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White House to Host First Summit of Tribal Nations Since 2016
Leaders from more than 570 tribes in the United States are expected to join the two-day event
Queen Elizabeth Sprains Back and Misses Remembrance Sunday Service
The service is one of the most important events on the 95-year-old monarch's calendar
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Pact With Unions and Averts Strike
The health-care company reached the agreement on a four-year contract covering 50,000 employees in 22 local unions
Federal Court Declines to Lift Stay on Vaccine Mandate
WASHINGTON â A federal court declined Friday to lift its stay on the Biden administrationâs vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay last Saturday of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers be vaccinatedâŚ
Polish Police Find Body of Young Syrian Near Belarus Border
It brings the death toll now to at least nine reported victims in the migration
Steve Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges for Defying Jan. 6 Congressional Subpoena
(WASHINGTON) â Steve Bannon, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department said Bannon, 67, was indicted on one count for refusing to appear forâŚ
Johnson & Johnson Will Split Into Two Companies, Aiming for Faster Growth
Johnson & Johnson is peeling off a consumer health business that helped it become the worldâs biggest health care products maker.
âSeparate but Equalâ Homer Plessy Pardon Decision Goes to Governor
A Louisiana board voted to pardon Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Courtâs 1896 âseparate but equalâ ruling affirming state segregation laws.
Defense Attorney: âWe Donât Want Any More Black Pastorsâ in Court for Trial Over Death of Ahmaud Arbery
(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) â An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesnât want âany more Black pastorsâ in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat with the slain manâs family. Kevin Gough represents William âRoddieâ Bryan, who along with father andâŚ
New COP26 Draft Has Surprisingly Ambitious Language on 1.5°C
The deletion of a single word in the latest draft of the climate deal being negotiated at the COP26 climate conference signals a surprisingly ambitious move to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The previous draft stated that countries recognize that limiting global warming âto 1.5°C by 2100 requires rapid, deep and sustained reductionsâŚ
Americans Quit Their Jobs at Record Pace for Second Month
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers posted a near-record number of available jobs. The Labor Department said Friday that 4.4 million people quit their jobs that month, or about 3% of the nationâs workforce. Thatâs up from 4.3 million in August.âŚ
âBack at the Epicenter of the Pandemic.â COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in Western Europe
(THE HAGUE, Netherlands) â Santa wonât be getting his traditional welcome in the Dutch city of Utrecht this year. The ceremonial head of Carnival celebrations in Germanyâs Cologne had to bow out because he tested positive for COVID-19. And Austria is considering imposing a lockdown on unvaccinated people. Nearly two years into a global healthâŚ