US is poised to beat China’s V-shaped recovery
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Tim Boyd, mayor of Colorado City in Texas.
wow. that's goldTim Boyd, mayor of Colorado City in Texas.
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More expensive services can guarantee a skyrocketing recovery:
‘People turn off their power because they can’t afford it,’ Texas woman slapped with $11,000 electricity bill tells RT
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‘People turn off their power because they can’t afford it,’ Texas woman slapped with $11,000 electricity bill tells RT
‘People turn off their power because they can’t afford it,’ Texas woman slapped with $11,000 electricity bill tells RT
Texas' infrastructure wasn’t ready for the winter storm that paralyzed the state this week, and it’s unfair that the working people are now forced to pay the price, a local woman who received a shocking power bill told RT.
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In Texas and Mississippi, Hundreds of Thousands Still Have No Water Weeks After Winter Storms
Barbara Howard, a Jackson State University professor, lives in South Jackson, the area of the city hit hardest by the water problems.
She collects rainwater in a 5-gallon bucket to use for flushing her toilet. That's easier than going to the distribution sites, she told the Clarion Ledger. Gallon jugs of distilled water are for brushing her teeth and washing her hands.
“I appreciate the tanks. I appreciate the bottled water," Howard said. "But I'd rather have the pipes fixed. It’s one thing to put a Band-Aid on the problem and it’s one thing to fix it. A 14-day Band-Aid is long enough.”
In Texas and Mississippi, Hundreds of Thousands Still Have No Water Weeks After Winter Storms | Weather.com
Two deadly and devastating winter storms cracked water mains, froze equipment and shut down treatment plants. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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US printing 10 trillion USD with this year's stimulus. It will leave China in the dust.
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Biden accuses Republican governors of 'Neanderthal thinking' over plans to reopen
President said US ‘on the cusp’ of being able to change nature of Covid crisis but ‘the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking’
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Joe Biden accuses Republican governors of 'neanderthal thinking' for lifting mask mandates – video
Victoria Bekiempis in New York and Joan E Greve in Washington
Wed 3 Mar 2021 20.33 GMT
First published on Wed 3 Mar 2021 18.39 GMT
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Joe Biden criticized Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi on Wednesday, calling their decisions to end state-wide mask mandates “a big mistake”.
The US president said the country was on the “cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease” with the distribution of vaccines and added: “The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything’s fine.”
Public health officials have also expressed disapproval of US states that are lifting mask mandates and reopening businesses. They urged that safety measures were still essential despite Biden’s announcement earlier this week that his administration was ahead of schedule on vaccinating all US adults against the coronavirus.
Government experts have spoken out loudly this week to sound the alarm that the US is at risk of yet another Covid-19 surge as states such as Texas rushed to dispense with public health orders designed to slow the spread of the disease.
Up to 18 US states haven’t prioritized Covid vaccines for homeless, study finds
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“We’ve been very clear that now is not the time to release all restrictions. The next month or two is really pivotal,” Dr Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
She warned: “Today we are at a critical nexus in the pandemic. So much can turn in the next few weeks.”
At a briefing by the White House coronavirus response team she acknowledged that new cases of coronavirus in the US were “leveling off” but warned that virus variants were “ready to hijack our successes to date”.
The president on Tuesday announced that the US expects to have enough coronavirus vaccines for all adults by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that the drugmaker Merck would help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s shot that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last weekend for emergency use.
His announcement came against a backdrop of states moving to relax their virus-related restrictions, despite health officials warning against relaxing Covid protocols too swiftly.
People wearing masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic are pictured on October 24, 2020 in downtown El Paso, Texas. Photograph: Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images
In Texas, the Republican governor, Greg Abbott, moved to lift his state’s mask-wearing mandate and a host of other limitations, while Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, eased capacity limits on restaurants and public and residential gatherings. Mississippi is also rescinding its mask mandates beginning on Wednesday.
Biden encouraged all Americans to continue wearing masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus, saying: “Now is not the time to let up.
“There is light at the end of the tunnel,” the president said, but “it’s not over yet.”
On Wednesday, Walensky acknowledged that pandemic fatigue was in some respects winning out over the public’s stamina for maintaining restrictions.
“The exact measures we have taken to stop the pandemic are now too often being flagrantly ignored,” Walensky said, pointing out that relaxed attitudes were rising exactly as the US ramped up vaccination efforts. “How this plays out is up to us,” she added.
