The United Nations is transferring thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies from a US-constructed pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after the temporary port was suspended due to poor weather, an aid official said on Sunday. Workers started on Friday transporting the piled-up aid, mostly food, to warehouses, the World Food Programme (WFP) […]
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Rivers cresting in parts of the metro area, as federal aid is approved for 22 counties
Swollen rivers in St. Paul and the southwest metro area were beginning to crest Saturday and should then start to drop, at least until another round of rain arrives on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. As of Saturday, the Mississippi River at St. Paul had held steady at around 20 feet for almost […]
Need AC or utility cost aid this summer? Community Action Akron Summit may be able to help
Eligible Summit County residents can receive help with paying their utility bill or buying an air conditioner or fan from July 1 to Sept. 30 through Community Action Akron Summit’s Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program (HEAP). The program assists low-income households with members who either are 60 or older or can provide physician documentation […]
UN begins moving tonnes of aid from US-built pier in Gaza
Humanitarian workers have started moving tonnes of aid that had been piled up at a US-built pier off the Gaza coast to warehouses in the besieged territory, the United Nations said. The move is an important step as the US considers whether to resume pier operations after yet another pause due to heavy seas. It […]
Why Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid are closing thousands of drug stores across America
Walgreens said Thursday that it plans to close a “significant” number of its roughly 8,600 stores in the United States. Around 25% of Walgreens’ stores aren’t profitable, and the chain will look to close stores that are right by one another or struggling to hold down theft, CEO Tim Wentworth said in an interview with […]
Local foundation to host clinics to help students apply for federal financial aid
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) clinics to guide high school students with completing the applications will be provided by the Education Equalizer Foundation. The foundation received a $10,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Education Credit Management Corporation’s (ECMC) Student Support Strategy program, officials say. Part of the […]
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This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza has worked — or not
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier has been pulled again from the Gaza shore due to rough seas, and its future role in the distribution of aid to Palestinians is uncertain. Humanitarian aid groups stopped distributing supplies that arrived by sea on June 9 due to security concerns and have not started again. U.S. […]
Future of Gaza aid pier built by US military in doubt
The pier built by the US military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed to protect it from bad weather, and the US is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several US officials said on Friday. While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the […]
Future of Gaza aid pier built by US military in doubt
The pier built by the US military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed to protect it from bad weather, and the US is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several US officials said on Friday. While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the […]
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Exclusive-Senior US Republican demands Biden administration shut Gaza aid pier
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican lawmaker who leads the House Armed Services Committee has written to the Biden administration formally demanding it shut down its aid pier off the coast Gaza, calling the operation ineffective, risky and a waste of money. The offshore floating pier, announced by Biden in March as a […]