Trash begins to pile up in NYC because sanitation workers are unpaid for not complying with vaccination rules // Britain approves Merck's COVID-19 pill // Unemployment claims drop to 269,000 // 15 parking spaces at Long Beach City College to be reserved for homeless students // Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson vows to stop using real guns on movie sets // Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver accused of racism and misogyny.