WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday for a second time after a House vote one week after his angry supporters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers met to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. With Biden’s inauguration set for Jan. 20, Trump has just days left in office, but lawmakers voted to impeach him regardless, making Trump the first president in history to be impeached twice. Lawmakers said he violated his presidential oaths to protect and defend democracy. Trump faced a charge of “incitement of insurrection.” Representatives met in the House Tuesday and urged Vice President Mike Pence to invoke…
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Travelers flying into the United States from international destinations will be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flight. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the new policy Tuesday and said it will go into effect Jan. 26. The agency said it hopes the new testing requirement will help slow the spread of the virus, currently surging in the United States, as the vaccine rollout continues. “Testing does not eliminate all risk,” CDC Director Robert R. Redfield said in a statement,“but when combined with a period of staying at home and everyday precautions…
NEW YORK — New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The Trump Organization is under city contract to operate the two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park as well as a golf course in the Bronx. The Trump Organization profits about $17 million a year from those sites, de Blasio said. “I’m here to announce that the city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization,” de Blasio said. An email seeking comment was sent Wednesday to…
Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. hit another one-day high at over 4,300 with the country’s attention focused largely on the fallout from the deadly uprising at the Capitol. The nation’s overall death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 380,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, and is closing in fast on the number of Americans killed in World War II, or about 407,000. Confirmed infections have topped 22.8 million. With the country simultaneously facing a political crisis and on edge over threats of more violence from far-right extremists, the U.S. recorded 4,327 deaths on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins’ count. Arizona and California…
China’s CoronaVac is showing mere 50.4 percent efficacy in late-stage trials taking place in Brazil — far lower than earlier projections and barely enough to gain regulatory approval. The new data, reported by researchers on Tuesday, is a big blow to the South American country as it weathers a second wave of one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks worldwide. The Beijing-made inoculation from Sinovac is just one of two vaccines that have been approved for trials by Brazilian authorities, the outlet reported. Last week, researchers in Brazil celebrated results showing a much higher efficacy rate of 78 percent against “mild…
Many Vincentians without any recent travel history have tested positive for the coronavirus. However, despite this increase in local virus cases, the government has not made the wearing of face masks mandatory. Speaking on NBC Radio this morning, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says enforcing the mandatory wearing of face masks will be problematic. He believes the law has to make sense from the standpoint of reasonable enforcement in the real world. Gonsalves notes making the wearing of masks mandatory would also affect school children: “You want to make masks mandatory for everybody including children? So police would go and…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed thirty-one (31) new COVID-19 cases. All of the cases are nationals with no history of recent travel. There are now one hundred and fifty-five (155) local cases under investigation. One hundred and six (106) persons have recovered and one hundred and seventy-eight (178) remain active. A total of two hundred and eighty-four (284) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. All positive cases will continue to be isolated until cleared by two negative tests. There are currently six (6) COVID-19 patients admitted for care. Four are assessed as…
By Ashecia Sam Vincentian Demion McTair is one of the three valedictorians who will represent the Class of 2020 when the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona holds it historic virtual graduation ceremony this week. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, January 14, 2021, and will be streamed on all of the UWI’s platforms. McTair pursued a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Integrated Marketing Communication and obtained first class honours. He will represent the faculties of Humanities and Education, Science and Technology, and Engineering, and the Institute of Gender and Development Studies. McTair will deliver his speech on…
WASHINGTON — Within a span of about 24 hours, three House Democrats have announced they tested positive for COVID-19, prompting concern that last week’s insurrection at the Capitol has also turned into a super-spreader event threatening the health of lawmakers and their staffs. Those who have tested positive were among the dozens of lawmakers whisked to a secure location when pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. Some members of Congress huddled for hours in the large room, while others were there for a shorter period. While it’s not certain where and when lawmakers caught the illness, the Capitol’s attending…
President Trump on Tuesday called for “peace and calm” in the wake of the attack on the Capitol — as he also predicted an effort to oust him under the 25th Amendment would come back to “haunt” President-elect Joe Biden. “It’s time for peace and calm. Respect for law enforcement… is the foundation of the MAGA agenda,” Trump said during a visit to Alamo, Texas. Trump referred to his supporters who participated in the break-in as “a mob.” President Trump on Tuesday called for “peace and calm” in the wake of the attack on the Capitol — as he also…