FDA panel votes against broad rollout of Pfizer booster shot, endorses narrower use
The panel unexpectedly broke with the Biden administration’s push for a widespread booster campaign this fall.
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Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s Saying Some Worrying Things About Her Mom’s Boyfriend
Parenting advice on protecting your children, sibling resentment, and being unhappy with a move.
The Morning Show Has Become a Camp Masterpiece
About four episodes into the new season of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, I stopped expecting it to have the qualities of a prestige television series—narrative complexity, emotional resonance, logic—and began simply appreciating it for what it is: one of the most batshit-expensive soap operas ever made. And that’s perfect.
Parents Are Tired of Waiting for Vaccines for Their Kids. So They’re Lying.
These days, the distance between ages 11 and 12 is more than a year. It is a chasm between danger and safety. Vaccines promise people 12 and older protection from COVID-19, but aren’t yet approved in the U.S. for younger children, and it isn’t clear exactly when they will be. Frustrated by the wait and desperate to protect their children, some parents are sneaking their 10- and 11-year-old kids across this chasm, and hoping not to get caught.
“Another World Is Possible”: How Occupy Wall Street Reshaped Politics & Kicked Off New Era of Protest
On the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we examine the legacy of the historic protests with three veterans of the movement: Nelini Stamp, now the director of strategy and partnerships at the Working Families Party; Jillian Johnson, a key organizer in Occupy Durham who now serves on the Durham City Council and is the city’s mayor pro tempore; and writer and filmmaker Astra Tayor, an organizer with the Debt Collective.
“Systemic Failure”: Top Gymnasts Blast FBI for Bungling Sexual Abuse Probe of Dr. Larry Nassar
This week some of gymnastics’ biggest stars shared scathing testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the FBI’s failure to stop Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics doctor and serial sexual abuser. Lawyers say that after the FBI was first told of Nassar’s crimes, he abused another 120 people before his 2016 arrest.
The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working
The French capital is quickly cutting automobiles out of daily life. David Belliard is the deputy mayor behind it.
You Can’t Stop Evictions if You Don’t Pay People’s Rent
Some states have botched rental aid so badly they may never catch up.
Judge sets Oct. 1 hearing on DOJ request to freeze Texas abortion ban
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s order keeps the law in effect and allows Texas to make its case opposing the request from Biden’s Justice Department by Sept. 29.
Centrist Democrats scramble House drug pricing effort
The moderates’ stand could complicate Democrats’ push to reform a slew of federal health programs as part of their $3.5 trillion bill.
FDA sounds skeptical note on Pfizer booster shot ahead of key vote
The agency said observational studies don’t unanimously support the suggestion that the shot’s efficacy declines over time.
Biden’s team tightens grip on state use of Covid antibody treatments
Federal health officials plan to allocate specific amounts to each state under the new approach.
Why the “Ultimate American Bible” Caused a Christian Publishing Scandal
Christian publishing is tricky in the post-Trump era.
Biden hails ‘strong’ economic recovery despite disappointing jobs numbers
Biden laid blame for the sluggish growth of U.S. jobs on the “impact of the Delta variant” of the coronavirus.
Powell walks high wire as Fed plans to ease support for Biden’s economy
Central bank chief seeks to avoid market turmoil as president weighs tapping him for a second term.
U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot
“We’re not trying to hide this,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s executive director said.
Biden’s economic gains come with newer worries about the future
Some economists have already begun to ease back on forecasts for the rest of this year.
Forced Entry: NSO Group Spies Secretly Seized Control of Apple Devices by Exploiting Flaw in Code
Apple has released an emergency software update to fix a security flaw in its iPhones and other products researchers found was being exploited by the Israeli-based NSO Group to infect the devices with its Pegasus spyware. The security exploit exposes “widespread abuse that we have associated with NSO Group and other companies like it,” says Ronald Deibert, director of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which discovered the security flaw.
House Republican Who Voted To Impeach Trump Won’t Run Again
The Ohio Republican Party censured Rep. Anthony Gonzalez in May for voting in February to impeach Trump.
News Roundup: Insurrection echoes; public faith in Supreme Court is tanking
In the news today: A new pro-insurrectionist rally is planned for this Saturday, but it’s likely to be a bust. That doesn’t mean that the danger of domestic terrorism is diminishing, however. Meanwhile, Trump’s allies are launching new attacks on a top military official after a new book disclosed steps the military took to help ensure Trump couldn’t launch a rogue nuclear attack or start a new world war as he spiraled into post-election delusion.
Newsmax host freaks out after veteran points out Donald Trump was ‘fairly weak’ on Afghanistan
Joe Saboe is a 36-year-old Iraq war veteran. He started Team America by chance. The group has been described as “an impromptu network of veterans and citizen volunteers who came together to execute an ad hoc mission to get American citizens and Afghan allies safely out of Kabul before the American airlift ends.” With around 200 volunteers, Team America is one of many groups trying to coordinate and evacuate Afghan allies.
This Week in Statehouse Action: These People Make Laws edition
Why, hello there! I almost didn’t recognize you with your mask on, but that’s okay, because I recognize your SOUL.
DISCLAIMER: This is a terrible line and should only be used in jest and not to woo an actual human.
Willam Barr Warned Trump That Suburban Voters ‘Think You’re An Asshole,’ Says Book
He’d have to appeal to more than his base to win reelection — because many voters were sick of his “f**king grievances,” the attorney general reportedly said.
Disgraced Republican Speaker Hastert cuts settlement deal with one of the men he abused as a child
Disgraced former Republican Speaker of the House and convicted child molester Dennis Hastert has reportedly settled one of his ongoing legal issues surrounding his abuse of teenagers during his time as a wrestling coach at Yorkville High School, Illinois. The Associated Press reports that a “tentative out-of-court settlement” was reached between Hastert and one of the men he abused as a child regarding hush money Hastert had promised to pay back in 2010.
Trump Hired Giuliani Because ‘None Of The Sane Lawyers’ Would Represent Him: Book
“He’s crazy,” Trump reportedly told advisers in November, adding that “the actual lawyers have been told they cannot represent my campaign.
It’s no wonder police think it’s okay to joke about Black men dying: Courts keep protecting cops
In yet another example of police callousness and insensitivity, a Florida deputy has been fired after not only telling an inmate he looks like George Floyd, but asking him to say, “I can’t breathe,” words the Black father repeatedly told Minneapolis police before he was murdered. Deputy First Class Rodney Payne’s termination was unearthed on Wednesday when an internal affairs report was released to the Fort Myers News-Press.