenges for responders, said Brian Ligon, a spokesman for the city of Mont Belvieu.

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“I’ve been out there on a boat a few times where you’re basically boating on dry sand and then just a few feet from there it’s super deep,” Ligon said.

The Coast Guard dispatched boats and at least one helicopter to assist in recovery efforts. The National Transportation Safety Board is heading the investigation.

The Associated Press and Fox News reporter Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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Keep Gov. Gavin Newsom, or kick him out of office? What to know about California recall election. – USA TODAY

California voters will begin receiving ballots in the mail later this month ahead of Sept. 14 recall election.
The ballot will ask voters two questions: Do they want to recall Newsom, yes or no? If more than 50% of voters agree, then, who should replace him?
Only two U.S. governors have been removed from office in a recall election – one in North Dakota in 1921 and Gray Davis’ ouster in California in 2003.

LOS ANGELES — An Olympian-turned-reality-star. A Donald Trump-supporting conservative radio host. A wealthy businessman who has carted along a Kodiak bear on the campaign trail.

California voters will soon decide whether any of them – or another of the more than 40 candidates on the ballot – will replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall election that could mark only the third time in U.S. history that a sitting governor is removed from office by voters.

The state’s challenges, from the housing crisis to homelessness, crime and climate change that’s fueled water and electricity woes, figure to be hot topics in a string of four debates leading to the Sept. 14 election.

The first standoff among Newsom’s challengers was Wednesday night, minus Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian who has been in Australia filming a reality TV program, and Larry Elder, the right-wing talk show host who instead attended a fundraising event. At least four other debates are scheduled throughout August.

Shifts in polling, along with the recent surge of COVID-19 cases and dozens of challengers vying to replace him – a list that also includes John Cox, the bear-toting Republican businessman who was easily defeated by Newsom in the 2018 gubernatorial election – further muddle the governor’s odds of keeping his job.

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The voting process, unlike typical elections, also poses a greater risk for Newsom, whose support has dwindled through the COVID-19 pandemic as the state enacted some of the harshest restrictions in the country.

The recall election is being watched nationally as a barometer of the public mood heading toward the 2022 elections, when a closely divided Congress again will be in play. A Republican upset in the heavily Democratic state would be a stunning rebuke, and Newsom has warned that his ouster would have national implications in politics and policy-making.

Here’s what you need to know about the election:

Why is Gavin Newsom facing a recall vote?

Only 19 states have laws that allow mechanisms for governors to be recalled. While successful recall efforts are incredibly rare, attempts are not. The recall against Newsom, for instance, is the sixth attempt to have him removed from office in the two years since he was elected.

The well-funded effort has been promoted by determined Republicans – including big names like Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee.

COVID-19 and the strict policies impacting Californians offered the effort momentum. Newsom started off the pandemic being praised for being ahead of the rest of the country in issuing the first stay-at-home order and managing to keep infections low at the beginning of the pandemic when other states were seeing an explosion of cases.

But as the pandemic wore on, fatigue grew.

The recall effort grew due to several factors, most notably a judge extending the period that proponents had to get signatures by four months, from November to March, due to the virus. The additional time allowed the group to further organize and raise additional money.

During that time, the effort garnered more attention and supporters as Newsom drew headlines for public flubs, including his attendance at a dinner party at The French Laundry – one of the world’s most exclusive restaurants – at a time when he was discouraging Californians from traveling to see family during the holidays. Support continued to grow as the Golden State saw an alarming spike in cases over the winter, notably in Los Angeles, even with Newsom’s strict safety measures in place.

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The push against Newsom began in February 2020 and before COVID-19 had fully altered everyday life. Proponents justified the recall based on the governor’s position on a number of political issues, including taxes and immigration. It was conducted, though, amid frustration over pandemic-related shutdowns.

Proponents called for Newsom to be removed from office based on his actions to implement laws they say harm California citizens, according to the petition circulated to voters. They also object to his moratorium on executions of death row inmates and his positions on tax matters, water rationing and parental rights.

When is the recall election? How does it work?

Newsom opponents turned over more than a million petition signatures to California’s secretary of state, forcing the state to put the recall effort on the ballot.

The 1.6 million signatures turned over in April were about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term Democrat.

Voters in California will begin receiving ballots in the mail later this month ahead of election on Sept. 14.

