Trending News - Wednesday, September 22

Here's your midday update on everything happening in San Diego, the nation and the world on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.

BORDER BATTLE

·Haitian migrants released in USA on 'very, very large scale'

·Gov. Abbott Uses State Vehicles As 'Steel Barrier' To Stop Migrants From Crossing Southern Border

·Illegal Immigrants Attack Immigration Officers

·Democrat Defends Border Patrol: 'What Are They Supposed To Do, Just Stand There And Let Everybody Come In?'

·'So Clearly A Crisis': Brianna Keilar Confronts Mayorkas Over Refusal To Say The Southern Border Is in Crisis

·Biden admin is fueling horrifying border crisis with this Trump-era policy

NO COMMENT

·The press ever-so-politely turns on Biden, as troubles mount

·Reporters stunned as British PM takes questions from media, but Biden refuses

·White House Aides ‘Shouted Down’ US Press Corps To Protect Biden From Questions

BIDEN BINDIN’

·Biden set to play peacemaker for warring Democratic factions

·Biden Meets With Feuding Democratic Wings With Domestic Agenda On The Line

·Here's the payments that would stop if America's debt ceiling isn't raised

PLAYING DETECTIVE

·Forensic pathologist says it will be challenge to tie perp to Gabby’s murder

·Florida police warn public that ‘person of interest’ in Petito homicide is not in custody, as search resumes

·​​Here's why it has been so hard to find Gabby Petito's fiancé Brian Laundrie

·Gabby Petito's death highlights the true tragedy of 'missing white woman syndrome'

·Gabby Petito case shines spotlight on missing people of color, including Jelani Day, Maya Millete

VACCI-HATE

·It's gonna get expensive being an anti-vaxxer

·Many workers are turning to religious exemptions to avoid vaccine mandates. But it's not a simple solution for them or their employers.

·What would Jesus do? He’d get vaccinated, that’s what

·Dump COVID vaccine religious exemptions. There is no Church of Moderna Disbelievers

·Breakthrough COVID-19 cases expected to become more common in coming months

CORONA-OVER-IT

·Police fire rubber bullets to clear demonstration at Melbourne's war memorial after protesters threw bottles and refused to leave - as third day of rallies by construction workers and anti-vaxxers again turns violent

·Health director says woman tried to run him off road after backed mask mandate

·‘I Hope Someone Abuses Your Kids’: Health Official Pleads for Help Amid Intensifying ‘Mob’ Threats

·New Covid variant found in Kentucky nursing home has deadly mutations that could evade virus antibodies

·In California state offices emptied by COVID-19, dormant pipes could pose new disease risks

CALI CALAMITY

·Gov. Newsom’s drought response is falling short. Here’s how he should respond to the crisis

·Victim of East Oakland homicide killed while feeding the homeless

GOING FOR WOKE

·Athletes lead crowd in prayer after school bans coaches from participating

·Is The Current School Board Culture War Really That Different From The Past, Or Are We Just Paying More Attention?

·Clowns lurked outside schools to promote speech academy. Horrified parents called police

COLLUDING 

·APPLE, GOOGLE raise new concerns by yanking Russian app

·How we can repair the damage of the Trump presidency

·Democrats have unveiled a sweeping reform package that condemns Trump

·Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind ’18 tax story

LADIES, PLEASE

·Daniel Craig says James Bond shouldn’t be a woman, hopes for a similar, female-led action franchise instead

WRAP IT UP!

·"If you're shopping for the holidays, start now": Supply chain issues worsen as California ports face record backlog