In Texas, for example, a mere 7% of residents are fully vaccinated, and many remain ineligible for inoculation.
About 43,000 Texans have died from Covid-19, against a national total death toll of 517,000, by far the world’s highest.
When the restrictions are lifted, Texas will become the most populous US state that does not require residents to wear face coverings.
The mayor of the state’s largest city, Houston, disagreed with the move.
“It’s a step in the wrong direction, unless the governor is trying to deflect what happened a little more than two weeks ago with the winter storm,” Sylvester Turner said, adding: “I’m very disappointed … it makes no sense.”
Texas suffered terribly in a deadly storm last month as Arctic temperatures, which many experts believe are driven by the climate crisis, crippled power supplies in much of the state with little warning.
And New York, which became the Covid-19 world hotspot for a time in spring 2020, has begun easing restrictions on more non-essential activities.
On 15 March, the state will permit weddings of up to 150 people, albeit with stringent safety requirements, and is in the process of loosening restrictions on indoor dining and cinemas in New York City.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Dolly Parton received her first dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine, the development of which she helped to fund.
When receiving her jab, the country music legend broke into an adaption of one of her biggest hits, Jolene, singing: “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you, please don’t hesitate. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, because once you’re dead, then that’s a bit too late.”
Although Parton made jokes in the video showing her getting vaccinated, her appearance also had a serious aim: combatting vaccine hesitancy, which is thought to be a serious problem in the US. About one-third of the US population have expressed reluctance about getting the vaccine.
“I’m old enough to get it and I’m smart enough to get it. I’m trying to be funny now, but I’m dead serious about the vaccine. I think we all want to get back to normal, whatever that is. And that would be a great shot in the arm, wouldn’t it, if we could get back to that?” Parton said.
www.theguardian.com
I guess there is no such thing as V shaped recovery as USA wished for since not all states play by the rules. Happy covid then?
President said US ‘on the cusp’ of being able to change nature of Covid crisis but ‘the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking’
01:36
Joe Biden accuses Republican governors of 'neanderthal thinking' for lifting mask mandates – video
Victoria Bekiempis in New York and Joan E Greve in Washington
Wed 3 Mar 2021 20.33 GMT
First published on Wed 3 Mar 2021 18.39 GMT
253
Joe Biden criticized Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi on Wednesday, calling their decisions to end state-wide mask mandates “a big mistake”.
The US president said the country was on the “cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease” with the distribution of vaccines and added: “The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything’s fine.”
Public health officials have also expressed disapproval of US states that are lifting mask mandates and reopening businesses. They urged that safety measures were still essential despite Biden’s announcement earlier this week that his administration was ahead of schedule on vaccinating all US adults against the coronavirus.
Government experts have spoken out loudly this week to sound the alarm that the US is at risk of yet another Covid-19 surge as states such as Texas rushed to dispense with public health orders designed to slow the spread of the disease.
Up to 18 US states haven’t prioritized Covid vaccines for homeless, study finds
Read more
“We’ve been very clear that now is not the time to release all restrictions. The next month or two is really pivotal,” Dr Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
She warned: “Today we are at a critical nexus in the pandemic. So much can turn in the next few weeks.”
At a briefing by the White House coronavirus response team she acknowledged that new cases of coronavirus in the US were “leveling off” but warned that virus variants were “ready to hijack our successes to date”.
The president on Tuesday announced that the US expects to have enough coronavirus vaccines for all adults by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that the drugmaker Merck would help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s shot that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last weekend for emergency use.
His announcement came against a backdrop of states moving to relax their virus-related restrictions, despite health officials warning against relaxing Covid protocols too swiftly.
People wearing masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic are pictured on October 24, 2020 in downtown El Paso, Texas. Photograph: Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images
In Texas, the Republican governor, Greg Abbott, moved to lift his state’s mask-wearing mandate and a host of other limitations, while Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, eased capacity limits on restaurants and public and residential gatherings. Mississippi is also rescinding its mask mandates beginning on Wednesday.
Biden encouraged all Americans to continue wearing masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus, saying: “Now is not the time to let up.
“There is light at the end of the tunnel,” the president said, but “it’s not over yet.”
On Wednesday, Walensky acknowledged that pandemic fatigue was in some respects winning out over the public’s stamina for maintaining restrictions.
