like new york. cnn s paolo sandoval reports. reporter: this weekend the state of newark health department issuing a temporary order putting a stop to all unessential elective procedures. the goal here according to health officials to help alleviate what they re describing as limited bed capacity amid this ongoing omicron surge throughout the country here as new york just the latest to in a race to try to help their health care facilities with staff and supply shortages including at the university of kansas health care system where the chief medical officer told cnn over the weekend they are nearing a breaking point. go from normal operations to c contingency. and it means i have to put patients in unusual situations, i have to cancel surgeries. at some point you say we re too
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WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following six individuals to serve in key roles:
Lisa Carty, Nominee for Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador and Alternate Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
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Newark officials reach settlement over lead contamination in drinking water
Newark is replacing all lead service lines free of charge to its residents, a process already begun that s nearing completion.
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The city of Newark and state officials have settled their lawsuit after the drinking water in the city was contaminated with high levels of lead in its pipes.
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Newark Education Workers’ Caucus sued the city and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 2018, alleging that the state violated federal Safe Drinking Water Act regulations.
An August 2019 press conference at the Newark Health Department shows Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaking about Newark’s ongoing water crisis. At left is Kareem Addem, acting director of Water and Sewer Utilities in Newark, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. (Photo by Rick Loomis/Getty Images)