Here are all of the news stories that are trending in San Diego, the nation and around the world on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
HOW DO YOU LIKE MU NOW?
- New ‘mu’ COVID variant now found in 49 U.S. states
- Mu coronavirus variant recorded in 167 people in L.A. County
- Scripps hospitals report single-day COVID death record
- New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research At Chinese Lab
SHAME GAME
- Rutgers bars unvaccinated student from attending virtual classes
- Teacher accused of taping face mask on ‘humiliated’ 9-year-old student
- Fauci Blasts College Football for Packing Stadiums with Unmasked Fans: ‘I Don’t Think It’s Smart’
VACCI-HATE
- Trudeau, facing ‘anti-vaxxer mobs’ on election trail, is met with flying gravel at campaign stop
- First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates
- College Football Fans Chant ‘F**k Joe Biden’ At Multiple Different Games
NEW NORMAL
- Tent cities now part of the landscape
- California prepares to spend billions on Medi-Cal services for homeless people and others
- Meth production surged in Asia as economy faltered due to Covid-19, report says
- Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
- A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
RECALL ROUNDUP
- Betting markets swing in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom as California recall effort enters home stretch
- Faulconer finances: He pays one company with campaign funds, receives income from another
- How much are California stimulus checks helping Gavin Newsom in the recall election?
- Democrats are afraid of Larry Elder because he doesn't fit their narrative
- Prayer and politicking: Churches become a center of the California recall campaign
- CNN's Dana Bash: More anger towards Newsom than there was in '03
BORDER BATTLE
- Migrant caravan broken up again in southern Mexico
- Rapes of U.S.-Bound Migrants Make a Treacherous Route Even More Dangerous
- Coyotes flood US border with Ecuadorians as rate for South Americans climbs to $15K
TALIBAN TAKEOVER
- Victorious Taliban gloat over ruins of CIA's Afghan base
- Taliban Violently Breaks Up Kabul Protests Organized By Women
- White House asked if it will recognize newly announced Taliban government in Afghanistan
- Biden Admin Says It Does Not Have The 'Assets' To Prevent Taliban From Reportedly Grounding Planes Trying To Leave Afghanistan
- U.S. dilemma: How do you deal with a problem like the Taliban?
- In The End, Bin Laden Won
NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE
CLIMATE CALAMITY
- Animals are 'shape shifting' in response to climate change
- Timberland owners in California suffer million-dollar losses as drought and fire kill trees
- Bears breaking into Tahoe homes at 'double or triple' usual rate
TRAGIC
NEVER HEARD OF IT