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Much of the basic emergency supplies that schools, elections agencies and other local offices need for COVID prevention will no longer be covered by FEMA under a new policy announced Tuesday.The interim policy, which goes into effect September 15, follows what local officials from around the country have said they were told in recent calls with FEMA: that many of the masks, respirators and sanitizing supplies that continue to be key for coronavirus prevention will only stanley cup be covered for reimbursement when used specifically for emergency response. Instead, under most circumstances, the agency will regard these items as non-emergency supplies for schools and many other local institutions.Though the new policy doesn t explicitly lay out which supplies are no longer covered, Erica Bornemann, director of Vermont Emergency Management, said FEMA officials on a conference call Tuesday described changes that largely aligned with guidance sent in an email to emergency officials in New England on July 28. That email, obtained by CBS News through a public records request, paints a broad picture of what FEM stanley cup A will no longer cover for states. What we re talking about here are emergency protective measures like personal protective equipment PPE , and disinfection protocols and equipment, that are really essential f stanley cup or limiting the spread of COVID-19, Bornemann said in an interview with CBS News. Pchb The architect who turns cards into houses
MEXICO CITY -- Mexicans living abroad sent home almost $27 billion in 2016, the highest yearly figure on record, the central bank reported on Wednesday.The remittances rose 8.8 percent, from $24.78 billion in 2015 to 26.97 billion last year.The central bank said almost all the money was sent to Mexico by electronic transfers, though about $600 million continues to arrive in cash or by money orders. Remittances have become Mexicorsquo most important source of foreign income after auto exports of almost $34 billion per year. Remittances have far surpassed the $15.6 billion Mexico earns from oil exports and the $17.5 billion in tourism income Mexico received in 2015. Texas Rep. Will Hurd opposes border wall 09:31 U.S. President Trump has suggested the U.S. might retain s af1 ome remittances to pay for a wall between the countries, a project Mexico opposes. It is unclear whether migrants sent more money home because they feared possible future restrictions on the transfers or whether they were taking advantage of the dollarrsquo higher purchasing power in Mexico. The Mexican peso dropped 19 percent in value against the dollar i adidas samba n 2016. More from CBS News salomon |
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