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Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled
Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled Fret not, it will only be a test. A nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test is scheduled to be conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 11 on radios, televisions, and cellphones where users have opted in to receive alerts. The test is being conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and is expected to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. According to officials, the EAS portion of the test, which is on radio and television, will last about one minute, while the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) to cellphones will be sen…

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by Zak Failla
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Texting Their Patience: New Yorkers Sue Trump, FEMA Over Presidential Alert No Opt Out Texting Their Patience: New Yorkers Sue Trump, FEMA Over Presidential Alert No Opt Out
Texting Their Patience: New Yorkers Sue Trump, FEMA Over Presidential Alert No Opt Out A lawsuit has been filed in New York following Wednesday’s test of FEMA’s new “presidential alert” notification system. On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the initial test of FEMA’s new system went off for most Americans at around 2:15 p.m. The message was sent to cell phones similar to AMBER alerts and inclement weather warnings that are currently in place. However, not everyone was pleased about the alert, and three New York plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in Manhattan against President Donald Trump and FEMA officials. They are claiming that the alert system is a “violation of Americans' First and Fo…

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by Zak Failla