November 17, 2021 Drug overdose deaths, fueled by fentanyl, hit record high in US The U.S. recorded its highest number of drug-overdose deaths in a 12-month period, eclipsing 100,000 for the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
November 17, 2021 NFL to increase COVID protocols ahead of Thanksgiving regardless of vaccine status The NFL issued a memo to all 32 clubs on Wednesday informing teams of heightened protocols ahead of Thanksgiving weekend that will require players and staff, vaccinated or not, to wear masks at all times while inside team facilities until Dec. 1, as well as additional COVID testing.
November 17, 2021 Challenges to Biden OSHA vaccine mandate assigned to appeals court in Cincinnati A federal judicial panel has assigned the 6th Circuit Appeals Court in Cincinnati to handle over 30 cases filed around the country challenging the Biden administration's effort to mandate employers force their employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine or get tested weekly.
November 17, 2021 House Freedom Caucus formally calls on Congress to deny gov funding over vaccine mandates in letter to Pelosi The House Freedom Caucus is calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to refuse to fund the executive branch over President Biden's vaccine mandate
November 17, 2021 FDA plans to authorize Pfizer boosters for all adults before week's end: reports The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all adults before an influential U.S. advisory panel meets on Friday.
November 17, 2021 Pfizer asks US regulators to authorize experimental COVID-19 pill Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a likely launch this winter of a promising treatment that can be taken at home. COR
November 17, 2021 COVID-19 cases surge in new US hotspots Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge.
November 17, 2021 Americans don’t need to live like Europeans despite liberal media fears about our 'overabundance' A piece by Allison Schrager went viral this week when she wrote that America is in "an age of overabundance" and perhaps we should be more like Europeans in our spending habits. Let’s not.
November 17, 2021 Senate Republicans to formally challenge Biden OSHA vaccine mandate All 50 Senate Republicans on Wednesday morning are expected to formally challenge the Biden administration's vaccine rule for private businesses under the Congressional Review Act – the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule.
November 17, 2021 Fugitive California couple sentenced in absentia in multimillion-dollar coronavirus fraud scheme A fugitive couple from Los Angeles were sentenced in absentia this week, accused in a more than $20 million coronavirus-relief fraud scheme.
