White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass restored and North California wildfire evacuees desperately seek refugee.
Bloomberg donates $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins University
The former mayor of New York City and billionaire businessman Michael R. Bloomberg is donating $1.8 to his alma mater Johns Hopkins University to support create a fund for low- and middle-income students, reported The New York Times.
Bloomberg’s charitable organisation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, made the announcement.
The fund would be dedicated to financial aid and recruitment, and would be enough, the report quoted an university official as saying.
“America is at its best when we reward people based on the quality of their work, not the size of their pocketbook,” Bloomberg wrote in an opinion essay published online in The New York Times Sunday.
“Denying students entry to a college based on their ability to pay undermines equal opportunity,” the essay added.
Bloomberg’s gesture comes at a time when he is planning to run for president in 2020. Kevin Sheekey, a top adviser of Bloomberg, however, denied that the gesture was part of any strategy.
Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for government business
US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides and Cabinet officials using a personal account, according to people familiar with a White House examination of her correspondence, reported The Washington Post.
Many of Trump’s emails were in violation of federal records rules, said the report.
The investigation revealed that throughout 2017, she often discussed official White House business using a private email account with a domain that she shares with her husband, Jared Kushner.
According to CNN’s report, Austin Evers, the executive director of American Oversight, said, “The president’s family is not above the law, and there are serious questions that Congress should immediately investigate. Did Ivanka Trump turn over all of her emails for preservation as required by law? Was she sending classified information over a private system?
The issue is an echo of the one former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who used a private email server instead of a government email account during her time in office, faced. As part of his presidential campaign in 2016, Donald Trump had attacked Clinton for using private email.
White House restores Jim Acosta’s press pass
The White House announced Monday that CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass has been restored, reported CNN.
In response, CNN said in a court filing that it has dropped the ongoing litigation over Acosta’s access to the White House.
In a statement, the media giant said, “Today the White House fully restored Jim Acosta’s press pass. As a result, our lawsuit is no longer necessary. We look forward to continuing to cover the White House.”
The White House had suspended Acosta’s press pass after he had a contentious exchange with President Donald Trump at a press conference.
North California wildfire evacuees face worsening health conditions
After the deadly wildfire camp in North California, the evacuees are desperately seeking refuge, reported The Washington Post.
Over 10 days after the accident, the temporary accommodations are being overwhelmed by overcrowding and disease. People living in tents face the threat of floods too.
As health conditions in makeshift shelters are worsening, outbreak of vomiting and diarrhea has carried on for days.
“On average, about one a day goes to the hospital,” said Bob Christensen, a evacuee.
More than 120 people have been hospitalised with stomach ailments showing the symptoms of norovirus, a highly contagious infection.
Church and superstore parking lots have become tent cities, with portable toilets and hand-washing stations as four out of the six emergency evacuation shelters are full.