内容摘要：The administration has said the layoffs are aimed at efficiency, not a department shutdown. Trump has

The administration has said the layoffs are aimed at efficiency, not a department shutdown. Trump has

London city worker Ashley Taylor was back on the job Monday loading doughnuts to take to a hospital and dispatch center even though there was a tarp on her roof. She was lucky — the houses across her street were destroyed late Friday night.She survived the storm with nine other people and three dogs in the crawl space of a neighbor’s home.

“We prayed like never before — and just thankful for everything God did for us,” Taylor said.In surrounding Laurel County, first responders mourned one of their own.Fellow firefighters found the body of Laurel County Fire Major Leslie Leatherman on top of a woman he was shielding from the storm’s fury as he answered calls during the worst of the storm. The woman was yelling for help and they were in a field across from a destroyed subdivision.

The injured woman turned out to be Leatherman’s wife and officials aren’t sure if he knew who he was protecting in the darkness and chaos, the fire department saidSt. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said five people died, 38 were injured and more than 5,000 homes were affected by an EF3 tornado with winds up to 150 mph (240 kph) that slammed areas north and west of downtown Friday. Spencer has estimated that damages will exceed $1.6 billion.

“Eight miles of pure destruction, at times a mile wide,” Spencer said at a Monday news conference. “We’re talking about thousands of buildings, thousands of families are being displaced.”

The city is awaiting a disaster declaration from the governor’s office as a first step to getting federal assistance.Gerapetritis, who will preside at a Security Council meeting Thursday on protecting civilians in conflict, called for massive humanitarian aid for Gaza and a speedy ceasefire.

this week following nearly three months of an Israeli blockade of food, medicine and other supplies. Israel says awill launch to prevent Hamas from accessing aid, which Israel says the militant group uses to bolster its rule in Gaza.

Gerapetritis said U.S.-Greek ties are growing, citing investments by Amazon, Google, Pfizer and other companies, including in the energy field.haven’t had a major influence in the country, he said, “because we are not overexposed to that type of bilateral trade.”