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• School districts across the country are dealing with severe substitute teacher shortages, despite efforts to recruit and pay them more

  05-09-2021 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cooper Hanson, a substitute teacher at the Greenfield Intermediate School in Greenfield, Ind., is photographed Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.
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  School districts are stretched thin facing continuing problems staffing their schools amid the pandemic.
  The shortages have resulted in a need for substitute teachers, which are also in short supply.Some school districts are offering incentives or bonuses to maintain teaching staff and subs.See more stories on Insider's business page.
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• Texas anti-abortion tip website gets new domain registrar known for hosting extremist content following boot from GoDaddy

  05-09-2021 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Protesters against abortion restrictions gathered at the Texas State Capitol on May 21, 2019.
  Eric Gay/AP
  Domain provider Epik is now hosting Texas Right to Life's tip-reporting website, Salon reported.
  Epik also hosts QAnon home base 8chan, Alex Jones' InfoWars, and right-wing sites like Parler and Gab.
  The news comes after GoDaddy dropped the anti-abortion tipster website last week.
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  A website designed to report tips on Texans trying to obtain abort
  
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• House Republicans wrote a letter to Yahoo 'Chief Executive Officer' Marissa Mayer, but she hasn't been CEO since 2017

  05-09-2021 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer.
  AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File
  House Republicans warned Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer not to comply with January riot-related-records requests.
  But Mayer hasn't been CEO of the telecom giant since 2017.
  Verizon Media - which includes Yahoo - was sold to a private-equity firm this year. Its CEO is Guru Gowrappan.
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  House Republicans wrote a letter to Marissa Mayer - who they described as "President and Chief Executive Officer" of
  
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• The best Labor Day deals of 2021 - over 90 sales going on now, including Society6, Walmart, and Purple

  05-09-2021 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more.Purple/Facebook
  Labor Day is September 6, and most of its sales are already in full swing.
  You can save on mattresses, furniture, and more right now.Read more about how the Insider Reviews team evaluates deals and why you should trust us
  Table of Contents: Masthead StickyLabor Day is tomorrow, but the weekend's sales have already begun. Furniture, makeup, outdoor apparel, and much more are discounted for the occ
  
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• Fauci says it's likely only Pfizer vaccine will be used at outset of booster campaign

  05-09-2021 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Pfizer booster shot would like have approval by September 20.
  CBS News/Face the Nation
  Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Pfizer vaccine would likely be approved for use as a booster by September 20.
  But approval for the Moderna vaccine will likely come after, creating a snag in the White House booster rollout."We've said right from the very beginning, we're not going to do anything unless it gets the appropriate FDA regulatory approval," Fauci said.
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• Kentucky Gov. Beshear says 'taking a horse dewormer is crazy' amid spike in calls to poison control about ivermectin

  05-09-2021 19:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks to reporters in April 2021.
  AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley
  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said taking a de-worming medication to treat COVID-19 was "crazy."
  His comments, made Sunday on "Meet the Press" come amid a reported rise in calls to poison control centers about ivermectin.Ivermectin has not been proven to treat or prevent COVID-19, according to the US FDA and CDC.
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  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday said taking
  
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• Late holiday packages? Better luck next year.

  05-09-2021 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A container cargo ship in Rotterdam Harbour on April 4, 2021 in the Netherlands.
  Niels Wenstedt/BSR Agency/Getty Images
  A record level of imports is causing continued shipping delays in the US.
  The delays will last well beyond the holidays, according to the Wall Street Journal's Paul Berger.
  Experts say port congestion will stick around until at least fall 2022.
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  The US' supply chain woes aren't going away any time soon. Shipping ports are already con
  
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• Biden will travel to all three Sept. 11 sites in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, to mark 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks

  05-09-2021 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during a ceremony marking the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York on September 11, 2020.
  AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
  President Biden and the first lady will travel to all three sites to honor the victims of 9/11.
  The Bidens will visit the WTC in Lower Manhattan, as well as Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon.
  This year marks
  
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• The best Labor Day deals of 2021 - over 90 sales going on now, including Everlane, Lowe's, and Pottery Barn

  05-09-2021 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more.Pottery Barn/Facebook
  Labor Day is September 6, and most of its sales are already in full swing.
  You can save on mattresses, furniture, and more right now.Read more about how the Insider Reviews team evaluates deals and why you should trust us.
  Table of Contents: Masthead StickyLabor Day Weekend has arrived, and there are tons of sales live right now. Furniture, makeup, outdoor apparel, and much more are discoun
  
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• Inside Kabul: An aid worker reveals the devastating chaos that erupted during the US exit from Afghanistan

  05-09-2021 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nigel Walker in Kabul, Afghanistan, two weeks before the Taliban takeover.
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  Nigel Walker was one of thousands of Americans evacuated from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.
  Walker faced massive crowds of desperate people in his multiple failed attempts to reach the airport.
  He was finally evacuated by the US in a secretive operation and still feels a sense of abandonment.
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  Earlier this summer, Nigel Walker arrived in Afgha
  
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• Only 1 of 125 guards at the British embassy in Kabul were evacuated despite promises by the UK government to help, report says

  05-09-2021 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People struggle to cross the boundary wall of Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee the country after rumors that foreign countries are evacuating people even without visas, after the Taliban over run of Kabul, Afghanistan, 16 August 2021.
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  Only one in 125 guards at the British embassy in Kabul were evacuated despite promises to help, the Guardian reported.
  The UK conducted a rescue operation to evacuate people from Kabul after the Taliban captured Afghanistan.
  
