5 things to know for September 24: Immigration, Covid-19, Congress, gun violence, Germany

Recalls of the Covid-19 vaccine may officially begin for certain groups of adults after the CDC approves the decision. CDC Director Dr Rochelle Walensky has recommended boosters for people aged 65 and over, residents of long-term care facilities, some people with underlying health conditions, and those aged 18 and over. at age 64 who are at increased risk of Covid-19 due to their workplace or institutional settings. The latter group was in fact not included in the recommendations of the CDC vaccine advisers, but the head of the CDC included them in the final approval, according to the recommendations of the FDA.

The Senate is due to vote Monday on a motion to advance a government interim financing bill that includes a debt ceiling suspension. Republicans still plan to block the bill because of the debt ceiling provision, which they oppose. If they do and the bill fails, Democrats have two options to deal with the possible looming closure at the end of the month: they could remove the debt ceiling provision from the bill and l ‘adopt with GOP support, or they could just let the government go. unfunded and blame their colleagues across the way. A reminder of the timeline here: Government funding runs out at midnight on September 30. The government will hit its borrowing limit in mid-October, which could trigger a very first U.S. default.

At least one person was killed and 14 others injured in a shootout at a Kroger yesterday in Collierville, Tennessee, near Memphis. The shooter was also found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, police officials said. Police so far do not believe there was an incident that led to the shooting. This year is shaping up to be the worst year for gun violence in the United States in decades, even surpassing the unusually high numbers of last year. In the United States, 14,516 people died from gun violence between January 1 and September 15, a 9% increase from last year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. There were 498 mass shootings during this period, a 15% increase from last year.

Germany faces a historic general election on Sunday as voters determine who will succeed longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel, who has ruled the country since 2005, announced in 2018 that she would not stand for re-election after her term in office. She will step down once a successor is appointed, which can take days or weeks. This historic decision could open the door to a significant change in German politics. Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union and the left-wing Social Democratic Party dominate German politics, but the Green Party is gaining ground and a far-right party is climbing to fourth place in the hierarchy. All three major parties are now well represented and the election is bound to be close, as polls suggest large numbers of undecided voters.

Once fall arrives, all vacations are fair game. Want to watch Christmas movies? Planning Your Thanksgiving Meal? Dark.

It’s like the Kentucky Derby, but with … cheesy heads.

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Few phrases inspire a mixture of fear and confusion like “free fall dry slide”.

Can we, as a company, handle another season of “Tiger King?” I guess we’ll find out.

This is how much the Biden administration says it will reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, the potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration, over the next 15 years. The United States Environmental Protection Agency will gradually reduce the production and use of HFCs, starting with a 10% reduction next year.

Jack Sellers, chairman of Maricopa County, Arizona’s Republican-led supervisory board, on a draft report on partisan scrutiny of the 2.1 million ballots cast in his county in the presidential election of 2020. The review, which was fueled by ex-President Trump’s lies about voter fraud, revealed a nearly identical vote count to what the county had previously reported.

How does it feel to have such a talent and to be able to casually draw a portrait with a few ballpoint pens – at the same time? (Click here to see.)