Monday, November 8, 2021

And another day of vaccinated travelers, urging schools to provide Covid shots, Paul Gosar tweets violence toward AOC and Biden, Manchin seeks a book deal, Robinhood discloses breach, a fertility mix up, and the right time to fall asleep comes to a close:

“They went from attacking teaching Toni Morrison books to defending Nazi salutes at school board meetings to coming for Big Bird in like a week. That’s really all you have to know about them.” -- Sari Beth Rosenberg

Deaths

US: 776,397 (+1179)

World: 5,071,046 (+6461)

Cases

US: 47,438,967 (+102,390)

World: 251,038,774 (+428,322)

More than a year and half after the United States closed its borders to international travelers from many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, bans from specific countries are ending for vaccinated travelers. Here are the answers to some key questions.

More European countries move to CDC's highest risk travel category. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added two northwestern European countries to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations this week amid a surge in cases in Europe that a WHO official has said is "of grave concern." The Netherlands and Luxembourg were added to the CDC's highest risk category Monday afternoon.

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids. The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on the benefits of the shots as the White House looks to speedily provide vaccines to those ages 5 to 11.

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) tweeted a photoshopped, animated video that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging two swords at President Biden, prompting condemnation and calls for his Twitter account to be suspended. -- In the past, people didn't get investigated and maybe even locked up for doing shit like this?

In the Middle of Infrastructure Talks, Joe Manchin Has Pursued a Book Deal. It’s a busy time for the senator—but not too busy for a side gig.

Dallas police taking steps to remove information from public view. The changes were intended to protect sensitive information about victims and officers, and Dallas police Chief Eddie García offered his full support for the changes on Friday, per the Morning News. However, the move prompted transparency-related concerns as information available to the public dwindles, especially as records available through the city’s Open Data portal are already partial.

Two ex-Oklahoma officers convicted of murder for tasering man more then 50 times. Two former Oklahoma police officers have been convicted of second-degree murder after they used their Tasers more than 50 times on an unarmed man who died in 2019.

Lesbian couple challenges "discriminatory" UK fertility policy. Influencers Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans say they are required to undergo 12 rounds of costly private treatment before they can get NHS support. Heterosexual couples have to try to conceive for two years before becoming eligible for NHS-funded treatment.

Robinhood discloses breach that exposed information of millions of customers. Robinhood said Monday it was hit by a data breach earlier this month that exposed information on millions of customers and that hackers later demanded an extortion payment. The trading platform said in a statement that the November 3 attack allowed the unauthorized party to obtain a list of email addresses for about 5 million people and full names for another group of about 2 million people.

California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo. Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren’t theirs, a lawsuit says. DNA tests eventually confirmed the embryos had been swapped.

Falling asleep at this time may protect your heart. The time you go to bed may affect your risk for heart disease. In fact, researchers say, there is a heart health sweet spot for falling asleep: from 10 to 11 p.m.

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.