Here's your midday update on everything happening in San Diego, the nation and the world on Friday, November 5, 2021.
WORKIN’ IT
·Job creation roars back in October as payrolls rise by 531,000
·100,450,000: More Than 100 Million Not in Labor Force for 14th Straight Month; No Job, Not Looking
·Biden touts jobs report as Pelosi scrambles for votes to advance costly agenda
·Should the U.S. relax immigration rules to combat labor shortages?
BILL BUMBLIN’
·It's make or break for Biden’s presidency as House votes on sweeping social spending bills
·Biden 'perfectly comfortable' with migrant payouts — after calling $450K report 'garbage'
·Dem Bill Gives Special Tax Handout to Media Companies
·Biden’s Build Back Better blocks religious facilities from using funds
·Climate Change Protestors Confront Joe Manchin Driving Maserati: ‘We Want to Live!’
STICK A FORK IN IT!
·Dr. Scott Gottlieb Proclaims New Pfizer Covid Drug Marks ‘The End of the Pandemic’
·Pfizer says its COVID pill cuts hospitalizations and deaths by nearly 90%
·Pharmaceutical industry to shatter lobbying record
VACCI-HATIN’
·Far fewer Californians getting COVID-19 booster shots than expected, bringing new alarms
·Confused about COVID boosters? Here’s a quick, painless user’s guide for you
·House Republicans Urge Secretary Of Defense To Reconsider Vaccine Mandates In Military
TRUTH BOMB
·Exit polls show the groups that helped the GOP win Virginia
·Even Democrats are now admitting 'Defund the Police' was a massive mistake
·‘Parents’ rights’ becomes a driving force for GOP politics
PUSHING BUTTONS
·Left enraged by 'Let's go Brandon!' but lauded vulgar rhetoric under Trump
·Boebert sends clear message to Dems with AOC-inspired dress
FINAL SALUTE
·Funeral held for Colin Powell at the Washington National Cathedral
DOING TIME
·'Torture Tactic': Lawsuit Alleges Jail Officers Played 'Baby Shark' On Repeat
EXTRA HOT
·Starbucks holiday cups were once a flash point in a 'war on Christmas.' Now they're a meme.