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TechNews for the week: October 29; October 27; October 25;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russian, Chinese warships hold first joint patrols in the Pacific; Top U.S. general calls China's hypersonic weapon test very close to a 'Sputnik moment';
In Taiwan war game, few good options for U.S. to deter China; Taiwan confirms U.S. military presence, says defending island is vital for democracy;
US policymakers can't seem to figure out how to deal with South or North Korea; How North Korea evades U.N. sanctions;
Sweden and Pakistan say Afghanistan hurtling towards collapse; Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis;
Russia tells Afghan neighbours to say no to U.S., NATO presence; NATO not ready for equal dialogue with Moscow - Russian defence chief;
Chinese, Taliban representatives to meet in Qatar; Scholar says China will not be the first to recognise Taliban government;
Pakistan using informal intelligence channels to prop up Taliban fight against ISIS;
Israel moves to ban six Palestinian rights groups it accuses of terrorism, prompting international outrage;
Israeli official says reopening of U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem may not happen;
Israel set to OK 3,000 West Bank settler homes this week;
Israeli settlement plans anger some in governing coalition; Biden administration issues sharpest rebuke yet to Israel over settlements;
Palestinians fear for loved ones' remains as Israel plans Jerusalem park; Israel extends a hand to Israeli Arabs;
Israel's influence in Europe could lead to criminalization of critiques of Zionism; New York pension fund joins exit from Unilever over Israel restrictions;
Syrian state media says Israel attacks southern Syria region;
Putin seeks Israel's help in easing U.S. sanctions on Syria; Hosting Emirati general, Israel sees airpower cooperation;
Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country; Iran's president says cyberattack meant to create 'disorder';
Iran to return to nuclear negotiations, signaling possible revival of talks aiming to restore 2015 deal; IAEA says Iran's enrichment to high levels at Natanz plant is expanding;
Iran provincial governor slapped in a rare security breach;
U.S. Officials: Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria; US military was tipped off about Iran-backed attack on troops in Syria, saving lives;
Erdogan orders removal of 10 ambassadors, including US envoy; Erdogan backs down in row with 10 western ambassadors;
Turkey reaches out to foe Armenia in drive for Caucasus influence; Turkish Opposition Begins Joining Ranks Against Erdogan;
Yemen comments put fresh strain on Lebanon's Gulf ties; Saudi Arabia orders Lebanese ambassador to leave kingdom;
Saudi crown prince once boasted it would be easy to kill a sitting monarch, ex-intel official says;
US senators urge Biden to waive sanctions for India's S-400 purchase;
Sudan's military detains prime minister and dissolves government in coup;
NATO's flirtation with adding Ukraine and Georgia runs the risk of starting a war the US can't afford to fight;
Kremlin says Turkish drones risk destabilising situation in east Ukraine;
Moscow decries U.S. move to call Russians 'homeless' for visa purposes; U.S. official says U.S. embassy in Moscow dwindling to "caretaker presence";
Tired of waiting for asylum in southern Mexico, thousands of migrants march north; Illegal Border Crossings, Driven by Pandemic and Natural Disasters, Soar to Record High ;
Annual immigration arrests inside the U.S. have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade;
House investigation finds Border agents who made violent, lewd Facebook posts faced flawed disciplinary process at CBP;
Montanans used to live and let live. Now bitter confrontations cloud Big Sky Country;
In battle at Supreme Court over N.Y. gun law, a surprising split among conservatives; The Supreme Court will decide what it means to 'bear' arms;
Elizabeth Prelogar confirmed as solicitor general ahead of Supreme Court battles over abortion, guns;
The Pessimistic Electorate Behind Biden's Approval Ratings;
Biden heads abroad with most ambassadorial picks stranded in Senate, stunting diplomatic efforts;
More frequent outages afflict U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change;
President Biden Plans To Sign Executive Orders To Show US Commitment To Reducing Emissions;
Democrats haggle over Medicare, other spending priorities entering critical week for Biden;
The proposed IRS bank-account reporting rule is revised, but Manchin still doesn't like it; Sinema's Blockade on Tax Rates Prods Democrats Toward Billionaires' Tax ;
Biden unveils $1.75 trillion spending plan, but divisions delay economic agenda; What is in the $1.75 trillion Biden budget plan;
Sanders draws red lines on Medicare expansion, drug pricing plan in spending bill; faces difficult choice on slimmed-down budget bill;
Reconciliation Is Democrats' "Most Obvious" Path To Raising Debt Ceiling; Manchin backs raising debt ceiling with reconciliation if GOP balks;
Liberals defy Pelosi, say they'll block infrastructure bill;
For California's first Latino senator, citizenship for undocumented immigrants is personal and he's not ready to lose;
In bid to head off GOP takeover at FCC, Biden nominates two, including first female chair;
GOP used Senate delays to make changes at U.S. product safety regulator;
An Unexpected Pandemic Consequence Frustrates Florida's Biggest City;
Virginia's redistricting commission's failure to transcend partisanship has lessons for other states;
Illinois Democrats' new congressional map spells doom for some incumbents;
Candidates tied to Jan. 6 create new headaches for Republicans;
An army of poll watchers — many driven by GOP's 'election integrity' push — turns out across Virginia;
Nevada Republican who claimed someone stole dead wife's ballot is charged with voter fraud;
Justice Dept. to pay $88 million to Charleston church shooting victims who sued over background-check lapses for gunman Dylann Roof;
Lawsuit Says Dispatcher in Fatal Fire Hung Up on Victim Because He Spoke Spanish;
Hate is on the rise: Antisemitism surges on America's far left and far right;
Ted Cruz Defends Parents Doing Nazi Salutes at School Board Meetings; Report: Utah School District Ignored Racial Harassment for Years;
Sen. Burr's brother-in-law called stock broker one minute after phone call with senator;
House minority leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy contorts positions to try to stay in Trump’s good graces as he pursues a GOP House;
Once again, Mitch McConnell’s hypocrisy on an independent judiciary knows no bounds;
Mike Pompeo removes himself from 2022 Kansas Senate bid;
Mike Pence endorses a fringe dissident group to lead Iran, calling the leader of the group that forbids members from sexual thoughts 'an inspiration';
Trump news and investigation
Trump social network given 30 days to stop breaking software license;
Donald Trump loses bid to keep Twitter lawsuit in Florida;
Trump urges judge to block IRS from giving his tax returns to Congress;
Trump Letter on Pennsylvania's 2020 Election; The 14 things you need to know about Trump's letter in the Wall Street Journal;
Trump's real-estate empire pays the price for poisonous politics;
'Cowboys for Trump' founder turns on Trump during QAnon conference;
Election 'distracted' Trump team from pandemic, Birx tells Congress, saying more than 130,000 in U.S. died unnecessarily;
Capital Riot and fallout
