The summer increase in hospitalizations among children with COVID-19 has rapidly reversed right around the start of the school year. Children have consistently been among the least likely to fall seriously ill of COVID. Back in June, about one in a million children were admitted to hospital with a confirmed infection every day, according to…
Summer Spike in COVID-19 Child Hospitalizations Reverses as School Year Starts
Pelosi Says Reconciliation Bill Is on Path to Pass, but Democrats Still Divided
After nearly two months of wrangling between Democratic moderates and progressives, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday that Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is on a path to pass. At her weekly press conference, Pelosi said of the bill, “I’m only envisioning taking it up and winning it.” Currently, the bill is set…
Vaccine Passports May Backfire, Scottish Lawmakers Told
The introduction of vaccine passports could backfire and stiffen opposition to vaccines among people who are already mistrustful, two medical experts told the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. Scotland’s vaccine passport scheme for nightclubs and large events officially begins at 5 a.m. on Oct. 1, though a grace period means that businesses will not face the…
Taiwan, on Chip Information Request, Says Respects US Laws
September 30, 2021
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TAIPEI—Taiwan respects U.S. commercial law and rules but will help Taiwanese companies if they receive any “unreasonable requests”, the government said on Thursday after the United States pressed firms to provide information on the semiconductor crisis. The White House asked automakers, chip companies and others last week to provide information on the chip shortage that…
Professor Punished for Refusing to Give Black Students Easier Exams Sues UCLA
September 30, 2021
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A professor who was suspended for declining a push to give black students easier exams has sued his school, alleging a breach of contract and other violations. Gordon Klein, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was asked by a a group of non-black students last year to grade his black classmates…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 30)
Lawmakers are racing to avoid a government shutdown. They were set to vote on it on Thursday, just hours before the deadline. And they’re preparing for a number of other major votes in the weeks ahead too. No timeline yet for implementing the OSHA vaccine law, even though it’s been weeks since the White House…
Wall Street Rises, but Tracks Steep Monthly Losses
September 30, 2021
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Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday at the end of a bruising month as investors kept a close watch on funding negotiations in Washington to prevent a government shutdown. The benchmark S&P 500 was still on course to snap its seven-month winning streak, due to worries about inflation, fallout from China Evergrande’s potential default…
Jobless Claims Rise Above Expectations, Sapping Confidence in Labor Market Recovery
The number of U.S. workers who filed for unemployment rose above expectations last week, hitting the highest level in over a month and casting doubt on the strength of the labor market recovery. First-time filings for unemployment insurance—a proxy for layoffs—came in at 362,000 for the week ending on Sept. 25, an increase of 11,000 from…
China Evergrande Makes 10 Percent Payment to Wealth Management Products Investors
Troubled China Evergrande issued a small portion of repayment of wealth management product (WMP) to investors, the developer announced on Sept.30. The notice, posted on its website, said the wealth management unit has paid a first installment of 10 percent toward its wealth management products (WMPs) that are due by the end of September. It…
China-Pakistan Nexus in Afghanistan: A Worry for India
Commentary Pakistan’s support for the Taliban is not surprising. The international community needs to take stock of Pakistan’s moves in the Taliban-led Afghanistan, and to observe how the Pakistan-China nexus will be played out in the war-torn country. The nexus is already taking root in Afghanistan as witnessed in the coordinated efforts between Islamabad, Beijing,…
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