The process is unlike other elections. The ballot will ask voters two questions: Do they want to recall Newsom, yes or no? And if more than 50% of voters agree, then, who should replace him?

There was no limit on the number of candidates who could run in the recall and 46 qualified for the ballot. The election says whoever gets the most votes wins – even without a majority, so it’s entirely possible that someone could be elected in a recall while winning less than half the votes.

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In fact, with 46 candidates, it’s possible a winner could emerge with as little as 20% of the vote should Newsom be recalled – a fraction of what a candidate would need in a typical statewide election.

That’s what happened in 2003. Then-Calif. Gov. Gray Davis was recalled by 55% of California voters, with movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger winning the election to succeed him with 48.6% of the vote.

Who is running for California governor?

It’s a much shorter list than the 2003 recall election, which included more than 100 candidates. That should be good news for Newsom, especially the lack of big-name Democrats who could have split the liberal vote. Among the 46 who qualified, 24 were listed as Republicans, nine as Democrats, 10 with no party preference, two members of the Green Party and one Libertarian.

The most well-known candidate is Jenner, the former Olympic gold medalist who starred on the reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” But Jenner has been overshadowed in recent polling by Elder, a Black radio host who fiercely supports Trump and opposes the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Other prominent names who have polled well include Cox, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, former Rep. Doug Ose, California State Assemblyman Kevin Kiley and California State Board of Equalization Member Ted Gaines.

Republican candidates have depicted Newsom as incompetent and argued his bungled leadership inflicted unnecessary financial pain during the pandemic. Democrats have sought to frame the contest as driven by far-right extremists and Trump supporters.

While nine Democrats did qualify for the ballot, the most prominent among them is Kevin Paffrath, a moderate who argues Newsom has led the state astray with broken policies. Paffrath works as a personal finance influencer with 1.68 YouTube subscribers.

How successful are recall elections ?

Only four times in U.S. history has a recall effort against a governor garnered enough signatures to force an election like this one. And only two governors have been removed from office in a recall election – one in North Dakota in 1921 and Davis’ ouster in California in 2003.

While it’s incredibly rare, Newsom has lost some of his once-comfortable edge, polling shows, though he has still managed to keep a majority. For months, Newsom appeared well-positioned to beat back the recall attempt. But his standing has slipped slightly and polls show Republicans are eager to vote, while many Democrats have shrugged off the election.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing his ultimate test with the Wuhan coronavirus. Will he pass? – CNN

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Luis Suárez descansa en Montevideo pendiente de noticias desde Barcelona – Mundo Deportivo

Luis Suárez, jugador del Liverpool pretendido por el Barça, está descansando en su casa de Montevideo tras ser expulsado del Mundial por la FIFA por su mordisco a Chiellini en el Italia-Uruguay de la fase de grupos.

Muy agradecido por las muestras de cariño

Suárez se ha mostrado muy agradecido por las muestras de apoyo y cariño recibidas por parte de sus compañeros de la celeste y de sus paisanos, que no paran de acercarse a su casa para hacerle llegar su aliento.

Ante las incesantes pruebas de cariño, el futbolista salió al balcón de la vivienda junto a sus hijos Delfina, nacida en Barcelona, y Benjamín y saludó a los seguidores, que le aclamaron con cánticos y consignas.

Se mostró relajado y exhibió una barba

Luis Suárez, que ha sido sancionado por 9 partidos oficiales con Uruguay y por 4 meses sin fútbol a nivel de clubs, se mostró relajado y lucía barba.

Delfina y Benjamín asimismo saludaron a los hinchas, que grababan las escena con sus iPhones.

A la espera de novedades desde Barcelona

El delantero está a la espera de que prospere el recurso preparado por sus abogados y de que el Barcelona pueda avanzar en sus gestiones por su fichaje.

Como ha informado MD, el club azulgrana continúa pensando en Suárez como refuerzo para la temporada 2014-15, la primera con Luis Enrique en el banquillo del primer equipo.

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If you are not vaccinated against Covid-19, you shouldn’t go into a bar or restaurant, expert says – CNN

(CNN)Less than half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 — and with cases on the rise, experts are urging a return to precautions reminiscent of the earlier days of the pandemic.

CNN’s Travis Caldwell, Holly Yan, Dakin Andone, Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas, Claudia Dominguez, John Bonifield, Elizabeth Cohen, Deanna Hackney, Chuck Johnston and Alexandra Meeks contributed to this report.

