Welcome news for millions of travelers arrived on Monday with the announcement of plans to allow fully vaccinated foreign air travelers into the United States starting in early November. Source: CNN
A Covid-19 vaccine for younger children could be available by Halloween — here are 4 steps that must be taken first
A highly anticipated announcement Monday from the companies Pfizer and BioNTech revealed that their lower-dose Covid-19 vaccine was found to be safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in children ages 5 to 11, based on data from a Phase 2/3 trial. Source: CNN
Third grader surprises Dr. Gupta with Covid question
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta took on one of the hardest interviews, taking questions from children. He met with elementary students in Atlanta to answer their questions about Covid-19 and how to stay safe. They spoke outside in masks in compliance with school policy. Source: CNN
Delta variant is keeping US economy from getting back to normal
The US economy is further from being back to normal again. Thanks, Delta. Source: CNN
5 things to know about Evergrande, the Chinese business empire
The troubles of Chinese conglomerate Evergrande have dominated headlines in recent days after it warned once again that it could default on its astronomical debt because of a cash crunch. Source: CNN
China's version of TikTok is limiting kids to 40 minutes a day
The Chinese version of TikTok is introducing a “teenage mode” that will limit the amount of time children under the age of 14 spend on the short-form video app to 40 minutes a day. Source: CNN
The plan would raise more than $1 trillion but would keep tax rates the same for more than 90% of taxpayers
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on the rich to pay for their $3.5 trillion plan to expand the nation’s safety net, saying the wealthy should pay their fair share. Source: CNN
After months of back-and-forth, Arizona's attorney general forced the county to respond to Senate subpoenas or risk losing $676 million in revenue sharing
Arizona’s Maricopa County and the state Senate have reached an agreement after a months-long dispute stemming from the local government’s refusal to hand over electronic voting equipment logs related to the November 2020 election. Source: CNN
FBI ramps up investigations of threats against election officials
The FBI has stepped up investigations of threats against election officials — in some cases, reaching out for the first time in recent weeks to election supervisors and others who have endured months of harassment, local officials tell CNN. Source: CNN