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#10 Funded by BARDA, Japan Approves Next-Generation Self-Amplifying mRNA Jabs - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, Fujikawa Kenji, The American Exile, and Eric Topol on X
A new and concerning development in mRNA technology has arrived, with Japan being the first country to approve a self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare just granted approval for a new self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) COVID jab that creates more copies of the modified, synthetic mRNA over extended periods of…#9 Texas Attorney General Demands Biden Admin Help Verify Citizenship Status Of Nearly Half A Million Registered Voters - Jason Hopkins for The Daily Caller, Holly Hanson, and Attorney General Ken Paxton
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday demanded the Biden-Harris administration help his office confirm the citizenship status of nearly half a million registered voters in Texas. Paxton asked U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou to hand over data on roughly 454,300 Texas registered voters who have never had their citizenship verified, according to a letter submitted by Paxton’s office. The demand, Paxton says, is part of his effort to ensure compliance with federal and state election laws against non-citizen participation in elections...
#8 Number of Voters With Unconfirmed Citizenship Documents More Than Doubles in Battleground Arizona - Sejal Govindarao for AP News, The Washington Times, and KVOA News 4 Tucson on X
The number of voters in the battleground state of Arizona classified as having full access to the ballot without confirmation they are citizens has more than doubled to 218,000, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. That number represents 5.3% of all registered voters. While the error won’t change who is eligible to vote for president or Congress, that amount of voters could sway tight local and state races, and hotly contested ballot measures on abortion and immigration. Arizona is unique in that it requires residents to prove citizenship to vote a full ballot — a requirement dating back to 2004. If they don’t do that but attest under penalty of perjury to being citizens, they can vote in federal races only. Driver’s licenses issued after 1996 are considered valid documented proof of citizenship, but the system error marked the original batch of voters who had pre-1996 licenses as eligible to vote in state and local races...#7 Supreme Court Won’t Revive Lawsuit Over DOJ School Board Memo - Ella Lee for The Hill, Elena, and Conservative Librarian on X
The Supreme Court won’t revive a lawsuit from parents in Michigan and Virginia who sued Attorney General Merrick Garland after he directed federal authorities to address threats against school board members and educators at public schools nationwide. The lawsuit, filed in October 2021 by the conservative American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) on behalf of Loudoun County, Va., and Saline, Mich., parents, accused Garland of using federal law enforcement resources to “silence” parents who openly oppose “progressive” policies in public schools.
#6 Supreme Court to Weigh Legality of Biden Administration’s Ghost Guns Rule - Melissa Quinn for CBS News, Scripps News, and KY3 News on X
The Supreme Court will convene Tuesday to consider a challenge to the Biden administration's efforts to regulate untraceable firearms known as ghost guns, as major American cities report the measure seems to have caused a reduction in the use of these weapons within their borders. The court fight involves a 2022 regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that sought to ensure the difficult-to-trace weapons known as ghost guns are subject to the same requirements as commercial firearms sales. The issue before the justices is not whether Second Amendment rights were violated, but rather if the Biden administration went too far when it issued the rule...
#5 Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates 6-Week ‘Heartbeat’ Law - Kate Quiñones for CNA, Clare Anne ATH, and Frontline Policy on X
The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated on Monday the state’s heartbeat law, a six-week limit on abortion known as the “LIFE Act,” after a trial court judge overturned it last week. The state Supreme Court in a 6 to 1 majority reinstated the heartbeat law pending ongoing litigation surrounding the law. Last week, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr requested a stay of the rule blocking the heartbeat law, pending appeal. A six-week abortion limit is often called a heartbeat law, named because it protects unborn babies after fetal cardiac activity is detectable. The order went into effect at 5 p.m. on Oct. 7 in Georgia, protecting unborn babies if they have a detectable heartbeat...
#4 American Water, Largest Water Utility in US, Dealing with Cyberattack - Bruce Shipkowski for News Nation, Disclose TV, The Press of AC, and The News Bruh on X
The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States announced Monday that it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers. New Jersey-based American Water — which provides services to more than 14 million people in 14 states and on 18 military installations — said it became aware of the unauthorized activity on Thursday and immediately took protective steps, including shutting down certain systems. The company does not believe its facilities or operations were impacted by the attack and said staffers were working “around the clock” to investigate the nature and scope of the attack...
#3 Texas Gov. Abbot Directing Resources to Help Florida, Tennessee with Hurricane Relief - Paul Bois for Breitbart, Gov. Greg Abbott, and Mario Nawfal on X
The office of Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that the Lone Star state will be directing resources to help Florida and Tennessee with hurricane relief efforts. The governor said that he will direct the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy Texas emergency response and recovery resources to Florida and Tennessee to deal with the damage from Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. “Texas is swiftly deploying emergency response personnel and resources to Florida as Hurricane Milton prepares to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week,” said Gov. Abbott. “I also directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to send additional state resources to Tennessee to assist in recovery efforts for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene.”
#2 Political Storm: Harris Says Desantis ‘Selfish’ for Reportedly Not Taking Her Hurricane-Related Calls - Paul Steinhauser for Fox News, Ron DeSantis, Collin Rugg, and Ian Miles Cheong, and Dustin Grage
Vice President Kamala Harris took aim at Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Monday for reportedly not taking her calls regarding federal storm relief efforts as a second powerful hurricane bears down on Florida "People are in desperate need of support right now and playing political games at this moment in these crisis situations…is just utterly irresponsible, and it is selfish," Harris charged on Monday. "It is about political gamesmanship, instead of doing the job that you took an oath to do, which is to put the people first."
Hurricane Milton is weakening slightly but remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.
#1 Hurricane Milton Live Updates: Category 4 Storm Takes Aim at Tampa Bay, Florida - The Associated Press, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Fox Weather, CTV National News, Greg Angel, The Weather Channel, and Mikes Weather Channel on X
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