Appeals court temporarily halts Biden vaccine mandate for larger businesses

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers be vaccinated by Jan. 4 or face mask requirements and weekly tests.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the action stops President Biden "from moving forward with his unlawful overreach. The president will not impose medical procedures on the American people without the checks and balances afforded by the constitution."

At least 27 states filed lawsuits challenging the rule in several circuits, some of which were made more conservative by the judicial appointments of former President Donald Trump.

The Biden administration has been encouraging widespread vaccinations as the quickest way to end the pandemic that has claimed more than 750,000 lives in the United States.

The administration says it is confident that the requirement, which includes penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation, will withstand legal challenges in part because its safety rules pre-empt state laws.

The 5th Circuit, based in New Orleans, said it was delaying the federal vaccine requirement because of potential "grave statutory and constitutional issues" raised by the plaintiffs. The government must provide an expedited reply to the motion for a permanent injunction Monday, followed by petitioners' reply on Tuesday

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https://www.npr.org/2021/11/06/1053234688/appeals-court-temporarily-halts-biden-vaccine-mandate-for-larger-businesses

Prosecutors this week completed presenting witness testimony in Lev Tahor child abduction case from 2018

Helbrans and eight alleged accomplices are on trial over the 2018 abduction of Yante Teller and Chaim Teller, who were 14 and 12 when they were taken from their mother in Woodridge, New York, a Catskill Mountains hamlet, and transported to Mexico.

Three weeks after the abduction, American law enforcement and local police discovered the children outside Mexico City. At the same time, authorities also arrested three men: Helbrans, Mayer Rosner and Jacob Rosner.

“These children are suffering right now,” she said. “They don’t really fully understand what’s happening. They are being dragged from one country to the next. They are half-starved to begin with, incredibly sleep-deprived, and completely dependent on the leaders of the cult, who control their passports and their flights.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-jewish-taliban-sect-tossed-out-of-iraq-its-leaders-stand-trial-in-new-york/

Supporters of political parties that suffered losses in last month’s polls clash with security forces outside Baghdad’s Green Zone.

Protests against the results of Iraq’s recent parliamentary election have turned violent in Baghdad, with demonstrators denouncing “fraud” clashing with security forces outside the capital’s high-security Green Zone.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/5/iraq-protesters-take-to-the-streets-and-clash-with-police

Iran releases footage of alleged incident with US navy

Iran has released video from an alleged clash with the US navy last month in the Gulf of Oman. Iran claims the US forces were attempting to board a tanker to confiscate Iranian crude oil.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby rejected the claims in a press conference.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/11/04/iran-footage-released-alleged-clash-navy-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/

On Monday, top officials of China’s Communist Party will consider and likely adopt a “historical resolution” at the Central Committee’s most important meeting ahead of next year’s national congress.

The “Resolution of the CCP Central Committee on the Major Achievements and Historical Experiences of the Party’s Centennial Struggle”, to be discussed at the sixth plenary session of the party’s highest governing body, is set to look back at key events in the party’s 100-year history and enshrine President Xi Jinping’s role as leader, as well as determine the party’s direction for the next few decades.

What are ‘historical resolutions’?

Historical resolutions are official summaries of the party’s history from its formation in 1921 to the point of the resolution’s publication. They address leading political figures, key achievements, lessons learned, and directions for future policies.

What will this one say?

The pivotal document is likely to look back at key events in party history, enshrine Xi’s role as leader, and set a course for the next few decades

It is only the third since the Chinese Communist Party’s foundation 100 years ago

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3154996/xi-jinpings-historical-resolution-what-it-and-why-it-important