Basel, Switzerland…Roche today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the cobas® SARS-CoV-2 Test. It is intended for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab samples from patients who meet COVID-19 clinical and/or epidemiological criteria for […]
Salinas, CA…Traffic Update….Injury Collision Blocking Lanes Near W Blanco Rd / Davis Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00197 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: W Blanco Rd / Davis Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 36.666748 -121.685075 Detail Information 3:12 PM 6 [10] [Notification] [CHP]-PER SALCOOM VOLV WITH MAJ RE END DAM WILL NEED 1185 […]
Washington, DC…The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative and enforcement activity targeting CJNG, culminating in […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California public health officials this evening issued an updated policy on gatherings to protect public health and slow the spread of COVID-19. The state’s public health experts have determined that gatherings should be postponed or canceled across the state until at least the end of March. Non-essential gatherings must […]
Washington, DC…U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), today announced the release of the CSC’s report on how to best protect the nation’s critical infrastructure from a cyberattack of significant consequence. In today’s report, the CSC lays out a comprehensive strategy to restore deterrence in […]
Washington, DC…My fellow Americans: Tonight, I want to speak with you about our nation’s unprecedented response to the coronavirus outbreak that started in China and is now spreading throughout the world. Today, the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. We have been in frequent contact with our allies, and we […]
Washington, DC…President Donald Trump said Wednesday in his national address that he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as the US seeks to combat a viral pandemic. The UK will be exempt from the ban. The ban is expected to go into effect this Friday.
Geneva, Switzerland…Good afternoon. In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased 13-fold, and the number of affected countries has tripled. There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have lost their lives. Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals. In the […]
Monterey, CA…Oh yeah – we are back in business! The new dates for our 30th Sea Otter Classic are October 1 – 4, 2020. Thank you for your patience during this unexpected turn of events. We look forward to seeing you in October! Earlier Release… Sea Otter Classic Supporters. After a thorough review of the […]
Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, co-leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed a comment letter opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to undercut implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposal by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) would curtail requirements under NEPA that federal agencies review and assess the impact […]
