California’s OSHA branch extended the state’s pandemic regulations into the new year for both vaccinated and unvaccinated employees in a move criticized by business groups and hailed by labor advocates as cases rise in the nation's most populous state. Lawmakers in Indiana are fast-tracking a bill to deter companies from mandating vaccines despite members of the business community and local health experts pleading to halt the bill.

California’s COVID workplace rule is changing. Why some businesses say it’s not feasible - Sacramento Bee

Upcoming bill would prohibit employer vaccine mandates in Iowa - Iowa Capital Dispatch

Harvard University will extend a policy that allows students to apply without SAT or ACT scores for an additional four years — a milestone in an educational movement that aims to limit the role of standardized testing in college admissions. The university first lifted the requirement for applicants in the Class of 2025 and again for the Class of 2026, citing ongoing challenges made by the pandemic. The 2021-2022 school year marks the third year of disrupted learning for students.

Schools nationwide increase security in response to TikTok threats - The Hill

Covid Hits Europe Schools Hard as Omicron Stalks New-Year Return - Bloomberg

@MichaelGrant_CJ: Critics have long argued that they are racially and culturally biased and do not reflect the true ability of many students, but instead their ability to pay for tutoring.

The Justice Department petitioned the Supreme Court to allow a vaccine mandate for health care workers to go into effect nationwide, which the lower courts have blocked in about half the country. The request marks the first time the U.S.’s highest court has been asked to weigh in on the federal mandate aimed at getting more Americans vaccinated.

Gov. Abbott Refuses DoD Vaccine Mandate for National Guard - NBC 5

@AGEricSchmitt: The Biden DOJ has asked the United States Supreme Court for a stay on our injunction halting the vaccine mandate on health care workers - this is the first stay motion to reach SCOTUS. We're going to continue to fight at the nation's highest court to uphold that injunction.

U.S. inflation reached a 39-year high in November, driven by strong consumer demand clashing with ongoing supply constraints. The Bank of England became the first major central bank to raise interest rates since the pandemic began to counter surging prices. Turkey’s central bank has repeatedly cut interest rates, spiking consumer costs in the country by more than 21% in the year to November.

Omicron Is an Economic Threat, but Inflation Is Worse, Central Bankers Say - The New York Times

How bad is inflation? Even millionaires are worried about it. - CNBC

@BobOnMarkets: Re-upping this given the breaking news on #Turkey: Turkey's economy is in turmoil, but its quixotic president shows no sign of changing course

A cream cheese shortage is forcing grocers to limit the number of packages consumers can buy, along with other purchase limits on holiday staples like bacon, half and half and frozen pie crusts. Kraft, which owns Philadelphia Cream Cheese, is asking consumers to not make cheesecakes for the holidays, offering reimbursement for any other dessert for the first 18,000 people who sign up to counter the shortage.

Supply-chain issues and a cyberattack: Why your bagel’s cream cheese might be spread a little thin - The Washington Post

Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season - NPR

"Inflation Is Near a 40-Year High. Here’s What It Looks Like." - The Wall Street Journal / Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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