Government News

• Seattle-area faces 'crisis' after firing unvaccinated correctional employees, offers hefty overtime pay
  
  King County, Washington, home to the city of Seattle, is facing a severe staffing shortage in jails after 35 correctional officers were let go over the coronavirus vaccine mandate implemented by local government leaders.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 20 Jan 2022.
• Editorial: Free N95 masks and COVID tests to Americans? It's about time
  
  If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that government help should be direct and uncomplicated.
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 20 Jan 2022.
• UK 'needs to change immigration policies' to tackle Channel crossings, says Macron
  
  Emmanuel Macron has called on the UK government to tackle migrant crossings in the Channel by creating "legal, safe routes" to Britain.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• New photos from Tonga give clearer picture of tsunami devastation
  
  Tonga's government has described the tsunami that followed Saturday's volcanic eruption as "an unprecedented disaster" for the country.
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Tracey Emin demands return of neon-lit 'More Passion' artwork from Number 10
  
  The Margate-based British artist told her Instagram followers on Wednesday that she had asked for the piece - in her trademark neon - to be returned to her from the Government Art Collection.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• After Tonga's Volcano Eruption, Worries Grow About Covid Exposure
  
  Aid workers risk bringing in a virus Tonga has so far kept out. But there are more immediate problems, as its government confirmed in its first statement since the disaster.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Tonga's Olympic flagbearer raises over $340,000 for tsunami relief
  
  Tonga's government described the tsunami as "an unprecedented disaster" for the country.
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Biden administration announces plan to confront worsening wildfires
  
  The plan quadruples the government's fuels and forest health treatments as wildfires grow more frequent and intense with climate change.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Afghan evacuees left in limbo here in the US
  
  Many Afghan evacuees are struggling under a broken immigration bureaucracy, lack of government papers and documentation and delayed Social Security numbers.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Biden Administration to Give Away Masks at Pharmacies and Health Centers
  
  The White House said the government would begin shipping N95 masks at the end of this week.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• MPs doubt government will meet 1Gbps broadband target
  
  There is no detailed plan for remote areas commercial providers will not cover, a committee of MPs says.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Furious MPs told to calm down in row over Government modelling during the Covid pandemic
  
  Conservative Bob Seely called for a debate on scientific modelling during the pandemic in which he accused forecasters of wildly inaccurate predictions leading to lockdowns.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya says 'nobody cares' about Uyghur genocide in China
  
  The Chinese government has previously denied any wrongdoing or human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Should You Pick American Airlines Stock Ahead Of Earnings?
  
  Macroeconomic recovery has been a key concern for authorities after the surge in infections due to the Omicron variant. Thus, governments have imposed fewer restriction measures to ease economic activity. ...
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Stock Market News for Jan 19, 2022
  
  Wall Street routed on Tuesday as the yields on U.S. government bonds skyrocketed.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.

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