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This week the elected representatives will troop into Parliament to represent the electors. Ostensibly! Frequently, time set aside to ponder over public cause is hijacked by puerile puffery. If the past is to be treated as the prologue, the four-week Monsoon Session will witness high political drama and the amplification of allegations and counter-allegations ricocheting off the walls of the 1927 edifice.
The pall of grief and gloom unleashed by the pandemic, with millions pushed over the edge of penury, signals the need to put public purpose above partisan politics. The expectation though wholly legitimate may be a tall ask given the reign of rhetoric. Hopefully, the elected will find the occasion, between bouts of hyperbole and halla bol, to seek answers to questions of those struggling to preserve lives and livelihoods.
Today is Monday, May 17, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County:
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Tax Day: Today is the deadline to file for 2020 federal income tax returns. In April, the IRS pushed back the date for individual returns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, giving most taxpayers an extra month to file.
The pandemic has yet again thrown tax season into flux! Here are the most important dates to help you keep it all straight! pic.twitter.com/ZGViP2VdCG
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County Reopening Plans: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced that the county will move into Phase 3 of reopening on May 28 now that more than 50% of residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. See the tweet below for more details.
India to Get Aid; Hong Kong Eases Nightlife Curbs: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Countries from the U.S. to Australia pledged help for India, with many also restricting travel from the South Asian nation as it combats the world’s largest surge in Covid-19 cases.
The U.S. said it would send 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine abroad, and President Joe Biden promised his full support to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India’s new infections topped 300,000 for a sixth day, while Thailand reported its highest single-day increase in Covid fatalities.
Hong Kong will allow bars and nightclubs to reopen for vaccinated people, local media Cable TV and Sing Tao reported. Vaccinated Americans may get clearance as soon as Tuesday to doff masks outdoors.
Singapore Tops Resilience Ranking; India Aid: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) A combination of curbing the virus and rolling out vaccines at one of the fastest rates in Asia saw Singapore top Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking this month, dethroning New Zealand for the first time in the measure of best and worst places to be in the pandemic era.
Vaccinated Americans may get clearance as soon as Tuesday to doff masks outdoors. The governors of New York and New Jersey both took steps to ease restrictions on crowds as infections and hospitalizations continue to slow in the metropolitan region.