• In comparison to mass disruptions earlier in 2021, current cancellations are minimal
• US airlines over Thanksgiving week had some of their busiest days since before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic as travelers returned to reunite with their families
• From Nov. 22 through Nov. 28, 14.4 million people passed through TSA, more than double the 6.4 million a year ago but down from 16.4 million in 2019

President Biden says he doesn’t think more travel restrictions will be imposed with Omicron 

• As the new Omicron variant begins to spread around South Africa, the US, on November 26 said that it would ban visitors from South Africa and 7 other African national 
• In addition to the US, Japan, the UK, and Israel have all put travel restrictions to stem the spread of the Omicron variant
• President Joe Biden on November 29, said he doesn’t expect the U.S. to impose any additional travel restrictions to stem the spread of the omicron Covid-19 variant

 New York City reinstitutes Covid mask advisory “at all times”

• On November 29, New York City announced an advisory that recommends that everyone in the city wear masks indoors at all times, regardless of vaccination status
• The Outgoing Mayor, Bill de Blasio said that New York City has not yet identified any Omicron variant cases but he still urges mask wearing

CEO of Moderna says a new Omicron Covid variant vaccine will take months

• According to Stephane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna, it could take months to develop and ship a vaccine targeting the Omicron variant of COVID-19
• Bancel says that he beelives that the variant may already be present in most countries
• Bancel said Moderna believes the omicron variant is highly infectious, but it will take at least two weeks to determine how much the mutations have impacted the efficacy of the vaccines currently on the market

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• On November 19, President Joe Biden transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris for a short period of time while he is under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy
• The White House said it will publicly share a written summary of the 78-year-old Biden’s physical later Friday afternoon

Mandatory vaccinations and new lockdown to affect Austrian citizens

• On November 19, Alexander Schallenberg, the Chancellor of Austria said that the country will go into a national lockdown in order to contain the 4th wave of COVID-19 cases
• This new lockdown will be effective starting November 22 and will last for up to 10 days with most stores and cultural events closed or canceled

Rich and Ultra-wealthy have new restrictive retirement rules as Biden plan passes 

• On November 19, President Biden’s Build Back Better Act was passed by House Democrats with legislation that restricts retirement plans for wealthy people
• This bill requires minimum distributions for retirement accounts of more than $10 million; eliminates Roth IRA loopholes, and restricts new contributions to large accounts

Former Colorado House Speaker appointed EPA regional head

• I an announcement on November 18, President Joe Biden has appointed a former Colorado House Speaker, KC Becker as a regional director of the Environmental Protection Agency
• As administrator of the EPA’s Region 8, Becker will oversee the agency’s work in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and 28 Tribal Nations

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Pentagon’s vaccine mandate taken on by Oklahoma in Salvo

• During the third week of November 2021, Officials from the pentagon expressed their frustration while fielding questions concerning Oklahoma’s governor’s decision concerning the Oklahoma Nationa Guard
• This decision was not to punish members of his state National guard who refused to abide by the federal vaccine mandate

Dr. Fauci says COVID-19 related hospitalizations are rising among vaccinated

• According to the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci says COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising with those vaccinated
• Fauci blames this increase in hospitalizations on people not receiving the booster which is supposed to help improve immunity somehow
• Despite this information, Dr. Fauci still urges those 62 million Americans who have not received the vaccine yet, to do so soon

Florida limits mandates for COVID vaccine and challenges Biden mandate on businesses

• Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, signed legislation on November 18 that limits vaccine mandates in the state 
• The new legislation also requires the governor to construct a plan to take the state out of having to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• During a press conference on November 18, the governor said the goal of the legislation is to protect people from losing their jobs if they choose not to get vaccinated

Unvaccinated now have new restriction in Germany as infection rate hits record

• Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor along with the country’s 16 state premiers on November 18 agreed on a new series of measures to handle a new COVD-19 wave
• This package mandates that those unvaccinated will have a limit on public life and will now require hospital staff to be fully vaccinated
• As of November 18, 2021, Germany reported more than 65,000 new cases 

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Bipartisan infrastructure bill has passed so what will California receive?

