22-year-old woman missing while driving New Orleans

The New Orleans City Council approves affordable and climate-resistant housing options

The New Orleans City Council today affirmed an understanding between the City of New Orleans, Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) and Finance Authority of New Orleans (FANO), that enables FANO to offer monetary incentives to builders of reasonable and atmosphere resistant lodging.

As per the agreement, FANO can combine its multifamily income bonds with LHC's non-competitive 4% charge credits.

These credits give tax incentives that expect to build the accessibility of reasonable rental lodging.

As per Mayor LaToya Cantrell, this organization between the City, the Finance Authority of New Orleans and the Louisiana Housing Corporation, will permit them to achieve their mutual objectives. They can accomplish their objectives by making a progressively inventive and community-oriented element that can all the more likely make reasonable lodging alternatives.

The Director of the Office of Housing Policy and Community Development for the City of New Orleans, Marjorianna Willman, told that the establishment of their reasonable lodging biological system is the accessibility of an assortment of compelling apparatuses to fathom a variety of difficulties. Opening this significant apparatus for FANO will give them more prominent nearby control to take care of their neighbourhood issues while keeping up basic associations with state authorities.

According to Damon Burns, President and CEO of FANO, participation among government offices is expected to address the considerable measure of interest for moderate and atmosphere flexible lodging. This understanding is a case of the sort of coordinated effort required to convey more an incentive to the network.

The drainage system of New Orleans severely damaged

The official executive of the Sewerage and Water Board called the departure of a critical force-producing turbine “annihilating” to the city’s seepage framework during the board’s meeting.

As we enter the hurricane season, the drainage system of the city is severely affected as the crew has been unsuccessful in restoring the Turbine 5 from the time it was disabled in an explosion.

Ghassan Korban said that the agency could not afford the replacement currently as it is about $20 million. The plan of an additional $10 million using “Fair Share” tourism tax revenues also remains unsuccessful due to the pandemic.

Former Mayor went on spending $31 million to fix the 96-year old turbine instead of purchasing a new one for $16 million during the S&WB-passed opportunity during “Down the Drain” investigation.

Recently, 2.5 inches rainfall and lightning took out the power supply to three central drainage pumps in the Broadmoor neighbourhood and led to the loss of 20 megawatts of self-powered power. In the interim, the board endorsed another $4.8 million support work contract with JEI Solutions, an organization claimed by the sibling of the S&WB account executive.

S&WB extraordinary advice Yolanda Grinstead said Gee Cee recorded a brief controlling request in common court to attempt to hinder the agreement with JEI. Yet, it hadn’t been appropriately served or executed by an adjudicator, so nothing was keeping the board from supporting the agreement.

New Orleans Saints thanked the frontline worker for their work with 19 Thanks

Non-profit 19 Thanks joined with the New Orleans Saints to thank the frontline worker in Lousiana with the help of an online video. The famous players from the Saints football team participated in the video; these include- offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk, defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins and linebacker Alex Anzalone.

The players started by saying that we see the Saints all around in the form of front line workers who are getting into danger to keep others safe. “We see them in our hospitals and clinics. We see them in our fire departments and police stations. They are stocking our shelves, delivering our meals, keeping us safe and protected.”

Then Anzalone, Rankins, and Ramczyk inspirited everyone to join on Tuesday(May 19) at 7 p.m. to make noise, march in place and thank the front line workers.

You can view the video by clicking on this link, https://youtu.be/6y2V3t6Hib0.

The New Orleans Saints are the latest to say thanks with 19 Thanks, but before them, Dozens of celebrities and elected leaders thanked. More than 25 musicians also thanked frontline workers for their work including-Branford Marsalis, Kix Brooks, and Amanda Shaw. The video will go live at 7 p.m. on the 18 Thanks, Facebook Page.

Local‌ ‌businesses‌ ‌and‌ ‌customers‌ ‌tune‌ ‌into‌ ‌online‌ ‌platform‌ ‌to‌ ‌meet‌ ‌COVID-19‌ ‌essentials

While the world faces an economic slowdown and people all around lack basic healthcare facilities during this pandemic, there is one company, GNO that has launched an online platform for any company that has amended their product or service in order to cater to the pandemic.

Incepted at New Orleans, GNOpivot Marketplace is a platform for both the buyers and the sellers. This platform includes healthcare products and other current essentials like face shields, masks alongside professional services, telework software, catering services and many more.

This platform comes as an opportunity for companies alongside the same niche. Peter Seltzer, founder, Pete’s Papercrafts and NOLA Sneeze Guards is one of the companies that are now associated with the platform. They’ve been producing intricate three-dimensional dioramas and laser cutting services way before the pandemic. They’ve now taken up the opportunity to manufacture essential protective goods like sneeze guards and are meeting customer requirements online, and thereby sustaining in the marketplace, all thanks to the platform by GNO.

