Daily Mail (UK),
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While hundreds of thousands of poor migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. have trekked on foot from South and Central America in the last eight months, there has also been a rise in middle class migrants flooding the southern border. These so-called middle class migrants often fly to Mexico's northern border on pre-planned flights and cross into the U.S. by cab or another car hire, a Border Patrol chief in Arizona told the Wall Street Journal. 'They got off the plane and went to a cab or to a bus,' Chris Clem, Border Patrol's chief patrol agent in Yuma, said. 'They literally were driven up and just walked up
Daily Mail (UK),
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Espen A Elik
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Lauren Lewis
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At least five people have been killed and two others injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg. Police arrested the suspect after he marauded through the town for 34 minutes firing randomly at victims and are probing a possible terror motive. The man was identified by TV2 as an ethnic Norwegian who recently converted to Islam and is known to mental health workers.(Snip)Following the attacks, the police directorate said it had immediately ordered officers nationwide to carry firearms. Norwegian police are normally unarmed but officers have access to guns and rifles when needed.
Associated Press,
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Andrew Welsh-Huggins
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Columbus, Ohio—A House GOP bill limiting businesses’ ability to require the coronavirus vaccine as a condition of employment hit another roadblock Wednesday, with indications the measure may be unlikely to pass in its current form. Under the legislation, employees who could show proof of COVID-19 antibodies, proof they run the risk of a negative medical reaction, or those who don’t want the vaccine for reasons of conscience, including religious convictions, would be exempt from employer mandates.(Snip)Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, has already signaled his disapproval of any bill regulating how private businesses can run their companies, further casting doubt on the legislation's future.
Washington Times,
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Shen Wu Tan
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American Airlines and Southwest Airlines said Tuesday they plan to follow federal guidelines to have their employees vaccinated against COVID-19 by December, defying an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to block such mandates. American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, said in a statement to USA Today that the governor’s order “does not change anything” for the company and that it believes the federal vaccine mandate “supersedes any conflicting state laws.” Southwest gave the news agency a similar response. The airline, based in Dallas, ordered all of its employees to get their COVID-19 shots by Dec. 8 to comply with a federal directive.
Seattle Times [WA],
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Dominic Gates
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Boeing management told its U.S. employees in an internal message Tuesday that with limited exceptions they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 or face termination. “Compliance with these requirements is a condition of employment,” states a Boeing internal presentation viewed by The Seattle Times. “Employees who are unable to meet these requirements, and do not have an approved accommodation, by December 8 may be released from the company.”
The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 employees in the U.S., about 57,000 of them in Washington state. Employees can request an exemption “due to a disability or sincerely held religious belief,” but those granted such an exemption will
New York Post,
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Hannah Sparks
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Health officials are urging food manufacturers and services to take drastic action against America’s insatiable appetite for salt.
The Food and Drug Administration has asked food-producing companies to slash the amount of salt in their products by at least 12%, giving businesses 2½ years to hit the mark, according to a statement made Wednesday. “What we’d like to see is the food industry gradually lower the sodium content,” Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock told NBC News, targeting conventionally purchased foods and groceries—namely, processed and prepackaged foods, such as condiments, snacks and frozen dinners, as well as dishes from chain restaurants.
New York Post,
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Bruce Golding
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A New Jersey teachers union posted, and then quickly deleted, online photos that show its leaders and Gov. Phil Murphy going maskless at a fundraising event, according to reports. The expose came after Murphy imposed a mask mandate on teachers, staffers, students and visitors in all of the Garden State’s schools in August to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.(Snip)The Shore News Network reported Monday that Murphy and leaders of New Jersey Education Association were photographed not wearing masks during the Garden State Equality Ball at the Asbury Lanes, a landmark bowling alley, concert venue and event center in Asbury Park.
Daily Mail (UK),
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Stephen M. Lepore
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The Coachella Music Festival is pulling the plug on their original plan to enforce mandatory vaccines for ticketholders when it returns in 2022. The fest, which makes its comeback to Indio, California April 15-17 and April 22-24, 2022 after missing 2020 and 2021, will not require concertgoers to have the jab. The festival's official Instagram page made the announcement, saying that the decision was based on recent COVID statistics.(Snip)The former policy—which is still listed on the Coachella website—requires 'full vaccination' for all fans and staff, which they define as '14 days or more following the final dose of a US FDA approved or WHO recognized vaccine
Memphis Commercial Appeal [TN],
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Astrid Kayembe
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Katrina Robinson's legal team is seeking an acquittal after the state senator was found guilty of four counts of fraud. In a filing Friday, Robinson's attorneys argue prosecutors misrepresented evidence and changed their legal theories mid-trial. That two-week trial ended Sept. 30 with a jury finding Robinson guilty. If not an outright acquittal, Robinson's attorneys ask the judge to grant a new trial. Robinson was initially served with a 48-count indictment Aug.11, 2020, alleging she illegally used $600,000 in federal funding meant for her school, The Healthcare Institute. Prosecutors said she used the money for personal expenses including food, makeup, and entertainment for a wedding.
Guardian [U.K.],
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Rob Davies
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China plans to build more coal-fired power plants and has hinted that it will rethink its timetable to slash emissions, in a significant blow to the UK’s ambitions for securing a global agreement on phasing out coal at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. In a statement after a meeting of Beijing’s National Energy Commission, the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, stressed the importance of regular energy supply, after swathes of the country were plunged into darkness by rolling blackouts that hit factories and homes.
While China has published plans to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030, the statement hinted that the energy crisis had led the Communist party to rethink
Washington Times,
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Jennifer Harper
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The world appears to agree on one thing. Politicians are the least trusted profession on the planet, according to a massive Ipsos “Global Trustworthiness Index” poll of 19,570 adults conducted in 28 countries. On average, only 10% of the respondents felt that politicians were “trustworthy.” That negative finding ranged from a low of 3% in Argentina to a high of 19% in Malaysia. The U.S. was just about in the middle with 9% of respondents saying they trusted politicians—a finding shared with respondents in Poland, Italy, South Korea and Mexico. Politicians had some company at the rock bottom of the poll, which has been conducted since 2018. “Government ministers”
New York Post,
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Steven Nelson
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Washington—White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday claimed allegations that President Biden owes as much as $500,000 in unpaid Medicare taxes have been “debunked”—despite experts saying otherwise.(Snip) Psaki grew visibly annoyed when asked about the issue by The Post at her daily press briefing and cut off the line of questioning after an expert was cited, who affirmed Biden might indeed owe taxes. “This is a very long question. I think I know what you’re getting at. This has been debunked, as you probably know.(Snip)When The Post pointed out that “it hasn’t been debunked though, I just cited an expert,” Psaki cut off the inquiry
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No one has any idea why Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who was born in Syria, would randomly kill non-Muslims. OK, but isn't it highly disrespectful to call Islam a mental illness?