Yuma News
Colorado River Water Rescue
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- Published: 27 March 2018 27 March 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Today, just after 2:00 pm a person was reported to be struggling to stay afloat in the Colorado River under the Ocean to Ocean Bridge. Yuma Fire Department personnel arrived to find a 75 year old male holding onto vegetation on the north side of the river trying to stay above water. A YFD Firefighter assigned to the first arriving unit quickly put on water rescue gear, entered the water and was able to bring the person safely to the south shore at Gateway Park within minutes of their arrival.
President Donald J. Trump Proclaims March 27, 2018, as “Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.”
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- Published: 27 March 2018 27 March 2018
Washington, DC - A quality education can give every child, regardless of his or her circumstances, the opportunity to grow, thrive, succeed, and achieve their version of the American Dream. On Education and Sharing Day, we acknowledge the power that a solid academic foundation, combined with the transformative power of time-honored values and ethics, can have in helping young people achieve lives of purpose and passion.
Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
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- Published: 27 March 2018 27 March 2018
Washington, DC - On April 1, 2015, by Executive Order 13694, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the increasing prevalence and severity of malicious cyber‑enabled activities originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States.
President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
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- Published: 27 March 2018 27 March 2018
Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada to affirm the solidarity of both countries with the United Kingdom and discuss the joint expulsions of Russian intelligence officers in response to Russia’s use of a military-grade chemical weapon on the United Kingdom’s soil.
Trilateral Meeting of the National Security Advisors of the United States of America, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
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- Published: 27 March 2018 27 March 2018
Washington, DC - The National Security Advisors of the United States of America, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates met at the White House on Friday, March 23, to discuss issues of strategic importance to the three countries, including joint efforts to counter the Iranian regime’s malign influence and provocative behavior.
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts
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- Published: 27 March 2018 27 March 2018
Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration:
Uber Self-Driving Cars, Liability, and Regulation
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- Written by Robert L. Rabin Q&A with Sharon Driscoll Robert L. Rabin Q&A with Sharon Driscoll
- Published: 27 March 2018 27 March 2018
Stanford, California - Last week the first fatality involving a self-driving Uber car was reported in Tempe, Arizona. As new autonomous technologies develop, offering us self-driving cars, trains, buses, and drone deliveries, what are the legal issues? And what regulation is needed? In the discussion that follows, Stanford Law School Professor Robert Rabin answers some of these questions.