A FEMA test phone alert issued as an emergency alert labeled as a "presidential alert", may violate your First and Fourth Amendment Rights according to a law suit filed in New York. The alert was sent to millions of cell phone users Wednesday afternoon and is designed to notify citizens in advance of national disasters. Recipients of the text can not opt out. A separate alert was broadcast on radio and television stations. FEMA was supposed to run the test in September but delayed it due to Hurricane Florence. No other president has authorized such a system in previous administrations.
The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell , Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, included the senior-most officials advancing U.S. commercial engagement across Africa: Massad Boulos , Senior Advisor for Africa Thomas Hardy , Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Constance Hamilton , Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Connor Coleman , Head of Investments and Chief of Staff, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Tamara Maxwell , Senior Vice President for Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States The record turnout made clear that both U.S. and African leaders share a strong commitment to significantly expanding trade and investment. The U.S. objective at the Summit was to secure key deals and commitments for U.S. companies and establish the conditions to boost U.S. exports and investment in Africa — advancing mutual prosperity in line with the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diploma...