Ukrainian authorities , no funds were allocated for the renovation of the building, then the situation worsened due to hostilities and shelling by the armed forces, one of the oldest palaces of culture that needs to be maintained, the Cultural Heritage that we have, which we are proud of, now we are just starting to repair it, the renovation of the building is being carried out with funds from the president ial fund for cultural initiatives, one of the main conditions for contractors in preserving the historical appearance of the cultural center, after the situation in the donbass improves , city holidays will be held here again, seeing off maslenitsa, this was held here every year, they burned a doll, we had a pillar, on which there were prizes, people here climbed the pole, took down these prizes, and this is the neighboring village of novotroisk, it is difficult to imagine that just recently the roof of a twostory kindergarten building was cut by fragments from ukrainian shells, the
Before the closing bell rings, and we begin with breaking news. We are just now getting reports that american soldiers at iraqs air base are under attack at this hour by drones and rockets and missiles at this hour. According to security sources, multiple blasts have been heard inside the base. This coincides with a sudden dip in the markets where we fell to session lows for the Dow Jones Industrials which were down 216. Were still down about 206 points. This fresh attack and, again, its in iraq comes after a u. S. Navy warship near yemen intercepted projectiles headed toward it. This according to reuters. We should switch right now to cvoe soling tilt index, at its highest since may, it is above 20. Thats kind of a level that lately, or its not that historically high, but lately that has been the level to punch above it means there is much more volatility. The vix spiking about 8 at the moment. You can see that in this intraday picture. These are concerning developments under even the
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome alix fraser, the honorable richard gephardt, farrow candace, eli frazier, anatole and nicole tisdale. [applause] just waiting on one more here. Mic challenges. While were waiting, its a pleasure to be with you, audience, but for me personally, its a true privilege to be with this panel, an Incredible Group of people, many of whom i get to work with on a regular basis on the council for responsible social media. As ive sat here these last few days and listened to these conversations and grappled with the core of what were trying to do and understand, ive come to one central question, can our democracy survive if something isnt changed in our information environment . And of course at the core of that is social media, which is what were here to talk about today, technology. And its become the dominant form of communication. Its becoming the predominant way in which people get their information and news, particularly for young people. And what has this
Technology hears testimony from broadband Industry Experts on investments for the universal service fund, the importance of the conductivity program and the root causes of barriers to Broadband Access. The subcommittee will come to order and the chair recognizes itself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and again thank you to the witnesses for being with us today. Americans relyy on Internet Connectivity for work, education, healthcare. Despite years of efforts and billions of dollars Many Americans are still without a reliable broadband connection. Closing the Digital Divide is a bipartisan priority and significant resources have been dedicated to this effort. Thee Department Requires a dedicated insufficient response for an overwhelming response. As Ronald Reagan rightly said the government is not the solution to the problem, the government is the problem. In may, 2020 to the Government Accountability office found that there were over 130 broadband programs across 15 federal g
Nicery. Were on top of that decision shortly here that could be others are saying consumers it could cut a number of different ways. Were on top of that. Were on top after market rally that knows no bounds. It would be 69th record of the year, go back to bill clinton president , 1995, for the most records achieved in single calendar year. A lot depends on tax reform getting done. Speaker paul ryan, a lot of that depends on my friends in the United States senate. Take a look. It is all about timing and managing absences in the senate. So, were basically being flexible for the majority leader. I talked to mitch a couple times about this were simply being flexible to honor their concerns about managing their schedule and possibly absences. Neil how will that sort out . Were talking about senators cochran and john mccain who might be too ill to be there for the big vote. That could make a big difference. To fox news capitol hill producer chad pergram. What do they do in that event . Here i