[ad_1] December 10, 2020 The presidential transitions mark a change of leadership not only in the White House, but also in all agencies of the executive branch. Georgetown Vice President and General Counsel Lisa Brown served as Co-Director of Agency Review for the Obama-Biden Transition, working to review the more …
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[ad_1] Despite enduring an extremely tough 2020, taxi and carpool operators in the Russian capital will still be able to buy new vehicles thanks to subsidies paid by the Moscow government. The Moscow government says nearly a billion rubles have been paid to taxi operators in subsidies since the scheme …
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[ad_1] (New York, December 17, 2020): The United Nations has released $ 35.6 million for water, sanitation, medical supplies and protection for civilians caught up in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Weeks of fighting in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia have reportedly left hundreds dead, thousands displaced and …
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[ad_1] An extraordinary hearing has just begun for the House oversight committee, which is investigating the role of opioid pain reliever maker Purdue Pharma, maker of the prescription narcotic OxyContin. The hearing is titled “The Role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family in the Opioid Epidemic.” Purdue pleaded guilty …
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[ad_1] SpaceX canceled the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified spy satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office due to high pressure in the second stage thruster. The launch, dubbed NROL-108, was scheduled to launch from platform 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during …
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[ad_1] Enlarge / Workers at the landing site of China’s Chang’e 5 probe return capsule in Siziwang Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec.17, 2020. Xinhua / Ren Junchuan via Getty Images China’s increasingly ambitious space program completed a 23-day mission on Wednesday that culminated in the return of …
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[ad_1] Send a text message to Alexa about what to do when you don’t want to say a command. Eli Blumenthal / CNET Gone are the days of talking to Alexa vocally when you need to do something on your Amazon Echo. Now, Amazon has just released a new feature …
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[ad_1] Netflix gives viewers the opportunity to completely ignore footage from shows and movies and go to full audio. In an update first detected by XDA Developers and so Android PoliceNetflix has started to implement an audio-only mode for its Android app users. When watching a video, subscribers will see …
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[ad_1] Each year, a Porto suburb toasts Christmas with a € 350,000 festive extravaganza, which includes a large Ferris wheel, carousels and an ice rink. But the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have made entertainment not a priority for Vila Nova de Gaia. Instead, the suburb will allocate the …
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[ad_1] As the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region enters its sixth week, there is an increasing risk of a regional security and political crisis, coupled with a large-scale humanitarian emergency, which could affect nearly 2 million people. InterAction, on behalf of its humanitarian and development non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to …
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