westernjournal--2020-05-02--New Mexico Governor Closes All Roads to City of 22,000, Forces Strict Lockdown

Invoking the state ’ s Riot Control Act on Friday , New Mexico Gov .
Michelle Lujan Grisham essentially locked down the city of Gallup .
All roads into Gallup were closed at 12 p.m. on Friday “ to mitigate the uninhibited spread of COVID-19 in that city.
” “ Vehicles may only have a maximum of two individuals .
Residents of the city should remain at home except for emergency outings and those essential for health , safety and welfare , ” a media release from the Democratic governor ’ s office read .
The city of 22,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has been hit hard by the coronavirus , CBS News reported .
As of Saturday morning , 1,064 of the 3,513 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico were in McKinley County , where Gallup is located , according to the data from Johns Hopkins .
TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID “ The virus is running amok there .
It must be stopped , and stricter measures are necessary , ” Lujan Grisham said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our state , with a virus this dangerous and this contagious , is a problem for our entire state.
” The Riot Control Act gives the governor the authority to prohibit people from being out on public streets and can limit the use of certain streets and highways , according to the media release .
“ I recognize this request is unusual and constitutes a drastic measure , and the emergency powers set out under the Riot Control Act should be invoked sparingly , ” Gallup Mayor Louis Bonaguidi said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city of Gallup is a crisis of the highest order .
Immediate action is necessary.
” The emergency order was put in place in response to near-identical letters from outgoing Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney and Bonaguidi , his successor .
“ The virus has caused many deaths , stretched medical facilities and resources to their capacity , and adversely impacted the welfare of the City of Gallup , ” McKinney wrote on Thursday , hours before his term officially ended .
“ Our community is unable to adequately address the outbreak without the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing , public gatherings , sales of good , and the use of public streets.
” The order in Gallup will expire at 12 p.m. on Monday , May 4 .
The governor has also acted to extend the state ’ s emergency public health order through May 15 .
Elsewhere in the state , Grants Mayor Martin Hicks and a group of supporters rallied on Monday to encourage business owners to defy the governor ’ s lockdown order .
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Invoking the state’s Riot Control Act on Friday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham essentially locked down the city of Gallup.
All roads into Gallup were closed at 12 p.m. on Friday “to mitigate the uninhibited spread of COVID-19 in that city.”
“Vehicles may only have a maximum of two individuals. Residents of the city should remain at home except for emergency outings and those essential for health, safety and welfare,” a media release from the Democratic governor’s office read.
The city of 22,000 people, located 100 miles west of Albuquerque, has been hit hard by the coronavirus, CBS News reported.
As of Saturday morning, 1,064 of the 3,513 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico were in McKinley County, where Gallup is located, according to the data from Johns Hopkins.
“The virus is running amok there. It must be stopped, and stricter measures are necessary,” Lujan Grisham said.
“A problem in one part of our state, with a virus this dangerous and this contagious, is a problem for our entire state.”
The Riot Control Act gives the governor the authority to prohibit people from being out on public streets and can limit the use of certain streets and highways, according to the media release.
“I recognize this request is unusual and constitutes a drastic measure, and the emergency powers set out under the Riot Control Act should be invoked sparingly,” Gallup Mayor Louis Bonaguidi said.
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“However, the COVID-19 outbreak in the city of Gallup is a crisis of the highest order. Immediate action is necessary.”
The emergency order was put in place in response to near-identical letters from outgoing Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney and Bonaguidi, his successor.
“The virus has caused many deaths, stretched medical facilities and resources to their capacity, and adversely impacted the welfare of the City of Gallup,” McKinney wrote on Thursday, hours before his term officially ended.
“Our community is unable to adequately address the outbreak without the imposition of certain restrictions necessary to regulate social distancing, public gatherings, sales of good, and the use of public streets.”
The order in Gallup will expire at 12 p.m. on Monday, May 4.
The governor has also acted to extend the state’s emergency public health order through May 15.
Elsewhere in the state, Grants Mayor Martin Hicks and a group of supporters rallied on Monday to encourage business owners to defy the governor’s lockdown order.
“The governor is killing the state over a little bug,” he said, according to CBS News.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Pentagon Formally Releases Navy UFO Videos

Three videos that have tantalized those who study unidentified flying objects were officially released by the Navy this week .
One video dates from 2004 , and the others from 2015 .
The 2004 video has been circulating since 2007 ; the others drew attention in 2017 .
The Pentagon announced the release of the videos in a Monday news release on the Defense Department ’ s website .
“ The Department of Defense has authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos , one taken in November 2004 and the other two in January 2015 , which have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ releases in 2007 and 2017 , ” the news release said .
Sue Gough , a Defense Department spokeswoman , said the Pentagon decided there was no harm in officially releasing them .
TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID “ After a thorough review , the department has determined that the authorized release of these unclassified videos does not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems , and does not impinge on any subsequent investigations of military air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Gough said in a statement to CBS News .
Gough said the videos were released to prove they were authentic .
“ DOD is releasing the videos in order to clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that has been circulating was real , or whether or not there is more to the videos , ” Gough said .
“ The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized as ‘ unidentified . '
” In September , Joseph Gradisher , a spokesman for the Deputy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , spoke to the site The Black Vault about the videos .
“ The Navy designates the objects contained in these videos as unidentified aerial phenomena , ” he said .
When asked for clarification about the label , he replied , “ The ‘ Unidentified Aerial Phenomena ’ terminology is used because it provides the basic descriptor for the sightings/observations of unauthorized/unidentified aircraft/objects that have been observed entering/operating in the airspace of various military-controlled training ranges.
” The videos , known as “ FLIR1 , ” “ Gimbal ” and “ GoFast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 and March 2018 by The New York Times and To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science , a company that former Blink-182 musician Tom DeLonge co-founded .
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday the release is a first step to telling the public what he thinks is the truth about UFOs .
RELATED : Trump Announces Air Force and Navy Flyovers of Major Cities To Honor Health Care Workers In a 2017 article , The New York Times reported the recollections of Navy Commander David Fravor , who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UFO from the 2004 video .
Fravor recalled spotting an oval object 50 feet above the Pacific Ocean that was 40 feet long .
After initially circling to get a closer look at the object , only to have it rise as if to meet the F-18 , Fravor went directly for the object , which then flew away .
“ It accelerated like nothing I ’ ve ever seen , ” he said , adding that he was “ pretty weirded out.
” The jet Fravor was flying and another were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 miles away , known as a “ cap point.
” Fravor recalled being told from a radar operator on the USS Princeton , “ Sir , you won ’ t believe it … but that thing is at your cap point.
” “ We were at least 40 miles away , and in less than a minute this thing was already at our cap point , ” Fravor said , adding that the object was gone when the F-18s arrived .
“ I have no idea what I saw , ” Fravor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wings or rotors and outran our F-18s.
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Three videos that have tantalized those who study unidentified flying objects were officially released by the Navy this week.
One video dates from 2004, and the others from 2015. The 2004 video has been circulating since 2007; the others drew attention in 2017.
The Pentagon announced the release of the videos in a Monday news release on the Defense Department’s website.
“The Department of Defense has authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos, one taken in November 2004 and the other two in January 2015, which have been circulating in the public domain after unauthorized releases in 2007 and 2017,” the news release said.
Sue Gough, a Defense Department spokeswoman, said the Pentagon decided there was no harm in officially releasing them.
“After a thorough review, the department has determined that the authorized release of these unclassified videos does not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems, and does not impinge on any subsequent investigations of military air space incursions by unidentified aerial phenomena,” Gough said in a statement to CBS News.
Gough said the videos were released to prove they were authentic.
“DOD is releasing the videos in order to clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that has been circulating was real, or whether or not there is more to the videos,” Gough said. “The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized as ‘unidentified.'”
In September, Joseph Gradisher, a spokesman for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, spoke to the site The Black Vault about the videos.
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“The Navy designates the objects contained in these videos as unidentified aerial phenomena,” he said.
When asked for clarification about the label, he replied, “The ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ terminology is used because it provides the basic descriptor for the sightings/observations of unauthorized/unidentified aircraft/objects that have been observed entering/operating in the airspace of various military-controlled training ranges.”
The videos, known as “FLIR1,” “Gimbal” and “GoFast,” were made public between December 2017 and March 2018 by The New York Times and To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, a company that former Blink-182 musician Tom DeLonge co-founded.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday the release is a first step to telling the public what he thinks is the truth about UFOs.
