Former SUNY emergency medicine chief gets prison for $1.44M theft
BROOKLYN, NY — The former chairman of emergency medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for stealing nearly $1.5 million in institutional funds…
U.S. awards emergency reserve oil contracts to six cos, including Phillips 66, Shell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday said six companies had been awarded contracts for the latest sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The contracts were awarded…
Man Sentenced To Prison For Threatening Emergency Dispatch
Caller placed approximately 143 calls, tied up sheriff’s dispatch line for three hours GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten today announced that Jonathan Joshua Munafo,…
Jackson Police launch new emergency alert system
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has announced it has contracted with Regroup to provide emergency alert notifications to residents. The system will allow the department to send routine…
Malawi close to sealing $54 million IMF emergency funding for economic shock
By Frank Phiri LILONGWE (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund approval of up to $54 million of emergency funding for Malawi is likely in the next couple of days, sources said on Tuesday,…
Zeldin Pledges To Declare Statewide Crime Emergency, Suspend Cashless Bail Laws
Zeldin Pledges To Declare Statewide Crime Emergency, Suspend Cashless Bail Laws Trevor Schakohl on October 16, 2022 Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin aims to declare a crime emergency for…
Raleigh shooting emergency callers tell of bodies, screams and gunshots
(Reuters) – Distressed callers who dialed 911 as a deadly shooting unfolded in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week described chilling scenes of bleeding bodies lying on the ground, screams and gunshots ringing…
U.S. extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday extended the COVID-19 pandemic’s status as a public health emergency for another 90 days, thereby preserving measures like high payments to…
New York City mayor declares state of emergency over migrant influx in city schools
by Reagan Reese New York City schools are struggling to handle the influx of migrant students enrolling in the city, according to a report by the New York Post. New York City…
New Jersey DOT rolls out dad-jokes and puns on emergency signs statewide
TOMS RIVER, NJ – perhaps it started back in May of 2020 during the covid-19 pandemic when New Jersey DOT signage along the state’s highways read, “Don’t be a knucklehead.” This week,…
Biden says Hurricane Ian is an emergency in South Carolina
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday Hurricane Ian was an emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts, according to the…
Ukraine calls emergency meeting of security chiefs, major decisions expected
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold an emergency top-level meeting on Friday where “fundamental decisions” will be taken in the wake of Russian plans to annex four Ukrainian regions, an…
France’s ASN: Fire at uranium site under control, no radiation found
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s nuclear watchdog ASN on Wednesday said it had found no traces of nuclear radiation after a fire broke out at a plant containing uranium in southeastern France run by…
Valero, Marathon top beneficiaries of U.S. emergency oil releases
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil refiners Valero Energy Corp and Marathon Petroleum Corp are the biggest beneficiaries of the U.S. government’s oil reserve releases, taking nearly half the crude offered,…
COVID-19 pandemic remains a global emergency but end could be in sight: WHO
(Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic remains a global emergency but the end could be in sight if countries use the tools at their disposal, a spokesperson for the World Health Organisation told…
UN draws deep from emergency funds amid record humanitarian aid gap
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Faced with a record $32 billion shortfall in humanitarian aid funding, the United Nations is dipping deep into its emergency fund to support critical programmes in…
EU plans Sept 30 summit to greenlight emergency energy plans
By Jason Hovet and Kate Abnett PRAGUE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union energy ministers will attempt to approve new bloc-wide measures to pull down soaring gas and power prices at an emergency summit…
D.C. Mayor Declares State of Emergency After Busloads of Immigrants Dropped Off
WASHINGTON, DC – Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency after buses of immigrants sent by Texas and Arizona Governor’s arrived in the nation’s capital. According to a report today,…
Crude in U.S. emergency reserve falls to lowest since Nov. 1984
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Crude inventories in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell 7.5 million barrels in the week to Sep. 2 to 442.5 million barrels, their lowest level since November 1984,…
CanSino’s inhaled COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in China
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Sunday that its recently developed COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the country’s drug regulator for emergency use as a booster, potentially benefiting…
Maryland Department of Emergency Management Reminds of National Preparedness Month
by MDOEM REISTERSTOWN, Md. (August 29, 2022) — September is National and Maryland Preparedness Month, and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) asks all Marylanders and visitors to the State to be…
Crude in U.S. emergency reserve falls to lowest since Dec. 1984
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Crude inventory in the U.S. emergency reserves fell by 3.1 million barrels in the week to Aug. 26, according to data from the Department of Energy. Stockpiles in the…
Ukraine carries out emergency drills near nuclear plant on frontline
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities performed disaster response drills on Wednesday following repeated shelling at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest of its kind in Europe.…
Explainer-How worried should we be about the monkeypox health emergency?
(Reuters) – The United States declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move that may increase health agency access to funds and allow the government new avenues for increasing production…
U.S. Justice to seek to dismiss Texas lawsuit against guidance on emergency care law
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department plans to file a motion to dismiss a Texas lawsuit challenging guidance from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department on an emergency care law know…
PUCKETT: Biden’s Disastrous Agenda Is The Real Emergency, Not The Climate
PUCKETT: Biden’s Disastrous Agenda Is The Real Emergency, Not The Climate Jakob Puckett on July 27, 2022 President Joe Biden may jump the (climate change-displaced) shark soon by formally declaring a “climate…
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