Ahead of Jan. 6, Willard hotel in downtown D.C. was a Trump team 'command center' for effort to deny Biden the presidency;
The hotel where Trump allies plotted to overturn the election has a wild and sometimes violent history;
Facebook documents show how the platform fueled rage ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol;
Report: Rally organizers say GOP lawmakers worked on Jan. 6 protests; Former Congress members file brief opposing Trump's attempt to shield Jan. 6 records;
Biden rejects Trump's latest claim of executive privilege over Jan. 6 documents;
Jan. 6 committee expected to subpoena lawyer who advised Trump, Pence on how to overturn election;
Chief federal judge in D.C. assails 'almost schizophrenic' Jan. 6 prosecutions: 'The rioters were not mere protesters';
COVID-19
Fully vaccinated people can pass on the Delta variant at home, including to other vaccinated people, a study finds - but unvaccinated people are still at most risk;
US will require foreign travellers to get WHO-authorised vaccines;
Merck to let its COVID pill be made by other drugmakers; Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Used In US Children, Teens Within Weeks;
Supreme Court upholds coronavirus vaccine mandate for Maine health-care workers that does not include religious exemption;
Judge denies New York City police union's request to halt vaccine mandate;
Air Force is first to face troops' rejection of vaccine mandate as thousands avoid shots; Florida Sues Biden Administration Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate;
March Madness Celebrations Caused Spike In COVID-19 Infections;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
SC water tank wasn't cleaned for years as sludge grew inside. Apparently no one noticed.;
Aerospace giant Lockheed to produce F-16 jets in SC, hire 300 more workers;
Power company asked SC Supreme Court to let them raise rates;
Meghan McCain says Sen. Lindsey Graham 'is not and hasn't been' a member of her family 'for a very long time';
Business and Economics
U.S. economy grew at annual rate of 2 percent in third quarter, a sharp slowdown, as pandemic held back recovery;
Federal Reserve Chair Acknowledges Inflation Is "Running Well Above Target"; The median home price just passed $400,000 for the first time ever;
New companies raising cash swell US junk bond market to record size;
US Companies Maintaining High Prices To Mitigate Effects Of Supply Chain Disruption; Economists Expect Shipping Problems To Linger Well Into 2022;
As Oil Races Toward $100, Consumers Tell OPEC+ Enough Is Enough;
Another Chinese Developer Defaults in Wake of Evergrande Crisis;
Why China is cracking down on Big Tech; Senate Approves Legislation Targeting Chinese Telecom Companies;
Hertz To Order 100,00 Tesla Model 3s For An Estimated $4.2B;
No GM Plants Will Be Closed Due To Chip Shortage Starting November 1st; GM To Add 40,000 EV Charging Stations In US, Canada;
Facebook is changing its corporate name to Meta. Its flagship social network will keep the Facebook name;
Apple Posts Strong Q4 Earnings, Despite $6B Blow From Supply Shortage;
Finance
What exactly is a billionaires' tax — and how would it work;
The 'Great Resignation' is leaving many Americans wondering: Should I pay off my mortgage early?
Sports
World Series will have a Legion Baseball presence;
Other news
The GOP rebrands itself as the party of tax cheats;
George Will: The Supreme Court should hesitate before striding into this free speech minefield;
One-third of Jewish college students have experienced antisemitism; What American Jews and general public say about anti-Semitism;
Protesting Zionism, climate activist group won't rally in DC with Jewish groups; Long before the Philip Roth biography was canceled, Jewish leaders tried to cancel him;
A Civil Rights Pioneer Seeks to Have Her Record Cleared;
Three decades after the Soviet era, this Moscow street echoes what was. And hints where Russia is heading.;
Cuban exile told sons he trained Oswald, JFK's accused assassin, at a secret CIA camp;
Education:
Research Shows Partisan Gerrymandering Targets College Campuses; Boston Joins Other College Towns In Challenging Census Results;
Nationwide College Enrollment Continues To Decline; Tuition Increases Historically Low For Second Consecutive Year;
Survey: Baby Boomers Pay Most Monthly For Student Loans; Reports Advocate For Reforms To Income-Driven Student Loan Repayment;
Brown University To Increase Financial Aid To Moderate-Income Students;
Colleges In States That Limit Vaccine Mandates Review Options;
California Community Colleges Unable To Justify Placing Students In Remedial Classes;
AAUP Investigates University System Of Georgia Over Tenure Policy Changes;
Research Universities Agree To New Principles On Sexual Misconduct; How Liberty University Discourages and Dismisses Students' Reports of Sexual Assaults;
Liberty University President Caught On Tape Saying He Wants School To Be More Politically Influential;
Survey: More Than 40% Of Chinese Scientists Feel Profiled By US Government;
Univ Of Montana Professor Resigns Amid Investigation Into Posts On Women, Muslims;
Howard University President Says Student Occupation Of Student Center “Must End”;
10/22/21
TechNews for the week: October 22; October 20; October 18;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
China condemns U.S., Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait; China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait;
Chinese military tests hypersonic vehicle as part of program to rapidly expand strategic and nuclear systems;
North Korea tests possible submarine missile amid tensions;
To end Israel's illegal occupation Unite Jordan and Palestine—Again; U.S. and Israel to form team to solve Jerusalem consulate dispute;
Israel to approve new construction in West Bank settlements, Palestinian villages; Palestinians clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem;
Israel gives legal status to 4K in gesture to Palestinians; The Nigerians who want Israel to accept them as Jews;
Saudi leader MBS seemingly open to discussing normalizing relations with Israel, but has conditions;
Russia's Putin hosts Israeli PM Bennett; Israel and France hold secret talks to end Pegasus spyware crisis; Swedish FM visits Israel to mend ties after diplomatic rift;
Beirut street battles may spell even darker times; Hezbollah says it won't be dragged into war after Beirut bloodshed;
Lebanon's Hezbollah warns Israel against drilling in disputed maritime border area; Hezbollah leader declares his group has 100,000 fighters;
Damascus accuses Israel of killing former member of Syrian parliament; Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign;
Report: Syria secretly stole $100 million from UN donations by manipulating currency exchange rates;
After Iraqi Election, a Shiite Leader Emerges as an Unlikely U.S. Ally;
Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. proposed F-16 sales in return for its F-35 investment; U.S. says it made no financing offers to Turkey on F-16 jets;
Erdogan says Turkey will recoup money paid to U.S. for F-35 jets;
German voters punished the far right. German taxpayers are about to reward it;
Hungary's opposition parties unite to challenge far-right leader Orban;
Algeria and Morocco fall out over gas, separatists and Western Sahara;
Iranian supertanker departing from Venezuela to transport heavy oil; Venezuela suspends talks with opposition after Maduro ally extradited to the United States;
Outages Plague Puerto Rico: 'Why Don't We Have Electricity'?
