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Former President Clinton gave an update on his condition on Wednesday, saying in a video posted to Twitter that he is "on the road to recovery." In the video, Clinton thanked his well-wishers and health care providers for their support while he was hospitalized at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center for sepsis. "I'm really glad to be back home. I'm doing great, enjoying this beautiful fall weather. I'm on the road to recovery, but I want to remind everyone out there [to] take the time to listen to your bodies and care for yourselves," Clinton said.

An updated financial plan for the Hudson Tunnel Project, a cornerstone of the Gateway Program, has been developed with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and was submitted to FTA on Aug. 27. The plan includes a price increase of nearly $700 million from the 2020 financial plan, but project partners point out their commitment to managing costs and schedule is also reflected in the new financial plan. “The Hudson Tunnel Project is of the utmost importance to the economic well-being of New Jersey, our region and our country,” said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. “The updated financial plan that is...

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Forest Service News Release Dixie Fire Update for Saturday, August 21, 2021 714,219 Acres 36% Containment 5,670 Total Personnel

President Biden is once again scheduled to head home to Delaware Saturday, as thousands of Americans and Afghan allies remain stranded in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover last weekend. The White House announced that Biden would leave for Wilmington around midday

Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate To Be Lifted After 70% of Adults Receive Vaccine Following CDC Approval, Vaccinations for Adolescents to Begin Tomorrow, Maryland Department of Labor to Begin Process of Reinstating Work Search Requirements ANNAPOLIS, MD—As a result of the state’s rapid pace of COVID-19 vaccinations and subsequent declines in key health metrics, Governor Larry Hogan today announced the lifting of all capacity restrictions on outdoor entertainment, art, and sports venues and indoor entertainment venues and conventions, and all remaining restrictions on indoor and outdoor dining, as of Saturday, May 15. The governor also announced that the state’s indoor mask...

Total Doses Distributed: 29,380,125 Total Number of People Initiating Vaccination (1st Dose Received): 10,278,462 Doses Distributed for Use in Long-Term Care Facilities: 4,556,575 Number of People Initiating Vaccination (1st Dose Received) in Long-Term Care Facilities: 1,084,177

Mike Lindell: Everyone has been emailing me asking for new updates from Mike Flynn, Sidney Powell, Rudy or Mike Lindell since January 7. Flynn, Powell and Rudy have all been off the grid. But Mike Lindell is in the inner-circle and he just gave this very encouraging update! Take a look at the 2:55 long video at link above. Most encouraging!

The First Lady of the United States of America (FLOTUS) Melania Trump contracted coronavirus five days ago and ever since, the world hasn't heard much from her about her health. However, her chief of staff Stephanie Grisham said on Wednesday that the first lady "continues to feel well".  "She continues to feel well," Stephanie Grisham, told USA TODAY on Wednesday.While her husband was criticised for venturing out of the hospital where he had been admitted for the coronavirus treatment, Melania has been isolating at home and has reportedly decided not to venture out while she has the virus.  On Tuesday,...

The other night I was forced to take the latest windows 10 update .. again! I keep having to 'rollback' to the 'previous' version because of what happens to my graphics! (I know what causes the graphics problem but not why there is this this new problem!) Let me explain ... A few years ago I went through a similar mess that took me almost a year to solve! Below is a screenshot of what that (and this) cumalative update does to my colors/graphics! DESKTOP SCREENSHOT It took a while but I found that on these updates ... Microsoft would...

Pre-existing immunity against the new coronavirus At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was assumed that no immunity against the new coronavirus existed in the population. This was one of the main reasons behind the initial strategy of “flattening the curve” by introducing stay-at-home orders.From March and April onwards, however, the first studies showed that a considerable part of the population already had a certain immunity to the new virus, acquired through contact with earlier coronaviruses (common cold viruses).Further important studies on this topic were published in July: A new study from Germany came to the conclusion that up...

Allen West, the former Florida congressman and recent candidate to chair the Texas Republican Party, was injured in a motorcycle accident just outside Waco on Saturday, according to numerous posts on social media. “Please pray for Allen West," Dr. Angela Graham-West, his wife, posted on Facebook early Saturday evening. She wrote that he was in the emergency room after his motorcycle was hit outside Waco. “On my way to hospital now.” An update on West’s Facebook page Sunday morning said he was recovering and in stable condition. The crash left him with a concussion, several fractured bones and multiple lacerations....

"The iOS 13.5 update also launches Apple's framework for contact tracing apps. No, the apps aren't here yet, but when governments and public health authorities do launch them, you'll be notified – anonymously – when you come into contact with someone who tests positive for Covid-19. Apple's API is the first step to rolling out these apps" 

Public affairs officer Capt. Jennifer Casey died in the crash, pilot seriously injured after jet crashed into house in Brocklehurst. Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian said the Snowbirds remain parked at Kamloops Airport for the foreseeable future. The incident took place seconds after a pair of Snowbirds aircraft took off from Kamloops Airport at about 11:45 a.m. Dozens of versions of video of the crash and its aftermath circulated on social media in the hours that followed. The videos show one of the planes flying vertically before a pilot is ejected, followed by an airborne explosion and the subsequent crash. Some...

Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her 8-year-old son drifted into the bay after paddling out in a canoe to retrieve a ball. Her body was recovered on Monday evening. The body of one of two Kennedy family members who went missing last week when their canoe capsized in the Chesapeake Bay was recovered on Monday, the authorities said. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said on Monday night that it had found the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy. It said the search would continue for her son Gideon McKean, 8. Ms. McKean’s body...

In the U.S., the CDC is reporting five confirmed cases from these states: Washington, Illinois, California and Arizona. On Monday, Jan. 27, Nancy Messonnier, MD, Director of the agency's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said it had 165 persons under investigation for coronavirus from 36 states. In addition to the 5 confirmed positive, 68 have tested negative. They are prioritizing the testing based on a personÂ’s risk. Messonnier said they had posted the blueprints for their diagnostic test on a public server and were working "as fast as we can" to get test kits out to states. Right...

Apple’s iOS 13 comes with some major changes to privacy and security, but it’s also highlighted the data collection practices of firms such as Facebook and Google. One of the first things you might notice when using Apple’s iOS 13 is a notification when opening an app such as Facebook asking for Bluetooth permission. Sure, some apps need access to Bluetooth to work properly. Take, for example the Fitbit smartwatch. But others use Bluetooth to stealthily track people’s location using beacons dotted around in cities and shopping areas. The Verge’s Chris Welch wrote a useful article including more detail on...

Apple today released macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update which fixes an issue that may prevent certain Macs from waking from sleep properly. System Requirements: macOS 10.14.6. File Size: 954.8 MB. More info and download link here. For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

If you get an error code that starts with 0x8024, the Windows Update Troubleshooter can help resolve the problem. Make sure you have internet access, then download the Update Troubleshooter version that matches your version of Windows. Download Update Troubleshooter for Windows 10 Download Update Troubleshooter for Windows 7 and Windows 8

Ubisoft has issued a new patch for Assassin's Creed Odyssey on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The 1.0.5 patch weighs in at 0.16 GB on PS4 and 0.1 GB on Xbox One, and focuses on squashing bugs--including fixing one issue that only appeared after a previous patch. According to the patch notes, it improves stability and fixes an issue that would make the game crash to the dashboard after the release of update v1.0.3. That update itself was aimed at quality-of-life improvements and fixing game-breaking bugs. The two updates were only days apart, though, so Ubisoft is seeing to these...