US coronavirus cases drop 50%: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-09-12/cdc-data-u-s-coronavirus-cases-reach-nearly-2-month-decline . Remember, estimates are that only about one-eighth of cases are reported. This reflects at-home testing and asymptomatic cases. As such, this data remains suspect.
Second possible US monkeypox death: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/second-possible-us-death-monkeypox-reported-california-rcna47243 .
WSJ: Workforce costs of COVID: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-illnesses-are-keeping-at-least-500-000-workers-out-of-u-s-labor-force-study-says-11662955321 .
New Zealand drops most COVID restrictions: https://apnews.com/article/health-covid-new-zealand-e70ecd93f07ae702b55717fcb4a49740 . One suspects they remain vulnerable to a rebound in cases.
AstraZeneca wins US shareholder lawsuit: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2022-09-12/astrazeneca-beats-us-shareholder-lawsuit-over-covid-19-vaccine-disclosures .
Cancer Moonshot 2.0: https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-09-12/biden-executive-order-to-fund-u-s-biomanufacturing-industry .
WSJ: New Amgen cancer drug beats chemotherapy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-cancer-drug-beats-chemotherapy-in-study-11662996694 .
Bristol abortion clinic moves up the street: https://www.aol.com/news/u-abortion-clinic-moves-street-100808235-163234446.html . That is, to escape the Tennessee abortion ban, the clinic moved to Bristol, Virginia, as the town straddles the Tennessee-Virginia border.
UN says modern slavery rising: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-09-12/modern-slavery-on-the-rise-as-crises-fuel-poverty-u-n-report . “Modern slavery” means forced to work or marry against your will.
January 6 committee plans: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-09-13/whats-left-as-jan-6-panel-sprints-to-year-end-finish .
Ukrainian advances continue in the northeast as Russians in retreat: https://www.aol.com/news/ukraine-accuses-russia-attacking-power-225932445-052022991.html . Some analysts believe this is a turning point in the war: https://abcnews.go.com/International/ukraines-advance-northeast-turning-point-war-military-analysts/story?id=89750922 . Remember, winter approaches. It is hard to see how Russia will regain the initiative before weather slows everything down. However, sitting in place with Ukraine’s new precision artillery weapons risks great danger. More: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/09/ukraine-russia-putin-kharkiv-kupyansk/671407/ .
Justice Kagan responds to the Chief Justice on legitimacy with a high hard one: https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-elena-kagan-government-and-politics-55227b14975d1c6266eab8712c0dd482 . Justice Kagan is exactly right, and the Chief Justice knows it.
DOJ deepens its January 6 probe: https://abcnews.go.com/US/roughly-40-subpoenas-recently-issued-dojs-jan-probe/story?id=89775049 .
Latest legal arguments from Orange Julius team signal desperation: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-criminal-investigations-government-and-politics-4400379ff118bdaf16ffd7a51bb2c4e9 . So the search was unprecedented. However, the conduct was clearly criminal. That’s the basis on which the search warrant was issued in the first place. None of these arguments would pass muster if a typical government employee took work documents home. As such, the only possible reason that they do not apply to Orange Julius is that he was a former president. However, the OJ team offers no reasoning as to why that would be true.
Calling the classified documents “purported” is simply ridiculous. The judge needs an exit strategy from her uneducated previous ruling. Now is the time to find an off-ramp.
Four months in the slammer for assault on plane: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-bronx-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-phoenix-d88730adbb34c0fe252df905808949d1 . Yes, it’s a plane in flight and not the US Capitol. But look at what the crowd did to the Capitol police. You have to wonder if the January 6 insurrectionists’ sentences are too light. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/unruly-passenger-sentenced-to-four-months-in-prison-over-assault-on-flight-11663009376 .
Analysis of the key Florida races: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3636350-democrats-find-hope-in-florida/ . The debates here will be key, because both Democrats are more than capable of damaging their GOP opponents in verbal exchange. These are now likely to become even more expensive races. Also, the abortion issue could be a key turnout advantage for the Democrats.
Poll reliability in 2022: https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3639024-are-we-facing-another-big-polling-miss-probably/ . In other words, this remains a big problem. Pollsters are trying to compensate, but believe they are under compensating. So just make sure you vote.