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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought to parry bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration s Afghanistan withdrawal, as new intelligence estimates warned that al-Qaeda could soon again use Afghan soil to plot attacks on the United States.Blinken had mixed results in attempting to face down a second day of tough congressional questioning, this time from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.A day earlier before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Blinken was assailed by Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike over the administration s preparation for and handling of the pullout.Even lawmakers sympathetic to President Joe Biden s dec
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TAMPA, Fla. 鈥?Emergency response times will improve for people living in East Tampa, now that the city has purchased a new rescue unit for about $600,000. Tampa Cit
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stanley water bottle n for the big announcement at Fire Station 16. This is a very good day today, said Chief Nick LoCicero. East Tampa taxpayers say they ve been asking for this for several years. District 5 councilman Orlando Gudes put it on the top of his priority list when voters elected him. We need rescues in our communities, he said. For 15 years, we ve been absent without a rescue car. This means when someone in East Tampa ca
stanley botella lled 911 for an emergency they d have to wait for a free unit to come from a different station. People who live there said the wait would, sometimes, be about 30 minutes. That also slowed down the response time for someone in the other neighborhood. This is wonderful to be able to add another truck in the East Tampa area as well, said Mayor Jane Castor. The rescue unit is costing the city $600,000. The money will come from the city s budget. When it comes down to the safety of all of our citizens there s no dollar amount that you could apply, said Mayor Castor. The new unit has responded to about 58 calls since the city got it, back on October fourth. The unit will run Friday to Wednesday, and mostly utilized from noon until 10 p.m. Those are considered peak hours. I m getting older so i may need it, neighbor, Beatrice Jollif sa
