November 17, 2021 New York's Times Square welcomes partiers on NYE – as long as you don’t drop the ball on getting vaccinated New Year’s Eve may look more familiar this year in Times Square, at least to those who are vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the New York Times
November 17, 2021 OSHA suspends enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large businesses OSHA is abiding by a court order and suspending enforcement of the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
November 17, 2021 New York ethics board rescinds Cuomo book deal approval putting his $5.1 million proceeds at risk Millions of dollars that disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was set to earn through a book deal are in jeopardy after a state ethics board voted to revoke its approval of the book.
November 17, 2021 Over 160 House Republicans move to block Biden vaccine mandate Top Republicans on Capitol Hill launched an official challenge Wednesday to President Biden’s executive order mandating all businesses with 100 employees or more to enforce vaccine-or-testing requirements.
November 17, 2021 Oregon middle school closes over safety concerns, student 'socialization' issues from year of virtual learning A middle school outside of Portland, Oregon is abruptly transitioning back to virtual learning for the next three weeks to implement new "safety protocols" as many children are lacking "socialization skills" necessary in a classroom setting after the coronavirus pandemic kept instruction at-home for a year.
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.