I’m glad the Pentagon is finally releasing this footage, but it only scratches the surface of research and materials available. The U.S. needs to take a serious, scientific look at this and any potential national security implications. The American people deserve to be informed. https://t.co/1XNduvmP0u — Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) April 27, 2020
In a 2017 article, The New York Times reported the recollections of Navy Commander David Fravor, who was piloting one of the F-18s that encountered the UFO from the 2004 video.
Fravor recalled spotting an oval object 50 feet above the Pacific Ocean that was 40 feet long.
After initially circling to get a closer look at the object, only to have it rise as if to meet the F-18, Fravor went directly for the object, which then flew away.
“It accelerated like nothing I’ve ever seen,” he said, adding that he was “pretty weirded out.”
The jet Fravor was flying and another were then directed to meet at a point 60 miles away, known as a “cap point.”
Fravor recalled being told from a radar operator on the USS Princeton, “Sir, you won’t believe it … but that thing is at your cap point.”
“We were at least 40 miles away, and in less than a minute this thing was already at our cap point,” Fravor said, adding that the object was gone when the F-18s arrived.
“I have no idea what I saw,” Fravor said. “It had no plumes, wings or rotors and outran our F-18s.”
Luis Elizondo, who formerly ran a classified Pentagon program that studied alleged UFO sightings, has said “there is very compelling evidence that we may not be alone.” These aircraft — we’ll call them aircraft — are displaying characteristics that are not currently within the US inventory nor in any foreign inventory that we are aware of,” Elizondo told CNN in 2017.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Video Captures Moment Gray Seal Finally Released Back to Wild

Back in February , a seal was found near the Assateague State Park in Maryland .
He was underweight , dehydrated , wounded and fighting infection .
The National Aquarium in Baltimore rescued the poor creature , dubbed him “ Huckleberry Finn , ” and got to work helping him get better and stronger .
On Wednesday , he was finally healthy enough to go back into the wild , and was released in the same area he was picked up .
The aquarium shared photos of his release , which was a quiet affair , but has now been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID A video has also made the rounds , and it shows Huck slowly venturing out of his cage before crawling across the sand and plunging into the waves , his return a testament to the hard work put in by the rescue center staff .
“ Yesterday , a small group from our Animal Rescue team traveled to Assateague State Park to release our grey seal patient , Huckleberry Finn !
” they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who came to us for rehabilitation in late February , was treated for extreme dehydration and malnourishment .
He ’ s now back at home in the ocean 30 pounds heavier and a stronger swimmer than before !
” “ Our remaining grey seal Pippi Longstocking continues to receive care at our Animal Care and Rescue Center .
Stay tuned for an update on her soon !
” According to The Dispatch , each year the aquarium selects a theme to use to name all their rehabbed critters .
This year , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book characters , ” so they ’ ve had Amelia Bedelia , Huck Finn and Pippi Longstocking .
Amelia Bedelia was released in March , and Pippi Longstocking is staying at the aquarium a bit longer until she ’ s ready to make it on her own .
“ While the staff will miss watching Huck and fellow rescued seal Pippi interact like siblings , they know he is ready to return to his natural habitat and that his feisty personality will serve him well , ” the aquarium said , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baltimore National Aquarium also mentioned it is happy to accept donations to help fund rehab efforts .
“ For those who would like to support our work during closure , including caring for animal rescue patients like Huck , please visit aqua.org/donate !
” the post said .
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Back in February, a seal was found near the Assateague State Park in Maryland. He was underweight, dehydrated, wounded and fighting infection.
The National Aquarium in Baltimore rescued the poor creature, dubbed him “Huckleberry Finn,” and got to work helping him get better and stronger.
On Wednesday, he was finally healthy enough to go back into the wild, and was released in the same area he was picked up.
The aquarium shared photos of his release, which was a quiet affair, but has now been seen by many people.
A video has also made the rounds, and it shows Huck slowly venturing out of his cage before crawling across the sand and plunging into the waves, his return a testament to the hard work put in by the rescue center staff.
“Yesterday, a small group from our Animal Rescue team traveled to Assateague State Park to release our grey seal patient, Huckleberry Finn!” they shared on Thursday.
“Huck, who came to us for rehabilitation in late February, was treated for extreme dehydration and malnourishment. He’s now back at home in the ocean 30 pounds heavier and a stronger swimmer than before!”
“Our remaining grey seal Pippi Longstocking continues to receive care at our Animal Care and Rescue Center. Stay tuned for an update on her soon!”
According to The Dispatch, each year the aquarium selects a theme to use to name all their rehabbed critters. This year, the theme was “beloved children’s book characters,” so they’ve had Amelia Bedelia, Huck Finn and Pippi Longstocking.
Amelia Bedelia was released in March, and Pippi Longstocking is staying at the aquarium a bit longer until she’s ready to make it on her own.
“While the staff will miss watching Huck and fellow rescued seal Pippi interact like siblings, they know he is ready to return to his natural habitat and that his feisty personality will serve him well,” the aquarium said, according to WJZ.
On its post, the Baltimore National Aquarium also mentioned it is happy to accept donations to help fund rehab efforts.
“For those who would like to support our work during closure, including caring for animal rescue patients like Huck, please visit aqua.org/donate!” the post said.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Oregon Man Visits 11 Wendy’s Locations Twice Each To Make Most of Free Chicken Nugget Day

After hearing Wendy ’ s was planning on giving away free chicken nuggets , one Oregon man decided to take advantage of the deal .
Wendy ’ s announced on April 21 that all of its locations across the country would be giving out free four-piece chicken nuggets on Friday , April 24 , with no strings attached , WCYB-TV reported .
A Portland , Oregon , area man , who goes by the name “ Skweezy Jibbs ” decided to take full advantage of the free food and went to 11 Wendy ’ s restaurants in the Portland and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each location twice .
“ Basically I ran out of stimulus money like two days after I got it ’ cause I had to pay rent and I had to pay for bills .
And so at that point , I realized , how am I going to pay for food ?
” Skweezy said in an interview with local radio hosts Dirt & Sprague .
So when he read the article about Wendy ’ s giving away free food , he started thinking about how he could get as many nuggets as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID His friend pointed out that there would probably be a limit on how many free chicken nuggets he could get at a single location , so Skweezy decided to go to multiple locations .
WARNING : The following audio contains language that some viewers will find offensive .
He also said he was concerned about getting the coronavirus , so his friend lent him a frying pan as a “ nugget transport system.
” He shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it took him five hours and that he now has enough chicken nuggets to eat free for a week .
However , he admitted that he ended up eating all of the chicken nuggets in one day .
Wendy ’ s responded that the effort was “ just straight up impressive.
” RELATED : Two More Rural California Counties Set To Join Defiance of Newsom Order Along with the free chicken nuggets , the Oregon man also received more than 40 sauces .
“ I ’ ve got barbecue , buttermilk ranch , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I got the S ’ Awesome sauce , I got it all , homey , ” he said .
Critics have pointed out that Skweezy most likely spent more money on gas than he saved in free food .
“ The tank was already full !
” Skweezy said .
Skweezy has apparently been participating in fast-food hacks for a while .
“ If you go to McDonald ’ s and you bring your own cone , you get 20 cents off of ice cream , ” he said .
He also says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to McGriddles separately and put it together on your own .
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After hearing Wendy’s was planning on giving away free chicken nuggets, one Oregon man decided to take advantage of the deal.
Wendy’s announced on April 21 that all of its locations across the country would be giving out free four-piece chicken nuggets on Friday, April 24, with no strings attached, WCYB-TV reported.
A Portland, Oregon, area man, who goes by the name “Skweezy Jibbs” decided to take full advantage of the free food and went to 11 Wendy’s restaurants in the Portland and Vancouver, Washington, area, hitting each location twice.
“Basically I ran out of stimulus money like two days after I got it ’cause I had to pay rent and I had to pay for bills. And so at that point, I realized, how am I going to pay for food?” Skweezy said in an interview with local radio hosts Dirt & Sprague.
So when he read the article about Wendy’s giving away free food, he started thinking about how he could get as many nuggets as possible.
His friend pointed out that there would probably be a limit on how many free chicken nuggets he could get at a single location, so Skweezy decided to go to multiple locations.
WARNING: The following audio contains language that some viewers will find offensive.
He also said he was concerned about getting the coronavirus, so his friend lent him a frying pan as a “nugget transport system.”
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He shared his route on Twitter, saying that it took him five hours and that he now has enough chicken nuggets to eat free for a week.
However, he admitted that he ended up eating all of the chicken nuggets in one day.
Wendy’s responded that the effort was “just straight up impressive.”
That’s just straight up impressive ngl — Wendy’s (@Wendys) April 24, 2020
Along with the free chicken nuggets, the Oregon man also received more than 40 sauces.
