News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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U.S. FDA staff says Moderna did not meet all criteria for COVID-19 boosters https://t.co/XaJyzuLzR8 pic.twitter.com/XRT4b8N0Zx
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 12, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning all state entities, including private employers, from enforcing Covid-19 vaccine mandates https://t.co/N0vJcxgfjW
— CNN (@CNN) October 12, 2021
The Biden administration plans to triple the nation’s supply of at-home Covid-19 tests by early November, but public health experts say that welcome increase likely won’t be enough to meet surging demandhttps://t.co/LWxIn5haSW
— POLITICO (@politico) October 12, 2021
Ongoing conflict between parents and schools over virus mitigation for children in the classroom has gone to court in Wisconsin, where two parents are suing their children's school districts for failing to protect their children from becoming infected. https://t.co/6SxcmJpFY5
— CNN (@CNN) October 12, 2021
Designers share ideas for an "unprecedented" Covid-19 memorial. https://t.co/ftOjXB3lxC
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 11, 2021
BREAKING: Autopsy determined that Gabby Petito's cause of death was strangulation and her death was a homicide, coroner says https://t.co/vbfKrQKsKS pic.twitter.com/pzO2RHAL5t
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 12, 2021
House to vote on a short-term increase in the debt ceiling to enable the Treasury to continue borrowing money to pay the bills for two months.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 12, 2021
The measure offers only a temporary reprieve, and it is likely to set up another round of fighting in December. https://t.co/p1n8u53dtV
JUST IN: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has issued a memo ordering ICE to stop mass workplace raids.
— Axios (@axios) October 12, 2021
https://t.co/gTKwY4smD6
An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then Sen. Joe Biden during a congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan in 2008 has been evacuated from the country, the State Department and the nonprofit that coordinated his travel confirmed to @ABC News. https://t.co/vbZkVoC5xI
— ABC News (@ABC) October 12, 2021
Two Fulton County, Georgia election workers have been fired after they were accused of shredding hundreds of voter registration applications.
— Axios (@axios) October 12, 2021
https://t.co/FTObwV03be
Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, according to draft guidance from an influential health group. The recommendation would be in line with advice from other medical groups. https://t.co/KD6MxFow5H
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 12, 2021