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Murió el músico y compositor Raúl Carnota – Página 12

Carnota había nacido en el barrio porteño de Almagro el 30 de octubre de 1947 y comenzó a destacarse con su pasión por la música en la que, como autodidacta, llegó a componer, cantar y ejecutar junto a los principales artistas del medio. En 1968 fue integrante de Los Huanta Hua, luego del Cuarteto Sur y acompañó como músico a Adolfo Abalos, Susana Rinaldi, Enrique Llopis y Hamlet Lima Quintana, entre otros.

Luego, en la década del ’90 lideró el Cuarteto Carnota, mientras en forma paralela sus composiciones eran grabadas y llevadas por los principales escenarios del mundo por Mercedes Sosa, Angela Irene, Carlos Torres Vila, Chango Nieto, Ariel Ramírez, Jaime Torres, Suna Rocha y Los Chalchaleros.

Entre diversas distinciones obtuvo el Premio Konex de Platino y diploma al Mérito como Autor y Compositor de Folclore, ademas de ser nominada al Carlos Gardel. En su página web, era presentado como “artífice de la renovación musical e influencia permanente de las nuevas generaciones”.

Su último disco, se llamó Runa, que en quechua significa Hombre. En ese obra buscaba identificar al ser como unidad, origen y proyección, en la que completaba su trabajo de “coherencia y consecuencia” con múltiples géneros que iban de milonga y huella, a chacarera, huayno y vidala.

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Hay 20 mexicanos preseleccionados para viajar a Marte – Univisión

Advierten por el frío en Estados Unidos, una corte federal ordena revelar correos, tras…

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Dr. Fauci Says He Doesn’t Think Americans Should Ever Shake Hands Again to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus – Newsweek

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, said Americans should never shake hands again, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and other diseases.

The leading infectious disease expert on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force told the Wall Street Journal that an end to handshaking would be good for reducing future transmissions of the novel coronavirus and would also cut the number of influenza cases.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Journal podcast, the NIAID director hoped to see “light at the end of the tunnel” by the end of April.

Speaking about the eventual return to normal life, Dr. Fauci said: “When you gradually come back, you don’t jump into it with both feet. You say what are the things you could still do and still approach normal. One of them is absolute compulsive hand washing. The other is you don’t ever shake anybody’s hands.”

He also suggested that people might want to wear “cloth face protection” if they could not avoid being within six feet of others as life starts its return to normal.

When the host Kate Linebaugh pointed out that Fauci and others on the coronavirus task force did not stand six feet apart at pandemic briefings, the disease expert said: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good here. The task force group is a little bit different.

“Since we’re around the president… it’s got to be clear that we’re not endangering him. So I get tested frequently and I get my temperature taken eight, nine times a day. Every time you go into a different room in the White House you get your temperature taken.

“So I don’t think you should judge the use or not of masks and physical separation what you see with the task force for the rest of the country, it really is different.”

Asked to paint a picture of what life may look like once the worst of the novel coronavirus has passed, Dr. Fauci said he could see the country phasing back to normality by doing such things as limiting the number of people who can be at a restaurant or event at any one time.

“But can I as a resident of New York City hug my 77-year-old mother with vulnerable respiratory systems?” Linebaugh asked.

“I mean I don’t think you should do that now. You’re in New York City. You’re in a very vulnerable situation in regard to infection,” Fauci replied.

“But when this goes down, and gets down to almost zero, when we get to that, then I think what’s important… there is an antibody test that will be widely distributed pretty soon, in the next few weeks, that will allow you to know whether or not you’ve actually been infected.”

He said: “I can imagine a situation where you take an antibody test and you are absolutely positive that you were infected and you did well, then you could hug the heck out of your grandmother and not worry about it.”

Later in the podcast, Trump’s top coronavirus doctor said: “I don’t think we’re ever going to get back to free-flying lack of attention to what transmissibility of infections are. I think that people are going to be careful.

“I don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you. Not only would it be good to prevent coronavirus disease, it probably would decrease instances of influenza dramatically in this country.”

Newsweek has contacted the NIAID for further comment and will update with any response.

President Trump revealed at the end of last month that social distancing guidelines would be extended until April 30. He also warned that he expected the novel coronavirus death toll to peak in a couple of weeks.

