A panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the hold on the White House's vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 employees. / Reuters Steve Bannon has been indicted by a federal grand jury on contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the
At the close of the COP26 climate summit, commitments to end the use of coal and other fuels are falling apart as countries race to reach a deal. / BBC News The Pacific island nation Tuvalu is looking at legal ways to be a state if it is submerged. / Reuters Unrelated/
In a surprise announcement at COP26, the US and China say they'll work together to achieve climate goals. / CNN "Packing up and moving is, if not impossible, then highly unlikely for the stateless." Those most vulnerable to climate change. / NPR More US cities are ramping up
A federal court pauses the new vaccinate-or-test rule for businesses with over 100 employees. / The Washington Post The partisan nature of US politics has gotten so extreme, public health groups hide news of emerging science for fear of backlash. / BuzzFeedNews See also: A new book from NextDraft'
Fleeing Belarusian forces, migrants at a camp near the country's western border are trying to push their way into Poland. / Associated Press The European Commission accuses Belarus's authoritarian leader of creating the problem at the border by luring migrants with the promise of entry into the
President Biden scores passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Time to assess what comes next. / Wake Up to Politics The likelihood that Americans born in the 1980s will earn more than their parents: 50 percent. For those born in the 1940s? Ninety percent. / The Economist
Nine anti-government factions in Ethiopia say they've formed an alliance "amid growing fears they will attempt to overthrow the government." / The Guardian In Venezuela, a rum company offers gangsters a life outside of crime. In turn, they've helped the company thrive. / The New
Why the theory that fears over critical race theory hurt Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey doesn't hold much water. / Vox More than a century after the Benin Bronzes were looted by the British Army, the Smithsonian has begun the process of repatriating them to Nigeria. / The New
On Wednesday night, the United States surpassed 750,000 deaths from the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins data. / The Week Covid infections reach their highest level yet in England. / Bloomberg The World Health Organization's Europe director says all 53 countries in the region are facing "a real
The Taliban says ISIS-K is responsible for the attack on a Kabul hospital that has killed at least 19 people and wounded 50 more. / CBS News What does Youngkin's win in Virginia over McAuliffe mean? For Republicans, distancing themselves from Trump—without alienating his base—can mean
