President Joe Biden surveyed the tornado damage in Kentucky, telling residents they have his support. The Federal Reserve agreed to pave the way for faster interest rate …
President Joe Biden surveyed the tornado damage in Kentucky, telling residents they have his support. The Federal Reserve agreed to pave the way for faster interest rate hikes. And beloved author and feminist bell hooks has died. ???? Hi! It’s Abbey and Julius, here with Wednesday’s news, just for you. The Short List is a snappy USA TODAY news roundup. Subscribe to the newsletter here or text messages here. President Joe Biden toured tornado-ravaged Kentucky Wednesday, lending the attention and assistance of the federal government to residents coping with the aftermath of the deadly storm. “I’m here to listen,» Biden said after taking an aerial tour of the damage in Mayfield. Entering the city, Biden passed block after block of wrecked buildings. He stopped to talk to a woman sitting among a pile of rubble. Next to her was a handmade sign that read: “God is good. Beaten but not defeated.” He said he has never seen so much damage from a tornado. «We’re going to stay until this gets finished and totally reconstructed,» Biden said. The omicron coronavirus variant is moving faster than surveillance systems can track it and has unnerved some medical experts so much that they’re putting the brakes on preparations for their holiday gatherings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that about 3% of COVID-19 cases in the U.