“The peak for death rates is likely to hit in two weeks,” Trump said on March 29. “Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before victory is won.”

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox Business on Tuesday that he hoped the coronavirus shutdown would not go on for more than eight weeks, adding that the president was looking at how parts of the economy could be reopened.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advice on Using Face Coverings to Slow Spread of COVID-19

CDC recommends wearing a cloth face covering in public where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
A simple cloth face covering can help slow the spread of the virus by those infected and by those who do not exhibit symptoms.
Cloth face coverings can be fashioned from household items. Guides are offered by the CDC. (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html)
Cloth face coverings should be washed regularly. A washing machine will suffice.
Practice safe removal of face coverings by not touching eyes, nose, and mouth, and wash hands immediately after removing the covering.

World Health Organization advice for avoiding spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Hygiene advice

Clean hands frequently with soap and water, or alcohol-based hand rub.
Wash hands after coughing or sneezing; when caring for the sick; before, during and after food preparation; before eating; after using the toilet; when hands are visibly dirty; and after handling animals or waste.
Maintain at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
Avoid touching your hands, nose and mouth. Do not spit in public.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or bent elbow when coughing or sneezing. Discard the tissue immediately and clean your hands.

Medical advice

Avoid close contact with others if you have any symptoms.
Stay at home if you feel unwell, even with mild symptoms such as headache and runny nose, to avoid potential spread of the disease to medical facilities and other people.
If you develop serious symptoms (fever, cough, difficulty breathing) seek medical care early and contact local health authorities in advance.
Note any recent contact with others and travel details to provide to authorities who can trace and prevent spread of the disease.
Stay up to date on COVID-19 developments issued by health authorities and follow their guidance.

Mask and glove usage

Healthy individuals only need to wear a mask if taking care of a sick person.
Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing.
Masks are effective when used in combination with frequent hand cleaning.
Do not touch the mask while wearing it. Clean hands if you touch the mask.
Learn how to properly put on, remove and dispose of masks. Clean hands after disposing of the mask.
Do not reuse single-use masks.
Regularly washing bare hands is more effective against catching COVID-19 than wearing rubber gloves.
The COVID-19 virus can still be picked up on rubber gloves and transmitted by touching your face.

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Gabby Petito autopsy results expected shortly from Teton county coroner – The Guardian

Authorities in Wyoming planned to announce on Tuesday how they believe Gabby Petito was killed.

The Teton county coroner, Brent Blue, was scheduled to announce the findings of Petito’s autopsy at an early afternoon news conference.

The body of Petito, 22, was found on 19 September near an undeveloped camping area in remote northern Wyoming along the border of Grand Teton national park. Blue previously classified Petito’s death as a homicide – meaning her death was caused by another person – but did not disclose how she was killed pending further autopsy results.

Petito had been on a cross-country trip with her fiance, Brian Laundrie. She was reported missing on 11 September by her parents after she did not respond to calls and texts for several days while the couple visited parks in the west.

Laundrie is considered a person of interest in her disappearance and remains unaccounted for.

The search for Laundrie has generated a frenzy, with TV personalities like Duane Chapman, known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, and longtime America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh working to track him down.

The case has led to renewed calls for greater attention to cases involving missing Indigenous women and other people of color, with some commentators describing intense coverage of Petito’s disappearance as “missing white woman syndrome”.

Petito and Laundrie posted online about their trip in a white Ford Transit van converted into a camper. They got into a physical altercation on 12 August in Moab, Utah, that led to a police stop which ended with officers deciding to separate the quarreling couple for a night. No charges were filed, and no serious injuries were reported.

Investigators have searched for Laundrie in Florida and also and searched his parents’ home in North Port, about 35 miles south of Sarasota.

Federal officials in Wyoming last month charged Laundrie with unauthorized use of a debit card, alleging he used a Capital One Bank card and someone’s personal identification number to make unauthorized withdrawals or charges worth more than $1,000 during the period in which Petito went missing. They did not say who the card belonged to.

Source Article from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/12/gabby-petito-autopsy-results-wyoming-brian-laundrie-florida

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Navy sailor charged with setting blaze that destroyed billion-dollar ship last year – ABC News

The Navy has filed charges against a sailor in connection with the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego last July, the service announced Thursday.

