At booktv. Org or consult your program guide. Now its a look at new york city neighborhoods during the coronavirus pandemic with author bill hayes. Welcome to powerhouse arenas virtual event. My names chris, im the events coordinate ifer, and were happy to be hosting the launch for how we live now with bill hayes. You can buy the book at powerhouse bookstores. Com. The link is in the event page, and it is also posted in the chat. Well send out bookplates is that true . Yep, signed bookplates, and if you have any questions, you can use the q a function at the bottom of your screen, and bill will take your questions at the end of the event. Leapt let me introduce roz chast. She has published more than 1,000 cartoons. She wrote and illustrated the number one bestseller, can we talk about something more pleasant, a National Book critics sir cull award and circle. What i ate from az. Bill hayes is the hour of insomniac city among other books, and a forthcoming history of exercise, sweat, to
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Expect dont trump said hes going to push ahead with the nomination hes already unveiled a list of people he would like to see on the Supreme Court if he was given a 2nd term well pick one of those names and put it into the mix Mitch Mcconnell who is the leader of the Senate Republicans he said he will take that nomination and he will put it to a vote as quickly as he possibly can and thats interesting because 4 years ago when Antonin Scalia a conservative justice died Mitch Mcconnell said that he wouldnt put forward anyone for a vote during an election year. More than 600000 people have now been affected by flooding in sudan at least 100 people have been killed while the river nile not expected to return to normal levels for days there are warnings that fresh rain on Higher Ground could cause more flash flooding downstream International Agencies are increasing their support to fight any outbreaks of disease chemicals have been sprayed to fight malaria with many people also now risk of
Gives us a new and powerful tool to enforce the u. N. Arms embargo and hold those who seek to evade u. N. Sanctions accountable today i will take the 1st action under this new executive order by sanctioning the already ministry of defense and Armed Forces Logistics and irans Defense Industries organization and its director around the same time the u. N. Secretary general was delivering a message of unity as the world body mounted 75th anniversary the General Assembly is happening mostly via video link due to the pandemic. The u. N. Secretary general antonio terrace was one of the few to address it from inside the uns new york headquarters he urged countries to support the uns work. The u. K. s coronavirus alert levels been increased from 3 to 4 in strands mission is high or rising exponentially the governments scientific advisor says there could be 50000 new cases a day by mid october if no further action is taken in europe governments are trying to get a handle on a spike in the numbe
A rate that is even exceeding what many countries saw earlier in the summer in june and july so its difficult to say that this is a 2nd wave many countries are still in what looks like the 1st wave other the pandemic is global the drivers of new cases in different communities may be very different and reflect the nature of the communities and the kind of meeting and mingling of people that is happening in those communities in many places after some are locked out measures in which people. Restricted their travel restricted interacting with others socially blocked on measures were able to slow the spread of the virus and dramatically in some cases slow the speed at which new cases appeared but as communities began to slow those rates and lift the measures and become more conducive in terms of being able to get out of the house being able to dine at restaurants being able to mix socially as well as going back to work and back to school were seeing people mix and in new ways now were seei