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Pediatrician Welcomes Imminent Approval of COVID Vaccine for Kids 5-11 Amid Opposition to Mask Mandates & As CIA Ramps Up Anti-China Actions, Why Doesn't Congress Oppose Biden's "New Cold War"? Not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Monday, October 18, 2021 democracynow.org Stories "Racism Plays a Major Part": Like in Flint, Lead Pipes Leave Benton Harbor, Michigan, with Toxic Water Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, are calling for immediate action on replacing the city's lead pipes, which have endangered their drinking water. Since 2018, ... Read More → Pediatrician Welcomes Imminent Approval of COVID Vaccine for Kids 5-11 Amid Opposition to Mask Mandates The Biden administration is launching a national vaccination campaign for about 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11. The vaccine will be two ... Read More → As CIA Ramps Up Anti-China Actions, Why Doesn't Congress Oppose Biden's "New Cold War"? We speak with Ethan Paul, a former reporter with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong who is now with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. ... Read More → "People vs. Fossil Fuels": Over 530 Arrested in Historic Indigenous-Led Climate Protests in D.C. This week over 530 climate activists were arrested during Indigenous-led civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., calling on President Joe Biden to ... Read More → Headlines → Gutting Democrats’ Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World’s Longest Lockdown U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47 British Lawmaker David Amess Fatally Stabbed 17 Missionaries and Children Kidnapped in Haiti IATSE Reaches Tentative Deal with Hollywood Producers, Averting TV and Film Crew Strike Advocates Walk Out of Virtual Meeting with White House over “Remain in Mexico” Policy China Denies Report It Tested Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile Chinese Authorities Sentence More Hong Kong Democracy Campaigners to Prison Heavy Monsoon Rains Bring Floods and Landslides to India’s Kerala State Argentine Judge Indicts Franco-Era Spanish Minister Martín Villa on Homicide Charges Two Indigenous Children in Brazil Killed in Mining Dredge Used by Illegal Gold Miners Puerto Ricans March to Protest Ongoing Power Outages After Privatization of Electric Grid Forward this email → Donate today → Follow     TEACH DEMOCRACY NOW! Announcing Democracy Now! Free Virtual Sessions! Schedule a virtual visit. WORK WITH DEMOCRACY NOW! Director of Finance and Administration Human Resources Manager COLUMN A Star's Trek to Space Obscures Deadly Desert Treks Below 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License