“Evidence collected during the investigation is sufficient to direct a preliminary hearing in accordance with due process under the military justice system. The Sailor was a member of Bonhomme Richard’s crew at the time and is accused of starting the fire,” 3rd Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Sean Robertson said in a statement.

Vice Adm. Steve Koehler, the 3rd Fleet commander, is considering court-martial charges, according to the statement.

The admiral has set a preliminary hearing before any trial proceedings, “including whether or not there is probable cause to believe an offense has been committed and to offer a recommendation as to the disposition of the case,” Robertson said.

The accused sailor’s identity has not been released and Robertson also said the sailor was not being detained.

The U.S. Navy announced late last year it would scrap the aging amphibious assault ship.

The Bonhomme Richard was commissioned in 1998 at a cost of $750 million. Adjusted to 2020 dollars, that’s $1.2 billion.

The damage to the ship from the days-long fire, that at times reached 1,000 degrees, was too much to repair for a ship that had already been in service for almost a quarter of a century, according to the Navy.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sexual harassment accuser asks other women to come forward, condemns ‘predatory behavior’ – CNBC

Bennett noted that “it took the Governor 24 hours and significant backlash to allow for a truly independent investigation” after she went public with her allegations Saturday in a New York Times article.

“These are not the actions of someone who simply feels misunderstood; they are the actions of an individual who wields his power to avoid justice,” Bennett said.

Cuomo over the weekend first suggested the allegations by Bennett and Boylan be investigated by a former federal judge who previously worked with the governor’s top advisor.

Cuomo then pivoted, with his office suggesting that James and Chief Judge Judith Kaye, who heads the state’s highest court, jointly oversee the probe.

James refused to share oversight. And the governor’s office, dealing with a growing political backlash to both the allegations and his machinations seeking to control the investigation, agreed to ask the attorney general to handle the probe.

Bennett said that in coming forward with her account “I fully expected to be attacked by those who reflexively question the honesty or motivation of those who report sexual harassment. I am not deterred by these voices.”

She also said that, “Coming forward was an excruciating decision. I decided to share my story because I had faith that I would be supported and believed. This is often not the case.”

“Sharing my experience was only possible because of past survivors who stood up and told their stories. I hope that my story helps other survivors feel like they can stand in their truth.”

CNBC has requested comment from Cuomo’s office.

A referral letter by Cuomo’s office to James on Monday granted her request to have the claims by Bennett and Boylan be investigated by a private attorney or attorneys deputized by the attorney general.

The letter from Cuomo’s special counsel, Beth Garvey, said that the findings of that investigation “will be disclosed in a public report.”

The letter also said that “due to the nature of this review” the governor’s office will not approve or be sent weekly reports which are normally expected under the state law authorizing the attorney general to deputize outside lawyers for such a probe.

“All New York State employees have been directed to cooperate fully with this review,” Garvey wrote in the letter, which James released.

“I will serve as point of contact for any witness interviews or document production for the Executive Chamber and will connect you with appropriate counsel in any other agency or entity for any documents or witnesses necessary for the review,” Garvey wrote.

Bennett, 25, told the Times in an article published Saturday that the 63-year-old Cuomo had asked her questions including whether she “had ever been with an older man,” whether she was monogamous in her relationships and other personal questions that made her feel uncomfortable.

Boylan has said that Cuomo once kissed her without her consent, and jokingly suggested playing strip poker on an official flight.

Cuomo has denied the 36-year-old Boylan’s claims.

But in a statement released Saturday, the governor did not dispute Bennett’s claims of what he had said.

“I never intended to offend anyone or cause any harm. I spend most of my life at work and colleagues are often also personal friends,” Cuomo said that day.

“At work sometimes I think I am being playful and make jokes that I think are funny. I do, on occasion, tease people in what I think is a good natured way,” the governor said.

“I now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended. I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that.”

Cuomo also said, “To be clear I never inappropriately touched anybody and I never propositioned anybody and I never intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable, but these are allegations that New Yorkers deserve answers to.”

Source Article from https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/01/andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-accuser-speaks-as-investigation-speeds-up.html

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Video viral de Facebook arruinó la vida de una australiana – LaRepública.pe

En reiteradas ocasiones, se escuchan los consejos de especialistas del contenido que se publica en Facebook. Una australiana de 23 años fue grabada sin que lo sepa mientras bailaba junto a sus amigas en el baño de un bar con un bote de basura en su cabeza y mostrando sus senos. El video le ha cambiándo la vida.

