First thing out of Jean-Pierre's mouth at today's press conference:
"Today's sentencing is a reminder of what the world already knew. Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney. She never should have had to endure a trial in the first place."
[why should Griner be above the law in Russia? is he/she an intelligence asset?]
Kirby [White House press conference]: We expect that Russian officials are planning to falsify evidence in order to attribute the attack on the Olenivka Prison…try to attribute that attack to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We anticipate Russian officials will try to frame the Ukrainian Armed Forces in anticipation of journalists and potential investigators visiting the site of the attack. We have reason to believe that Russia would go so far as to make it appear that Ukrainian HIMARs rocket systems were to blame…we are starting to see some press reporting to that fact…It's another common play out of the Russian playbook to accuse others of what you did yourself.
[translation: Ukrainian HIMAR systems are to blame; 'press reporting' was planted by rogue intelligence]
Jean-Pierre: This is an urgent matter, monkeypox, for this administration, for [Biden].
>Sterling was both a wanted fugitive and a credentialed congressional staffer with security clearances
How many other 'staffers' have significant criminal records or warrants out for their arrest?
VIDEO [8-04-22]: Senator Hawley Questions FBI Director on Vetting Afghan Refugees
"We know that basic procedures were not followed…the screening process was not followed…potentially hundreds of people connected to terrorism are loose in this country as a result."
[Article Dated 8-3-22; Posted 8-4-22]
"The Port of New York and New Jersey will implement a new quarterly container imbalance fee for ocean carriers to aggressively move to handle record cargo volumes, according to an announcement by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
"The container imbalance fee will be assessed on ocean carriers who do not evacuate empty containers that take up sorely needed space for arriving imports and impede overall port productivity and fluidity. Under this new container management fee, which will be assessed on a quarterly basis, ocean carriers' total outgoing container volume must equal or exceed 110 percent of their incoming container volume during the same period or they will be assessed a fee of $100 per container for failing to hit this benchmark. Incoming and outgoing containers include both loaded and empty containers, excluding rail volume." The container management fee, targeting excess empty containers being stored in the port for long periods, will be effective as of September 1, 2022, the statement added."
https://www.logupdateafrica.com/shipping/nynj-port-to-implement-imbalance-fee-of-100container-1346144