*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

+ NVN: Rainier Track Star Verbally Commits to University of Texas – turned down Stanford

+ NVN: Yelm City Council Approves Receipt of ARPA Funds [Ed. Note: vaccine mandates do not apply since Yelm is not a federal contractor. The city will receive two payments, separated by a year, each of $1,320,188.67. Mayor-elect DePinto said at the Nov 2nd council study session that spending priorities need focused on transportation (i.e. roundabouts in McKenna,etc.), and public works major priority to acquire membranes for the sewer plant.]

+ Yelm High School: Christmas in the Park Essay Contest – open to all Yelm area students grades K-12

+ Thurston Talk: Yelm’s All-Volunteer Boards and Commissions Play Valuable Role in Community

+ NVN: Yelm City Council Approves Receipt of ARPA Funds [Ed. Note: vaccine mandates do not apply since Yelm is not a federal contractor.]

+ NVN: Tenino’s Scatter Creek Winery and Brewery Set to Close its Doors in December

+ The Washington Post: 10 home maintenance tasks you should complete before the holidays

+ McClatchy News: Gov. Inslee defends Climate Commitment Act veto, vows to continue this work with Tribes

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

American Red Cross: Give the gift of hope this Veterans Day

MSNBC Opinion: The world doesn’t trust the U.S. on climate — and it’s hard to blame them

CNBC: Businesses have until after the holidays to implement Biden Covid vaccine mandate

NBC News: Two-thirds of U.S. workforce face Jan. 4 deadline to get vaccinated under new White House rule [or test weekly at their own expense]

NBC News: At least 800 members of Air Force, Space Force refused Covid vaccine

AP: Watchdog finds no misconduct in mistaken Afghan airstrike

CNBC: Countries pledge to quit coal — but the U.S., China and India are missing

Common Dreams: More Than 20 Nations Vow to End Funding for Overseas Fossil Fuel Projects

Daily Kos: News Roundup: Election day aftermath; Ohio attacks abortion rights with Texas-style ‘bounty’ bill

Jacobin Magazine: Daniel Hale’s revelations about the brutalities of US drone warfare didn’t harm any Americans or make them less safe. But his prosecution for whistleblowing and recent sentencing to nearly four years in prison was a blow against democracy.

Salon: In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on?

British Medical Journal (BMJ) published paper: Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial – [Vaccine researchers caught falsifying data and hiding side effects in clinical trials for FDA drug approval.] 

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

NBC News: Judge seems skeptical of Trump request to block House committee from Jan. 6 documents

Bloomberg: Trump Organization Faces New Grand Jury in Manhattan

Daily Kos: Eight GOP candidates who were present at Jan. 6 insurrection won their elections on Tuesday

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes: Republicans may not need Trump anymore — and he knows it

Daily Kos: Smartmatic becomes second voting tech company to sue OAN over election fraud claims

MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Joe: GOP victory in Virginia was the worst possible thing that could’ve happened to Trump

NBC News: Operative who worked on Steele dossier arrested as part of Trump-era DOJ investigation