Trending News - Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Here's your midday update on everything happening in San Diego, the nation and the world on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

REPUB RESET?

·High stakes races unfolding in Democrat strongholds could define Biden presidency: LIVE UPDATES

·Virginia GOP sees Youngkin as chance to reverse party course

·McAuliffe Falsely Claimed Youngkin Holding Event With Trump Night Before Election

·McAuliffe's 'final surrogate' before election brings confusion, mockery

·These Voters Will Decide The Virginia Gubernatorial Election

·Latinos have been a key part of the Democratic base. For how much longer?

·Could Los Angeles lose a Black congressional seat?

·Elections across U.S. on Tuesday test new voting restrictions, showcase security measures

·50% of Republicans doubt vote will be counted accurately

·Race may hinge on debates about schools

SCHOOLED

·DOJ misses deadline to provide Senate info on basis for school board memo

·State NSBA Members Slammed Letter To White House About Domestic Terrorist Parents

VAX-SCENE

·Colorado Hits 80% Vaccine Rate With Hospitals STILL in Covid Crisis

·ERs swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don't have virus

·Covid vaccines for 5 to 11-year-olds could start as early as tomorrow

·Lactating and vaccinated: Parents delay weaning children to pass on COVID-19 antibodies

·In Amazon, 'forgotten' tribes discover covid as vax arrives

ROCK N’ RONA

·From Boeing to Mercedes, a U.S. worker rebellion swells over vaccine mandates

·Kaiser says it denied some religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

·Arizona man contracted Covid and spread it to his dog and cat in first-ever case reported of human to pet transmission of the virus in the US

BREAKING BRANDON

·CNN political analyst: 'You know who also had coded statements like Brandon? ISIS, the Klan, Nazis'

·Florida man faces hefty fines for huge 'Let's go Brandon,' pro-Trump signs

OFF THE CHAIN

·‘Is That Supply Chain Crisis Still Happening?’: Pete Buttigieg Dragged For Question About Free Preschool

·When will it stop? San Diego gasoline prices keep rising

·Car Shortages Putting Economy at Risk

·Soaring Wheat Prices Raising Bread Costs

CLIMATE CALAMITY

·Biden announces new methane rules and launches global pledge to slash planet-warming emissions

·Should California make solar more expensive? Inside the climate justice battle

·Some California Democrats want to stop taking fossil fuel money. Others say not so fast

·Bezos Gulf Stream leads parade of 400 private jets into 'climate' summit

BILL BUMBLIN’

·Stop worrying about the cost of the Biden plan. In budgetary terms, it’s pennies

·Infrastructure bill could upset debt limit timeline

·Infrastructure bill could be done 'well before' Build Back Better, confirms Rep. Jayapal

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES

·LAX 'Jetpack Man' Just Balloon?

FINALLY!

·Astronauts make 'space tacos' with green peppers successfully grown on ISS