HHS declares public health emergency for #Hawaii. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/11/hhs-secretary-xavier-becerra-declares-public-health-emergency-hawaii-response-wildfires.html #MauiFires
On Tuesday, President Biden is to travel to #Wisconsin to make remarks about #Bidenomics.
President Biden, stepping out of the White House to board Marine One, did not respond to numerous shouted questions from reporters about the appointment of a special counsel in his son’s criminal case.
Special counsel David Weiss, in court filing, says the US government now believes the Hunter Biden criminal case "will not resolve short of a trial."
Reuters: US and #China will approve twice the number of passenger flights currently permitted for air carriers to fly between the two countries.
Fox Corporation’s chief legal officer, Viet Dinh, departing the company. https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2023/08/11/viet-dinh-to-depart-fox-corporation
Federal judge revokes Sam Bankman-Fried's bail, after finding probable cause the indicted founder of the bankrupt #FTX #cryptocurrency exchange tampered with witnesses at least twice. https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftxs-bankman-fried-seeking-avoid-jail-due-back-court-2023-08-11/
"I still believe that there is a path to continue reducing inflation while maintaining a healthy labor market. While there are risks, the evidence we’ve seen so far suggests that we are on such a path," US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is to say Monday in Las Vegas, according to excerpts of her speech released in advance.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints #Delaware US Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the Hunter Biden case.
Death toll from the #MauiFires now at 55 as firefighters continue to battle the flames. https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/live-maui-wildfire-photos-and-updates-lahaina-and-kula/ #Hawaii
President Biden "spoke by phone with Hawaii Governor Josh Green after Governor Green completed a survey of destruction across Maui. The Governor provided the President with a firsthand update and assessment of Hawaii’s latest needs, and thanked the President for the support of FEMA and other federal agencies." -- White House on #MauiFires
Although #dengue is endemic in #Bangladesh, "the current dengue surge is unusual in terms of seasonality and the early sharp increase in comparison to previous years, where the surge started around - late June." -- WHO https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON481
"Today, the UN completed the offloading of over one million barrels of crude oil from the FSO Safer, an ageing supertanker moored off the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea – averting an oil spill that would have caused major environmental, economic, and humanitarian damage." National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
“Wealthy Russian elites should disabuse themselves of the notion that they can operate business as usual while the Kremlin wages war against the Ukrainian people,” says Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo. “Our international coalition will continue to hold accountable those enabling the unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.”
If defendant Donald Trump makes any statements that cross a line into witness intimidation, she will be "scrutinizing them very carefully," says Judge Chutkan, noting the presidential candidate has a need to speak publicly.
Statement from Secretary of State Blinken on the new #Russia-related sanctions.
#China says it's prosecuting a Chinese national employed by a military-industrial group for spying for the US. https://www.ft.com/content/3191b3c6-90a6-4a8d-a829-bf37ae9d6da1
Wearing a rainbow-themed Swatch watch in #Malaysia could now land you three years in jail, after the government banned what it described as the brand’s #LGBTQ related products — claiming they are “harmful to morality.” https://www.cnn.com/style/article/malaysia-swatch-ban-rainbow-lgbt-watch-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_content=2023-08-11T11%3A13%3A05&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN
NBC News reports attorneys for President Biden and the special counsel appointed to investigate his handling of classified documents have been negotiating for about a month over the terms under which he would be interviewed. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-attorneys-negotiating-special-counsel-interview-terms-rcna99360
Two #EV battery plants under construction expected to bring 22,000+ new residents to Hardin County, #Kentucky. https://www.wkyufm.org/2023-08-10/study-projects-hardin-county-population-to-swell-by-22-000-with-battery-plants
#Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says death toll from #Maui #wildfires at 53 and likely to rise. https://www.khon2.com/hawaii-fires/36-fatalities-involved-in-lahaina-wildfires/
Death toll from the #MauiFires now at 55 as firefighters continue to battle the flames. https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/live-maui-wildfire-photos-and-updates-lahaina-and-kula/ #Hawaii