November 1, 2021 Judge halts Chicago's vaccine mandate deadline, sides with police union An Illinois judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking a vaccine mandate for city workers, siding with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police.
November 1, 2021 NYC firefighters suspended, lose pay after 'inappropriate' vaccine protest: 'Blood on their hands' Six New York City firefighters have been suspended without pay for four weeks after driving their truck to a state senator’s office to protest Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate.
November 1, 2021 Seattle police union lambasts mayor for $25K officer hiring bonuses after pushing defund movement Seattle’s police union is lambasting the city's mayor for granting up to $25,000 hiring bonuses for police officers as part of a last-ditch attempt to amend staffing shortages brought on by the defund the police movement and exacerbated by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate before she leaves office next year.
November 1, 2021 NYC vaccine mandate: Thousands of police officers, firefighters, city workers to go on unpaid leave Thousands of New York City police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers are set to be placed on unpaid leave Monday for failing to comply with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.
November 1, 2021 California teacher placed on paid leave for not wearing mask: The state 'has crossed a line' A California teacher, who was placed on paid leave, and a high school student are speaking out against the state's stringent COVID-related mandates after he decided to teach his class without a mask, participating in the school's student-led "No Mandate Monday."
November 1, 2021 Shanghai Disneyland tests 33K people for COVID, closes for 2 days after 1 contact Shanghai Disneyland announced suddenly Sunday evening that it was no longer accepting any new visitors and was cooperating with an epidemiological investigation from another province amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 1, 2021 COVID-19 death toll reaches 5 million worldwide The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems.
November 1, 2021 New York City firefighters take medical leave amid looming vaccine sanctions At least 2,000 New York City firefighters have taken medical leave this past week, which some officials have labeled a protest as unvaccinated municipal workers in the city face the start of sanctions Monday.
October 31, 2021 Jon Bon Jovi tests positive for breakthrough COVID-19 case, is 'feeling fine' Jon Bon Jovi has tested positive for the coronavirus.
October 31, 2021 FDNY rescue paramedic rips de Blasio over COVID-19 vaccine mandate: Mayor is ‘not allowing us to work’ FDNY rescue paramedic Niall O’Shaughnessy argued on "Fox & Friends Weekend" how Mayor de Blasio's harmful mandate has workers furious and New Yorkers in danger.