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El hecho ocurrió hace unos días y la joven no sabía que la estaban filmando pero, a las pocas horas, el video fue subido a Facebook y casi de inmediato se viralizó.

Cientos de usuarios compartieron las imágenes y la joven, quien ha preferido mantenerse en el anonimato, contó que vive una pesadilla desde ese instante.

“He sido humillada en todo Australia. El video se extendió rápidamente. Ha destrozado mi vida y la de mis amigas, no entiendo cómo alguien puede hacer esto. Hay que tener mucho cuidado con lo que se sube a redes sociales”, aseguró la agraviada a canal 9 News.

Además, pidió perdón por la forma cómo actuó. “Estaba convencida de que las puertas estaban cerradas y no lo hicimos para que nos viera nadie”, explicó.

El bar Botánica ha prohibido el ingreso de la joven y de sus amigas al local y ella anunció que tomará acciones legales contra las personas que subieron el video en redes sociales.

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District Judge blocks Texas abortion ban in rebuke to Supreme Court. – Slate

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NOTICIAS 10, los argentinos del año – Perfil.com

Con el auditorio de MALBA colmado, a las 19.50 Iván de Pineda dio inicio al acto central de la celebración del 26 aniversario de NOTICIAS: la distinción de los 10 argentinos del año.

Hubo política, espectáculos, trabajo social, deporte; pero los mayores aplausos se los llevó la democracia. Junto a la construcción colectiva de la sociedad, fue el lugar común de una noche notable, donde las diez personalidades que subieron al escenario aprovecharon para compartir alegrías, esperanzas y responsabilidades.

La figura de la noche fue la gobernadora electa de la provincia de Buenos Aires, María Eugenia Vidal. No solo por su discurso largo, emotivo y encendido, donde aseguró que su premio pertenece al conjunto de los bonaerenses; también porque fue la más mencionada. Santiago del Moro contó una anécdota donde ella confesaba que se presentaba a elecciones “para acompañar a Mauricio, aunque no creo que gane”; Susana Giménez se despidió con “Viva la Patria, ¡María Eugenia!”. Fue la más aplaudida y la más buscada por los fotógrafos; hasta Iván de Pineda le dijo que se la veía “espléndida”.

La ceremonia empezó con un breve video que documenta el proceso de producción de la Constitución de la Nación Argentina ilustrada por Pablo Temes, el artista que crea la mayor parte de las tapas de NOTICIAS y que tomó, en ocasión del festejo por los treinta años de democracia, el desafío de ilustrar la Constitución por primera vez. Ese espíritu de amor por la pluralidad y el ejercicio de los derechos marcó la velada.

El primer reconocimiento fue para Santiago del Moro, conductor de Intratables (América TV), elegido por haber logrado el programa periodístico más plural de la televisión argentina. Se lo entregó Alejandra Daiha, editora ejecutiva de NOTICIAS. Del Moro invocó a la honestidad y a la libertad de conciencia y de trabajo; agradeció los dueños del canal América y a su gerenta de programación, Liliana Parodi, presentes en la sala. “La libertad no es de ningún ‘ismo’, es de todos los argentinos”, arengó.

Edi Zunino, jefe de redacción de NOTICIAS, se reservó el gusto de distinguir y abrazar a Susana Giménez, diva máxima de la noche, elegida por su rutilante regreso al teatro con Piel de Judas después de 24 años fuera de las tablas. “Al lado de estos nombres tan importantes yo no soy nada, solo hice un éxito en teatro. Después de tanta televisión, la gente me quería ver: si era gorda, si era flaca, si estaba hecha puré. Gracias por pensar en mí junto a este grupo increíble”, dijo, efusiva.

Ignacio Bergoglio, sobrino del Papa, recibió la distinción destinada a su tío de manos de Silvio Santamarina, editor ejecutivo de NOTICIAS. “La paz no es solo que no haya más guerras, sino también que no haya más hambre, no más chicos en la calle, que los ciudadanos tengan derecho a todo lo que han logrado”, aseguró. Y aprovechó para dirigirse a María Eugenia Vidal y comprometerla públicamente para colaborar con su asociación, Haciendo Lío, “porque sumando al estado y a la sociedad civil podemos hacer muchísimo más”.

