Quick Glance: New Covid Variant EG.5 Named 'Eris'
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new sub-variant of Covid called EG.5 - unofficially named 'Eris' - a variant of interest and is asking countries to monitor it as cases grow globally.
- But the organization says it poses a low risk to public health, with no evidence that it causes more severe disease than other variants circulating at the moment.
Quick Glance: Powell signals a 0.50% rate hike in December, stressing the need to "moderate" the pace.
- In a speech on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell set the stage for a 50-basis-point rate boost at the Fed's December policy meeting, saying it makes sense to "moderate" rate hikes as the Fed near its expected peak in benchmark interest rates.
- "It makes sense to moderate the pace of our rate increases as we approach the level of restraint that will be sufficient to bring inflation down," Powell said at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
- "The time for moderating the pace of rate increases may come as soon as the December meeting."
- "History cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy."
Quick Glance: Republican States File Suit Against Biden Administration Over Student Loan Plan
- Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an attempt to derail its proposal to cancel tens of millions of Americans' student loan debt.
- The administration has always stated that it is sure the forgiveness program will be upheld in court.
- Biden's scheme will forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for persons earning less than $125,000 or households earning less than $250,000 each year.
- Another complaint was filed this week in an Indiana federal court against Biden's student loan forgiveness scheme by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a libertarian legal advocacy group that employs a lawyer who claims the proposal will affect him.
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Quick Glance: Shortly after the first infection, Biden becomes infected with Corona again.
- Biden also shared a video of himself and his dog "Commander" on a White House balcony.
- O'Connor stated that Biden is still in high spirits.
- According to the White House, Biden got the corona virus last Thursday.
- According to the doctor, he had spent five days in seclusion and was treated with paxlovide throughout that time.
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Quick Glance: As monkeypox spreads in California, LGBTQ activists call for action
- "Until about a couple of days ago, we only had 1,000 doses" of the Jynneos vaccine in Los Angeles County, according to Barbara Ferrer, the county's public health director.
- Ferrer predicted that vaccine supplies will be scarce at least through August.
- Ferrer said her department will announce on Friday that anyone recognized as being at increased risk of monkeypox by a healthcare provider will be eligible for the vaccine.
- Ferrer also stated that the county health service has been alerting people about monkeypox via social media.