On Friday, September 3rd, according to ABC News, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for the release of documents related to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
This order provides that released documents will be released within six months of the time the Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies begin reviewing the release.
Biden’s reason for signing the executive order is to show support and testimony to the families of the victims who intend to involve the Saudi government.
By September 7, there were more in the US registered as 40 million coronavirus cases. The Delta variant is highly contagious and spreading quickly, according to The New York Times.
Health officials say vaccines can be effective at preventing the disease, but 47 percent of the US population is not fully vaccinated. This is a major reason why the Delta variant is spreading so quickly, it said.
Most patients who are hospitalized and die from the Delta variant are reported as unvaccinated.
Loud According to the Washington Post, the variant « B.1.621 » or « mu » became the fifth « interesting variant » of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The mu variant has been identified in more than 39 countries. The United States alone has recorded around 2,000 mu of cases, mainly in California, Florida, Texas, and New York.
On August 31, the WHO stated that the variant may be more resistant to coronavirus vaccines as studies show its ability to bypass certain antibodies present in the vaccine.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, notes that the mu variant is not an imminent threat, but says WHO will continue to closely monitor it.
Airplanes that were supposed to evacuate hundreds of people, Those who say they fear for their lives under Taliban rule fell to the ground on a runway in northern Afghanistan Monday, according to NPR. Marie LeGree, executive director of Ascend, a nonprofit leadership program for Afghan women, said that More than 600 people, including at least 19 American citizens, are stuck.
These travelers have been waiting for departure clearance in the past seven days and are based near the airport in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, she said.
Texas Rep. Michael McCaul told Fox News that the Taliban were « holding people hostage » and that « six planes with American St Citizens ”.
LeGree confirmed that there are a total of six planes and that the passengers were not physically on board the plane.
According to CNN Business News, China’s trade with the rest of the world has continued despite the spread of the coronavirus and The global shipping crisis reached a record high.
Chinese exports rose by 25.6 percent in August 2020 and imports rose by 33.1 percent, which meant record highs for the market. That record was broken in the first eight months of 2021 when exports and imports rose to 34 percent and 35 percent, respectively.
The United States was China’s top export market, after the country valued 51.7 in August alone Billions of dollars.
On Friday, September 3, President Joe Biden spent the day speaking to Louisiana leaders and assessing the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, according to CNN.
In a briefing, the president discussed how the federal government will support the state of Louisiana. The administration has already started working with electricity, cellular and gas companies to get the communities going again.
Biden states that his main goal is to help the victims of the hurricane as the death toll continues to rise.
It is currently unclear what specific action the government will take to affect many parts of Louisiana rebuild, but these measures are expected to take effect soon.
According to NBC News, hundreds were evacuated from multiple senior citizen centers in New Orleans after several local people were found dead after Hurricane Ida.
About 600 people were transported on Saturday by officials from eight privately owned facilities across the city and four deaths were recorded, according to officials from the centers. Two more centers were closed on Friday after one person was found dead, the statement said.
Another seven nursing homes were closed after 843 seniors were found to be moved to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish, north of New Orleans before Ida met on August 29.
Seven people were reported dead after the move, five of the deaths were classified as storm-related.
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