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co. is another local business that has reopened and it uses local suppliers to maintain its place in the market. The sellers are responsible for maintaining their own listings and their transactions with the customers. Any seller with a modified offering that caters to the need of the hour is welcomed to join the marketplace.

Get Shift Done: Hunger-relief initiative by New Orleans Business Alliance, a hope for unemployed hospitality workers

Get Shift Done website offers unemployed hospitality workers an opportunity to earn a paycheck. The New Orleans Business Alliance launches this initiative; designed to help the workers get jobs at the kitchens and area food banks.

This website pays unemployed workers by coordinating with an app named Shift Smart.

Victoria Adams Phips urges that they want to make sure that those people can get a job and practically meet the hunger-relief necessity in the community. Also, this initiative volunteers to help organizations, which require some assistance, for their effort towards hunger-relief.

Several non-profit sources such as Liberty’s Kitchen, Second Harvest Food Bank, Cafe Reconcile and many more, are a part of this initiative as their restaurants are closed, and they have an opportunity and a way to help. The executive director Café Reconcile, Gerald Duhon, confirmed that they had not opened their outlet in phase one. Still, their kitchen is always engaged since they are involved in batch and production cooking along with Second Harvest.

Conrad N. Hilton foundation looks upon the payment through their $250k contribution to assist nearly 50 people with paid jobs for ten weeks.

Duhon stated that this initiative is about putting the young people back to work, helping them earn and take care of the house needs.

Get Shift Done website offers unemployed hospitality workers an opportunity to earn a paycheck. The New Orleans Business Alliance launches this initiative; designed to help the workers get jobs at the kitchens and area food banks.

This website pays unemployed workers by coordinating with an app named Shift Smart.

Victoria Adams Phips urges that they want to make sure that those people can get a job and practically meet the hunger-relief necessity in the community. Also, this initiative volunteers to help organizations, which require some assistance, for their effort towards hunger-relief.

Several non-profit sources such as Liberty’s Kitchen, Second Harvest Food Bank, Cafe Reconcile and many more, are a part of this initiative as their restaurants are closed, and they have an opportunity and a way to help. The executive director Café Reconcile, Gerald Duhon, confirmed that they had not opened their outlet in phase one. Still, their kitchen is always engaged since they are involved in batch and production cooking along with Second Harvest.

Conrad N. Hilton foundation looks upon the payment through their $250k contribution to assist nearly 50 people with paid jobs for ten weeks.

Duhon stated that this initiative is about putting the young people back to work, helping them earn and take care of the house needs.

Here's the latest demolition timeline of Hard Rock collapse

The homeowners of the folded onerous Rock edifice expect to start the demolition of 3 adjacent buildings as early as a weekday.

Before demolition begins at the most collapse web site, three adjacent building known as "The Red Zone" should even be dismantled - the previous Post workplace on Iberville Street and also the former mass murder Theatre and another building on Canal Street.

May fourteen – Demolition method to start at the previous Post workplace at 1022 Iberville Street. Demolition is predicted to require some days.

Early the week of could take eighteen - Demolition starts at the previous mass murder Theater at 1027 Canal Street.

About a week and a 0.5 later (The week off could 25) - Demolition to start at 1019-1025 Canal Street

Around could twenty seven - Crews can take away the tower crane at the onerous Rock edifice collapse that was dynamited in November 2019.

Early June - Crews can recover the bodies of 2 at bay staff between the eighth and tenth floors of the collapse web site.

He was immediately following the recovery of staff - Main demolition of the highest ten floors of broken steel.

Early October - Bottom eight floors of stable concrete ought to be fully dismantled.

West-Nile-Virus-carrying mosquitoes detected in Tulsa

Authorities of the Tulsa Health Department (THD) confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the mosquito samples collected from a trap in Tulsa County. As per WHO and the American Mosquito Control Association, there is no evidence that mosquitoes can transmit COVID-19, a virus that affects the respiratory system and spreads maximally via droplets when an infected person sneezes, coughs or talks. Mosquitoes can transmit viruses like WNV, and hence, people are recommended to use repellents containing DEET.

THD functions on an efficient budget to control mosquito populations by nationally-recognized mosquito surveillance programs which also helps to affirm the presence of mosquito-borne illnesses in the community. The target of the surveillance is to identify the presence of mosquitoes, to know its abundance, species, make a hazard appraisal, and give a premise to control. Control strategies incorporate larviciding and spraying when required. The mosquito surveillance has implemented new testing guidelines and is working to trap potential WNV positive mosquitoes as soon as possible. Every year since 2003, human cases of WNV disease are observed in Tulsa County. The virus infects human via mosquito bites, and the symptoms of this disease include headache, sudden onset of fever, muscle weakness and dizziness. Precautions to be taken are:

• Do not dump waste materials in stagnant water and drain out such items, so that mosquitoes do not get a place to breed.
• Use DEET containing, or CDC approved mosquito repellents.
• Ensure gutters are not clogged.
• Encourage people around you to dump and drain as well as use repellents.

