Headlines for December 13, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5T017)
- Biden Declares Major Federal Disaster in KY; 100+ Feared Dead After Tornadoes Rip Through 8 States
- U.S. Health Officials Say Boosters Could Curb Winter COVID Surge as NY Tightens Mask Rules
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Over Half a Billion People Faced Extreme Poverty Due to Healthcare Costs During Pandemic
- SCOTUS Says Providers Can Sue over Texas Abortion Law But Limits Scope and Keeps Ban in Place
- Gov. Gavin Newsom Says He Will Use Texas Abortion Ban as Model for CA Gun Control Laws
- NYT: Secret Unit Launched 10,000s of Strikes Against ISIS, Killing Syrian Civilians in the Process
- Israeli PM Meets with UAE Crown Prince After Establishing Diplomatic Ties in 2020
- Tigrayan Forces Retake Control of UNESCO Town Lalibela as PM Abiy Ahmed Heads Back to Frontlines
- Argentine Protesters Reject Deal with IMF on Debt
- New Caledonia Votes to Remain French Territory in Referendum Boycotted by Independence Groups
- International Donors Release $280 Million in Aid to Afghanistan
- Treasury Department Announces New Sanctions on China, Bangladesh, Burma and North Korea
- Daunte Wright's Girlfriend Testifies About Fatal Shooting by Officer Kim Potter
- Former New Orleans Police Monitor Elected as Louisiana's First Black Woman Sheriff
- Customs and Border Protection Unit Used Anti-Terrorism Tools on Journalists
- Seattle Socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant Survives Corporate-Backed Recall