“I’ve got barbecue, buttermilk ranch, sweet and sour, honey mustard, I got the S’Awesome sauce, I got it all, homey,” he said.
Critics have pointed out that Skweezy most likely spent more money on gas than he saved in free food.
“The tank was already full!” Skweezy said.
Skweezy has apparently been participating in fast-food hacks for a while.
“If you go to McDonald’s and you bring your own cone, you get 20 cents off of ice cream,” he said.
He also says it is cheaper to buy the ingredients to McGriddles separately and put it together on your own.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--When Postal Worker Retires After 38 Years, Neighborhood Comes Together for Heartwarming Sendoff

It ’ s always nice to have your work and years of service recognized by the people you serve .
There are plenty of retirement parties thrown by close friends and family , but it ’ s rare that an entire community gets together to celebrate .
But residents of Tempe , Arizona , decided to recognize a man who stayed at the same job for nearly four decades , thanking him for his 38 years of service with an all-out neighborhood event .
John Vandello started working for the U.S .
Postal Office as soon as he graduated from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ true for many , the warm Arizona winters eventually compelled Vandello to move , and he continued to work as a mailman in the desert .
He ’ s clearly made an impact during his years there , which is rare in a time when so many communities are not as open or aware of their neighbors as they used to be .
TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID When the news got out that Vandello was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him an extra-special sendoff .
Neighbors — at least 100 of them — on Vandello ’ s route decorated just for him .
Some dolled up their mailboxes , some wrote messages in chalk and some turned up in person to thank him .
They also came together to give Vandello a generous monetary gift of $ 1,250 .
“ We are here to say happy retirement , ” Jill Strandquist said , according to KTVK-TV in Phoenix .
“ We wish you the best .
You are loved by each and every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just the most friendly guy , goes out of the way to make everyone feel happy and comfortable , ” Michelle Mooney said .
“ To have a guy like that come by your house every day and just say ‘ hi ’ and wave , it ’ s a good feeling.
” The mailman was surprised by the turnout .
“ Not in my wildest dreams would I ever imagine this , ” he said .
“ I really appreciate this .
This is more than anyone could ever expect .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right ' Announcer George Gray Thankful To Be Alive After Suffering 3 Heart Attacks The day was even officially named in his honor .
“ I do hereby declare April 27th , 2020 , John Vandello Service Recognition Day in Tempe Arizona , ” Tempe City Councilwoman Jennifer Adams said , reading a proclamation on behalf of the city and the mayor .
What a lovely way to recognize a life of service in a role that is so often overlooked .
Hopefully , Vandello will now get to fully enjoy the warm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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It’s always nice to have your work and years of service recognized by the people you serve. There are plenty of retirement parties thrown by close friends and family, but it’s rare that an entire community gets together to celebrate.
But residents of Tempe, Arizona, decided to recognize a man who stayed at the same job for nearly four decades, thanking him for his 38 years of service with an all-out neighborhood event.
John Vandello started working for the U.S. Postal Office as soon as he graduated from high school in Iowa. As is true for many, the warm Arizona winters eventually compelled Vandello to move, and he continued to work as a mailman in the desert.
He’s clearly made an impact during his years there, which is rare in a time when so many communities are not as open or aware of their neighbors as they used to be.
When the news got out that Vandello was retiring, plans were started to give him an extra-special sendoff.
Neighbors — at least 100 of them — on Vandello’s route decorated just for him. Some dolled up their mailboxes, some wrote messages in chalk and some turned up in person to thank him.
They also came together to give Vandello a generous monetary gift of $1,250.
“We are here to say happy retirement,” Jill Strandquist said, according to KTVK-TV in Phoenix. “We wish you the best. You are loved by each and every neighbor here.”
“He’s just the most friendly guy, goes out of the way to make everyone feel happy and comfortable,” Michelle Mooney said. “To have a guy like that come by your house every day and just say ‘hi’ and wave, it’s a good feeling.”
The mailman was surprised by the turnout.
“Not in my wildest dreams would I ever imagine this,” he said.
“I really appreciate this. This is more than anyone could ever expect. This is unbelievable.”
The day was even officially named in his honor.
“I do hereby declare April 27th, 2020, John Vandello Service Recognition Day in Tempe Arizona,” Tempe City Councilwoman Jennifer Adams said, reading a proclamation on behalf of the city and the mayor.
What a lovely way to recognize a life of service in a role that is so often overlooked. Hopefully, Vandello will now get to fully enjoy the warm winter weather that led him to Arizona.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Watch De Blasio Get Caught Yet Again Ignoring His Own Advice, Walking in Park 11 Miles from Home

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio took a walk in the park over the weekend with his wife .
No , not in the sprawling 11 acres of Carl Schurz Park , which is adjacent to his residence at Gracie Mansion , but rather in Prospect Park , some 11 miles away in Brooklyn , according to the New York Post .
The Democratic mayor , of course , has imposed restrictions on the city in an effort to curb coronavirus infections .
“ We have to change the way we live if we ’ re going to bend the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blasio said in a March 22 statement on the city ’ s official website as he announced the strict rules .
“ Do your part : stay home .
That is the single most important thing someone can do right now .
Protect yourself and save lives : only go out for the essentials , ” the mayor said .
TRENDING : Watch Joe Biden Lapse into Utter Nonsense When Pressed on China and Son Hunter Apparently , he thought himself exempt from his own orders .
Twitter user Darren Goldner showed de @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , out for a stroll in Brooklyn on April 25 .
“ I live right near Prospect Park .
It ’ s a nice place to exercise at distance .
Today , I ran into @ nycmayor @ billdeblasio w/ @ nycfirstlady there , ” he said in his tweet with accompanying photo of De Blasio and McCray .
“ But they live 11 miles away *inside* another park and force a 4 SUV entourage to drive them non-essentially to Bklyn for recreation , ” Goldner said .
Later in the thread , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caught up with the mayor and first lady with what appeared to be an entourage of staff , who tried to shoo Goldner away .
He questioned the mayor ’ s progressive bona fides and as he tweeted , “ His actions tell us who he really is .
Austerity for the working class , privilege for the ruling class.
” The video showed him confronting the mayor , calling his actions “ selfish.
” “ Seriously , you guys have a park , ” Goldner continued .
“ You live in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t need to nonessentially travel to Brooklyn .
Come on , you won ’ t even open roads for people of all backgrounds.
” RELATED : Days After Pledging To Give Muslims Free Meals , De Blasio Threatens To Round Up Jews “ @ NYCMayor no , I won ’ t ‘ give it a break , ' ” he wrote in the tweet with the video after de Blasio apparently gave him the brushoff .
“ You don ’ t get a break .
We don ’ t get a break @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past & will always have blood on your hands.
” “ If I were you , ” Goldner advised de Blasio , “ I ’ d be working night & day to help those in most dire need .
Maybe start with your inadequate homeless services.
” This is not the first time de Blasio was caught contradicting his own stay-at-home orders .
The New York Post reported that on March 16 , after schools , bars and restaurants were closed in the city , he worked out at the YMCA in Brooklyn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closed gyms effective at 8 p.m. that evening .
De Blasio also sauntered around Brooklyn on April 7 , according to the Post , because he needed his “ exercise like everyone else ” while restricting everyone else ’ s movement throughout the city .
The mayor is not the only liberal elitist to hold a “ do as I say , not as I do ” viewpoint .
The New York governor ’ s brother , CNN “ Cuomo Prime Time ” host Chris Cuomo , publicly shared that he tested positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a radio interview April 13 , Cuomo railed against a cyclist who confronted him about being out and about on Easter Sunday despite being infected with the virus , according to the Post .
Stunningly , CNN still broadcast Cuomo ’ s dramatic emergence from supposed quarantine , despite his recorded tirade against the bicyclist who caught him .
The implication in locking down sectors of public life for everyone while not following those standards is that without the strict guidance of their betters , the ignorant American people would behave irresponsibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one set of rules for proletariat and another for themselves in the ruling class .
Thankfully , in an era of social media , it ’ s much harder for these elitists to hide their hypocritical deeds .
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New York Mayor Bill De Blasio took a walk in the park over the weekend with his wife.
No, not in the sprawling 11 acres of Carl Schurz Park, which is adjacent to his residence at Gracie Mansion, but rather in Prospect Park, some 11 miles away in Brooklyn, according to the New York Post.
The Democratic mayor, of course, has imposed restrictions on the city in an effort to curb coronavirus infections.
“We have to change the way we live if we’re going to bend the curve of this epidemic,” de Blasio said in a March 22 statement on the city’s official website as he announced the strict rules.
“Do your part: stay home. That is the single most important thing someone can do right now. Protect yourself and save lives: only go out for the essentials,” the mayor said.