• On November 16, President Joe Biden signed the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which will put millions in funding to California’s roads, pipes, and wires
• The most significant amount of money being put into infrastructure will go to repairing roads, bridges, water infrastructure, and airport infrastructure

California parents across the state hold sit-out to protest kids vaccine mandate

• Amid a statewide school “sit-out” to protest the vaccine mandate for children, two California parents across the state have sent messages to Governor Newsom
• So far, California has been the first and only state to mandate vaccinations or coronavirus testing for eligible children in order to attend in-person classes in both private and public schools

Northern California health clinic gave 14 children incorrect COVID vaccine dose

• A health clinic in Northern California mistakenly gave 14 children the wrong dose when administering COVID-19 vaccines 
• In a statement, Sutter health said that the 14 children were given an “incorrect amount” of diluent, which is used to dilute the concentrated form of the COVID vaccine

California attorney says Amazon failed to notify workers on COVID cases in workplace

• On November 15, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that Amazon has failed to notify workers and authorities about how many COVId-19 cases it had detected in its workplaces
• In a settlement, Amazon agreed to pay $500,000 towards “further enforcement of California’s consumer protection laws”, said Bonta in the press release

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• On September 13, President Joe Biden landed in Sacramento, California to campaign for Governor Newsom during the recall election and was met with protestors over how he handled Afghanistan and mandatory vaccinations
• A couple dozen protesters were in attendance when Air Force One touched down at the Mather Airport and some held signs that read, “Biden Lied, 13 died”

Three Fresno county school districts rank with top 10 highest reading scores 

• Out of California’s 10 best schools for reading scores are 3 schools from Fresno county according to a new report from the California Reading Coalition
• The report shows that the schools are: Kingsburg Elementary Charter (rank:3), Clovis Unified (rank:4), and Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified (rank:8)
• The report card used data from the two most recent California Assessment of Students Performance and Progress cycles, including 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 data

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• A couple named Daniel and Davy Macias from Yucaipa, California has died due to COVID-19 and left behind 5 children, including their newborn daughter who remains unnamed
• According to Davy’s sister-in-law, Terri Serey Davy was 37 and Daniel was 39 with their children at ages 7, 5, 3. 2, and 3 weeks old
• Davy Macias was a nurse at Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, and Daniel Macias was a teacher at Jehue Middle School in Colton, California

California disaster declaration approved by President Biden ahead of his Sacramento visit

• On September 12, President Joe Biden has approved California’s disaster declaration and will travel to Sacramento today, September 13 
• When he arrives, President Biden will survey the damage from recent wildfires, according to the White House on September 12
• More than 6,800 wildfires large and small have blackened an estimated 1.7 million acres which has used up much of the remaining firefighting forces and equipment

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• Lawmakers on a committee that considers state government matters have changed their meeting to Wednesday, September 22, to consider President Biden’s vaccine mandate
•  Several Idaho Republican legislators are upset about the vaccine requirement that was issued earlier this month, and some want the Idaho House and Senate to reconsider making similar mandates illegal

New requirement for Maine schools for lead testing in water

• Due to new state law, Maine schools are now required to test drinking water for lead this year 
• According to the previous law, only schools that provided their own water through wells were required to go through regular testing 
• The new lead testing program is scheduled to begin on October 1, according to the Portland Press Herald, and will run until the end of May 2022

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• On Thursday, September 9, President Joe Biden announced new federal vaccine requirements that will affect about 100 million Americans 
• This new mandate is in an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and slow the delta variant outbreak 
• The rules in the new mandate requires all employers with more than 100 employees to ensure that every employee is vaccinated or is tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis 

International criminal sentenced to 11+ years in Federal prison after stealing millions

• On September 8, a Canadian man was sentenced o 140 months in federal prison for conspiring to launder millions of dollars stolen in many wire and bank fraud schemes
• The money launderer is a 36-year-old man named Ghaleb Alaumary from Mississauga, Ontario holding dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada
• In addition to his sentence, Ghaleb was ordered to pay more than $30 million in restitution to victims of his schemes

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• With their launch of a series of programs to help stimulate and diversify the economy, the United Arab Emirates seeks to attract about $150 billion in new foreign investment in the next 10 years 
• The country says that they plan to invest heavily into advanced industry sectors and technology education

New York added to eligible areas for disaster funds after Hurricane Ida

• President Joe Biden has added New York to the list of major disaster areas that can receive federal funding 
• The announcement comes after Hurricane Ida devastated areas of Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York

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• The federal lawsuit filed by the Human Rights Campaign challenges the state’s “bathroom bill,” a measure that restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
• The law will specifically ban transgender students or employees from using multi-person bathrooms or locker rooms not for their gender

Infrastructure bill leaves out key steps to promoting “climate resilience”

• Under the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, more than $150 billion will go towards boosting clean energy and promoting “climate resilience”
• The package will do this by making schools, ports, and other structures better able to withstand extreme weather events like wildfires and storms
• The bill still does not meet President Joe Biden’s claim to transform the country’s fossil-fuel reliant economy into a clean-energy one by 2035

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