“The exact measures we have taken to stop the pandemic are now too often being flagrantly ignored,” Walensky said, pointing out that relaxed attitudes were rising exactly as the US ramped up vaccination efforts. “How this plays out is up to us,” she added.
In Texas, for example, a mere 7% of residents are fully vaccinated, and many remain ineligible for inoculation.
About 43,000 Texans have died from Covid-19, against a national total death toll of 517,000, by far the world’s highest.
When the restrictions are lifted, Texas will become the most populous US state that does not require residents to wear face coverings.
The mayor of the state’s largest city, Houston, disagreed with the move.
“It’s a step in the wrong direction, unless the governor is trying to deflect what happened a little more than two weeks ago with the winter storm,” Sylvester Turner said, adding: “I’m very disappointed … it makes no sense.”
Texas suffered terribly in a deadly storm last month as Arctic temperatures, which many experts believe are driven by the climate crisis, crippled power supplies in much of the state with little warning.
And New York, which became the Covid-19 world hotspot for a time in spring 2020, has begun easing restrictions on more non-essential activities.
On 15 March, the state will permit weddings of up to 150 people, albeit with stringent safety requirements, and is in the process of loosening restrictions on indoor dining and cinemas in New York City.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Dolly Parton received her first dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine, the development of which she helped to fund.
When receiving her jab, the country music legend broke into an adaption of one of her biggest hits, Jolene, singing: “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you, please don’t hesitate. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, because once you’re dead, then that’s a bit too late.”
Although Parton made jokes in the video showing her getting vaccinated, her appearance also had a serious aim: combatting vaccine hesitancy, which is thought to be a serious problem in the US. About one-third of the US population have expressed reluctance about getting the vaccine.
“I’m old enough to get it and I’m smart enough to get it. I’m trying to be funny now, but I’m dead serious about the vaccine. I think we all want to get back to normal, whatever that is. And that would be a great shot in the arm, wouldn’t it, if we could get back to that?” Parton said.
Biden accuses Republican governors of 'Neanderthal thinking' over plans to reopen
President said US ‘on the cusp’ of being able to change nature of Covid crisis but ‘the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking’
I guess there is no such thing as V shaped recovery as USA wished for since not all states play by the rules. Happy covid then?
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More expensive services can guarantee a skyrocketing recovery:
‘People turn off their power because they can’t afford it,’ Texas woman slapped with $11,000 electricity bill tells RT
‘People turn off their power because they can’t afford it,’ Texas woman slapped with $11,000 electricity bill tells RT
Texas' infrastructure wasn’t ready for the winter storm that paralyzed the state this week, and it’s unfair that the working people are now forced to pay the price, a local woman who received a shocking power bill told RT.
That will definitely help on "V-shape recovery".
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Only in communist Soviet Russia will this happen because totalitarian communist dictators don't care about the people.
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Nobody can beat their printing press. With so much fresh note in circulation, counterfeiting must be easier to slip through.
I think in the US this given a beautiful name, something like freedom.
Free to starve to death.
I read an interesting data, homeless in the US have an average life expectancy of 59 yrs of age. So much for a choice, as beautified by the same regime media.
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In Texas and Mississippi, Hundreds of Thousands Still Have No Water Weeks After Winter Storms
Barbara Howard, a Jackson State University professor, lives in South Jackson, the area of the city hit hardest by the water problems.
She collects rainwater in a 5-gallon bucket to use for flushing her toilet. That's easier than going to the distribution sites, she told the Clarion Ledger. Gallon jugs of distilled water are for brushing her teeth and washing her hands.
“I appreciate the tanks. I appreciate the bottled water," Howard said. "But I'd rather have the pipes fixed. It’s one thing to put a Band-Aid on the problem and it’s one thing to fix it. A 14-day Band-Aid is long enough.”
In Texas and Mississippi, Hundreds of Thousands Still Have No Water Weeks After Winter Storms | Weather.com
Two deadly and devastating winter storms cracked water mains, froze equipment and shut down treatment plants. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
Mississippi residents still without water nearly three weeks after winter storm
Mississippi residents still without water nearly three weeks after winter storm | Pictures | Reuters
Kevin Dudley carries his daughter Katelyn and bottles of water to his apartment after a recent bout of cold weather caused large numbers of water outages, some going into their third week, in Jackson,
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