And another day of mandates, suing TX over voting restrictions, 1 black juror on trial of Arbery’s murder, highest ever number of rapes recorded, TX governor calls books ‘pornography,’ and the HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates comes to a close:
“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.” -- Mark Twain
Deaths
US: 772,315 (+1461)
World: 5,044,834 (+8248)
Cases
US: 47,187,256 (+81,788)
World: 249,325,343 (+530,946)
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules that took effect Thursday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.
Health workers face Jan. 4 deadline for Biden vaccine mandate. Workers at health facilities that receive federal funding, including major hospitals and nursing homes, will need to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4 under a sweeping emergency rule released by the Biden administration Thursday.
Biden administration sues Texas over new voting restrictions. The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over new voting rules that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats, who face fading hopes of overhauling the nation’s election laws in response to a wave of new restrictions in Republican-led states.
Judge says 'there appears to be intentional discrimination' in Arbery jury selection, but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black juror. After a long and contentious jury selection process in a coastal Georgia county in preparation for the trial for Ahmaud Arbery's killing, a panel of 12 people was chosen Wednesday -- consisting of one Black member and 11 White members. The jury was selected after a two-and-a-half-week selection process that ended with prosecutors for the state accusing defense attorneys of disproportionately striking qualified Black jurors and basing some of their strikes on race.
Family outraged by racial makeup of jury in Arbery slaying. "It's just another injustice that we face daily," said his aunt, Thea Brooks, of the panel of 11 white people and one Black person.
Highest ever number of rapes recorded in England and Wales. The increase may reflect “a number of factors, including the impact of high-profile cases and campaigns on victims’ willingness to report incidents”, rather than solely an increase in the number of rapes committed.
A Chinese tennis star has accused a former top government official of sexual assault. Peng Shuai, a 35-year-old former tennis star, has accused a 75-year-old former vice premier and member of the ruling Communist Party’s, Zhang Gaoli, of sexually assaulting her following a round of tennis in Beijing three years ago.
Texas governor calls books "pornography" in latest effort to remove LGBTQ titles from school libraries. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, called on the state's school boards to remove books he described as "pornography," a move that comes after at least two state lawmakers have asked officials to investigate books in schools.
The HPV vaccine reduced cervical cancer rates by 87% in women, a UK study has found. “This study provides the first direct evidence of the impact of the UK HPV vaccination campaign on cervical cancer incidence, showing a large reduction in cervical cancer rates in vaccinated cohorts.”
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