Headlines for October 13, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5QNY1)
- U.S. Reopens Borders with Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Travelers; FDA Considers Moderna Booster
- Southwest, American Airlines Rebuff TX Vaccine Mandate Ban; WI Moms Sue Schools for Endangering Kids
- House Votes to Temporarily Raise Debt Ceiling
- Progressive Dems Say Reconciliation Package Must Not Sacrifice Urgently Needed Social Programs
- 155 Activists Arrested as Climate Actions Continue in D.C.; Indigenous Leaders March in Latin America
- Nonprofit Pursues Jair Bolsonaro at ICC for "Crimes Against Humanity" for Destroying the Amazon
- EU Pledges $1.15 Billion in Aid for Afghanistan as European and U.S. Delegates Meet with Taliban
- Decaying Oil Tanker Off Yemen Coast Could Cut Off Access to Water and Food for 9 Million People
- New Tunisan Gov't, First Woman Prime Minister Sworn In Amid Political Crisis
- Ethiopia Launched Attacks Against Tigray Amid Mounting Humanitarian Disaster
- Military and Police Crack Down on Student Protests in Eswatini
- Michigan Officials Say Lead-Contaminated Water in City of Benton Harbor Not Safe to Consume
- Consumer Protections Advocate Rohit Chopra Sworn In to Lead CFPB
- DHS Orders ICE to Halt Massive Workplace Raids
- Jury Finds Two Parents Guilty in "Varsity Blues" College Admissions Scandal
- Amazon and Google Workers Condemn Project Nimbus Contract with Israeli Military
- Novelist Sally Rooney Denies Translation Rights to Israeli Company in Show of Support for BDS