Justice allocates CARES funds to West Virginia missions
Gov. Jim Justice announced the distribution of the remaining 122 million CARES Act funds across the state. Bluefield Union Mission will receive 250,000 with similar amounts to missions in Charleston Clarksburg and Huntington. Funds will support services for the needy and nurse training expansion.
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Craig Hammond
Justice
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Virus weighs again on Christmas festivities in Bethlehem
Bethlehem observers see Christmas Eve dampened by coronavirus and travel bans. Musicians marched through the city as smaller crowds gathered, while Israel restricts nearly all non Israeli travelers to slow omicron spread, hoping the local Christian community keeps spirits up.
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West Bank
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Jesus
Holy Land
NORAD confirms Santa will deliver joy despite COVID limits
NORAD and partners reiterate Santa Tracker operations on December 24 from 4am to midnight MST. NORAD volunteers field calls at 1-877-HI-NORAD. updates reach millions online and via devices. Santa may wear a mask and gloves at stops to reduce virus spread.
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Infrastructure bill offers tribes hope for clean water
In Warm Springs Oregon Exland Suppah Jr and his partner haul water from a tribal distribution site for drinking cooking and hygiene as boil notices and shutoffs persist on a reservation with bursting pipes failing valves and an aging treatment plant. Similar remote tribes face ongoing runing water and indoor plumbing challenges nationwide.
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Exland Suppah Jr
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Portland
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