Después se homenajeó al flamante presidente electo, Mauricio Macri, representado por el inminente vicejefe de gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Diego Santilli; la distinción fue entregada por Gustavo González, director periodístico de editorial Perfil. “Estoy convencido de que Mauricio Macri va a trabajar incansablemente por erradicar la pobreza del país y por unir a todos los argentinos. Ojalá todos juntos lo podamos lograr”, dijo Santilli, a tono con el llamado a la concordia.

A continuación, Iván de Pineda presentó a “la mujer del año”, María Eugenia Vidal, la más aplaudida. Su distinción quedó a cargo de Alan Fontevecchia, representante de la tercera generación de Fontevecchia en editorial Perfil. “Yo soy la encargada de recibir este premio, pero este premio no es mío. Es de los millones de bonaerenses que votaron con el corazón, se animaron a derrotar sus miedos y su resignación, con una profunda defensa de su dignidad, entendiendo que lo que hoy reciben es un derecho, no un favor que les da nadie, entendiendo que lo que nos dan no es un cheque en blanco. Cuento con ustedes, no soy una super mujer, soy una mujer común, muy trabajadora, que siente una enorme responsabilidad por la tarea que la espera, pero también muy acompañada por millones de bonaerenses”, aseguró.

Carlos Escobar, director comercial de editorial Perfil, cerró la grieta deportiva distinguiendo a Rodolfo Arruabarrena y Marcelo Gallardo, directores técnicos de Boca Juniors y River Plate; en nombre de Gallardo subieron al escenario dos vicepresidentes de River, Matías Patanian y Jorge Brito. “Hubiera preferido estar en una cancha y que me insulten a estar parado acá”, arrancó Arruabarrena. Agradeció a todo el equipo de Boca Juniors, y también tuvo palabras para “Mauricio, el presidente”: “Ayudarlo a bailar, a festejar los goles, pero también ayudarlo con mi país”.

Alberto Fontevecchia, mítico fundador de editorial Perfil, entregó la distinción al neurobiólogo Facundo Manes, quien subió a recibirla junto a su hijo, Pedro, con uniforme de colegio. “Como personas somos una construcción colectiva”, dijo Manes, en línea con el discurso de la noche. “El camino del desarrollo no depende tanto de nuestros dirigentes, sino de la sociedad. El paradigma es el conocimiento, educación de calidad, creatividad, tecnología, ciencia, innovación; me alegro de ver que muchos de los premiados esta noche trabajan por esto”.

Edi Zunino entregó su premio a Hugo Sigman, productor de cine responsable de grandes éxitos como Relatos salvajes y El clan. “La verdad que es emocionante sentir que muchas de las personas que han recibido premios hoy han dicho que no lo reciben a título personal sino por un colectivo por el que trabajan y con el que se identifican”, aseguró. “Y yo voy a hacer lo mismo en nombre del colectivo de la gente que trabaja en cine. Creemos en un cine donde no hay contradicción entre lo popular y la calidad”. Cerró con una apelación al nuevo gobierno para “que cuide la cultura, es la forma que da identidad a un pueblo; que un presupuesto sustancioso para cultura argentina de calidad”.

El gran ausente de la noche fue el elogiado Lino Barañao, el primer titular del ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, con un desempeño tan bueno que se mantendrá en el gabinete durante el próximo gobierno. Andrea Gentil, editora de Ciencia y Tecnología de NOTICIAS, quedó en custodia de su distinción. El último homenajeado fue Juan Manuel Casolati, titular de la Fundación Felices Los Niños, quien logró ponerla de pie después de los escandalosos abusos del padre Grassi; recibió su premio de manos de María Fernanda Villosio, editora de Información General de NOTICIAS. “Recibir un premio por hacer lo que se debe me da un poco de pudor. No se puede premiar porque es nuestra obligación”, dijo. “Creo que deben dolernos algunas cosas a los argentinos. Que un país tan rico por lo bajo sea tan pobre por arriba. Que haya chicos que se mueran por no comer”. Y cerró invocando otra vez a Vidal: “Quiero decirle a la gobernadora que hay un grupo de ong que llevamos un tiempo recorriendo el barro del barrio y estamos dispuestos a ensuciarnos los zapatos para trabajar por el derecho a la felicidad”.

El aplauso cerrado terminó la ceremonia. La salida del auditorio fue lenta: todos querían fotos con las estrellas de la noche.

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