*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM MONDAY ***

+ The Seattle Times: Washington state health care system faces ‘enormous stress’ as COVID hospitalizations continue to rise – “God forbid there’s a mass event.”

+ KING-5 TV: Health official: At least 85% vaccination rate now needed to beat COVID-19 delta variant

+ The Olympian via MSN: Rising housing prices drive jump in assessed property values, Assessor’s Office says

+ Lewis County Economic Development Council: The YMCA of Greater Seattle and the Nisqually Indian Tribe are joining forces to create a new overnight camp on land adjacent to Mineral Lake in rural Lewis County.

+ South Sound Biz: Scholarships Available for Part-Time SPSCC Students This Fall

+ KING-5 TV: Challenge to Washington’s law banning conversion therapy rejected in court – State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said it’s a “win for LGBTQ+ civil rights.”

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM MONDAY ***

KING-5 TV: The war is over: Last US troops leave Afghanistan

Business Insider: The US permanently disabled more than 150 vehicles and aircraft when the military left Kabul so they will ‘never be used again’

KING-5 TV: EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

KING-5 TV: Volunteers head from northwest to Louisiana to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida

Study Funds: Cancer’s ‘Achilles’ heel’ discovered by scientists – For the study, Click here.

NBC News: Man confronts NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster on live TV during Ida coverage [Ed. Note: I was watching live and join the chorus of praising reporter Brewster for keeping his cool and professionalism!]

*** VIRUS NEWS FROM MONDAY ***

The Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh): Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are rising, and experts are trying to figure out exactly what that means

The Hill: Fauci says 100k new COVID-19 deaths by December are ‘predictable but preventable’ [Ed. note: Fauci says nothing about the FDA-approved treatment to reduce COVID-19 induced hospitalizations by 70-85% he touted last week for the first time.]

The Star Tribune (Minneapolis): Mayo study finds antibody treatment can help COVID-19 patients – Trump received an early version of the infusions. 

The Points Guy: Some countries are setting vaccine expiration dates for travel

Associated Press: As districts insist on vaccines, some teachers push back

The Lancet: Cerebral venous thrombosis after vaccination against COVID-19 in the UK: a multicentre cohort study

Chris Beat Cancer: Doctors and scientists speaking out against the largest drug experiment in history [Ed. note: World renown experts in their fields with video interviews all in one link. And Dr. Robert Malone corrected one of his incorrect assertions.]

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM MONDAY ***

CNN: January 6 committee to ask telecommunications companies to preserve phone records of members of Congress who participated in ‘Stop the Steal’ rally

Daily Kos: Politico: Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz begged Trump to call off violent crowd during Jan. 6 insurrection

POLITICO Playbook: About Jim Jordan’s other Jan. 6 call with Trump (scroll down to SCOOP)