Seasoned U S diplomat needed as China envoy
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March 2, 2021 at 10:59 am
Then Washington Governor Gary Locke inspects a severe crack in Deschutes Parkway in Olympia after the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually quake in 2001. Worse damage is likely the next time the Cascadia fault ruptures off the Pacific coast. (AP archive photo by Lauren McFalls)
Last week, Washington Emergency Management posted a warning to Twitter, saying that “there is an 84% chance we will have a Nisqually-style 6.8 earthquake hit Western Washington, like what happened 20 years ago this month.”
After a flood of concerned replies where many interpreted that to mean there’s a frighteningly significant likelihood that a large quake is highly probable any day now, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network seismologist Bill Steele spoke to MyNorthwest to put minds at ease, and provide some added context behind that statistic.
Neera Tanden: Biden May Have To Pick Another OMB Head As More Senators Vow To Oppose Confirmation
KEY POINTS
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has voiced his opposition
White House continues to back Tanden, but maybe already looking for backup
Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is unlikely to get confirmed after three key Republican Senators said they would oppose her. If the nomination fails, she would be the first Biden cabinet pick to get rejected.
Tanden s stinging tweets against Republicans have come back to haunt her with GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Mitt Romney (Utah) and Rob Portman (Ohio) promising to vote against her nomination, reported The Hill. Sen. Pat Toomey, R -Pa., will also oppose the nomination.