Washington, DC…Starting today, foreign nationals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land ports of entry (POEs) and ferry terminals for non-essential reasons such as tourism. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds these travelers to be prepared to (1) provide proof […]
Houston, TX…”Before the court is the petitioners’ emergency motion to stay enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s November 5, 2021 Emergency Temporary Standard (the “Mandate”) pending expedited judicial review. Because the petitions give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate, the Mandate is hereby STAYED pending further […]
Gaithersburg, MD…From NIST…” During 2021, daylight saving time is in effect from March 14 at 2 a.m. (local time) to November 7 at 2 a.m. (local time). What are the current rules for daylight saving time? The rules for DST changed in 2007 for the first time in more than 20 years. The new changes […]
San Martin, CA…Traffic Update….Corvette Traveling at over 100mph before Fatal Collision near Us101 S / San Martin Incident: 00035 Type: Fatality Location: Us101 S / San Martin Loc Desc: SB Lat/Lon: 37.092260 -121.601449 Detail Information 8:33 AM 27 [91] COPY, 1039 DOTCC 8:32 AM 26 [90] ALL LANES OPEN / VEHS RECOVERED / FENCE CAN […]
Washington, DC…Tonight, we took a monumental step forward as a nation. The United States House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once-in-generation bipartisan infrastructure bill that will create millions of jobs, turn the climate crisis into an opportunity, and put us on a path to win the economic competition for the […]
Washington, DC…Good morning. Today is another great day for our economic recovery. America is getting back to work. Our economy is starting to work for more Americans. Thanks to the economic plan we’ve put through in Congress earlier this year and a successful vaccine deployment, America continues to add jobs at a record pace. In […]
New York, NY… Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced its investigational novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate,PAXLOVID™, significantly reduced hospitalization and death, based on an interim analysis of the Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19 in High-Risk Patients) randomized, double-blind study of non-hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19, who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness. The […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 531,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down by 0.2 percentage point to 4.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread, with notable job gains in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. […]
Washington, DC…The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 4th announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation’s unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to coronavirus, and immediate action is necessary to protect them. […]
Washington, DC…In response to a question posed to President Biden about family separation lawsuits brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other lawyers, the president said a $450,000 settlement amount per child “is not going to happen.” ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero had the following response: “President Biden may not have been fully […]