Russia to host international talks with Taliban as Putin looks for gains in U.S. absence;
Russia undercounts its planet-warming methane leaks. A new generation of satellites shows how they put the climate in peril;
Putin and Xi look set to disengage as world leaders meet on climate;
Putin Ushers in New Cold War Era by Severing Russia's NATO Link; Russia scrambles fighter jets to escort U.S. strategic bombers over Black Sea;
Are supply chain disruptions the beginning of the end of globalization?;
100 health experts say Global warming is world's greatest threat to human health, and inaction on issue imperils millions of lives;
White House, intelligence agencies and Pentagon issue reports warning climate change threatens global security;
Colin Powell, former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dies due to complications from covid-19;
Powell had been treated for a cancer that severely impairs the immune system, lowering coronavirus vaccine effectiveness;
Coast Guard: 1,200-foot ship dragged California oil pipeline;
U.S.-Mexico border arrests reached highest levels since 1986, with more than 1.7 million migrants detained in the 2021 fiscal year;
Biden's pick to lead Customs and Border Protection faces Senate confirmation hearing;
Biden administration moves to curtail toxic 'forever chemicals' that pose health risks to millions of Americans;
Psaki Insists President Can Use "Range" Of Proposals To Achieve Climate Goals;
Supreme Court won't block Texas abortion law but grants expedited review for Nov. 1;
Biden tells Democrats that scaled-back package of up to $1.9 trillion should be new target of budget talks;
Senators Manchin, Tester Say They Oppose A Carbon Tax; As Manchin Blocks Climate Plan, His State Can't Hold Back Floods;
Democrats Are Courting Manchin on Their Agenda. Here's What He Wants;
Democrats, facing a Republican barrage, scale back plans for a crackdown on tax cheating;
The IRS wanted a new tool to go after tax cheats. Republicans and bankers blocked it;
Republicans block Democrats' latest voting rights bill; Activists want Biden to do more to counter GOP on voting rights, false claims;
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema received the legal maximum of donations from several known GOP donors, new FEC filings show;
Democratic frustration with Sinema rises; Sinema advisers resign, calling her an obstacle to progress;
Money Floods the Race for Control of Congress, More Than a Year Early;
Threats, Resignations and 100 New Laws: Why Public Health Is in Crisis;
Fed chief's financial disclosures fuel political clash over Fed nominees;
Legislators want three counties to secede Maryland for West Virginia;
Iowa Democratic Party chairman receives multiple threats, including one of lynching, after criticizing Trump;
Texas Governor Appoints Former Trump Lawyer to Oversee Election Review;
Cheney's Consultants Are Given an Ultimatum: Drop Her, or Be Dropped;
Federal grand jury indicts Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) on charges of lying to federal investigators about campaign contributions;
FBI agents swarm Washington home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska;
Qualified immunity: Supreme Court sides with police, overturns denial of immunity in two cases;
Video Shows Louisiana Sheriff's Deputy Slamming Black Woman to the Ground;
Unvaccinated Police Officers Could Become America's Own Insurgents;
Trump news and investigation
Trump ordered to answer questions under oath and faces a pile of civil lawsuits as depositions begin;
Trump answered questions for 4 hours in a deposition for a lawsuit alleging his bodyguards beat up protesters outside Trump Tower;
Trump Dodges Questions in Marathon Deposition Over Protest Violence, Lawyer Claims;
Trump faces new criminal investigation into New York golf club; Westchester DA reportedly investigates Trump National Golf Club amid tax battle;
Scottish Dunes Trump Promised To Protect On His Golf Course Are Ruined; 'Money talks': After building collapse, developer with Trump ties sees opportunity;
Publix heiress who funded Trump rally on Jan. 6 also gave $150,000 to Republican AGs group, which promoted the event in a robocall;
A top GOP committee sent a message accusing supporters who hadn't donated of being traitors: 'You abandoned Trump.';
Trump's defense secretary in the spring of 2020 quashed a proposal to send up to 250,000 U.S. troops to seal the border with Mexico;
Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is found guilty of campaign finance violations;
Trump's New Social-Media Company Plans to Go Public via SPAC; Pranksters have already defaced Trump's new social network;
Top Donors to the Trump 2020 Campaign;
Trump criticizes media for treating Powell 'beautifully' in death;
Capital Riot and fallout
Biden: Justice Department should prosecute those who refuse Jan. 6 committee's subpoenas;
Former president Donald Trump sues to block records requested by Jan. 6 committee;
House votes to hold former Trump strategist Bannon in contempt for refusing to comply with Jan. 6 subpoena;
Cheney: Bannon's actions suggest Trump was involved in Capitol riot planning; presses Republicans to back Bannon contempt vote;
Rep. Jim Jordan tells House panel he can't recall how many times he spoke with Trump on Jan. 6;
'Justice for J6' rally cost government agencies that assisted Capitol Police at least $790,000, according to estimates;
COVID-19
FDA authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots, paving the way for millions more Americans to get added protection;
CDC signs off on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original one;
Smaller needles, short lines: Biden's child vaccine rollout will be different;
The coronavirus is still mutating. But will that matter? New Delta descendant may be more infectious than its ancestor;
What to know about the covid-19 treatment molnupiravir;
Study: Virus killed 65,000 more men than women in U.S. through August;
Fully vaccinated travelers can come to the U.S. even if their doses are mixed, authorities say;
Report: In secret vaccine contracts with governments, Pfizer took hard line in push for profit;
Miami school says vaccinated students must stay home for 30 days to protect others, citing discredited info;
US cities at war with their own police departments over vaccine mandates;
Ted Cruz blasted Australia's COVID rules. A top Australian official didn’t hold back;
Experts challenge Russia's official pandemic numbers. They refuse to be silenced;
Moscow prepares for a return to lockdown as covid cases — and deaths — soar; Virus deaths, cases surge to new records in Ukraine;
Anti-vax Republican, who worked for the Trump campaign and embraced QAnon, says she has COVID-19;
Factory Farms of Disease: How Industrial Chicken Production Is Breeding the Next Pandemic;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Business and Economics
Fed Report Says Economy Faces Headwinds But Consumer Spending Remains Positive; Economists Expect inflation To Continue Into 2022;
Factory Output Fell 0.7% In September;
These states report highest rates of workers who quit their jobs in August;
How revised proposal to have IRS monitor bank accounts more closely would work;
America isn't running out of everything just because of a supply-chain crisis. America is running out everything because Americans are buying so much stuff;
Hollywood union reaches deal with producers to avoid nationwide strike;
GLOBAL LNG-Asia LNG price rise on firm Chinese demand, eyes on Russian flow; China Refiners in Buying Spree May Turn to Russia, Iran Oil;
China's economic growth slows to 4.9% in 3rd quarter, outlook dim; China's energy crisis threatens lengthy disruption to global supply chain;
Chinese property giant Evergrande Group made an $83 million overdue payment, averting default;
Warren Calls For Breaking Up Amazon Following Reuters Report; Staten Island Amazon Warehouse Workers Seek Union Vote;
Facebook To Rename Company In Bid To Reflect Metaverse Ambitions;