Apparently, he thought himself exempt from his own orders.
Twitter user Darren Goldner showed de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, out for a stroll in Brooklyn on April 25.
“I live right near Prospect Park. It’s a nice place to exercise at distance. Today, I ran into @nycmayor @billdeblasio w/ @nycfirstlady there,” he said in his tweet with accompanying photo of De Blasio and McCray.
“But they live 11 miles away *inside* another park and force a 4 SUV entourage to drive them non-essentially to Bklyn for recreation,” Goldner said.
I live right near Prospect Park. It’s a nice place to exercise at distance. Today, I ran into @nycmayor @billdeblasio w/ @nycfirstlady there. But they live 11 miles away *inside* another park and force a 4 SUV entourage to drive them non-essentially to Bklyn for recreation (1/n) pic.twitter.com/4BLjSotw2n — darren (@brooklyn_darren) April 25, 2020
Later in the thread, he shared footage he took as he caught up with the mayor and first lady with what appeared to be an entourage of staff, who tried to shoo Goldner away.
He questioned the mayor’s progressive bona fides and as he tweeted, “His actions tell us who he really is. Austerity for the working class, privilege for the ruling class.”
The video showed him confronting the mayor, calling his actions “selfish.”
“Seriously, you guys have a park,” Goldner continued. “You live in the middle of a park. You don’t need to nonessentially travel to Brooklyn. Come on, you won’t even open roads for people of all backgrounds.”
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“@NYCMayor no, I won’t ‘give it a break,'” he wrote in the tweet with the video after de Blasio apparently gave him the brushoff. “You don’t get a break. We don’t get a break. You can’t change the past & will always have blood on your hands.”
“If I were you,” Goldner advised de Blasio, “I’d be working night & day to help those in most dire need. Maybe start with your inadequate homeless services.”
@NYCMayor no, I won’t “give it a break.” You don’t get a break. We don’t get a break. You can’t change the past & will always have blood on your hands. If I were you, I’d be working night & day to help those in most dire need. Maybe start with your inadequate homeless services. pic.twitter.com/i71ulg7Hvl — darren (@brooklyn_darren) April 25, 2020
This is not the first time de Blasio was caught contradicting his own stay-at-home orders. The New York Post reported that on March 16, after schools, bars and restaurants were closed in the city, he worked out at the YMCA in Brooklyn. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo closed gyms effective at 8 p.m. that evening.
De Blasio also sauntered around Brooklyn on April 7, according to the Post, because he needed his “exercise like everyone else” while restricting everyone else’s movement throughout the city.
The mayor is not the only liberal elitist to hold a “do as I say, not as I do” viewpoint.
The New York governor’s brother, CNN “Cuomo Prime Time” host Chris Cuomo, publicly shared that he tested positive for COVID-19 in March. However, in a radio interview April 13, Cuomo railed against a cyclist who confronted him about being out and about on Easter Sunday despite being infected with the virus, according to the Post.
Stunningly, CNN still broadcast Cuomo’s dramatic emergence from supposed quarantine, despite his recorded tirade against the bicyclist who caught him.
The implication in locking down sectors of public life for everyone while not following those standards is that without the strict guidance of their betters, the ignorant American people would behave irresponsibly
For liberal elitists, there must be one set of rules for proletariat and another for themselves in the ruling class.
Thankfully, in an era of social media, it’s much harder for these elitists to hide their hypocritical deeds.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Shutdown Claims Another Casualty: Millions of Gallons of Beer

Across America , stadiums , entertainment venues and bars devoid of people are filled with something no one wants — stale beer growing older and flatter by the day .
The issue is not that America has stopped drinking .
Americans locked away at home away from their favorite watering holes are consuming alcoholic beverages at a faster clip than usual .
A Nielsen report found beer and cider sales are up roughly 20 percent , according to NBC News .
The issue is that all the countless kegs delivered in early March in anticipation of St. Patrick ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basketball tournament are full of beer that is getting less and less drinkable by the moment , The Wall Street Journal reported April 24 .
“ This was the absolute worst time for this to happen for draft beer , ” said Craig Purser , chief executive of the National Beer Wholesalers Association .
“ We have never ever seen an interruption like this where everything freezes in place.
” TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of beer , or almost 1 million kegs , have been left to go stale — and that ’ s just from March deliveries .
Other kegs are somewhere in the distribution chain , making the total hit to the industry about $ 1 billion , according to the NBWA .
Beer-makers would like to get those kegs back so they can be emptied and refilled for whenever lockdowns expire , but most places are not accessible .
The Journal quoted executives as saying draft beer stays fresh in kegs for between two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end when the kegs return , because the bad beer has to go somewhere .
A mass dump down the drain would violate environmental rules .
“ This is a hot potato because none of our businesses are set up to return massive amounts of beer , ” Dan Vorlage , marketing head for Denver-based keg logistics company MicroStar Logistics LLC , told The Journal .
“ It takes three times as many trucks to transport full kegs than empty ones.
” MicroStar plans to treat all the beer it gets back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economics of the beer industry are also shaky , given that establishments that bought beer from vendors have been closed for weeks and might not be able to pay for what no one drank .
“ We ’ re afraid lots of places will close and won ’ t be able to open back up — they ’ re on very thin margins , ” said Bob Pease , head of the Brewers Association , a trade body for small and medium-sized brewers .
RELATED : 93-Year-Old Woman Holds Up Sign in Window @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D.G .
Yuengling & Son will enlist the help of others to safely dispose of the flood of beer it expects to be returned .
“ With each week going by more beer goes off , ” Yuengling Chief Operating Officer David Casinelli said , adding that kegs could go bad sooner than usual .
“ The kegs could all be warm .
We have no idea how the beer has been handled , ” he said .
Boston Beer , parent of Sam Adams , will brew returned beer into ethanol , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been doing this for years but is stepping up the program as it expects a glut of returned beer .
Dogfish Head Brewery , a part of Boston Beer , is taking a slightly different approach .
It is using high-proof ethanol to make hand sanitizer , Sam Calagione , its president told CNBC .
“ Today we ’ re making enough hand sanitizer per week in our facility to clean over half a million hands , ” Calagione said .
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Across America, stadiums, entertainment venues and bars devoid of people are filled with something no one wants — stale beer growing older and flatter by the day.
The issue is not that America has stopped drinking. Americans locked away at home away from their favorite watering holes are consuming alcoholic beverages at a faster clip than usual. A Nielsen report found beer and cider sales are up roughly 20 percent, according to NBC News.
The issue is that all the countless kegs delivered in early March in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are full of beer that is getting less and less drinkable by the moment, The Wall Street Journal reported April 24.
“This was the absolute worst time for this to happen for draft beer,” said Craig Purser, chief executive of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. “We have never ever seen an interruption like this where everything freezes in place.”
Kegs and kegs of beer are sitting untouched in stadiums, restaurants and bars. Brewers have to figure out what to do with it all before it goes stale. https://t.co/47lRBhslMa — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 26, 2020
The NBWA is estimating about 10 million gallons of beer, or almost 1 million kegs, have been left to go stale — and that’s just from March deliveries.
Other kegs are somewhere in the distribution chain, making the total hit to the industry about $1 billion, according to the NBWA.
Beer-makers would like to get those kegs back so they can be emptied and refilled for whenever lockdowns expire, but most places are not accessible. The Journal quoted executives as saying draft beer stays fresh in kegs for between two and six months.
Problems do not end when the kegs return, because the bad beer has to go somewhere. A mass dump down the drain would violate environmental rules.
“This is a hot potato because none of our businesses are set up to return massive amounts of beer,” Dan Vorlage, marketing head for Denver-based keg logistics company MicroStar Logistics LLC, told The Journal. “It takes three times as many trucks to transport full kegs than empty ones.”
MicroStar plans to treat all the beer it gets back to make it fit for disposal.
The economics of the beer industry are also shaky, given that establishments that bought beer from vendors have been closed for weeks and might not be able to pay for what no one drank.
“We’re afraid lots of places will close and won’t be able to open back up — they’re on very thin margins,” said Bob Pease, head of the Brewers Association, a trade body for small and medium-sized brewers.
D.G. Yuengling & Son will enlist the help of others to safely dispose of the flood of beer it expects to be returned.
“With each week going by more beer goes off,” Yuengling Chief Operating Officer David Casinelli said, adding that kegs could go bad sooner than usual.
“The kegs could all be warm. We have no idea how the beer has been handled,” he said.
Boston Beer, parent of Sam Adams, will brew returned beer into ethanol, according to CNBC. The company has been doing this for years but is stepping up the program as it expects a glut of returned beer.
