*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM TUESDAY ***
+ The Olympian: Thurston County health officer Dimyana Abdelmalek continues to ask all residents to continue masking in public indoor settings until 70% of the population is vaccinated. 49.6% of the total county population has been fully vaccinated and 53.9% have initiated vaccinations.
+ NVN: Small Town Veggies Provides Locally Grown Produce, Crafts to Community
+ KING-5 TV: Pet owners face longer than normal wait times at veterinary clinics in Washington
+ KING-5 TV: Washington hospitals ‘quite full’ amid new surge of COVID-19 cases
+ Yelm Chamber: Relocates office back to former space at 168 Prairie Park Lane, next to Casa Mia.
+ The Olympian: 119 COVID-19 cases in 2 weeks prompts closure of UNFI’s Centralia distribution center – serves 825 grocery stores in the region, plus a large military operation.
+ The Olympian: Kurt Cobain’s childhood home is now a historic landmark, Washington officials say – the lead singer and guitarist of grunge band Nirvana, formed in 1988 after Cobain and his fellow band members moved to Olympia.
*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM TUESDAY ***
The Points Guy: Traveling soon? Here’s where you can quickly get a COVID-19 PCR test for travel
Associated Press: US hits 70% vaccination rate — a month late, amid a surge
McClatchy News: About 1 in 5 workers would quit jobs if masks or COVID vaccines mandated, poll finds [Ed. note: Then what will happen to all of those millions unemployed?]
The Olympian: Mask mandate reinstated in San Francisco Bay Area amid surge
Business Insider: New York City will require proof of vaccination for indoor activities including going to restaurants, gyms, and performances
The New York Times: Americans Suffer Pandemic Whiplash as Leaders Struggle With Changing Virus
ZeroHedge: Moderna, Pfizer Hike Vaccine Prices By Up To 25%
The Washington Post: Heat waves to drastically worsen in Northern Hemisphere, studies warn
CNBC: CDC to issue new eviction ban effective through Oct. 3, source says
*** POLITICAL NEWS FROM TUESDAY ***
Newsweek: Biden’s Approval Drops in Latest Poll as Post-Inauguration Honeymoon ‘Officially Over’
The Wall St. Journal: Two More Police Officers Who Responded to Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Died by Suicide – Deaths bring number of suicides among officers engaged during riot to four
The Hill via MSN: Biden administration to keep Trump-era rule of turning away migrants during pandemic
Yahoo!: Judge Andrew Napolitano Out as Fox News Analyst Following Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Him
*** TRUMP NEWS FROM TUESDAY ***
The New Yorker’s Jayne Mayer: The Big Money Behind the Big Lie – Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win at all costs.
NBC News: Why prosecuting Trump over Jan. 6 riot just got easier
Bloomberg: Trump paid $680,000 to defense lawyers in second impeachment
NBC News: Boosted by trade and Trump, China has U.S. allies thinking twice about Biden’s grand clash
Bloomberg via Daily Kos: Despite Trump’s nonstop bragging his GDP was the worst since the Great Depression
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