Toyota Decreasing November Production Targets Amid Semiconductor Shortage; Toyota To Build 1.29B Battery Factory In The US, Spend $3.4B Overall;
Study Compares Electric And Gasoline Vehicle Operating Costs;
Google's Chief Health Officer Says Company Is Still "All In" On Healthcare;
Notes on a statistical scandal;
Finance
The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax-Free;
Sports
172 Runners Started This Ultramarathon. 21 of Them Never Came Back;
Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich fired after failing to comply with vaccine mandate;
Other news
Don't blame Sharia for Islamic extremism -- blame colonialism;
The dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and far-right conspiracies;
Congress investigated an attack on the Capitol 200 years ago. It didn't go well;
Education:
Princeton President: College Rankings Are A Misleading Way To Assess Colleges; Methods Of Determining Return On Investment Of College Contested;
College Towns Attempt To Challenge 2020 Census Results; Undocumented College Graduates Form Alumni Support Groups;
Report: Graduate School Applications Rose 7.3% In Fall 2020; University Of Hawaii System Enrollment Increases For First Time In A Decade;
Biden Expresses Concern Over Decreasing Male Enrollment At Colleges; Tuition-Free Community College Will Be Dropped From Reconciliation Package;
Christian Schools Boom in a Revolt Against Curriculum and Pandemic Rules;
Study: Black Borrowers Say Student Loan Debt Deepens Racial Inequality;
Univ Of California Faculty Recommend Stopping Use Of SAT Alternative Exam;
For-Profit Vista College Students Join Class-Action Lawsuit Over Tuition Refunds After Abrupt Closure;
Mississippi trustees ban vaccine mandates at public universities;
Univ Of Pittsburgh Faculty Votes To Establish Union; Bates College Administration Censors Student Newspaper Covering Staff Unionization;
Berkeley Climate Scientist Resigns Over Refusal To Invite Controversial Geophysicist; MIT Faces Fallout Over Cancelled Lecture;
West Virginia College To Discipline President Accused Of Plagiarism;
Calbright College Struggles Continue As Students Drop Out;
10/15/21
TechNews for the week: October 15; October 13;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
ISIS Bomber Kills Dozens at Shiite Mosque in Northern Afghanistan;
China's Xi vows peaceful 'unification' with Taiwan, days after sending a surge of warplanes near the island;
Kremlin says it disagrees with Japan's sovereignty claim over islands; Russia says it chased U.S. naval destroyer away from its waters;
Merkel and Israel's Bennett differ on Iran, Palestinians; Merkel: Israel can't 'lose sight' of deal with Palestinians;
Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad's fortunes, U.S. views shift; Israeli minister sees no compromise on U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem;
Israel-Inspired Settlements Spark New Wave of Assassinations; Israel quietly advances settlements with little US pushback;
Israeli official says U.S. made clear its opposition to settlements; US, Israel, UAE discussing 'other options' if diplomacy fails with Iran;
Israel PM urges UN to hold Iran to account for nuclear moves; Israel's Lapid Warns Iran Could Face Attack as U.S. Backs Talks;
Turkey says it will do "what is necessary" after Syria attacks; Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria's Palmyra;
Lebanon's national electricity grid collapses; Lebanon's Unravelling Economy Could Have A Major Geopolitical Impact;
Day-long firefight racks Beirut after Hezbollah demonstration attacked; How Hezbollah widens Iran's Middle East reach;
Iraqis' Frustration Over Broken Promises Keeps Voter Turnout Low; In Iraq Election, Shiite Cleric Who Fought U.S. Strengthens Power;
Bashar al-Assad Steps In From the Cold, but Syria Is Still Shattered;
Modi's Use of Antiterror Law Draws Scrutiny From Courts;
Austrian Chancellor Kurz resigns amid corruption allegations; Austria's government survives after opposition fails to oust Kurz’s successor;
Populist Leader of Czech Republic Narrowly Defeated in Election; Czechs Defeat a Populist, Offering a Road Map for Toppling Strongmen;
U.S. to open Canada, Mexico land border crossings for fully vaccinated travelers;
Biden to meet with Pope Francis during European trip to discuss coronavirus pandemic, climate change and caring for the poor;
Supreme Court deals massive financial blow to organized labor;
House agrees to lift debt ceiling as Democrats spar over shape of broader spending bill;
Biden's Proposal to Empower IRS Rattles Banks and Their Customers;
2020 Census may have undercounted Black Americans, new analyses say, raising concerns about representation and funding;
The imminent impact of redistricting: Sharper partisan elbows, less compromise;
Pelosi: Democrats Face "Difficult Decisions" To Trim $3.5T Spending Plan; 3 in 4 Democrats support larger social spending bill over scaled-back package;
Poll: Rank-And-File Democrats Favor A Larger Bill To Address Social Safety Net, Climate;
Sinema Rules Out Vote On Reconciliation Package Before Infrastructure Bill; As Budget Bill Hangs in Limbo, Kyrsten Sinema Heads to Europe;
Progressives Reject Democratic Leaders' Pleas To Agree To Reconciliation Cuts;
What Democrats don't want to hear about upcoming elections; In 2022 midterms, a new 'Big Lie' battleground: secretary of state elections;
Anti-Trump Republicans endorsing vulnerable Democrats to prevent GOP takeover;
In scramble for votes in Virginia, emotions flare over Trump, covid and race;
Trump's NC Senate endorsement is flipping voters — and high-dollar donors;
A decade of partisan conflict has turned Wisconsin into two states in one — deeply red vs. deeply blue;
Calls intensify to end Wisconsin's election review amid blunders by ex-judge in charge;
Georgia judge dismisses lawsuit alleging voter fraud in 2020 election; Election Workers in Georgia Are Fired for Shredding Voter Registration Forms;
I refused to lie under oath for the state of Arizona, and the courts aren't on my side;
Ex-FBI leader Andrew McCabe, fired by Trump, regains pension in Justice Dept. settlement;
With Trump gone, advocates flood Justice Dept. with requests to investigate police;
Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control;
Study: Counties with more Confederate monuments also had more lynchings;
After white students displayed Confederate flag at school, Black students suspended for planning protest;
Florida Man Filed 745 Tax Returns in 4 Years, Collecting $235K in Bogus Refunds;
Trump news and investigation
Trump to be questioned next week in N.Y. protest lawsuit;
Donald Trump fights valuation on Park Avenue retail space, saying the property is being overvalued when compared with similar buildings;
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case involving Trump-aligned lawyer Eastman;
Prosecutors argue Giuliani associate Lev Parnas knew donations he funneled were illegal;
Then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin intervened to block Ivanka Trump's appointment to the World Bank;
Trump asserts his dominance inside GOP, pushing Republicans to embrace his false claims of fraud;
Capital Riot and fallout
Biden rejects Trump's request to withhold White House documents from House committee investigating Jan. 6 attack;
Jan. 6 committee issues subpoenas to right-wing activist Ali Alexander and his associates;
Jan. 6 committee says it will move to hold former Trump aide Stephen Bannon in criminal contempt for not complying with subpoena;
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former Justice Dept. official viewed as key to examination of Trump's efforts to overturn election;
Prosecutors: Capitol cop told Jan.6 rioter to hide evidence;
Judge finds D.C. officials in contempt over jail conditions, calls for Justice Dept. probe of treatment of Jan. 6 riot defendants;
'There have to be consequences:' Judge ups sentences for U.S. Capitol rioters;
COVID-19
