US-Canada border restrictions extended for another 30 days

The U.S.-Canada border restrictions will be extended for another 30 days as both countries continue to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday at a press briefing.

"This is an important decision and one that will keep people on both sides of the border safe," Trudeau said.

The restrictions took effect on March 21, banning any nonessential travel between the two countries. The U.S. has similar restrictions with the southern border, which allow trade to continue but have slowed down passenger traffic in ports of entry that are typically very busy.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/493502-us-canada-border-restrictions-extended-for-another-30-days

Cuomo Hires Firm With Close Ties To CCP To Develop Reopening Plan

Earlier this week, Allahpundit wrote about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s strategy of developing a “Trump-proof” strategy for reopening businesses in his state without letting the President take credit for it or Cuomo taking the blame over a longer shutdown and/or a resurgence of the virus, depending on how it plays out. As part of this strategy, Cuomo has hired the consultant firm McKinsey & Company to help him develop the plan.

While this may not look like an unusual choice at first glance, a deeper look into McKinsey’s history makes them a very problematic option at best. It’s not that they aren’t experienced in such things… they absolutely are, so this sort of work should be right up their alley. But what should be making people suspicious is the firm’s long, very close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Their associations with the Chinese government are lengthy and well documented.

For example, when China launched its One Belt, One Road initiative several years ago (later rebranded as the Belt Road Initiative, or BRI), the New York Times reported that it was McKinsey that was selected to promote their efforts globally. They “sprang into action,” producing numerous reports that were widely cited in Chinese state-owned media, talking up the program in glowing terms.

On their own website, McKinsey brags about the fact that a major portion of their business is in China working for the CCP. Fully 30% of their clients there are state-owned enterprises and other CCP governmental organizations. Another large slice of their business there is done for multinational corporations based in or with strong ties to China.

Their clients in these efforts included IBM and General Motors, both of which became famous for outsourcing jobs and supply chain sources.

McKinsey recently held one of its company retreats in China. And, as reported in the New York Times, the location they chose was only a few miles from one of the larger Uyghur concentration camps.

With all this in mind, do you really believe that McKinsey would develop or even endorse any sort of policy in New York that didn’t paint the CCP in a favorable light?

https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/04/18/cuomo-hires-firm-close-ties-ccp-develop-reopening-plan/

1 DEAD, 1 INJURED IN SMALL PLANE CRASH IN PLACER COUNTY

AUBURN, Calif. (AP) - A pilot was killed and a passenger was injured in a small plane crash in Northern California.

A Placer County Sheriff's official said the single-engine aircraft crashed into a field near Auburn Municipal Airport shortly after taking off Saturday morning just after 11 a.m. and burst into flames.

County firefighters said the pilot died and a passenger suffered minor injuries. NTSB investigators were looking into the cause remotely because they can't travel to the crash site due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/1-dead-1-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-Placer-County-569762161.html

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CALIFORNIA MAYOR TO HAND OVER DUTIES AFTER COMPARING TRUMP VOTERS TO KKK 'OUT OF FRUSTRATION' OVER CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

mayor in California will step down from his role after receiving criticism for comparing President Donald Trump supporters to the Ku Klux Klan and saying the world "would be a better place" if the president was dead.

Dr. Bill Kirby, a physician who serves as the mayor of Auburn, has confirmed he will hand over his duties for the remainder of the year to Councilman Daniel Berlant at the next city council meeting, scheduled for April 27.

Kirby has been criticized after screenshots from his personal Facebook page emerged showing him criticizing Trump's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-auburn-mayor-trump-kkk-california-1497694

REDDING POLICE ARREST MAN RELEASED FROM PRISON FIVE DAYS AGO

REDDING, Calif. - Redding Police Officials say they arrested a man just five days after he had been released from state prison because of coronavirus concerns.

Officials say this occurred on Saturday, April 18 at 2:21 a.m., officers from the Redding Police Department responded to the 800 block of State Street on the report of a white male subject prowling near a residence in the area.

Police say while officers were en route to the call for service, the reporting party informed the Shascom 911 dispatcher that the male subject was trying to get into the residence by repeatedly banging on the front door while aggressively manipulating the locked door handle.

Officers say they arrived on scene and located Anthony Parks, 31, of Shasta Lake City, in front of the residence. Officers immediately observed that Parks displayed the signs and symptoms of being under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant.

An investigation of the incident revealed that Mr. Parks had prowled through several residential yards prior to being contacted by the Redding Police Department. Officers further determined that Mr. Parks was on Post Release Community Supervision for violation of Penal Code 422- Criminal/Terrorist Threats and Penal Code 21310- Possession of Concealed Dirk/Dagger, and his release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) had been expedited as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/Redding-Police-arrest-man-who–569758501.html