Dogfish Head Brewery, a part of Boston Beer, is taking a slightly different approach. It is using high-proof ethanol to make hand sanitizer, Sam Calagione, its president told CNBC.
“Today we’re making enough hand sanitizer per week in our facility to clean over half a million hands,” Calagione said.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Firefighters Dig Furiously for 30 Minutes To Rescue Small Trapped Dog

As pet owners know , dogs are quite adept at placing themselves into bizarre predicaments , sometimes with destructive results .
A curious and impulsive dog paired with the great outdoors can lead to some difficult scenarios , such as the one this pooch from Connecticut got itself into when it somehow ended up trapped underneath a porch staircase .
Last week , Great Hill Hose Co. in Seymour , Connecticut , shared photos and a story of an unusual animal rescue that involved a thermal imaging camera and quite a bit of digging .
“ Last night shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a house on Botsford Road for an animal rescue , ” Great Hill Hose Co. wrote on social media .
TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID “ Upon arrival , it was found that a small dog had gotten stuck under the front porch , ” the post continued .
No details were available on how or why the small dog ended up trapped in such tight quarters , leaving many wondering what events preceded the strange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Ethan Iott , who said he was on the scene , crews first used a thermal camera to figure out where the dog was located before they attempted a rescue .
The whiteish image on the upper center of the photo was the dog , Iott explained .
“ This was taken on our thermal imaging camera , which scans for heat , ” Iott said on Facebook .
“ We lowered the camera into the first hole , and confirmed the little pup was stuck in back.
” Armed with enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crews got to work , wearing face masks and using lighting as they began to dig in the dark .
For the next 30 minutes , the dog had no choice but to wait patiently , likely reassured by rescuers that help was on the way and the fear would not last forever .
“ Crews spent roughly half an hour digging to gain access and free the stuck pup and leash , ” Great Hill Hose Co. wrote .
Firefighter Riley Cronin emerged with the dog cradled safely in his arms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pup was reunited with its owner , with everyone likely breathing a sigh of relief that the ordeal had a happy ending .
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As pet owners know, dogs are quite adept at placing themselves into bizarre predicaments, sometimes with destructive results.
A curious and impulsive dog paired with the great outdoors can lead to some difficult scenarios, such as the one this pooch from Connecticut got itself into when it somehow ended up trapped underneath a porch staircase.
Last week, Great Hill Hose Co. in Seymour, Connecticut, shared photos and a story of an unusual animal rescue that involved a thermal imaging camera and quite a bit of digging.
“Last night shortly after 11pm, Rescue 17 was requested to a house on Botsford Road for an animal rescue,” Great Hill Hose Co. wrote on social media.
“Upon arrival, it was found that a small dog had gotten stuck under the front porch,” the post continued.
No details were available on how or why the small dog ended up trapped in such tight quarters, leaving many wondering what events preceded the strange predicament.
According to a Facebook comment by Ethan Iott, who said he was on the scene, crews first used a thermal camera to figure out where the dog was located before they attempted a rescue.
The whiteish image on the upper center of the photo was the dog, Iott explained.
“This was taken on our thermal imaging camera, which scans for heat,” Iott said on Facebook.
“We lowered the camera into the first hole, and confirmed the little pup was stuck in back.”
Armed with enough information to attempt a safe rescue, crews got to work, wearing face masks and using lighting as they began to dig in the dark.
For the next 30 minutes, the dog had no choice but to wait patiently, likely reassured by rescuers that help was on the way and the fear would not last forever.
“Crews spent roughly half an hour digging to gain access and free the stuck pup and leash,” Great Hill Hose Co. wrote.
Firefighter Riley Cronin emerged with the dog cradled safely in his arms.
According to the post, the small pup was reunited with its owner, with everyone likely breathing a sigh of relief that the ordeal had a happy ending.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Survey: Republicans Nearly Twice as Willing as Dems To Date Across the Aisle

How much do Democrats hate Trump supporters ?
A new survey has found that 45 percent of Democrats would absolutely positively never even think about dating someone who voted for President Donald Trump .
The Pew Research Center survey found that intolerance does not quite work the same for Democrats and Republicans .
“ Among Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party who are single but looking for a relationship , about seven-in-ten ( 71 % ) say they probably or definitely would not consider being in a committed relationship with someone who voted for Donald Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other side , 47 percent of Republicans or those who lean Republican said that if they had the chance to date someone who voted for Hillary Clinton , they would either probably or definitely pass on that relationship .
Only 19 percent said they definitely would not date a Clinton voter .
The Republican attitude toward Clinton supporters was not all that different from that of Democrats .
The survey found that 13 percent of Democrats said they would not date anyone who voted for Clinton .
TRENDING : Watch Joe Biden Lapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Son Hunter There were , of course , Republicans who said they would shun a Republican who supported Trump , but that was only 5 percent of those surveyed .
Even with Trump out of the picture , 43 percent of what the survey termed “ single-and-looking ” Democrats said they would not date a Republican .
Only 24 percent of Republicans , however , said the same about dating Democrats .
Among Republican and Republican-leaning respondents , 47 percent said they would “ definitely ” or “ probably ” be willing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning responding said the same about their Trump-voting counterparts .
The survey found that prejudice against Trump voters was highest among nonwhite Democratic respondents .
While 63 percent of white Democratic respondents said they wouldn ’ t date a Trump voter , that figure was 78 percent among nonwhites surveyed .
Moreover , 51 percent of nonwhite Democratic respondents said they would not date a Republican , compared to 34 percent of white Democratic respondents .
Education is also a factor in how much Democrats can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter .
The survey found that 84 percent of Democrats with a bachelor ’ s degree would not date someone who voted for the current president .
Among those with less education , the figure was 67 percent .
RELATED : Senate GOP Set To Get Back to Business , Confirm Another Trump-Appointed Judge A February survey from the American Enterprise Institute also showed that opinions about the president can be a deal-breaker for relationships .
That survey found that 63 percent of respondents said they would not date someone who held a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own .
By gender , that broke down to 55 percent of men and 69 percent of women unwilling to date someone with a different view of Trump .
The survey also found that 73 percent of Democrats would not date someone who viewed Trump differently than they did .
Only 54 percent of Republicans said differing opinions about Trump was a romantic deal-breaker .
Among Democratic women surveyed , 79 percent said they would not date people with a different view of Trump , while only 66 percent of Democratic men said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the survey found that 83 percent of those with a “ very unfavorable ” view of Trump would not date someone with a favorable view of the president , while 59 percent of those with a “ very positive ” view would not date someone who “ disliked the president.
” The Pew survey ’ s margin of error was plus or minus 2.1 percentage points ; the AEI survey ’ s margin of error was plus or minus 2 percentage points .
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How much do Democrats hate Trump supporters? A new survey has found that 45 percent of Democrats would absolutely positively never even think about dating someone who voted for President Donald Trump.
The Pew Research Center survey found that intolerance does not quite work the same for Democrats and Republicans.
“Among Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party who are single but looking for a relationship, about seven-in-ten (71%) say they probably or definitely would not consider being in a committed relationship with someone who voted for Donald Trump,” the survey found.
On the other side, 47 percent of Republicans or those who lean Republican said that if they had the chance to date someone who voted for Hillary Clinton, they would either probably or definitely pass on that relationship. Only 19 percent said they definitely would not date a Clinton voter.
The Republican attitude toward Clinton supporters was not all that different from that of Democrats. The survey found that 13 percent of Democrats said they would not date anyone who voted for Clinton.
There were, of course, Republicans who said they would shun a Republican who supported Trump, but that was only 5 percent of those surveyed.
Dating in a time of political polarization Even Cupid can’t bridge the ideological dividehttps://t.co/umtDAKiWQe — Robbus Deplorablus (@hickorymtnman) April 26, 2020
Even with Trump out of the picture, 43 percent of what the survey termed “single-and-looking” Democrats said they would not date a Republican.
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Only 24 percent of Republicans, however, said the same about dating Democrats.
Among Republican and Republican-leaning respondents, 47 percent said they would “definitely” or “probably” be willing to date a Clinton voter; only 24 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning responding said the same about their Trump-voting counterparts.
The survey found that prejudice against Trump voters was highest among nonwhite Democratic respondents.
While 63 percent of white Democratic respondents said they wouldn’t date a Trump voter, that figure was 78 percent among nonwhites surveyed. Moreover, 51 percent of nonwhite Democratic respondents said they would not date a Republican, compared to 34 percent of white Democratic respondents.
Education is also a factor in how much Democrats can’t stand the thought of dating a Trump voter. The survey found that 84 percent of Democrats with a bachelor’s degree would not date someone who voted for the current president. Among those with less education, the figure was 67 percent.
