October 18, 2021 Briefing
Politics:
“The newest ruling will allow the law to be in effect while the case winds through the courts. The Texas law is the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation, prohibiting all abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected, which usually occurs around six weeks.”
“The U.S. Marine who posted videos on social media criticizing military leadership and the Biden administration’s withdrawal of military assets from Afghanistan pled guilty to all charges during a court-martial hearing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Thursday.”
“Kern County Judge Bernard Barmann issued a temporary restraining order to prevent enforcement of the mandate as the court considers a preliminary injunction request.”
Covid in Italy: Protests Fizzle as Government Imposes Vaccine Mandate in Workplaces - New York Times
“Under the new rules, those who do not have a Green Pass, as Italy’s health pass is called, must take unpaid leave. The measure includes an allowance for those who can show proof of recent recovery from Covid-19. Here’s the latest on the law.”
US to allow vaccinated foreigners to enter from Nov. 8 - Boston Globe
“International travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus who have been barred from entering the United States during the pandemic will be able to enter the country Nov. 8, according to a White House official, marking an end to restrictions that had walled off tourists and relatives seeking to visit their families.”
“A little over four months after President Joe Biden officially ended his predecessor's ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, his administration is set to put the controversial policy back into effect after a federal judge said Biden's termination of the program violated the law.”
“The Texas Senate passed a bill Friday night requiring transgender public school athletes to compete on teams that match their birth gender, not the gender they identify with. The controversial bill, which passed in the Texas House on Thursday, will head to Governor Greg Abbott's desk if the House approves an amendment to the legislation's terminology.”
Business:
“‘Whether the ports are open 24 hours a day or 48 hours a day, you cannot get labor,’ MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian said in a Fox News interview on Thursday. ‘If you cannot get labor, you cannot get trucks, you cannot get the merchandise out.’”
Delta Air Lines CEO ditches ‘divisive’ COVID vaccine mandate; marks 90% employee vaccination rate - Fox Business
“Delta Air Lines is the only U.S. carrier to hold off on enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate for employees and CEO Ed Bastian reported that it’s been an effective tactic for vaccination rates and compliance.”
“CNBC's Kate Rogers joins 'Squawk Box' to break down a new EMSI report, which warns that the U.S. could soon see a pandemic-exacerbated ‘worker sansdemic.”
“More than 10,000 Deere employees went on strike last week at 14 Deere factories in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado and Georgia after the United Auto Workers union rejected a contract offer. The longer the strike continues, the greater the impact will be on the communities around the plants.”
Culture:
“A federal grand jury has indicted a former chief technical pilot at Boeing, alleging that he deliberately deceived safety regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration as the agency evaluated and certified the troubled 737 Max airplane.”
“A suicide attack at the largest Shia mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar killed 32 people and injured at least 68 more, the government-owned Bakhtar News Agency said Friday.”
“The unnamed police officer was driving to work at the Newton Community Police Station around 5 a.m. local time when his window exploded and he felt a sharp pain in his head.”
17 American Missionaries Held Hostage In Haiti After Being Kidnapped By Gang, According To Aid Group - Forbes
“As many as 17 primarily American missionaries, including reportedly ‘men, women and children,’ were kidnapped Saturday by a gang in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and are being held by them, according to an audio recording sent by a Christian aid group, part of a broader surge of kidnappings and unrest in the country.”
Health:
Short on Staff, Some Hospices Ask New Patients To Wait - New York Times
“But Lumina and other hospices that serve Benton County, Ore., are grappling with pandemic-fueled staff shortages, which have forced them at times to turn away new patients or delay their enrollment — as it did with Ms. Cotton. ‘It’s devastating,’ Dr. Kao said.”
“Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday a plan for the Minnesota National Guard and others to shore up staffing levels in long-term care facilities as a way to help hospitals stretched by an ongoing surge of COVID-19 patients.”
“Life on college campuses is as close to pre-pandemic normalcy as it has been in 18 months, but as the semester progresses with few interruptions, some students are pushing back, calling the mitigation measures schools have imposed an overreach.”
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