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Oil spill leads to ‘national emergency’ in Trinidad and Tobago

An unidentified ship has spilled oil onto the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, creating a “national emergency,” the country’s prime minister said on Sunday. The capsized and largely submerged ship began leaking oil last Wednesday just off the south coast of Tobago, the smaller of the twin islands at the southern end of the Lesser […]

Loneliness Declared a Public Health Emergency in San Mateo County

Loneliness has been declared a public health emergency in San Mateo County, California, where an estimated 45 percent of residents report difficulties with isolation and loneliness. The county, located in the San Francisco Bay Area and including parts of Silicon Valley, is the first in the United States to issue such a declaration for what […]

California county votes to make loneliness a public health emergency, blaming pandemic

loneliness has been declared public health Silicon Valley emergency. On January 30, San Mateo County, located in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, passed a resolution officially declaring loneliness a public health crisis. According to local reports, the Board of Supervisors passed the decision unanimously. Depression and anxiety can affect young people twice as much, finds […]

.S. Senators revealed the $118 billion Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act on Sunday, which would give $60 billion in aid to Ukraine while allocating $20 billion to securing the U.S. southern border.

After months of negotiations, U.S. senators unveiled a $118 billion emergency national security supplemental spending bill on Sunday. The bill would provide $60 billion in aid to Ukraine and $20 billion to secure the U.S. southern border. 370 pages invoice $60 billion to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, $20 billion for U.S. border […]

Los Angeles, San Diego under State of Emergency as atmospheric river hitsCalifornia

LOS ANGELES – Forecasters emphasized a rare “high risk” of flash flooding in areas of Southern California, including downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday and Monday. That’s because a powerful atmospheric river is expected to dump several inches of rain across the region. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for several Southern California […]