The Trump administration approved a $700 million pandemic loan earmarked for national security to a trucking company despite DOD objections, new report says
Senior Trump officials, "potentially including the president," helped get the loan approved, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said.
news.yahoo.comPandemic loan to troubled trucking company had Trump White House backing, emails show
Yellow Corporation, previously known as YRC Worldwide, received a $700 million loan from a Treasury Department program meant for businesses crucial to national security. Members of a congressional oversight committee are skeptical.
washingtonpost.comAlert level raised for Hawaii volcano due to rumbles, quakes
(Reuters) - The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii has been hit by at least 50 small earthquakes since October of last year, scientists said on Tuesday, prompting U.S. geologists to raise its alert level to yellow. FILE PHOTO: The Mauna Loa volcano on the island of Hawaii is shown in this March 25, 1984 handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, and released to Reuters on June 19, 2014. U.S. Geological Survey/Handout via ReutersAn eruption of Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, did not appear to be imminent. The increased seismic activity indicated a shift in the shallow magma storage system under the mountain, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) said in an advisory. The property losses from the May-to-August event marked the most destructive eruption event of Kilauea or any other volcano in Hawaiis recorded history.
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