News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
A Southwest Airlines employee was taken to a hospital after a passenger assaulted her during the boarding process at Dallas Love Field Airport on Saturday, airline officials said. https://t.co/Dk5GGUZl4C
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 14, 2021
"Our hospitals and ICUs are filling up with patients who are going on ventilators and many of them dying." https://t.co/SRgQhdAeDQ
— ABC News (@ABC) November 14, 2021
Americans are seeing skyrocketing prices for gas and basic goods. When do those spikes dissipate? "When the economy recovers enough from COVID," Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen tells @margbrennan. She adds if successful, prices will go back to "normal" in the second half of next year. pic.twitter.com/Xvk8onCvHL
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 14, 2021
Austria has announced a targeted lockdown for unvaccinated adults and minors over age 11 amid a surge of Covid-19 infections in the country. It is believed to be one of the first national lockdowns directed at the unvaccinated. https://t.co/ANB8yO73Kn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 14, 2021
Hackers accessed the FBI's external email system and sent spam to thousands of people yesterday https://t.co/IjTlaUCb0V
— Axios (@axios) November 14, 2021
Some Catholic bishops in the U.S. have said they would deny Communion to President Joe Biden for his support of abortion rights. But the bishops' national conference appears likely to avoid direct criticism of Biden. https://t.co/b23ZDygInC
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 14, 2021
U.S., Poland discuss Belarus migrants, Russian aggression -Blinken https://t.co/wQfuFIgJmY pic.twitter.com/ezkFYnllLE
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 14, 2021
Around 150 former Afghan Air Force pilots and personnel, who were trapped in Tajikistan for months after fleeing Afghanistan, have been airlifted by the United States out of the country to the United Arab Emirates. https://t.co/g3pSNHniv0
— ABC News (@ABC) November 14, 2021
UK police arrested three men after a car explosion killed one person and left another injured near a Liverpool hospital.https://t.co/XbEVGJP5nQ
— CNN (@CNN) November 14, 2021
Michael Flynn says of the US: "We have to have one religion" https://t.co/coxIINE6kV pic.twitter.com/DriBxUkZrU
— The Hill (@thehill) November 14, 2021
'Saturday Night Live' mocks Sen. Ted Cruz for picking a fight with Big Bird. https://t.co/rYerhkm1TF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 14, 2021