A February survey from the American Enterprise Institute also showed that opinions about the president can be a deal-breaker for relationships.
That survey found that 63 percent of respondents said they would not date someone who held a different opinion of the president than their own. By gender, that broke down to 55 percent of men and 69 percent of women unwilling to date someone with a different view of Trump.
The survey also found that 73 percent of Democrats would not date someone who viewed Trump differently than they did. Only 54 percent of Republicans said differing opinions about Trump was a romantic deal-breaker.
Among Democratic women surveyed, 79 percent said they would not date people with a different view of Trump, while only 66 percent of Democratic men said they felt that way.
Finally, the survey found that 83 percent of those with a “very unfavorable” view of Trump would not date someone with a favorable view of the president, while 59 percent of those with a “very positive” view would not date someone who “disliked the president.”
The Pew survey’s margin of error was plus or minus 2.1 percentage points; the AEI survey’s margin of error was plus or minus 2 percentage points.
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Officer Dives into ‘Freezing’ Water To Save Two Teenagers from Drowning

Officer Luis Salas of the Canton Police Department in Canton , Georgia , responded to a call about two teenagers in distress at 6:30 p.m. April 21 .
A boy and girl had become trapped in the river at Etowah River Park .
Clinging to branches trailing in the water , the teens waited desperately for someone to save them .
When Salas arrived on the scene , he stripped off his excess gear and got into the river , swimming to where they were .
“ The both of them are holding on to this branch , and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panicking , so I tell them calmly , ‘ Hey , I ’ m Officer Salas , I ’ m here to help you , ' ” he said in an interview posted on Facebook by the Canton Police Department .
TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID The young woman told Salas that she didn ’ t know how to swim , complicating the issue further .
After Salas calmed them down and reassured them that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threw a rope and a buoy to the trio stranded in the river .
Salas had the girl take the buoy and proceeded to get her out first .
On the way out of the river , the buoy got snagged on a branch , but Salas was able to snap it off and they continued on their way .
After the girl was rescued , the boy was freed from the current as well .
Thanks to Salas ’ actions , both were on dry ground in no time .
The two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warm up , and the girl spent a short time at a nearby hospital .
Salas said the water was “ freezing.
” Thankfully , he ’ d had training to deal with just such a rescue .
“ I ’ ve been in the Marine Corps , so I have taken swimming qualifications many times , and it ’ s always been in cold water .
Always , ” he said .
Since the rescue , many have voiced their thanks for Salas ’ involvement and pride for their hometown heroes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department , we thank you Officer Salas and your team for the heroic efforts , ” a Canton Police Department spokesman said , according to WAGA-TV .
“ Honored to know the amazing Officer Salas — and always proud of Canton PD , ” wrote one commenter on the department ’ s post .
“ Thank you !
” “ Great job Salas along with awesome support from your fellow Officers , ” wrote another .
“ Proud to have served with you !
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Officer Luis Salas of the Canton Police Department in Canton, Georgia, responded to a call about two teenagers in distress at 6:30 p.m. April 21.
A boy and girl had become trapped in the river at Etowah River Park. Clinging to branches trailing in the water, the teens waited desperately for someone to save them.
When Salas arrived on the scene, he stripped off his excess gear and got into the river, swimming to where they were.
“The both of them are holding on to this branch, and they’re scared and they’re panicking, so I tell them calmly, ‘Hey, I’m Officer Salas, I’m here to help you,'” he said in an interview posted on Facebook by the Canton Police Department.
The young woman told Salas that she didn’t know how to swim, complicating the issue further.
After Salas calmed them down and reassured them that he would help, other officers arrived and threw a rope and a buoy to the trio stranded in the river.
Salas had the girl take the buoy and proceeded to get her out first. On the way out of the river, the buoy got snagged on a branch, but Salas was able to snap it off and they continued on their way.
After the girl was rescued, the boy was freed from the current as well.
Thanks to Salas’ actions, both were on dry ground in no time.
The two teens were given blankets so they could warm up, and the girl spent a short time at a nearby hospital.
Salas said the water was “freezing.” Thankfully, he’d had training to deal with just such a rescue.
“I’ve been in the Marine Corps, so I have taken swimming qualifications many times, and it’s always been in cold water. Always,” he said.
Since the rescue, many have voiced their thanks for Salas’ involvement and pride for their hometown heroes.
“On behalf of the Canton Police Department, we thank you Officer Salas and your team for the heroic efforts,” a Canton Police Department spokesman said, according to WAGA-TV.
“Honored to know the amazing Officer Salas — and always proud of Canton PD,” wrote one commenter on the department’s post. “Thank you!”
“Great job Salas along with awesome support from your fellow Officers,” wrote another. “Proud to have served with you!”
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Children’s Hospital Workers Organize Backyard Jams for Kids

Amy Love had to leave the Memphis hospital where she brings music to severely ill children — she and other support staff couldn ’ t take the risk of spreading COVID-19 to these frail patients .
But she was determined : The music must not stop .
So her house became a recording studio , and Love , fellow music therapist Celeste Douglas and intern Abigail Parrish became video stars for kids at St. Jude ’ s Children ’ s Research Hospital who feed on their energy , their melodies , their love .
“ Let ’ s get moving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sits cross-legged on a blanket in her backyard .
TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID They play guitars and little drums , shakers and tambourines , and Love ’ s dog joins in on the fun — even as a lawn-mowing neighbor seems a bit puzzled .
“ We ’ re really excited to be with you today , even if we can ’ t be there in person , ” Douglas tells their early childhood group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Just move around with us !
” The familiar tunes they choose to help the kids with fine and gross motor skills , body awareness and other trouble areas they ’ d usually take on in the hospital include “ If You ’ re Happy and You Know It ” and “ Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
” For older patients , Love left behind some ukuleles with easy instructions and song selections from Twenty One Pilots and Selena Gomez .
Entertainer Danny Thomas opened the pediatric treatment and research hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Care is free for all .
Since many of the patients are immune deficient , Love and other support staff are working remotely .
The hospital ’ s two resident therapy dogs are on hiatus off campus , as well .
“ What we ’ re doing is finding new ways to support our kiddos and keep them safe at the same time , ” Love said .
RELATED : 'Historic Declines ' in US Math and Reading Scores Since Common Core Implementation : Study In the hospital , the team holds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week for kids up to 3 years old .
“ That ’ s one thing I ’ ve really missed , ” Love said .
“ We ’ d all get together and play tons of music and were super loud.
” Switching gears was a bit of a learning curve , she said .
Like the ukuleles .
Asking kids to teach themselves the instrument could have gone either way , but Love was optimistic .
“ It ’ s a really easy instrument to feel really successful with , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different parts of the ukulele and play it pretty easy .
Even with one finger you can be successful and play a chord.
” Love can ’ t wait for the day she can return to the hospital .
In the meantime , she has a mission .
“ Music is not canceled , ” she said .
“ We ’ re going to continue playing music until we can all get back together again.
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Amy Love had to leave the Memphis hospital where she brings music to severely ill children — she and other support staff couldn’t take the risk of spreading COVID-19 to these frail patients.
But she was determined: The music must not stop.
So her house became a recording studio, and Love, fellow music therapist Celeste Douglas and intern Abigail Parrish became video stars for kids at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital who feed on their energy, their melodies, their love.
“Let’s get moving!” Love cries, as she sits cross-legged on a blanket in her backyard.
They play guitars and little drums, shakers and tambourines, and Love’s dog joins in on the fun — even as a lawn-mowing neighbor seems a bit puzzled.
“We’re really excited to be with you today, even if we can’t be there in person,” Douglas tells their early childhood group from afar.
No instruments? No problem.
Love urges their viewers: “Just move around with us!”
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The familiar tunes they choose to help the kids with fine and gross motor skills, body awareness and other trouble areas they’d usually take on in the hospital include “If You’re Happy and You Know It” and “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”
For older patients, Love left behind some ukuleles with easy instructions and song selections from Twenty One Pilots and Selena Gomez.
Entertainer Danny Thomas opened the pediatric treatment and research hospital for children with catastrophic diseases in 1962. Care is free for all. Since many of the patients are immune deficient, Love and other support staff are working remotely.
The hospital’s two resident therapy dogs are on hiatus off campus, as well.
“What we’re doing is finding new ways to support our kiddos and keep them safe at the same time,” Love said.
In the hospital, the team holds the early childhood music group once a week for kids up to 3 years old.
“That’s one thing I’ve really missed,” Love said. “We’d all get together and play tons of music and were super loud.”
Switching gears was a bit of a learning curve, she said. Like the ukuleles. Asking kids to teach themselves the instrument could have gone either way, but Love was optimistic.
