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Delta to levy $200/mth health care surcharge on unvaccinated employees

Delta to levy $200/mth health care surcharge on unvaccinated employees

By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Business Atlanta airline also introduces weekly COVID-19 testing for holdouts Delta Air Lines plans to charge employees who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 an extra $200 a month beginning in November as part of the company’s health care plans. Atlanta-based Delta, which cited high hospitalization costs, also will require unvaccinated employees to be tested weekly for the coronavirus starting Sept. 12 while cases are high. About 75% of the airline’s 75,000 employees are already vaccinated, and the company already requires new hires to get shots. Others have been advocating more strongly for vaccine mandates since…
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‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man

‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks MONROE, La. — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain compliance.” “I’m not resisting! I’m not resisting!” Aaron Larry Bowman can be heard screaming between blows on the footage obtained by The Associated Press. The May 2019 beating following a traffic stop left him with a broken jaw, three broken ribs, a broken wrist and a gash to his head that required six staples to…
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Passenger’s cellphone catches fire aboard Alaska Airlines flight

Passenger’s cellphone catches fire aboard Alaska Airlines flight

By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Minor injuries reported during emergency evacuation at Seattle airport An Alaska Airlines flight that landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday night was forced to evacuate after a passenger’s cellphone burst into flames, according to reports. Flight 751 from New Orleans was already on the tarmac when the emergency occurred, Komo News reported citing a spokesperson for the airline. The plane landed at 8:42 p.m., according to FlightAware. A battery containment bag was used to quickly put out the fire, but not before it sent smoke swirling throughout the cabin. The crew deployed…
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Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting

Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks WASHINGTON — An officer who shot and killed a woman during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker’s Lobby acted lawfully and in line with police department policy, the U.S. Capitol Police said Monday. Capitol Police announced the findings of their internal investigation into the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt on Monday. Officials said they had interviewed multiple witnesses and reviewed video and radio calls as part of the monthslong probe.…
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BREAKING: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets full FDA approval

BREAKING: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets full FDA approval

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 WASHINGTON — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has never before had so much evidence to judge a shot’s safety. More than 200 million Pfizer doses already have been administered in the U.S. — and hundreds of millions more worldwide — since emergency use began…
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22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee

22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee

By JONATHAN MATTISE and JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT  A sheriff in Tennessee says at least 22 people are dead any many are missing after record-setting rain caused devastating flooding that swept away homes WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee. Saturday's flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge. Emergency workers…
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Catholic officials on edge after reports of priests using Grindr

Catholic officials on edge after reports of priests using Grindr

By Liam Stack, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks The reports hit the Roman Catholic Church in rapid succession: Analyses of cellphone data obtained by a conservative Catholic blog seemed to show priests at multiple levels of the Catholic hierarchy in both the United States and the Vatican using the gay hookup app Grindr. The first report, published late last month, led to the resignation of Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, the former general secretary of the U.S. bishops’ conference. The second, posted online days later, made claims about the use of Grindr by unnamed people in unspecified rectories in…
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Parent allegedly beats up teacher after mask dispute on first day of school

Parent allegedly beats up teacher after mask dispute on first day of school

By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #COVID-19 Confrontation occurs after daughter seen wearing face covering A parent angry over his child having to wear a mask on the first day of school was banned from campus after allegedly attacking a teacher who tried to break up an argument that erupted with the principal over the matter. The altercation happened Wednesday about an hour after classes let out at Sutter Creek Elementary School in Amador County, California, according to NBC affiliate KCRA. The man confronted the school’s principal after seeing his daughter exit the building with a face…
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Glendale: Boost for business or ‘huge hit’? Westgate businesses look ahead after Glendale cuts ties with Coyotes

Glendale: Boost for business or ‘huge hit’? Westgate businesses look ahead after Glendale cuts ties with Coyotes

Joshua Bowling | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for GlendaleNewsAndTalk.Com   Glendale says it won't renew the lease of one of its most high-profile tenants. Now, the Arizona Coyotes' neighbors will have to wait and see if business takes a hit in the team's absence. Glendale on Thursday announced it was cutting ties with the NHL team after the upcoming season, which starts in October. The plan is to put millions into renovations at Gila River Arena and pack it year-round with "more impactful" events. City Manager Kevin Phelps touted the decision as a savvy financial move for the city, the entertainment district and…
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COVID anxiety rising amid delta surge, AP-NORC poll finds

COVID anxiety rising amid delta surge, AP-NORC poll finds

By JAMES ANDERSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 DENVER — Anxiety in the United States over COVID-19 is at its highest level since winter, a new poll shows, as the delta variant rages, more states and school districts adopt mask and vaccination requirements and the nation’s hospitals once again fill to capacity. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that majorities of American adults want vaccination mandates for those attending movies, sports, concerts and other crowded events; those traveling by airplane; and workers in hospitals, restaurants, stores and government offices.…
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