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• Video captures a wounded Proud Boys leader who was reportedly shot following clashes with Antifa at a COVID-19 protest

  05-09-2021 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Member of far-right group Proud Boys Tusitala "Tiny" Toese (L) aims a paintball gun at far-left counter protesters on August 22, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.
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  Tusitala "Tiny" Toese was shot in the foot at an anti-COVID rally in Olympia, Washington, on September 4.The shooting happened during clashes between far-right and far-left groups. A journalist says she was injured in the brawl.Insider are awaiting comment from Olympia police.See more stories on Insider's
  
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• Maryland GOP Gov. Hogan, who personally opposes abortion, said Texas abortion law is a little 'extreme'

  05-09-2021 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Maryland Governor Larry Hogan speaks during the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Maryland and Kanagawa, at Maryland's State Capitol, in Annapolis, Md., Monday, July 15, 2019.
  Jose Luis Magana/AP
  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called Texas' new abortion law "a little bit extreme."Hogan, a Republican, is anti-abortion but called out the provision that allows private citizens to sue others who performed or helped a woman obtain an abortion."I think the courts, the Supreme Cou
  
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• Flight attendants say the stress of dealing with unruly passengers has left them exhausted and fearing for their safety

  05-09-2021 17:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Flight attendants often have to deal with unruly passengers.
  AP Photo/Paul Sancya
  Flight attendants said they were "physically and emotionally" exhausted, CNN reported.
  Crew members at US airlines were just "over it," said Mitra Amirzadeh, a flight attendant.Disruptive behavior continues to be a problem, with FAA fines topping $1 million this year.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The disruptive behaviour of many airline passengers this summer has left flight attendants feeling drain
  
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• Thousands are being put into 'concentration camps' and butchered in an ethnic purge in Ethiopia, reports say

  05-09-2021 17:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Members of Ethiopian military force stand to attention for the Ethiopian national anthem during a farewell ceremony for new recruits joining the Ethiopian military force to Tigray, organised by the Mayor in Addis Ababa on July 27, 2021.
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  A conflict between the Ethiopian military and rebels in the Tigray region has been raging for 10 months.
  A report from The Telegraph said that Tigrayans are being systematically killed in an ethnic purge.The paper said Tigrayan men,
  
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• The Taliban barricaded and hit Afghan women protesting in Kabul with tear gas and stun guns, protesters say

  05-09-2021 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Women gather to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, September 3, 2021.
  AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon
  Afghan women say they were tear-gassed and beaten at a women's rights protest in Kabul.
  "Women are as educated [as men]," one protester said. "How can they remove us from this society?"
  The Taliban also fired shots into the air to disperse the crowds.
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  Afghan women protesting the Taliban on Saturday sa
  
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• Jan. 6 committee leaders Thompson, Cheney blast Kevin McCarthy's claims that Trump had 'no involvement' in the riot as 'baseless'

  05-09-2021 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), left, listens as Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) speaks during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2021. Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone is at center.
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  Panel leaders criticized Kevin McCarthy for his claims about Trump's involvement in the Jan. 6 riot.
  Reps. Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney responded to a recent McCarthy interview condu
  
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• Afghanistan's former finance chief says the country is on the brink of an economic meltdown - and the local currency could fall rapidly within days

  05-09-2021 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Afghanistan's Ex-Finance Minister Khalid Payenda, right, on stage at Georgetown University with Joel Hellman, dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
  Rafael Suanes/Georgetown University
  A former Afghan finance chief said the country's economy is "on a freeze" with an uncertain future.
  "Right now, the situation looks really, really bad," Khalid Payenda said this week.
  Payenda, who resigned August 10 and fled the country, spoke at Georgetown University.
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• Black offenders are more likely to get federal life sentences than Hispanic and white offenders, a new study finds

  05-09-2021 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, general population inmates walk in a line at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. In November 2020, California voters will consider rolling back a host of criminal justice changes in what amounts to a referendum on whether the famously progressive state has become too lenient. Proposition 20 would amend criminal sentencing and supervision laws enacted during the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown that critics say are too favorable to criminals, whil
  
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• Portland may boycott goods and services from Texas amid backlash over the state's restrictive abortion law. The Texas Lt. Gov. responds by calling Portland a 'dumpster fire.'