Dozens of nations beat U.S. in vaccination rates; WHO study: Only 1 in 7 COVID-19 cases detected in Africa;
FDA review: Moderna's vaccine booster strengthens disease-fighting response; Moderna, Racing for Profits, Keeps Covid Vaccine Out of Reach of Poor;
FDA panel backs Moderna COVID booster shot for high-risk Americans, clearing the way for a 3rd jab;
New data suggests J&J recipients might benefit from a different booster; Data from Federal Scientists Raise Questions About J.&J. Booster Shots;
Advisory panel says FDA should authorize Johnson & Johnson booster shot for people 18 and older;
Merck seeking FDA approval for pill to treat COVID;
WHO has a bold new plan to find covid-19's origins. China could get in the way; How the hunt for the deadly Nipah virus shaped the search for coronavirus's origins;
Texas governor bans coronavirus vaccine mandates, including for private businesses; Parents sue Wisconsin schools after their children catch covid-19;
100s of Police Officers Have Died From Covid. Vaccines Remain a Hard Sell; Chicago police union urges officers to 'hold the line' over vaccine mandate. Mayor says 'bring it on';
GOP lawmaker, banned from flying Alaska Airlines over mask mandate, tests positive for coronavirus;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Unsolved Murdaugh Murders Expose Years of South Carolina Mysteries; Murdaugh charged with taking insurance money in maid's death;
Business and Economics
Job Openings Declined In August Even As 4.3M Workers Left Their Jobs; America's unemployed send a message: They'll work when they feel safe – and well compensated;
Nearly 3 percent of U.S. workforce quit their jobs in August, Labor Department says, emboldened by new leverage in the job market;
Prices rise 5.4 percent in September over last year, as covid-19 continues to weigh on supply chains and the economic recovery;
Inflation in the economy today is different. Four charts that can explain why; There Is Shadow Inflation Taking Place All Around Us;
U.S. home foreclosures are starting to surge as government programs are beginning to expire;
Short-term US Treasury yields reach 19-month high on rate rise bets;
Push for global minimum tax of 15% on profits takes big step forward, with 136 nations now backing it;
How money flowed from Dominican sugar fields to a S. Dakota tax haven; Pelosi defends IRS bank-reporting proposal;
China's trade surplus with the U.S. hit a monthly record in September; Pentagon Official Resigns, Claims US Has Lost AI Battle With China;
As Evergrande collapse looms, other Chinese developers warn of default; China coal futures hit high after floods worsen energy crisis;
An energy crisis is gripping the world, with potentially grave consequences; Despite spills and air pollution, fossil fuel companies award CEOs for environmental record;
US Power Plants On Pace To Burn 23% More Coal This Year; High court rejects natural gas company's pipeline appeal;
The Biden Administration plans to vastly expand wind-turbine projects off the east and west coasts of the U.S.;
Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil;
Report: Nearly 25% Of US Critical Infrastructure At Risk From Flooding;
What America's Port Crisis Looks Like Up Close; As supply chain troubles mount, Biden to tout longer hours for L.A. port;
Supply Shortages Likely To Last Well Beyond The Holidays Despite Biden's Efforts;
EV Startups Are Sprouting Inside The World’s Biggest Automakers; Plug-in cars are the future. The grid isn’t ready;
Push For EV Tax Credits Sparks Lobbying From Industry; Over 100 US Lawmakers Urge Pelosi To Support Union EV Tax Credit;
Southwest Airlines flight woes continue: 1,000 Sunday cancellations … and counting;
Amazon, Google workers call for termination of Israeli military contracts;
Johnson & Johnson places its talc liabilities into bankruptcy;
Finance
Social Security benefits will increase by 5.9 percent in 2022, the biggest cost-of-living increase in decades;
Sports
Why exercise alone isn't enough to lose weight;
Miles into a Utah ultramarathon, 'near whiteout' conditions forced a rescue of more than 80 runners;
Kenya's Benson Kipruto, Diana Chemtai Kipyogei win the first Boston Marathon held in October;
Other news
Book: Adam Schiff points to a second insurrection — by members of Congress themselves;
The first Columbus Day was born of violence — and political calculation;
Inside the Wannsee Conference: how 15 Nazis plotted the most appalling crime in history;
How to Actually Remember People's Names;
Education:
The Winners and Losers in Undergraduate Enrollment;
College Graduation Rates Measured Over Six Years Instead Of Four Discussed; Why Racial Graduation Gaps Exist Across US;
Education Department Reestablishes Enforcement Office For Federal Student Aid; To Set Up Review Process For Borrowers Denied Loan Forgiveness;
Harvard University's Endowment Surpasses $53B;
More California Colleges Drop SAT, ACT Requirements; California Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Overhaul Cal Grant Program;
Univ Of Tennessee Enrollment Data Show Latino Students Are Second-Largest Ethnic Group On Knoxville Campus;
Report Shows How Much Control Community Colleges Have Over Student Wages, Ability To Pay Off Loans;
Survey: Fewer College Presidents Are Hired With Faculty Input; Over AAUP and Faculty Objections, Georgia Regents Approve Changes in Post-Tenure Review;
Baylor University Steered Lower-Income Parents Into Debt They Could Not Afford;
Florida's Board of Education approves cutbacks to 8 school districts over mask mandates;
Pennsylvania Universities Change Police Practices In Aftermath Of George Floyd’s Killing;
University Of Alabama System Asks Employees To Sign Confidentiality Agreement; the Lagniappe reports;
Lawsuit Challenges New Montana Law Banning Voter Registration In Certain Areas Of College Campuses;
Secret recording reveals Texas teachers told to counter Holocaust books with 'opposing' views;
2 Parents Are Convicted in the Varsity Blues Admissions Trial;
10/8/21
TechNews for the week: October 8; October 6; October 4;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting;
In a Surge of Military Flights, China Tests and Warns Taiwan; U.S. suspends authority to ship nuclear materials to China's CGN;
US special forces secretly training Taiwan's military; China warns U.S. over reports that American forces are stationed in Taiwan;
Biden says he and China's President Xi have agreed to abide by Taiwan "agreement" ;
Rural Afghans live with the Taliban and a painful U.S. legacy; For Sale Now: U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Afghan Gun Shops;
A U.S. Military First: The War in Afghanistan Ended With Zero M.I.A.s;
Iran asked U.S. to unfreeze $10 billion to show good will; U.S. rules out "goodwill gesture" to get Iran back into negotiations;
Iran-SKorea row worsens over oil billions frozen by US sanctions;
Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian government; Iranian FM in Beirut says Iran-Saudi talks on a 'good path';
Iran cannot set new conditions for resuming nuclear talks; Analysts Quest for more leverage drives Iran's nuclear stalling tactic;
Israeli military chief hints of covert action against Iran; Israel accuses Iran of Cyprus attack plot after suspect arrested;
In brazen attack by settlers, Palestinians see larger threat; Israeli court ruling on major holy site angers Palestinians;
Israeli rightist seeks to outlaw opening of U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem;
Qatar foreign minister visits UAE as relations thaw; At Dubai's Expo, the world's problematic politics loom;
Lebanon can't dictate terms in sea border talks with Israel;
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon;
Turkey asks U.S. to buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade Air Force;
United States to stay in Syria, top Kurdish politician says; 3,000 Yazidis Are Still Missing. Their Families Know Where Some of Them Are;
