A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.” Poor Richard Almanack 1749, Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki & National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Afghanistan
Washington, DC…Hi, everyone. So, joining me today is our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, who will provide an update on Afghanistan and then take some of your questions. And with that, I’ll turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN: Thank you, Jen. And hello, everybody. I’m going to start with just an update, in terms […]
Retail Sales Lower in July than June as Recovery Slows
Washington, DC…Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $617.7 billion, a decrease of 1.1 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, but 15.8 percent (±0.7 percent) above […]
Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin
Boulder City, NV…The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2021 24-Month Study. This month’s study projections are used to set annual operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead in 2022. Releases from these massive reservoirs are determined by anticipated reservoir elevations. Most of the flow of the Colorado River originates in […]
Defense Dept Briefing on Fall of Afghanistan & Evacuation Operations
Arlington, Virginia….Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Held a Press Briefing today. Accompanying him were Garry Reid, Afghanistan Crisis Action Group; Major General Hank Taylor. Good afternoon, everybody. I know we gave you an update this morning, so I brought a couple of additional briefers with me this afternoon to flush out some more detail […]
President Biden on Fall of Afghanistan
Washington, DC…Good afternoon. I want to speak today to the unfolding situation in Afghanistan: the developments that have taken place in the last week and the steps we’re taking to address the rapidly evolving events. My national security team and I have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and moving quickly […]
Traffic Update…Traffic Collision Possible Injury on Hwy 1
Rio Del Mar, CA…Traffic Update…Traffic Collision Possible Injury on Hwy 1 Incident: 00259 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr1 N / Freedom Loc Desc: NB 1 JNO FREEDOM Lat/Lon: 36.971842 -121.876661 Detail Information 3:25 PM 2 [5] 1039 NETCOM 3:24 PM 1 [1] RP HEARS WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD TC Unit Information 3:27 PM […]
President Biden Reflects on Child Care and his Family
Washington, DC…President Biden knows from personal experience how difficult it can be to find high-quality, affordable child care — and he’s committed to investing in American families with the expanded Child Tax Credit, universal pre-K, and access to high-quality, affordable child care for all. To learn more about the child tax credit go to childtaxcredit.gov.
Tragedy Unfolds at Kabul Airport: People Fall Off Plane Mid-Air Amid Jostle to Flee Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan…(Hindustan Times)…Desperate Afghans ran on the tarmac of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as a US military aircraft attempted to take off. Some people held on to the aircraft as it took off in their bid to fly out of Afghanistan. According to Reuters, 3 people fell off as the plane was mid-air […]
Traffic Update….(Updated to Fatal) Injury Collision Near W Blanco Rd / Davis Rd
Salinas, CA…Traffic Update….Injury Collision Near W Blanco Rd / Davis Rd Incident: 00045 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: W Blanco Rd / Davis Rd Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 36.666748 -121.685075 Detail Information 7:23 AM 14 [50] LINE 49: 1185 1097 7:22 AM 13 [49] PER 27-22 CALIFORNIA TOW ALSO 109 6:51 AM 12 [42] PER […]