“Heidi Smith, the secretary for Bounty for Families, points out some of the fresh greens being grown in the Yelm Community Garden.”
Credit: Daniel Warn, NVN
*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***
+ Associated Press: Washington health officials see hopeful COVID signs
+ NVN: Yelm Resolves to Secure Funds for an Outdoor Fitness Court
+ KING-5 TV: Pilot program at Sea-Tac Airport lets passengers schedule their TSA screening reducing wait times
+ The Olympian: Should you have your license suspended if you can’t pay a fine? Judge says no [in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.]
+ KING-5 TV: Starlink satellites from SpaceX launch spotted over western Washington, UW expert says
+ CNBC: Boeing beefs up business to convert old 737 passenger planes into cargo jets
+ NVN: Yelm Resolves to Secure Funds for an Outdoor Fitness Court
*** PANDEMIC NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***
Reuters: US birth rate lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises
Physician’s Weekly: Detecting rare blood clots was a win, but US vaccine safety system still has gaps
Yahoo: Scientists scramble to see why, in rare cases, even the vaccinated can get COVID-19
Science Magazine: Nanoplastics and other harmful pollutants found in disposable face masks — Regulation and research urgently needed, say experts
*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***
Arizona Republic: Department of Justice asks Arizona Senate to respond to concerns about election audit
Los Angeles Times: Anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked in cities around the US, study finds
CNBC: Electric vehicles and renewables need sharp rise in mineral supply, IEA warns
Truthout: Biden’s U-Turn on Refugees Aligns With Voter Support for Pro-Immigrant Policies
Salon: The Brazilian Amazon Is Now Releasing More Carbon Dioxide Than It Absorbs
The Washington Post: Scientists are still struggling to understand the sea level risks posed by Antarctica
NBC News: McConnell says he’s ‘100 percent’ focused on ‘stopping’ Biden’s administration [Ed. note: just like he was for Obama. This is exactly why Congress is broken – because there are only power-hungry leaders amidst no legislative process.]
*** TRUMP NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***
The New York Times: Facebook’s Ban of Trump Upheld by Oversight Board
The New York Times by Thomas L. Friedman: Trump’s Big Lie Devoured the G.O.P. and Now Eyes Our Democracy
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough: A federal judge just gave us more proof Barr wasn’t AG — he was Trump’s PR
Business Insider: Rudy Giuliani allies are pressuring Trump to help pay his former attorney’s growing legal bills, report says
MSNBC: ‘Deep sh**’: Giuliani criminal raid has Trump worried
MSNBC: After 2020 loss, Trump’s tax cuts endure as corporations duck U.S. debts
The Washington Post: Strongmen who got cozy with Trump get the cold shoulder from Biden
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