“It’s a really easy instrument to feel really successful with,” she said. “You can mark up different parts of the ukulele and play it pretty easy. Even with one finger you can be successful and play a chord.”
Love can’t wait for the day she can return to the hospital. In the meantime, she has a mission.
“Music is not canceled,” she said. “We’re going to continue playing music until we can all get back together again.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Woman Accuses Joe Biden of Sexually Harassing Her When She Was 14 in 2008

A new allegation against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden is making waves after a crime news website carried a woman ’ s claim that Biden acted inappropriately toward her when she was 14 .
The allegation is outlined by the website Law & Crime , which sought to buttress the story by citing an April Facebook post about the incident from accuser Eva Murry .
That post has since been deleted .
Biden has been battling an allegation from former aide Tara Reade , who has accused the former vice president of sexually assaulting her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senator representing Delaware .
Reade worked for Biden from 1992 to 1993 , and has said Biden kissed , groped and digitally penetrated her during an unwanted sexual advance .
Law & Crime reported it interviewed several friends of Murry who said she made comments years ago supporting her story .
“ Four of Murry ’ s friends say that they were told about the incident .
One said she was told about it around the time it happened .
Two more said they were told about it in 2010 .
Three of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record , ” according to the outlet .
TRENDING : Watch Joe Biden Lapse into Utter Nonsense When Pressed on China and Son Hunter Murry told Law & Crime that Biden spoke in an inappropriate fashion to her in 2008 while they were both attending the First State Gridiron Dinner & Show .
Murry said she is the niece of former Republican Delaware Senate candidate Christine O ’ Donnell .
Murry , now 26 , said she was 14 at the time .
“ I remember walking into the lobby and being in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fancy clothes , ” Murry told Law & Crime .
“ Our two parties of people gravitated towards each other and everyone started saying their hellos .
“ When it was Biden and my aunt ’ s turn to say hello he quickly turned to me and asked how old I was .
I replied with my age and he replied with the comment ‘ Fourteen ?
You ’ re very well endowed for 14 !
’ I was confused but it was definitely weird , he looked me up and down and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had some clue [ about ] the notion of his comment but didn ’ t fully understand at the time .
We quickly separated from his area after the encounter.
” Murry said during her interview that when she went to future events where she knew Biden would be in attendance , she was anxious and unhappy about going .
“ I think I was too naive to realize exactly what it meant at the time but I vividly remember the uncomfortable feeling I had in the pit of my stomach during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t Biden ’ s words alone that made me so uncomfortable , it was the look , the tone , the whole general vibe was off , ” she said .
Murry made a since-deleted Facebook post about the incident in early April after Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont dropped out of the presidential contest .
( An archived version of the post can be seen here . )
“ Back then I didn ’ t know the meaning of this , ” she wrote .
“ [ F ] or those of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know ] , it means Biden was telling me I had very large breasts for a 14-year-old .
I learned shortly after what he meant and felt uncomfortable every time I met him afterwards.
” RELATED : Trump Campaign Savages Biden in New Ad , Uses His Own Words Against Him She said she made the post because “ it got overwhelming repeating myself on everyone ’ s post.
” “ So I made a master thread with the intentions of informing my friends and family who I care very much about , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Murry said her reasons for telling her story are not politically motivated .
“ No man or woman should get away with acting that way and that is what this boils down to , ” she told Law & Crime .
Law & Crime said it conducted verification Murry ’ s identity by seeing her driver ’ s license .
It also said it verified the identity of Victoria Anstey , a friend who says Murry told her about the alleged incident around the time it happened .
A Facebook post from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Law & Crime story .
“ For anyone who knows me they know I ’ m a Democrat .
I don ’ t hid that at all .
I ’ m not starting an argument I ’ m here to share an article and to advise to not to vote blindly for any party .
Voting solely based of your candidate being blue or red is no way to vote .
I don ’ t like Trump .
But before you vote for Biden please read this article and demand proper representation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be proud of , ” the post said .
Anstey said she was told about the incident in 2008 .
“ I remember being so shocked .
I didn ’ t know who Biden was or anything .
Just [ that ] she said he was an ‘ older man ’ was enough for me to not like the situation , ” she told Law & Crime .
“ She told me he looked at her chest and she was well endowed , ” Anstey said .
“ She looked very uncomfortable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She said like an older man .
I said like old like a teacher or elderly and she said old like a teacher .
I remember myself getting mad.
” Murry ’ s aunt , meanwhile , told Fox News she could confirm her niece ’ s story .
“ I was right there when it happened .
It wasn ’ t just … what he said , it was the way he eyed her up and down when he said it .
It was beyond creepy and utterly inappropriate , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually stopped coming to as many campaign events with me because just knowing he might be there made her feel uncomfortable.
” Murry older sister , Jenna Murry , said she heard about the alleged incident around the time Eva said it happened .
“ I remember my mom mentioning at some point soon after that that Eva had met Biden and he ’ d made a weird comment , ” Murry told Law & Crime .
“ The next time I was home from [ The College of New Jersey ] Eva @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from her perspective , specifically that he looked her up and down and stared right at her chest and made her feel really uncomfortable .
I remember being really p—-d off on her behalf and thinking that she was probably more upset than she was letting on and trying to be light hearted by that point , but seemed shook .
I told basically all my friends about it at the time.
” Another friend of Eva Murry , Katielynn Weaver , said she heard about the allegation in 2010 .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and just graduated and got my first car and that ’ s what we would take back and forth trips to Delaware , ” she told Law & Crime .
“ The incident happened before I met Eva but she told me about it prior to our first time arriving in Delaware.
” Aileen Callaghan , another friend , also said she heard about the accusation around 2010 .
“ She mentioned that he was at an event she was with with her aunt and that he was a creep and was looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Callaghan told Law & Crime .
“ I remember she said that Biden was a pervy old man , and was like laughing but looking down when she told us , ” Callaghan continued .
“ When she got to the details , she was clearly p—-d that it had happened , and clearly hadn ’ t known how to do anything about it.
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UPDATE, May 3, 2020: Law&Crime reported a day and a half after the publication of its initial story that the Biden campaign had provided the outlet “with documents that cast doubt on the timeline of Murry’s allegation.”
“An email from Biden 2020 Rapid Response Director Andrew Bates contained two news articles which strongly suggest Biden would not have been able to attend the event in question as well as a copy of then-senator Biden’s schedule which also supports the claim that he did not attend the dinner. Finally, the Biden campaign also provided a letter from a man who identified himself as the former vice-president of the Gridiron Dinner which categorically denied Biden’s attendance that year.”
As the outlet reported, “According to this schedule, a staffer named ‘John’ attended the dinner in lieu of Biden himself.”
According to the news reports from the time, meanwhile, Biden was recovering at home after undergoing sinus surgery.
Finally, J. Brian Murphy, who claims to be the former vice president of the First State Gridiron Dinner & Show, wrote in a letter provided by the Biden campaign to Law&Crime: “After reviewing my files of the dinner which included attendees and the show itself, I can conclusively say, Senator Biden was not at the dinner.”
Murry has maintained to Law&Crime that the incident occurred as she described it.
A new allegation against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden is making waves after a crime news website carried a woman’s claim that Biden acted inappropriately toward her when she was 14.
The allegation is outlined by the website Law&Crime, which sought to buttress the story by citing an April Facebook post about the incident from accuser Eva Murry. That post has since been deleted.
Murry told Law&Crime that Biden spoke in an inappropriate fashion to her in 2008 while they were both attending the First State Gridiron Dinner & Show.
Murry said she is the niece of former Republican Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell. Murry, now 26, said she was 14 at the time.
“I remember walking into the lobby and being in awe of all the people in such fancy clothes,” Murry told Law&Crime. “Our two parties of people gravitated towards each other and everyone started saying their hellos.
“When it was Biden and my aunt’s turn to say hello he quickly turned to me and asked how old I was. I replied with my age and he replied with the comment ‘Fourteen? You’re very well endowed for 14!’ I was confused but it was definitely weird, he looked me up and down and hovered his eyes on my chest so I had some clue [about] the notion of his comment but didn’t fully understand at the time. We quickly separated from his area after the encounter.”
Biden has been battling an allegation from former aide Tara Reade, who has accused the former vice president of sexually assaulting her in 1993 while Biden as a U.S. senator representing Delaware. Reade worked for Biden from 1992 to 1993, and has said Biden kissed, groped and digitally penetrated her during an unwanted sexual advance.
Law&Crime reported it interviewed several friends of Murry who said she made comments years ago supporting her story.
“Four of Murry’s friends say that they were told about the incident. One said she was told about it around the time it happened. Two more said they were told about it in 2010. Three of those friends agreed to speak on the record,” according to the outlet.
