More than 2,000 New York City firefighters took medical leave this past week as the deadline for showing proof of full vaccination has passed and city workers who failed to comply with the mandate now face being placed on unpaid leave.New York City Fire Department (NYFD) Deputy Commissioner Frank Dwyer called the number of firefighter who…Continue Reading
The Department of Labor on Monday said that the Biden administration’s vaccinate mandate for businesses, which is being developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), will be published soon.“On November 1, the Office of Management and Budget completed its regulatory review of the emergency temporary standard. The Federal Register will publish the emergency temporary…Continue Reading
In a freewheeling Oct. 19 discussion on space policy, NASA administrator Bill NelsonClarence (Bill) William NelsonDemocrats face growing hurdles in bid to oust DeSantis NASA adviser quits after request to change name of James Webb telescope denied NASA won’t rename James Webb Space Telescope despite controversy MORE spoke passionately about his agency’s mission to seek…Continue Reading
A group of 15 vulnerable House Democrats is calling on leadership to include a measure to lower prescription drug prices in President BidenJoe BidenWhite House unveils strategy for 2050 net-zero goal Southwest investigating report pilot said ‘Let’s go Brandon’ on flight House Rules Committee won’t meet Monday on reconciliation package MORE’s social spending bill, as…Continue Reading
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s prime minister has called on citizens to redouble their efforts to combat the rival Tigray forces who claim to have seized key cities on a major highway leading to the capital, while a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans has begun.A move on the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa is…Continue Reading
Thousands were gathered Sunday for Shanghai Disneyland’s Halloween party when suddenly the gates closed and health-care workers fully dressed in white protective suits descended on the site. It was like a scene out of a scary movie, but these people weren’t in costume.The site had been ordered to shutter its doors after a woman who…Continue Reading
CAIRO — Tribal protesters on Monday lifted their weekslong blockade on Sudan’s main seaport and oil pipelines, and reopened roads linking the port to the rest of the country, a tribal leader said, following a deal with the military to remove the barricades for one month.Pro-democracy activists have accused the military of engineering the port…Continue Reading
BAGHDAD — In Baghdad’s Green Valley primary school, children wearing face masks waited in long lines early Monday to pass through a specially constructed disinfection tunnel before entering their classrooms.A mist of disinfectant was sprayed as each child passed through. On the other end, deputy school principal Hind Ibraheem waited, handing out squirts of hand…Continue Reading
Heir to the British throne Prince Charles called for a “vast military-style campaign” to combat climate change as he opened the COP26 summit in Glasgow on Monday. Prince Charles, Duke of Edinburgh, called on the governments of the world to take a “war-like footing” to solve the supposed climate crisis. “The COVID-19 pandemic has shown…Continue Reading
Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin leads Democrat Terry McAuliffe one day before the Virginia gubernatorial election on Tuesday, according to FiveThirtyEight’s polling average. Youngkin’s margin over McAuliffe is just 0.6 percent (47.6 percent to 47.0 percent). But Youngkin is on the uptick. On November 15, it was McAuliffe with a three percent lead over Youngkin (47.3 percent to…Continue Reading