Headlines for December 13, 2021

Biden Declares Major Federal Disaster in KY; 100+ Feared Dead After Tornadoes Rip Through 8 States, U.S. Health Officials Say Boosters Could Curb Winter COVID Surge as NY Tightens Mask Rules, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Tests Positive for COVID-19, Over Half a Billion People Faced Extreme Poverty Due to Healthcare Costs During Pandemic, SCOTUS Says Providers Can Sue over Texas Abortion Law But Limits Scope and Keeps Ban in Place, Gov. Gavin Newsom Says He Will Use Texas Abortion Ban as Model for CA Gun Control Laws, NYT: Secret Unit Launched 10,000s of Strikes Against ISIS, Killing Syrian Civilians in the Process, Israeli PM Meets with UAE Crown Prince After Establishing Diplomatic Ties in 2020, Tigrayan Forces Retake Control of UNESCO Town Lalibela as PM Abiy Ahmed Heads Back to Frontlines, Argentine Protesters Reject Deal with IMF on Debt, New Caledonia Votes to Remain French Territory in Referendum Boycotted by Independence Groups, International Donors Release $280 Million in Aid to Afghanistan, Treasury Department Announces New Sanctions on China, Bangladesh, Burma and North Korea, Daunte Wright’s Girlfriend Testifies About Fatal Shooting by Officer Kim Potter, Former New Orleans Police Monitor Elected as Louisiana’s First Black Woman Sheriff, Customs and Border Protection Unit Used Anti-Terrorism Tools on Journalists, Seattle Socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant Survives Corporate-Backed Recall