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Murry said during her interview that when she went to future events where she knew Biden would be in attendance, she was anxious and unhappy about going.
“I feel his comments were verbal sexual harassment,” Murry told Law&Crime.
“I think I was too naive to realize exactly what it meant at the time but I vividly remember the uncomfortable feeling I had in the pit of my stomach during the whole encounter. It wasn’t Biden’s words alone that made me so uncomfortable, it was the look, the tone, the whole general vibe was off,” she said.
Murry made a since-deleted Facebook post about the incident in early April after Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont dropped out of the presidential contest. (An archived version of the post can be seen here.)
“Back then I didn’t know the meaning of this,” she wrote. “[F]or those of you that still don’t [know], it means Biden was telling me I had very large breasts for a 14-year-old. I learned shortly after what he meant and felt uncomfortable every time I met him afterwards.”
She said she made the post because “it got overwhelming repeating myself on everyone’s post.”
“So I made a master thread with the intentions of informing my friends and family who I care very much about, just what kind of man Biden is.”
Murry said her reasons for telling her story are not politically motivated.
“No man or woman should get away with acting that way and that is what this boils down to,” she told Law&Crime.
Law&Crime said it conducted verification Murry’s identity by seeing her driver’s license.
It also said it verified the identity of Victoria Anstey, a friend who says Murry told her about the alleged incident around the time it happened. A Facebook post from an account with that name referred to the Law&Crime story.
“For anyone who knows me they know I’m a Democrat. I don’t hid that at all. I’m not starting an argument I’m here to share an article and to advise to not to vote blindly for any party. Voting solely based of your candidate being blue or red is no way to vote. I don’t like Trump. But before you vote for Biden please read this article and demand proper representation for the Democratic Party. One you can be proud of,” the post said.
Anstey said she was told about the incident in 2008.
“I remember being so shocked. I didn’t know who Biden was or anything. Just [that] she said he was an ‘older man’ was enough for me to not like the situation,” she told Law&Crime.
“She told me he looked at her chest and she was well endowed,” Anstey said. “She looked very uncomfortable. I asked how old he was. She said like an older man. I said like old like a teacher or elderly and she said old like a teacher. I remember myself getting mad.”
Murry’s aunt, meanwhile, told Fox News she could confirm her niece’s story.
“I was right there when it happened. It wasn’t just … what he said, it was the way he eyed her up and down when he said it. It was beyond creepy and utterly inappropriate,” O’Donnell said. “She actually stopped coming to as many campaign events with me because just knowing he might be there made her feel uncomfortable.”
Murry older sister, Jenna Murry, said she heard about the alleged incident around the time Eva said it happened.
“I remember my mom mentioning at some point soon after that that Eva had met Biden and he’d made a weird comment,” Murry told Law&Crime. “The next time I was home from [The College of New Jersey] Eva told me about the comment in detail from her perspective, specifically that he looked her up and down and stared right at her chest and made her feel really uncomfortable. I remember being really p—-d off on her behalf and thinking that she was probably more upset than she was letting on and trying to be light hearted by that point, but seemed shook. I told basically all my friends about it at the time.”
Another friend of Eva Murry, Katielynn Weaver, said she heard about the allegation in 2010.
“The year was 2010 because I was 17 and just graduated and got my first car and that’s what we would take back and forth trips to Delaware,” she told Law&Crime. “The incident happened before I met Eva but she told me about it prior to our first time arriving in Delaware.”
Aileen Callaghan, another friend, also said she heard about the accusation around 2010.
“She mentioned that he was at an event she was with with her aunt and that he was a creep and was looking at her chest the whole time,” Callaghan told Law&Crime.
“I remember she said that Biden was a pervy old man, and was like laughing but looking down when she told us,” Callaghan continued. “When she got to the details, she was clearly p—-d that it had happened, and clearly hadn’t known how to do anything about it.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-02--Puerto Rico, Still Struggling To Recover from Earlier Disasters, Hit by Damaging Earthquake

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday , briefly knocking out power and jolting many from their beds on an island where some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year .
There were no immediate reports of casualties .
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at a shallow depth of 5.6 miles near the city of Ponce and the towns of Guanica and Guayanilla , where hundreds of homes were destroyed by a quake in early January that killed one person and caused millions of dollars in damage .
Reports of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with at least one second-story balcony crashing in the southern city of Ponce , spokeswoman Inés Rivera told The Associated Press .
Meanwhile , cracks in homes were reported in Guayanilla .
“ Everything shook really hard , ” spokesman Danny Hernández said by phone .
TRENDING : CNN 's Stelter Blasted Hydroxychloroquine for Virus , But Turns Out His Wife Uses It - Just Not for COVID Meanwhile , in Guánica , Mayor Santos Seda told the AP that no major damage has been reported so far , but noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shelter since the 6.4-magnitude quake that hit in January .
“ Thank God everyone is OK , ” he said .
“ The infrastructure is already weak.
” Víctor Huérfano , director of Puerto Rico ’ s Seismic Network , said in a phone interview that while it ’ s understandable many people are afraid and surprised by the most recent earthquake , it ’ s not unusual given the seismic activity that began in the region in late December .
“ In the long run , it ’ s decreasing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said , adding that he expects strong aftershocks to continue .
The earthquake struck as Puerto Ricans are ordered to remain home as part of a two-month lockdown to help curb coronavirus cases .
Gov .
Wanda Vázquez tweeted that rescue crews were fanning out across the area and that she would shortly be traveling there to meet with those affected in person .
“ If your infrastructure is damaged , you must leave with your face mask on and your emergency backpack , ” she said as she urged people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frayed in many parts of the island as Puerto Rico continues to recover from Hurricane Maria , a string of strong earthquakes and the coronavirus .
RELATED : Survey : As COVID Shutdowns Take Hold , 65 % of Churches Face Decreased Giving Silvestre Alicea , a 67-year-old man who moved back to Puerto Rico from New York upon retiring , lost his home in January ’ s earthquake and is still living with his sister in Guanica .
“ This is unreal , ” he said , adding that some neighbors have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elsewhere and that many , including a security guard who worked all night , are now sitting nervously in their balconies .
“ He hasn ’ t slept.
” Alicea , however , said he decided to knock down a couple of breadfruits from a nearby tree as the aftershocks continue .
“ I ’ m taking it easy , ” he said .
“ There ’ s nothing else you can do.
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, briefly knocking out power and jolting many from their beds on an island where some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at a shallow depth of 5.6 miles near the city of Ponce and the towns of Guanica and Guayanilla, where hundreds of homes were destroyed by a quake in early January that killed one person and caused millions of dollars in damage.
Reports of damage were still trickling in on Saturday, with at least one second-story balcony crashing in the southern city of Ponce, spokeswoman Inés Rivera told The Associated Press.
Meanwhile, cracks in homes were reported in Guayanilla.
“Everything shook really hard,” spokesman Danny Hernández said by phone.
Meanwhile, in Guánica, Mayor Santos Seda told the AP that no major damage has been reported so far, but noted that between five to 10 people remain in a shelter since the 6.4-magnitude quake that hit in January.
“Thank God everyone is OK,” he said. “The infrastructure is already weak.”
Several aftershocks hit Puerto Rico’s southern region, including a 4.9-magnitude one.
Víctor Huérfano, director of Puerto Rico’s Seismic Network, said in a phone interview that while it’s understandable many people are afraid and surprised by the most recent earthquake, it’s not unusual given the seismic activity that began in the region in late December.
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“In the long run, it’s decreasing, but you can have peaks,” he said, adding that he expects strong aftershocks to continue.
The earthquake struck as Puerto Ricans are ordered to remain home as part of a two-month lockdown to help curb coronavirus cases.
Gov. Wanda Vázquez tweeted that rescue crews were fanning out across the area and that she would shortly be traveling there to meet with those affected in person.
“If your infrastructure is damaged, you must leave with your face mask on and your emergency backpack,” she said as she urged people to remain calm.
But nerves are already frayed in many parts of the island as Puerto Rico continues to recover from Hurricane Maria, a string of strong earthquakes and the coronavirus.
Silvestre Alicea, a 67-year-old man who moved back to Puerto Rico from New York upon retiring, lost his home in January’s earthquake and is still living with his sister in Guanica.
“This is unreal,” he said, adding that some neighbors have left the area to stay with relatives elsewhere and that many, including a security guard who worked all night, are now sitting nervously in their balconies. “He hasn’t slept.”
Alicea, however, said he decided to knock down a couple of breadfruits from a nearby tree as the aftershocks continue.
“I’m taking it easy,” he said. “There’s nothing else you can do.”
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