Headlines for December 17, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5T5FS)
- Biden Warns of "Winter of Severe Illness and Death" for Unvaccinated Americans
- CDC Recommends Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines Over Johnson & Johnson, Citing Rare Blood Clots
- Thousands of ICE Prisoners Denied Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
- FDA Relaxes Restrictions on Access to Abortion Pills
- Federal Judge Throws Out Opioid Settlement That Shielded Sackler Family from Lawsuits
- Lucia Hiriart, Widow of Chilean Dictator Pinochet, Dies on Eve of Presidential Election
- At Least Seven Die as Super Typhoon Rai Slams Philippines with 160 MPH Winds
- Workers at Candle Factory Destroyed by Tornado Sue Company over "Flagrant Indifference"
- Striking Kellogg's Workers Win Tentative Contract; L.A. Cake Factory Workers Are 6 Weeks into Strike
- Calls Mount to Overrule Senate Parliamentarian Who Rejected Immigration Proposal
- U.S. May Stop Detaining Migrant Families But Pulls Out of "Zero Tolerance" Compensation Talks
- Haitian Gang Releases 12 Remaining North American Missionaries Held Hostage for Ransom
- Haitian Immigrant Activist Jean Montrevil Wins Chance to Pursue Permanent Status in U.S.
- Rohingya Genocide Survivor Testifies to Argentine Court in Universal Jurisdiction Case