Headlines for October 1, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5Q7JK)
- Congress Extends Gov't Funding as Pelosi Delays House Infrastructure Vote Amid Democratic Split
- Court Allows Biden to Continue Mass Expulsions Without Due Process Under Title 42
- Merck Applies for Emergency Use of Antiviral Drug That Could Halve Number of Severe COVID Cases
- Rep. Cori Bush Opens Up About Having an Abortion After Rape as House Members Share Abortion Stories
- Over 50% of Police Killings Go Unreported, Police Kill Black People at 3.5x Higher Rate Than Whites
- Protesters Demand Accountability After Officials Suspend Probe into 2020 Beirut Port Blast
- Salvadorans Protest New Cryptocurrency, Power Grab by President Bukele
- Judge Sentences Steven Donziger, Lawyer Who Sued Chevron for Amazon Oil Spills
- Footage from Animal Rights Group Shows Mistreatment of Chickens at Foster Farms
- Biden Admin Restores Migratory Bird Protections as Another 23 Plant & Animal Species Go Extinct
- Youth Activists Rally in Milan to Demand Climate Justice Ahead of November's COP26
- NYC Taxi Drivers Hold 24/7 Protest to Demand Debt Relief from Purchase of Medallions
- Chicago Tortilla Plant Workers Escalate Protests Against El Milagro
- Canadian Gov't to Pay Billions in Compensation to First Nations Children for Welfare Discrimination