Critics say Biden's acquiescence to Russia and Germany on Nord Stream 2 pipeline threatens European stability;
Poland's Top Court Rules Its Constitution Trumps E.U. Law ;
Thousands of Brazilians take to streets, calling for Bolsonaro to be impeached;
State Department discloses number of nuclear weapons in U.S. stockpile; U.S. Navy hit by another international bribery scandal;
CIA creates center focused on China, reflecting country’s status as U.S.'s chief strategic adversary;
Back on the Bench, the Supreme Court Faces a Blockbuster Term; Supreme Court considers whether information widely known can be state secret;
Anger in U.S. Customs and Border Protection as Biden administration’s vaccine mandate looms;
Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day;
Biden will restore full protections to three national monuments including Bears Ears in Utah, reversing Trump cuts;
Empty Desks at the State Department, Courtesy of Ted Cruz;
Arizona Vote Review 'Made Up the Numbers,' Election Experts Say;
WH: GOP spent like 'drunken sailors' - now must pay; Biden cannot promise U.S. will not breach debt-ceiling limit;
Senate Republicans plan to block another debt ceiling vote as default risks rise; Biden says changing Senate rules to prevent GOP filibuster on debt ceiling is 'a real possibility';
Senate passes bill to lift debt ceiling until early December, delaying big political battle over spending;
With Biden's Agenda in the Balance, Lobbying Kicks Into High Gear;
White House Weighs "Across-The-Board" Cuts To Social Spending Bill Components; Democrats Working To Reduce Scope Of Social Spending Bill;
Linkage To Reconciliation Package Threatens Centrist GOP Support For Infrastructure Bill;
Why Democrats See 3 Governor's Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections; Iowa Senate Republicans reject first set of redistricting maps;
Outstanding fines prevent too many Floridians from voting; Christian Conservative Lawyer Had Secretive Role in Bid to Block Election Result;
Report Says Democrats Lost the Most in Midwestern 'Factory Towns';
Biden administration reverses Trump rule barring clinics that refer women for abortions from receiving federal family planning aid;
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Texas law that has halted most abortions in the state;
Supporters of Abortion Rights, at Nationwide Marches, Try to Regain Momentum;
Wyoming has never taken in refugees. Will it welcome Afghans;
Alabama spends more than a half-million dollars a year on a Confederate memorial. Black historical sites struggle to keep their doors open;
FBI Agents Descend on Headquarters of NYPD Sergeants Union;
Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill;
Key findings from the Pandora Papers investigation;
Trump news and investigation
Trump asks court to force Twitter to reinstate his account;
Trump Tells Former Aides to Defy Subpoenas From Jan. 6 Panel;
Senate report details clash with Trump over pressure to overturn election: Justice Dept., White House officials threatened to quit;
Report Cites New Details of Trump Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Election;
House panel says Trump misled about D.C. hotel finances; Trump Hotel lost more than $70M during presidency;
Trump, talked out of announcing a 2024 bid for now, settles on a wink-and-nod unofficial candidacy;
Fmr. Sec. of Commerce on U.S.-China trade: 'The Trump administration made a serious error';
Rudy Giuliani admits under oath that he got some of his 'evidence' of alleged election fraud from Facebook;
Rudy Giuliani testified that he represented Trump's 2020 campaign for free because the former president 'ordered me to do it';
Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell said she doesn't have the 'tiniest fraction' of funds to cover the $4 billion in lawsuits from her bogus election-fraud claims;
Giuliani Claims Trump Campaign Had Veto Power Over OAN Reporter’s Stories;
Grisham Book Claims Oval Office Speech That Sparked Covid Airport Panic All Ivanka's Idea;
Pandemic loan to troubled trucking company had Trump White House backing;
The land was worth millions. A Big Ag corporation sold it to Sonny Perdue's company for $250,000;
Report: Michael Flynn Allegedly Received $200,000 in Undisclosed Secret Payments;
How Trump's health department fell in love with charter jets;
Pandora Papers reveal new details about how a Miami businessman out-trumped Trump;
Capital Riot and fallout
FBI Arrests 'Airhead' Mother-Son Team Who Raided Pelosi's Office During Capitol Attack;
Former Special Forces soldier and onetime congressional candidate arrested in Capitol riot case; Prosecutors defend Jan 6 felony charge filed against former Marine helicopter pilot;
U.S. prosecutors ask judge to sentence men accused of plotting 'race war' ahead of Va. gun rally as domestic terrorists;
Trump's lawyer instructs Meadows, other former aides not to comply with House probe of Jan. 6 riot ahead of a midnight deadline;
Dispute Over Claim That Proud Boys Leader Urged Attack at Capitol;
COVID-19
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 700,000 Despite Wide Availability of Vaccines;
As coronavirus cases mount and vaccine mandates spread, holdouts plague police and fire departments ;
Vaccine mandates are not new to American history; Experts do not understand mysterious COVID pattern;
Study: Pfizer vaccine 90% effective against hospitalization, death six months later;
Study: Immunity weakens faster in men than women after Pfizer vaccination;
Pfizer, BioNTech ask FDA to allow children's coronavirus vaccine, a key step toward immunizations for kids age 5 to 11;
Johnson & Johnson seeks emergency authorization from FDA for coronavirus booster shot;
White House to spend an extra $1 billion on at-home rapid COVID tests;
Covid cases in kids are soaring. In Tennessee, most remain unmasked and unvaccinated;
Colorado Hospital says it will deny transplants for unvaxxed; In Alaska's Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies;
Idaho Lt Gov bans vaccine passports in governor's absence;
Thailand's Quarantine-Island Experiment Is Showing (Modest) Results; Battling Delta, New Zealand Abandons Its Zero-Covid Ambitions;
WHO endorses use of first-ever malaria vaccine;
NIH Director Francis S. Collins will step down by year's end;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
A Nervous Lindsey Graham Doesn't Deny Freeloading Off Trump;
Business and Economics
The payments at risk if government defaults on debt; Fed Prepares To Explore Possible Central Bank Digital Currency;
Dow, Nasdaq Composite end more than 300 points lower as October selloff deepens on concerns about inflation driven by oil rally;
U.S. economy added 194,000 jobs in September, another weak month heading into final stretch of 2021; Factory Orders Unexpectedly Strong In August;
Manufacturing Growth In September Rose To Highest Level Since May;
Off-screen Hollywood workers authorize strike amid stalled talks; Hollywood production workers authorize strike, setting up showdown over streaming profits;
Generation X Experiencing Wealth Boom Since Start Of Pandemic, According To Fed Data;
Hospitals in less-vaccinated areas are struggling financially as infections mount and stimulus runs out;
Court rules federal detention centers exempt from California ban on for-profit prisons;
How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier;
USPS testing paycheck cashing, which could transform how millions access money and pay bills; How PayPal Uses Tech To Build A More Inclusive Platform;
US, EU Announce New Trade, Technology Partnership; Ireland Drops Opposition to EU Corporate Tax Rate Plan for Tech Companies;
White House set to blast China for failing to live up to Trump's trade deal;
Chinese property developer Fantasia just missed a $206 million repayment deadline, a sign that China's real estate woes extend beyond Evergrande;
Congo's $6 billion China mining deal 'unconscionable';
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Oracle's Challenge to Pentagon's JEDI Contract;
