Tag: Emergency management
Can pot money rebuild Atlantic City? New Jersey suggests it
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Rebuilding the iconic Atlantic City Boardwalk to enable it to survive future severe storms; improving the look of the city's...
Donors race to aid India during COVID-19 surge
The catastrophic wave of Covid-19 in India has prompted donors to send millions of dollars to the country, which Tuesday crossed the grim mark...
Gov. Whitmer among 7 awarded for courage by JFK Foundation
BOSTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and six other people who risked their own health and safety to help and protect others during the...
Oregon extends COVID workplace mask rule indefinitely
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon adopted a controversial rule on Tuesday that indefinitely extends coronavirus mask and social distancing requirements in all businesses in the...
Albania’s Socialists launch impeachment of president
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s governing left-wing Socialist Party legislators have started the impeachment process against the country’s president who they accuse of violating the...
Poland sends its virus recovery plan to EU for approval
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government says it has sent European Union officials its spending plan for the 58 billion euros ($70 billion) it expects...
Treasury announces plans to borrow $463 billion this quarter
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it expects to borrow $463 billion in the current April-June quarter and $2.28 trillion for the full budget...
Restaurant survival hopes pick up as $28.6B in grants begin
NEW YORK — Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing...
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and...
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have...
