Russia’s Emergencies Ministry Confirmed Crash of An-148 Passenger Plane in Moscow Region Losing All 71
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/11/2018 07:27 AM
Moscow, RU...Russia’s emergencies ministry has confirmed the crash of an An-148 passenger plane in Moscow region on Sunday. "Fragments of the An-148 plane and several bodies have been found near the village of Stepanovskoye," a ministry spokesman told TASS. Radio contact with an An-148 passenger plane of the Saratov Airlines was lost several minutes after the takeoff from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, Russia’s Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) confirmed.
President Trump at the 66th Annual National Prayer Breakfast
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/08/2018 09:06 AM
Washington, DC....Thank you, Charlie. (Applause.) Thank you very much. And thank you, Randy, for that very kind introduction. I want to thank you and Congressman Charlie Crist for serving as co-chairs this year. It’s an honor to be with so many faith leaders, members of Congress, and dignitaries from all around the world as we continue this extraordinary tradition. I’m very glad to be joined by many members of my Cabinet. You’re doing a terrific job.
Unemployment Weekly Claims Lowest Since March 1973...But as a Percentage of Population Lower Still
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/08/2018 07:55 AM
Washington, DC...The 1973 US population was 211.9 million and we are at 323.1 million this year. So in real terms as a percentage of US population the jobless claims are probably some of the lowest in history. In the week ending February 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 230,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,500, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 234,500. This is the lowest level for this average since March 10, 1973 when it was 222,000.
OHV Enthusiasts Encouraged to Join Stanislaus National Forest at Public Meeting
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/08/2018 11:19 AM
Sonora, CA...The Stanislaus National Forest is hosting a public meeting to gather feedback from OHV enthusiasts on Feb. 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Forest Supervisor’s office, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora. The forest is developing preliminary applications for the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division 2018/ 2019 grant cycle. The applications to the OHMVR Division include route/ trail maintenance and repair, law enforcement activities across the four ranger districts and OHV education programs.
US Senate Still Working on Government Funding Bill
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/08/2018 10:26 PM
Washington, DC...The US Senate is still working early on Friday morning to get funding for the Government passed. If you would like to follow along the live stream is embedded below...
Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/07/2018 02:29 PM
Washington, DC...MS. SANDERS: Good afternoon. We are pleased that Congress has been able to meet our defense spending requirement and come together on a two-year spending bill. This deal achieves our top priority: a much-needed increase in funding for our national defense. This deal also increases budget caps, ends the sequester, and provides certainty for the next two years. Defense spending will match the request made by the Pentagon, and will reflect what the President signed into law with the National Defense Authorization Act. The bottom line is that, thanks to President Trump, we can now have the strongest military we have ever had.
Sacramento, CA...Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Larry Flood, 62, of Washington, D.C., has been appointed director of financing at the California Housing Finance Agency. Flood has been a senior policy advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury since 2013. He was senior consultant to the multifamily chief credit officer at Freddie Mac from 2011 to 2013, senior consultant to the senior vice president of multifamily at Fannie Mae from 2009 to 2010 and managing director at M.R. Beal & Company’s Head of Housing Group from 2008 to 2009. Flood was director at RBC Capital Markets’ Housing Group and Head of Military Housing Privatization Group from 2006 to 2008, vice president at J.P. Morgan Securities’ Head of Housing Group from 2003 to 2006 and president at the Flood Company Inc. from 1996 to 2003. He was senior vice president at Lehman Brothers from 1983 to 1996 and assistant to the treasurer at the New York City Municipal Assistance Corporation from 1981 to 1982. Flood earned a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and economics from Columbia University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $175,008. Flood is a Democrat.
USS Intrepid Seeks Former Crew Members for 75th Anniversary
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/07/2018 09:18 AM
New York, NY...August 16, 2018 will mark the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS Intrepid (CVS-11), the World War II-era Essex class aircraft carrier that is now home to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. To mark the occasion, the Intrepid Museum is putting out a coast-to-coast “all call” for former Intrepid crew members to be reunited in a special 75th Commissioning Anniversary Celebration Weekend from Thursday, August 16 to Sunday, August 19, 2018 on board Intrepid.