The US Navy sold 2 obsolete aircraft carriers to scrap dealers for 1 cent each ;
EU lawmaker wants Big Tech regulations to specifically target US firms;
Five Governors Create Regional Electric Vehicle Midwest Coalition To Expand EV Charging Networks;
Schools Will Need To Prepare Students For Workforce As Ford Plans To Build Electric Vehicles In Tennessee;
GM Building Large Battery Lab In Michigan To Lower EV Prices, Improve Range; GM Aims To Double Revenue By 2030, Position Itself As Technology Leader;
US Auto Sales Decline Amid Components-Supply Disruptions;
Finance
How to give your heirs quick access to your bank accounts when you die;
Sports
Payday for US college athletes rattles $14bn industry;
The Standing 7-Minute Workout;
Other news
The Pandora Papers: Trove of secret files expose universe where global elite hide their wealth from taxes, probes and accountability;
Pandora Papers reveal Foreign money secretly floods U.S. tax havens; While his country struggles, Jordan's King Abdullah secretly splurges on lavish homes;
Global hunt for looted treasures leads to museums, trusts. Pandora Papers expose indicted art dealer's hidden assets.;
Pandora Papers put focus on the wealth of Putin's inner circle; Secret money, swanky real estate and a Monte Carlo mystery;
Attempts to overthrow the presidential election threaten democracy. What can we do about it?
Inside the Seedy, Cutthroat Underbelly of China's Wealthy Elite;
How the Opening of a Tunnel Blocked the Path to Peace in Jerusalem;
Rome Didn't Fall When You Think It Did. Here's Why That Fabricated History Still Matters Today;
Education:
Report Shows Best, Worst College Majors For Earning Potential; Study Finds Growing Number Of People Without Degrees Are Out-Earning Those With One;
Median Lifetime Earnings Rise With Each Additional Level Of Education;
More Than 75% Of Four-Year Colleges Do Not Require SAT Or ACT;
Wealthy Colleges See Double-Digit Endowment Returns In Fiscal 2021;
Biden administration temporarily expands student loan forgiveness program for public servants; Advocates Urge Congress To Keep Pell Grant Taxability Repeal In Budget Bill;
FTC Threatens Penalties Against For-Profit Colleges For False Claims;
Low Census Counts Amid Pandemic Rattle College Towns; South Dakota's Six Public Universities May Face Dozens Of Cost-Cutting Measures;
Kentucky State University Financial Crisis Becomes Full-Blown Scandal;
Report: College Presidents Rank Student Protest As Low Priority Issue;
US School Systems Starting To Require COVID-19 Vaccinations To Participate In Extracurricular Activities;
Western Michigan University Loses Appeal Over Athletes Suing To Play Sports Without COVID-19 Vaccination;
Univ Of Northern Iowa Removes Professor After Requiring Students To Wear Masks;
Two Texas university employees asked students if they were vaccinated. They were fired weeks later.;
Conservative Group Threatens To Sue Over University Of Wisconsin's Alleged Diversity Hires;
10/1/21
TechNews for the week: October 1; September 29; September 27;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy; South Korea to Biden administration: North Korea is 'strengthening' its missile program;
U.S. lost Afghanistan war through miscalculations spanning administrations, Milley tells lawmakers scrutinizing withdrawal;
Top general acknowledges Taliban offered to let the US handle Kabul security;
Radical leader of Pakistan's Red Mosque emboldened by Taliban takeover of Afghanistan; Pakistan seeks trade deals with Saudi, UAE, Oman;
For India's Military, a Juggling Act on Two Hostile Fronts;
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village, wound toddler; 'Anti-feminist' vandals in Israel deface images of women;
Israeli PM denounces Iran, ignores Palestinians in UN speech; Biden rejected meeting with Palestinian president at UN;
Top Israeli diplomat visits Bahrain, U.S. navy base in signal to Iran; Iran's advances spur debate in Israel on "nuclear ambiguity" policy;
Rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran hold talks in Iraq; Iran Cements Alliance With China, Russia In Clear Message To Washington;
Unidentified planes hits Iranian militias in eastern Syria;
Iran's army to hold drill near tense border with Azerbaijan; Iran rejects U.S. demand for U.N. inspectors' access to nuclear site;
Election fraud, QAnon, Jan. 6: Far-right extremists in Germany read from a pro-Trump script;
Germany's Social Democrats narrowly win elections in rebuke of Angela Merkel's party, according to preliminary results;
Erdogan might be too sick to keep leading Turkey;
Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary;
EU Official Calls Russian Link to Hacking Efforts 'Unacceptable';
A Brexit-Weary Britain Finds Itself in a New Crisis With Brexit Overtones;
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of breaking France's campaign finance laws;
China spent twice as much as the US on overseas development, but its Belt and Road Initiative is losing momentum;
Philippines defence chief says he was urged by China to drop review of U.S. pact;
Fumio Kishida set to become Japan's new prime minister after winning party vote;
Bolsonaro tests Brazilian democracy: 'Only God can take me from the presidency';
Why Haitians in Chile Keep Heading North to the U.S.;
Supreme Court observers see trouble ahead as public approval of justices erodes; Amy Coney Barrett sullies the Supreme Court;
Alito defends letting Texas abortion law take effect, says Supreme Court critics want to intimidate justices;
Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for coronavirus; other justices tested negative on Monday;
Homeland Security sets new guidelines for ICE, saying immigrants should not be deported solely for being undocumented;
Tribes want 'immediate action' to reverse Trump’s cut to Bears Ears National Monument;
Gen. Milley tells Senate that key Trump officials, including Pompeo, Esper and Meadows, knew of his calls with Chinese counterpart;
America's Need to Pay Its Bills Has Spawned a Political Game;
Senate Republicans prepare to block measure to fund government, stave off U.S. default; Cruz says GOP will block Schumer from bypassing filibuster on debt hike;
Treasury secretary tells Congress that U.S. will run out of debt ceiling flexibility on Oct. 18; Treasury Secretary Yellen says debt ceiling should be permanently abolished;
Senate approves measure to avoid government shutdown, sends bill to the House hours before funding expires; House sends bill to Biden to avert government shutdown at midnight;
Biden defends his social agenda bill, saying the cost will be zero; Senate narrowly turns back GOP amendment to curtail assistance to Afghan refugees;
Pelosi Announces Vote on $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill; Many Republicans are rallying around Trump's false claim that infrastructure deal is 'fake';
As Sinema resists the budget bill, she is set to raise money from business groups that oppose it;
Manchin says his spending limit is $1.5 trillion; Dems pour cold water on Manchin's $1.5T price tag;
Federal agencies are still dealing with pandemic backlogs. A shutdown could make delays worse;
Negotiations between Biden, Democrats intensify as $4 trillion agenda hits stalemate; Biden Opposes Changing Filibuster Rule To Increase Debt Limit;
House Democrats delay planned vote on $1 trillion infrastructure bill amid dispute between party moderates and liberals;
Report that found no evidence of fraud raises stakes for other GOP-backed ballot reviews;
An elections supervisor in Colorado embraced conspiracy theories. Officials say she has become an insider threat.;
Texas GOP lawmakers' redistricting map protects congressional incumbents while avoiding a new Latino-majority seat;
How abortion laws in the U.S. compare to those in other countries;
Racist 'white replacement theory' goes mainstream with Republicans;
Why is Missouri Gov. Parson going to court to stop a records request for the number 407.1500?