The stabbing remains under investigation as the victim refuses to cooperate

The Minneapolis Police Department reported a daytime stabbing on the 1300 block of Nicollet Mall, near Millennium Hotel, around 4:15 pm. In front of the hotel, an argument broke out between two men which eventually resulted in one of the men stabbing the other. The victim got help from emergency crews who brought him to the hospital. The victim did not suffer from any fatal injuries.

The suspect escaped, and the victim is refusing to give any information about the suspect.

Victim’s mother wants justice for her daughter’s brutal homicide

On 31st March, police discovered Anika Crane’s body, stuffed in her grey Ford Fiesta Sedan’s trunk at the intersection of Liberty Street and 159th Avenue, near a 7-convenience store, SanLeandro.

Her mother, Anita Cole, described her daughter as a people’s person, loving, kind and responsible, and thus when Crane missed her work for the first time, her mother felt suspicious. One week later, the officials found her abandoned car and her body stuffed it its trunk.

It was hard for the victim’s mother to accept the suspect arrested as he was the 35-year old victim’s 65-year old boyfriend. Initially, their relationship was not accepted by Crane’s family due to the age-difference, but out of love for her, they embraced the man. Jasmine Shivers, Crane’s cousin told that Crane had started a new job, bought the new Sedan and was talking to go out of Oakland. It seems that the boyfriend could not accept her independence and that if he cannot have him, nobody else can have her. The family told that Anika died due to blunt force trauma to her head and neck. It was a brutal homicide, her death was wrongful, and thus Cole wanted justice.

王毅重申台灣問題屬華內政 勸美勿癡心妄想 - 雅虎香港新聞

【本報綜合報道】中國大陸外交部長王毅昨在全國人大記者會上談及兩岸關係。他重申，台灣問題是中國內政，一個中國原則是北京與所有建交國雙邊關係的政治基礎，強調兩岸統一是歷史必然趨勢，奉勸美方丟掉不切實際的幻想。

Pdte. Maduro denuncia infección intencionada de migrantes venezolanos con Covid-19 desde Colombia - teleSUR TV

En Venezuela se reportan hasta el momento 1.121 casos, 475 hospitalizados, 357 en centros de diagnóstico integral, 17 en clínicas privadas, 262 recuperados y 10 fallecidos.

El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, acusó este domingo a su par colombiano Iván Duque promover la infección intencional de migrantes venezolanos que regresan a su país para cambiar la curva de contagio que se había mantenido controlada en este territorio desde el inicio de la pandemia de Covid-19. LEA TAMBIÉN:  Venezuela agradece a Irán envío de buques tanques en el marco del bloqueo de EE.UU. El mandatario venezolano, en una reunión ministerial televisada, alertó sobre el aumento de los casos de contagios importados, en especial provenientes de Colombia.  Informó que el número de infectados en Venezuela aumentó a 1.121 casos de coronavirus para este 24 de mayo, de los cuales 75 por ciento son casos provenientes del exterior. Maduro resaltó que, de los 843 casos procedentes del extranjero, unos 433 proceden de Colombia, mientras que 95 vienen de Brasil, 49 de Perú, 36 de Ecuador, entre otros países.  Este domingo la cifra de personas infectadas con coronavirus fue de 111, la más alta desde que se detectó el primero caso en Venezuela.  De este número, 93 casos fueron importados o por contacto internacional, 73 de ellos, proveniente específicamente de Colombia. En tanto, 18 casos fueron de transmisión comunitaria.  El mandatario venezolano alertó sobre un nuevo foco de contagio registrado en el Mercado Las Pulgas en el Zulia, estado fronterizo con Colombia.  Sobre la situación sanitaria del país, Maduro expresó que existe la cantidad de camas necesarias para los pacientes que necesiten ingreso hospitalario como consecuencia de la Covid-19. Sin embargo, hizo un llamado al pueblo venezolano a cumplir con las medidas de seguridad e higiene necesarias para evitar el virus.  Recalcó además que Venezuela ha realizado más de 804.000 pruebas diagnósticos para descartar la Covid-19 en el país, lo que convierte a la nación de América Latina con el mayor número de pruebas por millón de habitantes.

社評：「新冷戰」如箭在弦香港命途凶險 - 信報財經新聞

第十三屆全國人大三次會議在北京人民大會堂舉行記者會，國務委員兼外交部長王毅就「中國外交政策和對外關係」回答記者提問。王毅指出，新型冠狀病毒肺炎是中美共同敵人，兩國曾在疫情之初相互支...