The effort could apply to institutions such as long-term care facilities, cruise ships and universities, potentially affecting millions of Americans, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Experts agree on one thing: There is no such thing as zero risk. There are only degrees of risk, no matter your vaccination status.
As administrator of USAID, Power holds the biggest American lever of influence over Addis Ababa: more than $1 billion in annual aid. Her one-day trip to Ethiopia on Wednesday was a test of whether she can restore faith in America’s role in preventing mass atrocities.
The new push pits Apple against civil liberties activists and appears to contradict some of the company’s own long-held assertions about privacy and interactions with law enforcement.
Members of the military gather during a ceremony for recruits in Addis Ababa on July 27. Ethiopian troops and their allies have been accused of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing and of driving parts of Tigray into famine. (Amanuel Sileshi/AFP/Getty Images)
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The fire tore through Greenville, a town with a population of less than 1,000. The community, which dates back to California’s Gold Rush era, was ordered to evacuate earlier in the week as firefighters tried to protect buildings.
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