  05-09-2021 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler at City Hall.
  Craig Mitchdelldyer/AP Photo
  Portland said it may boycott products from Texas in response to a restrictive abortion law.
  The boycott would last until "Texas withdraws its unconstitutional ban," the city said.
  Portland said its legal counsel was looking into whether a ban would be legal.
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  The Portland City Council on Wednesday plans to vote on an emergency resolution to ban city purchases of goods and services f
  
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• Rep. Jim Jordan becomes the latest GOP lawmaker to call for Biden's resignation over Afghanistan withdrawal

  05-09-2021 16:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on May 19, 2021.
  Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images
  Rep. Jim Jordan has joined the growing list of Republican figures calling for Biden's resignation.
  Jordan and other Republicans cite the 13 service members who died in the Kabul explosion as the reason Biden should resign.
  "Everything this guy touches, it goes bad," he said. "That's why I said he should resign."
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• Airlines are being too heavy-handed when enforcing mask policies for families with toddlers, says an industry expert

  05-09-2021 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The pandemic has led to significant changes to flying rules and regulations.
  Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
  Many families with children have been removed or asked to leave flights over mask rules.
  A family who flew on Southwest said their son struggled with his mask but the airline didn't care.An industry expert said airlines should use common sense over mask policies for children.
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  Flying with young children can be a fraught expe
  
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• GOP Rep. McCaul says 6 planes with Americans onboard are stuck at Afghanistan airport in 'hostage situation' with Taliban

  05-09-2021 16:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GOP Rep. Michael McCaul said six planes with Americans were being held 'hostage' at an Afghanistan airport by the Taliban.
  Fox News Sunday
  A GOP lawmaker said Sunday six planes with Americans on board were being held "hostage" by the Taliban in Afghanistan.Rep. Michael McCaul said the planes had been held for days at the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in northern Afghanistan.
  "We know the reason why is because the Taliban want something in exchange," he told Fox News.
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• A growing number of companies, from Match to GoDaddy to Uber, have spoken out against Texas' restrictive new abortion law

  05-09-2021 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd.
  The Washington Post / Contributor
  The business world is speaking out against a new Texas law banning abortions after six weeks.
  Lyft, Uber, and Match are among the companies taking action against SB8, or the "heartbeat bill."
  The CEOs of Bumble and Match Group called the law "regressive."
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  Companies are speaking out against Texas' harsh new anti-abortion law.The Senate Bill 8 in Texas, nicknamed the "Heartbeat Bill," ban
  
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• Gen. Mark Milley says a civil war in Afghanistan is 'likely' after US troop withdrawal, potentially leading to a resurgence of al Qaeda

  05-09-2021 16:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.
  AP Photo/Susan Walsh
  Gen. Mark Milley said that a future civil war in Afghanistan is "likely" after the US troop exit.
  "I think there's at least a very good probability of a broader civil war," he said during a Fox News interview.
  President Biden last week said that he did not want "to extend this forever war" in Afghanistan.
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  Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that a future civil
  
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• A Florida doctor said she'd stop treating most unvaccinated patients in person but denied violating the Hippocratic Oath, report says

  05-09-2021 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Emanuele Cremaschi / Contributor/Getty Images
  A Florida doctor said she's refusing to treat unvaccinated patients in person, Newsweek reported.
  Dr. Linda Marraccini denied violating the Hippocratic Oath and said she was "following the science."
  Marraccini plans to treat unvaccinated patients through virtual meetings instead.
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  A doctor in South Miami, Florida, says she plans to largely stop treating unvaccinated patients in person because it is "not fai
  
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• The most watched shows on Netflix last month, including 'The Chair' and 'Manifest'

  05-09-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "The Chair."
  Netflix
  The streaming search engine Reelgood compiled for Insider a list of the TV shows that were most prominent on Netflix's daily top-10 lists in August.
  Netflix counts a view if an account watches a movie or TV show for at least two minutes."Manifest," which NBC canceled in June, was among the most watched shows on the streamer last month. Netflix recently revived the series for a fourth and final season.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.9. "The Chair" (Netflix origi
  
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• CNN's Jim Acosta calls Tucker Carlson a 'human-manure spreader' for his 'race-baiting' attacks on Afghan refugees

  05-09-2021 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Left: Jim Acosta; right: Tucker Carlson
  Left: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana; right: AP Photo/Richard Drew, File
  CNN's Jim Acosta referred to Tucker Carlson as a "human-manure spreader" after the Fox News host fear-mongered about Afghan arrival in the US.Carlson claimed that the US is taking in Afghan refugees to increase the pool of Democratic voters.
  "It's the far right, not Afghan refugees, posing a threat to democracy," a CNN chyron read as Acosta spoke.
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