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Air Quality Alert issued July 27 at 5:25PM EDT by NWS


…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY JULY 28… THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT THAT IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY. A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR

Source: Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Middlesex County New Jersey Issued by the National Weather Service.

Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 5:20PM EDT by NWS


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY… NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY… * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 519 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE

Source: Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Middlesex County New Jersey Issued by the National Weather Service.

Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 5:20PM EDT by NWS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY… NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY… * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 519 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE

Source: Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Middlesex County New Jersey Issued by the National Weather Service.

 

My ADA Story: A Deafblind Lawyer Dismantling Digital Barriers

Haben Girma, a deafblind lawyer, introduced the President at a White House reception last week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

This afternoon, she sent the following message to the White House email list, in which she shares her personal story and explains how the ADA is helping Americans with disabilities continue to tear down barriers.

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I recently had the honor of introducing President Obama at a White House reception commemorating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The President shared a moving story of how, in the years before Congress passed the ADA, his father-in-law — who had multiple sclerosis — would sometimes hold himself back because he didn't want his disability to inconvenience others. With that story, President Obama reminded Americans that "We've got to tear down barriers externally, but we also have to tear down barriers internally."

As someone who has struggled against attitudinal barriers, I loved hearing our President encourage the world to view access for people with disabilities as a civil and human right.

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Ethiopia’s Human Rights Activists See Scant Hope in Obama’s Visit


During the first visit to the country by a sitting American president, issues like investment and terrorism are expected to take precedence.

Mr. Obama’s two-day trip to Ethiopia, which started Sunday night, highlights a complex relationship with the country, which has a strong defense partnership with the United States but has been criticized for its human rights record by organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

The State Department later expressed concern about the results of the May election, in which the ruling coalition and allied parties won every seat in Parliament. A statement from the department mentioned “continued restrictions on civil society, media, opposition parties, and independent voices and views.”

Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM

Read more at: NYT World