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1. Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities have condemned Russia’s missile attack on Kyiv last night as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrapped up a visit to the Ukrainian capital. During his visit, Guterres called for the opening of evacuation corridors in Mariupol, saying the besieged city was “crisis in crisis”. Guterres met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday and said Putin agreed “in principle” with the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross on the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant, where Ukrainian fighters clung to the facility has been surrounded by Russian forces for weeks. At least 150 employees have been killed at the plant, and thousands remain unaccounted for, according to Yuri Ryzhenkov, chief executive of Metinvest Holding, which owns the plant.
2. Coronavirus
Moderna said yesterday that it is seeking emergency approval from the FDA for its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years. To date, Covid-19 vaccines have not been approved for children under 5 in the United States – about 18 million people – and a timetable for potential authorization is not yet clear. However, Moderna officials said the FDA was expected to move quickly, and a Pfizer official suggested its vaccine for younger children would also be available in June if allowed. This comes days after Pfizer asked the FDA to give the green light for a booster dose of its vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Experts say that vaccines for children are a high priority after studies show that the effectiveness of the vaccine has decreased significantly in children against the background of the spread of Omicron.
3. Recession
The US economy contracted unexpectedly in the first quarter of 2022. Gross domestic product declined at an annual rate of 1.4% in the first three months of the year – the worst quarter for the US economy since the pandemic turned the world upside down in the spring of 2020. But economists say don’t panic because it’s not an indicator of an immediate recession. “The negative GDP is a surprise, but not significant,” Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi told CNN. “The economy continues to grow strongly and at a rate that continues to reduce unemployment.” On the positive side, consumer spending – the main driver of the US economy – accelerated in the first three months of the year. Business investment also grew at an annual rate of 9.2% in the first quarter compared to 2.9% in the fourth quarter.
4. USPS
The U.S. Postal Service is facing lawsuits from 16 states, the District of Columbia and a coalition of environmental groups seeking to stop the purchase of thousands of gasoline-powered trucks after the USPS pledged to reduce its environmental impact. According to Post Secretary General Louis DeJ, the USPS lacks the necessary funding to increase the number of electric vehicles in its fleet. Postal Service spokeswoman Kim Froome told CNN in a statement yesterday that the agency had conducted a “stable and in-depth review” before moving forward with its vehicle plan, and that more electric vehicles could be commissioned. if there is funding. $ 6 billion has been set aside in President Joe Biden’s Rebuilding Better Reconstruction Act to help the USPS switch to all-electric vehicles, but the bill has stalled in the Senate.
5. Abortion
Oklahoma lawmakers yesterday adopted a six-week abortion ban modeled on the controversial Texas Abortion Act, which allows private citizens to file a civil lawsuit against abortion providers to enforce the law. The bill will ban abortions at a time when the doctor can detect early heartbeat of an embryo or fetus, which could be six weeks after pregnancy – before many women even find out they are pregnant. Exceptions will be provided for medical emergencies. This comes amid a Republican-led move to severely curtail the process and when the Oklahoma legislature is stepping up efforts to curtail abortion rights. The bill is now being referred to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, for final approval. Stew has promised to sign any law restricting abortion that reaches his desk.
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TODAY’S NUMBER
4000
Such a kind 61-year-old man has to row alone from the United States to France. Peter Harley hopes to begin his voyage across the Atlantic next week. He told CNN yesterday that he believes the achievement will take three to four months.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“We were not chosen by the people of this state to deviate from what some might call contradictory.
– Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia signed several education bills yesterday, including one banning the teaching of “divisive concepts” related to classroom competition. The law, known as the “First Student Protection Act,” is part of a broader movement of conservative lawmakers across the country to limit the way race is taught and discussed in schools. Kemp also signed Act HB 1178, known as the Bill of Parents’ Rights, which provides greater transparency for parents and legal guardians as to what their students are taught, and SB 226, which bans literature or books, which are considered offensive in nature by school libraries.
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