Month: September 2021

LAX to Pilot Earthquake Early Warning System

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) announced today that it will pilot an earthquake early warning system to give travelers and employees a few extra seconds of warning before a quake strikes. The system will first be tested at one of the airport’s terminals, using $150,000 from a $1 million innovation fund through the city’s…


Mississippi Public Universities Banned From Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines

Mississippi’s higher education governing board has voted to prohibit public universities in the state from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for students, faculty, and staff. At a Sept. 17 meeting, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning voted 8–1 to prohibit the vaccine as a condition of enrollment or employment, except at…


Los Angeles School District Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics as Deadline Looms for Workers

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will be holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics Wednesday through Friday at its six local district offices, reminding district employees that they must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15. To meet that deadline, LAUSD workers will have to get their first dose of vaccine by Friday, according to the…


Biden Announces Further US Investment in Combatting COVID-19 Globally

President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 22 that the U.S. government is increasing its investment in combating the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus globally by doubling the number of COVID-19 vaccines it plans to purchase and ship around the world. U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill for another 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to ship to 100 countries—92…


Biden Announces Further US Investment in Combatting the Virus Globally

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the U.S. government is increasing its investment in combating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus globally by doubling the number of COVID-19 vaccines it plans to purchase and ship around the world. U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill for another 500 million Pfizer vaccines to ship to 100 low and…


Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, Could Taper Bond Buying ‘Soon’

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 22 that it would keep U.S. interest rates near zero as “risks to the economic outlook remain.” The central bank signaled that it could slow its monthly bond purchases “soon” as a first step toward normalizing monetary policy. The Fed officials also revised up their inflation projections significantly for…


Fed Holds Interest Rates Near Zero, May Conclude Tapering by ‘Middle of Next Year’

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 22 that it would keep U.S. interest rates near zero as “risks to the economic outlook remain.” The central bank revised up its inflation projections significantly for this year and said the announcement for tapering of bond purchase could come “soon.” The central bank also downgraded its growth forecasts to…


Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, Raises Inflation Projections

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 22 that it would keep U.S. interest rates near zero as “risks to the economic outlook remain.” The central bank revised up its inflation projections significantly for this year and said the announcement for tapering of bond purchase could come “soon.” The central bank also downgraded its growth forecasts to…


Opponents of Vaccine Mandate ‘Exalting Liberty Over Life’: Sen. Durbin

In an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) defended President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate and criticized Republican opponents of the mandate. Biden’s mandate, one of the largest vaccination mandates ever, is wide-ranging. It would require all federal employees to face the choice of getting vaccinated or losing their jobs….


Opponents of Vax Mandate ‘Exalting Liberty Over Life’: Sen. Durbin

In an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) defended President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate and criticized Republican opponents of the mandate. Biden’s mandate, one of the largest vaccination mandates ever, is wide-ranging. It would require all federal employees to face the choice of getting vaccinated or losing their jobs….