Economy
Biden Withdraws Big Business OSHA Vaccine Mandates
“Although OSHA is withdrawing the vaccination and testing ETS as an enforceable emergency temporary standard, the agency is not withdrawing the ETS as a proposed rule. The agency is prioritizing its resources to focus on finalizing a permanent COVID-19 Healthcare Standard,” the statement read.
Strategists Predict Trouble for U.S. Stocks After Massive U-Turn
“My work suggests that a trading low is likely in,” he continued, adding that he is less certain that the first-half low has already been reached as pricing in the Fed, inflation peaking and Covid rolling over haven’t run their course yet.
Health
New “Version of Omicron” Doesn’t Appear to be More Dangerous
Known as BA. 2, the “new version” of the virus is a descendant of the omicron variant responsible for huge surges of covid-19 in the United States and elsewhere around the globe. Virologists are referring to the original omicron variant as BA. 1.
December “Breakthrough” Infections Exceeds Previous 11 Months
As of January 6, breakthrough cases had increased 78.8% since November, breakthrough hospitalizations have increased by 60.0% since November and breakthrough deaths have increased by 54.6% since November.
Man Can’t Get Heart Transplant Because He Isn’t Vaxxed
The family says he was at the front of the line to receive a transplant but because he has not received the COVID-19 vaccination he is no longer eligible according to hospital policy. Ferguson says his son refuses to get the shot.
Resilience
Feds Now Say “Domestic Extremists” to Target Power Grid
Domestic extremists “have developed credible, specific plans to attack electricity infrastructure since at least 2020,” according to the report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis. The document, dated Monday, was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
Pentagon Readies Thousands of Troops for Deployment to Eastern Europe
The U.S. military has ordered up to 8,500 U.S. troops on standby to potentially deploy to Eastern Europe amid heightened tensions over Russia’s presence near Ukraine’s border, in what amounts to an escalation toward U.S. military involvement, U.S. officials said.
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