Gary Cohn: 'We need to force people in many respects' back to work;
She Bought Her Dream Home. Then a 'Sovereign Citizen' Changed the Locks;
Miami's Embattled Top Cop Compared City Leaders to Cuban Dictators;
FBI says Killings soared nearly 30 percent in 2020, with more slayings caused by guns;
New Study: More Than Half of Police Killings Are Mislabeled;
Trump news and investigation
Trump loses NDA case against former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman;
A Trump lawyer wrote an instruction manual for a coup; the Eastman memo;
Trump's Russia special counsel John Durham is misrepresenting mysterious Trump-Russia link, researchers say; Trump Server Mystery Produces Fresh Conflict;
3 Trump associates, including a Marvel exec, tried to get the Department of Veterans Affairs to sell vets' medical records for profit;
Trump played tough with Putin when cameras were around, but a new book details his insecurities; Stephanie Grisham's Book Details Trump's 'Terrifying' Temper ;
Trump skipped anesthesia for a previously unreported surgery at Walter Reed to avoid giving Pence temporary power, according to book;
Capital Riot and fallout
Report: A Proud Boys member and FBI informant was texting his handler during the January 6 Capitol riot;
After data breach, fallout begins for far-right extremists who trusted Internet-services firm Epik to keep their identities secret;
Judges asked if Jan. 6 plea deals were too lenient. Now, the U.S. for the first time seeks jail for a misdemeanor offender;
House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas planners of pro-Trump rallies that preceded insurrection;
COVID-19
'Mandates Are Working': Employer Ultimatums Lift Vaccination Rates, So Far; This Lab Charges $380 for a Covid Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind?
Merck's experimental pill to treat covid-19 cuts risk of hospitalization and death in half, the company reports;
N.Y. hospitals brace for staff shortages as vaccine mandate begins;
N.C. hospital system fires about 175 workers in one of the largest-ever mass terminations due to a vaccine mandate;
Koch-backed group fuels opposition to school mask mandates, leaked letter shows;
Ivermectin disinformation leads to new kinds of chaos;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
South Carolina lawyer's wife reportedly saw divorce attorney before murder;
Business and Economics
Wall St slides late; S&P 500 caps worst month since Jan 2016; Federal Reserve Chair, Other Central Bankers Continue To Worry About Inflation Threat;
Consumer Confidence Hit Seven-Month Low This Month; Two Fed officials to retire amid controversy over ethics and stock trading;
Business Owners Warn Federal Reserve Chair That Disruption To Economy To Continue; Economists Closely Monitoring Status Of US Recovery;
Schumer: Debt Ceiling Vote Could Happen Next Week; Yellen Calls For End To Borrowing Limit; Dimon says JPMorgan preparing for 'potentially catastrophic' US credit default;
Manchin Told Biden, Schumer Reconciliation Package Should Cost No More Than $1.5T;
The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket;
Mississippi aid program gave little help to renters, but millions to a top law firm;
Why NY's eviction ban 'does absolutely nothing' for landlords as rental crisis drags on;
New USPS price hikes and delays start Oct. 1;
Oil prices hit three-year high as gas crunch starts to affect crude market;
China Bans All Transactions Using Cryptocurrency, as Well as Mining; China's 'demolition' of Evergrande halts housing boom to curb risky business;
'Hidden debt' on China's Belt and Road tops $385bn, says new study; U.S. says Chinese government blocking airplane purchases;
Ford Announces Major Investment In EV, Battery Production; Analysts: Auto Industry Supply Troubles Worse Than Previously Estimated;
21 States, DC, Cities Urge Stricter Vehicle Emission Standards;
Waymo, Cruise Receive Permits To Operate Robotaxi Services In San Francisco;
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson to relocate from Mass. as state considers ban on making assault weapons;
Sports
Two marathon front-runners took the wrong path. Another runner sprinted to the finish and won the $3,000 prize;
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Says Athletes At Private Universities Should Be Considered Employees;
Fifty years ago, baseball left Washington in a chaotic stampede;
Other news
Our constitutional crisis is already here;
How Afghanistan's security forces lost the war;
Education:
First-Generation College Graduates Get Lesser Jobs At Lower Pay Than Better-Connected Classmates; College Leaders Seek To Increase Enrollment Of Black Men;
Congress Considering Income Cap For Free Community College To Reduce Size Of Reconciliation Package;
Biden Administration Tries To Protect DACA As California Universities Call For Path To Citizenship;
AAUP Conferences Call On Congress To Discuss Bypassing Legislation Against Vaccine Mandates;
Some Colleges Announce Switch To Remote Learning Post-Thanksgiving;
Calif. to require schoolkids to get coronavirus vaccine pending full FDA approval, making it the first state to enact such a rule;
MIT Professor Attempts To Change Culture, Diversity Of Math Programs; Most Students Fearful of Math;
Hillsdale College Introduces K-12 Curriculum To Counter Critical Race Theory;
Peer-Reviewed Journal Published Hundreds Of Nonsensical Papers;
Univ Of Northern Iowa Professor Removed From Classroom After Requiring Students To Wear Masks;
Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC To Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel;