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Greg Abbott's escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Republicans say tougher actions along the border are needed in response to record levels of illegal crossings, but sending guard members to the border is not new. DeSantis is one of more than a dozen Republican governors who have sent state National Guard units to the southern border since 2021. Here's what to know about National Guard on the border to date:Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesWHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE TEXAS BORDER? During a rushed deployment of Texas National Guard members at the start of the mission, some also complained of low morale and uneventful patrols.

Persons: Greg Abbott's, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Abbott, Kristi Noem, Brad Little, Joe Biden, Kim Reynolds, Maura Healey, Sean Murphy, Julie Carr Smyth, Gary Robertson, Hannah Fingerhut, Michael Schneider Organizations: —, Texas Gov, National Guard, Florida Gov, U.S, Border Patrol, Texas, Shelby, Texas National Guard, Supreme, WHO, Florida Division, Emergency Management, West Virginia ., West Virginia . South Dakota GOP Gov, Idaho Gov, Lone Star, Iowa Gov, Guard, GUARD, Democratic Gov, Operation Lone Star, Associated Press Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Florida, Eagle, TEXAS, U.S, Mexico, Shelby Park . Texas, Rio, Arkansas , Oklahoma , Nebraska, Virginia, West Virginia, West Virginia . South, Abbott’s, Dakota, In Massachusetts, Oklahoma City, Columbus , Ohio, Raleigh , North Carolina, Des Moines , Iowa, Orlando , Florida

And Rowden penalized prominent Freedom Caucus members by stripping them of their committee chairmanships and prime Capitol parking spots. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesAn outgrowth of the group, the State Freedom Caucus Network, launched in 2021 in Georgia. Like in Missouri, Idaho's top Republican senator removed certain Freedom Caucus members from committee leadership posts last November and denounced their disparaging rhetoric against other senators. For a year now in South Carolina, Freedom Caucus members have been excluded from the House Republican caucus — since they refused to go along with party rules that bar them from campaigning against other Republican members. Meanwhile in Georgia, the Senate Republican caucus booted an outspoken Freedom Caucus member who tried to pressure colleagues into impeaching a Democratic prosecutor for indicting Trump.

Persons: Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, —, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy —, it's, “ We’re, ”, Sen, Bill Eigel, Rowden, indicting Trump, Colton Moore, Moore, Fani Willis, Trump, Andrew Roth, they’re, Roth, Katie Hobbs, Adam Morgan, ” Morgan, Micah Caskey, Caskey, ” Caskey, James Pollard, Pollard Organizations: JEFFERSON CITY, Pro, Washington , D.C, Caucus, Republican, U.S, U.S . House, State Freedom Caucus Network, Freedom Caucus, National Guard, GOP, Democratic, The, State Freedom Caucus, Democratic Arizona Gov, Department of Health Services, Republicans, South Carolina Freedom Caucus, Republican governor’s, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Mo, Washington ,, U.S, Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Mexico, South Carolina, The Georgia, Fulton County, Wyoming, Montana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Illinois, South Dakota, Republican governor’s State, Columbia , South Carolina

(AP) — Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the state was hit by below-freezing temperatures, and the outage has forced them to line up for bottled water, fill up jugs or take showers at a truck brought in by the state. The town faced a similar crisis last summer, when the same part of the city was without water in June. The outages are affecting one of two water systems for Helena-West Helena, which was two separate cities until 2006. Each day, distribution sites for the water have seen a steady line of people filling up on water to use for their homes. He said citizens in general have been understanding of the emergency water distribution process.

Persons: ”, John Edwards, ” Russell Hall, ” Mack Williams, “ You’ve, ” Gerald Jennings, “ I’ve, “, ” Laprece, Pipes, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sanders, ” Hall, Edwards, “ We've, ___ DeMillo, Rebecca Reynolds Organizations: HELENA, WEST HELENA, — Residents, Emergency Management, National Guard, ”, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Associated Press Locations: Arkansas, Helena, West Helena, Memphis , Tennessee, Mississippi, Phillips, Tennessee, Mason, Kentucky, Virginia, Little, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ Tesla launched its own car insurance. These drivers say it's a lemon.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

Tesla Insurance, launched in 2019 by the electric-car company, has promised policyholders “vastly better” service than rivals, as Tesla chief Elon Musk put it in April 2022. “What do they have, three people answering phone calls?”Complaints about Tesla Insurance are drawing scrutiny from state regulators and the plaintiffs’ bar. And there’s no way to know exactly how many have been made against Tesla Insurance and how its record compares with competitors’. That fall, Tesla launched InsureMyTesla, a new insurance offering for U.S. Tesla owners, in partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Lester F. Aponte, a Los Angeles attorney who signed up for Tesla Insurance in August, described a maddening ordeal to obtain proof of insurance.

Persons: Mark Bova, lurched, “ I’m, ” Bova, policyholders “, Elon Musk, Musk, Bova, he’s, Tesla, ”, Musk’s, Virginia –, Phil Fioresi, Tesla’s adjusters, adjusters, ” Zachary Kirkhorn, ” Kirkhorn, Teslas, InsureMyTesla, it’s, It’s, Chanda Santiago, ” Santiago, Lester F, Aponte, haven't, Understaffed, “, —, Policyholders, Jonathan Garcia, Garcia, adjuster, Scott Sawyer, Sawyer, Lauren Lee Sawyer, ” Sawyer, –, Steve Stecklow, Koh Gui Qing, Norihiko, Mike Scarcella, John Emerson, Brian Thevenot Organizations: Green, U.S . Army Special Forces, Tesla Insurance, Tesla, Reuters, Bureau, Twitter, U.S, SpaceX, Ohio Department of Insurance, California Department of Insurance, Data, AAA, The Auto Club Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co, Liberty Mutual, Markel, National Insurance Company, State National, State, Facebook, Better, policyholders, Better Business Bureau Locations: Maryland, That’s, California , Utah , Illinois, Virginia, South San Francisco , California, California, Draper , Utah, Texas, policyholders, InsureMyTesla, U.S, Illinois, Colorado, Ohio, Florida , Georgia, Washington, Santiago, Los Angeles, Draper, North Carolina, Riverside , California

☆ $1 Million Homes in Delaware, Idaho and North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

| $995,000An 1824 Federal townhouse with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.1-acre lotThis brick rowhouse is near the waterfront, with views of the Delaware River from the deck and backyard. Nearby Delaware Street is lined with stores and restaurants, including an ice cream shop and a tavern in a circa 1724 building. The University of Delaware is about half an hour away, in Newark. To the left is a formal living room with a fireplace that has a King of Prussia marble mantel. Through a wide doorway is a dining room with another fireplace, a brass chandelier and windows with painted wood shutters.

Persons: Bull Hill, King Organizations: First, Historical, New, Battery, University of Delaware Locations: Del, Delaware, Bull, Wilmington, Newark, Philadelphia, Prussia

CNN —Residents in the Southwest are bracing for heavy rains and potentially catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Hilary is expected to pummel the region as a rare tropical storm beginning Sunday and lasting into next week. Its core is expected to pass close to the peninsula Saturday night and then weaken into a tropical storm as it crosses into the US and Southern California. The threat has triggered California’s first ever tropical storm warning extending from the state’s southern border to just north of Los Angeles. “Preparations for the impacts of flooding from rainfall should be completed as soon as possible, as heavy rain will increase ahead of the center on Saturday,” the hurricane center said. Medano Beach in Mexico's Cabo San Lucas as Hurricane Hilary nears the coast on August 18, 2023.

Persons: Hilary, –, Joe Lombardo, Joe Biden, Alfredo Estrella, Gavin Newsom’s, Robert Luna, Todd Gloria Organizations: CNN, Residents, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Nevada Gov, National Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Weather, Center, California National Guard personnel, Electricity, Southern California Edison, County Sheriff’s Department, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Major League Soccer, LA Galaxy Locations: Mexico’s Baja California, Southern California, Los Angeles, California , Nevada, Arizona, Nevada, California, Mexico's Cabo San Lucas, AFP, San Diego, Los Angeles County

☆ Chile battles deadliest wildfires on record as heatwave grips
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Fabian Cambero | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Trees can be seen after a wildfire burned areas in Santa Juana, near Concepcion, Chile, February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Juan GonzalezSANTIAGO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Chilean firefighters were battling to hold back forest fires on Monday as authorities said hot and dry weather would continue this week, potentially exacerbating what are already the deadliest blazes in the country's recent history. The state National Forestry Corporation reported that as of Monday morning there were 275 active fires, of which 69 were currently in combat. The heat wave and strong winds have caused a rapid spread of the flames during the Southern Hemisphere summer season. Reuters GraphicsReporting by Fabian Andres Cambero; Editing by Caitlin WebberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ukrainian troops are calling the US military in the middle of shootouts with Russia for help fixing their artillery
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US military is leading a team that is helping to repair Ukraine's military hardware over the phone. Ukrainian troops, meanwhile, are pushing artillery systems to the limits to keep Russia at bay. According to the report, Ukrainian troops have been firing their heavy artillery pieces past when they would typically be due for a repair, and at unprecedented rates to keep Russian forces at bay. Because of this, the support team is learning the limits of these systems and where they might have a breaking point. In finally securing the Western-made tanks, which were much-sought-after by Ukraine, the country has now set its ambitions on acquiring fighter jets.

"We're recovering from the worst storm I've ever seen, certainly in terms of death from mother nature's wrath," he said. Progress was slow due to the sheer volume and depth of the snow, which Poloncarz said "is not plowable." [1/7] A "let’s go Buffalo" sign is seen behind an abandoned car on the road following a winter storm in Buffalo, New York, U.S., December 27, 2022. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called it an "epic, once-in-a-lifetime" weather disaster, the worst blizzard to hit the Buffalo area in 45 years. Buffalo residents with plows attached to their Jeeps and pickup trucks helped clear side streets.

[1/5] An aerial view of buildings during a blizzard in Buffalo, New York, U.S. December 26, 2022, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. "It's still snowing" in Western New York, said NWS meteorologist Bob Oravec, predicting two more inches. "This is probably the last of the snow," added Oravec, who is with the NWS Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Buffalo, New York state's second largest city, was ground zero for the blizzard that took shape on Friday. Poloncarz, speaking at a press briefing Tuesday, urged residents to stay home and the curious to stay away.

☆ Dionis Cenușa: Neîncrederea dintre UE și Rusia reiese din transparența comunicării privind vaccinul
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +3 min

Dionis Cenușa: Neîncrederea dintre UE și Rusia reiese din transparența comunicării privind vaccinulDionis Cenușa: Neîncrederea dintre UE și Rusia reiese din transparența comunicării privind vaccinulNeîncrederea care există între UE și Rusia reiese din problemele privind transparența procesului de comunicare pe seama vaccinului. Potrivit lui, din motivul neîncrederii față de vaccinul rusesc, acum agenția specializată a UE este în proces de verificare a eficacității acestui ser. Există și o intoleranță masivă a oficialilor europeni față de informația din partea oficialilor ruși care discreditează vaccinurile folosite de UE, inclusiv AstraZeneca. Chiar dacă UE este transparentă privind calitatea și efectele adverse ale vaccinului, presa pro-Kremlin le interpretează într-un mod neconstructiv, favorizând vaccinul rusesc, consideră expertul. Pe lângă aspectele de producție și originea vaccinului, contează și relația dintre țara producător, în acest caz Federația Rusă și ecosistemul politic din țara care poate beneficia de vaccinul rusesc”, a spus expertul.

Persons: Dionis, Liebig, Igor Dodon Organizations: Universitatea Justus, Kremlin, UE, Federația Locations: UE, Rusia, Giessen, Germania, Moldovei, Bruxelles, Kremlin, Federația Rusă, Armenia, Armeniei, Rusiei, Moldova, Chișinău

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